2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in November Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 486 | 761 | 347 | 1247 | 3.59 | 249.4 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 5 | 381 | 537 | 249 | 918 | 3.69 | 183.6 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 4 | 336 | 627 | 253 | 963 | 3.81 | 240.8 |
| 4 | James Madison | 4 | 374 | 657 | 268 | 1031 | 3.85 | 257.8 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4 | 537 | 470 | 261 | 1007 | 3.86 | 251.8 |
| 6 | Toledo | 4 | 324 | 759 | 280 | 1083 | 3.87 | 270.8 |
| 7 | Alabama | 4 | 299 | 590 | 223 | 889 | 3.99 | 222.3 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4 | 308 | 610 | 226 | 918 | 4.06 | 229.5 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 4 | 282 | 708 | 244 | 990 | 4.06 | 247.5 |
| 10 | Washington State | 4 | 446 | 504 | 230 | 950 | 4.13 | 237.5 |
| 11 | Washington | 4 | 421 | 651 | 259 | 1072 | 4.14 | 268.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 4 | 369 | 735 | 253 | 1104 | 4.36 | 276.0 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 5 | 697 | 718 | 324 | 1415 | 4.37 | 283.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 414 | 746 | 260 | 1160 | 4.46 | 290.0 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 4 | 503 | 599 | 243 | 1102 | 4.53 | 275.5 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 4 | 377 | 777 | 250 | 1154 | 4.62 | 288.5 |
| 17 | Indiana | 4 | 268 | 811 | 233 | 1079 | 4.63 | 269.8 |
| 18 | Georgia | 5 | 395 | 901 | 278 | 1296 | 4.66 | 259.2 |
| 19 | Arizona | 5 | 770 | 799 | 334 | 1569 | 4.70 | 313.8 |
| 20 | Akron | 3 | 268 | 547 | 173 | 815 | 4.71 | 271.7 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 431 | 1009 | 306 | 1440 | 4.71 | 288.0 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 4 | 404 | 881 | 272 | 1285 | 4.72 | 321.3 |
| 23 | Tulane | 4 | 181 | 1070 | 261 | 1251 | 4.79 | 312.8 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 425 | 850 | 266 | 1275 | 4.79 | 318.8 |
| 25 | Kent State | 4 | 652 | 747 | 290 | 1399 | 4.82 | 349.8 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4 | 441 | 990 | 297 | 1431 | 4.82 | 357.8 |
| 27 | Missouri | 4 | 517 | 814 | 275 | 1331 | 4.84 | 332.8 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 4 | 298 | 1063 | 281 | 1361 | 4.84 | 340.3 |
| 29 | Louisville | 5 | 580 | 1020 | 328 | 1600 | 4.88 | 320.0 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 4 | 577 | 569 | 234 | 1146 | 4.90 | 286.5 |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 571 | 291 | 175 | 862 | 4.93 | 287.3 |
| 32 | Boise State | 4 | 726 | 529 | 253 | 1255 | 4.96 | 313.8 |
| 33 | Michigan | 4 | 456 | 831 | 259 | 1287 | 4.97 | 321.8 |
| 34 | LSU | 4 | 328 | 901 | 247 | 1229 | 4.98 | 307.3 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | 4 | 533 | 745 | 255 | 1278 | 5.01 | 319.5 |
| 35 | Auburn | 4 | 519 | 883 | 280 | 1402 | 5.01 | 350.5 |
| 37 | Florida State | 5 | 827 | 828 | 330 | 1655 | 5.02 | 331.0 |
| 38 | Texas State | 4 | 655 | 782 | 284 | 1437 | 5.06 | 359.3 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 5 | 546 | 1137 | 332 | 1683 | 5.07 | 336.6 |
| 40 | Ohio | 4 | 544 | 680 | 239 | 1224 | 5.12 | 306.0 |
| 41 | North Carolina | 4 | 621 | 851 | 286 | 1472 | 5.15 | 368.0 |
| 42 | SMU | 4 | 507 | 988 | 289 | 1495 | 5.17 | 373.8 |
| 43 | FIU | 4 | 640 | 910 | 299 | 1550 | 5.18 | 387.5 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 4 | 748 | 679 | 274 | 1427 | 5.21 | 356.8 |
