2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 492 | 879 | 348 | 1371 | 3.94 | 228.5 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7 | 872 | 799 | 415 | 1671 | 4.03 | 238.7 |
| 3 | UTEP | 1 | 226 | 114 | 81 | 340 | 4.20 | 340.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 6 | 602 | 981 | 373 | 1583 | 4.24 | 263.8 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 7 | 555 | 1484 | 478 | 2039 | 4.27 | 291.3 |
| 6 | North Texas | 1 | 64 | 211 | 63 | 275 | 4.37 | 275.0 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 409 | 1035 | 326 | 1444 | 4.43 | 288.8 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 2 | 204 | 481 | 150 | 685 | 4.57 | 342.5 |
| 9 | Indiana | 6 | 374 | 1199 | 343 | 1573 | 4.59 | 262.2 |
| 10 | Arizona | 6 | 924 | 951 | 406 | 1875 | 4.62 | 312.5 |
| 11 | Louisville | 5 | 511 | 999 | 323 | 1510 | 4.67 | 302.0 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 6 | 582 | 1406 | 420 | 1988 | 4.73 | 331.3 |
| 13 | Toledo | 2 | 382 | 244 | 132 | 626 | 4.74 | 313.0 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 6 | 879 | 1177 | 428 | 2056 | 4.80 | 342.7 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 128 | 237 | 75 | 365 | 4.87 | 365.0 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 2 | 360 | 270 | 129 | 630 | 4.88 | 315.0 |
| 17 | Utah | 7 | 1113 | 1145 | 458 | 2258 | 4.93 | 322.6 |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 112 | 268 | 77 | 380 | 4.94 | 380.0 |
| 19 | UCF | 6 | 846 | 1094 | 390 | 1940 | 4.97 | 323.3 |
| 20 | James Madison | 1 | 113 | 151 | 53 | 264 | 4.98 | 264.0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 651 | 1789 | 487 | 2440 | 5.01 | 348.6 |
| 22 | Michigan | 7 | 773 | 1557 | 463 | 2330 | 5.03 | 332.9 |
| 23 | Florida State | 6 | 767 | 1368 | 424 | 2135 | 5.04 | 355.8 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 5 | 531 | 989 | 300 | 1520 | 5.07 | 304.0 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 327 | 447 | 152 | 774 | 5.09 | 387.0 |
| 26 | Missouri | 5 | 433 | 1061 | 290 | 1494 | 5.15 | 298.8 |
| 27 | Texas | 6 | 542 | 1639 | 422 | 2181 | 5.17 | 363.5 |
| 28 | TCU | 7 | 778 | 1787 | 495 | 2565 | 5.18 | 366.4 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 7 | 617 | 1854 | 475 | 2471 | 5.20 | 353.0 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 1 | 148 | 155 | 58 | 303 | 5.22 | 303.0 |
| 30 | Auburn | 7 | 615 | 1795 | 462 | 2410 | 5.22 | 344.3 |
| 32 | Georgia | 6 | 630 | 1442 | 394 | 2072 | 5.26 | 345.3 |
| 33 | BYU | 6 | 921 | 1170 | 396 | 2091 | 5.28 | 348.5 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 6 | 742 | 1359 | 398 | 2101 | 5.28 | 350.2 |
| 35 | Clemson | 7 | 768 | 1733 | 473 | 2501 | 5.29 | 357.3 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 2 | 343 | 351 | 131 | 694 | 5.30 | 347.0 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 8 | 1321 | 1507 | 532 | 2828 | 5.32 | 353.5 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 1 | 195 | 142 | 63 | 337 | 5.35 | 337.0 |
| 39 | Tulsa | 1 | 185 | 218 | 75 | 403 | 5.37 | 403.0 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 7 | 901 | 1478 | 442 | 2379 | 5.38 | 339.9 |
| 40 | LSU | 6 | 932 | 1317 | 418 | 2249 | 5.38 | 374.8 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 2 | 236 | 620 | 159 | 856 | 5.38 | 428.0 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 7 | 1248 | 1026 | 422 | 2274 | 5.39 | 324.9 |
| 44 | Washington | 6 | 661 | 1521 | 404 | 2182 | 5.40 | 363.7 |
| 45 | SMU | 7 | 763 | 2183 | 545 | 2946 | 5.41 | 420.9 |
| 46 | Kansas State | 7 | 1036 | 1665 | 498 | 2701 | 5.42 | 385.9 |
| 47 | UCLA | 6 | 1118 | 1110 | 407 | 2228 | 5.47 | 371.3 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 6 | 851 | 1294 | 391 | 2145 | 5.49 | 357.5 |
| 48 | Virginia | 7 | 849 | 1719 | 468 | 2568 | 5.49 | 366.9 |
| 50 | Alabama | 7 | 1100 | 1249 | 424 | 2349 | 5.54 | 335.6 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 5 | 686 | 873 | 281 | 1559 | 5.55 | 311.8 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 7 | 1202 | 1751 | 531 | 2953 | 5.56 | 421.9 |
| 53 | Houston | 7 | 993 | 1684 | 480 | 2677 | 5.58 | 382.4 |
| 54 | Florida | 6 | 797 | 1450 | 402 | 2247 | 5.59 | 374.5 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 1 | 153 | 290 | 79 | 443 | 5.61 | 443.0 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | 7 | 984 | 1599 | 459 | 2583 | 5.63 | 369.0 |
| 57 | California | 7 | 1222 | 1463 | 475 | 2685 | 5.65 | 383.6 |
| 58 | Delaware | 1 | 130 | 268 | 70 | 398 | 5.69 | 398.0 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 7 | 910 | 1701 | 458 | 2611 | 5.70 | 373.0 |
| 59 | Baylor | 8 | 1503 | 1752 | 571 | 3255 | 5.70 | 406.9 |
| 61 | Army | 1 | 74 | 172 | 43 | 246 | 5.72 | 246.0 |
| 61 | Cincinnati | 7 | 1233 | 1723 | 517 | 2956 | 5.72 | 422.3 |
| 63 | Troy | 1 | 120 | 196 | 55 | 316 | 5.75 | 316.0 |
| 63 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 164 | 290 | 79 | 454 | 5.75 | 454.0 |
| 65 | Old Dominion | 2 | 476 | 459 | 162 | 935 | 5.77 | 467.5 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 716 | 1475 | 379 | 2191 | 5.78 | 365.2 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 6 | 1164 | 1427 | 447 | 2591 | 5.80 | 431.8 |
| 68 | Washington State | 4 | 610 | 790 | 238 | 1400 | 5.88 | 350.0 |
| 69 | Penn State | 5 | 973 | 961 | 327 | 1934 | 5.91 | 386.8 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 1073 | 1568 | 446 | 2641 | 5.92 | 377.3 |
| 71 | USC | 5 | 632 | 1166 | 303 | 1798 | 5.93 | 359.6 |
| 72 | UNLV | 1 | 173 | 255 | 72 | 428 | 5.94 | 428.0 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 378 | 414 | 133 | 792 | 5.95 | 396.0 |
| 74 | Tulane | 3 | 456 | 781 | 207 | 1237 | 5.98 | 412.3 |
| 74 | Maryland | 5 | 929 | 1212 | 358 | 2141 | 5.98 | 428.2 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 7 | 1141 | 1562 | 449 | 2703 | 6.02 | 386.1 |
| 77 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 108 | 314 | 70 | 422 | 6.03 | 422.0 |
| 78 | Southern Miss | 1 | 186 | 279 | 77 | 465 | 6.04 | 465.0 |
| 79 | Illinois | 7 | 993 | 2000 | 490 | 2993 | 6.11 | 427.6 |
| 80 | Stanford | 7 | 1035 | 1959 | 488 | 2994 | 6.14 | 427.7 |
| 81 | Nevada | 1 | 135 | 303 | 71 | 438 | 6.17 | 438.0 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 2 | 469 | 487 | 155 | 956 | 6.17 | 478.0 |
| 83 | Kansas | 7 | 1440 | 1648 | 498 | 3088 | 6.20 | 441.1 |
| 84 | Duke | 6 | 766 | 1724 | 401 | 2490 | 6.21 | 415.0 |
| 85 | Purdue | 6 | 994 | 1540 | 406 | 2534 | 6.24 | 422.3 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 7 | 1128 | 1978 | 497 | 3106 | 6.25 | 443.7 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 2 | 441 | 415 | 136 | 856 | 6.29 | 428.0 |
| 88 | Michigan State | 7 | 1173 | 1613 | 442 | 2786 | 6.30 | 398.0 |
| 89 | Colorado | 7 | 1693 | 1402 | 487 | 3095 | 6.36 | 442.1 |
| 90 | Boston College | 6 | 1195 | 1467 | 417 | 2662 | 6.38 | 443.7 |
| 91 | FIU | 1 | 209 | 200 | 64 | 409 | 6.39 | 409.0 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 1184 | 1717 | 453 | 2901 | 6.40 | 414.4 |
| 93 | Marshall | 1 | 239 | 249 | 76 | 488 | 6.42 | 488.0 |
| 94 | Texas State | 1 | 245 | 188 | 67 | 433 | 6.46 | 433.0 |
| 94 | Fresno State | 2 | 347 | 564 | 141 | 911 | 6.46 | 455.5 |
| 96 | East Carolina | 2 | 277 | 564 | 130 | 841 | 6.47 | 420.5 |
| 97 | Wisconsin | 6 | 819 | 1551 | 366 | 2370 | 6.48 | 395.0 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 7 | 1261 | 1832 | 477 | 3093 | 6.48 | 441.9 |
| 99 | Arkansas | 5 | 935 | 1290 | 343 | 2225 | 6.49 | 445.0 |
| 100 | Appalachian State | 1 | 98 | 358 | 70 | 456 | 6.51 | 456.0 |
| 101 | Rice | 1 | 204 | 188 | 60 | 392 | 6.53 | 392.0 |
| 102 | New Mexico | 2 | 310 | 468 | 119 | 778 | 6.54 | 389.0 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 6 | 928 | 1703 | 399 | 2631 | 6.59 | 438.5 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 443 | 498 | 142 | 941 | 6.63 | 470.5 |
| 105 | NC State | 6 | 951 | 1786 | 412 | 2737 | 6.64 | 456.2 |
| 106 | UTSA | 1 | 108 | 291 | 59 | 399 | 6.76 | 399.0 |
| 107 | Ohio | 3 | 444 | 777 | 179 | 1221 | 6.82 | 407.0 |
| 108 | UAB | 1 | 235 | 275 | 73 | 510 | 6.99 | 510.0 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 1205 | 2140 | 478 | 3345 | 7.00 | 477.9 |
| 110 | USF | 2 | 338 | 593 | 132 | 931 | 7.05 | 465.5 |
| 110 | Louisiana | 1 | 427 | 179 | 86 | 606 | 7.05 | 606.0 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 2 | 192 | 761 | 134 | 953 | 7.11 | 476.5 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 2 | 504 | 534 | 145 | 1038 | 7.16 | 519.0 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 252 | 240 | 67 | 492 | 7.34 | 492.0 |
| 115 | Ball State | 2 | 317 | 611 | 126 | 928 | 7.37 | 464.0 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 153 | 283 | 58 | 436 | 7.52 | 436.0 |
| 117 | Memphis | 1 | 175 | 325 | 66 | 500 | 7.58 | 500.0 |
| 118 | Utah State | 2 | 457 | 640 | 144 | 1097 | 7.62 | 548.5 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 2 | 232 | 646 | 115 | 878 | 7.63 | 439.0 |
| 120 | Kent State | 3 | 913 | 818 | 226 | 1731 | 7.66 | 577.0 |
| 121 | Temple | 2 | 535 | 448 | 127 | 983 | 7.74 | 491.5 |
| 122 | Central Michigan | 2 | 505 | 575 | 138 | 1080 | 7.83 | 540.0 |
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 458 | 640 | 140 | 1098 | 7.84 | 549.0 |
| 124 | Rutgers | 6 | 1214 | 1610 | 355 | 2824 | 7.95 | 470.7 |
| 125 | Missouri State | 2 | 400 | 645 | 127 | 1045 | 8.23 | 522.5 |
| 126 | Georgia State | 2 | 581 | 749 | 152 | 1330 | 8.75 | 665.0 |
| 127 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 264 | 343 | 69 | 607 | 8.80 | 607.0 |
| 128 | Arkansas State | 2 | 508 | 574 | 117 | 1082 | 9.25 | 541.0 |
| 129 | Akron | 1 | 234 | 494 | 73 | 728 | 9.97 | 728.0 |
| 130 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 309 | 446 | 63 | 755 | 11.98 | 755.0 |