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 Toledo 13 467 1252 2.68 11 79 82 33 4
4 Pittsburgh 13 454 1236 2.72 12 65 88 40 8
5 James Madison 14 426 1191 2.80 9 78 73 33 9
6 Miami (FL) 14 418 1176 2.81 9 38 83 43 11
7 Indiana 14 366 1032 2.82 5 78 58 24 10
8 Auburn 12 417 1192 2.86 12 38 64 37 9
9 Georgia 14 388 1141 2.94 14 27 70 27 5
9 Ohio State 14 425 1251 2.94 5 37 76 36 8
11 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 54 77 37 6
12 SMU 12 420 1271 3.03 5 32 78 36 6
13 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 41 83 48 10
14 Missouri 13 418 1350 3.23 12 84 76 37 8
15 Washington 13 398 1301 3.27 9 51 70 34 6
16 Oregon 14 468 1551 3.31 11 79 94 32 7
17 New Mexico 13 434 1466 3.38 14 64 102 42 7
18 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 49 81 36 10
19 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 60 89 43 13
20 Iowa 13 406 1400 3.45 12 70 85 34 7
20 Wake Forest 12 425 1467 3.45 17 54 85 43 10
20 Virginia 14 465 1603 3.45 17 57 89 45 8
23 Louisville 13 427 1486 3.48 13 75 88 45 7
23 North Carolina 12 433 1508 3.48 19 75 100 40 10
25 Clemson 13 387 1371 3.54 10 35 88 49 12
26 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 41 116 61 11
27 East Carolina 13 435 1563 3.59 11 84 96 59 13
27 Florida State 12 461 1657 3.59 12 40 99 45 11
29 West Virginia 12 479 1725 3.60 15 83 98 54 15
30 Arizona State 13 447 1612 3.61 20 60 96 47 13
31 Kentucky 12 440 1611 3.66 20 33 101 49 7
32 Old Dominion 13 496 1821 3.67 13 58 96 53 13
33 Vanderbilt 13 382 1406 3.68 10 58 84 49 12
33 San Diego State 13 458 1684 3.68 9 54 88 41 13
35 TCU 13 466 1724 3.70 10 54 97 48 14
36 Houston 13 452 1677 3.71 17 38 110 50 10
37 Minnesota 13 423 1574 3.72 16 85 99 58 12
38 LSU 13 433 1613 3.73 15 72 93 56 13
38 Memphis 13 460 1714 3.73 22 81 89 54 12
38 BYU 14 460 1718 3.73 13 65 104 47 13
41 USF 13 500 1868 3.74 21 76 113 59 17
41 Miami (OH) 14 502 1876 3.74 12 76 103 47 15
41 Alabama 15 509 1903 3.74 17 65 105 56 19
44 Western Michigan 14 469 1758 3.75 16 63 95 59 18
45 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 87 76 39 7
46 South Carolina 12 433 1632 3.77 13 56 91 48 12
47 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 90 106 50 13
48 Washington State 13 429 1627 3.79 15 58 100 57 12
49 Marshall 12 459 1787 3.89 21 92 86 51 12
50 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 66 97 50 16
51 UCF 12 460 1808 3.93 18 75 117 58 10
52 Illinois 13 417 1645 3.94 17 84 91 40 11
53 Arizona 12 441 1748 3.96 16 75 93 46 12
54 Florida 12 463 1847 3.99 21 65 96 47 14
54 Jacksonville State 14 506 2020 3.99 22 52 123 64 21
56 San Jose State 12 469 1891 4.03 25 39 104 55 11
57 Penn State 13 457 1853 4.05 16 67 106 54 16
58 Fresno State 13 422 1715 4.06 9 73 93 49 12
58 Kansas State 12 484 1965 4.06 23 60 119 65 17
58 Tennessee 13 488 1981 4.06 24 43 118 64 17
61 Appalachian State 13 469 1909 4.07 23 59 96 49 16
62 Navy 12 414 1695 4.09 19 61 89 48 13
63 UTEP 12 496 2034 4.10 17 72 98 63 13
64 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 45 91 63 11
65 Hawaii 13 419 1740 4.15 19 64 92 53 16
66 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 68 101 59 11
67 Texas A&M 13 406 1700 4.19 13 75 90 65 21
67 Ole Miss 14 488 2045 4.19 18 65 117 57 16
67 Southern Miss 13 543 2273 4.19 31 73 135 71 15
70 Louisiana Tech 13 416 1749 4.20 13 80 96 67 14
71 UTSA 13 458 1945 4.25 16 81 89 53 17
72 Central Michigan 13 445 1894 4.26 18 44 105 59 19
73 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 74 102 50 18
73 Duke 14 482 2064 4.28 29 78 111 69 20
75 Louisiana-Monroe 12 455 1951 4.29 23 76 93 49 18
75 Cincinnati 12 486 2083 4.29 17 51 128 54 14
75 Tulsa 12 510 2189 4.29 22 72 124 62 16
78 Northwestern 13 412 1771 4.30 18 69 91 50 11
79 Virginia Tech 12 427 1839 4.31 25 62 100 58 15
80 NC State 13 418 1804 4.32 17 85 92 61 11
81 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 63 110 64 12
81 Oklahoma State 12 458 1991 4.35 18 59 103 57 14
83 Ohio 13 429 1872 4.36 15 64 109 62 14
84 New Mexico State 12 451 1977 4.38 14 64 99 52 18
85 Maryland 12 479 2107 4.40 13 74 118 56 17
86 Arkansas State 13 495 2189 4.42 24 64 115 70 19
87 Texas State 12 461 2041 4.43 25 75 115 77 19
88 Iowa State 12 373 1656 4.44 14 88 81 54 12
89 Michigan State 12 394 1768 4.49 21 66 99 50 17
89 Army 13 443 1991 4.49 18 41 111 55 15
91 Rice 12 417 1887 4.53 24 65 102 59 17
92 Troy 14 545 2475 4.54 22 73 121 67 25
93 Wyoming 12 443 2025 4.57 13 58 107 64 19
93 Delaware 13 454 2076 4.57 25 78 96 60 23
93 Georgia Tech 13 467 2136 4.57 21 69 110 60 21
96 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 66 118 65 16
97 Oregon State 12 410 1889 4.61 17 66 95 59 21
98 UAB 12 495 2293 4.63 31 60 121 63 13
99 Kent State 12 494 2291 4.64 22 64 130 74 21
100 Missouri State 13 429 1993 4.65 26 98 100 60 20
100 Kennesaw State 14 556 2584 4.65 25 95 128 76 23
102 Arkansas 12 475 2231 4.70 24 64 127 80 20
102 Louisiana 13 516 2427 4.70 25 71 143 71 14
104 FIU 13 446 2101 4.71 20 67 117 79 20
105 California 13 431 2036 4.72 24 71 113 62 17
105 Liberty 12 455 2149 4.72 23 77 116 64 20
107 Purdue 12 461 2182 4.73 29 82 117 70 14
107 Florida Atlantic 12 508 2404 4.73 35 90 128 72 25
109 Kansas 12 438 2077 4.74 19 71 107 66 21
109 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 67 108 65 21
109 Connecticut 13 547 2594 4.74 28 73 149 82 15
112 South Alabama 12 444 2119 4.77 25 56 117 64 11
113 Boise State 14 473 2259 4.78 25 64 105 75 30
114 Nebraska 13 473 2280 4.82 30 75 126 69 18
115 Utah 13 488 2355 4.83 18 80 122 80 23
115 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 Mississippi State 12 462 2274 4.92 17 72 115 68 18
118 Western Kentucky 13 466 2295 4.92 14 84 96 66 27
120 Charlotte 12 484 2403 4.96 30 59 136 73 17
121 North Texas 14 608 3020 4.97 28 75 162 76 25
122 Temple 12 473 2368 5.01 27 61 120 69 17
122 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 76 115 65 23
122 Georgia State 12 498 2497 5.01 31 85 132 75 19
125 Boston College 12 423 2131 5.04 25 94 96 48 15
125 Massachusetts 12 527 2656 5.04 30 58 136 73 22
127 Coastal Carolina 13 530 2704 5.10 23 73 136 86 27
128 Air Force 12 367 1902 5.18 27 59 99 57 18
129 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 54 134 70 21
130 UNLV 14 476 2484 5.22 24 65 124 78 29
131 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 88 127 83 21
132 Syracuse 12 398 2099 5.27 24 68 109 69 23
133 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 73 120 82 22
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 Rutgers 12 371 2519 6.79 25 73 108 78 33
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards