2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/13/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Oregon 11 1241 1534 668 2775 4.15 252.3
2 Ohio State 12 1004 1606 649 2610 4.02 217.5
3 Nebraska 11 1962 1626 658 3588 5.45 326.2
4 Iowa 11 1306 1764 671 3070 4.58 279.1
5 Fresno State 11 1584 1796 697 3380 4.85 307.3
6 Arizona 11 1632 1803 739 3435 4.65 312.3
7 San Diego State 11 1267 1838 724 3105 4.29 282.3
8 Toledo 11 1036 1881 712 2917 4.10 265.2
9 Northern Illinois 11 2138 1932 741 4070 5.49 370.0
10 Eastern Michigan 11 2554 1962 731 4516 6.18 410.5
11 Utah 11 2129 1972 750 4101 5.47 372.8
12 Missouri 11 1086 1984 656 3070 4.68 279.1
13 Wyoming 11 1966 1995 731 3961 5.42 360.1
14 Alabama 12 1619 2030 725 3649 5.03 304.1
15 North Texas 12 2663 2033 860 4696 5.46 391.3
16 Washington State 11 1379 2040 663 3419 5.16 310.8
17 Western Michigan 12 1594 2054 738 3648 4.94 304.0
18 Penn State 11 1727 2106 695 3833 5.52 348.5
19 Old Dominion 11 1633 2107 765 3740 4.89 340.0
20 Buffalo 11 1882 2122 792 4004 5.06 364.0
21 James Madison 12 926 2145 737 3071 4.17 255.9
22 Texas A&M 11 1494 2147 690 3641 5.28 331.0
23 Ole Miss 11 1723 2168 718 3891 5.42 353.7
24 UCF 11 1648 2181 733 3829 5.22 348.1
25 Miami (FL) 11 950 2192 688 3142 4.57 285.6
25 Wake Forest 11 1433 2192 779 3625 4.65 329.5
27 Florida State 11 1552 2197 738 3749 5.08 340.8
28 Louisville 11 1243 2211 715 3454 4.83 314.0
29 California 11 1891 2225 721 4116 5.71 374.2
30 Northwestern 11 1610 2228 649 3838 5.91 348.9
31 Liberty 11 1965 2229 742 4194 5.65 381.3
32 Ohio 11 1584 2232 669 3816 5.70 346.9
32 Massachusetts 11 2575 2232 754 4807 6.38 437.0
34 Army 11 1616 2239 683 3855 5.64 350.5
34 Baylor 11 2271 2239 768 4510 5.87 410.0
36 Oklahoma 11 860 2272 727 3132 4.31 284.7
37 Boise State 13 2142 2282 804 4424 5.50 340.3
38 Texas Tech 12 837 2295 777 3132 4.03 261.0
39 Indiana 12 970 2296 680 3266 4.80 272.2
40 South Alabama 11 1952 2301 719 4253 5.92 386.6
41 Bowling Green 11 1638 2302 673 3940 5.85 358.2
42 LSU 11 1318 2314 718 3632 5.06 330.2
43 Temple 11 2286 2355 734 4641 6.32 421.9
44 UCLA 12 2285 2359 766 4644 6.06 387.0
45 UTEP 11 1958 2367 800 4325 5.41 393.2
46 South Carolina 11 1570 2388 744 3958 5.32 359.8
47 Troy 12 2310 2390 818 4700 5.75 391.7
48 UTSA 11 1833 2395 702 4228 6.02 384.4
49 Kansas State 11 1863 2417 803 4280 5.33 389.1
50 Nevada 11 1649 2418 726 4067 5.60 369.7
51 Hawaii 11 1555 2427 688 3982 5.79 362.0
52 Tulsa 11 2069 2431 798 4500 5.64 409.1
53 Virginia 12 1377 2433 773 3810 4.93 317.5
54 Colorado 12 2670 2438 832 5108 6.14 425.7
55 USC 12 1745 2440 751 4185 5.57 348.8
56 Central Michigan 11 1745 2445 739 4190 5.67 380.9
57 North Carolina 11 1384 2460 755 3844 5.09 349.5
58 Ball State 11 2014 2463 728 4477 6.15 407.0
59 Arizona State 11 1311 2466 748 3777 5.05 343.4
60 Houston 11 1561 2473 747 4034 5.40 366.7
61 UAB 11 2091 2475 716 4566 6.38 415.1
62 Kansas 11 2024 2479 745 4503 6.04 409.4
63 Oregon State 11 1802 2487 687 4289 6.24 389.9
64 Maryland 11 2056 2488 807 4544 5.63 413.1
65 Colorado State 11 2396 2493 754 4889 6.48 444.5
66 Iowa State 11 1573 2496 709 4069 5.74 369.9
67 Miami (OH) 12 1640 2499 814 4139 5.08 344.9
68 Mississippi State 11 2206 2503 777 4709 6.06 428.1
