2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Washington State 2 164 300 129 464 3.60 232.0
2 Oregon State 2 311 343 121 654 5.40 327.0
3 James Madison 9 525 1748 553 2273 4.11 252.6
4 Toledo 8 595 1363 513 1958 3.82 244.8
5 Indiana 10 663 2018 582 2681 4.61 268.1
6 Oklahoma 8 671 1934 565 2605 4.61 325.6
7 Miami (FL) 8 737 1618 510 2355 4.62 294.4
8 Pittsburgh 8 738 2062 542 2800 5.17 350.0
9 Texas Tech 10 766 1849 650 2615 4.02 261.5
10 Ohio State 10 770 1323 527 2093 3.97 209.3
11 Georgia 9 799 2078 577 2877 4.99 319.7
12 SMU 8 812 2078 585 2890 4.94 361.3
13 Auburn 8 876 1875 532 2751 5.17 343.9
14 Louisville 8 887 1843 535 2730 5.10 341.3
15 New Mexico 8 915 1810 529 2725 5.15 340.6
16 Missouri 8 919 1652 516 2571 4.98 321.4
16 Tulane 9 919 2305 618 3224 5.22 358.2
18 Vanderbilt 8 926 2277 544 3203 5.89 400.4
19 Texas 8 938 2246 578 3184 5.51 398.0
20 Stanford 8 940 2272 548 3212 5.86 401.5
21 Clemson 8 941 1949 531 2890 5.44 361.3
22 San Diego State 8 951 1300 517 2251 4.35 281.4
23 Michigan 9 953 1980 583 2933 5.03 325.9
24 North Carolina 8 962 1703 546 2665 4.88 333.1
25 Kentucky 8 1020 1976 529 2996 5.66 374.5
26 Old Dominion 8 1024 1571 547 2595 4.74 324.4
26 Middle Tennessee State 8 1024 2171 551 3195 5.80 399.4
28 Oregon 9 1030 1387 559 2417 4.32 268.6
29 Washington 9 1057 1893 598 2950 4.93 327.8
30 Western Michigan 9 1069 1479 544 2548 4.68 283.1
31 Wake Forest 8 1074 1635 547 2709 4.95 338.6
32 Texas A&M 8 1077 1512 486 2589 5.33 323.6
33 USF 8 1083 1945 600 3028 5.05 378.5
34 Miami (OH) 9 1091 1759 576 2850 4.95 316.7
35 East Carolina 8 1095 1861 551 2956 5.36 369.5
36 Hawaii 8 1116 1998 499 3114 6.24 389.3
37 Wisconsin 9 1124 1946 564 3070 5.44 341.1
38 Arizona State 9 1126 2003 607 3129 5.15 347.7
39 Ohio 8 1140 1455 490 2595 5.30 324.4
40 Florida State 8 1150 1612 542 2762 5.10 345.3
41 Virginia 10 1151 2087 644 3238 5.03 323.8
42 Fresno State 8 1153 1074 507 2227 4.39 278.4
43 Central Michigan 8 1165 1562 532 2727 5.13 340.9
44 Louisiana Tech 8 1171 1893 530 3064 5.78 383.0
45 Iowa 9 1176 1537 565 2713 4.80 301.4
46 Houston 9 1195 2221 599 3416 5.70 379.6
47 Alabama 9 1204 1706 561 2910 5.19 323.3
47 Delaware 8 1204 1885 537 3089 5.75 386.1
49 Akron 8 1205 1603 501 2808 5.60 351.0
50 LSU 8 1207 1858 542 3065 5.65 383.1
51 Virginia Tech 8 1209 1843 550 3052 5.55 381.5
52 Kent State 8 1214 1838 591 3052 5.16 381.5
53 Memphis 8 1219 1881 548 3100 5.66 387.5
54 Navy 9 1220 2194 594 3414 5.75 379.3
55 Duke 9 1222 2506 601 3728 6.20 414.2
56 Ole Miss 8 1227 1777 531 3004 5.66 375.5
57 USC 9 1232 1910 546 3142 5.75 349.1
58 Air Force 8 1242 2411 479 3653 7.63 456.6
59 Bowling Green 8 1254 1462 494 2716 5.50 339.5
59 Northwestern 9 1254 1890 522 3144 6.02 349.3
61 Missouri State 8 1260 1817 545 3077 5.65 384.6
62 Nevada 8 1264 1652 514 2916 5.67 364.5
63 Illinois 9 1266 2137 615 3403 5.53 378.1
64 South Carolina 8 1270 1725 528 2995 5.67 374.4
65 Syracuse 8 1275 2142 521 3417 6.56 427.1
66 Texas State 8 1281 1989 567 3270 5.77 408.8
67 Iowa State 9 1282 2191 573 3473 6.06 385.9
68 Jacksonville State 9 1288 2356 614 3644 5.93 404.9
69 TCU 9 1291 2175 639 3466 5.42 385.1
70 San Jose State 8 1311 1835 541 3146 5.82 393.3
71 FIU 8 1316 1793 551 3109 5.64 388.6
72 South Alabama 8 1321 1760 519 3081 5.94 385.1
73 Rice 8 1327 2155 513 3482 6.79 435.3
74 Florida 8 1331 1963 549 3294 6.00 411.8
75 Minnesota 9 1334 2240 583 3574 6.13 397.1
76 Appalachian State 8 1342 2274 598 3616 6.05 452.0
77 Arkansas State 8 1353 1681 546 3034 5.56 379.3
78 UTEP 8 1355 1871 601 3226 5.37 403.3
79 Oklahoma State 9 1358 2382 602 3740 6.21 415.6
80 Liberty 8 1362 1599 536 2961 5.52 370.1
81 Army 9 1368 1906 572 3274 5.72 363.8
82 Wyoming 8 1373 1322 520 2695 5.18 336.9
83 Marshall 8 1377 2113 581 3490 6.01 436.3
84 Southern Miss 8 1378 1937 614 3315 5.40 414.4
85 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1379 1568 544 2947 5.42 368.4
86 Western Kentucky 8 1383 1984 562 3367 5.99 420.9
87 Georgia Tech 8 1399 2146 526 3545 6.74 443.1
88 Buffalo 8 1401 1475 567 2876 5.07 359.5
89 UTSA 8 1404 1564 502 2968 5.91 371.0
90 Louisiana 8 1406 2096 562 3502 6.23 437.8
91 NC State 9 1415 2551 608 3966 6.52 440.7
92 UCF 9 1420 1870 606 3290 5.43 365.6
93 Utah State 8 1432 2041 595 3473 5.84 434.1
94 West Virginia 9 1444 2565 659 4009 6.08 445.4
95 New Mexico State 8 1445 1858 579 3303 5.70 412.9
96 BYU 10 1454 2199 667 3653 5.48 365.3
97 Ball State 8 1478 1671 535 3149 5.89 393.6
98 Penn State 9 1508 1832 571 3340 5.85 371.1
99 Arkansas 8 1509 1943 537 3452 6.43 431.5
100 UCLA 9 1553 1798 570 3351 5.88 372.3
101 Tennessee 8 1558 1861 559 3419 6.12 427.4
102 California 8 1561 1586 538 3147 5.85 393.4
103 Arizona 10 1565 1580 663 3145 4.74 314.5
104 Michigan State 9 1575 1956 573 3531 6.16 392.3
105 Georgia State 8 1588 1785 554 3373 6.09 421.6
106 Boise State 9 1589 1545 578 3134 5.42 348.2
107 UAB 8 1590 1651 504 3241 6.43 405.1
108 Northern Illinois 8 1609 1403 542 3012 5.56 376.5
109 Kansas State 10 1626 2322 721 3948 5.48 394.8
110 Nebraska 9 1647 1495 544 3142 5.78 349.1
111 Temple 8 1648 1708 545 3356 6.16 419.5
112 Georgia Southern 8 1666 1990 587 3656 6.23 457.0
113 Kennesaw State 9 1667 2022 641 3689 5.76 409.9
114 UNLV 9 1668 2139 590 3807 6.45 423.0
115 Eastern Michigan 8 1696 1271 531 2967 5.59 370.9
116 Boston College 8 1714 2024 554 3738 6.75 467.3
117 Kansas 9 1726 1966 601 3692 6.14 410.2
118 Mississippi State 8 1728 2080 577 3808 6.60 476.0
119 Purdue 9 1731 2330 598 4061 6.79 451.2
120 Sam Houston State 8 1761 2139 548 3900 7.12 487.5
121 Tulsa 8 1776 1720 581 3496 6.02 437.0
122 Colorado State 8 1783 1905 558 3688 6.61 461.0
123 Coastal Carolina 8 1793 1999 596 3792 6.36 474.0
124 Maryland 9 1799 2120 643 3919 6.09 435.4
125 Baylor 9 1801 1836 633 3637 5.75 404.1
126 Cincinnati 9 1807 2207 660 4014 6.08 446.0
127 Charlotte 8 1833 2034 593 3867 6.52 483.4
128 Florida Atlantic 8 1845 1697 593 3542 5.97 442.8
129 Troy 9 1848 1828 629 3676 5.84 408.4
130 Massachusetts 8 1915 1469 533 3384 6.35 423.0
131 Utah 9 1924 1728 643 3652 5.68 405.8
132 Rutgers 9 2073 2093 526 4166 7.92 462.9
133 Colorado 9 2101 1801 631 3902 6.18 433.6
134 North Texas 9 2179 1543 646 3722 5.76 413.6