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