2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 11/22/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 11 790 2137 723 2927 4.05 266.1
2 Ohio State 11 880 1393 605 2273 3.76 206.6
3 Oklahoma 11 892 2193 718 3085 4.30 280.5
4 Indiana 11 907 1832 601 2739 4.56 249.0
5 Georgia 11 964 2276 669 3240 4.84 294.5
6 Miami (FL) 11 1012 2092 685 3104 4.53 282.2
7 Toledo 11 1014 1636 694 2650 3.82 240.9
8 Texas 11 1020 2671 748 3691 4.93 335.5
9 James Madison 11 1021 1851 665 2872 4.32 261.1
10 Pittsburgh 11 1024 2606 755 3630 4.81 330.0
11 Michigan 11 1034 2294 713 3328 4.67 302.5
11 Auburn 11 1034 2636 725 3670 5.06 333.6
13 Notre Dame 11 1105 2335 745 3440 4.62 312.7
14 Iowa 11 1118 1829 658 2947 4.48 267.9
15 Oregon 11 1133 1603 663 2736 4.13 248.7
16 San Diego State 11 1135 1757 717 2892 4.03 262.9
16 Wisconsin 11 1135 2529 660 3664 5.55 333.1
18 Washington 11 1136 2208 704 3344 4.75 304.0
19 SMU 11 1149 3086 822 4235 5.15 385.0
20 Vanderbilt 11 1156 2731 706 3887 5.51 353.4
21 New Mexico 11 1168 2670 720 3838 5.33 348.9
22 Missouri 11 1179 1872 663 3051 4.60 277.4
23 Virginia 11 1180 2363 706 3543 5.02 322.1
24 Clemson 11 1193 2625 734 3818 5.20 347.1
25 Stanford 11 1244 3130 752 4374 5.82 397.6
26 Louisville 11 1277 2187 716 3464 4.84 314.9
27 Texas A&M 11 1307 2014 672 3321 4.94 301.9
28 Miami (OH) 11 1310 2298 740 3608 4.88 328.0
29 Arizona State 11 1312 2422 730 3734 5.12 339.5
30 North Carolina 11 1323 2334 746 3657 4.90 332.5
31 LSU 11 1331 2112 699 3443 4.93 313.0
32 Alabama 11 1340 1635 622 2975 4.78 270.5
33 Kentucky 11 1353 2697 727 4050 5.57 368.2
34 Wake Forest 11 1357 2128 781 3485 4.46 316.8
35 Minnesota 11 1372 2467 672 3839 5.71 349.0
36 Western Michigan 11 1382 1784 656 3166 4.83 287.8
37 Florida State 11 1385 2121 718 3506 4.88 318.7
38 BYU 11 1386 2213 710 3599 5.07 327.2
39 Illinois 11 1397 2555 726 3952 5.44 359.3
40 Memphis 11 1401 2632 724 4033 5.57 366.6
41 East Carolina 11 1404 2445 736 3849 5.23 349.9
42 Tennessee 11 1446 2718 791 4164 5.26 378.5
43 Tulane 11 1447 2880 773 4327 5.60 393.4
44 Navy 10 1459 2639 657 4098 6.24 409.8
45 USF 11 1460 2925 840 4385 5.22 398.6
46 Fresno State 11 1483 1812 682 3295 4.83 299.5
47 South Carolina 11 1485 2328 727 3813 5.24 346.6
48 Houston 11 1488 2269 733 3757 5.13 341.5
49 TCU 11 1497 2631 776 4128 5.32 375.3
50 Army 10 1502 2039 623 3541 5.68 354.1
51 Washington State 11 1527 1833 658 3360 5.11 305.5
51 Buffalo 11 1527 2090 767 3617 4.72 328.8
53 Missouri State 11 1534 2608 722 4142 5.74 376.5
54 West Virginia 11 1537 2801 775 4338 5.60 394.4
55 Hawaii 11 1542 2414 681 3956 5.81 359.6
56 Ole Miss 11 1544 2013 694 3557 5.13 323.4
57 Northwestern 11 1560 2174 647 3734 5.77 339.5
58 Duke 11 1566 2942 726 4508 6.21 409.8
59 Nevada 11 1569 2373 730 3942 5.40 358.4
60 Louisiana Tech 11 1582 2519 768 4101 5.34 372.8
60 Appalachian State 11 1582 2949 792 4531 5.72 411.9
62 NC State 11 1585 3202 758 4787 6.32 435.2
63 Central Michigan 11 1612 2280 733 3892 5.31 353.8
64 Marshall 11 1614 2785 740 4399 5.94 399.9
65 Penn State 11 1615 1864 694 3479 5.01 316.3
65 Rice 11 1615 2645 689 4260 6.18 387.3
67 Bowling Green 11 1628 2197 668 3825 5.73 347.7
68 Iowa State 11 1629 2420 703 4049 5.76 368.1
69 San Jose State 11 1632 2805 741 4437 5.99 403.4
