2023 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Penn State 5 371 682 278 1053 3.79 210.6
2 Air Force 5 353 766 262 1119 4.27 223.8
3 Ohio 5 333 858 272 1191 4.38 238.2
4 Michigan 5 428 803 259 1231 4.75 246.2
5 Texas A&M 5 481 788 282 1269 4.50 253.8
6 Ohio State 4 426 596 249 1022 4.10 255.5
7 Oregon 5 510 768 318 1278 4.02 255.6
8 UCLA 4 311 744 281 1055 3.75 263.8
9 Clemson 5 416 916 314 1332 4.24 266.4
10 Rutgers 5 493 846 303 1339 4.42 267.8
11 Notre Dame 6 745 881 377 1626 4.31 271.0
12 Miami (Florida) 4 192 900 236 1092 4.63 273.0
13 Florida 5 658 720 266 1378 5.18 275.6
14 Fresno State 5 466 944 326 1410 4.33 282.0
15 Utah 5 335 1078 293 1413 4.82 282.6
16 Georgia 5 567 869 325 1436 4.42 287.2
17 Texas 5 473 981 309 1454 4.71 290.8
18 Syracuse 5 482 1004 348 1486 4.27 297.2
18 Duke 5 691 795 333 1486 4.46 297.2
18 Kentucky 5 379 1107 326 1486 4.56 297.2
21 Alabama 5 570 921 337 1491 4.42 298.2
22 Oregon State 5 336 1170 317 1506 4.75 301.2
23 Pittsburgh 5 642 866 314 1508 4.80 301.6
24 Troy 5 472 1041 307 1513 4.93 302.6
25 Tennessee 5 577 964 350 1541 4.40 308.2
26 Liberty 4 512 729 250 1241 4.96 310.3
27 Jacksonville State 5 565 989 360 1554 4.32 310.8
28 Akron 5 472 1091 327 1563 4.78 312.6
29 SMU 5 670 908 339 1578 4.65 315.6
30 Missouri 5 374 1212 326 1586 4.87 317.2
31 Oklahoma 5 527 1064 345 1591 4.61 318.2
32 Tulane 5 421 1178 329 1599 4.86 319.8
33 Army 4 510 770 243 1280 5.27 320.0
34 Iowa 5 691 913 374 1604 4.29 320.8
35 North Carolina State 5 478 1132 294 1610 5.48 322.0
36 Auburn 5 643 971 311 1614 5.19 322.8
37 Nebraska 5 434 1194 341 1628 4.77 325.6
38 Louisville 5 548 1091 313 1639 5.24 327.8
39 Maryland 5 582 1059 341 1641 4.81 328.2
40 Cincinnati 5 502 1140 292 1642 5.62 328.4
41 East Carolina 5 605 1052 319 1657 5.19 331.4
42 West Virginia 5 574 1103 341 1677 4.92 335.4
42 Virginia Tech 5 888 789 315 1677 5.32 335.4
44 Marshall 4 775 572 262 1347 5.14 336.8
45 Kansas State 4 293 1057 252 1350 5.36 337.5
46 Wake Forest 4 438 916 250 1354 5.42 338.5
47 Iowa State 5 618 1075 344 1693 4.92 338.6
48 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 717 978 339 1695 5.00 339.0
48 Arkansas 5 560 1135 305 1695 5.56 339.0
50 Michigan State 5 575 1134 318 1709 5.37 341.8
51 Toledo 5 771 952 337 1723 5.11 344.6
52 Arizona 5 491 1240 319 1731 5.43 346.2
53 Northern Illinois 5 883 853 315 1736 5.51 347.2
54 Arizona State 5 678 1063 332 1741 5.24 348.2
55 James Madison 5 193 1557 337 1750 5.19 350.0
56 Bowling Green 5 686 1085 286 1771 6.19 354.2
57 South Alabama 5 559 1229 314 1788 5.69 357.6
58 Memphis 5 744 1054 320 1798 5.62 359.6
59 California 5 501 1298 314 1799 5.73 359.8
60 Georgia Southern 5 700 1102 318 1802 5.67 360.4
61 BYU 5 762 1042 331 1804 5.45 360.8
62 Minnesota 5 636 1171 307 1807 5.89 361.4
63 Sam Houston State 4 738 708 274 1446 5.28 361.5
64 North Carolina 4 500 955 279 1455 5.22 363.8
65 Washington 5 608 1217 360 1825 5.07 365.0
66 Appalachian State 5 937 889 320 1826 5.71 365.2
67 UCF 5 784 1049 346 1833 5.30 366.6
68 Northwestern 5 872 969 332 1841 5.55 368.2
68 Indiana 5 782 1059 313 1841 5.88 368.2
70 Kansas 5 708 1140 322 1848 5.74 369.6
71 TCU 5 541 1312 356 1853 5.21 370.6
72 Oklahoma State 4 550 935 263 1485 5.65 371.3
73 Connecticut 5 720 1146 320 1866 5.83 373.2
74 Texas Tech 5 739 1140 373 1879 5.04 375.8
74 Wisconsin 4 473 1030 288 1503 5.22 375.8
76 Louisiana Tech 6 1357 912 427 2269 5.31 378.2
76 San Jose State 5 1080 811 323 1891 5.85 378.2
78 Navy 4 562 952 268 1514 5.65 378.5
79 Miami (Ohio) 5 698 1196 344 1894 5.51 378.8
80 Hawai'i 6 1035 1251 373 2286 6.13 381.0
81 New Mexico State 5 731 1175 327 1906 5.83 381.2
82 UTSA 4 689 841 280 1530 5.46 382.5
83 Washington State 4 527 1004 267 1531 5.73 382.8
84 Wyoming 5 810 1115 368 1925 5.23 385.0
85 UTEP 6 1150 1161 371 2311 6.23 385.2
86 Old Dominion 5 687 1258 385 1945 5.05 389.0
87 Mississippi State 5 674 1284 325 1958 6.02 391.6
88 Coastal Carolina 5 820 1148 345 1968 5.70 393.6
89 Middle Tennessee 5 704 1266 342 1970 5.76 394.0
90 Baylor 5 920 1053 305 1973 6.47 394.6
91 Boston College 5 815 1160 314 1975 6.29 395.0
92 Kent State 5 883 1106 322 1989 6.18 397.8
93 Florida Atlantic 4 633 959 300 1592 5.31 398.0
93 South Florida 5 592 1398 339 1990 5.87 398.0
95 Purdue 5 742 1249 353 1991 5.64 398.2
96 Ball State 5 616 1376 317 1992 6.28 398.4
97 UNLV 5 578 1418 333 1996 5.99 399.2
98 Florida State 4 515 1088 280 1603 5.73 400.8
99 Georgia State 5 511 1503 341 2014 5.91 402.8
100 New Mexico 5 845 1171 305 2016 6.61 403.2
101 Tulsa 5 541 1477 334 2018 6.04 403.6
102 USC 5 739 1283 365 2022 5.54 404.4
103 Charlotte 5 793 1231 317 2024 6.38 404.8
104 Western Michigan 5 775 1250 318 2025 6.37 405.0
105 Houston 5 818 1211 339 2029 5.99 405.8
106 Southern Mississippi 5 986 1049 291 2035 6.99 407.0
107 Mississippi 5 725 1319 380 2044 5.38 408.8
107 Vanderbilt 6 887 1566 413 2453 5.94 408.8
109 Temple 5 1070 977 328 2047 6.24 409.4
110 Virginia 5 915 1145 352 2060 5.85 412.0
111 Rice 5 729 1345 359 2074 5.78 414.8
111 Eastern Michigan 5 1112 962 348 2074 5.96 414.8
113 Illinois 5 898 1199 373 2097 5.62 419.4
114 Louisiana-Monroe 4 652 1031 273 1683 6.16 420.8
115 Utah State 5 899 1222 370 2121 5.73 424.2
116 LSU 5 846 1301 332 2147 6.47 429.4
117 Georgia Tech 5 1121 1032 342 2153 6.30 430.6
118 Texas State 5 778 1381 402 2159 5.37 431.8
119 UAB 5 1022 1146 326 2168 6.65 433.6
119 Boise State 5 722 1446 317 2168 6.84 433.6
121 Arkansas State 5 806 1366 347 2172 6.26 434.4
122 Colorado State 4 475 1278 311 1753 5.64 438.3
123 San Diego State 6 1106 1532 414 2638 6.37 439.7
124 Massachusetts 6 1166 1485 362 2651 7.32 441.8
125 South Carolina 5 708 1507 359 2215 6.17 443.0
126 Stanford 5 697 1529 330 2226 6.75 445.2
127 Florida International 5 1063 1173 387 2236 5.78 447.2
128 Central Michigan 5 714 1554 319 2268 7.11 453.6
129 Buffalo 5 1075 1227 337 2302 6.83 460.4
130 Western Kentucky 5 1026 1338 374 2364 6.32 472.8
131 Colorado 5 921 1480 367 2401 6.54 480.2
132 North Texas 4 965 1047 298 2012 6.75 503.0
133 Nevada 5 913 1631 305 2544 8.34 508.8