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