2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 6 422 1028 345 1450 4.20 241.7
2 LSU 7 646 1148 425 1794 4.22 256.3
3 Oklahoma 8 499 1357 493 1856 3.76 232.0
4 Ohio State 10 714 1223 538 1937 3.60 193.7
5 Missouri 8 633 1334 468 1967 4.20 245.9
6 Oregon 9 1023 1049 525 2072 3.95 230.2
7 Auburn 7 549 1564 456 2113 4.63 301.9
8 Iowa 9 878 1299 536 2177 4.06 241.9
9 Notre Dame 8 665 1646 552 2311 4.19 288.9
10 Texas Tech 9 556 1766 588 2322 3.95 258.0
11 South Carolina 7 929 1420 476 2349 4.93 335.6
12 Washington State 9 981 1444 541 2425 4.48 269.4
13 Michigan 9 672 1759 571 2431 4.26 270.1
14 Texas 7 709 1745 499 2454 4.92 350.6
15 Georgia 9 805 1663 522 2468 4.73 274.2
16 Indiana 10 778 1692 542 2470 4.56 247.0
17 Alabama 9 1056 1428 539 2484 4.61 276.0
18 Northwestern 9 937 1578 488 2515 5.15 279.4
19 Florida 7 1053 1468 445 2521 5.67 360.1
20 West Virginia 7 952 1595 492 2547 5.18 363.9
21 Nebraska 9 1354 1287 532 2641 4.96 293.4
22 Purdue 7 972 1696 451 2668 5.92 381.1
23 USC 8 968 1703 500 2671 5.34 333.9
24 UCF 9 1275 1415 579 2690 4.65 298.9
25 Penn State 9 1160 1545 579 2705 4.67 300.6
26 Florida State 9 1262 1565 572 2827 4.94 314.1
26 Kentucky 8 1099 1728 531 2827 5.32 353.4
28 Ole Miss 9 1271 1575 560 2846 5.08 316.2
29 UCLA 8 1384 1465 488 2849 5.84 356.1
30 Temple 8 1483 1369 517 2852 5.52 356.5
31 Washington 10 859 2023 645 2882 4.47 288.2
32 Texas A&M 10 1171 1721 601 2892 4.81 289.2
33 Michigan State 8 917 1977 512 2894 5.65 361.8
34 Arkansas 8 1589 1410 546 2999 5.49 374.9
35 Miami (FL) 11 949 2070 681 3019 4.43 274.5
36 Oregon State 9 1406 1616 534 3022 5.66 335.8
37 Stanford 8 682 2366 536 3048 5.69 381.0
38 Minnesota 10 1129 1924 616 3053 4.96 305.3
39 Louisville 10 1209 1897 636 3106 4.88 310.6
40 Illinois 10 1101 2042 633 3143 4.97 314.3
41 BYU 10 1069 2075 633 3144 4.97 314.4
42 Old Dominion 11 1201 1983 737 3184 4.32 289.5
43 Arizona 11 1372 1813 710 3185 4.49 289.5
44 Kansas State 9 1414 1785 646 3199 4.95 355.4
45 San Diego State 12 1316 1884 777 3200 4.12 266.7
46 James Madison 13 990 2229 794 3219 4.05 247.6
47 Iowa State 9 1309 1913 553 3222 5.83 358.0
48 North Carolina 10 1191 2051 677 3242 4.79 324.2
49 Virginia Tech 9 1297 1952 572 3249 5.68 361.0
50 Mississippi State 9 1562 1740 588 3302 5.62 366.9
51 Toledo 13 1252 2054 820 3306 4.03 254.3
51 Arizona State 9 1034 2272 658 3306 5.02 367.3
53 Army 10 1431 1883 600 3314 5.52 331.4
54 Colorado 8 1737 1597 546 3334 6.11 416.8
55 Vanderbilt 10 993 2362 652 3355 5.15 335.5
55 Tennessee 9 1157 2198 652 3355 5.15 372.8
57 Baylor 9 1574 1804 619 3378 5.46 375.3
58 UTSA 10 1432 1991 651 3423 5.26 342.3
59 Cincinnati 9 1313 2112 628 3425 5.45 380.6
60 USF 10 1218 2263 763 3481 4.56 348.1
61 Pittsburgh 11 921 2571 746 3492 4.68 317.5
62 Oklahoma State 9 1425 2109 588 3534 6.01 392.7
63 Houston 11 1337 2207 696 3544 5.09 322.2
64 Wyoming 11 1714 1876 703 3590 5.11 326.4
65 Rutgers 9 1690 1978 506 3668 7.25 407.6
66 East Carolina 11 1295 2392 767 3687 4.81 335.2
67 TCU 10 1237 2456 687 3693 5.38 369.3
68 Fresno State 13 1715 1999 790 3714 4.70 285.7
69 Kansas 10 1544 2183 669 3727 5.57 372.7
70 South Alabama 10 1683 2061 647 3744 5.79 374.4
71 Rice 10 1470 2293 657 3763 5.73 376.3
72 Georgia State 9 1705 2066 621 3771 6.07 419.0
73 NC State 10 1190 2585 672 3775 5.62 377.5
74 Maryland 10 1512 2282 714 3794 5.31 379.4
75 Utah 11 1980 1835 735 3815 5.19 346.8
76 Tulsa 10 1637 2225 709 3862 5.45 386.2
77 Western Michigan 13 1576 2295 796 3871 4.86 297.8
78 Memphis 11 1378 2521 727 3899 5.36 354.5
79 Navy 11 1398 2503 698 3901 5.59 354.6
80 Tulane 11 1203 2716 753 3919 5.20 356.3
81 Wake Forest 12 1418 2526 860 3944 4.59 328.7
82 New Mexico 12 1265 2728 783 3993 5.10 332.8
83 Charlotte 9 1914 2083 659 3997 6.07 444.1
84 Central Michigan 12 1513 2487 775 4000 5.16 333.3
85 Ohio 12 1647 2358 726 4005 5.52 333.8
86 Marshall 10 1409 2621 692 4030 5.82 403.0
87 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1739 2296 740 4035 5.45 366.8
88 Liberty 11 1922 2148 738 4070 5.51 370.0
89 UAB 10 1790 2321 663 4111 6.20 411.1
90 Bowling Green 12 1697 2420 732 4117 5.62 343.1
91 Buffalo 12 1886 2237 844 4123 4.89 343.6
92 Kent State 10 1882 2291 735 4173 5.68 417.3
93 SMU 11 1158 3028 823 4186 5.09 380.5
94 California 12 1842 2405 771 4247 5.51 353.9
95 Northern Illinois 12 2200 2087 796 4287 5.39 357.3
96 Florida Atlantic 10 1857 2475 745 4332 5.81 433.2
97 Virginia 14 1595 2738 877 4333 4.94 309.5
98 Boise State 13 2069 2269 818 4338 5.30 333.7
99 Syracuse 10 1647 2705 693 4352 6.28 435.2
100 UTEP 11 1808 2548 795 4356 5.48 396.0
101 San Jose State 11 1740 2626 749 4366 5.83 396.9
102 Missouri State 12 1760 2619 785 4379 5.58 364.9
103 Nevada 12 1795 2643 785 4438 5.65 369.8
104 Texas State 12 1896 2571 847 4467 5.27 372.3
105 Georgia Tech 11 1846 2658 744 4504 6.05 409.5
106 Air Force 11 1724 2837 648 4561 7.04 414.6
107 North Texas 12 2510 2102 864 4612 5.34 384.3
108 Akron 12 1863 2750 790 4613 5.84 384.4
109 Utah State 11 1899 2725 823 4624 5.62 420.4
110 Duke 11 1556 3073 736 4629 6.29 420.8
111 Clemson 13 1371 3266 871 4637 5.32 356.7
112 Miami (OH) 14 1880 2805 939 4685 4.99 334.6
113 Hawaii 13 1740 2953 813 4693 5.77 361.0
114 Georgia Southern 11 2195 2532 777 4727 6.08 429.7
115 Boston College 11 1972 2769 742 4741 6.39 431.0
116 Massachusetts 11 2455 2316 753 4771 6.34 433.7
117 Appalachian State 12 1609 3180 849 4789 5.64 399.1
118 Middle Tennessee State 12 1717 3074 814 4791 5.89 399.3
118 Coastal Carolina 11 2254 2537 795 4791 6.03 435.5
120 Troy 13 2157 2654 868 4811 5.54 370.1
121 New Mexico State 12 1980 2842 859 4822 5.61 401.8
122 Louisiana 12 2240 2623 814 4863 5.97 405.3
123 Ball State 12 2146 2722 807 4868 6.03 405.7
124 Louisiana Tech 13 1749 3124 900 4873 5.41 374.8
125 Eastern Michigan 12 2785 2210 800 4995 6.24 416.3
126 Kennesaw State 13 2271 2801 910 5072 5.57 390.2
127 Colorado State 12 2459 2653 816 5112 6.26 426.0
128 Sam Houston State 11 2227 2968 763 5195 6.81 472.3
129 Western Kentucky 13 2295 2915 932 5210 5.59 400.8
130 Southern Miss 13 2273 2980 972 5253 5.40 404.1
131 Delaware 13 2076 3193 882 5269 5.97 405.3
132 Jacksonville State 14 2020 3283 952 5303 5.57 378.8
133 FIU 13 2101 3249 904 5350 5.92 411.5
134 Arkansas State 13 2189 3184 887 5373 6.06 413.3
135 Connecticut 13 2594 2840 940 5434 5.78 418.0
136 UNLV 14 2484 3384 920 5868 6.38 419.1