2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | 774 | 2130 | 718 | 2904 | 4.04 | 264.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 936 | 1493 | 594 | 2429 | 4.09 | 220.8 |
| 3 | Oregon | 11 | 1241 | 1534 | 668 | 2775 | 4.15 | 252.3 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 126 | 202 | 79 | 328 | 4.15 | 328.0 |
| 5 | UTEP | 1 | 226 | 114 | 81 | 340 | 4.20 | 340.0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 1 | 64 | 211 | 63 | 275 | 4.37 | 275.0 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 817 | 1679 | 562 | 2496 | 4.44 | 277.3 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 2 | 204 | 481 | 150 | 685 | 4.57 | 342.5 |
| 9 | Indiana | 10 | 663 | 2018 | 582 | 2681 | 4.61 | 268.1 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 10 | 885 | 2324 | 689 | 3209 | 4.66 | 320.9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 9 | 817 | 2076 | 621 | 2893 | 4.66 | 321.4 |
| 12 | James Madison | 2 | 243 | 322 | 121 | 565 | 4.67 | 282.5 |
| 13 | Iowa | 10 | 1280 | 1671 | 622 | 2951 | 4.74 | 295.1 |
| 13 | Toledo | 2 | 382 | 244 | 132 | 626 | 4.74 | 313.0 |
| 13 | Arizona | 10 | 1565 | 1580 | 663 | 3145 | 4.74 | 314.5 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 285 | 383 | 139 | 668 | 4.81 | 334.0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 9 | 1208 | 1810 | 627 | 3018 | 4.81 | 335.3 |
| 18 | Hawaii | 2 | 360 | 270 | 129 | 630 | 4.88 | 315.0 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 2 | 254 | 459 | 146 | 713 | 4.88 | 356.5 |
| 20 | Louisville | 9 | 927 | 1943 | 587 | 2870 | 4.89 | 318.9 |
| 21 | Washington | 10 | 1082 | 2172 | 663 | 3254 | 4.91 | 325.4 |
| 22 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 112 | 268 | 77 | 380 | 4.94 | 380.0 |
| 23 | Georgia | 10 | 868 | 2259 | 627 | 3127 | 4.99 | 312.7 |
| 24 | Missouri | 9 | 950 | 1875 | 565 | 2825 | 5.00 | 313.9 |
| 25 | Virginia | 11 | 1286 | 2270 | 706 | 3556 | 5.04 | 323.3 |
| 26 | Michigan | 10 | 1091 | 2250 | 657 | 3341 | 5.09 | 334.1 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 327 | 447 | 152 | 774 | 5.09 | 387.0 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 912 | 2322 | 632 | 3234 | 5.12 | 359.3 |
| 29 | Alabama | 11 | 1526 | 1975 | 675 | 3501 | 5.19 | 318.3 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 10 | 1192 | 2282 | 670 | 3474 | 5.19 | 347.4 |
| 29 | Florida State | 10 | 1509 | 2034 | 683 | 3543 | 5.19 | 354.3 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 10 | 1363 | 2210 | 684 | 3573 | 5.22 | 357.3 |
| 33 | BYU | 11 | 1473 | 2341 | 723 | 3814 | 5.28 | 346.7 |
| 33 | UCF | 10 | 1483 | 2024 | 664 | 3507 | 5.28 | 350.7 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 2 | 343 | 351 | 131 | 694 | 5.30 | 347.0 |
| 35 | SMU | 10 | 1111 | 2897 | 756 | 4008 | 5.30 | 400.8 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 8 | 1077 | 1512 | 486 | 2589 | 5.33 | 323.6 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 1 | 195 | 142 | 63 | 337 | 5.35 | 337.0 |
| 38 | Auburn | 9 | 940 | 2294 | 604 | 3234 | 5.35 | 359.3 |
| 40 | Texas | 9 | 1015 | 2372 | 632 | 3387 | 5.36 | 376.3 |
| 41 | TCU | 11 | 1435 | 2637 | 753 | 4072 | 5.41 | 370.2 |
| 42 | Washington State | 5 | 645 | 1030 | 308 | 1675 | 5.44 | 335.0 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 10 | 1626 | 2322 | 721 | 3948 | 5.48 | 394.8 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 10 | 1532 | 2214 | 679 | 3746 | 5.52 | 374.6 |
| 45 | Clemson | 10 | 1090 | 2578 | 662 | 3668 | 5.54 | 366.8 |
| 45 | LSU | 9 | 1238 | 2088 | 600 | 3326 | 5.54 | 369.6 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 3 | 404 | 842 | 224 | 1246 | 5.56 | 415.3 |
| 48 | Houston | 10 | 1384 | 2422 | 681 | 3806 | 5.59 | 380.6 |
| 48 | Utah | 10 | 2008 | 1864 | 693 | 3872 | 5.59 | 387.2 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 1 | 153 | 290 | 79 | 443 | 5.61 | 443.0 |
| 51 | Charlotte | 2 | 340 | 412 | 133 | 752 | 5.65 | 376.0 |
| 52 | Illinois | 10 | 1348 | 2493 | 678 | 3841 | 5.67 | 384.1 |
| 53 | Ole Miss | 9 | 1354 | 1995 | 590 | 3349 | 5.68 | 372.1 |
| 53 | California | 10 | 1756 | 2039 | 668 | 3795 | 5.68 | 379.5 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 10 | 1849 | 1564 | 599 | 3413 | 5.70 | 341.3 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 1040 | 2411 | 604 | 3451 | 5.71 | 383.4 |
| 57 | Army | 1 | 74 | 172 | 43 | 246 | 5.72 | 246.0 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 10 | 1196 | 2328 | 616 | 3524 | 5.72 | 352.4 |
| 59 | Boise State | 1 | 127 | 228 | 62 | 355 | 5.73 | 355.0 |
| 59 | Kentucky | 9 | 1278 | 2158 | 600 | 3436 | 5.73 | 381.8 |
| 61 | Troy | 1 | 120 | 196 | 55 | 316 | 5.75 | 316.0 |
| 61 | USC | 9 | 1232 | 1910 | 546 | 3142 | 5.75 | 349.1 |
| 61 | Stanford | 9 | 1097 | 2447 | 616 | 3544 | 5.75 | 393.8 |
| 64 | Old Dominion | 2 | 476 | 459 | 162 | 935 | 5.77 | 467.5 |
| 65 | Iowa State | 10 | 1413 | 2274 | 636 | 3687 | 5.80 | 368.7 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 1590 | 2280 | 663 | 3870 | 5.84 | 387.0 |
| 67 | Penn State | 9 | 1508 | 1832 | 571 | 3340 | 5.85 | 371.1 |
| 68 | Florida | 10 | 1682 | 2363 | 690 | 4045 | 5.86 | 404.5 |
| 69 | Baylor | 11 | 2271 | 2239 | 768 | 4510 | 5.87 | 410.0 |
| 70 | Tennessee | 9 | 1661 | 2135 | 643 | 3796 | 5.90 | 421.8 |
| 71 | UCLA | 10 | 1839 | 2004 | 650 | 3843 | 5.91 | 384.3 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 10 | 1917 | 2450 | 738 | 4367 | 5.92 | 436.7 |
| 73 | UNLV | 1 | 173 | 255 | 72 | 428 | 5.94 | 428.0 |
| 74 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 378 | 414 | 133 | 792 | 5.95 | 396.0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 10 | 1490 | 2868 | 731 | 4358 | 5.96 | 435.8 |
| 76 | Tulane | 3 | 456 | 781 | 207 | 1237 | 5.98 | 412.3 |
| 77 | Northwestern | 9 | 1254 | 1890 | 522 | 3144 | 6.02 | 349.3 |
| 78 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 108 | 314 | 70 | 422 | 6.03 | 422.0 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 1 | 186 | 279 | 77 | 465 | 6.04 | 465.0 |
| 80 | Minnesota | 10 | 1395 | 2519 | 646 | 3914 | 6.06 | 391.4 |
| 81 | Maryland | 9 | 1799 | 2120 | 643 | 3919 | 6.09 | 435.4 |
| 82 | Duke | 10 | 1345 | 2802 | 674 | 4147 | 6.15 | 414.7 |
| 83 | Nevada | 1 | 135 | 303 | 71 | 438 | 6.17 | 438.0 |
| 83 | Massachusetts | 2 | 469 | 487 | 155 | 956 | 6.17 | 478.0 |
| 85 | Michigan State | 10 | 1642 | 2346 | 643 | 3988 | 6.20 | 398.8 |
| 86 | Kansas | 10 | 1987 | 2300 | 687 | 4287 | 6.24 | 428.7 |
