2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 11/14/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 9 746 1158 502 1904 3.79 211.6
2 Toledo 10 885 1430 615 2315 3.76 231.5
3 Oregon 10 1081 1273 591 2354 3.98 235.4
4 Iowa 9 932 1320 526 2252 4.28 250.2
5 Indiana 10 837 1734 556 2571 4.62 257.1
6 San Diego State 9 838 1518 584 2356 4.03 261.8
7 Oklahoma 9 742 1636 572 2378 4.16 264.2
8 James Madison 9 890 1535 545 2425 4.45 269.4
9 Texas Tech 10 738 1959 661 2697 4.08 269.7
10 Missouri 9 966 1464 511 2430 4.76 270.0
11 Miami (FL) 9 795 1771 574 2566 4.47 285.1
12 Western Michigan 10 1208 1706 598 2914 4.87 291.4
13 Nebraska 10 1611 1346 598 2957 4.94 295.7
14 Louisville 10 1099 1880 642 2979 4.64 297.9
15 Fresno State 9 1149 1559 543 2708 4.99 300.9
16 Utah 9 1299 1411 573 2710 4.73 301.1
17 Arizona 9 1277 1441 607 2718 4.48 302.0
18 Alabama 9 1252 1477 532 2729 5.13 303.2
19 Michigan 9 902 1834 592 2736 4.62 304.0
20 Georgia 9 902 1895 565 2797 4.95 310.8
21 Texas 9 704 2118 604 2822 4.67 313.6
22 Texas A&M 9 1155 1701 560 2856 5.10 317.3
23 Florida State 9 1013 1844 591 2857 4.83 317.4
24 Pittsburgh 9 728 2137 613 2865 4.67 318.3
25 Washington 9 979 1891 581 2870 4.94 318.9
26 Washington State 9 1245 1629 557 2874 5.16 319.3
27 North Carolina 9 923 1968 606 2891 4.77 321.2
28 UCF 9 1381 1514 601 2895 4.82 321.7
29 Ole Miss 10 1436 1795 637 3231 5.07 323.1
30 BYU 9 1184 1730 592 2914 4.92 323.8
31 Northwestern 9 1285 1630 522 2915 5.58 323.9
32 Boise State 9 1411 1511 553 2922 5.28 324.7
33 Wake Forest 9 1234 1694 644 2928 4.55 325.3
34 Penn State 9 1383 1549 576 2932 5.09 325.8
35 Miami (OH) 10 1264 1995 658 3259 4.95 325.9
36 East Carolina 9 954 1980 587 2934 5.00 326.0
37 Buffalo 10 1365 1905 701 3270 4.66 327.0
38 LSU 9 1134 1817 580 2951 5.09 327.9
39 Virginia 10 1138 2150 648 3288 5.07 328.8
40 Wisconsin 9 1002 1976 534 2978 5.58 330.9
41 Minnesota 10 1152 2162 602 3314 5.50 331.4
42 Houston 10 1355 1976 664 3331 5.02 333.1
43 Auburn 10 919 2413 648 3332 5.14 333.2
44 Arizona State 9 1109 1904 591 3013 5.10 334.8
45 Notre Dame 9 923 2091 601 3014 5.01 334.9
46 Army 9 1272 1772 552 3044 5.51 338.2
47 South Carolina 9 1383 1715 594 3098 5.22 344.2
48 Old Dominion 10 1591 1854 702 3445 4.91 344.5
49 Northern Illinois 10 1608 1848 670 3456 5.16 345.6
50 USC 9 1275 1846 563 3121 5.54 346.8
51 Florida 9 1195 1930 577 3125 5.42 347.2
52 Wyoming 9 1468 1664 599 3132 5.23 348.0
53 Hawaii 10 1325 2161 614 3486 5.68 348.6
54 Bowling Green 10 1485 2021 603 3506 5.81 350.6
55 Kentucky 9 1145 2037 602 3182 5.29 353.6
56 Clemson 10 1127 2420 664 3547 5.34 354.7
57 California 10 1557 1992 655 3549 5.42 354.9
58 Vanderbilt 10 1125 2447 638 3572 5.60 357.2
59 Memphis 10 1279 2300 652 3579 5.49 357.9
60 Liberty 9 1449 1797 590 3246 5.50 360.7
61 Central Michigan 10 1523 2095 669 3618 5.41 361.8
62 Rice 10 1444 2176 634 3620 5.71 362.0
63 UTEP 9 1518 1745 643 3263 5.07 362.6
64 North Texas 9 1837 1443 614 3280 5.34 364.4
65 TCU 9 1116 2174 635 3290 5.18 365.6
66 Virginia Tech 9 1322 1986 558 3308 5.93 367.6
67 Ohio 10 1550 2161 603 3711 6.15 371.1
68 Troy 10 1801 1912 652 3713 5.69 371.3
68 Michigan State 9 1299 2043 560 3342 5.97 371.3
