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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Toledo 13 467 1252 2.68 11 79 82 33 4
2 Texas Tech 14 434 954 2.20 8 46 71 32 5
2 Georgia 14 388 1141 2.94 14 27 70 27 5
4 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 54 77 37 6
4 SMU 12 420 1271 3.03 5 32 78 36 6
4 Washington 13 398 1301 3.27 9 51 70 34 6
7 Iowa 13 406 1400 3.45 12 70 85 34 7
7 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 87 76 39 7
7 New Mexico 13 434 1466 3.38 14 64 102 42 7
7 Louisville 13 427 1486 3.48 13 75 88 45 7
7 Oregon 14 468 1551 3.31 11 79 94 32 7
7 Kentucky 12 440 1611 3.66 20 33 101 49 7
13 Pittsburgh 13 454 1236 2.72 12 65 88 40 8
13 Ohio State 14 425 1251 2.94 5 37 76 36 8
13 Missouri 13 418 1350 3.23 12 84 76 37 8
13 Virginia 14 465 1603 3.45 17 57 89 45 8
17 James Madison 14 426 1191 2.80 9 78 73 33 9
17 Auburn 12 417 1192 2.86 12 38 64 37 9
19 Indiana 14 366 1032 2.82 5 78 58 24 10
19 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 49 81 36 10
19 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 41 83 48 10
19 Wake Forest 12 425 1467 3.45 17 54 85 43 10
19 North Carolina 12 433 1508 3.48 19 75 100 40 10
19 Houston 13 452 1677 3.71 17 38 110 50 10
19 UCF 12 460 1808 3.93 18 75 117 58 10
26 Miami (FL) 14 418 1176 2.81 9 38 83 43 11
26 Illinois 13 417 1645 3.94 17 84 91 40 11
26 Florida State 12 461 1657 3.59 12 40 99 45 11
26 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 45 91 63 11
26 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 41 116 61 11
26 Northwestern 13 412 1771 4.30 18 69 91 50 11
26 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 68 101 59 11
26 NC State 13 418 1804 4.32 17 85 92 61 11
26 San Jose State 12 469 1891 4.03 25 39 104 55 11
26 South Alabama 12 444 2119 4.77 25 56 117 64 11
36 Clemson 13 387 1371 3.54 10 35 88 49 12
36 Vanderbilt 13 382 1406 3.68 10 58 84 49 12
36 Minnesota 13 423 1574 3.72 16 85 99 58 12
36 Washington State 13 429 1627 3.79 15 58 100 57 12
36 South Carolina 12 433 1632 3.77 13 56 91 48 12
36 Iowa State 12 373 1656 4.44 14 88 81 54 12
36 Memphis 13 460 1714 3.73 22 81 89 54 12
36 Fresno State 13 422 1715 4.06 9 73 93 49 12
36 Arizona 12 441 1748 3.96 16 75 93 46 12
36 Marshall 12 459 1787 3.89 21 92 86 51 12
36 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 63 110 64 12
47 Oklahoma 13 420 1005 2.39 7 75 56 27 13
47 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 60 89 43 13
47 East Carolina 13 435 1563 3.59 11 84 96 59 13
47 Arizona State 13 447 1612 3.61 20 60 96 47 13
47 LSU 13 433 1613 3.73 15 72 93 56 13
47 San Diego State 13 458 1684 3.68 9 54 88 41 13
47 Navy 12 414 1695 4.09 19 61 89 48 13
47 BYU 14 460 1718 3.73 13 65 104 47 13
47 Old Dominion 13 496 1821 3.67 13 58 96 53 13
47 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 90 106 50 13
47 UTEP 12 496 2034 4.10 17 72 98 63 13
47 UAB 12 495 2293 4.63 31 60 121 63 13
59 TCU 13 466 1724 3.70 10 54 97 48 14
59 Louisiana Tech 13 416 1749 4.20 13 80 96 67 14
59 Florida 12 463 1847 3.99 21 65 96 47 14
59 Ohio 13 429 1872 4.36 15 64 109 62 14
59 Oklahoma State 12 458 1991 4.35 18 59 103 57 14
59 Cincinnati 12 486 2083 4.29 17 51 128 54 14
59 Purdue 12 461 2182 4.73 29 82 117 70 14
59 Louisiana 13 516 2427 4.70 25 71 143 71 14
67 West Virginia 12 479 1725 3.60 15 83 98 54 15
67 Virginia Tech 12 427 1839 4.31 25 62 100 58 15
67 Miami (OH) 14 502 1876 3.74 12 76 103 47 15
