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 | Toledo | 7 | 537 | 1098 | 447 | 1635 | 3.66 | 233.6 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | 552 | 1038 | 428 | 1590 | 3.71 | 198.8 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 8 | 666 | 1569 | 537 | 2235 | 4.16 | 279.4 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 7 | 770 | 1173 | 457 | 1943 | 4.25 | 277.6 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8 | 876 | 1258 | 496 | 2134 | 4.30 | 266.8 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 7 | 862 | 953 | 411 | 1815 | 4.42 | 259.3 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 7 | 1041 | 959 | 447 | 2000 | 4.47 | 285.7 |
| 9 | James Madison | 7 | 556 | 1370 | 424 | 1926 | 4.54 | 275.1 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 1 | 125 | 146 | 59 | 271 | 4.59 | 271.0 |
| 11 | Indiana | 8 | 561 | 1516 | 452 | 2077 | 4.60 | 259.6 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 707 | 1419 | 456 | 2126 | 4.66 | 303.7 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 7 | 586 | 1821 | 510 | 2407 | 4.72 | 343.9 |
| 14 | Iowa | 8 | 945 | 1468 | 505 | 2413 | 4.78 | 301.6 |
| 15 | Arizona | 9 | 1465 | 1466 | 611 | 2931 | 4.80 | 325.7 |
| 15 | SMU | 7 | 690 | 1748 | 508 | 2438 | 4.80 | 348.3 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 7 | 777 | 1502 | 474 | 2279 | 4.81 | 325.6 |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 7 | 895 | 1417 | 480 | 2312 | 4.82 | 330.3 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 7 | 1042 | 1328 | 490 | 2370 | 4.84 | 338.6 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 702 | 1471 | 448 | 2173 | 4.85 | 310.4 |
| 20 | Washington | 8 | 950 | 1607 | 527 | 2557 | 4.85 | 319.6 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 7 | 960 | 1356 | 471 | 2316 | 4.92 | 330.9 |
| 23 | Michigan | 8 | 767 | 1747 | 510 | 2514 | 4.93 | 314.3 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 7 | 1245 | 1033 | 462 | 2278 | 4.93 | 325.4 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 7 | 964 | 1367 | 473 | 2331 | 4.93 | 333.0 |
| 26 | Missouri | 7 | 858 | 1467 | 461 | 2325 | 5.04 | 332.1 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 598 | 1786 | 471 | 2384 | 5.06 | 340.6 |
| 28 | Louisville | 8 | 887 | 1843 | 535 | 2730 | 5.10 | 341.3 |
| 28 | Florida State | 8 | 1150 | 1612 | 542 | 2762 | 5.10 | 345.3 |
| 30 | Georgia | 8 | 802 | 1866 | 522 | 2668 | 5.11 | 333.5 |
| 30 | USF | 7 | 930 | 1841 | 542 | 2771 | 5.11 | 395.9 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 7 | 722 | 1648 | 463 | 2370 | 5.12 | 338.6 |
| 32 | UTEP | 7 | 1139 | 1560 | 527 | 2699 | 5.12 | 385.6 |
| 34 | Virginia | 8 | 895 | 1813 | 528 | 2708 | 5.13 | 338.5 |
| 35 | Ohio | 7 | 1040 | 1185 | 430 | 2225 | 5.17 | 317.9 |
| 36 | Kent State | 7 | 907 | 1811 | 523 | 2718 | 5.20 | 388.3 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 7 | 859 | 1333 | 420 | 2192 | 5.22 | 313.1 |
| 38 | TCU | 8 | 1176 | 1893 | 587 | 3069 | 5.23 | 383.6 |
| 39 | Alabama | 7 | 911 | 1291 | 419 | 2202 | 5.26 | 314.6 |
| 40 | Boise State | 7 | 1184 | 1136 | 440 | 2320 | 5.27 | 331.4 |
| 40 | Nevada | 7 | 1038 | 1382 | 459 | 2420 | 5.27 | 345.7 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 8 | 1038 | 1717 | 518 | 2755 | 5.32 | 344.4 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 1378 | 1196 | 484 | 2574 | 5.32 | 367.7 |
| 44 | UCF | 8 | 1302 | 1581 | 541 | 2883 | 5.33 | 360.4 |
| 44 | Tulane | 7 | 801 | 1868 | 501 | 2669 | 5.33 | 381.3 |
| 46 | Southern Miss | 7 | 1246 | 1641 | 541 | 2887 | 5.34 | 412.4 |
| 47 | Liberty | 7 | 1150 | 1359 | 469 | 2509 | 5.35 | 358.4 |
| 48 | Auburn | 7 | 718 | 1753 | 459 | 2471 | 5.38 | 353.0 |
| 49 | Missouri State | 7 | 872 | 1730 | 481 | 2602 | 5.41 | 371.7 |
| 50 | Clemson | 8 | 941 | 1949 | 531 | 2890 | 5.44 | 361.3 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 7 | 1171 | 1410 | 471 | 2581 | 5.48 | 368.7 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 1167 | 1442 | 476 | 2609 | 5.48 | 372.7 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 7 | 1056 | 1562 | 478 | 2618 | 5.48 | 374.0 |
| 54 | Penn State | 8 | 1313 | 1494 | 507 | 2807 | 5.54 | 350.9 |
| 54 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 1418 | 1171 | 467 | 2589 | 5.54 | 369.9 |
| 56 | Texas | 7 | 781 | 2066 | 512 | 2847 | 5.56 | 406.7 |
| 57 | Kansas State | 9 | 1475 | 2150 | 649 | 3625 | 5.59 | 402.8 |
| 58 | Akron | 8 | 1205 | 1603 | 501 | 2808 | 5.60 | 351.0 |
| 58 | BYU | 8 | 1253 | 1730 | 533 | 2983 | 5.60 | 372.9 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | 8 | 996 | 1856 | 508 | 2852 | 5.61 | 356.5 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | 7 | 965 | 1599 | 457 | 2564 | 5.61 | 366.3 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 1049 | 1599 | 472 | 2648 | 5.61 | 378.3 |
| 60 | LSU | 7 | 1132 | 1540 | 476 | 2672 | 5.61 | 381.7 |
| 64 | Utah | 8 | 1634 | 1541 | 565 | 3175 | 5.62 | 396.9 |
| 65 | Bowling Green | 7 | 1185 | 1239 | 430 | 2424 | 5.64 | 346.3 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 7 | 1058 | 1479 | 450 | 2537 | 5.64 | 362.4 |
| 67 | New Mexico State | 7 | 1246 | 1598 | 503 | 2844 | 5.65 | 406.3 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 8 | 1020 | 1976 | 529 | 2996 | 5.66 | 374.5 |
| 69 | South Carolina | 8 | 1270 | 1725 | 528 | 2995 | 5.67 | 374.4 |
| 69 | California | 7 | 1334 | 1336 | 471 | 2670 | 5.67 | 381.4 |
| 71 | Houston | 8 | 1083 | 1912 | 527 | 2995 | 5.68 | 374.4 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 1012 | 1660 | 467 | 2672 | 5.72 | 381.7 |
| 72 | Temple | 7 | 1409 | 1342 | 481 | 2751 | 5.72 | 393.0 |
| 74 | Nebraska | 8 | 1434 | 1329 | 482 | 2763 | 5.73 | 345.4 |
| 74 | FIU | 7 | 1120 | 1630 | 480 | 2750 | 5.73 | 392.9 |
| 74 | Illinois | 8 | 1175 | 1974 | 550 | 3149 | 5.73 | 393.6 |
| 77 | Ball State | 7 | 1246 | 1445 | 469 | 2691 | 5.74 | 384.4 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 7 | 1244 | 1593 | 494 | 2837 | 5.74 | 405.3 |
| 79 | UCLA | 8 | 1422 | 1541 | 515 | 2963 | 5.75 | 370.4 |
| 80 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 1166 | 1714 | 500 | 2880 | 5.76 | 411.4 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 1090 | 1762 | 494 | 2852 | 5.77 | 407.4 |
| 82 | Baylor | 8 | 1585 | 1635 | 555 | 3220 | 5.80 | 402.5 |
| 83 | Memphis | 7 | 1019 | 1781 | 479 | 2800 | 5.85 | 400.0 |
| 83 | Texas State | 7 | 1076 | 1832 | 497 | 2908 | 5.85 | 415.4 |
| 85 | Stanford | 8 | 940 | 2272 | 548 | 3212 | 5.86 | 401.5 |
| 86 | Delaware | 7 | 1178 | 1541 | 463 | 2719 | 5.87 | 388.4 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 7 | 1052 | 1697 | 468 | 2749 | 5.87 | 392.7 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 941 | 1860 | 477 | 2801 | 5.87 | 400.1 |
| 89 | USC | 8 | 1124 | 1710 | 482 | 2834 | 5.88 | 354.3 |
| 90 | Utah State | 7 | 1261 | 1700 | 500 | 2961 | 5.92 | 423.0 |
| 90 | Cincinnati | 8 | 1569 | 1901 | 586 | 3470 | 5.92 | 433.8 |
| 92 | Army | 7 | 1062 | 1554 | 440 | 2616 | 5.95 | 373.7 |
| 93 | Troy | 7 | 1426 | 1530 | 496 | 2956 | 5.96 | 422.3 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1591 | 1439 | 507 | 3030 | 5.98 | 432.9 |
| 95 | Florida | 8 | 1331 | 1963 | 549 | 3294 | 6.00 | 411.8 |
| 95 | Marshall | 7 | 1204 | 1758 | 494 | 2962 | 6.00 | 423.1 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 843 | 1978 | 469 | 2821 | 6.01 | 403.0 |
| 97 | Kansas | 8 | 1565 | 1713 | 545 | 3278 | 6.01 | 409.8 |
| 99 | Navy | 7 | 984 | 1940 | 485 | 2924 | 6.03 | 417.7 |
| 100 | Michigan State | 8 | 1500 | 1497 | 496 | 2997 | 6.04 | 374.6 |
| 100 | UTSA | 7 | 1171 | 1494 | 441 | 2665 | 6.04 | 380.7 |
| 102 | Maryland | 8 | 1638 | 1828 | 573 | 3466 | 6.05 | 433.3 |
| 103 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 1012 | 1930 | 485 | 2942 | 6.07 | 420.3 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 8 | 1256 | 2181 | 565 | 3437 | 6.08 | 429.6 |
| 105 | Northwestern | 8 | 1134 | 1726 | 470 | 2860 | 6.09 | 357.5 |
| 106 | North Texas | 7 | 1808 | 1254 | 502 | 3062 | 6.10 | 437.4 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 7 | 1547 | 1554 | 508 | 3101 | 6.10 | 443.0 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 7 | 1257 | 1911 | 517 | 3168 | 6.13 | 452.6 |
| 108 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 1602 | 1682 | 536 | 3284 | 6.13 | 469.1 |
| 110 | Louisiana | 7 | 1201 | 1785 | 486 | 2986 | 6.14 | 426.6 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 7 | 1285 | 1679 | 478 | 2964 | 6.20 | 423.4 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 1507 | 1760 | 526 | 3267 | 6.21 | 466.7 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 8 | 1248 | 2058 | 528 | 3306 | 6.26 | 413.3 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 7 | 1637 | 1341 | 476 | 2978 | 6.26 | 425.4 |
| 115 | Colorado | 8 | 1895 | 1686 | 571 | 3581 | 6.27 | 447.6 |
| 116 | Iowa State | 8 | 1255 | 1989 | 516 | 3244 | 6.29 | 405.5 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 1125 | 2269 | 535 | 3394 | 6.34 | 424.3 |
| 118 | Duke | 7 | 968 | 1948 | 457 | 2916 | 6.38 | 416.6 |
| 119 | Syracuse | 7 | 1138 | 1846 | 466 | 2984 | 6.40 | 426.3 |
| 120 | Purdue | 8 | 1376 | 2137 | 544 | 3513 | 6.46 | 439.1 |
| 121 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1542 | 1721 | 502 | 3263 | 6.50 | 466.1 |
| 122 | UAB | 7 | 1392 | 1492 | 440 | 2884 | 6.55 | 412.0 |
| 123 | Charlotte | 7 | 1682 | 1722 | 519 | 3404 | 6.56 | 486.3 |
| 124 | Arkansas | 7 | 1187 | 1918 | 472 | 3105 | 6.58 | 443.6 |
| 125 | Hawaii | 7 | 1062 | 1796 | 434 | 2858 | 6.59 | 408.3 |
| 126 | UNLV | 7 | 1304 | 1702 | 454 | 3006 | 6.62 | 429.4 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 7 | 1467 | 1801 | 487 | 3268 | 6.71 | 466.9 |
| 128 | Rice | 7 | 1055 | 1874 | 436 | 2929 | 6.72 | 418.4 |
| 129 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 1399 | 2146 | 526 | 3545 | 6.74 | 443.1 |
| 130 | NC State | 8 | 1345 | 2356 | 548 | 3701 | 6.75 | 462.6 |
| 131 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 1458 | 1848 | 484 | 3306 | 6.83 | 472.3 |
| 132 | Boston College | 7 | 1525 | 1959 | 495 | 3484 | 7.04 | 497.7 |
| 133 | Air Force | 7 | 1230 | 2088 | 433 | 3318 | 7.66 | 474.0 |
| 134 | Rutgers | 8 | 1773 | 1884 | 472 | 3657 | 7.75 | 457.1 |