| 44 | Arkansas State | 4 | 577 | 940 | 291 | 1517 | 5.21 | 379.3 |
| 46 | USF | 4 | 694 | 850 | 295 | 1544 | 5.23 | 386.0 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 4 | 607 | 803 | 269 | 1410 | 5.24 | 352.5 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 793 | 720 | 286 | 1513 | 5.29 | 378.3 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 4 | 666 | 591 | 237 | 1257 | 5.30 | 314.3 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 5 | 611 | 1199 | 341 | 1810 | 5.31 | 362.0 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 426 | 1081 | 284 | 1507 | 5.31 | 376.8 |
| 52 | BYU | 4 | 393 | 956 | 253 | 1349 | 5.33 | 337.3 |
| 53 | USC | 5 | 788 | 842 | 305 | 1630 | 5.34 | 326.0 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 5 | 688 | 1108 | 336 | 1796 | 5.35 | 359.2 |
| 55 | Utah State | 4 | 615 | 926 | 287 | 1541 | 5.37 | 385.3 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 4 | 654 | 782 | 266 | 1436 | 5.40 | 359.0 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 4 | 580 | 660 | 227 | 1240 | 5.46 | 310.0 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 5 | 1000 | 856 | 339 | 1856 | 5.47 | 371.2 |
| 59 | Iowa | 4 | 678 | 690 | 249 | 1368 | 5.49 | 342.0 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 4 | 444 | 1208 | 301 | 1652 | 5.49 | 413.0 |
| 61 | Wyoming | 4 | 753 | 636 | 252 | 1389 | 5.51 | 347.3 |
| 62 | Houston | 4 | 637 | 895 | 276 | 1532 | 5.55 | 383.0 |
| 62 | Marshall | 4 | 612 | 1010 | 292 | 1622 | 5.55 | 405.5 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 4 | 507 | 1040 | 278 | 1547 | 5.56 | 386.8 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 643 | 919 | 281 | 1562 | 5.56 | 390.5 |
| 66 | North Texas | 4 | 969 | 613 | 284 | 1582 | 5.57 | 395.5 |
| 67 | Stanford | 4 | 411 | 1129 | 275 | 1540 | 5.60 | 385.0 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 697 | 671 | 244 | 1368 | 5.61 | 342.0 |
| 69 | UCF | 5 | 787 | 1197 | 353 | 1984 | 5.62 | 396.8 |
| 70 | Kansas State | 4 | 777 | 906 | 299 | 1683 | 5.63 | 420.8 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 4 | 562 | 889 | 257 | 1451 | 5.65 | 362.8 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 4 | 573 | 930 | 263 | 1503 | 5.71 | 375.8 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 752 | 848 | 279 | 1600 | 5.73 | 400.0 |
| 74 | California | 4 | 728 | 838 | 273 | 1566 | 5.74 | 391.5 |
| 75 | Missouri State | 4 | 818 | 795 | 279 | 1613 | 5.78 | 403.3 |
| 75 | Troy | 4 | 657 | 968 | 281 | 1625 | 5.78 | 406.3 |
| 77 | Clemson | 5 | 466 | 1411 | 323 | 1877 | 5.81 | 375.4 |
| 77 | Liberty | 5 | 822 | 1194 | 347 | 2016 | 5.81 | 403.2 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 4 | 771 | 1011 | 306 | 1782 | 5.82 | 445.5 |
| 80 | TCU | 4 | 657 | 850 | 258 | 1507 | 5.84 | 376.8 |
| 81 | Baylor | 4 | 842 | 638 | 253 | 1480 | 5.85 | 370.0 |
| 82 | UTSA | 4 | 680 | 692 | 234 | 1372 | 5.86 | 343.0 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 657 | 885 | 263 | 1542 | 5.86 | 385.5 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 4 | 741 | 1099 | 312 | 1840 | 5.90 | 460.0 |
| 85 | UNLV | 5 | 673 | 1157 | 309 | 1830 | 5.92 | 366.0 |
| 85 | Army | 4 | 631 | 855 | 251 | 1486 | 5.92 | 371.5 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 4 | 678 | 856 | 259 | 1534 | 5.92 | 383.5 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 424 | 1264 | 285 | 1688 | 5.92 | 422.0 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | 5 | 977 | 1150 | 359 | 2127 | 5.92 | 425.4 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 766 | 1180 | 328 | 1946 | 5.93 | 486.5 |
| 91 | Nevada | 4 | 564 | 944 | 252 | 1508 | 5.98 | 377.0 |
| 92 | Texas | 4 | 531 | 1098 | 272 | 1629 | 5.99 | 407.3 |
| 92 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 749 | 982 | 289 | 1731 | 5.99 | 432.8 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 791 | 745 | 255 | 1536 | 6.02 | 384.0 |
| 95 | Kansas | 4 | 619 | 896 | 251 | 1515 | 6.04 | 378.8 |
| 96 | Florida | 5 | 1023 | 1136 | 356 | 2159 | 6.06 | 431.8 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 4 | 680 | 935 | 265 | 1615 | 6.09 | 403.8 |
| 98 | Ball State | 4 | 658 | 885 | 253 | 1543 | 6.10 | 385.8 |
| 99 | Colorado | 4 | 932 | 755 | 275 | 1687 | 6.13 | 421.8 |
| 100 | Memphis | 3 | 447 | 764 | 197 | 1211 | 6.15 | 403.7 |
| 101 | Hawaii | 4 | 578 | 1045 | 262 | 1623 | 6.19 | 405.8 |
| 102 | Nebraska | 4 | 803 | 673 | 238 | 1476 | 6.20 | 369.0 |
| 102 | Connecticut | 4 | 805 | 1000 | 291 | 1805 | 6.20 | 451.3 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 4 | 951 | 940 | 305 | 1891 | 6.20 | 472.8 |
| 105 | UTEP | 4 | 791 | 1098 | 303 | 1889 | 6.23 | 472.3 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 4 | 565 | 995 | 250 | 1560 | 6.24 | 390.0 |
| 107 | Air Force | 5 | 663 | 1026 | 268 | 1689 | 6.30 | 337.8 |
| 108 | Penn State | 5 | 699 | 1187 | 299 | 1886 | 6.31 | 377.2 |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 577 | 1220 | 284 | 1797 | 6.33 | 449.3 |
| 110 | Appalachian State | 4 | 783 | 1218 | 315 | 2001 | 6.35 | 500.3 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 4 | 857 | 908 | 277 | 1765 | 6.37 | 441.3 |
| 112 | UAB | 5 | 895 | 1118 | 315 | 2013 | 6.39 | 402.6 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 4 | 676 | 1130 | 280 | 1806 | 6.45 | 451.5 |
| 114 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 809 | 996 | 279 | 1805 | 6.47 | 451.3 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 4 | 1037 | 835 | 287 | 1872 | 6.52 | 468.0 |
| 116 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 721 | 1109 | 279 | 1830 | 6.56 | 457.5 |
| 117 | Maryland | 5 | 1237 | 1129 | 360 | 2366 | 6.57 | 473.2 |
| 118 | Northwestern | 4 | 568 | 1017 | 241 | 1585 | 6.58 | 396.3 |
| 119 | UCLA | 4 | 721 | 894 | 243 | 1615 | 6.65 | 403.8 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1196 | 501 | 253 | 1697 | 6.71 | 424.3 |
| 120 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 794 | 998 | 267 | 1792 | 6.71 | 448.0 |
| 122 | NC State | 4 | 615 | 1173 | 266 | 1788 | 6.72 | 447.0 |
| 123 | Delaware | 5 | 841 | 1352 | 325 | 2193 | 6.75 | 438.6 |
| 124 | Duke | 5 | 782 | 1563 | 347 | 2345 | 6.76 | 469.0 |
| 125 | Navy | 4 | 755 | 1015 | 260 | 1770 | 6.81 | 442.5 |
| 126 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 778 | 1183 | 287 | 1961 | 6.83 | 490.3 |
| 127 | Utah | 4 | 1101 | 940 | 298 | 2041 | 6.85 | 510.3 |
| 128 | Temple | 4 | 996 | 879 | 273 | 1875 | 6.87 | 468.8 |
| 129 | Minnesota | 4 | 641 | 1129 | 257 | 1770 | 6.89 | 442.5 |
| 130 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1054 | 929 | 281 | 1983 | 7.06 | 495.8 |
| 131 | Rutgers | 4 | 1069 | 718 | 240 | 1787 | 7.45 | 446.8 |
| 132 | Boston College | 4 | 827 | 1087 | 256 | 1914 | 7.48 | 478.5 |
| 133 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 982 | 1193 | 289 | 2175 | 7.53 | 543.8 |
| 134 | Purdue | 4 | 990 | 935 | 253 | 1925 | 7.61 | 481.3 |
| 135 | Rice | 3 | 545 | 963 | 195 | 1508 | 7.73 | 502.7 |
| 136 | Syracuse | 3 | 589 | 624 | 151 | 1213 | 8.03 | 404.3 |