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