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