| 86 | Colorado | 10 | 2421 | 1944 | 699 | 4365 | 6.24 | 436.5 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 1 | 194 | 219 | 66 | 413 | 6.26 | 413.0 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 1735 | 2375 | 653 | 4110 | 6.29 | 411.0 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 2 | 441 | 415 | 136 | 856 | 6.29 | 428.0 |
| 91 | Mississippi State | 9 | 1979 | 2162 | 651 | 4141 | 6.36 | 460.1 |
| 92 | FIU | 1 | 209 | 200 | 64 | 409 | 6.39 | 409.0 |
| 93 | Marshall | 1 | 239 | 249 | 76 | 488 | 6.42 | 488.0 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 8 | 1509 | 1943 | 537 | 3452 | 6.43 | 431.5 |
| 95 | Texas State | 1 | 245 | 188 | 67 | 433 | 6.46 | 433.0 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 2 | 347 | 564 | 141 | 911 | 6.46 | 455.5 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 2 | 277 | 564 | 130 | 841 | 6.47 | 420.5 |
| 98 | Appalachian State | 1 | 98 | 358 | 70 | 456 | 6.51 | 456.0 |
| 99 | NC State | 9 | 1415 | 2551 | 608 | 3966 | 6.52 | 440.7 |
| 100 | Rice | 1 | 204 | 188 | 60 | 392 | 6.53 | 392.0 |
| 101 | New Mexico | 2 | 310 | 468 | 119 | 778 | 6.54 | 389.0 |
| 101 | Oregon State | 7 | 1114 | 1900 | 461 | 3014 | 6.54 | 430.6 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 1670 | 2701 | 664 | 4371 | 6.58 | 437.1 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 443 | 498 | 142 | 941 | 6.63 | 470.5 |
| 105 | Syracuse | 9 | 1521 | 2389 | 589 | 3910 | 6.64 | 434.4 |
| 106 | Boston College | 9 | 1863 | 2255 | 618 | 4118 | 6.66 | 457.6 |
| 107 | UTSA | 1 | 108 | 291 | 59 | 399 | 6.76 | 399.0 |
| 108 | Purdue | 9 | 1731 | 2330 | 598 | 4061 | 6.79 | 451.2 |
| 109 | Ohio | 3 | 444 | 777 | 179 | 1221 | 6.82 | 407.0 |
| 110 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 428 | 605 | 148 | 1033 | 6.98 | 516.5 |
| 111 | UAB | 1 | 235 | 275 | 73 | 510 | 6.99 | 510.0 |
| 112 | USF | 2 | 338 | 593 | 132 | 931 | 7.05 | 465.5 |
| 112 | Louisiana | 1 | 427 | 179 | 86 | 606 | 7.05 | 606.0 |
| 114 | San Jose State | 2 | 192 | 761 | 134 | 953 | 7.11 | 476.5 |
| 115 | Wyoming | 2 | 504 | 534 | 145 | 1038 | 7.16 | 519.0 |
| 115 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 452 | 629 | 151 | 1081 | 7.16 | 540.5 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 252 | 240 | 67 | 492 | 7.34 | 492.0 |
| 118 | Ball State | 2 | 317 | 611 | 126 | 928 | 7.37 | 464.0 |
| 119 | Delaware | 2 | 393 | 582 | 130 | 975 | 7.50 | 487.5 |
| 120 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 153 | 283 | 58 | 436 | 7.52 | 436.0 |
| 121 | Memphis | 1 | 175 | 325 | 66 | 500 | 7.58 | 500.0 |
| 122 | Utah State | 2 | 457 | 640 | 144 | 1097 | 7.62 | 548.5 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 2 | 232 | 646 | 115 | 878 | 7.63 | 439.0 |
| 124 | Kent State | 3 | 913 | 818 | 226 | 1731 | 7.66 | 577.0 |
| 125 | Temple | 2 | 535 | 448 | 127 | 983 | 7.74 | 491.5 |
| 126 | Central Michigan | 2 | 505 | 575 | 138 | 1080 | 7.83 | 540.0 |
| 127 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 458 | 640 | 140 | 1098 | 7.84 | 549.0 |
| 128 | Rutgers | 9 | 2073 | 2093 | 526 | 4166 | 7.92 | 462.9 |
| 129 | Missouri State | 2 | 400 | 645 | 127 | 1045 | 8.23 | 522.5 |
| 130 | Georgia State | 2 | 581 | 749 | 152 | 1330 | 8.75 | 665.0 |
| 131 | Arkansas State | 2 | 508 | 574 | 117 | 1082 | 9.25 | 541.0 |
| 132 | Akron | 1 | 234 | 494 | 73 | 728 | 9.97 | 728.0 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 309 | 446 | 63 | 755 | 11.98 | 755.0 |