2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 12/06/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Toledo 12 1072 1901 760 2973 3.91 247.8
2 Ohio State 13 1098 1678 704 2776 3.94 213.5
3 Texas Tech 13 890 2417 836 3307 3.96 254.4
4 James Madison 13 990 2229 794 3219 4.05 247.6
5 San Diego State 12 1316 1884 777 3200 4.12 266.7
6 Oregon 12 1287 1732 726 3019 4.16 251.6
7 Oklahoma 12 977 2306 773 3283 4.25 273.6
8 Miami (FL) 12 1042 2291 739 3333 4.51 277.8
9 Iowa 12 1349 1898 718 3247 4.52 270.6
9 Wake Forest 12 1467 2396 855 3863 4.52 321.9
11 Arizona 12 1748 1871 794 3619 4.56 301.6
12 Indiana 13 1009 2334 731 3343 4.57 257.2
13 Missouri 12 1240 2057 718 3297 4.59 274.8
14 Notre Dame 12 1191 2561 815 3752 4.60 312.7
15 Louisville 12 1317 2287 768 3604 4.69 300.3
16 Fresno State 12 1595 1927 742 3522 4.75 293.5
17 Michigan 12 1220 2527 786 3747 4.77 312.3
18 Georgia 13 1030 2669 774 3699 4.78 284.5
19 Old Dominion 12 1769 2208 830 3977 4.79 331.4
20 Alabama 13 1633 2050 764 3683 4.82 283.3
20 Washington 12 1243 2494 775 3737 4.82 311.4
22 Buffalo 12 1886 2237 844 4123 4.89 343.6
23 Pittsburgh 12 1164 2882 826 4046 4.90 337.2
24 Western Michigan 13 1589 2310 789 3899 4.94 299.9
24 Miami (OH) 13 1699 2586 868 4285 4.94 329.6
24 North Carolina 12 1508 2535 818 4043 4.94 336.9
27 Virginia 13 1436 2637 822 4073 4.95 313.3
27 Auburn 12 1192 2758 798 3950 4.95 329.2
27 Texas 12 1177 2851 814 4028 4.95 335.7
30 Washington State 12 1567 2073 728 3640 5.00 303.3
31 LSU 12 1406 2430 765 3836 5.01 319.7
31 Florida State 12 1657 2289 787 3946 5.01 328.8
33 Arizona State 12 1400 2708 819 4108 5.02 342.3
34 Texas A&M 12 1525 2193 738 3718 5.04 309.8
35 BYU 13 1587 2682 844 4269 5.06 328.4
36 UCF 12 1808 2221 795 4029 5.07 335.8
37 USF 12 1613 3029 898 4642 5.17 386.8
38 East Carolina 12 1443 2744 809 4187 5.18 348.9
39 Houston 12 1600 2578 805 4178 5.19 348.2
40 Ole Miss 12 1806 2191 768 3997 5.20 333.1
41 SMU 12 1271 3416 899 4687 5.21 390.6
42 Wyoming 12 2025 2106 789 4131 5.24 344.3
43 South Carolina 12 1632 2596 806 4228 5.25 352.3
44 Nebraska 12 2055 1693 711 3748 5.27 312.3
44 North Texas 13 2694 2121 914 4815 5.27 370.4
46 Penn State 12 1810 2202 758 4012 5.29 334.3
47 Kansas State 12 1965 2669 875 4634 5.30 386.2
48 Illinois 12 1488 2718 791 4206 5.32 350.5
49 New Mexico 12 1361 2832 786 4193 5.33 349.4
49 Clemson 12 1234 3006 795 4240 5.33 353.3
51 Utah 12 2194 2130 808 4324 5.35 360.3
52 UTEP 12 2034 2662 876 4696 5.36 391.3
53 Southern Miss 12 2118 2713 899 4831 5.37 402.6
54 Boise State 13 2132 2230 810 4362 5.39 335.5
54 Northern Illinois 12 2200 2087 796 4287 5.39 357.3
56 Wisconsin 12 1263 2619 716 3882 5.42 323.5
56 Central Michigan 12 1817 2486 794 4303 5.42 358.6
58 Memphis 12 1601 2732 793 4333 5.46 361.1
58 TCU 12 1612 2913 828 4525 5.46 377.1
60 Vanderbilt 12 1239 3030 781 4269 5.47 355.8
60 Louisiana Tech 12 1704 2813 826 4517 5.47 376.4
62 Tulane 13 1565 3317 890 4882 5.49 375.5
63 California 12 1943 2365 779 4308 5.53 359.0
64 Tennessee 12 1760 2986 856 4746 5.54 395.5
65 Tulsa 12 2189 2571 857 4760 5.55 396.7
66 USC 12 1745 2440 751 4185 5.57 348.8
67 Liberty 12 2149 2361 805 4510 5.60 375.8
67 Maryland 12 2107 2718 862 4825 5.60 402.1
69 New Mexico State 12 1980 2842 859 4822 5.61 401.8
70 Bowling Green 12 1697 2420 732 4117 5.62 343.1
71 Iowa State 12 1656 2622 760 4278 5.63 356.5
71 Kentucky 12 1611 2879 798 4490 5.63 374.2
71 Cincinnati 12 2083 2758 860 4841 5.63 403.4
74 Minnesota 12 1458 2649 727 4107 5.65 342.3
74 Hawaii 12 1596 2616 746 4212 5.65 351.0
74 Nevada 12 1795 2643 785 4438 5.65 369.8
74 West Virginia 12 1725 3185 869 4910 5.65 409.2
78 Florida 12 1847 2675 798 4522 5.67 376.8
78 Connecticut 12 2226 2732 875 4958 5.67 413.2
80 Texas State 12 2041 2741 842 4782 5.68 398.5
81 Troy 13 2375 2574 870 4949 5.69 380.7
82 Army 11 1618 2309 689 3927 5.70 357.0
82 Baylor 12 2366 2339 826 4705 5.70 392.1
82 Western Kentucky 12 2176 2657 848 4833 5.70 402.8
82 Appalachian State 12 1667 3312 873 4979 5.70 414.9
86 Louisiana-Monroe 12 1951 2667 809 4618 5.71 384.8
86 Jacksonville State 13 1932 3154 890 5086 5.71 391.2
88 Kennesaw State 13 2281 2961 915 5242 5.73 403.2
89 Northwestern 12 1680 2338 699 4018 5.75 334.8
90 Utah State 12 2101 2992 879 5093 5.79 424.4
91 Kent State 12 2291 2832 883 5123 5.80 426.9
92 South Alabama 12 2119 2460 784 4579 5.84 381.6
92 Akron 12 1863 2750 790 4613 5.84 384.4
94 Virginia Tech 12 1839 2698 775 4537 5.85 378.1
94 FIU 12 1915 2954 833 4869 5.85 405.8
96 Kansas 12 2077 2569 793 4646 5.86 387.2
97 Missouri State 12 1922 2695 786 4617 5.87 384.8
97 Georgia Tech 12 2036 2728 811 4764 5.87 397.0
99 Ohio 12 1775 2521 730 4296 5.88 358.0
100 Middle Tennessee State 12 1717 3074 814 4791 5.89 399.3
101 Mississippi State 12 2274 2596 825 4870 5.90 405.8
102 UTSA 12 1866 2719 774 4585 5.92 382.1
103 Stanford 12 1431 3467 826 4898 5.93 408.2
104 San Jose State 12 1891 2943 814 4834 5.94 402.8
105 Florida Atlantic 12 2404 2822 878 5226 5.95 435.5
106 Marshall 12 1787 3140 827 4927 5.96 410.6
107 Michigan State 12 1768 2776 761 4544 5.97 378.7
108 Louisiana 12 2269 2737 835 5006 6.00 417.2
109 Oregon State 12 1889 2669 758 4558 6.01 379.8
110 Ball State 12 2146 2722 807 4868 6.03 405.7
111 UCLA 12 2285 2359 766 4644 6.06 387.0
112 Navy 11 1575 2811 722 4386 6.07 398.7
113 Temple 12 2368 2394 782 4762 6.09 396.8
114 Duke 13 1820 3500 870 5320 6.11 409.2
114 Arkansas State 12 2142 2835 815 4977 6.11 414.8
116 Delaware 12 1972 2962 805 4934 6.13 411.2
117 Colorado 12 2670 2438 832 5108 6.14 425.7
118 NC State 12 1655 3397 818 5052 6.18 421.0
119 Eastern Michigan 12 2785 2210 800 4995 6.24 416.3
119 Coastal Carolina 12 2523 2952 878 5475 6.24 456.3
121 Colorado State 12 2459 2653 816 5112 6.26 426.0
122 Arkansas 12 2231 2871 814 5102 6.27 425.2
123 Rice 12 1887 2926 766 4813 6.28 401.1
124 Oklahoma State 12 1991 3029 798 5020 6.29 418.3
125 Massachusetts 12 2656 2550 824 5206 6.32 433.8
126 Charlotte 12 2403 3260 886 5663 6.39 471.9
127 UNLV 13 2277 3241 862 5518 6.40 424.5
128 Georgia State 12 2497 2889 838 5386 6.43 448.8
129 UAB 12 2293 2787 781 5080 6.50 423.3
129 Syracuse 12 2099 3033 789 5132 6.50 427.7
131 Boston College 12 2131 3068 797 5199 6.52 433.3
132 Georgia Southern 12 2648 2934 853 5582 6.54 465.2
133 Purdue 12 2182 2900 773 5082 6.57 423.5
134 Sam Houston State 12 2491 3311 832 5802 6.97 483.5
135 Air Force 12 1902 3176 703 5078 7.22 423.2
136 Rutgers 12 2519 2675 683 5194 7.60 432.8