2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 13 1157 1744 712 2901 4.07 223.2
2 Fresno State 12 1704 1868 745 3572 4.79 297.7
3 Northern Illinois 11 2138 1932 741 4070 5.49 370.0
4 Nebraska 12 2187 1936 734 4123 5.62 343.6
5 Eastern Michigan 11 2554 1962 731 4516 6.18 410.5
6 Oregon 13 1505 1994 814 3499 4.30 269.2
7 Wyoming 11 1966 1995 731 3961 5.42 360.1
8 Toledo 12 1216 2034 772 3250 4.21 270.8
9 Arizona 12 1746 2081 803 3827 4.77 318.9
10 San Diego State 12 1635 2088 822 3723 4.53 310.3
11 Iowa 12 1357 2111 731 3468 4.74 289.0
12 Buffalo 11 1882 2122 792 4004 5.06 364.0
13 Utah 12 2290 2154 815 4444 5.45 370.3
14 UCF 11 1648 2181 733 3829 5.22 348.1
15 Missouri 12 1196 2182 735 3378 4.60 281.5
16 Florida State 11 1552 2197 738 3749 5.08 340.8
17 Liberty 11 1965 2229 742 4194 5.65 381.3
18 Massachusetts 11 2575 2232 754 4807 6.38 437.0
19 Washington State 12 1439 2234 716 3673 5.13 306.1
20 North Texas 13 2989 2239 942 5228 5.55 402.2
20 Baylor 11 2271 2239 768 4510 5.87 410.0
22 Texas A&M 12 1669 2250 739 3919 5.30 326.6
23 Western Michigan 13 1763 2263 808 4026 4.98 309.7
24 Boise State 13 2142 2282 804 4424 5.50 340.3
25 Penn State 12 1770 2299 760 4069 5.35 339.1
26 South Alabama 11 1952 2301 719 4253 5.92 386.6
27 Bowling Green 11 1638 2302 673 3940 5.85 358.2
28 Army 12 1799 2323 730 4122 5.65 343.5
29 Temple 11 2286 2355 734 4641 6.32 421.9
30 UCLA 12 2285 2359 766 4644 6.06 387.0
31 UTEP 11 1958 2367 800 4325 5.41 393.2
32 Louisville 12 1412 2378 783 3790 4.84 315.8
33 Old Dominion 12 1685 2388 840 4073 4.85 339.4
33 South Carolina 11 1578 2388 744 3966 5.33 360.5
35 Northwestern 12 1701 2406 709 4107 5.79 342.3
36 Ohio 12 1681 2416 728 4097 5.63 341.4
37 Kansas State 11 1863 2417 803 4280 5.33 389.1
38 Nevada 11 1649 2418 726 4067 5.60 369.7
39 Tulsa 11 2069 2431 798 4500 5.64 409.1
40 Colorado 12 2670 2438 832 5108 6.14 425.7
41 James Madison 13 1127 2458 790 3585 4.54 275.8
42 North Carolina 11 1384 2460 755 3844 5.09 349.5
43 Ball State 11 2014 2463 728 4477 6.15 407.0
44 Indiana 13 993 2466 730 3459 4.74 266.1
45 UAB 11 2091 2475 716 4566 6.38 415.1
46 Kansas 11 2024 2479 745 4503 6.04 409.4
47 Wake Forest 12 1547 2486 848 4033 4.76 336.1
48 Oregon State 11 1802 2487 687 4289 6.24 389.9
49 Maryland 11 2056 2488 807 4544 5.63 413.1
50 Colorado State 11 2396 2493 754 4889 6.48 444.5
51 Iowa State 11 1573 2496 709 4069 5.74 369.9
52 Oklahoma 12 888 2504 781 3392 4.34 282.7
53 California 12 1984 2527 793 4511 5.69 375.9
54 Alabama 14 1889 2529 866 4418 5.10 315.6
55 Virginia 13 1536 2534 828 4070 4.92 313.1
55 Michigan State 11 1671 2534 700 4205 6.01 382.3
57 Auburn 11 1077 2535 721 3612 5.01 328.4
58 Texas Tech 13 901 2540 858 3441 4.01 264.7
59 LSU 12 1525 2544 800 4069 5.09 339.1
60 Virginia Tech 11 1840 2556 725 4396 6.06 399.6
61 Notre Dame 12 1191 2561 815 3752 4.60 312.7
62 Troy 13 2410 2563 883 4973 5.63 382.5
63 UTSA 12 1912 2571 780 4483 5.75 373.6
64 Rutgers 11 2391 2583 633 4974 7.86 452.2
65 Florida Atlantic 11 2335 2595 813 4930 6.06 448.2
66 Washington 12 1225 2605 794 3830 4.82 319.2
67 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1870 2617 762 4487 5.89 407.9
68 Wisconsin 12 1263 2619 716 3882 5.42 323.5
