2021 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 New Mexico State 1 281 124 58 405 6.98 405.0
2 Liberty 2 430 176 139 606 4.36 303.0
3 Connecticut 2 644 267 149 911 6.11 455.5
4 Army 3 394 492 169 886 5.24 295.3
5 Massachusetts 4 938 999 260 1937 7.45 484.3
6 Navy 8 1021 1818 454 2839 6.25 354.9
7 Western Michigan 8 1267 1583 468 2850 6.09 356.3
8 Air Force 8 816 1756 474 2572 5.43 321.5
9 Mississippi State 8 957 1861 483 2818 5.83 352.3
10 East Carolina 8 1270 1475 488 2745 5.63 343.1
11 Coastal Carolina 8 920 1770 497 2690 5.41 336.3
11 Southern Mississippi 8 1515 1416 497 2931 5.90 366.4
13 Kentucky 8 981 2004 498 2985 5.99 373.1
14 Florida 8 1383 1435 506 2818 5.57 352.3
15 UNLV 8 1388 1717 513 3105 6.05 388.1
16 Boise State 8 1188 1549 515 2737 5.31 342.1
17 Charlotte 8 1311 2635 516 3946 7.65 493.3
18 Rice 8 1034 2360 517 3394 6.56 424.3
19 Minnesota 9 1095 1727 520 2822 5.43 313.6
19 North Texas 8 983 1772 520 2755 5.30 344.4
21 Boston College 8 1651 1320 522 2971 5.69 371.4
22 South Alabama 8 1339 1484 525 2823 5.38 352.9
23 Syracuse 8 1172 1747 527 2919 5.54 364.9
24 Wisconsin 9 535 1705 529 2240 4.23 248.9
25 Buffalo 8 1672 1823 530 3495 6.59 436.9
26 Missouri 8 1821 1733 532 3554 6.68 444.3
27 South Carolina 8 1590 1653 534 3243 6.07 405.4
28 Wyoming 8 1437 1384 539 2821 5.23 352.6
29 UTEP 8 1171 1632 542 2803 5.17 350.4
30 North Carolina State 8 1122 1585 543 2707 4.99 338.4
30 Georgia Southern 8 1119 2100 543 3219 5.93 402.4
32 Fresno State 8 1133 1840 544 2973 5.47 371.6
33 UAB 8 713 1532 545 2245 4.12 280.6
34 South Florida 8 1556 2072 546 3628 6.64 453.5
35 Vanderbilt 8 1543 2249 547 3792 6.93 474.0
36 Louisiana Tech 8 1480 1703 548 3183 5.81 397.9
37 New Mexico 8 1411 1641 549 3052 5.56 381.5
38 Akron 8 2228 1568 550 3796 6.90 474.5
39 Arkansas State 8 2320 1472 551 3792 6.88 474.0
40 West Virginia 9 1250 2026 552 3276 5.93 364.0
41 Miami (Ohio) 8 964 2080 554 3044 5.49 380.5
42 Iowa State 9 1310 1818 555 3128 5.64 347.6
42 SMU 8 1105 2113 555 3218 5.80 402.3
44 Virginia Tech 8 1406 1865 556 3271 5.88 408.9
45 Troy 8 1350 1665 557 3015 5.41 376.9
45 USC 9 1579 2105 557 3684 6.61 409.3
47 Tulsa 8 1194 1791 558 2985 5.35 373.1
48 Arizona 9 1608 1799 559 3407 6.09 378.6
49 Bowling Green 8 1558 1642 561 3200 5.70 400.0
50 Colorado State 8 1584 1577 562 3161 5.62 395.1
50 Arkansas 8 1393 2043 562 3436 6.11 429.5
52 Florida Atlantic 8 872 2421 563 3293 5.85 411.6
53 Purdue 9 1442 1728 564 3170 5.62 352.2
54 Eastern Michigan 8 1588 1925 567 3513 6.20 439.1
55 LSU 8 1212 2047 568 3259 5.74 407.4
56 Ohio 8 1182 2237 570 3419 6.00 427.4
57 Houston 9 984 1967 572 2951 5.16 327.9
58 Virginia 8 1866 2049 575 3915 6.81 489.4
59 Louisville 8 1032 2058 577 3090 5.36 386.3
59 Florida International 8 2112 1990 577 4102 7.11 512.8
61 Miami (Florida) 8 1172 2024 580 3196 5.51 399.5
61 Old Dominion 8 944 2268 580 3212 5.54 401.5
61 Ball State 8 1334 2018 580 3352 5.78 419.0
61 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1439 2338 580 3777 6.51 472.1
