2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in November Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Tulane 4 181 1070 261 1251 4.79 312.8
2 Indiana 4 268 811 233 1079 4.63 269.8
2 Akron 3 268 547 173 815 4.71 271.7
4 Texas Tech 4 282 708 244 990 4.06 247.5
5 Oklahoma 4 298 1063 281 1361 4.84 340.3
6 Alabama 4 299 590 223 889 3.99 222.3
7 Virginia 4 308 610 226 918 4.06 229.5
8 Toledo 4 324 759 280 1083 3.87 270.8
9 LSU 4 328 901 247 1229 4.98 307.3
10 Old Dominion 4 336 627 253 963 3.81 240.8
11 Oregon 4 369 735 253 1104 4.36 276.0
12 James Madison 4 374 657 268 1031 3.85 257.8
13 Wisconsin 4 377 777 250 1154 4.62 288.5
14 Ohio State 5 381 537 249 918 3.69 183.6
15 BYU 4 393 956 253 1349 5.33 337.3
16 Georgia 5 395 901 278 1296 4.66 259.2
17 New Mexico 4 404 881 272 1285 4.72 321.3
18 Stanford 4 411 1129 275 1540 5.60 385.0
19 Illinois 4 414 746 260 1160 4.46 290.0
20 Washington 4 421 651 259 1072 4.14 268.0
21 Vanderbilt 4 424 1264 285 1688 5.92 422.0
22 Pittsburgh 4 426 1081 284 1507 5.31 376.8
23 Miami (OH) 4 429 850 266 1279 4.81 319.8
24 Miami (FL) 5 431 1009 306 1440 4.71 288.0
25 Arizona State 4 441 990 297 1431 4.82 357.8
26 West Virginia 4 444 1208 301 1652 5.49 413.0
27 Washington State 4 446 504 230 950 4.13 237.5
28 Memphis 3 447 764 197 1211 6.15 403.7
29 Michigan 4 456 831 259 1287 4.97 321.8
30 Clemson 5 466 1411 323 1877 5.81 375.4
31 Notre Dame 5 486 761 347 1247 3.59 249.4
32 Ole Miss 4 503 599 243 1102 4.53 275.5
33 SMU 4 507 988 289 1495 5.17 373.8
34 South Carolina 4 515 1040 278 1555 5.59 388.8
35 Missouri 4 517 814 275 1331 4.84 332.8
36 Auburn 4 519 883 280 1402 5.01 350.5
37 Texas 4 531 1098 272 1629 5.99 407.3
38 Bowling Green 4 533 745 255 1278 5.01 319.5
39 Fresno State 4 537 470 261 1007 3.86 251.8
40 Ohio 4 544 680 239 1224 5.12 306.0
41 Rice 3 545 963 195 1508 7.73 502.7
42 Wake Forest 5 546 1137 332 1683 5.07 336.6
43 Iowa State 4 562 889 257 1451 5.65 362.8
44 Nevada 4 564 944 252 1508 5.98 377.0
45 South Alabama 4 565 995 250 1560 6.24 390.0
46 Northwestern 4 568 1017 241 1585 6.58 396.3
47 Eastern Michigan 3 571 291 175 862 4.93 287.3
48 Michigan State 4 573 930 263 1503 5.71 375.8
49 Texas A&M 4 577 569 234 1146 4.90 286.5
49 Arkansas State 4 577 940 291 1517 5.21 379.3
49 Middle Tennessee State 4 577 1220 284 1797 6.33 449.3
52 Hawaii 4 578 1045 262 1623 6.19 405.8
53 Western Michigan 4 580 660 227 1240 5.46 310.0
53 Louisville 5 580 1020 328 1600 4.88 320.0
55 Syracuse 3 589 624 151 1213 8.03 404.3
56 Central Michigan 4 607 803 269 1410 5.24 352.5
57 East Carolina 5 611 1199 341 1810 5.31 362.0
58 Marshall 4 612 1010 292 1622 5.55 405.5
59 Utah State 4 615 926 287 1541 5.37 385.3
59 NC State 4 615 1173 266 1788 6.72 447.0
61 Kansas 4 619 896 251 1515 6.04 378.8
62 North Carolina 4 621 851 286 1472 5.15 368.0
63 Army 4 631 855 251 1486 5.92 371.5
64 Houston 4 637 895 276 1532 5.55 383.0
65 FIU 4 640 910 299 1550 5.18 387.5
66 Minnesota 4 641 1129 257 1770 6.89 442.5
67 Western Kentucky 4 643 919 281 1562 5.56 390.5
68 Kent State 4 652 747 290 1399 4.82 349.8
69 Tulsa 4 654 782 266 1436 5.40 359.0
70 Texas State 4 655 782 284 1437 5.06 359.3
71 TCU 4 657 850 258 1507 5.84 376.8
71 Louisiana Tech 4 657 885 263 1542 5.86 385.5
71 Troy 4 657 968 281 1625 5.78 406.3
74 Ball State 4 658 885 253 1543 6.10 385.8
75 Air Force 5 663 1026 268 1689 6.30 337.8
76 Oregon State 4 666 591 237 1257 5.30 314.3
77 UNLV 5 673 1157 309 1830 5.92 366.0
78 Louisiana 4 676 1130 280 1806 6.45 451.5
79 Iowa 4 678 690 249 1368 5.49 342.0
79 Tennessee 4 678 856 259 1534 5.92 383.5
81 UTSA 4 680 692 234 1372 5.86 343.0
81 Arkansas 4 680 935 265 1615 6.09 403.8
83 Kentucky 5 688 1108 336 1796 5.35 359.2
84 USF 4 694 850 295 1544 5.23 386.0
85 San Diego State 5 697 718 324 1415 4.37 283.0
85 Oklahoma State 4 697 671 244 1368 5.61 342.0
87 Penn State 5 699 1187 299 1886 6.31 377.2
88 UCLA 4 721 894 243 1615 6.65 403.8
88 Georgia Southern 4 721 1109 279 1830 6.56 457.5
90 Boise State 4 726 529 253 1255 4.96 313.8
91 California 4 728 838 273 1566 5.74 391.5
92 Charlotte 4 741 1099 312 1840 5.90 460.0
93 Buffalo 4 748 679 274 1427 5.21 356.8
94 Jacksonville State 4 749 982 289 1731 5.99 432.8
95 Virginia Tech 4 752 848 279 1600 5.73 400.0
96 Wyoming 4 753 636 252 1389 5.51 347.3
97 Navy 4 755 1015 260 1770 6.81 442.5
98 Florida Atlantic 4 766 1180 328 1946 5.93 486.5
99 Arizona 5 770 799 334 1569 4.70 313.8
100 Southern Miss 4 771 1011 306 1782 5.82 445.5
101 Kansas State 4 777 906 299 1683 5.63 420.8
102 Sam Houston State 4 778 1183 287 1961 6.83 490.3
103 Duke 5 782 1563 347 2345 6.76 469.0
104 Appalachian State 4 783 1218 315 2001 6.35 500.3
105 UCF 5 787 1197 353 1984 5.62 396.8
106 USC 5 788 842 305 1630 5.34 326.0
107 Northern Illinois 4 791 745 255 1536 6.02 384.0
107 UTEP 4 791 1098 303 1889 6.23 472.3
109 Louisiana-Monroe 4 793 720 286 1513 5.29 378.3
110 Georgia Tech 4 794 998 267 1792 6.71 448.0
111 Nebraska 4 803 673 238 1476 6.20 369.0
112 Connecticut 4 805 1000 291 1805 6.20 451.3
113 Kennesaw State 4 809 996 279 1805 6.47 451.3
114 Missouri State 4 818 795 279 1613 5.78 403.3
115 Liberty 5 822 1194 347 2016 5.81 403.2
116 Florida State 5 827 828 330 1655 5.02 331.0
116 Boston College 4 827 1087 256 1914 7.48 478.5
118 Delaware 5 841 1352 325 2193 6.75 438.6
119 Baylor 4 842 638 253 1480 5.85 370.0
120 Georgia State 4 857 908 277 1765 6.37 441.3
121 UAB 5 895 1118 315 2013 6.39 402.6
122 Colorado 4 932 755 275 1687 6.13 421.8
123 Cincinnati 4 951 940 305 1891 6.20 472.8
124 North Texas 4 969 613 284 1582 5.57 395.5
125 New Mexico State 5 977 1150 359 2127 5.92 425.4
126 Coastal Carolina 4 982 1193 289 2175 7.53 543.8
127 Purdue 4 990 935 253 1925 7.61 481.3
128 Temple 4 996 879 273 1875 6.87 468.8
129 San Jose State 5 1000 856 339 1856 5.47 371.2
130 Florida 5 1023 1136 356 2159 6.06 431.8
131 Colorado State 4 1037 835 287 1872 6.52 468.0
132 Mississippi State 4 1054 929 281 1983 7.06 495.8
133 Rutgers 4 1069 718 240 1787 7.45 446.8
134 Utah 4 1101 940 298 2041 6.85 510.3
135 Massachusetts 4 1196 501 253 1697 6.71 424.3
136 Maryland 5 1237 1129 360 2366 6.57 473.2