which college football team has worst defense yards

The Northern Illinois Huskies have gained the fewest all-purpose yards by a team, with 1,454 yards this season.

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	TEAM	YDS	SEASON	GP	YDS/G	TD	PASS YDS	PASS YDS/G	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET YDS/G	RET TD
1	Northern Illinois	1,454	2026	5	290.8	8	1,024	204.8	119	3	430	86.0	4	154	30.8	1
2	Oklahoma	1,523	2026	5	304.6	13	1,044	208.8	64	8	479	95.8	3	243	48.6	2
3	Middle Tennessee	1,533	2026	5	306.6	13	913	182.6	40	8	620	124.0	3	264	52.8	2
4	UTEP	1,542	2026	6	257.0	13	781	130.2	137	9	761	126.8	4	212	35.3	0
5	Michigan	1,579	2026	5	315.8	15	904	180.8	41	6	675	135.0	7	184	36.8	2
6	Old Dominion	1,596	2026	6	266.0	12	861	143.5	163	4	735	122.5	6	371	61.8	2
7	Clemson	1,606	2026	5	321.2	9	918	183.6	88	2	688	137.6	6	404	80.8	1
8	Bowling Green	1,650	2026	6	275.0	11	1,006	167.7	37	5	644	107.3	5	227	37.8	1
9	North Carolina	1,652	2026	5	330.4	15	1,090	218.0	72	8	562	112.4	6	169	33.8	1
10	San Diego State	1,666	2026	6	277.7	18	862	143.7	57	7	804	134.0	7	645	107.5	4
11	Tulane	1,667	2026	5	333.4	11	903	180.6	107	4	764	152.8	7	243	48.6	0
12	Kent State	1,684	2026	6	280.7	10	1,029	171.5	73	4	655	109.2	5	244	40.7	1
13	Washington State	1,694	2026	6	282.3	13	952	158.7	120	3	742	123.7	6	226	37.7	4
14	Central Michigan	1,710	2026	6	285.0	14	578	96.3	77	2	1,132	188.7	12	142	23.7	0
15	East Carolina	1,720	2026	5	344.0	16	976	195.2	70	9	744	148.8	5	89	17.8	2
16	Missouri State	1,721	2026	5	344.2	14	1,045	209.0	66	6	676	135.2	7	146	29.2	1
17	Charlotte	1,727	2026	6	287.8	12	1,118	186.3	63	4	609	101.5	6	203	33.8	2
18	Boston College	1,732	2026	5	346.4	11	967	193.4	99	5	765	153.0	6	96	19.2	0
19	Delaware	1,799	2026	5	359.8	14	1,305	261.0	89	8	494	98.8	5	147	29.4	1
20	Wyoming	1,811	2026	6	301.8	9	829	138.2	105	3	982	163.7	6	324	54.0	0
21	Louisiana-Monroe	1,827	2026	5	365.4	15	1,167	233.4	75	9	660	132.0	6	112	22.4	0
22	Ball State	1,848	2026	6	308.0	14	1,141	190.2	93	7	707	117.8	7	285	47.5	0
23	Sacramento State	1,852	2026	6	308.7	11	1,226	204.3	78	6	626	104.3	4	160	26.7	1
24	Utah State	1,860	2026	6	310.0	11	1,139	189.8	101	9	721	120.2	2	210	35.0	0
25	Georgia Tech	1,863	2026	5	372.6	17	1,193	238.6	99	7	670	134.0	8	490	98.0	2

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More Northern Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

977

Dickens

RUSH

300

Johnson

REC

333

Rogers

Team Rankings

PPG

12.4

171st

OPP PPG

34.6

147th

RUSH YDS/G

86.0

180th

PASS YDS/G

204.8

110th

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	San Jose State	1-1	3-3
7	Nevada	1-1	2-3
8	Northern Illinois	0-1	0-5
9	UTEP	0-2	1-5
10	Hawai'i	0-3	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NIU	@	WYO	3:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HAW	@	NIU	3:30 PM
Sat 10/31	NIU	@	UNLV	10:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NIU	@	SJSU	4:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NEV	@	NIU	3:30 PM

Last Game

Air Force

4 - 1

Final

Northern Illinois

0 - 5

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333