2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Oklahoma 7 429 1126 422 1555 3.68 222.1
2 Wisconsin 7 632 1137 406 1769 4.36 252.7
3 Auburn 6 458 1312 372 1770 4.76 295.0
4 South Carolina 6 644 1249 401 1893 4.72 315.5
5 Ohio State 10 714 1223 538 1937 3.60 193.7
6 Missouri 8 633 1334 468 1967 4.20 245.9
7 Alabama 8 893 1266 483 2159 4.47 269.9
8 Iowa 9 878 1299 536 2177 4.06 241.9
9 Georgia 8 736 1482 472 2218 4.70 277.3
10 LSU 8 853 1378 507 2231 4.40 278.9
11 Notre Dame 8 655 1646 552 2301 4.17 287.6
12 Oregon 10 1124 1187 586 2311 3.94 231.1
13 Temple 7 1176 1208 469 2384 5.08 340.6
14 Washington State 9 981 1444 541 2425 4.48 269.4
15 Michigan 9 672 1759 571 2431 4.26 270.1
16 Texas 7 709 1741 499 2450 4.91 350.0
17 Northwestern 9 937 1578 488 2515 5.15 279.4
18 Florida 7 1053 1468 445 2521 5.67 360.1
19 Texas Tech 10 659 1930 643 2589 4.03 258.9
20 Texas A&M 9 964 1644 545 2608 4.79 289.8
21 Arkansas 7 1267 1385 481 2652 5.51 378.9
22 Purdue 7 972 1696 451 2668 5.92 381.1
23 BYU 9 889 1785 543 2674 4.92 297.1
24 Indiana 11 870 1884 611 2754 4.51 250.4
25 Virginia Tech 8 1029 1739 506 2768 5.47 346.0
26 Kansas 8 1118 1691 523 2809 5.37 351.1
27 Florida State 9 1262 1565 572 2827 4.94 314.1
27 Kentucky 8 1099 1728 531 2827 5.32 353.4
29 Ole Miss 9 1271 1575 560 2846 5.08 316.2
30 UCLA 8 1384 1465 488 2849 5.84 356.1
31 Mississippi State 8 1236 1628 533 2864 5.37 358.0
32 Washington 10 859 2023 645 2882 4.47 288.2
33 Penn State 10 1405 1613 628 3018 4.81 301.8
34 Miami (FL) 11 949 2070 681 3019 4.43 274.5
35 Nebraska 10 1567 1453 594 3020 5.08 302.0
36 Stanford 8 682 2366 536 3048 5.69 381.0
37 Louisville 10 1209 1897 636 3106 4.88 310.6
38 Pittsburgh 10 800 2314 672 3114 4.63 311.4
39 UCF 10 1485 1638 659 3123 4.74 312.3
40 Illinois 10 1101 2042 633 3143 4.97 314.3
41 Old Dominion 11 1201 1983 737 3184 4.32 289.5
42 Michigan State 9 1071 2124 573 3195 5.58 355.0
43 San Diego State 12 1316 1884 777 3200 4.12 266.7
44 NC State 9 1039 2177 602 3216 5.34 357.3
45 James Madison 13 990 2229 794 3219 4.05 247.6
46 Kansas State 9 1252 1983 636 3235 5.09 359.4
47 Colorado 8 1516 1738 560 3254 5.81 406.8
48 West Virginia 9 1130 2160 631 3290 5.21 365.6
49 Toledo 13 1252 2054 820 3306 4.03 254.3
50 Army 10 1431 1883 600 3314 5.52 331.4
51 Minnesota 11 1262 2065 672 3327 4.95 302.5
52 Tennessee 9 1157 2198 652 3355 5.15 372.8
53 Vanderbilt 10 990 2368 633 3358 5.30 335.8
54 USC 10 1268 2098 624 3366 5.39 336.6
55 Oregon State 10 1488 1886 600 3374 5.62 337.4
56 UTSA 10 1432 1991 651 3423 5.26 342.3
57 USF 10 1218 2263 763 3481 4.56 348.1
58 Cincinnati 9 1370 2124 629 3494 5.55 388.2
59 Iowa State 10 1446 2062 624 3508 5.62 350.8
60 Wake Forest 11 1255 2278 775 3533 4.56 321.2
61 Oklahoma State 9 1546 1995 591 3541 5.99 393.4
62 Arizona 12 1604 1977 778 3581 4.60 298.4
63 Arizona State 10 1139 2446 697 3585 5.14 358.5
64 Houston 11 1358 2231 708 3589 5.07 326.3
65 Wyoming 11 1714 1876 703 3590 5.11 326.4
66 East Carolina 11 1295 2392 767 3687 4.81 335.2
67 Fresno State 13 1715 1999 790 3714 4.70 285.7
68 South Alabama 10 1683 2061 647 3744 5.79 374.4
69 Georgia State 9 1705 2066 621 3771 6.07 419.0
70 North Carolina 11 1449 2335 749 3784 5.05 344.0
71 Maryland 10 1512 2282 714 3794 5.31 379.4
72 Syracuse 9 1408 2401 625 3809 6.09 423.2
73 Utah 11 1980 1835 735 3815 5.19 346.8
74 Tulsa 10 1637 2225 709 3862 5.45 386.2
75 Baylor 10 1814 2053 708 3867 5.46 386.7
76 Western Michigan 13 1576 2295 796 3871 4.86 297.8
77 Memphis 11 1378 2521 727 3899 5.36 354.5
78 Navy 11 1398 2503 698 3901 5.59 354.6
79 Tulane 11 1203 2716 753 3919 5.20 356.3
80 New Mexico 12 1265 2728 783 3993 5.10 332.8
81 Charlotte 9 1914 2083 659 3997 6.07 444.1
82 Central Michigan 12 1513 2487 775 4000 5.16 333.3
83 Ohio 12 1647 2358 726 4005 5.52 333.8
84 Rutgers 10 1850 2164 562 4014 7.14 401.4
85 Marshall 10 1409 2621 692 4030 5.82 403.0
86 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1739 2296 740 4035 5.45 366.8
87 Liberty 11 1922 2148 738 4070 5.51 370.0
88 Virginia 13 1436 2637 822 4073 4.95 313.3
89 TCU 11 1467 2617 756 4084 5.40 371.3
90 UAB 10 1790 2321 663 4111 6.20 411.1
91 Boston College 10 1715 2398 666 4113 6.18 411.3
92 Bowling Green 12 1697 2420 732 4117 5.62 343.1
93 Buffalo 12 1886 2237 844 4123 4.89 343.6
94 Rice 11 1674 2481 717 4155 5.79 377.7
95 Kent State 10 1876 2291 735 4167 5.67 416.7
96 California 12 1842 2405 771 4247 5.51 353.9
97 Duke 10 1385 2868 679 4253 6.26 425.3
98 SMU 11 1112 3142 821 4254 5.18 386.7
99 Louisiana 11 1813 2444 728 4257 5.85 387.0
100 Clemson 12 1224 3055 801 4279 5.34 356.6
101 Northern Illinois 12 2200 2087 796 4287 5.39 357.3
102 Florida Atlantic 10 1845 2475 745 4320 5.80 432.0
103 Boise State 13 2059 2269 818 4328 5.29 332.9
104 Hawaii 12 1557 2792 757 4349 5.75 362.4
105 UTEP 11 1808 2548 795 4356 5.48 396.0
106 San Jose State 11 1740 2626 749 4366 5.83 396.9
107 Missouri State 12 1760 2619 785 4379 5.58 364.9
108 Nevada 12 1795 2643 785 4438 5.65 369.8
109 Texas State 12 1896 2571 847 4467 5.27 372.3
110 Georgia Tech 11 1846 2658 744 4504 6.05 409.5
111 Air Force 11 1724 2837 648 4561 7.04 414.6
112 North Texas 12 2510 2102 864 4612 5.34 384.3
113 Akron 12 1863 2750 790 4613 5.84 384.4
114 Utah State 11 1899 2725 823 4624 5.62 420.4
115 Miami (OH) 14 1880 2805 939 4685 4.99 334.6
115 Massachusetts 11 2388 2297 740 4685 6.33 425.9
117 Georgia Southern 11 2195 2532 777 4727 6.08 429.7
118 Appalachian State 12 1609 3180 849 4789 5.64 399.1
119 Middle Tennessee State 12 1717 3074 814 4791 5.89 399.3
119 Coastal Carolina 11 2254 2537 795 4791 6.03 435.5
121 Troy 13 2157 2654 868 4811 5.54 370.1
122 New Mexico State 12 1980 2842 859 4822 5.61 401.8
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