2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/22/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Washington State 1 124 60 59 184 3.12 184.0
2 Ohio State 8 552 1038 428 1590 3.71 198.8
3 Toledo 7 537 1098 447 1635 3.66 233.6
4 Western Michigan 7 862 953 411 1815 4.42 259.3
5 Indiana 8 561 1516 452 2077 4.60 259.6
6 Oregon 8 876 1258 496 2134 4.30 266.8
7 Oregon State 1 125 146 59 271 4.59 271.0
8 James Madison 7 556 1370 424 1926 4.54 275.1
9 San Diego State 7 770 1173 457 1943 4.25 277.6
10 Texas Tech 8 666 1569 537 2235 4.16 279.4
11 Fresno State 7 1040 960 447 2000 4.47 285.7
12 Iowa 8 945 1468 505 2413 4.78 301.6
13 Miami (FL) 7 707 1419 456 2126 4.66 303.7
14 Miami (OH) 7 702 1471 448 2173 4.85 310.4
15 Texas A&M 7 859 1333 420 2192 5.22 313.1
16 Michigan 8 767 1747 510 2514 4.93 314.3
17 Alabama 7 911 1291 419 2202 5.26 314.6
18 Ohio 7 1040 1185 430 2225 5.17 317.9
19 Washington 8 950 1607 527 2557 4.85 319.6
20 Wyoming 7 1245 1033 462 2278 4.93 325.4
21 North Carolina 7 777 1502 474 2279 4.81 325.6
22 Arizona 9 1465 1466 611 2931 4.80 325.7
23 Old Dominion 7 895 1417 480 2312 4.82 330.3
24 Central Michigan 7 960 1356 471 2316 4.92 330.9
25 Boise State 7 1184 1136 440 2320 5.27 331.4
26 Missouri 7 858 1467 461 2325 5.04 332.1
27 Wake Forest 7 964 1367 473 2331 4.93 333.0
28 Georgia 8 802 1866 522 2668 5.11 333.5
29 Virginia 8 895 1813 528 2708 5.13 338.5
30 Buffalo 7 1042 1328 490 2370 4.84 338.6
30 New Mexico 7 722 1648 463 2370 5.12 338.6
32 Pittsburgh 7 598 1786 471 2384 5.06 340.6
33 Louisville 8 887 1843 535 2730 5.10 341.3
34 Oklahoma 7 586 1821 510 2407 4.72 343.9
35 Arizona State 8 1038 1717 518 2755 5.32 344.4
36 Florida State 8 1150 1612 542 2762 5.10 345.3
37 Nebraska 8 1434 1329 482 2763 5.73 345.4
38 Nevada 7 1038 1382 459 2420 5.27 345.7
39 Bowling Green 7 1185 1239 430 2424 5.64 346.3
40 SMU 7 690 1748 508 2438 4.80 348.3
41 Penn State 8 1313 1494 507 2807 5.54 350.9
42 Akron 8 1205 1603 501 2808 5.60 351.0
43 Auburn 7 718 1753 459 2471 5.38 353.0
44 USC 8 1124 1710 482 2834 5.88 354.3
45 Wisconsin 8 996 1856 508 2852 5.61 356.5
46 Northwestern 8 1134 1726 470 2860 6.09 357.5
47 Liberty 7 1150 1359 469 2509 5.35 358.4
48 UCF 8 1302 1581 541 2883 5.33 360.4
49 Clemson 8 941 1949 531 2890 5.44 361.3
50 South Alabama 7 1058 1479 450 2537 5.64 362.4
51 Ole Miss 7 965 1599 457 2564 5.61 366.3
52 Northern Illinois 7 1378 1196 484 2574 5.32 367.7
53 Arkansas State 7 1171 1410 471 2581 5.48 368.7
54 Eastern Michigan 7 1418 1171 467 2589 5.54 369.9
55 UCLA 8 1422 1541 515 2963 5.75 370.4
56 Missouri State 7 872 1730 481 2602 5.41 371.7
57 Louisiana-Monroe 7 1167 1442 476 2609 5.48 372.7
58 BYU 8 1253 1730 533 2983 5.60 372.9
59 Army 7 1062 1554 440 2616 5.95 373.7
60 East Carolina 7 1056 1562 478 2618 5.48 374.0
61 South Carolina 8 1270 1725 528 2995 5.67 374.4
61 Houston 8 1083 1912 527 2995 5.68 374.4
63 Kentucky 8 1020 1976 529 2996 5.66 374.5
64 Michigan State 8 1500 1497 496 2997 6.04 374.6
65 Louisiana Tech 7 1049 1599 472 2648 5.61 378.3
66 UTSA 7 1171 1494 441 2665 6.04 380.7
67 Tulane 7 801 1868 501 2669 5.33 381.3
68 California 7 1334 1336 471 2670 5.67 381.4
69 LSU 7 1132 1540 476 2672 5.61 381.7
69 Virginia Tech 7 1012 1660 467 2672 5.72 381.7
71 TCU 8 1176 1893 587 3069 5.23 383.6
72 Ball State 7 1246 1445 469 2691 5.74 384.4
73 UTEP 7 1139 1560 527 2699 5.12 385.6
74 Kent State 7 907 1811 523 2718 5.20 388.3
75 Delaware 7 1178 1541 463 2719 5.87 388.4
76 San Jose State 7 1052 1697 468 2749 5.87 392.7
77 FIU 7 1120 1630 480 2750 5.73 392.9
78 Temple 7 1409 1342 481 2751 5.72 393.0
79 Illinois 8 1175 1974 550 3149 5.73 393.6
80 USF 7 930 1841 542 2771 5.11 395.9
81 Utah 8 1634 1541 565 3175 5.62 396.9
82 Memphis 7 1019 1781 479 2800 5.85 400.0
83 Middle Tennessee State 7 941 1860 477 2801 5.87 400.1
84 Stanford 8 940 2272 548 3212 5.86 401.5
85 Baylor 8 1585 1635 555 3220 5.80 402.5
86 Kansas State 9 1475 2150 649 3625 5.59 402.8
87 Vanderbilt 7 843 1978 469 2821 6.01 403.0
88 Tennessee 7 1244 1593 494 2837 5.74 405.3
89 Iowa State 8 1255 1989 516 3244 6.29 405.5
90 New Mexico State 7 1246 1598 503 2844 5.65 406.3
91 Texas 7 781 2066 512 2847 5.56 406.7
92 Western Kentucky 7 1090 1762 494 2852 5.77 407.4
93 Hawaii 7 1062 1796 434 2858 6.59 408.3
94 Kansas 8 1565 1713 545 3278 6.01 409.8
95 Kennesaw State 7 1166 1714 500 2880 5.76 411.4
96 Florida 8 1331 1963 549 3294 6.00 411.8
97 UAB 7 1392 1492 440 2884 6.55 412.0
98 Southern Miss 7 1246 1641 541 2887 5.34 412.4
99 Minnesota 8 1248 2058 528 3306 6.26 413.3
100 Texas State 7 1076 1832 497 2908 5.85 415.4
101 Duke 7 968 1948 457 2916 6.38 416.6
102 Navy 7 984 1940 485 2924 6.03 417.7
103 Rice 7 1055 1874 436 2929 6.72 418.4
104 Jacksonville State 7 1012 1930 485 2942 6.07 420.3
105 Troy 7 1430 1526 496 2956 5.96 422.3
106 Utah State 7 1261 1700 500 2961 5.92 423.0
107 Marshall 7 1204 1758 494 2962 6.00 423.1
108 Georgia State 7 1285 1679 478 2964 6.20 423.4
109 Oklahoma State 8 1125 2269 535 3394 6.34 424.3
110 Massachusetts 7 1637 1341 476 2978 6.26 425.4
111 Syracuse 7 1138 1846 466 2984 6.40 426.3
112 Louisiana 7 1201 1785 486 2986 6.14 426.6
113 UNLV 7 1304 1702 454 3006 6.62 429.4
114 West Virginia 8 1256 2181 565 3437 6.08 429.6
115 Florida Atlantic 7 1591 1439 507 3030 5.98 432.9
116 Maryland 8 1638 1828 573 3466 6.05 433.3
117 Cincinnati 8 1569 1901 586 3470 5.92 433.8
118 North Texas 7 1808 1254 502 3062 6.10 437.4
119 Purdue 8 1376 2137 544 3513 6.46 439.1
120 Tulsa 7 1547 1554 508 3101 6.10 443.0
121 Georgia Tech 8 1399 2146 526 3545 6.74 443.1
122 Arkansas 7 1187 1918 472 3105 6.58 443.6
123 Colorado 8 1895 1686 571 3581 6.27 447.6
124 Appalachian State 7 1257 1911 517 3168 6.13 452.6
125 Rutgers 8 1773 1884 472 3657 7.75 457.1
126 NC State 8 1345 2356 548 3701 6.75 462.6
127 Mississippi State 7 1542 1721 502 3263 6.50 466.1
128 Coastal Carolina 7 1507 1760 526 3267 6.21 466.7
129 Colorado State 7 1467 1801 487 3268 6.71 466.9
130 Georgia Southern 7 1602 1682 536 3284 6.13 469.1
131 Sam Houston State 7 1458 1848 484 3306 6.83 472.3
132 Air Force 7 1230 2088 433 3318 7.66 474.0
133 Charlotte 7 1682 1722 519 3404 6.56 486.3
134 Boston College 7 1525 1959 495 3484 7.04 497.7