67 Army 13 443 1991 4.49 18 41 111 55 15
67 Boston College 12 423 2131 5.04 25 94 96 48 15
67 Southern Miss 13 543 2273 4.19 31 73 135 71 15
67 Connecticut 13 547 2594 4.74 28 73 149 82 15
74 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 66 97 50 16
74 Hawaii 13 419 1740 4.15 19 64 92 53 16
74 Penn State 13 457 1853 4.05 16 67 106 54 16
74 Appalachian State 13 469 1909 4.07 23 59 96 49 16
74 Ole Miss 14 488 2045 4.19 18 65 117 57 16
74 Tulsa 12 510 2189 4.29 22 72 124 62 16
74 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 66 118 65 16
74 Baylor 12 482 2366 4.91 30 74 127 61 16
82 Michigan State 12 394 1768 4.49 21 66 99 50 17
82 USF 13 500 1868 3.74 21 76 113 59 17
82 Rice 12 417 1887 4.53 24 65 102 59 17
82 UTSA 13 458 1945 4.25 16 81 89 53 17
82 Kansas State 12 484 1965 4.06 23 60 119 65 17
82 Tennessee 13 488 1981 4.06 24 43 118 64 17
82 California 13 431 2036 4.72 24 71 113 62 17
82 Maryland 12 479 2107 4.40 13 74 118 56 17
82 Temple 12 473 2368 5.01 27 61 120 69 17
82 Charlotte 12 484 2403 4.96 30 59 136 73 17
92 Western Michigan 14 469 1758 3.75 16 63 95 59 18
92 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 74 102 50 18
92 Air Force 12 367 1902 5.18 27 59 99 57 18
92 Louisiana-Monroe 12 455 1951 4.29 23 76 93 49 18
92 New Mexico State 12 451 1977 4.38 14 64 99 52 18
92 Mississippi State 12 462 2274 4.92 17 72 115 68 18
92 Nebraska 13 473 2280 4.82 30 75 126 69 18
99 Central Michigan 13 445 1894 4.26 18 44 105 59 19
99 Alabama 15 509 1903 3.74 17 65 105 56 19
99 Wyoming 12 443 2025 4.57 13 58 107 64 19
99 Texas State 12 461 2041 4.43 25 75 115 77 19
99 Arkansas State 13 495 2189 4.42 24 64 115 70 19
99 Georgia State 12 498 2497 5.01 31 85 132 75 19
105 Missouri State 13 429 1993 4.65 26 98 100 60 20
105 Duke 14 482 2064 4.28 29 78 111 69 20
105 FIU 13 446 2101 4.71 20 67 117 79 20
105 Liberty 12 455 2149 4.72 23 77 116 64 20
105 Arkansas 12 475 2231 4.70 24 64 127 80 20
110 Texas A&M 13 406 1700 4.19 13 75 90 65 21
110 Oregon State 12 410 1889 4.61 17 66 95 59 21
110 Jacksonville State 14 506 2020 3.99 22 52 123 64 21
110 Kansas 12 438 2077 4.74 19 71 107 66 21
110 Georgia Tech 13 467 2136 4.57 21 69 110 60 21
110 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 67 108 65 21
110 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 54 134 70 21
110 Kent State 12 494 2291 4.64 22 64 130 74 21
110 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 88 127 83 21
119 Utah State 13 488 2356 4.83 19 69 119 66 22
119 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 73 120 82 22
119 Massachusetts 12 527 2656 5.04 30 58 136 73 22
122 Delaware 13 454 2076 4.57 25 78 96 60 23
122 Syracuse 12 398 2099 5.27 24 68 109 69 23
122 Utah 13 488 2355 4.83 18 80 122 80 23
122 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 76 115 65 23
122 Kennesaw State 14 556 2584 4.65 25 95 128 76 23
127 Florida Atlantic 12 508 2404 4.73 35 90 128 72 25
127 Troy 14 545 2475 4.54 22 73 121 67 25
127 North Texas 14 608 3020 4.97 28 75 162 76 25
130 Western Kentucky 13 466 2295 4.92 14 84 96 66 27
130 Coastal Carolina 13 530 2704 5.10 23 73 136 86 27
132 Eastern Michigan 12 505 2785 5.51 29 80 132 77 28
133 UNLV 14 476 2484 5.22 24 65 124 78 29
134 Boise State 14 473 2259 4.78 25 64 105 75 30
135 Rutgers 12 371 2519 6.79 25 73 108 78 33
135 Georgia Southern 13 500 2835 5.67 35 47 145 102 33
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards