2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 10/09/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Oklahoma 1 17 118 52 135 2.60 135.0
2 Arizona 1 89 69 59 158 2.68 158.0
3 Old Dominion 1 81 108 67 189 2.82 189.0
4 NC State 1 67 121 65 188 2.89 188.0
5 Ohio State 1 68 94 51 162 3.18 162.0
6 Liberty 1 56 111 52 167 3.21 167.0
7 Nebraska 1 84 156 68 240 3.53 240.0
8 Louisville 1 88 149 63 237 3.76 237.0
9 Washington 1 55 219 69 274 3.97 274.0
10 Pittsburgh 1 27 189 54 216 4.00 216.0
11 Western Michigan 1 57 203 64 260 4.06 260.0
12 Kennesaw State 1 136 169 75 305 4.07 305.0
13 Wake Forest 1 152 111 63 263 4.17 263.0
14 Georgia 1 45 225 64 270 4.22 270.0
14 Connecticut 1 130 174 72 304 4.22 304.0
16 Memphis 1 71 175 58 246 4.24 246.0
17 Texas A&M 1 77 142 51 219 4.29 219.0
18 Miami (OH) 1 114 106 51 220 4.31 220.0
19 Wyoming 1 153 102 59 255 4.32 255.0
20 Georgia State 1 211 74 65 285 4.38 285.0
21 Michigan 1 75 177 57 252 4.42 252.0
21 Clemson 1 57 208 60 265 4.42 265.0
23 Notre Dame 1 100 215 71 315 4.44 315.0
24 Fresno State 1 129 117 55 246 4.47 246.0
24 UAB 1 247 48 66 295 4.47 295.0
26 BYU 1 156 135 65 291 4.48 291.0
27 USF 1 130 149 62 279 4.50 279.0
28 Temple 1 70 234 67 304 4.54 304.0
29 James Madison 1 37 212 54 249 4.61 249.0
30 Buffalo 1 227 168 85 395 4.65 395.0
31 Tulane 1 160 180 73 340 4.66 340.0
32 Duke 1 41 245 61 286 4.69 286.0
33 Michigan State 1 67 194 55 261 4.75 261.0
34 Ohio 1 172 185 75 357 4.76 357.0
35 New Mexico State 1 69 244 65 313 4.82 313.0
35 Virginia Tech 1 91 256 72 347 4.82 347.0
37 Northern Illinois 1 197 170 76 367 4.83 367.0
38 Texas Tech 1 103 164 55 267 4.85 267.0
39 UTEP 1 160 243 83 403 4.86 403.0
40 Miami (FL) 1 132 272 83 404 4.87 404.0
41 Kansas 1 199 176 76 375 4.93 375.0
42 UNLV 1 102 254 72 356 4.94 356.0
43 SMU 1 110 279 78 389 4.99 389.0
44 Maryland 1 115 275 77 390 5.06 390.0
45 Virginia 1 54 329 75 383 5.11 383.0
46 Southern Miss 1 82 313 77 395 5.13 395.0
47 Northwestern 1 87 186 53 273 5.15 273.0
48 Missouri State 1 86 267 68 353 5.19 353.0
49 Troy 1 265 104 71 369 5.20 369.0
50 Kent State 1 185 170 68 355 5.22 355.0
51 Middle Tennessee State 1 70 278 66 348 5.27 348.0
52 TCU 1 126 217 65 343 5.28 343.0
53 Florida Atlantic 1 213 137 65 350 5.38 350.0
54 Ball State 1 168 188 66 356 5.39 356.0
55 UTSA 1 129 180 57 309 5.42 309.0
56 Colorado 1 94 275 68 369 5.43 369.0
57 Western Kentucky 1 121 314 80 435 5.44 435.0
58 San Diego State 1 149 206 65 355 5.46 355.0
59 Jacksonville State 1 150 136 52 286 5.50 286.0
60 Nevada 1 152 190 62 342 5.52 342.0
61 Oregon State 1 136 218 64 354 5.53 354.0
61 Eastern Michigan 1 115 272 70 387 5.53 387.0
61 Cincinnati 1 156 314 85 470 5.53 470.0
64 Georgia Southern 1 184 237 76 421 5.54 421.0
65 Penn State 1 269 166 77 435 5.65 435.0
66 Massachusetts 1 217 163 67 380 5.67 380.0
67 Boston College 1 172 331 88 503 5.72 503.0
68 Florida State 1 97 241 59 338 5.73 338.0
69 Akron 1 238 136 65 374 5.75 374.0
70 Texas State 1 150 248 69 398 5.77 398.0
71 Syracuse 1 76 294 64 370 5.78 370.0
72 Tulsa 1 191 266 78 457 5.86 457.0
73 Florida 1 52 289 58 341 5.88 341.0
74 Delaware 1 108 230 57 338 5.93 338.0
75 Rice 1 103 290 66 393 5.95 393.0
76 Kentucky 1 180 245 71 425 5.99 425.0
77 Army 1 103 259 60 362 6.03 362.0
78 Illinois 1 151 302 75 453 6.04 453.0
79 Central Michigan 1 162 255 68 417 6.13 417.0
79 Houston 1 207 345 90 552 6.13 552.0
81 UCF 1 121 235 58 356 6.14 356.0
82 Alabama 1 135 198 54 333 6.17 333.0
82 Baylor 1 162 344 82 506 6.17 506.0
84 Sam Houston State 2 465 384 137 849 6.20 424.5
85 Mississippi State 1 299 180 77 479 6.22 479.0
86 UCLA 1 157 200 57 357 6.26 357.0
87 San Jose State 1 76 344 67 420 6.27 420.0
88 Oklahoma State 1 45 433 76 478 6.29 478.0
89 Louisiana Tech 1 110 290 63 400 6.35 400.0
90 South Alabama 1 217 203 66 420 6.36 420.0
91 Appalachian State 1 98 358 70 456 6.51 456.0
91 Charlotte 1 407 224 97 631 6.51 631.0
93 California 1 178 265 67 443 6.61 443.0
94 Kansas State 1 98 345 64 443 6.92 443.0
95 North Carolina 1 89 399 70 488 6.97 488.0
96 Texas 1 159 298 65 457 7.03 457.0
97 Vanderbilt 1 146 340 69 486 7.04 486.0
98 Navy 1 211 249 65 460 7.08 460.0
99 Wisconsin 1 175 270 62 445 7.18 445.0
100 Boise State 1 200 189 54 389 7.20 389.0
101 Arkansas State 1 289 230 72 519 7.21 519.0
102 Louisiana-Monroe 1 246 269 71 515 7.25 515.0
103 New Mexico 1 153 334 66 487 7.38 487.0
104 East Carolina 1 96 362 62 458 7.39 458.0
105 West Virginia 1 165 351 67 516 7.70 516.0
106 FIU 1 150 377 67 527 7.87 527.0
107 Iowa State 1 260 214 59 474 8.03 474.0
108 Coastal Carolina 1 302 317 77 619 8.04 619.0
109 Purdue 1 117 390 63 507 8.05 507.0
110 Minnesota 1 133 341 58 474 8.17 474.0
111 Colorado State 1 281 259 66 540 8.18 540.0
112 Air Force 1 178 339 55 517 9.40 517.0