69 Florida 11 1810 2626 755 4436 5.88 403.3
70 New Mexico State 11 1912 2655 791 4567 5.77 415.2
71 Kent State 11 2127 2656 817 4783 5.85 434.8
72 Central Michigan 12 1822 2681 800 4503 5.63 375.3
73 Ole Miss 13 1962 2693 859 4655 5.42 358.1
74 USC 13 1862 2698 822 4560 5.55 350.8
74 Akron 11 1685 2698 725 4383 6.05 398.5
74 Purdue 11 2101 2698 713 4799 6.73 436.3
77 Illinois 12 1618 2705 791 4323 5.47 360.3
77 Arkansas 11 2162 2705 759 4867 6.41 442.5
79 San Jose State 11 1743 2711 739 4454 6.03 404.9
79 Connecticut 12 2466 2711 877 5177 5.90 431.4
81 New Mexico 12 1345 2714 776 4059 5.23 338.3
81 Minnesota 12 1555 2714 756 4269 5.65 355.8
83 Miami (FL) 13 1084 2716 822 3800 4.62 292.3
84 Miami (OH) 13 1821 2718 885 4539 5.13 349.2
85 Louisiana 12 2380 2722 839 5102 6.08 425.2
86 Georgia State 11 2374 2730 766 5104 6.66 464.0
87 Syracuse 11 1992 2732 706 4724 6.69 429.5
88 Texas State 12 2016 2738 843 4754 5.64 396.2
89 Houston 12 1638 2740 797 4378 5.49 364.8
90 Michigan 13 1455 2748 853 4203 4.93 323.3
91 Kentucky 11 1468 2758 742 4226 5.70 384.2
92 Hawaii 12 1699 2764 755 4463 5.91 371.9
93 Arizona State 12 1523 2793 835 4316 5.17 359.7
93 Navy 12 1822 2793 774 4615 5.96 384.6
95 Mississippi State 12 2354 2806 845 5160 6.11 430.0
96 Western Kentucky 12 2142 2810 860 4952 5.76 412.7
97 Cincinnati 12 2256 2832 875 5088 5.81 424.0
98 Missouri State 12 1922 2833 785 4755 6.06 396.3
99 Memphis 12 1585 2839 796 4424 5.56 368.7
100 Georgia Tech 12 2019 2844 797 4863 6.10 405.3
101 Southern Miss 12 2082 2849 902 4931 5.47 410.9
102 Charlotte 11 2355 2850 814 5205 6.39 473.2
103 East Carolina 12 1559 2853 826 4412 5.34 367.7
104 Kennesaw State 13 2505 2866 914 5371 5.88 413.2
105 Georgia 13 1096 2880 796 3976 4.99 305.8
105 BYU 13 1723 2880 868 4603 5.30 354.1
107 Middle Tennessee State 11 1567 2881 740 4448 6.01 404.4
108 Pittsburgh 12 1199 2888 827 4087 4.94 340.6
109 Arkansas State 12 2097 2912 818 5009 6.12 417.4
110 Boston College 11 2115 2916 731 5031 6.88 457.4
111 TCU 12 1553 2917 816 4470 5.48 372.5
112 Oklahoma State 11 1875 2920 743 4795 6.45 435.9
113 USF 12 1798 2921 899 4719 5.25 393.3
114 Rice 12 2028 2971 773 4999 6.47 416.6
115 Louisiana Tech 12 1623 2979 825 4602 5.58 383.5
116 Georgia Southern 12 2726 2987 851 5713 6.71 476.1
117 UNLV 13 2324 2989 843 5313 6.30 408.7
118 Air Force 11 1805 3007 641 4812 7.51 437.5
119 FIU 12 1996 3008 835 5004 5.99 417.0
120 Coastal Carolina 12 2606 3011 896 5617 6.27 468.1
121 Tennessee 12 1932 3015 870 4947 5.69 412.3
122 Delaware 12 1876 3044 815 4920 6.04 410.0
123 Marshall 11 1776 3049 775 4825 6.23 438.6
124 Texas 13 1351 3050 895 4401 4.92 338.5
125 Clemson 12 1305 3061 801 4366 5.45 363.8
126 West Virginia 11 1672 3115 810 4787 5.91 435.2
127 Jacksonville State 13 1928 3142 884 5070 5.74 390.0
128 Vanderbilt 12 1358 3155 794 4513 5.68 376.1
129 Utah State 12 2247 3235 899 5482 6.10 456.8
130 Appalachian State 12 1934 3266 869 5200 5.98 433.3
131 Sam Houston State 12 2491 3311 832 5802 6.97 483.5
132 NC State 12 1737 3430 823 5167 6.28 430.6
133 SMU 12 1340 3437 900 4777 5.31 398.1
134 Stanford 12 1431 3467 826 4898 5.93 408.2
135 Tulane 14 1716 3663 958 5379 5.61 384.2
136 Duke 13 1901 3763 883 5664 6.41 435.7