2019 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 4 178 591 244 769 3.15 192.3
2 Ohio State 5 425 694 316 1119 3.54 223.8
3 Missouri 4 383 542 246 925 3.76 231.3
4 Temple 4 530 605 296 1135 3.83 283.8
5 Oregon 4 411 640 270 1051 3.89 262.8
6 Michigan State 5 279 990 323 1269 3.93 253.8
7 Clemson 5 524 752 324 1276 3.94 255.2
8 Penn State 4 272 826 278 1098 3.95 274.5
9 TCU 4 317 667 245 984 4.02 246.0
10 Memphis 4 640 412 254 1052 4.14 263.0
11 Georgia 4 228 822 251 1050 4.18 262.5
12 UCF 5 598 1026 384 1624 4.23 324.8
13 Virginia 5 457 920 317 1377 4.34 275.4
14 San Diego State 4 209 910 257 1119 4.35 279.8
15 Miami (Florida) 4 239 839 242 1078 4.45 269.5
16 Baylor 4 410 780 267 1190 4.46 297.5
17 UAB 4 319 746 237 1065 4.49 266.3
18 Florida 5 434 955 308 1389 4.51 277.8
19 Michigan 4 672 511 261 1183 4.53 295.8
20 Alabama 5 674 953 355 1627 4.58 325.4
21 North Carolina State 5 359 1247 347 1606 4.63 321.2
21 Utah State 4 456 1054 326 1510 4.63 377.5
23 Iowa State 4 460 951 304 1411 4.64 352.8
24 Pittsburgh 5 459 1045 323 1504 4.66 300.8
25 LSU 4 386 894 272 1280 4.71 320.0
26 Cincinnati 4 521 668 252 1189 4.72 297.3
27 Texas A&M 5 542 957 317 1499 4.73 299.8
28 Arizona State 5 518 1111 344 1629 4.74 325.8
29 Auburn 5 476 1125 336 1601 4.76 320.2
30 Air Force 4 373 846 255 1219 4.78 304.8
31 Northwestern 4 581 694 266 1275 4.79 318.8
32 Army 4 418 733 240 1151 4.80 287.8
33 SMU 5 608 1210 374 1818 4.86 363.6
34 Iowa 4 308 696 206 1004 4.87 251.0
35 Tennessee 4 599 760 278 1359 4.89 339.8
36 Indiana 5 651 970 330 1621 4.91 324.2
36 California 5 758 1073 373 1831 4.91 366.2
38 Fresno State 4 438 949 280 1387 4.95 346.8
39 Coastal Carolina 5 611 836 291 1447 4.97 289.4
40 Navy 3 253 501 151 754 4.99 251.3
41 Tulane 4 589 772 272 1361 5.00 340.3
42 Wyoming 5 417 1644 410 2061 5.03 412.2
43 Notre Dame 4 617 806 281 1423 5.06 355.8
44 Washington 5 687 1016 336 1703 5.07 340.6
45 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 793 933 339 1726 5.09 345.2
46 Buffalo 5 478 1074 304 1552 5.11 310.4
47 Utah 5 269 1143 276 1412 5.12 282.4
47 Virginia Tech 4 756 653 275 1409 5.12 352.3
47 Oklahoma State 5 829 1075 372 1904 5.12 380.8
50 East Carolina 5 757 955 334 1712 5.13 342.4
51 Boise State 4 568 629 232 1197 5.16 299.3
52 South Florida 4 755 812 303 1567 5.17 391.8
53 Old Dominion 4 376 848 236 1224 5.19 306.0
53 West Virginia 4 690 806 288 1496 5.19 374.0
55 Western Kentucky 4 494 860 259 1354 5.23 338.5
56 Louisville 4 541 862 268 1403 5.24 350.8
57 Louisiana Tech 5 810 1253 390 2063 5.29 412.6
58 Oklahoma 4 613 759 258 1372 5.32 343.0
59 Maryland 4 419 1095 284 1514 5.33 378.5
60 Duke 4 560 799 254 1359 5.35 339.8
60 Nebraska 5 835 1172 375 2007 5.35 401.4
62 Kansas 5 1057 1065 395 2122 5.37 424.4
63 Minnesota 4 477 847 246 1324 5.38 331.0
64 Florida State 5 724 1511 414 2235 5.40 447.0
65 Tulsa 4 703 811 280 1514 5.41 378.5
66 Ball State 4 571 1098 308 1669 5.42 417.3