70 UTSA 11 1633 2649 713 4282 6.01 389.3
71 Middle Tennessee State 11 1634 2763 740 4397 5.94 399.7
72 USC 11 1637 2240 687 3877 5.64 352.5
73 Old Dominion 11 1640 2054 763 3694 4.84 335.8
74 Virginia Tech 11 1642 2515 692 4157 6.01 377.9
75 Arizona 11 1648 1757 742 3405 4.59 309.5
76 Jacksonville State 11 1656 2728 761 4384 5.76 398.5
77 Ohio 11 1675 2251 670 3926 5.86 356.9
78 Florida 11 1680 2435 733 4115 5.61 374.1
79 UCF 11 1690 1932 730 3622 4.96 329.3
80 Michigan State 11 1693 2317 684 4010 5.86 364.5
81 Oregon State 11 1703 2472 696 4175 6.00 379.5
82 California 11 1716 2115 712 3831 5.38 348.3
83 FIU 11 1719 2791 762 4510 5.92 410.0
84 Boise State 11 1727 1821 672 3548 5.28 322.5
85 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1739 2541 741 4280 5.78 389.1
86 Oklahoma State 11 1758 2916 731 4674 6.39 424.9
87 Kennesaw State 11 1780 2653 774 4433 5.73 403.0
88 New Mexico State 11 1781 2582 783 4363 5.57 396.6
89 Kansas State 11 1814 2497 803 4311 5.37 391.9
90 UTEP 11 1818 2351 802 4169 5.20 379.0
91 Purdue 11 1827 2707 719 4534 6.31 412.2
92 Texas State 11 1836 2584 772 4420 5.73 401.8
93 Nebraska 11 1842 1527 649 3369 5.19 306.3
94 Cincinnati 11 1845 2452 786 4297 5.47 390.6
95 Georgia Tech 11 1846 2658 744 4504 6.05 409.5
96 South Alabama 11 1856 2179 715 4035 5.64 366.8
97 Akron 12 1863 2750 790 4613 5.84 384.4
98 Western Kentucky 11 1883 2435 780 4318 5.54 392.5
99 Air Force 11 1890 2853 657 4743 7.22 431.2
100 Wyoming 11 1897 1817 731 3714 5.08 337.6
101 Utah 11 1904 1943 730 3847 5.27 349.7
102 Arkansas 11 1909 2846 749 4755 6.35 432.3
103 UNLV 11 1913 2804 726 4717 6.50 428.8
104 Ball State 11 1914 2496 741 4410 5.95 400.9
105 Kansas 11 1916 2316 737 4232 5.74 384.7
106 Utah State 11 1930 2651 784 4581 5.84 416.5
107 Liberty 11 1937 2121 738 4058 5.50 368.9
108 Boston College 11 1942 3003 738 4945 6.70 449.5
109 Maryland 11 1946 2426 792 4372 5.52 397.5
109 Delaware 11 1946 2618 731 4564 6.24 414.9
111 Troy 11 1953 2276 737 4229 5.74 384.5
112 Tulsa 11 1960 2405 784 4365 5.57 396.8
112 Arkansas State 11 1960 2564 740 4524 6.11 411.3
114 Syracuse 11 1962 2737 734 4699 6.40 427.2
115 Northern Illinois 11 1969 1880 738 3849 5.22 349.9
116 Kent State 11 1984 2805 815 4789 5.88 435.4
117 Southern Miss 11 1986 2417 826 4403 5.33 400.3
118 Louisiana 11 2064 2426 759 4490 5.92 408.2
119 Mississippi State 11 2088 2237 750 4325 5.77 393.2
120 UAB 11 2095 2628 717 4723 6.59 429.4
121 Temple 11 2129 2028 718 4157 5.79 377.9
122 Colorado State 11 2143 2549 745 4692 6.30 426.5
123 Baylor 11 2150 2138 748 4288 5.73 389.8
123 Florida Atlantic 11 2150 2564 792 4714 5.95 428.5
125 UCLA 11 2154 2102 711 4256 5.99 386.9
126 Sam Houston State 11 2188 3020 768 5208 6.78 473.5
127 Georgia State 11 2194 2783 762 4977 6.53 452.5
128 Rutgers 11 2219 2466 629 4685 7.45 425.9
129 Connecticut 12 2226 2732 875 4958 5.67 413.2
130 Coastal Carolina 11 2237 2713 808 4950 6.13 450.0
131 Charlotte 11 2252 2948 812 5200 6.40 472.7
132 North Texas 11 2323 1832 770 4155 5.40 377.7
133 Massachusetts 11 2378 2422 767 4800 6.26 436.4
134 Colorado 11 2464 2323 772 4787 6.20 435.2
135 Eastern Michigan 11 2507 2110 736 4617 6.27 419.7
136 Georgia Southern 11 2584 2626 802 5210 6.50 473.6