2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 14 1251 1816 767 3067 4.00 219.1
2 Toledo 13 1252 2054 820 3306 4.03 254.3
3 Indiana 14 1032 2504 781 3536 4.53 252.6
4 Oklahoma 13 1005 2538 827 3543 4.28 272.5
5 Missouri 13 1350 2255 797 3605 4.52 277.3
6 Texas Tech 14 954 2662 917 3616 3.94 258.3
7 Iowa 13 1400 2245 778 3645 4.69 280.4
8 Fresno State 13 1715 1999 790 3714 4.70 285.7
9 James Madison 14 1191 2542 847 3733 4.41 266.6
10 Oregon 14 1551 2192 872 3743 4.29 267.4
11 Notre Dame 12 1191 2561 815 3752 4.60 312.7
12 San Diego State 13 1684 2134 875 3818 4.36 293.7
13 Wisconsin 12 1263 2619 716 3882 5.42 323.5
14 Washington State 13 1627 2267 781 3894 4.99 299.5
15 Louisville 13 1486 2454 836 3940 4.71 303.1
16 Florida State 12 1657 2289 787 3946 5.01 328.8
17 Auburn 12 1192 2758 798 3950 4.95 329.2
18 Miami (FL) 14 1176 2815 873 3991 4.57 285.1
19 Texas A&M 13 1700 2296 787 3996 5.08 307.4
20 Arizona 13 1862 2149 858 4011 4.67 308.5
21 UCF 12 1808 2221 795 4029 5.07 335.8
22 North Carolina 12 1508 2535 818 4043 4.94 336.9
23 Washington 13 1301 2747 846 4048 4.78 311.4
24 Bowling Green 12 1697 2420 732 4117 5.62 343.1
25 Buffalo 12 1886 2237 844 4123 4.89 343.6
26 Wyoming 12 2025 2106 789 4131 5.24 344.3
27 Georgia 14 1141 3031 847 4172 4.93 298.0
28 Michigan 13 1455 2748 853 4203 4.93 323.3
29 South Carolina 12 1640 2596 806 4236 5.26 353.0
30 Penn State 13 1853 2395 823 4248 5.16 326.8
31 Wake Forest 13 1581 2690 924 4271 4.62 328.5
32 LSU 13 1613 2660 847 4273 5.04 328.7
33 Western Michigan 14 1758 2519 859 4277 4.98 305.5
34 Iowa State 12 1656 2622 760 4278 5.63 356.5
35 Nebraska 13 2280 2003 787 4283 5.44 329.5
36 Northwestern 13 1771 2516 759 4287 5.65 329.8
36 Northern Illinois 12 2200 2087 796 4287 5.39 357.3
38 Pittsburgh 13 1236 3059 885 4295 4.85 330.4
39 Old Dominion 13 1821 2489 905 4310 4.76 331.5
40 Minnesota 13 1574 2737 793 4311 5.44 331.6
41 Virginia 14 1595 2738 877 4333 4.94 309.5
42 Texas 13 1351 3050 895 4401 4.92 338.5
43 Nevada 12 1795 2643 785 4438 5.65 369.8
44 New Mexico 13 1466 2979 846 4445 5.25 341.9
45 Alabama 15 1903 2549 905 4452 4.92 296.8
46 Army 13 1991 2475 802 4466 5.57 343.5
47 Illinois 13 1645 2839 846 4484 5.30 344.9
48 Kentucky 12 1611 2879 798 4490 5.63 374.2
49 Liberty 12 2149 2361 805 4510 5.60 375.8
50 Houston 13 1677 2845 855 4522 5.29 347.8
50 Florida 12 1847 2675 798 4522 5.67 376.8
52 Virginia Tech 12 1839 2698 775 4537 5.85 378.1
53 Michigan State 12 1768 2776 761 4544 5.97 378.7
54 Oregon State 12 1889 2669 758 4558 6.01 379.8
55 USC 13 1862 2698 822 4560 5.55 350.8
56 East Carolina 13 1563 3000 889 4563 5.13 351.0
57 Ohio 13 1872 2705 789 4577 5.80 352.1
58 South Alabama 12 2119 2460 784 4579 5.84 381.6
59 Akron 12 1863 2750 790 4613 5.84 384.4
60 Central Michigan 13 1894 2722 855 4616 5.40 355.1
61 Louisiana-Monroe 12 1951 2667 809 4618 5.71 384.8
62 Kansas State 12 1965 2669 875 4634 5.30 386.2
63 Clemson 13 1371 3266 871 4637 5.32 356.7
64 UCLA 12 2285 2359 766 4644 6.06 387.0
65 Kansas 12 2077 2569 793 4646 5.86 387.2
66 Arizona State 13 1612 3035 906 4647 5.13 357.5
67 Vanderbilt 13 1406 3242 840 4648 5.53 357.5
68 BYU 14 1718 2936 912 4654 5.10 332.4
69 Memphis 13 1703 2953 852 4656 5.46 358.2
70 Utah 13 2355 2312 873 4667 5.35 359.0
71 Miami (OH) 14 1876 2805 939 4681 4.99 334.4
72 Hawaii 13 1740 2953 813 4693 5.77 361.0
73 UTEP 12 2034 2662 876 4696 5.36 391.3
74 California 13 2036 2667 851 4703 5.53 361.8
75 Baylor 12 2366 2339 826 4705 5.70 392.1
76 Boise State 14 2259 2458 872 4717 5.41 336.9
77 Tulsa 12 2189 2571 857 4760 5.55 396.7
78 Ole Miss 14 2045 2716 909 4761 5.24 340.1
79 Temple 12 2368 2394 782 4762 6.09 396.8
80 Middle Tennessee State 12 1717 3074 814 4791 5.89 399.3
81 New Mexico State 12 1980 2842 859 4822 5.61 401.8
82 Maryland 12 2107 2718 862 4825 5.60 402.1
83 Navy 13 1837 2990 824 4827 5.86 371.3
84 San Jose State 12 1891 2943 814 4834 5.94 402.8
85 UTSA 13 1945 2895 852 4840 5.68 372.3
86 Ball State 12 2146 2722 807 4868 6.03 405.7
87 Louisiana Tech 13 1749 3124 900 4873 5.41 374.8
88 Stanford 12 1431 3467 826 4898 5.93 408.2
89 West Virginia 12 1725 3185 869 4910 5.65 409.2
90 TCU 13 1724 3193 891 4917 5.52 378.2
91 Marshall 12 1787 3140 827 4927 5.96 410.6
92 Missouri State 13 1993 2983 842 4976 5.91 382.8
93 Texas State 13 2143 2835 907 4978 5.49 382.9
94 Eastern Michigan 12 2785 2210 800 4995 6.24 416.3
95 Oklahoma State 12 1991 3029 798 5020 6.29 418.3
96 USF 13 1868 3156 979 5024 5.13 386.5
97 Air Force 12 1902 3176 703 5078 7.22 423.2
98 UAB 12 2293 2787 781 5080 6.50 423.3
99 Purdue 12 2182 2900 773 5082 6.57 423.5
100 Arkansas 12 2231 2871 814 5102 6.27 425.2
101 Colorado 12 2670 2438 832 5108 6.14 425.7
102 Colorado State 12 2459 2653 816 5112 6.26 426.0
103 Kent State 12 2291 2832 883 5123 5.80 426.9
104 SMU 13 1447 3681 978 5128 5.24 394.5
105 Syracuse 12 2099 3033 789 5132 6.50 427.7
106 Tennessee 13 1981 3182 929 5163 5.56 397.2
107 Georgia Tech 13 2136 3053 874 5189 5.94 399.2
108 Cincinnati 13 2324 2866 926 5190 5.60 399.2
109 Rutgers 12 2519 2675 683 5194 7.60 432.8
110 Boston College 12 2131 3068 797 5199 6.52 433.3
111 Massachusetts 12 2656 2550 824 5206 6.32 433.8
112 Western Kentucky 13 2295 2915 932 5210 5.59 400.8
113 Troy 14 2475 2747 935 5222 5.59 373.0
114 Florida Atlantic 12 2404 2822 878 5226 5.95 435.5
115 Rice 13 2128 3122 833 5250 6.30 403.8
116 Southern Miss 13 2273 2980 972 5253 5.40 404.1
117 Delaware 13 2076 3193 882 5269 5.97 405.3
118 Jacksonville State 14 2020 3283 952 5303 5.57 378.8
119 Mississippi State 13 2422 2899 893 5321 5.96 409.3
120 Louisiana 13 2427 2913 895 5340 5.97 410.8
121 North Texas 14 3020 2327 996 5347 5.37 381.9
122 FIU 13 2101 3249 904 5350 5.92 411.5
123 NC State 13 1804 3551 888 5355 6.03 411.9
124 Arkansas State 13 2189 3184 887 5373 6.06 413.3
125 Tulane 14 1716 3663 958 5379 5.61 384.2
126 Georgia State 12 2497 2889 838 5386 6.43 448.8
127 Appalachian State 13 1933 3483 938 5416 5.77 416.6
128 Connecticut 13 2594 2840 940 5434 5.78 418.0
129 Charlotte 12 2403 3260 886 5663 6.39 471.9
130 Kennesaw State 14 2584 3081 977 5665 5.80 404.6
131 Utah State 13 2356 3365 967 5721 5.92 440.1
132 Coastal Carolina 13 2704 3066 944 5770 6.11 443.8
133 Sam Houston State 12 2491 3311 832 5802 6.97 483.5
134 UNLV 14 2484 3384 920 5868 6.38 419.1
135 Duke 14 2064 3875 945 5939 6.28 424.2
136 Georgia Southern 13 2835 3126 915 5961 6.51 458.5