65 Tulane 8 1176 2182 582 3358 5.77 419.8
66 Appalachian State 9 1045 1696 583 2741 4.70 304.6
67 Toledo 8 1299 1635 584 2934 5.02 366.8
67 Marshall 8 1419 1537 584 2956 5.06 369.5
67 Central Michigan 8 1147 2088 584 3235 5.54 404.4
70 Middle Tennessee 8 927 2059 586 2986 5.10 373.3
71 Washington State 9 1384 1925 588 3309 5.63 367.7
72 Florida State 8 1311 1843 589 3154 5.35 394.3
73 Memphis 8 1553 1617 590 3170 5.37 396.3
74 Duke 8 1747 2778 591 4525 7.66 565.6
75 Clemson 8 940 1965 592 2905 4.91 363.1
76 Texas A&M 8 985 2073 593 3058 5.16 382.3
76 Georgia State 8 1013 2195 593 3208 5.41 401.0
76 Temple 8 1953 1704 593 3657 6.17 457.1
76 TCU 9 2120 2247 593 4367 7.36 485.2
80 Georgia Tech 8 1445 2472 594 3917 6.59 489.6
81 Oregon State 9 1476 2130 595 3606 6.06 400.7
81 Auburn 8 1132 2172 595 3304 5.55 413.0
83 UCF 8 1493 1558 596 3051 5.12 381.4
83 San Jose State 8 1118 1938 596 3056 5.13 382.0
85 UTSA 9 1098 2335 597 3433 5.75 381.4
86 Nevada 8 1483 1841 601 3324 5.53 415.5
86 Texas State 8 1489 1922 601 3411 5.68 426.4
88 Oklahoma State 10 899 1734 602 2633 4.37 263.3
89 Kansas State 9 1352 1984 603 3336 5.53 370.7
89 Northern Illinois 9 1844 2257 603 4101 6.80 455.7
91 Kansas 9 2339 2166 604 4505 7.46 500.6
92 Utah State 9 1629 1842 605 3471 5.74 385.7
93 California 9 1250 1800 606 3050 5.03 338.9
93 Washington 9 1803 1346 606 3149 5.20 349.9
93 UCLA 9 1303 2094 606 3397 5.61 377.4
93 Rutgers 9 1606 2313 606 3919 6.47 435.4
97 Texas Tech 9 1569 2489 607 4058 6.69 450.9
98 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 1376 1621 610 2997 4.91 333.0
99 Oklahoma 9 1236 2389 611 3625 5.93 402.8
100 Ohio State 9 1004 2142 612 3146 5.14 349.6
101 San Diego State 9 852 2171 614 3023 4.92 335.9
102 Nebraska 9 1305 2028 618 3333 5.39 370.3
103 Arizona State 9 1242 1966 620 3208 5.17 356.4
104 Indiana 9 1501 2057 621 3558 5.73 395.3
104 Northwestern 9 2138 1941 621 4079 6.57 453.2
106 Hawai'i 8 1077 2408 622 3485 5.60 435.6
107 North Carolina 9 1362 2439 625 3801 6.08 422.3
108 Pittsburgh 9 755 2524 630 3279 5.20 364.3
109 Cincinnati 9 1289 1449 631 2738 4.34 304.2
110 Stanford 9 2212 1943 634 4155 6.55 461.7
111 Colorado 9 1748 2317 635 4065 6.40 451.7
112 Illinois 9 1391 1688 636 3079 4.84 342.1
113 Mississippi 8 1504 2151 637 3655 5.74 456.9
114 Utah 10 1103 2133 643 3236 5.03 323.6
115 Maryland 9 1626 2432 651 4058 6.23 450.9
116 Tennessee 8 1606 2169 654 3775 5.77 471.9
117 Texas 9 1866 2140 656 4006 6.11 445.1
118 Alabama 10 970 2520 667 3490 5.23 349.0
119 Baylor 10 1207 2390 669 3597 5.38 359.7
120 Georgia 10 797 2243 674 3040 4.51 304.0
121 Penn State 9 1337 1867 677 3204 4.73 356.0
122 Michigan 10 1243 2001 682 3244 4.76 324.4
123 Iowa 10 1219 2178 689 3397 4.93 339.7
124 Western Kentucky 9 1231 2423 690 3654 5.30 406.0
125 Wake Forest 10 1925 2383 696 4308 6.19 430.8
126 Oregon 10 1338 2225 699 3563 5.10 356.3
127 Kent State 9 1682 2563 710 4245 5.98 471.7
128 Michigan State 9 1116 3039 718 4155 5.79 461.7