2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 11/01/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Miami (FL) 8 634 1647 503 2281 4.53 285.1
2 James Madison 8 642 1369 459 2011 4.38 251.4
3 Ohio State 8 654 1064 458 1718 3.75 214.8
4 Iowa 8 671 1208 469 1879 4.01 234.9
4 Texas Tech 9 671 1771 596 2442 4.10 271.3
6 Texas 9 704 2118 604 2822 4.67 313.6
7 San Diego State 8 708 1262 515 1970 3.83 246.3
8 Notre Dame 8 717 2069 546 2786 5.10 348.3
9 Indiana 9 720 1515 492 2235 4.54 248.3
10 Missouri 8 723 1243 443 1966 4.44 245.8
11 Pittsburgh 9 728 2137 613 2865 4.67 318.3
12 Oklahoma 9 742 1636 572 2378 4.16 264.2
13 Toledo 8 748 1142 480 1890 3.94 236.3
14 Auburn 9 752 2036 579 2788 4.82 309.8
15 Georgia 8 753 1722 497 2475 4.98 309.4
16 Washington 8 822 1843 516 2665 5.16 333.1
17 Clemson 8 846 1956 536 2802 5.23 350.3
18 Appalachian State 8 884 2094 558 2978 5.34 372.3
19 Wisconsin 8 886 1842 466 2728 5.85 341.0
20 North Carolina 8 887 1684 532 2571 4.83 321.4
21 Louisville 8 901 1343 504 2244 4.45 280.5
22 Michigan 9 902 1834 592 2736 4.62 304.0
23 East Carolina 8 914 1696 523 2610 4.99 326.3
24 Florida State 8 915 1623 528 2538 4.81 317.3
24 Vanderbilt 9 915 2094 556 3009 5.41 334.3
26 Oregon 8 918 997 473 1915 4.05 239.4
27 USF 8 919 2179 603 3098 5.14 387.3
28 SMU 9 923 2702 688 3625 5.27 402.8
29 Texas A&M 8 948 1624 504 2572 5.10 321.5
30 TCU 8 955 2063 570 3018 5.29 377.3
31 Florida 8 962 1762 510 2724 5.34 340.5
32 Minnesota 9 973 1831 539 2804 5.20 311.6
33 San Jose State 8 986 2488 547 3474 6.35 434.3
34 Miami (OH) 8 988 1625 533 2613 4.90 326.6
35 Western Michigan 9 991 1636 540 2627 4.86 291.9
36 Virginia 9 999 2086 584 3085 5.28 342.8
37 Navy 8 1010 2030 531 3040 5.73 380.0
38 BYU 8 1035 1511 517 2546 4.92 318.3
39 Kentucky 8 1041 1894 533 2935 5.51 366.9
40 New Mexico 9 1045 2333 590 3378 5.73 375.3
41 Louisiana Tech 8 1047 1927 563 2974 5.28 371.8
42 Wake Forest 8 1071 1530 580 2601 4.48 325.1
43 LSU 8 1078 1529 518 2607 5.03 325.9
44 Duke 8 1085 2106 526 3191 6.07 398.9
45 Missouri State 8 1104 1900 507 3004 5.93 375.5
46 Arizona 8 1107 1242 537 2349 4.37 293.6
47 Arizona State 9 1109 1904 591 3013 5.10 334.8
48 Jacksonville State 8 1111 1926 533 3037 5.70 379.6
49 Northwestern 8 1112 1321 458 2433 5.31 304.1
50 New Mexico State 8 1131 1993 579 3124 5.40 390.5
51 Illinois 9 1133 2225 603 3358 5.57 373.1
52 Middle Tennessee State 8 1140 1854 530 2994 5.65 374.3
53 USC 8 1145 1696 508 2841 5.59 355.1
54 Fresno State 9 1149 1559 543 2708 4.99 300.9
55 Memphis 9 1154 1968 596 3122 5.24 346.9
56 Army 8 1161 1615 506 2776 5.49 347.0
57 UCF 8 1171 1291 521 2462 4.73 307.8
58 Marshall 8 1175 2130 535 3305 6.18 413.1
59 Stanford 9 1182 2642 624 3824 6.13 424.9
60 UTSA 8 1186 2027 540 3213 5.95 401.6
61 Hawaii 9 1190 2029 552 3219 5.83 357.7
62 NC State 9 1191 2632 622 3823 6.15 424.8
63 Alabama 8 1193 1304 474 2497 5.27 312.1
64 Houston 9 1209 1840 604 3049 5.05 338.8
65 Nevada 8 1231 1699 533 2930 5.50 366.3
65 Ohio 8 1231 1841 491 3072 6.26 384.0
67 Maryland 8 1237 1810 577 3047 5.28 380.9
68 UTEP 8 1243 1564 573 2807 4.90 350.9
69 Washington State 9 1250 1629 557 2879 5.17 319.9
70 Buffalo 9 1254 1658 642 2912 4.54 323.6
71 Kennesaw State 8 1262 1869 574 3131 5.45 391.4
72 Tulane 8 1263 1953 561 3216 5.73 402.0
73 Tennessee 9 1274 2289 661 3563 5.39 395.9
74 Penn State 8 1275 1331 514 2606 5.07 325.8
74 FIU 8 1275 2044 534 3319 6.22 414.9
76 Utah 9 1299 1411 573 2710 4.73 301.1
76 Michigan State 9 1299 2043 560 3342 5.97 371.3
78 Bowling Green 9 1310 1811 528 3121 5.91 346.8
79 Louisiana-Monroe 9 1318 2178 590 3496 5.93 388.4
80 Virginia Tech 9 1322 1986 558 3308 5.93 367.6
81 Rice 9 1342 1963 571 3305 5.79 367.2
82 Southern Miss 8 1347 1702 593 3049 5.14 381.1
83 Oregon State 9 1348 2224 580 3572 6.16 396.9
84 Ole Miss 9 1353 1772 587 3125 5.32 347.2
85 West Virginia 9 1363 2295 635 3658 5.76 406.4
86 Kansas State 9 1375 2012 652 3387 5.19 376.3
87 South Carolina 9 1383 1715 594 3098 5.22 344.2
88 Iowa State 9 1384 1910 573 3294 5.75 366.0
89 Texas State 8 1386 1959 558 3345 5.99 418.1
90 Central Michigan 9 1387 1833 593 3220 5.43 357.8
91 Cincinnati 9 1399 2031 639 3430 5.37 381.1
92 Liberty 8 1403 1511 533 2914 5.47 364.3
93 Northern Illinois 8 1409 1342 541 2751 5.09 343.9
93 California 9 1409 1789 586 3198 5.46 355.3
95 Boise State 9 1411 1511 553 2922 5.28 324.7
96 Delaware 8 1413 1889 544 3302 6.07 412.8
97 Colorado State 8 1422 1818 529 3240 6.12 405.0
98 Air Force 8 1432 2252 489 3684 7.53 460.5
99 Purdue 9 1445 2110 581 3555 6.12 395.0
100 Troy 9 1450 1760 584 3210 5.50 356.7
101 Nebraska 9 1454 1155 534 2609 4.89 289.9
102 Mississippi State 9 1459 1861 621 3320 5.35 368.9
103 Massachusetts 8 1460 2049 571 3509 6.15 438.6
104 Boston College 9 1463 2280 596 3743 6.28 415.9
105 Wyoming 9 1468 1664 599 3132 5.23 348.0
106 Georgia Tech 9 1485 2070 611 3555 5.82 395.0
107 Utah State 8 1486 2066 592 3552 6.00 444.0
108 Ball State 8 1488 1837 554 3325 6.00 415.6
109 UAB 8 1505 1936 527 3441 6.53 430.1
110 Syracuse 9 1510 2407 638 3917 6.14 435.2
111 Oklahoma State 9 1526 2468 612 3994 6.53 443.8
112 Kansas 9 1530 1917 604 3447 5.71 383.0
113 Tulsa 8 1535 1789 591 3324 5.62 415.5
114 Coastal Carolina 8 1541 1759 589 3300 5.60 412.5
115 UCLA 8 1564 1465 523 3029 5.79 378.6
115 UNLV 8 1564 2196 539 3760 6.98 470.0
117 Old Dominion 9 1565 1742 645 3307 5.13 367.4
118 Connecticut 9 1575 1950 654 3525 5.39 391.7
119 Arkansas State 9 1586 2061 592 3647 6.16 405.2
120 Akron 9 1595 2203 617 3798 6.16 422.0
121 Baylor 9 1598 1852 629 3450 5.48 383.3
122 Western Kentucky 9 1599 1850 633 3449 5.45 383.2
123 Florida Atlantic 8 1638 1642 550 3280 5.96 410.0
124 Kent State 8 1639 2085 593 3724 6.28 465.5
125 Georgia State 8 1640 1981 561 3621 6.45 452.6
126 Arkansas 9 1657 2218 620 3875 6.25 430.6
127 Rutgers 9 1660 2192 512 3852 7.52 428.0
128 Charlotte 8 1662 2161 574 3823 6.66 477.9
129 Sam Houston State 8 1712 2128 545 3840 7.05 480.0
130 South Alabama 9 1715 1697 597 3412 5.72 379.1
131 Temple 9 1730 1771 584 3501 5.99 389.0
132 Louisiana 9 1758 1810 624 3568 5.72 396.4
133 North Texas 9 1837 1443 614 3280 5.34 364.4
134 Georgia Southern 8 1927 1825 574 3752 6.54 469.0
135 Colorado 9 1942 1896 620 3838 6.19 426.4
136 Eastern Michigan 9 2214 1919 625 4133 6.61 459.2