69 Georgia 12 985 2518 723 3503 4.85 291.9
70 Georgia Tech 11 1919 2519 734 4438 6.05 403.5
71 Michigan 12 1220 2527 786 3747 4.77 312.3
72 Michigan State 11 1671 2534 700 4205 6.01 382.3
73 Auburn 11 1077 2535 721 3612 5.01 328.4
74 Missouri State 11 1851 2545 729 4396 6.03 399.6
75 Louisiana 11 2222 2546 779 4768 6.12 433.5
76 Western Kentucky 11 2023 2552 776 4575 5.90 415.9
77 Virginia Tech 11 1840 2556 725 4396 6.06 399.6
78 Notre Dame 12 1191 2561 815 3752 4.60 312.7
79 Arkansas State 11 2050 2563 746 4613 6.18 419.4
80 New Mexico 11 1240 2567 716 3807 5.32 346.1
81 Southern Miss 11 1927 2582 829 4509 5.44 409.9
82 Rutgers 11 2391 2583 633 4974 7.86 452.2
83 Illinois 11 1461 2584 736 4045 5.50 367.7
84 Florida Atlantic 11 2335 2595 813 4930 6.06 448.2
85 East Carolina 11 1439 2597 746 4036 5.41 366.9
86 Connecticut 11 2098 2603 812 4701 5.79 427.4
87 Washington 12 1225 2605 794 3830 4.82 319.2
88 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1870 2617 762 4487 5.89 407.9
89 Memphis 11 1483 2618 737 4101 5.56 372.8
90 Wisconsin 12 1263 2619 716 3882 5.42 323.5
91 BYU 12 1592 2626 800 4218 5.27 351.5
91 Minnesota 11 1439 2626 690 4065 5.89 369.5
91 Florida 11 1810 2626 755 4436 5.88 403.3
94 TCU 11 1435 2637 753 4072 5.41 370.2
95 Texas State 11 1914 2644 778 4558 5.86 414.4
96 New Mexico State 11 1912 2655 791 4567 5.77 415.2
97 Kent State 11 2127 2656 817 4783 5.85 434.8
98 Louisiana Tech 11 1578 2668 751 4246 5.65 386.0
99 Navy 11 1680 2696 716 4376 6.11 397.8
100 Akron 11 1685 2698 725 4383 6.05 398.5
100 Purdue 11 2101 2698 713 4799 6.73 436.3
102 Arkansas 11 2162 2705 759 4867 6.41 442.5
103 Pittsburgh 11 1127 2711 768 3838 5.00 348.9
103 San Jose State 11 1739 2711 739 4450 6.02 404.5
105 FIU 11 1810 2713 764 4523 5.92 411.2
106 Cincinnati 11 2015 2724 809 4739 5.86 430.8
107 Georgia State 11 2374 2730 766 5104 6.66 464.0
108 Syracuse 11 1992 2732 706 4724 6.69 429.5
109 Kennesaw State 12 2202 2746 852 4948 5.81 412.3
110 Kentucky 11 1468 2758 742 4226 5.70 384.2
111 Rice 11 1787 2775 706 4562 6.46 414.7
112 USF 11 1543 2794 818 4337 5.30 394.3
113 Georgia Southern 11 2539 2795 789 5334 6.76 484.9
114 Clemson 11 1168 2801 725 3969 5.47 360.8
115 Delaware 11 1772 2813 738 4585 6.21 416.8
116 Tennessee 11 1711 2819 797 4530 5.68 411.8
117 UNLV 12 2117 2846 785 4963 6.32 413.6
118 Charlotte 11 2355 2850 814 5205 6.39 473.2
119 Texas 12 1177 2851 814 4028 4.95 335.7
120 Utah State 11 1992 2862 811 4854 5.99 441.3
121 Middle Tennessee State 11 1567 2881 740 4448 6.01 404.4
122 Coastal Carolina 11 2425 2897 830 5322 6.41 483.8
123 Boston College 11 2115 2916 731 5031 6.88 457.4
124 Oklahoma State 11 1875 2920 743 4795 6.45 435.9
125 Vanderbilt 11 1191 2943 735 4134 5.62 375.8
126 Air Force 11 1805 3007 641 4812 7.51 437.5
127 Jacksonville State 12 1840 3013 822 4853 5.90 404.4
128 Marshall 11 1776 3049 775 4825 6.23 438.6
129 Appalachian State 11 1668 3095 804 4763 5.92 433.0
130 West Virginia 11 1672 3115 810 4787 5.91 435.2
131 SMU 11 1164 3172 821 4336 5.28 394.2
132 NC State 11 1588 3276 753 4864 6.46 442.2
133 Sam Houston State 12 2491 3311 832 5802 6.97 483.5
134 Tulane 13 1565 3317 890 4882 5.49 375.5
135 Duke 12 1657 3388 808 5045 6.24 420.4
136 Stanford 12 1431 3467 826 4898 5.93 408.2