2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 14 228 375 1.64 2 46 31 11 1
2 Toledo 13 236 454 1.92 2 31 32 12 1
3 Missouri 13 186 491 2.64 5 84 29 15 2
4 Pittsburgh 13 203 508 2.50 7 65 36 14 4
5 Oklahoma 13 213 512 2.40 3 37 30 13 7
6 Indiana 14 213 537 2.52 3 75 32 11 5
7 Wisconsin 12 175 589 3.37 8 49 40 17 4
8 Georgia 14 199 609 3.06 7 27 39 15 2
9 Miami (FL) 14 207 619 2.99 1 33 44 22 5
10 Clemson 13 178 644 3.62 4 32 38 23 7
11 Notre Dame 12 206 645 3.13 6 54 39 21 4
12 Oregon 14 223 668 3.00 2 50 44 16 3
13 Wake Forest 12 202 670 3.32 7 54 39 19 4
14 Ohio State 14 220 671 3.05 2 37 35 17 6
15 North Carolina 12 212 672 3.17 7 51 46 19 1
16 SMU 12 212 678 3.20 1 32 44 18 2
17 Illinois 13 199 690 3.47 5 25 43 16 2
18 Auburn 12 210 697 3.32 4 38 39 24 5
19 Louisville 13 219 703 3.21 5 25 45 25 3
20 LSU 13 212 709 3.34 8 72 41 21 4
21 Michigan 13 227 733 3.23 6 49 49 20 5
22 Bowling Green 12 189 742 3.93 9 41 39 29 3
23 Louisiana Tech 13 208 749 3.60 4 48 51 30 3
24 Middle Tennessee State 12 218 767 3.52 7 32 43 22 5
25 James Madison 14 243 769 3.16 8 56 48 23 5
26 Iowa 13 206 773 3.75 8 70 46 21 4
27 West Virginia 12 225 782 3.48 8 46 49 25 8
28 Air Force 12 174 786 4.52 8 38 42 22 5
29 Kentucky 12 219 788 3.60 11 26 49 24 4
30 Vanderbilt 13 187 793 4.24 7 44 47 28 7
31 South Carolina 12 222 800 3.60 6 29 50 22 6
32 Minnesota 13 219 802 3.66 9 46 46 30 6
33 Arizona State 13 232 805 3.47 9 50 50 24 6
34 Virginia Tech 12 202 813 4.02 11 52 46 26 8
35 New Mexico 13 219 816 3.73 8 64 58 22 5
36 Washington State 13 205 818 3.99 6 27 45 27 6
37 NC State 13 213 819 3.85 11 39 43 31 4
38 Stanford 12 198 823 4.16 10 87 38 21 4
39 Tulane 14 240 824 3.43 6 41 60 31 7
40 California 13 195 825 4.23 11 54 54 28 6
41 Texas 13 222 831 3.74 6 41 43 26 8
42 Michigan State 12 184 834 4.53 8 66 46 23 6
43 Maryland 12 236 853 3.61 4 55 56 25 3
44 Louisiana-Monroe 12 218 854 3.92 10 46 39 18 6
45 USF 13 252 856 3.40 12 76 52 28 8
46 Memphis 13 230 867 3.77 14 60 44 30 9
46 Tennessee 13 229 867 3.79 9 38 49 27 9
46 Washington 13 211 867 4.11 4 51 42 23 5
46 Rice 12 199 867 4.36 11 65 44 23 8
50 Florida State 12 230 874 3.80 5 40 55 22 5
51 Iowa State 12 198 876 4.42 10 33 46 30 6
52 Akron 12 214 877 4.10 8 47 50 25 9
53 Hawaii 13 209 878 4.20 9 64 43 23 8
54 Texas State 12 218 879 4.03 10 51 53 39 10
55 TCU 13 233 880 3.78 7 54 49 22 6
56 Northwestern 13 203 882 4.34 11 69 50 26 4
57 Central Michigan 13 222 886 3.99 7 43 42 28 13
58 Wyoming 12 218 889 4.08 5 29 53 32 6
59 Penn State 13 219 893 4.08 7 57 51 24 8
60 Houston 13 228 895 3.93 8 38 59 29 5
61 Virginia 14 241 899 3.73 11 43 44 25 4
61 Fresno State 13 213 899 4.22 4 73 47 23 6
63 Boston College 12 190 900 4.74 12 73 43 22 6
64 Navy 12 225 910 4.04 12 61 48 26 7
65 San Jose State 12 252 912 3.62 14 29 55 27 4
66 Miami (OH) 14 238 916 3.85 6 76 49 22 6
67 Buffalo 12 240 924 3.85 6 90 49 24 7
68 Appalachian State 13 237 925 3.90 12 49 49 17 9
68 Western Michigan 14 236 925 3.92 8 54 43 28 9
70 East Carolina 13 216 926 4.29 5 84 55 34 8
