2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 11/01/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Liberty 2 202 353 127 555 4.37 277.5
2 Ohio State 3 210 391 168 601 3.58 200.3
3 Iowa 3 324 284 184 608 3.30 202.7
4 Duke 2 212 450 118 662 5.61 331.0
5 Hawaii 2 251 445 129 696 5.40 348.0
6 Oregon 3 344 380 187 724 3.87 241.3
7 Western Michigan 3 225 531 176 756 4.30 252.0
8 USC 2 415 343 127 758 5.97 379.0
9 Toledo 3 288 483 169 771 4.56 257.0
10 Utah 3 389 392 212 781 3.68 260.3
11 Wake Forest 3 361 457 210 818 3.90 272.7
12 Indiana 3 243 592 179 835 4.66 278.3
13 San Diego State 3 254 582 193 836 4.33 278.7
14 East Carolina 2 243 613 145 856 5.90 428.0
15 UCF 3 367 505 183 872 4.77 290.7
16 Georgia 3 273 625 191 898 4.70 299.3
17 Fresno State 3 527 385 172 912 5.30 304.0
18 Miami (FL) 3 306 609 204 915 4.49 305.0
18 Clemson 3 281 634 192 915 4.77 305.0
20 Louisville 3 267 664 204 931 4.56 310.3
21 Army 3 312 630 173 942 5.45 314.0
22 Notre Dame 3 219 725 201 944 4.70 314.7
23 Missouri 3 411 536 191 947 4.96 315.7
24 Auburn 3 233 737 198 970 4.90 323.3
25 Arizona 3 579 405 207 984 4.75 328.0
26 Missouri State 3 283 705 198 988 4.99 329.3
27 Bowling Green 3 490 509 175 999 5.71 333.0
28 New Mexico State 3 309 706 201 1015 5.05 338.3
29 Central Michigan 3 435 584 206 1019 4.95 339.7
30 Ohio 3 416 605 186 1021 5.49 340.3
31 Buffalo 3 509 517 216 1026 4.75 342.0
32 Penn State 3 633 397 194 1030 5.31 343.3
33 Washington State 3 369 670 193 1039 5.38 346.3
34 Virginia 3 334 720 212 1054 4.97 351.3
35 Jacksonville State 3 268 793 191 1061 5.55 353.7
36 Southern Miss 3 512 551 218 1063 4.88 354.3
37 Middle Tennessee State 3 290 774 216 1064 4.93 354.7
37 South Carolina 3 409 655 196 1064 5.43 354.7
39 Arizona State 3 568 504 190 1072 5.64 357.3
40 Oregon State 3 421 670 189 1091 5.77 363.7
41 Oklahoma 4 323 769 268 1092 4.07 273.0
42 UTEP 3 469 636 230 1105 4.80 368.3
43 Florida State 3 384 723 197 1107 5.62 369.0
44 Kentucky 3 335 773 185 1108 5.99 369.3
45 Delaware 3 466 644 203 1110 5.47 370.0
46 Kennesaw State 3 493 625 221 1118 5.06 372.7
47 Arkansas State 3 577 556 197 1133 5.75 377.7
48 Kansas State 3 280 858 210 1138 5.42 379.3
49 UAB 3 507 632 191 1139 5.96 379.7
50 LSU 3 656 486 200 1142 5.71 380.7
51 Northwestern 4 466 682 221 1148 5.19 287.0
52 Virginia Tech 3 398 755 205 1153 5.62 384.3
53 Texas Tech 4 320 842 278 1162 4.18 290.5
54 James Madison 4 280 894 236 1174 4.97 293.5
54 Illinois 3 414 760 206 1174 5.70 391.3
56 Miami (OH) 4 380 798 241 1178 4.89 294.5
57 Vanderbilt 3 416 771 196 1187 6.06 395.7
58 Georgia Tech 3 411 778 194 1189 6.13 396.3
59 Connecticut 3 621 569 227 1190 5.24 396.7
60 North Carolina 4 341 852 260 1193 4.59 298.3
60 Louisiana 3 485 708 203 1193 5.88 397.7
62 NC State 3 316 886 218 1202 5.51 400.7
63 California 3 655 551 207 1206 5.83 402.0
64 Ole Miss 3 484 730 199 1214 6.10 404.7
65 Stanford 3 454 763 206 1217 5.91 405.7
66 Tulane 3 525 696 215 1221 5.68 407.0
67 Florida 3 379 847 206 1226 5.95 408.7
68 South Alabama 3 574 653 213 1227 5.76 409.0
