2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 14 434 954 2.20 8 46 71 32 5
2 Oklahoma 13 420 1005 2.39 7 75 56 27 13
3 Georgia 14 388 1141 2.94 14 27 70 27 5
4 James Madison 14 426 1191 2.80 9 78 73 33 9
5 Auburn 12 417 1192 2.86 12 38 64 37 9
6 Notre Dame 12 402 1201 2.99 8 54 77 37 6
7 Indiana 16 413 1235 2.99 8 78 66 27 12
8 Pittsburgh 13 454 1236 2.72 12 65 88 40 8
9 Ohio State 14 425 1251 2.94 5 37 76 36 8
10 Toledo 13 467 1252 2.68 11 79 82 33 4
11 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 49 81 36 10
12 Washington 13 398 1301 3.27 9 51 70 34 6
13 Missouri 13 418 1350 3.23 12 84 76 37 8
14 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 41 83 48 10
15 Clemson 13 387 1371 3.54 10 35 88 49 12
16 Iowa 13 406 1400 3.45 12 70 85 34 7
17 Vanderbilt 13 382 1406 3.68 10 58 84 49 12
18 Miami (FL) 16 484 1428 2.95 12 73 95 50 13
19 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 87 76 39 7
20 SMU 13 456 1455 3.19 5 32 89 43 6
20 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 60 89 43 13
22 New Mexico 13 434 1466 3.38 14 64 102 42 7
23 Louisville 13 427 1486 3.48 13 75 88 45 7
24 North Carolina 12 433 1508 3.48 19 75 100 40 10
25 East Carolina 13 435 1563 3.59 11 84 96 59 13
26 Minnesota 13 423 1574 3.72 16 85 99 58 12
27 Wake Forest 13 467 1581 3.39 18 54 93 47 10
28 Virginia 14 465 1603 3.45 17 57 89 45 8
29 Kentucky 12 440 1611 3.66 20 33 101 49 7
30 Arizona State 13 447 1612 3.61 20 60 96 47 13
31 LSU 13 433 1613 3.73 15 72 93 56 13
32 Washington State 13 429 1627 3.79 15 58 100 57 12
33 South Carolina 12 433 1640 3.79 13 56 91 48 12
34 Illinois 13 417 1645 3.94 17 84 91 40 11
35 Iowa State 12 373 1656 4.44 14 88 81 54 12
36 Florida State 12 461 1657 3.59 12 40 99 45 11
37 Houston 13 452 1677 3.71 17 38 110 50 10
38 San Diego State 13 458 1684 3.68 9 54 88 41 13
39 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 45 91 63 11
40 Memphis 13 460 1700 3.70 22 81 88 53 12
40 Texas A&M 13 406 1700 4.19 13 75 90 65 21
42 Fresno State 13 422 1715 4.06 9 73 93 49 12
43 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 41 116 61 11
44 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 66 97 50 16
45 BYU 14 460 1718 3.73 13 65 104 47 13
46 West Virginia 12 479 1725 3.60 15 83 98 54 15
47 TCU 13 466 1730 3.71 10 54 97 48 14
48 Oregon 15 508 1736 3.42 13 79 102 40 10
49 Hawaii 13 419 1740 4.15 19 64 92 53 16
50 Louisiana Tech 13 416 1749 4.20 13 80 96 67 14
51 Western Michigan 14 469 1758 3.75 16 63 95 59 18
52 Michigan State 12 394 1768 4.49 21 66 99 50 17
53 Northwestern 13 412 1771 4.30 18 69 91 50 11
54 Marshall 12 459 1787 3.89 21 92 86 51 12
55 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 68 101 59 11
56 NC State 13 418 1804 4.32 17 85 92 61 11
57 UCF 12 460 1808 3.93 18 75 117 58 10
58 Old Dominion 13 496 1821 3.67 13 58 96 53 13
59 Navy 13 452 1837 4.06 20 61 96 52 14
60 Virginia Tech 12 427 1839 4.31 25 62 100 58 15
61 Florida 12 463 1847 3.99 21 65 96 47 14
62 Penn State 13 457 1853 4.05 16 67 106 54 16
63 Arizona 13 473 1862 3.94 19 75 98 48 12
63 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 63 110 64 12
65 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 74 102 50 18
66 USF 13 500 1868 3.74 21 76 113 59 17
67 Ohio 13 429 1872 4.36 15 64 109 62 14
68 Miami (OH) 14 502 1880 3.75 12 76 103 47 15
69 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 90 106 50 13
