2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 306 | 372 | 208 | 678 | 3.26 | 169.5 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | 240 | 497 | 210 | 737 | 3.51 | 184.3 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 231 | 591 | 197 | 822 | 4.17 | 205.5 |
| 4 | Missouri | 5 | 431 | 603 | 281 | 1034 | 3.68 | 206.8 |
| 5 | Indiana | 4 | 369 | 486 | 199 | 855 | 4.30 | 213.8 |
| 6 | Penn State | 4 | 345 | 563 | 252 | 908 | 3.60 | 227.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 224 | 708 | 213 | 932 | 4.38 | 233.0 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5 | 644 | 536 | 269 | 1180 | 4.39 | 236.0 |
| 9 | LSU | 5 | 406 | 802 | 305 | 1208 | 3.96 | 241.6 |
| 10 | Louisville | 5 | 599 | 611 | 301 | 1210 | 4.02 | 242.0 |
| 11 | Texas | 5 | 413 | 804 | 317 | 1217 | 3.84 | 243.4 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 481 | 493 | 240 | 974 | 4.06 | 243.5 |
| 13 | UCF | 3 | 388 | 351 | 189 | 739 | 3.91 | 246.3 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 4 | 188 | 813 | 267 | 1001 | 3.75 | 250.3 |
| 14 | BYU | 4 | 264 | 737 | 245 | 1001 | 4.09 | 250.3 |
| 16 | Utah | 4 | 431 | 584 | 230 | 1015 | 4.41 | 253.8 |
| 17 | Oregon | 5 | 521 | 805 | 313 | 1326 | 4.24 | 265.2 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 3 | 374 | 431 | 187 | 805 | 4.30 | 268.3 |
| 19 | Toledo | 5 | 657 | 691 | 307 | 1348 | 4.39 | 269.6 |
| 20 | Illinois | 4 | 379 | 702 | 231 | 1081 | 4.68 | 270.3 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 3 | 139 | 673 | 152 | 812 | 5.34 | 270.7 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 439 | 1197 | 363 | 1636 | 4.51 | 272.7 |
| 23 | Virginia | 4 | 444 | 651 | 233 | 1095 | 4.70 | 273.8 |
| 24 | Washington | 4 | 244 | 854 | 248 | 1098 | 4.43 | 274.5 |
| 25 | Houston | 4 | 482 | 624 | 256 | 1106 | 4.32 | 276.5 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 5 | 623 | 784 | 301 | 1407 | 4.67 | 281.4 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | 5 | 694 | 720 | 308 | 1414 | 4.59 | 282.8 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 4 | 633 | 508 | 243 | 1141 | 4.70 | 285.3 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 4 | 517 | 626 | 237 | 1143 | 4.82 | 285.8 |
| 30 | Arizona | 3 | 297 | 569 | 195 | 866 | 4.44 | 288.7 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 480 | 965 | 296 | 1445 | 4.88 | 289.0 |
| 32 | James Madison | 5 | 666 | 794 | 294 | 1460 | 4.97 | 292.0 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 4 | 517 | 659 | 266 | 1176 | 4.42 | 294.0 |
| 34 | Florida State | 4 | 507 | 677 | 245 | 1184 | 4.83 | 296.0 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 5 | 562 | 925 | 283 | 1487 | 5.25 | 297.4 |
| 36 | Army | 4 | 623 | 569 | 230 | 1192 | 5.18 | 298.0 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 498 | 997 | 343 | 1495 | 4.36 | 299.0 |
| 38 | Auburn | 4 | 316 | 883 | 266 | 1199 | 4.51 | 299.8 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 3 | 281 | 620 | 210 | 901 | 4.29 | 300.3 |
| 40 | Maryland | 3 | 308 | 598 | 219 | 906 | 4.14 | 302.0 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 5 | 694 | 819 | 316 | 1513 | 4.79 | 302.6 |
| 42 | Florida | 4 | 516 | 712 | 249 | 1228 | 4.93 | 307.0 |
| 43 | Troy | 5 | 627 | 919 | 306 | 1546 | 5.05 | 309.2 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 4 | 370 | 871 | 278 | 1241 | 4.46 | 310.3 |
| 45 | California | 5 | 475 | 1081 | 313 | 1556 | 4.97 | 311.2 |
| 45 | Memphis | 5 | 484 | 1072 | 304 | 1556 | 5.12 | 311.2 |
| 47 | Buffalo | 4 | 485 | 762 | 277 | 1247 | 4.50 | 311.8 |
| 47 | Washington State | 11 | 1463 | 1967 | 652 | 3430 | 5.26 | 311.8 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 5 | 507 | 1055 | 377 | 1562 | 4.14 | 312.4 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1191 | 2561 | 815 | 3752 | 4.60 | 312.7 |
| 51 | San Diego State | 5 | 733 | 834 | 358 | 1567 | 4.38 | 313.4 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 5 | 624 | 955 | 314 | 1579 | 5.03 | 315.8 |
| 53 | Tulsa | 4 | 413 | 851 | 276 | 1264 | 4.58 | 316.0 |
| 54 | Boise State | 5 | 670 | 913 | 294 | 1583 | 5.38 | 316.6 |
| 55 | Michigan | 4 | 502 | 768 | 270 | 1270 | 4.70 | 317.5 |
| 56 | Kansas | 3 | 351 | 603 | 192 | 954 | 4.97 | 318.0 |
| 57 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 591 | 684 | 254 | 1275 | 5.02 | 318.8 |
| 58 | East Carolina | 5 | 468 | 1139 | 338 | 1607 | 4.75 | 321.4 |
| 59 | North Texas | 5 | 841 | 784 | 350 | 1625 | 4.64 | 325.0 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 737 | 907 | 348 | 1644 | 4.72 | 328.8 |
| 61 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 732 | 927 | 338 | 1659 | 4.91 | 331.8 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 3 | 193 | 820 | 188 | 1013 | 5.39 | 337.7 |
| 63 | Purdue | 3 | 451 | 570 | 175 | 1021 | 5.83 | 340.3 |
| 64 | Appalachian State | 4 | 325 | 1038 | 275 | 1363 | 4.96 | 340.8 |
| 65 | Texas State | 5 | 862 | 846 | 340 | 1708 | 5.02 | 341.6 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 3 | 446 | 582 | 157 | 1028 | 6.55 | 342.7 |
| 67 | Kansas State | 2 | 339 | 347 | 154 | 686 | 4.45 | 343.0 |
| 67 | Old Dominion | 5 | 797 | 918 | 358 | 1715 | 4.79 | 343.0 |
| 69 | New Mexico | 5 | 551 | 1169 | 317 | 1720 | 5.43 | 344.0 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 4 | 546 | 832 | 272 | 1378 | 5.07 | 344.5 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 5 | 689 | 1040 | 315 | 1729 | 5.49 | 345.8 |
| 72 | NC State | 4 | 389 | 1000 | 280 | 1389 | 4.96 | 347.3 |
| 73 | Tennessee | 5 | 423 | 1321 | 370 | 1744 | 4.71 | 348.8 |
| 74 | Clemson | 5 | 430 | 1317 | 340 | 1747 | 5.14 | 349.4 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 4 | 443 | 958 | 238 | 1401 | 5.89 | 350.3 |
| 76 | Temple | 4 | 720 | 686 | 237 | 1406 | 5.93 | 351.5 |
| 77 | Navy | 4 | 617 | 796 | 230 | 1413 | 6.14 | 353.3 |
| 78 | Rice | 5 | 801 | 967 | 320 | 1768 | 5.53 | 353.6 |
| 79 | USC | 4 | 630 | 788 | 276 | 1418 | 5.14 | 354.5 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 4 | 676 | 748 | 258 | 1424 | 5.52 | 356.0 |
| 80 | Baylor | 3 | 565 | 503 | 193 | 1068 | 5.53 | 356.0 |
| 82 | Air Force | 4 | 660 | 765 | 224 | 1425 | 6.36 | 356.3 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 4 | 652 | 784 | 269 | 1436 | 5.34 | 359.0 |
| 84 | Marshall | 4 | 410 | 1027 | 246 | 1437 | 5.84 | 359.3 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 578 | 1231 | 370 | 1809 | 4.89 | 361.8 |
| 86 | TCU | 4 | 433 | 1018 | 252 | 1451 | 5.76 | 362.8 |
| 87 | Boston College | 4 | 417 | 1044 | 243 | 1461 | 6.01 | 365.3 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 785 | 1046 | 363 | 1831 | 5.04 | 366.2 |
| 89 | UTEP | 4 | 679 | 791 | 275 | 1470 | 5.35 | 367.5 |
| 90 | Louisiana | 5 | 1021 | 817 | 333 | 1838 | 5.52 | 367.6 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 912 | 931 | 370 | 1843 | 4.98 | 368.6 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 630 | 855 | 225 | 1485 | 6.60 | 371.3 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 4 | 591 | 903 | 269 | 1494 | 5.55 | 373.5 |
| 94 | UTSA | 5 | 541 | 1331 | 350 | 1872 | 5.35 | 374.4 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 4 | 798 | 700 | 265 | 1498 | 5.65 | 374.5 |
| 96 | Central Michigan | 5 | 729 | 1160 | 323 | 1889 | 5.85 | 377.8 |
| 97 | Arizona State | 4 | 486 | 1032 | 299 | 1518 | 5.08 | 379.5 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 4 | 535 | 984 | 280 | 1519 | 5.43 | 379.8 |
| 98 | Missouri State | 5 | 733 | 1166 | 297 | 1899 | 6.39 | 379.8 |
| 100 | Nevada | 4 | 531 | 991 | 271 | 1522 | 5.62 | 380.5 |
| 101 | Liberty | 4 | 787 | 762 | 269 | 1549 | 5.76 | 387.3 |
| 102 | Southern Miss | 5 | 895 | 1043 | 358 | 1938 | 5.41 | 387.6 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 10 | 1578 | 2326 | 637 | 3904 | 6.13 | 390.4 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 917 | 1059 | 336 | 1976 | 5.88 | 395.2 |
| 105 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 911 | 1067 | 348 | 1978 | 5.68 | 395.6 |
| 106 | Ohio | 5 | 732 | 1250 | 299 | 1982 | 6.63 | 396.4 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 693 | 903 | 263 | 1596 | 6.07 | 399.0 |
| 108 | USF | 5 | 785 | 1211 | 379 | 1996 | 5.27 | 399.2 |
| 109 | Colorado | 3 | 569 | 637 | 201 | 1206 | 6.00 | 402.0 |
| 110 | UNLV | 5 | 816 | 1245 | 330 | 2061 | 6.25 | 412.2 |
| 111 | Arkansas | 4 | 722 | 928 | 277 | 1650 | 5.96 | 412.5 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 572 | 1099 | 265 | 1671 | 6.31 | 417.8 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 13 | 2594 | 2840 | 940 | 5434 | 5.78 | 418.0 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 559 | 1125 | 285 | 1684 | 5.91 | 421.0 |
| 115 | Stanford | 4 | 491 | 1195 | 278 | 1686 | 6.06 | 421.5 |
| 116 | San Jose State | 4 | 580 | 1108 | 273 | 1688 | 6.18 | 422.0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 633 | 647 | 196 | 1280 | 6.53 | 426.7 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 4 | 824 | 891 | 268 | 1715 | 6.40 | 428.8 |
| 119 | Ball State | 4 | 668 | 1051 | 272 | 1719 | 6.32 | 429.8 |
| 120 | Tulane | 5 | 797 | 1358 | 340 | 2155 | 6.34 | 431.0 |
| 120 | UCLA | 3 | 732 | 561 | 196 | 1293 | 6.60 | 431.0 |
| 122 | Delaware | 5 | 872 | 1308 | 345 | 2180 | 6.32 | 436.0 |
| 123 | Duke | 5 | 842 | 1369 | 344 | 2211 | 6.43 | 442.2 |
| 124 | SMU | 5 | 635 | 1603 | 393 | 2238 | 5.69 | 447.6 |
| 125 | FIU | 5 | 785 | 1456 | 353 | 2241 | 6.35 | 448.2 |
| 126 | Charlotte | 4 | 570 | 1226 | 293 | 1796 | 6.13 | 449.0 |
| 127 | Utah State | 5 | 924 | 1324 | 372 | 2248 | 6.04 | 449.6 |
| 128 | Akron | 4 | 658 | 1147 | 289 | 1805 | 6.25 | 451.3 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 4 | 741 | 1081 | 291 | 1822 | 6.26 | 455.5 |
| 130 | UAB | 4 | 703 | 1136 | 277 | 1839 | 6.64 | 459.8 |
| 131 | Arkansas State | 5 | 836 | 1503 | 341 | 2339 | 6.86 | 467.8 |
| 132 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 730 | 1172 | 284 | 1902 | 6.70 | 475.5 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 982 | 944 | 266 | 1926 | 7.24 | 481.5 |
| 134 | Georgia State | 4 | 909 | 1104 | 284 | 2013 | 7.09 | 503.3 |
| 135 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1089 | 939 | 269 | 2028 | 7.54 | 507.0 |
| 136 | Kent State | 4 | 1077 | 994 | 292 | 2071 | 7.09 | 517.8 |