69 Louisiana Tech 3 519 723 208 1242 5.97 414.0
70 Kansas 3 711 540 197 1251 6.35 417.0
71 Maryland 3 501 756 206 1257 6.10 419.0
72 Nebraska 4 558 717 250 1275 5.10 318.8
73 Iowa State 3 503 776 187 1279 6.84 426.3
74 Pittsburgh 4 434 854 241 1288 5.34 322.0
75 San Jose State 3 311 979 202 1290 6.39 430.0
76 Michigan 4 454 841 252 1295 5.14 323.8
77 Wyoming 4 620 686 268 1306 4.87 326.5
78 North Texas 3 624 684 206 1308 6.35 436.0
79 Baylor 3 623 686 222 1309 5.90 436.3
80 Western Kentucky 3 479 858 233 1337 5.74 445.7
81 Texas A&M 4 479 864 243 1343 5.53 335.8
82 Boise State 4 611 734 232 1345 5.80 336.3
82 Tennessee 3 506 839 210 1345 6.40 448.3
84 Georgia Southern 3 614 733 233 1347 5.78 449.0
85 Mississippi State 3 543 816 224 1359 6.07 453.0
86 Arkansas 3 711 651 202 1362 6.74 454.0
87 SMU 4 305 1090 296 1395 4.71 348.8
88 Colorado 3 752 645 214 1397 6.53 465.7
89 Alabama 4 551 850 257 1401 5.45 350.3
90 Marshall 3 501 906 215 1407 6.54 469.0
91 Nevada 4 700 708 262 1408 5.37 352.0
92 Minnesota 4 555 862 250 1417 5.67 354.3
93 UCLA 4 633 789 267 1422 5.33 355.5
94 Navy 3 453 975 222 1428 6.43 476.0
95 West Virginia 3 516 921 214 1437 6.71 479.0
96 New Mexico 4 511 929 257 1440 5.60 360.0
97 Akron 4 692 763 267 1455 5.45 363.8
98 TCU 4 433 1034 298 1467 4.92 366.8
99 Tulsa 3 639 833 238 1472 6.18 490.7
100 Northern Illinois 4 818 658 287 1476 5.14 369.0
101 Temple 4 652 829 272 1481 5.44 370.3
102 USF 4 389 1095 305 1484 4.87 371.0
103 Utah State 3 551 936 224 1487 6.64 495.7
104 Memphis 4 697 795 271 1492 5.51 373.0
105 Michigan State 4 713 792 244 1505 6.17 376.3
106 UNLV 3 824 693 212 1517 7.16 505.7
107 Washington 4 487 1034 277 1521 5.49 380.3
108 Air Force 3 596 927 181 1523 8.41 507.7
109 Cincinnati 4 704 822 300 1526 5.09 381.5
110 Texas 4 407 1148 306 1555 5.08 388.8
111 Kent State 4 614 943 300 1557 5.19 389.3
112 Houston 4 462 1122 265 1584 5.98 396.0
113 Wisconsin 4 686 904 257 1590 6.19 397.5
114 Syracuse 4 640 954 261 1594 6.11 398.5
115 UTSA 4 724 872 268 1596 5.96 399.0
116 Ball State 4 820 786 282 1606 5.70 401.5
117 Georgia State 4 731 877 277 1608 5.81 402.0
118 Old Dominion 4 688 944 294 1632 5.55 408.0
119 Rice 4 529 1105 255 1634 6.41 408.5
120 BYU 4 730 909 287 1639 5.71 409.8
121 Troy 4 873 767 281 1640 5.84 410.0
122 Louisiana-Monroe 4 820 832 255 1652 6.48 413.0
123 Eastern Michigan 4 820 840 286 1660 5.80 415.0
124 Rutgers 3 809 865 171 1674 9.79 558.0
125 Purdue 4 563 1113 277 1676 6.05 419.0
126 Appalachian State 4 547 1135 297 1682 5.66 420.5
127 Massachusetts 4 719 968 280 1687 6.03 421.8
128 Florida Atlantic 4 937 767 279 1704 6.11 426.0
129 FIU 4 686 1049 253 1735 6.86 433.8
130 Oklahoma State 4 442 1318 284 1760 6.20 440.0
131 Coastal Carolina 4 852 924 296 1776 6.00 444.0
132 Colorado State 4 746 1070 271 1816 6.70 454.0
133 Texas State 4 626 1207 283 1833 6.48 458.3
134 Sam Houston State 4 1065 841 257 1906 7.42 476.5
135 Boston College 4 808 1158 281 1966 7.00 491.5
136 Charlotte 4 1029 1094 298 2123 7.12 530.8