70 Iowa State 10 1497 2229 653 3726 5.71 372.6
71 Oregon State 10 1420 2309 628 3729 5.94 372.9
72 Illinois 9 1133 2225 603 3358 5.57 373.1
73 Louisiana Tech 9 1142 2232 639 3374 5.28 374.9
74 Temple 10 1954 1797 650 3751 5.77 375.1
75 New Mexico 9 1045 2333 590 3378 5.73 375.3
76 Kansas State 9 1375 2012 652 3387 5.19 376.3
77 UCLA 9 1720 1670 577 3390 5.88 376.7
78 Kansas 10 1695 2075 664 3770 5.68 377.0
79 Middle Tennessee State 9 1284 2111 596 3395 5.70 377.2
80 Missouri State 9 1306 2096 585 3402 5.82 378.0
81 Jacksonville State 9 1237 2170 602 3407 5.66 378.6
82 South Alabama 9 1715 1697 597 3412 5.72 379.1
83 Cincinnati 9 1399 2031 639 3430 5.37 381.1
84 Kennesaw State 9 1337 2110 656 3447 5.25 383.0
85 Western Kentucky 9 1599 1850 633 3449 5.45 383.2
86 Baylor 9 1598 1852 629 3450 5.48 383.3
87 Nevada 9 1376 2076 608 3452 5.68 383.6
88 Appalachian State 9 1026 2446 633 3472 5.48 385.8
89 USF 9 991 2488 685 3479 5.08 386.6
90 Louisiana-Monroe 9 1318 2178 590 3496 5.93 388.4
91 Mississippi State 10 1762 2125 695 3887 5.59 388.7
92 Southern Miss 9 1466 2039 680 3505 5.15 389.4
93 Connecticut 10 1743 2172 719 3915 5.45 391.5
94 Maryland 9 1493 2039 646 3532 5.47 392.4
95 Navy 9 1259 2283 588 3542 6.02 393.6
96 New Mexico State 9 1339 2212 653 3551 5.44 394.6
96 Akron 11 1729 2612 719 4341 6.04 394.6
98 Georgia Tech 9 1485 2070 611 3555 5.82 395.0
99 Tennessee 9 1274 2289 661 3563 5.39 395.9
100 SMU 10 1021 2986 773 4007 5.18 400.7
101 West Virginia 10 1414 2594 708 4008 5.66 400.8
102 Purdue 10 1615 2413 657 4028 6.13 402.8
103 Ball State 9 1577 2049 615 3626 5.90 402.9
104 Delaware 9 1544 2091 603 3635 6.03 403.9
105 Tulane 9 1330 2321 630 3651 5.80 405.7
106 Duke 9 1241 2417 596 3658 6.14 406.4
107 Stanford 10 1232 2845 676 4077 6.03 407.7
108 UAB 9 1696 1977 599 3673 6.13 408.1
109 FIU 9 1308 2375 612 3683 6.02 409.2
110 UTSA 9 1424 2260 590 3684 6.24 409.3
111 Louisiana 10 1926 2170 681 4096 6.01 409.6
112 Florida Atlantic 9 1834 1877 649 3711 5.72 412.3
113 Marshall 9 1314 2400 594 3714 6.25 412.7
114 Coastal Carolina 9 1671 2052 664 3723 5.61 413.7
115 Texas State 9 1578 2151 637 3729 5.85 414.3
116 Tulsa 9 1644 2100 648 3744 5.78 416.0
117 Arkansas State 10 1758 2417 669 4175 6.24 417.5
118 San Jose State 9 1247 2529 620 3776 6.09 419.6
119 Colorado 10 2109 2098 701 4207 6.00 420.7
120 Utah State 9 1606 2188 649 3794 5.85 421.6
121 Colorado State 9 1742 2069 594 3811 6.42 423.4
122 NC State 9 1191 2632 622 3823 6.15 424.8
123 Rutgers 10 1965 2290 569 4255 7.48 425.5
124 Syracuse 10 1634 2670 695 4304 6.19 430.4
125 Arkansas 9 1657 2218 620 3875 6.25 430.6
126 Boston College 10 1685 2632 662 4317 6.52 431.7
127 Eastern Michigan 10 2344 2048 676 4392 6.50 439.2
128 Massachusetts 10 2015 2394 702 4409 6.28 440.9
129 Oklahoma State 9 1526 2468 612 3994 6.53 443.8
130 Kent State 10 1810 2682 750 4492 5.99 449.2
131 UNLV 9 1667 2385 602 4052 6.73 450.2
132 Georgia State 9 1964 2101 626 4065 6.49 451.7
133 Air Force 9 1526 2593 549 4119 7.50 457.7
134 Georgia Southern 9 2004 2173 648 4177 6.45 464.1
135 Charlotte 9 1845 2385 662 4230 6.39 470.0
136 Sam Houston State 9 1901 2414 627 4315 6.88 479.4