2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/13/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 BYU 2 14 198 100 212 2.12 106.0
2 Minnesota 3 124 409 144 533 3.70 177.7
2 Texas Tech 3 124 568 186 692 3.72 230.7
4 Wisconsin 3 139 673 152 812 5.34 270.7
5 Northern Illinois 2 148 409 119 557 4.68 278.5
6 Washington 2 161 322 112 483 4.31 241.5
7 LSU 3 168 613 187 781 4.18 260.3
8 Iowa 3 173 361 153 534 3.49 178.0
9 East Carolina 3 176 637 198 813 4.11 271.0
10 James Madison 2 177 235 110 412 3.75 206.0
11 Appalachian State 3 185 638 179 823 4.60 274.3
12 San Diego State 2 188 303 131 491 3.75 245.5
13 Florida State 2 192 346 121 538 4.45 269.0
14 Michigan State 3 193 820 188 1013 5.39 337.7
15 Louisville 2 200 213 131 413 3.15 206.5
16 Auburn 3 201 660 189 861 4.56 287.0
17 Memphis 3 207 526 179 733 4.09 244.3
18 Texas 3 212 519 185 731 3.95 243.7
19 Illinois 3 222 581 176 803 4.56 267.7
20 Miami (FL) 3 225 612 177 837 4.73 279.0
21 TCU 2 227 448 124 675 5.44 337.5
22 Boise State 2 234 431 121 665 5.50 332.5
23 Pittsburgh 3 243 608 216 851 3.94 283.7
24 California 3 247 593 188 840 4.47 280.0
24 Navy 3 247 707 180 954 5.30 318.0
26 Vanderbilt 3 248 463 169 711 4.21 237.0
26 Georgia 3 248 651 173 899 5.20 299.7
28 USC 3 259 699 202 958 4.74 319.3
29 Florida 3 261 532 160 793 4.96 264.3
30 Notre Dame 2 262 565 137 827 6.04 413.5
31 Army 2 266 324 115 590 5.13 295.0
32 Michigan 3 267 547 203 814 4.01 271.3
33 Utah 3 270 402 165 672 4.07 224.0
34 Arizona State 3 274 705 212 979 4.62 326.3
35 Cincinnati 3 276 551 200 827 4.14 275.7
36 West Virginia 3 281 620 210 901 4.29 300.3
36 Louisiana Tech 3 281 663 200 944 4.72 314.7
38 Air Force 2 283 456 118 739 6.26 369.5
39 Arizona 3 288 379 184 667 3.63 222.3
40 Oklahoma 3 289 254 156 543 3.48 181.0
41 Louisiana-Monroe 2 293 421 116 714 6.16 357.0
42 Buffalo 3 301 684 208 985 4.74 328.3
43 Missouri 3 302 300 147 602 4.10 200.7
43 Penn State 3 302 370 187 672 3.59 224.0
45 Maryland 3 308 598 219 906 4.14 302.0
46 Stanford 3 309 718 199 1027 5.16 342.3
46 UTSA 3 309 901 197 1210 6.14 403.3
48 North Texas 3 311 386 188 697 3.71 232.3
49 Houston 3 312 360 182 672 3.69 224.0
50 Toledo 3 315 379 181 694 3.83 231.3
51 Bowling Green 3 317 645 176 962 5.47 320.7
52 SMU 3 321 959 237 1280 5.40 426.7
53 South Carolina 3 323 606 197 929 4.72 309.7
54 UCF 2 325 197 131 522 3.98 261.0
55 Miami (OH) 2 327 447 152 774 5.09 387.0
56 Ohio State 3 328 355 177 683 3.86 227.7
57 Clemson 3 333 682 203 1015 5.00 338.3
58 Marshall 3 336 728 198 1064 5.37 354.7
59 Arkansas 3 340 655 203 995 4.90 331.7
60 Indiana 3 346 316 149 662 4.44 220.7
60 Colorado State 2 346 386 137 732 5.34 366.0
60 NC State 3 346 892 206 1238 6.01 412.7
63 Tennessee 3 350 745 230 1095 4.76 365.0
64 Kansas 3 351 603 192 954 4.97 318.0
65 Virginia 3 366 567 174 933 5.36 311.0
66 Oregon 3 368 400 178 768 4.31 256.0
67 Purdue 3 375 571 180 946 5.26 315.3
68 Boston College 3 378 569 189 947 5.01 315.7
68 Charlotte 3 378 969 218 1347 6.18 449.0
70 Sam Houston State 3 383 944 219 1327 6.06 442.3
71 Nevada 3 386 775 206 1161 5.64 387.0
72 San Jose State 2 391 432 129 823 6.38 411.5
73 Wake Forest 3 397 554 228 951 4.17 317.0
74 Troy 3 402 593 179 995 5.56 331.7
75 North Carolina 3 403 609 206 1012 4.91 337.3
76 Florida Atlantic 3 405 679 206 1084 5.26 361.3
76 Tulane 3 405 705 203 1110 5.47 370.0
78 Nebraska 3 408 198 167 606 3.63 202.0
79 Kentucky 3 410 835 214 1245 5.82 415.0
80 Temple 3 413 525 189 938 4.96 312.7
81 Alabama 3 415 324 164 739 4.51 246.3
82 Texas A&M 3 417 635 204 1052 5.16 350.7
83 Connecticut 3 420 810 224 1230 5.49 410.0
84 Mississippi State 3 421 374 196 795 4.06 265.0
85 Oklahoma State 2 428 428 117 856 7.32 428.0
86 UTEP 3 429 642 218 1071 4.91 357.0
87 New Mexico 3 431 733 189 1164 6.16 388.0
88 Washington State 3 433 413 188 846 4.50 282.0
89 Georgia Tech 3 437 575 198 1012 5.11 337.3
90 Oregon State 3 440 833 189 1273 6.74 424.3
91 Fresno State 4 442 853 235 1295 5.51 323.8
91 Duke 3 442 678 198 1120 5.66 373.3
93 Ohio 3 444 777 179 1221 6.82 407.0
94 Rutgers 3 446 582 157 1028 6.55 342.7
95 FIU 3 449 784 215 1233 5.73 411.0
95 Ball State 3 449 870 205 1319 6.43 439.7
97 Rice 3 455 427 179 882 4.93 294.0
98 Wyoming 3 459 480 210 939 4.47 313.0
99 USF 3 460 849 218 1309 6.00 436.3
100 Coastal Carolina 3 466 638 213 1104 5.18 368.0
101 Southern Miss 3 472 785 237 1257 5.30 419.0
102 Massachusetts 3 473 828 207 1301 6.29 433.7
103 UNLV 3 478 837 219 1315 6.00 438.3
104 Hawaii 4 480 618 247 1098 4.45 274.5
105 Akron 3 481 1095 224 1576 7.04 525.3
106 Iowa State 4 484 704 244 1188 4.87 297.0
107 Syracuse 3 495 822 229 1317 5.75 439.0
108 Delaware 3 505 763 208 1268 6.10 422.7
109 Middle Tennessee State 3 506 642 192 1148 5.98 382.7
110 Northwestern 3 515 459 180 974 5.41 324.7
111 Kennesaw State 3 522 713 205 1235 6.02 411.7
112 Western Michigan 3 525 575 194 1100 5.67 366.7
113 Tulsa 3 526 486 203 1012 4.99 337.3
113 Jacksonville State 3 526 840 202 1366 6.76 455.3
115 Kent State 3 527 865 215 1392 6.47 464.0
116 New Mexico State 3 562 642 230 1204 5.23 401.3
117 Baylor 3 565 503 193 1068 5.53 356.0
118 Central Michigan 3 580 883 207 1463 7.07 487.7
119 Ole Miss 3 584 561 202 1145 5.67 381.7
120 Missouri State 3 591 728 184 1319 7.17 439.7
121 Arkansas State 3 600 846 186 1446 7.77 482.0
122 South Alabama 3 603 466 200 1069 5.35 356.3
123 Utah State 3 604 679 235 1283 5.46 427.7
124 Old Dominion 3 612 560 227 1172 5.16 390.7
125 Colorado 3 613 677 211 1290 6.11 430.0
126 Georgia State 3 623 755 213 1378 6.47 459.3
127 Virginia Tech 3 631 713 175 1344 7.68 448.0
128 Western Kentucky 3 633 515 196 1148 5.86 382.7
128 Texas State 3 633 655 211 1288 6.10 429.3
130 UAB 3 656 762 202 1418 7.02 472.7
131 Liberty 3 680 330 193 1010 5.23 336.7
131 Louisiana 3 680 415 206 1095 5.32 365.0
133 Kansas State 4 703 708 307 1411 4.60 352.8
134 UCLA 3 732 561 196 1293 6.60 431.0
135 Georgia Southern 3 873 805 202 1678 8.31 559.3
136 Eastern Michigan 3 875 702 202 1577 7.81 525.7