2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Iowa 1 26 93 49 119 2.43 119.0
2 Alabama 1 93 55 50 148 2.96 148.0
3 Nebraska 1 113 62 59 175 2.97 175.0
4 Ohio State 1 68 113 55 181 3.29 181.0
5 Illinois 1 113 91 58 204 3.52 204.0
6 Florida State 1 43 163 55 206 3.75 206.0
7 Kansas 1 37 179 58 216 3.72 216.0
8 Michigan State 1 29 188 57 217 3.81 217.0
9 South Carolina 1 46 174 65 220 3.38 220.0
10 Houston 1 177 51 66 228 3.45 228.0
10 Texas Tech 1 63 165 59 228 3.86 228.0
12 Utah 1 121 108 57 229 4.02 229.0
13 Oklahoma 2 43 196 106 239 2.25 119.5
14 Missouri 2 136 109 91 245 2.69 122.5
15 Virginia 1 91 163 67 254 3.79 254.0
16 North Carolina 1 21 250 71 271 3.82 271.0
17 Arizona 1 67 223 76 290 3.82 290.0
18 Clemson 1 78 223 63 301 4.78 301.0
19 Arizona State 1 119 184 78 303 3.88 303.0
20 LSU 2 80 226 118 306 2.59 153.0
21 UCF 1 165 157 69 322 4.67 322.0
22 Georgia Tech 1 184 144 81 328 4.05 328.0
22 SMU 1 53 275 65 328 5.05 328.0
24 Kansas State 1 237 95 82 332 4.05 332.0
25 Minnesota 2 160 195 110 355 3.23 177.5
26 Wisconsin 2 67 291 100 358 3.58 179.0
27 Georgia 2 117 259 96 376 3.92 188.0
28 Auburn 2 137 241 117 378 3.23 189.0
29 Iowa State 1 160 222 73 382 5.23 382.0
30 Florida 1 128 263 65 391 6.02 391.0
31 BYU 1 119 285 77 404 5.25 404.0
32 Michigan 2 129 277 129 406 3.15 203.0
33 Oklahoma State 1 205 219 79 424 5.37 424.0
34 West Virginia 1 182 247 79 429 5.43 429.0
35 Penn State 2 219 274 124 493 3.98 246.5
36 Oregon 1 186 323 84 509 6.06 509.0
37 Virginia Tech 1 250 276 62 526 8.48 526.0
38 Notre Dame 2 306 237 126 543 4.31 271.5
39 Mississippi State 2 227 341 126 568 4.51 284.0
40 Washington 2 143 433 131 576 4.40 288.0
41 Indiana 2 307 278 98 585 5.97 292.5
42 Wake Forest 2 225 382 152 607 3.99 303.5
43 Maryland 2 257 368 164 625 3.81 312.5
44 Texas 3 162 479 182 641 3.52 213.7
45 Miami (FL) 2 133 513 126 646 5.13 323.0
46 Vanderbilt 2 151 532 131 683 5.21 341.5
47 California 2 228 488 125 716 5.73 358.0
48 Cincinnati 2 339 382 137 721 5.26 360.5
49 Tennessee 2 50 684 154 734 4.77 367.0
50 Purdue 2 370 368 115 738 6.42 369.0
51 Colorado 2 249 494 133 743 5.59 371.5
52 Kentucky 2 190 600 142 790 5.56 395.0
53 UCLA 2 446 355 116 801 6.91 400.5
54 Rutgers 2 318 490 107 808 7.55 404.0
55 Syracuse 2 471 343 117 814 6.96 407.0
56 Pittsburgh 3 287 566 195 853 4.37 284.3
57 Duke 2 312 586 134 898 6.70 449.0
58 Boston College 2 252 661 113 913 8.08 456.5
59 Louisville 3 485 435 196 920 4.69 306.7
60 Ole Miss 3 484 479 199 963 4.84 321.0
60 Northwestern 3 447 516 187 963 5.15 321.0
62 USC 3 513 530 205 1043 5.09 347.7
63 Texas A&M 3 417 635 204 1052 5.16 350.7
64 NC State 3 322 879 215 1201 5.59 400.3
65 Oregon State 4 688 587 226 1275 5.64 318.8
66 Stanford 3 334 1020 210 1354 6.45 451.3
67 Arkansas 3 653 762 222 1415 6.37 471.7
68 Washington State 7 794 1204 408 1998 4.90 285.4
69 Toledo 9 654 1637 580 2291 3.95 254.6
70 James Madison 10 683 1823 616 2506 4.07 250.6
71 Fresno State 10 1357 1304 604 2661 4.41 266.1
72 Ohio 9 1237 1639 549 2876 5.24 319.6
73 Wyoming 9 1462 1461 586 2923 4.99 324.8
74 New Mexico 9 930 2099 597 3029 5.07 336.6
75 San Diego State 10 1431 1607 672 3038 4.52 303.8
76 Kent State 8 1214 1838 591 3052 5.16 381.5
77 Bowling Green 9 1406 1656 558 3062 5.49 340.2
78 Central Michigan 9 1240 1870 601 3110 5.17 345.6
79 Old Dominion 10 1209 1929 678 3138 4.63 313.8
80 East Carolina 9 1162 2033 616 3195 5.19 355.0
81 Northern Illinois 9 1760 1518 608 3278 5.39 364.2
82 Western Michigan 11 1420 1912 677 3332 4.92 302.9
83 Hawaii 9 1195 2157 559 3352 6.00 372.4
84 Louisiana-Monroe 9 1412 1977 622 3389 5.45 376.6
85 San Jose State 9 1551 1950 605 3501 5.79 389.0
86 Ball State 9 1697 1852 602 3549 5.90 394.3
87 Buffalo 10 1729 1832 713 3561 4.99 356.1
88 Memphis 10 1308 2293 671 3601 5.37 360.1
89 Nevada 10 1514 2115 655 3629 5.54 362.9
90 Tulane 10 1109 2536 683 3645 5.34 364.5
91 Akron 10 1451 2204 652 3655 5.61 365.5
92 Temple 9 1751 1907 607 3658 6.03 406.4
93 Missouri State 10 1522 2188 658 3710 5.64 371.0
94 Utah State 9 1535 2222 667 3757 5.63 417.4
95 Miami (OH) 11 1494 2271 733 3765 5.14 342.3
96 Georgia State 9 1793 1981 614 3774 6.15 419.3
97 Tulsa 9 1815 1972 652 3787 5.81 420.8
98 USF 10 1460 2328 767 3788 4.94 378.8
99 Massachusetts 9 2106 1745 599 3851 6.43 427.9
100 Army 11 1725 2151 687 3876 5.64 352.4
101 South Alabama 10 1757 2159 656 3916 5.97 391.6
102 Arkansas State 10 1589 2338 701 3927 5.60 392.7
103 Connecticut 9 2062 1869 653 3931 6.02 436.8
104 Louisiana Tech 10 1338 2596 686 3934 5.73 393.4
105 Delaware 10 1483 2462 685 3945 5.76 394.5
106 UTEP 10 1732 2253 719 3985 5.54 398.5
107 Middle Tennessee State 10 1414 2598 682 4012 5.88 401.2
108 Eastern Michigan 10 2302 1722 664 4024 6.06 402.4
109 Colorado State 9 1955 2078 618 4033 6.53 448.1
110 UAB 10 1856 2200 643 4056 6.31 405.6
111 Boise State 12 2015 2054 742 4069 5.48 339.1
112 UTSA 11 1804 2280 721 4084 5.66 371.3
113 New Mexico State 10 1718 2436 725 4154 5.73 415.4
114 Liberty 11 1965 2229 742 4194 5.65 381.3
115 Texas State 11 1771 2550 776 4321 5.57 392.8
116 Marshall 10 1537 2800 699 4337 6.20 433.7
117 Navy 11 1680 2696 716 4376 6.11 397.8
118 Kennesaw State 11 2062 2368 772 4430 5.74 402.7
119 Charlotte 9 2015 2438 681 4453 6.54 494.8
120 Southern Miss 11 1896 2570 825 4466 5.41 406.0
121 Louisiana 11 1953 2543 753 4496 5.97 408.7
122 Florida Atlantic 10 2223 2327 736 4550 6.18 455.0
123 Coastal Carolina 10 2178 2406 748 4584 6.13 458.4
124 FIU 11 1787 2808 771 4595 5.96 417.7
125 Rice 11 1824 2783 713 4607 6.46 418.8
126 Western Kentucky 11 2016 2608 781 4624 5.92 420.4
127 Jacksonville State 12 1820 2828 814 4648 5.71 387.3
128 Troy 12 2290 2367 828 4657 5.62 388.1
129 Sam Houston State 10 2039 2682 681 4721 6.93 472.1
130 Appalachian State 11 1836 2908 799 4744 5.94 431.3
131 Air Force 11 1805 3007 641 4812 7.51 437.5
132 UNLV 12 2151 2734 771 4885 6.34 407.1
133 North Texas 12 2925 2028 879 4953 5.63 412.8
134 Georgia Southern 11 2417 2541 788 4958 6.29 450.7