70 Texas A&M 13 208 926 4.45 4 57 51 35 12
72 Arizona 12 205 927 4.52 9 54 48 24 8
73 Oregon State 12 201 929 4.62 10 44 46 29 11
74 Missouri State 13 206 932 4.52 12 98 49 30 6
75 UCF 12 244 951 3.90 11 30 67 33 4
76 Northern Illinois 12 215 952 4.43 9 33 50 27 6
77 Nevada 12 221 955 4.32 12 68 54 32 6
78 Old Dominion 13 257 960 3.74 4 58 54 29 8
79 Ohio 13 221 964 4.36 5 48 59 31 9
80 Duke 14 259 966 3.73 15 44 59 34 9
81 Florida 12 240 968 4.03 10 52 48 23 9
82 Mississippi State 12 221 971 4.39 5 34 57 28 7
83 Jacksonville State 14 272 972 3.57 15 39 67 32 11
84 Liberty 12 216 980 4.54 7 77 51 23 7
85 Arkansas 12 220 983 4.47 12 49 61 36 6
86 BYU 14 247 989 4.00 7 43 63 29 9
87 Army 13 225 1004 4.46 9 40 66 30 4
88 Kansas State 12 246 1010 4.11 14 60 69 37 6
89 Ball State 12 215 1012 4.71 11 53 52 32 12
90 Alabama 15 255 1019 4.00 6 65 59 29 12
91 UTSA 13 216 1021 4.73 8 81 45 25 10
92 FIU 13 224 1026 4.58 13 41 58 42 8
93 Cincinnati 12 238 1028 4.32 8 41 62 28 6
93 South Alabama 12 222 1028 4.63 12 34 56 30 3
95 San Diego State 13 240 1041 4.34 5 51 54 31 11
96 Kansas 12 214 1050 4.91 8 71 56 33 9
97 Oklahoma State 12 203 1051 5.18 8 59 54 33 8
98 USC 13 212 1052 4.96 10 63 62 34 5
99 Southern Miss 13 273 1062 3.89 14 61 66 30 6
100 Georgia Tech 13 236 1064 4.51 10 42 55 32 11
100 Western Kentucky 13 235 1064 4.53 6 84 46 30 13
102 Nebraska 13 217 1070 4.93 11 75 55 33 10
103 Marshall 12 212 1071 5.05 12 92 47 30 7
104 Ole Miss 14 234 1074 4.59 11 47 60 31 10
105 Syracuse 12 178 1079 6.06 8 58 51 36 13
106 Temple 12 228 1091 4.79 14 45 59 35 6
107 Utah State 13 239 1093 4.57 7 69 58 30 8
107 UCLA 12 209 1093 5.23 14 43 68 36 9
109 Delaware 13 221 1099 4.97 17 78 51 32 13
110 New Mexico State 12 219 1107 5.05 7 64 49 28 8
111 Arkansas State 13 264 1131 4.28 14 64 59 37 9
112 UTEP 12 246 1136 4.62 10 72 57 34 6
113 Troy 14 249 1154 4.63 11 73 51 29 11
114 Kent State 12 243 1169 4.81 14 64 72 38 10
115 Purdue 12 236 1181 5.00 21 82 62 41 8
116 Colorado 12 240 1183 4.93 10 63 52 39 10
117 Utah 13 241 1186 4.92 8 80 60 37 12
118 Baylor 12 239 1187 4.97 13 67 70 35 6
119 Georgia State 12 229 1200 5.24 15 85 66 39 7
120 Sam Houston State 12 234 1206 5.15 15 73 65 42 9
121 Coastal Carolina 13 262 1209 4.61 13 62 60 34 10
121 Boise State 14 240 1209 5.04 14 64 56 41 17
123 UAB 12 262 1216 4.64 19 60 71 34 4
124 Charlotte 12 244 1238 5.07 17 50 75 40 8
125 Tulsa 12 259 1239 4.78 11 72 68 31 9
125 Colorado State 12 250 1239 4.96 16 76 54 30 8
127 Kennesaw State 14 286 1252 4.38 14 65 59 34 12
128 Florida Atlantic 12 266 1279 4.81 17 68 72 44 14
129 Louisiana 13 251 1318 5.25 17 71 78 42 7
130 Massachusetts 12 242 1339 5.53 17 58 66 38 11
131 UNLV 14 234 1353 5.78 11 65 69 42 17
132 Rutgers 12 178 1387 7.79 11 73 55 43 17
133 Georgia Southern 13 251 1404 5.59 16 47 68 47 18
134 Connecticut 13 279 1417 5.08 11 73 71 41 9
135 Eastern Michigan 12 249 1539 6.18 13 65 73 44 18
136 North Texas 14 313 1566 5.00 13 75 80 34 13
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards