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