67 South Carolina 5 695 1259 359 1954 5.44 390.8
67 Illinois 4 584 1047 300 1631 5.44 407.8
69 North Texas 5 945 946 346 1891 5.47 378.2
70 Rutgers 4 795 859 299 1654 5.53 413.5
71 San Jose State 4 879 947 328 1826 5.57 456.5
72 Georgia Tech 4 1018 547 280 1565 5.59 391.3
73 Hawai'i 5 875 1084 347 1959 5.65 391.8
74 Arkansas 5 722 1259 350 1981 5.66 396.2
75 Wake Forest 5 738 1228 347 1966 5.67 393.2
76 North Carolina 5 815 1095 336 1910 5.68 382.0
77 Texas State 5 1118 948 362 2066 5.71 413.2
78 Central Michigan 5 525 1380 333 1905 5.72 381.0
79 USC 5 875 1182 359 2057 5.73 411.4
80 Kansas State 4 785 509 225 1294 5.75 323.5
81 Boston College 5 915 1278 378 2193 5.80 438.6
82 Syracuse 5 790 1401 377 2191 5.81 438.2
83 BYU 5 1104 1059 371 2163 5.83 432.6
84 Eastern Michigan 4 595 1054 282 1649 5.85 412.3
84 Liberty 5 1141 960 359 2101 5.85 420.2
86 Marshall 4 664 993 282 1657 5.88 414.3
87 Texas Tech 4 719 844 265 1563 5.90 390.8
87 Georgia Southern 4 542 1111 280 1653 5.90 413.3
89 Western Michigan 5 954 1268 376 2222 5.91 444.4
90 Appalachian State 4 660 1020 283 1680 5.94 420.0
91 Mississippi 5 534 1572 354 2106 5.95 421.2
91 Arizona 4 549 1344 318 1893 5.95 473.3
93 Kentucky 5 856 1123 331 1979 5.98 395.8
94 Florida Atlantic 5 762 1299 344 2061 5.99 412.2
95 Texas 4 488 1258 291 1746 6.00 436.5
96 Miami (Ohio) 5 1057 1109 360 2166 6.02 433.2
97 UNLV 4 910 868 295 1778 6.03 444.5
98 Kent State 4 1044 841 310 1885 6.08 471.3
99 Oregon State 4 722 989 279 1711 6.13 427.8
100 Troy 4 304 1265 255 1569 6.15 392.3
101 Akron 5 969 1285 365 2254 6.18 450.8
102 Charlotte 5 1041 921 317 1962 6.19 392.4
103 Arkansas State 5 952 1541 402 2493 6.20 498.6
104 Mississippi State 5 790 1217 323 2007 6.21 401.4
104 Nevada 5 680 1377 331 2057 6.21 411.4
106 Purdue 4 618 1186 290 1804 6.22 451.0
107 Toledo 4 699 1203 304 1902 6.26 475.5
108 South Alabama 5 895 1118 319 2013 6.31 402.6
109 Rice 5 811 1216 320 2027 6.33 405.4
110 Connecticut 4 641 938 249 1579 6.34 394.8
111 Florida International 4 869 950 286 1819 6.36 454.8
112 Colorado State 5 1198 1003 345 2201 6.38 440.2
113 Washington State 5 893 1329 346 2222 6.42 444.4
113 Ohio 4 834 1022 289 1856 6.42 464.0
115 Stanford 5 631 1437 321 2068 6.44 413.6
115 UTEP 4 617 1142 273 1759 6.44 439.8
117 Southern Mississippi 5 616 1335 301 1951 6.48 390.2
118 Louisiana-Monroe 4 995 1004 306 1999 6.53 499.8
119 Northern Illinois 4 666 877 235 1543 6.57 385.8
120 Colorado 4 702 1164 281 1866 6.64 466.5
120 Middle Tennessee 4 1017 1009 305 2026 6.64 506.5
122 Bowling Green 4 883 911 269 1794 6.67 448.5
123 UTSA 4 1026 588 241 1614 6.70 403.5
124 New Mexico 4 586 1518 308 2104 6.83 526.0
125 Houston 5 894 1566 358 2460 6.87 492.0
126 UCLA 5 813 1759 373 2572 6.90 514.4
127 Georgia State 4 979 995 278 1974 7.10 493.5
128 New Mexico State 5 1192 1410 355 2602 7.33 520.4
129 Vanderbilt 4 643 1363 270 2006 7.43 501.5
130 Massachusetts 5 1206 1445 343 2651 7.73 530.2