2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 10/29/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Toledo 8 281 748 2.66 9 79 45 10 1
2 Georgia 7 213 638 3.00 8 27 38 13 2
3 San Diego State 7 227 619 2.73 2 31 35 15 4
3 James Madison 8 248 642 2.59 3 78 40 15 1
3 Iowa 8 254 671 2.64 7 30 46 15 1
6 Ohio State 7 217 599 2.76 1 34 42 18 3
6 Oregon 8 275 918 3.34 8 79 54 18 2
8 Miami (FL) 7 213 611 2.87 3 30 41 19 6
8 Indiana 8 216 683 3.16 3 78 34 19 8
8 Missouri 8 229 723 3.16 6 84 36 19 5
8 North Carolina 7 242 774 3.20 8 75 52 19 4
12 Texas Tech 8 249 545 2.19 3 22 40 20 2
13 Auburn 8 270 673 2.49 8 38 37 21 5
13 Oklahoma 8 263 679 2.58 4 75 36 21 9
13 Louisville 7 230 737 3.20 6 75 47 21 1
13 Michigan 8 257 764 2.97 8 49 48 21 6
13 Florida 7 244 824 3.38 10 51 37 21 6
13 Florida State 7 257 830 3.23 7 30 46 21 5
19 Texas 8 268 646 2.41 5 30 40 22 2
19 Appalachian State 8 265 884 3.34 9 35 52 22 7
21 SMU 8 274 764 2.79 4 32 47 23 5
21 Navy 7 232 820 3.53 8 61 49 23 5
21 Washington 8 229 822 3.59 7 51 45 23 3
21 New Mexico 8 258 957 3.71 11 64 61 23 5
25 Notre Dame 7 219 705 3.22 6 54 41 24 4
25 Clemson 7 221 768 3.48 8 35 51 24 5
25 Maryland 7 249 870 3.49 3 74 49 24 7
25 Miami (OH) 8 265 988 3.73 7 76 59 24 8
25 Stanford 8 255 1020 4.00 11 87 57 24 4
30 Army 7 228 987 4.33 11 40 51 25 8
31 Pittsburgh 8 277 738 2.66 7 65 53 27 5
31 Vanderbilt 8 232 815 3.51 3 58 49 27 8
31 Wisconsin 8 238 886 3.72 10 43 50 27 8
31 San Jose State 7 242 891 3.68 12 29 52 27 5
31 Duke 7 251 910 3.63 16 51 49 27 13
31 Kentucky 7 260 923 3.55 17 33 56 27 3
31 Buffalo 8 326 1138 3.49 10 90 66 27 7
38 Houston 8 283 963 3.40 9 38 66 28 5
38 Arizona 7 258 978 3.79 11 75 54 28 5
38 Virginia 8 269 999 3.71 13 57 53 28 6
38 New Mexico State 7 263 1003 3.81 6 45 54 28 6
38 Hawaii 8 260 1018 3.92 10 64 55 28 8
38 BYU 8 272 1035 3.81 9 65 63 28 9
38 Fresno State 8 262 1058 4.04 6 73 52 28 8
38 Illinois 8 262 1074 4.10 11 41 61 28 8
46 Cincinnati 8 290 1132 3.90 7 41 73 29 8
46 Louisiana-Monroe 8 277 1158 4.18 11 56 56 29 11
48 Wake Forest 7 263 921 3.50 7 43 56 30 5
48 TCU 8 294 955 3.25 5 35 61 30 6
48 Marshall 7 253 961 3.80 13 72 43 30 7
48 NC State 8 254 1040 4.09 14 85 45 30 9
48 UTSA 7 260 1051 4.04 10 57 50 30 12
48 Penn State 7 273 1111 4.07 8 67 56 30 12
54 Arizona State 8 266 959 3.61 14 50 63 31 8
54 Delaware 7 244 1131 4.64 12 66 50 31 15
56 Minnesota 8 247 817 3.31 9 40 54 32 5
56 Western Michigan 8 264 936 3.55 10 63 51 32 10
56 Northwestern 8 250 1112 4.45 9 69 59 32 5
56 Tulane 7 278 1131 4.07 9 41 69 32 5
56 Middle Tennessee State 8 313 1142 3.65 9 64 69 32 8
61 Ole Miss 8 275 1303 4.74 11 65 74 33 10
62 Louisiana Tech 7 224 751 3.35 4 48 42 34 3
62 USF 8 271 919 3.39 12 38 65 34 6
62 Tennessee 8 317 1082 3.41 15 38 67 34 7
62 Missouri State 8 236 1104 4.68 15 75 54 34 10
62 Jacksonville State 8 278 1111 4.00 12 52 68 34 12
62 Michigan State 8 266 1195 4.49 15 66 68 34 13
62 Boston College 8 280 1304 4.66 16 75 62 34 7
69 East Carolina 7 243 832 3.42 6 60 50 35 6
69 Texas A&M 8 245 948 3.87 9 75 52 35 13
69 South Carolina 8 290 1125 3.88 8 56 62 35 9
69 Georgia Tech 8 297 1242 4.18 9 42 64 35 12
69 Kennesaw State 8 309 1262 4.08 11 75 65 35 9
69 UAB 7 297 1398 4.71 19 60 74 35 7
69 North Texas 8 341 1526 4.48 13 75 81 35 14
76 USC 7 232 957 4.13 6 63 59 36 6
76 Memphis 8 251 1039 4.14 11 81 53 36 7
76 Oregon State 8 268 1223 4.56 10 66 62 36 13
76 West Virginia 8 317 1281 4.04 12 83 68 36 8
76 Massachusetts 8 321 1460 4.55 14 58 77 36 10
76 Baylor 8 333 1524 4.58 18 65 95 36 9
82 Virginia Tech 8 270 1087 4.03 17 62 60 37 10
82 Rice 8 274 1212 4.42 12 65 62 37 10
82 California 8 266 1215 4.57 15 71 68 37 10
82 Mississippi State 8 292 1220 4.18 8 37 64 37 7
82 Nevada 8 307 1231 4.01 16 68 70 37 8
82 Troy 8 315 1400 4.44 14 62 70 37 13
88 UCF 7 267 1021 3.82 9 75 63 38 5
88 LSU 8 275 1078 3.92 11 72 67 38 7
88 Kansas State 8 314 1188 3.78 14 60 77 38 8
88 Alabama 8 265 1193 4.50 11 65 63 38 13
88 Central Michigan 8 268 1210 4.51 12 43 58 38 12
88 Boise State 8 261 1222 4.68 13 64 56 38 15
88 Nebraska 8 268 1252 4.67 15 75 68 38 10
88 Oklahoma State 8 305 1294 4.24 13 59 70 38 8
96 Iowa State 8 253 1094 4.32 9 33 59 39 7
96 Washington State 8 271 1121 4.14 12 27 69 39 9
96 Wyoming 8 283 1272 4.49 8 44 70 39 13
96 Liberty 7 268 1327 4.95 11 77 68 39 14
100 UTEP 8 342 1243 3.63 11 72 67 40 4
100 Northern Illinois 8 330 1409 4.27 11 66 75 40 9
100 Utah State 8 309 1486 4.81 14 66 78 40 13
103 Bowling Green 8 283 1164 4.11 13 45 60 41 6
103 Purdue 8 302 1192 3.95 13 46 68 41 7
103 Air Force 7 226 1239 5.48 19 59 54 41 14
103 Old Dominion 8 331 1433 4.33 13 58 73 41 11
107 Ohio 8 256 1231 4.81 10 64 69 42 10
107 Temple 8 280 1372 4.90 16 61 63 42 9
107 Colorado State 8 292 1422 4.87 14 76 62 42 14
107 Western Kentucky 8 293 1533 5.23 11 84 63 42 17
111 Coastal Carolina 7 273 1262 4.62 10 54 75 43 10
111 Syracuse 8 270 1300 4.81 11 49 72 43 15
111 Kansas 8 297 1458 4.91 15 71 72 43 16
114 Sam Houston State 7 271 1287 4.75 16 73 64 44 8
114 Southern Miss 8 335 1347 4.02 18 73 79 44 9
114 UNLV 7 237 1433 6.05 15 65 71 44 20
114 Ball State 8 308 1488 4.83 15 67 76 44 15
118 Arkansas State 8 300 1565 5.22 18 64 77 45 14
119 Utah 8 295 1093 3.71 8 68 63 46 9
119 Connecticut 8 333 1421 4.27 14 73 78 46 10
119 Rutgers 8 233 1450 6.22 16 68 63 46 19
119 Tulsa 8 340 1535 4.51 17 72 87 46 10
119 Louisiana 8 348 1593 4.58 18 71 93 46 8
119 Akron 9 341 1595 4.68 17 74 84 46 17
125 UCLA 8 303 1564 5.16 16 54 92 47 15
126 South Alabama 8 308 1554 5.05 17 56 82 49 9
126 Georgia State 8 331 1640 4.95 26 60 90 49 11
128 FIU 8 257 1275 4.96 12 67 68 51 12
128 Texas State 8 306 1386 4.53 16 75 77 51 14
128 Charlotte 8 325 1662 5.11 17 50 84 51 11
131 Florida Atlantic 8 329 1638 4.98 23 90 82 52 20
132 Kent State 8 324 1639 5.06 15 64 90 53 17
133 Arkansas 8 314 1551 4.94 17 64 88 56 14
133 Colorado 8 330 1738 5.27 14 63 86 56 15
135 Eastern Michigan 9 383 2214 5.78 23 80 107 60 23
136 Georgia Southern 8 333 1927 5.79 25 41 97 69 21
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards