2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 13 387 890 2.30 6 46 68 32 5
2 Oklahoma 12 395 977 2.47 6 75 54 25 12
3 James Madison 13 400 990 2.48 7 78 67 27 6
4 Indiana 13 349 1009 2.89 5 78 56 23 10
5 Georgia 13 361 1030 2.85 12 27 62 25 5
6 Miami (FL) 12 359 1042 2.90 8 38 72 39 11
7 Toledo 12 431 1072 2.49 9 79 70 24 2
8 Ohio State 13 388 1098 2.83 4 37 69 31 8
9 Pittsburgh 12 412 1164 2.83 12 65 83 38 8
10 Texas 12 392 1177 3.00 12 41 73 41 9
11 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 54 77 37 6
12 Auburn 12 417 1192 2.86 12 38 64 37 9
13 Michigan 12 394 1220 3.10 11 49 77 33 10
14 Clemson 12 346 1234 3.57 10 35 78 46 11
15 Vanderbilt 12 345 1239 3.59 8 58 77 44 10
16 Missouri 12 377 1240 3.29 11 84 69 35 8
17 Washington 12 370 1243 3.36 9 51 66 33 6
18 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 49 81 36 10
19 SMU 12 420 1271 3.03 5 32 78 36 6
20 Oregon 12 403 1287 3.19 9 79 80 25 4
21 San Diego State 12 409 1316 3.22 5 54 74 33 9
22 Louisville 12 387 1317 3.40 12 75 78 39 6
23 Iowa 12 384 1349 3.51 11 70 80 30 7
24 New Mexico 12 402 1361 3.39 13 64 95 40 6
25 Arizona State 12 411 1400 3.41 18 50 87 42 11
26 LSU 12 388 1406 3.62 14 72 83 51 10
27 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 87 76 39 7
28 East Carolina 12 395 1443 3.65 11 84 88 54 12
29 Virginia 13 433 1444 3.33 16 57 84 40 7
30 Minnesota 12 385 1458 3.79 16 85 87 50 12
31 Wake Forest 12 425 1467 3.45 17 54 85 43 10
32 Illinois 12 380 1488 3.92 14 84 81 35 10
33 North Carolina 12 433 1508 3.48 19 75 100 40 10
34 Texas A&M 12 378 1525 4.03 13 75 82 58 19
35 Tulane 13 446 1565 3.51 14 41 107 56 9
36 Washington State 12 403 1567 3.89 14 58 98 56 12
37 Navy 11 380 1575 4.14 18 61 83 46 12
38 BYU 13 432 1587 3.67 12 65 98 44 13
39 Western Michigan 13 435 1589 3.65 16 63 85 53 16
40 Fresno State 12 396 1595 4.03 9 73 88 46 11
41 Hawaii 12 391 1596 4.08 16 64 83 49 16
42 Memphis 12 427 1598 3.74 20 81 84 50 11
43 Houston 12 428 1600 3.74 16 38 105 47 9
44 Kentucky 12 440 1611 3.66 20 33 101 49 7
45 TCU 12 433 1612 3.72 9 54 92 44 13
46 USF 12 445 1613 3.62 18 76 101 50 14
47 Army 11 361 1618 4.48 15 41 90 46 12
48 South Carolina 12 433 1632 3.77 13 56 91 48 12
49 Alabama 13 426 1633 3.83 14 65 87 50 17
50 NC State 12 382 1655 4.33 17 85 83 54 11
51 Iowa State 12 373 1656 4.44 14 88 81 54 12
52 Florida State 12 461 1657 3.59 12 40 99 45 11
53 Appalachian State 12 431 1667 3.87 21 59 85 44 14
54 Northwestern 12 378 1680 4.44 18 69 87 48 10
55 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 45 91 63 11
56 Miami (OH) 13 453 1699 3.75 12 76 94 45 15
57 Louisiana Tech 12 391 1704 4.36 13 80 93 65 14
58 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 66 97 50 16
59 West Virginia 12 479 1725 3.60 15 83 98 54 15
60 USC 12 397 1745 4.40 12 63 104 60 11
61 Arizona 12 441 1748 3.96 16 75 93 46 12
62 Tennessee 12 449 1760 3.92 23 43 104 56 16
63 Michigan State 12 394 1768 4.49 21 66 99 50 17
64 Old Dominion 12 461 1769 3.84 13 58 88 52 13
65 Ohio 12 400 1775 4.44 14 64 102 58 14
66 Marshall 12 459 1787 3.89 21 92 86 51 12
67 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 68 101 59 11
68 Ole Miss 12 417 1806 4.33 16 65 104 47 16
69 UCF 12 460 1808 3.93 18 75 117 58 10
70 Penn State 12 432 1810 4.19 15 67 99 52 16
71 Central Michigan 12 419 1817 4.34 17 44 100 57 19
72 Duke 13 445 1820 4.09 27 78 102 61 16
73 Virginia Tech 12 427 1839 4.31 25 62 100 58 15
74 Florida 12 463 1847 3.99 21 65 96 47 14
75 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 74 102 50 18
76 UTSA 12 429 1866 4.35 16 81 84 50 17
77 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 90 106 50 13
78 Rice 12 417 1887 4.53 24 65 102 59 17
79 Oregon State 12 410 1889 4.61 17 66 95 59 21
80 San Jose State 12 469 1891 4.03 25 39 104 55 11
81 Air Force 12 367 1902 5.18 27 59 99 57 18
82 FIU 12 406 1915 4.72 16 67 108 73 18
83 Missouri State 12 404 1922 4.76 25 98 96 58 19
84 Jacksonville State 13 474 1932 4.08 22 52 117 61 21
85 California 12 408 1943 4.76 24 71 107 60 17
86 Louisiana-Monroe 12 455 1951 4.29 23 76 93 49 18
87 Kansas State 12 484 1965 4.06 23 60 119 65 17
88 Delaware 12 415 1972 4.75 25 78 90 58 23
89 New Mexico State 12 451 1977 4.38 14 64 99 52 18
90 Oklahoma State 12 458 1991 4.35 18 59 103 57 14
91 Wyoming 12 443 2025 4.57 13 58 107 64 19
92 UTEP 12 496 2034 4.10 17 72 98 63 13
93 Georgia Tech 12 443 2036 4.60 19 69 103 57 21
94 Texas State 12 461 2041 4.43 25 75 115 77 19
95 Nebraska 12 428 2055 4.80 26 75 114 64 16
96 Kansas 12 438 2077 4.74 19 71 107 66 21
97 Cincinnati 12 486 2083 4.29 17 51 128 54 14
98 Syracuse 12 398 2099 5.27 24 68 109 69 23
99 Utah State 12 447 2101 4.70 18 69 108 59 17
100 Maryland 12 479 2107 4.40 13 74 118 56 17
101 Southern Miss 12 510 2118 4.15 28 73 127 65 13
102 South Alabama 12 444 2119 4.77 25 56 117 64 11
103 Boston College 12 423 2131 5.04 25 94 96 48 15
104 Boise State 13 439 2132 4.86 24 64 97 69 28
105 Arkansas State 12 458 2142 4.68 24 64 106 65 19
106 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 67 108 65 21
107 Liberty 12 455 2149 4.72 23 77 116 64 20
108 Western Kentucky 12 430 2176 5.06 14 84 91 60 26
109 Purdue 12 461 2182 4.73 29 82 117 70 14
110 Tulsa 12 510 2189 4.29 22 72 124 62 16
111 Utah 12 451 2194 4.86 16 80 111 75 22
112 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 66 118 65 16
113 Connecticut 12 491 2226 4.53 23 73 133 75 13
114 Arkansas 12 475 2231 4.70 24 64 127 80 20
115 Louisiana 12 486 2269 4.67 24 71 135 66 12
116 Mississippi State 12 462 2274 4.92 17 72 115 68 18
117 UNLV 13 433 2277 5.26 22 65 113 73 26
118 Kennesaw State 13 513 2281 4.45 23 95 118 69 20
119 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 54 134 70 21
120 Kent State 12 494 2291 4.64 22 64 130 74 21
121 UAB 12 495 2293 4.63 31 60 121 63 13
122 Baylor 12 482 2366 4.91 30 74 127 61 16
123 Temple 12 473 2368 5.01 27 61 120 69 17
124 Troy 13 502 2375 4.73 21 73 115 64 25
125 Charlotte 12 484 2403 4.96 30 59 136 73 17
126 Florida Atlantic 12 508 2404 4.73 35 90 128 72 25
127 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 76 115 65 23
128 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 73 120 82 22
129 Georgia State 12 498 2497 5.01 31 85 132 75 19
130 Rutgers 12 371 2519 6.79 25 73 108 78 33
131 Coastal Carolina 12 483 2523 5.22 22 73 129 80 26
132 Georgia Southern 12 467 2648 5.67 34 47 137 97 30
133 Massachusetts 12 527 2656 5.04 30 58 136 73 22
134 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 88 127 83 21
135 North Texas 13 562 2694 4.79 23 75 149 69 22
136 Eastern Michigan 12 505 2785 5.51 29 80 132 77 28
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards