2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/09/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Nebraska 1 286 105 56 391 6.98 391.0
2 Texas 1 77 126 54 203 3.76 203.0
3 Oklahoma 1 146 142 56 288 5.14 288.0
4 Louisville 1 88 149 63 237 3.76 237.0
5 Indiana 1 2 159 45 161 3.58 161.0
6 Louisiana 1 427 179 86 606 7.05 606.0
7 Kansas State 1 130 183 74 313 4.23 313.0
8 Texas State 1 245 188 67 433 6.46 433.0
9 Old Dominion 1 309 193 89 502 5.64 502.0
10 Western Michigan 1 162 196 63 358 5.68 358.0
10 Florida Atlantic 1 296 196 65 492 7.57 492.0
12 Ole Miss 1 57 197 56 254 4.54 254.0
12 Northwestern 1 176 197 56 373 6.66 373.0
14 Washington 1 149 208 62 357 5.76 357.0
15 Troy 1 217 213 72 430 5.97 430.0
16 Baylor 1 179 221 80 400 5.00 400.0
17 Charlotte 1 407 224 97 631 6.51 631.0
18 Virginia Tech 1 262 228 57 490 8.60 490.0
19 Central Michigan 1 381 235 80 616 7.70 616.0
20 Louisiana Tech 1 128 237 75 365 4.87 365.0
21 East Carolina 1 172 246 60 418 6.97 418.0
22 Syracuse 1 246 247 68 493 7.25 493.0
23 Wake Forest 1 163 248 85 411 4.84 411.0
23 Penn State 1 176 248 78 424 5.44 424.0
25 Marshall 1 239 249 76 488 6.42 488.0
26 New Mexico 1 201 251 63 452 7.17 452.0
27 Massachusetts 1 268 253 84 521 6.20 521.0
28 NC State 1 257 257 75 514 6.85 514.0
29 Virginia 1 256 258 81 514 6.35 514.0
30 Arkansas State 1 187 265 59 452 7.66 452.0
31 Tulsa 1 191 266 78 457 5.86 457.0
32 Illinois 1 312 267 72 579 8.04 579.0
33 Michigan 1 138 270 74 408 5.51 408.0
34 UAB 1 235 275 73 510 6.99 510.0
35 Kennesaw State 1 313 280 67 593 8.85 593.0
36 Arizona 1 111 288 69 399 5.78 399.0
37 Coastal Carolina 1 164 290 79 454 5.75 454.0
38 UTSA 1 108 291 59 399 6.76 399.0
38 TCU 1 201 291 83 492 5.93 492.0
40 Texas A&M 1 136 293 71 429 6.04 429.0
41 Duke 1 123 296 73 419 5.74 419.0
42 Tennessee 1 198 304 87 502 5.77 502.0
43 Tulane 1 241 307 69 548 7.94 548.0
44 Utah 1 173 311 72 484 6.72 484.0
45 Cincinnati 1 156 314 85 470 5.53 470.0
45 LSU 1 166 314 84 480 5.71 480.0
47 Oklahoma State 1 312 319 62 631 10.18 631.0
48 Colorado 2 528 322 133 850 6.39 425.0
49 USC 1 171 331 62 502 8.10 502.0
50 Kansas 1 261 334 86 595 6.92 595.0
51 Vanderbilt 1 146 340 69 486 7.04 486.0
52 Minnesota 1 133 341 58 474 8.17 474.0
53 Houston 1 207 345 90 552 6.13 552.0
54 Ohio 1 225 347 63 572 9.08 572.0
55 South Carolina 2 431 348 138 779 5.64 389.5
56 West Virginia 1 165 351 67 516 7.70 516.0
57 Iowa 2 208 367 119 575 4.83 287.5
58 USF 1 205 371 68 576 8.47 576.0
58 Louisiana-Monroe 1 212 371 69 583 8.45 583.0
60 Boise State 2 317 444 107 761 7.11 380.5
61 Temple 2 535 448 127 983 7.74 491.5
62 Clemson 2 255 459 140 714 5.10 357.0
63 Auburn 2 239 478 131 717 5.47 358.5
64 Alabama 3 592 480 170 1072 6.31 357.3
64 Kentucky 2 400 480 143 880 6.15 440.0
66 Stanford 2 363 559 142 922 6.49 461.0
67 Notre Dame 2 262 565 137 827 6.04 413.5
68 Mississippi State 3 681 597 223 1278 5.73 426.0
69 Utah State 2 457 640 144 1097 7.62 548.5
70 Florida 3 408 643 193 1051 5.45 350.3
71 Georgia 2 242 651 147 893 6.07 446.5
72 Wisconsin 2 247 652 114 899 7.89 449.5
73 Purdue 2 371 671 126 1042 8.27 521.0
74 Florida State 3 395 724 215 1119 5.20 373.0
75 Oregon State 2 401 783 158 1184 7.49 592.0
76 Miami (FL) 3 265 785 209 1050 5.02 350.0
77 Kent State 3 913 818 226 1731 7.66 577.0
78 Georgia State 3 786 945 212 1731 8.17 577.0
79 Arkansas 3 618 987 214 1605 7.50 535.0