70 Oregon State 12 410 1889 4.61 17 66 95 59 21
71 Central Michigan 13 445 1894 4.26 18 44 105 59 19
72 San Jose State 12 469 1895 4.04 25 39 105 55 11
73 Air Force 12 367 1902 5.18 27 59 99 57 18
74 Alabama 15 509 1903 3.74 17 65 105 56 19
75 Appalachian State 13 469 1933 4.12 23 59 97 50 16
76 UTSA 13 458 1945 4.25 16 81 89 53 17
77 Louisiana-Monroe 12 455 1951 4.29 23 76 93 49 18
78 Kansas State 12 484 1965 4.06 23 60 119 65 17
79 New Mexico State 12 451 1977 4.38 14 64 99 52 18
80 Tennessee 13 488 1981 4.06 24 43 118 64 17
81 Oklahoma State 12 458 1991 4.35 18 59 103 57 14
81 Army 13 443 1991 4.49 18 41 111 55 15
83 Missouri State 13 429 1993 4.65 26 98 100 60 20
84 Jacksonville State 14 506 2020 3.99 22 52 123 64 21
85 Wyoming 12 443 2025 4.57 13 58 107 64 19
86 UTEP 12 496 2034 4.10 17 72 98 63 13
87 California 13 431 2036 4.72 24 71 113 62 17
88 Duke 14 482 2064 4.28 29 78 111 69 20
89 Delaware 13 454 2076 4.57 25 78 96 60 23
90 Kansas 12 438 2077 4.74 19 71 107 66 21
91 Syracuse 12 398 2099 5.27 24 68 109 69 23
92 FIU 13 446 2101 4.71 20 67 117 79 20
93 Maryland 12 479 2107 4.40 13 74 118 56 17
94 South Alabama 12 444 2119 4.77 25 56 117 64 11
95 Rice 13 458 2128 4.65 26 65 113 68 19
96 Boston College 12 423 2131 5.04 25 94 96 48 15
97 Georgia Tech 13 466 2132 4.58 21 69 110 60 21
98 Texas State 13 505 2143 4.24 25 75 121 81 21
99 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 67 108 65 21
100 Liberty 12 455 2149 4.72 23 77 116 64 20
101 Purdue 12 461 2182 4.73 29 82 117 70 14
102 Tulsa 12 510 2189 4.29 22 72 124 62 16
102 Arkansas State 13 495 2189 4.42 24 64 115 70 19
104 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 66 118 65 16
105 Arkansas 12 475 2231 4.70 24 64 127 80 20
106 Ole Miss 15 539 2236 4.15 20 65 128 64 16
107 Boise State 14 473 2269 4.80 25 64 105 75 30
108 Southern Miss 13 543 2273 4.19 31 73 135 71 15
109 Nebraska 13 473 2280 4.82 30 75 126 69 18
110 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 54 134 70 21
111 UAB 12 495 2293 4.63 31 60 121 63 13
112 Western Kentucky 13 466 2295 4.92 14 84 96 66 27
113 Kent State 12 494 2297 4.65 22 64 130 74 21
114 Cincinnati 13 537 2324 4.33 19 51 143 59 15
115 Utah 13 488 2355 4.83 18 80 122 80 23
116 Utah State 13 488 2356 4.83 19 69 119 66 22
117 Baylor 12 482 2366 4.91 30 74 127 61 16
118 Temple 12 473 2368 5.01 27 61 120 69 17
119 Charlotte 12 484 2403 4.96 30 59 136 73 17
120 Florida Atlantic 12 508 2416 4.76 35 90 128 72 25
121 Mississippi State 13 497 2422 4.87 19 72 125 73 18
122 Louisiana 13 516 2427 4.70 25 71 143 71 14
123 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 76 115 65 23
124 Troy 14 545 2475 4.54 22 73 121 67 25
125 UNLV 14 476 2484 5.22 24 65 124 78 29
126 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 73 120 82 22
127 Georgia State 12 498 2497 5.01 31 85 132 75 19
128 Rutgers 12 371 2519 6.79 25 73 108 78 33
129 Kennesaw State 14 556 2584 4.65 25 95 128 76 23
130 Connecticut 13 547 2594 4.74 28 73 149 82 15
131 Massachusetts 12 527 2656 5.04 30 58 136 73 22
132 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 88 127 83 21
133 Coastal Carolina 13 530 2704 5.10 23 73 136 86 27
134 Eastern Michigan 12 505 2785 5.51 29 80 132 77 28
135 Georgia Southern 13 500 2835 5.67 35 47 145 102 33
136 North Texas 14 608 3020 4.97 28 75 162 76 25
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards