2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/13/2025
| 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 | Auburn | 6 | 458 | 1312 | 372 | 1770 | 4.76 | 295.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 7 | 632 | 1137 | 406 | 1769 | 4.36 | 252.7 |
| 4 | Missouri | 8 | 633 | 1334 | 468 | 1967 | 4.20 | 245.9 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 6 | 636 | 1249 | 401 | 1885 | 4.70 | 314.2 |
| 6 | LSU | 7 | 646 | 1148 | 425 | 1794 | 4.22 | 256.3 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 8 | 655 | 1646 | 552 | 2301 | 4.17 | 287.6 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 10 | 659 | 1930 | 643 | 2589 | 4.03 | 258.9 |
| 9 | Michigan | 9 | 672 | 1759 | 571 | 2431 | 4.26 | 270.1 |
| 10 | Stanford | 8 | 682 | 2366 | 536 | 3048 | 5.69 | 381.0 |
| 11 | Texas | 7 | 709 | 1741 | 499 | 2450 | 4.91 | 350.0 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 10 | 714 | 1223 | 538 | 1937 | 3.60 | 193.7 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 728 | 2137 | 613 | 2865 | 4.67 | 318.3 |
| 14 | Georgia | 8 | 736 | 1482 | 472 | 2218 | 4.70 | 277.3 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 823 | 2156 | 574 | 2979 | 5.19 | 331.0 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 8 | 846 | 1400 | 428 | 2246 | 5.25 | 280.8 |
| 17 | Washington | 10 | 859 | 2023 | 645 | 2882 | 4.47 | 288.2 |
| 18 | Indiana | 11 | 870 | 1884 | 611 | 2754 | 4.51 | 250.4 |
| 19 | Iowa | 9 | 878 | 1299 | 536 | 2177 | 4.06 | 241.9 |
| 20 | BYU | 9 | 889 | 1785 | 543 | 2674 | 4.92 | 297.1 |
| 21 | NC State | 8 | 890 | 2023 | 532 | 2913 | 5.48 | 364.1 |
| 22 | Alabama | 8 | 893 | 1266 | 483 | 2159 | 4.47 | 269.9 |
| 23 | Washington State | 8 | 921 | 1250 | 488 | 2171 | 4.45 | 271.4 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 9 | 927 | 2119 | 610 | 3046 | 4.99 | 338.4 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 8 | 936 | 2002 | 579 | 2938 | 5.07 | 367.3 |
| 26 | Illinois | 9 | 944 | 1921 | 578 | 2865 | 4.96 | 318.3 |
| 27 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 949 | 2070 | 681 | 3019 | 4.43 | 274.5 |
| 28 | USF | 9 | 963 | 2136 | 682 | 3099 | 4.54 | 344.3 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 9 | 964 | 1644 | 545 | 2608 | 4.79 | 289.8 |
| 30 | Purdue | 7 | 972 | 1696 | 451 | 2668 | 5.92 | 381.1 |
| 31 | James Madison | 13 | 990 | 2229 | 794 | 3219 | 4.05 | 247.6 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 1029 | 1739 | 506 | 2768 | 5.47 | 346.0 |
| 33 | Louisville | 9 | 1040 | 1730 | 568 | 2770 | 4.88 | 307.8 |
| 34 | Florida | 7 | 1053 | 1468 | 445 | 2521 | 5.67 | 360.1 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 9 | 1071 | 2124 | 573 | 3195 | 5.58 | 355.0 |
| 36 | Toledo | 12 | 1072 | 1901 | 760 | 2973 | 3.91 | 247.8 |
| 37 | Clemson | 11 | 1087 | 2795 | 725 | 3882 | 5.35 | 352.9 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1088 | 1325 | 465 | 2413 | 5.19 | 344.7 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 8 | 1099 | 1728 | 531 | 2827 | 5.32 | 353.4 |
| 40 | SMU | 11 | 1112 | 3142 | 821 | 4254 | 5.18 | 386.7 |
| 41 | Kansas | 8 | 1118 | 1691 | 523 | 2809 | 5.37 | 351.1 |
| 42 | Oregon | 10 | 1124 | 1187 | 586 | 2311 | 3.94 | 231.1 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 9 | 1130 | 2160 | 631 | 3290 | 5.21 | 365.6 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 10 | 1141 | 1984 | 706 | 3125 | 4.43 | 312.5 |
| 44 | Duke | 9 | 1141 | 2493 | 604 | 3634 | 6.02 | 403.8 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 10 | 1146 | 1977 | 606 | 3123 | 5.15 | 312.3 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 10 | 1149 | 1702 | 662 | 2851 | 4.31 | 285.1 |
| 48 | USC | 9 | 1151 | 1840 | 553 | 2991 | 5.41 | 332.3 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 11 | 1160 | 2581 | 723 | 3741 | 5.17 | 340.1 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 10 | 1175 | 2136 | 687 | 3311 | 4.82 | 331.1 |
| 51 | Temple | 7 | 1176 | 1208 | 469 | 2384 | 5.08 | 340.6 |
| 52 | Tulane | 11 | 1203 | 2716 | 753 | 3919 | 5.20 | 356.3 |
| 53 | Army | 9 | 1248 | 1799 | 553 | 3047 | 5.51 | 338.6 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 9 | 1252 | 1983 | 636 | 3235 | 5.09 | 359.4 |
| 55 | Navy | 10 | 1256 | 2406 | 640 | 3662 | 5.72 | 366.2 |
| 56 | Florida State | 9 | 1262 | 1565 | 572 | 2827 | 4.94 | 314.1 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 7 | 1267 | 1385 | 481 | 2652 | 5.51 | 378.9 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | 9 | 1271 | 1575 | 560 | 2846 | 5.08 | 316.2 |
| 59 | Memphis | 10 | 1276 | 2300 | 668 | 3576 | 5.35 | 357.6 |
| 60 | Houston | 10 | 1281 | 1964 | 658 | 3245 | 4.93 | 324.5 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 12 | 1316 | 1884 | 777 | 3200 | 4.12 | 266.7 |
| 62 | Appalachian State | 11 | 1343 | 3009 | 784 | 4352 | 5.55 | 395.6 |
| 63 | UTSA | 9 | 1353 | 1815 | 573 | 3168 | 5.53 | 352.0 |
| 64 | Penn State | 9 | 1362 | 1420 | 563 | 2782 | 4.94 | 309.1 |
| 65 | Cincinnati | 9 | 1370 | 2124 | 629 | 3494 | 5.55 | 388.2 |
| 66 | UCLA | 8 | 1384 | 1465 | 488 | 2849 | 5.84 | 356.1 |
| 67 | Western Michigan | 12 | 1407 | 2086 | 726 | 3493 | 4.81 | 291.1 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 9 | 1408 | 2401 | 625 | 3809 | 6.09 | 423.2 |
| 69 | Marshall | 10 | 1409 | 2621 | 692 | 4030 | 5.82 | 403.0 |
| 70 | Hawaii | 11 | 1413 | 2455 | 690 | 3868 | 5.61 | 351.6 |
| 71 | Rice | 10 | 1433 | 2285 | 650 | 3718 | 5.72 | 371.8 |
| 72 | Virginia | 13 | 1436 | 2637 | 822 | 4073 | 4.95 | 313.3 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 11 | 1436 | 2251 | 714 | 3687 | 5.16 | 335.2 |
| 74 | Iowa State | 10 | 1446 | 2062 | 624 | 3508 | 5.62 | 350.8 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 11 | 1449 | 2335 | 749 | 3784 | 5.05 | 344.0 |
| 76 | TCU | 11 | 1461 | 2617 | 756 | 4078 | 5.39 | 370.7 |
| 77 | UCF | 10 | 1485 | 1638 | 659 | 3123 | 4.74 | 312.3 |
| 78 | Oregon State | 10 | 1488 | 1886 | 600 | 3374 | 5.62 | 337.4 |
| 79 | Arizona | 11 | 1490 | 1699 | 714 | 3189 | 4.47 | 289.9 |
| 80 | Maryland | 10 | 1512 | 2282 | 714 | 3794 | 5.31 | 379.4 |
| 81 | Colorado | 8 | 1516 | 1738 | 560 | 3254 | 5.81 | 406.8 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1546 | 1995 | 591 | 3541 | 5.99 | 393.4 |
| 83 | Ohio | 11 | 1550 | 2174 | 667 | 3724 | 5.58 | 338.5 |
| 84 | Nebraska | 10 | 1567 | 1453 | 594 | 3020 | 5.08 | 302.0 |
| 85 | Fresno State | 12 | 1595 | 1927 | 742 | 3522 | 4.75 | 293.5 |
| 86 | Tulsa | 10 | 1637 | 2225 | 709 | 3862 | 5.45 | 386.2 |
| 87 | Utah State | 10 | 1644 | 2352 | 735 | 3996 | 5.44 | 399.6 |
| 88 | Louisiana | 10 | 1655 | 2268 | 668 | 3923 | 5.87 | 392.3 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 10 | 1683 | 2061 | 647 | 3744 | 5.79 | 374.4 |
| 90 | Missouri State | 11 | 1689 | 2331 | 729 | 4020 | 5.51 | 365.5 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 12 | 1697 | 2420 | 732 | 4117 | 5.62 | 343.1 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 1699 | 2586 | 868 | 4285 | 4.94 | 329.6 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 1704 | 2813 | 826 | 4517 | 5.47 | 376.4 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 9 | 1705 | 2066 | 621 | 3771 | 6.07 | 419.0 |
| 95 | Wyoming | 11 | 1714 | 1876 | 703 | 3590 | 5.11 | 326.4 |
| 96 | Boston College | 10 | 1715 | 2398 | 666 | 4113 | 6.18 | 411.3 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 1717 | 3074 | 814 | 4791 | 5.89 | 399.3 |
| 98 | Air Force | 11 | 1724 | 2837 | 648 | 4561 | 7.04 | 414.6 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 11 | 1736 | 2626 | 749 | 4362 | 5.82 | 396.5 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 1739 | 2296 | 740 | 4035 | 5.45 | 366.8 |
| 101 | California | 11 | 1749 | 2103 | 699 | 3852 | 5.51 | 350.2 |
| 102 | UAB | 10 | 1790 | 2321 | 663 | 4111 | 6.20 | 411.1 |
| 103 | Texas State | 11 | 1794 | 2477 | 782 | 4271 | 5.46 | 388.3 |
| 104 | Nevada | 12 | 1795 | 2643 | 785 | 4438 | 5.65 | 369.8 |
| 105 | UTEP | 11 | 1808 | 2548 | 795 | 4356 | 5.48 | 396.0 |
| 106 | Baylor | 10 | 1814 | 2053 | 708 | 3867 | 5.46 | 386.7 |
| 107 | Utah | 10 | 1819 | 1653 | 670 | 3472 | 5.18 | 347.2 |
| 108 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 1845 | 2475 | 745 | 4320 | 5.80 | 432.0 |
| 109 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 1846 | 2658 | 744 | 4504 | 6.05 | 409.5 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 10 | 1850 | 2164 | 562 | 4014 | 7.14 | 401.4 |
| 111 | Akron | 12 | 1863 | 2750 | 790 | 4613 | 5.84 | 384.4 |
| 112 | Kent State | 10 | 1876 | 2291 | 735 | 4167 | 5.67 | 416.7 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 12 | 1886 | 2237 | 844 | 4123 | 4.89 | 343.6 |
| 114 | Charlotte | 9 | 1914 | 2083 | 659 | 3997 | 6.07 | 444.1 |
| 115 | FIU | 12 | 1915 | 2954 | 833 | 4869 | 5.85 | 405.8 |
| 116 | Liberty | 11 | 1922 | 2148 | 738 | 4070 | 5.51 | 370.0 |
| 117 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 1932 | 3154 | 890 | 5086 | 5.71 | 391.2 |
| 118 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 1968 | 2681 | 848 | 4649 | 5.48 | 387.4 |
| 119 | Delaware | 12 | 1972 | 2962 | 805 | 4934 | 6.13 | 411.2 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 12 | 1980 | 2842 | 859 | 4822 | 5.61 | 401.8 |
| 121 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 2008 | 2340 | 715 | 4348 | 6.08 | 434.8 |
| 122 | Troy | 12 | 2057 | 2481 | 803 | 4538 | 5.65 | 378.2 |
| 123 | Boise State | 13 | 2059 | 2269 | 818 | 4328 | 5.29 | 332.9 |
| 124 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 2073 | 2423 | 729 | 4496 | 6.17 | 449.6 |
| 125 | Southern Miss | 12 | 2118 | 2713 | 899 | 4831 | 5.37 | 402.6 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 12 | 2142 | 2835 | 815 | 4977 | 6.11 | 414.8 |
| 127 | Ball State | 12 | 2146 | 2722 | 807 | 4868 | 6.03 | 405.7 |
| 128 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2176 | 2657 | 848 | 4833 | 5.70 | 402.8 |
| 129 | North Texas | 11 | 2184 | 1896 | 782 | 4080 | 5.22 | 370.9 |
| 130 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 2200 | 2087 | 796 | 4287 | 5.39 | 357.3 |
| 131 | Connecticut | 12 | 2226 | 2732 | 875 | 4958 | 5.67 | 413.2 |
| 132 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 2227 | 2968 | 763 | 5195 | 6.81 | 472.3 |
| 133 | UNLV | 13 | 2277 | 3241 | 862 | 5518 | 6.40 | 424.5 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 11 | 2388 | 2297 | 740 | 4685 | 6.33 | 425.9 |
| 135 | Colorado State | 12 | 2459 | 2653 | 816 | 5112 | 6.26 | 426.0 |
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 2785 | 2210 | 800 | 4995 | 6.24 | 416.3 |