2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 09/11/2025
Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
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1 | BYU | 2 | 31 | -20 | -0.65 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
3 | Texas Tech | 2 | 35 | 9 | 0.26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Georgia | 2 | 28 | 34 | 1.21 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Bowling Green | 2 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Minnesota | 2 | 31 | 38 | 1.23 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
7 | James Madison | 2 | 32 | 39 | 1.22 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
8 | Troy | 2 | 25 | 41 | 1.64 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Notre Dame | 1 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
10 | TCU | 1 | 18 | 45 | 2.50 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
11 | Tennessee | 2 | 36 | 46 | 1.28 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
12 | Wisconsin | 2 | 25 | 48 | 1.92 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Louisville | 2 | 36 | 49 | 1.36 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
13 | Buffalo | 2 | 32 | 49 | 1.53 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
15 | Illinois | 2 | 27 | 52 | 1.93 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
15 | LSU | 2 | 27 | 52 | 1.93 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
15 | Missouri | 2 | 26 | 52 | 2.00 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
18 | Michigan State | 2 | 24 | 53 | 2.21 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 24 | 55 | 2.29 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
20 | California | 2 | 28 | 58 | 2.07 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
21 | Wyoming | 2 | 34 | 59 | 1.74 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Air Force | 1 | 18 | 60 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
23 | Arizona State | 2 | 34 | 61 | 1.79 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
24 | South Carolina | 2 | 37 | 64 | 1.73 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Toledo | 2 | 32 | 67 | 2.09 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Boston College | 2 | 30 | 70 | 2.33 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
27 | Auburn | 2 | 38 | 71 | 1.87 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
28 | North Carolina | 2 | 32 | 76 | 2.38 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
28 | Navy | 2 | 27 | 76 | 2.81 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
30 | Arkansas | 2 | 31 | 79 | 2.55 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
31 | Michigan | 2 | 28 | 80 | 2.86 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
32 | Arizona | 2 | 28 | 81 | 2.89 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
33 | Appalachian State | 2 | 41 | 84 | 2.05 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
34 | East Carolina | 2 | 36 | 89 | 2.47 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
35 | Penn State | 2 | 32 | 90 | 2.81 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
35 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 25 | 90 | 3.60 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
37 | USC | 2 | 33 | 91 | 2.76 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
37 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 28 | 91 | 3.25 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
37 | Nebraska | 2 | 25 | 91 | 3.64 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
40 | Houston | 2 | 39 | 93 | 2.38 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Utah | 2 | 34 | 94 | 2.76 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
42 | Tulsa | 2 | 37 | 95 | 2.57 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
43 | Boise State | 2 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
44 | Ball State | 2 | 30 | 97 | 3.23 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
44 | Virginia | 2 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
46 | SMU | 2 | 33 | 98 | 2.97 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
47 | Oregon | 2 | 33 | 100 | 3.03 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
48 | West Virginia | 2 | 44 | 101 | 2.30 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
49 | Purdue | 2 | 33 | 105 | 3.18 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
50 | Texas | 2 | 36 | 107 | 2.97 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
51 | Duke | 2 | 45 | 108 | 2.40 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
51 | Connecticut | 2 | 38 | 108 | 2.84 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
53 | Maryland | 2 | 49 | 109 | 2.22 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
53 | UCF | 2 | 43 | 109 | 2.53 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
53 | Florida State | 2 | 38 | 109 | 2.87 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
56 | New Mexico State | 2 | 38 | 110 | 2.89 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
56 | Central Michigan | 2 | 25 | 110 | 4.40 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
58 | Mississippi State | 2 | 38 | 111 | 2.92 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
58 | Ohio State | 2 | 32 | 111 | 3.47 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
60 | Florida | 2 | 34 | 113 | 3.32 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
61 | Kentucky | 2 | 41 | 114 | 2.78 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
62 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 38 | 115 | 3.03 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
62 | Texas A&M | 2 | 33 | 115 | 3.48 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
64 | Rice | 2 | 30 | 116 | 3.87 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
65 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 41 | 119 | 2.90 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
66 | Iowa | 2 | 28 | 124 | 4.43 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
67 | Oklahoma | 2 | 31 | 125 | 4.03 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
68 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 29 | 126 | 4.34 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
69 | Stanford | 2 | 32 | 127 | 3.97 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
69 | Clemson | 2 | 29 | 127 | 4.38 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
71 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 38 | 129 | 3.39 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
71 | UTSA | 2 | 33 | 129 | 3.91 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
73 | Washington State | 2 | 37 | 130 | 3.51 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
74 | Texas State | 2 | 33 | 133 | 4.03 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
75 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 30 | 136 | 4.53 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
76 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 40 | 138 | 3.45 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
77 | UTEP | 2 | 37 | 140 | 3.78 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
77 | Tulane | 2 | 35 | 140 | 4.00 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
79 | Memphis | 2 | 40 | 141 | 3.53 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
79 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 37 | 141 | 3.81 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
79 | FIU | 2 | 34 | 141 | 4.15 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
79 | San Diego State | 2 | 30 | 141 | 4.70 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
79 | Massachusetts | 2 | 25 | 141 | 5.64 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
84 | Washington | 2 | 29 | 144 | 4.97 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
85 | North Texas | 2 | 47 | 146 | 3.11 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
85 | USF | 2 | 34 | 146 | 4.29 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
87 | Temple | 2 | 35 | 147 | 4.20 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
88 | Kent State | 2 | 33 | 150 | 4.55 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
89 | NC State | 3 | 46 | 152 | 3.30 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
90 | Western Michigan | 2 | 33 | 153 | 4.64 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
91 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 47 | 158 | 3.36 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
91 | Ohio | 2 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
91 | Oregon State | 2 | 25 | 158 | 6.32 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
94 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 30 | 159 | 5.30 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
95 | Alabama | 2 | 33 | 160 | 4.85 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
96 | Nevada | 2 | 43 | 165 | 3.84 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
96 | Army | 2 | 30 | 165 | 5.50 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
98 | Charlotte | 2 | 30 | 166 | 5.53 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
99 | Louisiana | 2 | 44 | 167 | 3.80 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
99 | Colorado State | 2 | 44 | 167 | 3.80 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
101 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 44 | 169 | 3.84 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
102 | Cincinnati | 2 | 41 | 170 | 4.15 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
103 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 42 | 171 | 4.07 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
104 | Ole Miss | 2 | 38 | 174 | 4.58 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
105 | Delaware | 2 | 35 | 175 | 5.00 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
106 | Marshall | 2 | 40 | 182 | 4.55 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
107 | Kansas State | 3 | 64 | 190 | 2.97 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
108 | Missouri State | 2 | 29 | 194 | 6.69 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
109 | Georgia State | 2 | 36 | 198 | 5.50 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
110 | Indiana | 2 | 36 | 200 | 5.56 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
111 | Wake Forest | 3 | 57 | 201 | 3.53 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
112 | Kansas | 3 | 55 | 203 | 3.69 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
113 | South Alabama | 2 | 44 | 204 | 4.64 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
114 | Baylor | 2 | 43 | 205 | 4.77 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
115 | New Mexico | 2 | 41 | 210 | 5.12 | 2 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
116 | Liberty | 2 | 41 | 214 | 5.22 | 3 | 77 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
117 | Old Dominion | 2 | 44 | 215 | 4.89 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
118 | Southern Miss | 2 | 43 | 216 | 5.02 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
119 | Northwestern | 2 | 32 | 217 | 6.78 | 1 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
120 | Iowa State | 3 | 53 | 221 | 4.17 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
121 | Rutgers | 2 | 30 | 224 | 7.47 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
122 | Colorado | 2 | 46 | 228 | 4.96 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
123 | Syracuse | 2 | 35 | 230 | 6.57 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
124 | UNLV | 3 | 44 | 236 | 5.36 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
125 | Hawaii | 3 | 53 | 237 | 4.47 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
125 | San Jose State | 2 | 46 | 237 | 5.15 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
125 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 31 | 237 | 7.65 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
128 | UCLA | 2 | 44 | 243 | 5.52 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
129 | Akron | 2 | 39 | 247 | 6.33 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
130 | Utah State | 2 | 45 | 253 | 5.62 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
131 | UAB | 2 | 47 | 259 | 5.51 | 3 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
132 | Fresno State | 3 | 49 | 261 | 5.33 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
133 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 61 | 283 | 4.64 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
134 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 37 | 296 | 8.00 | 4 | 59 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
134 | Arkansas State | 2 | 35 | 296 | 8.46 | 4 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
136 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 37 | 353 | 9.54 | 3 | 65 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards |