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

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 Indiana 14 366 1032 2.82 5 78 58 24 10
4 Georgia 14 388 1141 2.94 14 27 70 27 5
5 Miami (FL) 14 418 1176 2.81 9 38 83 43 11
6 James Madison 14 426 1191 2.80 9 78 73 33 9
6 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 54 77 37 6
8 Auburn 12 417 1192 2.86 12 38 64 37 9
9 Pittsburgh 13 454 1236 2.72 12 65 88 40 8
10 Ohio State 14 425 1251 2.94 5 37 76 36 8
11 Toledo 13 467 1252 2.68 11 79 82 33 4
12 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 49 81 36 10
13 SMU 12 420 1271 3.03 5 32 78 36 6
14 Washington 13 398 1301 3.27 9 51 70 34 6
15 Missouri 13 418 1350 3.23 12 84 76 37 8
16 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 41 83 48 10
17 Clemson 13 387 1371 3.54 10 35 88 49 12
18 Iowa 13 406 1400 3.45 12 70 85 34 7
19 Vanderbilt 13 382 1406 3.68 10 58 84 49 12
20 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 87 76 39 7
21 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 Wake Forest 12 425 1467 3.45 17 54 85 43 10
24 Louisville 13 427 1486 3.48 13 75 88 45 7
25 North Carolina 12 433 1508 3.48 19 75 100 40 10
26 Oregon 14 468 1551 3.31 11 79 94 32 7
27 East Carolina 13 435 1563 3.59 11 84 96 59 13
28 Minnesota 13 423 1574 3.72 16 85 99 58 12
29 Virginia 14 465 1603 3.45 17 57 89 45 8
30 Kentucky 12 440 1611 3.66 20 33 101 49 7
31 Arizona State 13 447 1612 3.61 20 60 96 47 13
32 LSU 13 433 1613 3.73 15 72 93 56 13
33 Washington State 13 429 1627 3.79 15 58 100 57 12
34 South Carolina 12 433 1632 3.77 13 56 91 48 12
35 Illinois 13 417 1645 3.94 17 84 91 40 11
36 Iowa State 12 373 1656 4.44 14 88 81 54 12
37 Florida State 12 461 1657 3.59 12 40 99 45 11
38 Houston 13 452 1677 3.71 17 38 110 50 10
39 San Diego State 13 458 1684 3.68 9 54 88 41 13
40 Navy 12 414 1695 4.09 19 61 89 48 13
41 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 45 91 63 11
42 Texas A&M 13 406 1700 4.19 13 75 90 65 21
43 Memphis 13 460 1714 3.73 22 81 89 54 12
44 Fresno State 13 422 1715 4.06 9 73 93 49 12
45 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 41 116 61 11
46 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 66 97 50 16
47 BYU 14 460 1718 3.73 13 65 104 47 13
48 TCU 13 466 1724 3.70 10 54 97 48 14
49 West Virginia 12 479 1725 3.60 15 83 98 54 15
50 Hawaii 13 419 1740 4.15 19 64 92 53 16
51 Arizona 12 441 1748 3.96 16 75 93 46 12
52 Louisiana Tech 13 416 1749 4.20 13 80 96 67 14
53 Western Michigan 14 469 1758 3.75 16 63 95 59 18
54 Michigan State 12 394 1768 4.49 21 66 99 50 17
55 Northwestern 13 412 1771 4.30 18 69 91 50 11
56 Marshall 12 459 1787 3.89 21 92 86 51 12
57 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 68 101 59 11
58 NC State 13 418 1804 4.32 17 85 92 61 11
59 UCF 12 460 1808 3.93 18 75 117 58 10
60 Old Dominion 13 496 1821 3.67 13 58 96 53 13
61 Virginia Tech 12 427 1839 4.31 25 62 100 58 15
62 Florida 12 463 1847 3.99 21 65 96 47 14
63 Penn State 13 457 1853 4.05 16 67 106 54 16
64 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 1876 3.74 12 76 103 47 15
69 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 90 106 50 13
70 Rice 12 417 1887 4.53 24 65 102 59 17
71 Oregon State 12 410 1889 4.61 17 66 95 59 21
72 San Jose State 12 469 1891 4.03 25 39 104 55 11
73 Central Michigan 13 445 1894 4.26 18 44 105 59 19
74 Air Force 12 367 1902 5.18 27 59 99 57 18
75 Alabama 15 509 1903 3.74 17 65 105 56 19
76 Appalachian State 13 469 1909 4.07 23 59 96 49 16
77 UTSA 13 458 1945 4.25 16 81 89 53 17
78 Louisiana-Monroe 12 455 1951 4.29 23 76 93 49 18
79 Kansas State 12 484 1965 4.06 23 60 119 65 17
80 New Mexico State 12 451 1977 4.38 14 64 99 52 18
81 Tennessee 13 488 1981 4.06 24 43 118 64 17
82 Oklahoma State 12 458 1991 4.35 18 59 103 57 14
82 Army 13 443 1991 4.49 18 41 111 55 15
84 Missouri State 13 429 1993 4.65 26 98 100 60 20
85 Jacksonville State 14 506 2020 3.99 22 52 123 64 21
86 Wyoming 12 443 2025 4.57 13 58 107 64 19
87 UTEP 12 496 2034 4.10 17 72 98 63 13
88 California 13 431 2036 4.72 24 71 113 62 17
89 Texas State 12 461 2041 4.43 25 75 115 77 19
90 Ole Miss 14 488 2045 4.19 18 65 117 57 16
91 Duke 14 482 2064 4.28 29 78 111 69 20
92 Delaware 13 454 2076 4.57 25 78 96 60 23
93 Kansas 12 438 2077 4.74 19 71 107 66 21
94 Cincinnati 12 486 2083 4.29 17 51 128 54 14
95 Syracuse 12 398 2099 5.27 24 68 109 69 23
96 FIU 13 446 2101 4.71 20 67 117 79 20
97 Maryland 12 479 2107 4.40 13 74 118 56 17
98 South Alabama 12 444 2119 4.77 25 56 117 64 11
99 Boston College 12 423 2131 5.04 25 94 96 48 15
100 Georgia Tech 13 467 2136 4.57 21 69 110 60 21
101 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 67 108 65 21
102 Liberty 12 455 2149 4.72 23 77 116 64 20
103 Purdue 12 461 2182 4.73 29 82 117 70 14
104 Tulsa 12 510 2189 4.29 22 72 124 62 16
104 Arkansas State 13 495 2189 4.42 24 64 115 70 19
106 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 66 118 65 16
107 Arkansas 12 475 2231 4.70 24 64 127 80 20
108 Boise State 14 473 2259 4.78 25 64 105 75 30
109 Southern Miss 13 543 2273 4.19 31 73 135 71 15
110 Mississippi State 12 462 2274 4.92 17 72 115 68 18
111 Nebraska 13 473 2280 4.82 30 75 126 69 18
112 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 54 134 70 21
113 Kent State 12 494 2291 4.64 22 64 130 74 21
114 UAB 12 495 2293 4.63 31 60 121 63 13
115 Western Kentucky 13 466 2295 4.92 14 84 96 66 27
116 Utah 13 488 2355 4.83 18 80 122 80 23
117 Utah State 13 488 2356 4.83 19 69 119 66 22
118 Baylor 12 482 2366 4.91 30 74 127 61 16
119 Temple 12 473 2368 5.01 27 61 120 69 17
120 Charlotte 12 484 2403 4.96 30 59 136 73 17
121 Florida Atlantic 12 508 2404 4.73 35 90 128 72 25
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