2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 11/19/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 11 181 343 1.90 1 46 24 9 1
2 Toledo 10 181 367 2.03 2 18 23 7 0
3 Oklahoma 10 168 403 2.40 3 37 24 12 6
4 Missouri 10 152 375 2.47 5 84 20 10 2
5 Pittsburgh 10 146 386 2.64 6 65 25 12 4
6 Ohio State 10 144 384 2.67 2 34 22 11 2
7 Indiana 11 174 467 2.68 3 75 28 11 5
8 Oregon 10 162 452 2.79 2 17 34 10 0
8 North Carolina 10 168 468 2.79 4 51 33 13 1
10 Miami (FL) 10 147 424 2.88 1 30 28 13 4
11 Michigan 10 180 530 2.94 5 49 37 11 2
12 Texas 10 168 505 3.01 3 30 30 15 3
13 James Madison 10 181 546 3.02 3 23 37 16 1
14 Georgia 10 157 478 3.04 7 27 31 12 2
15 SMU 10 176 541 3.07 1 32 35 15 2
16 Auburn 10 172 530 3.08 3 38 31 19 3
17 Tennessee 10 183 588 3.21 7 38 37 17 6
18 Wisconsin 10 142 457 3.22 6 43 31 12 3
19 Illinois 10 147 482 3.28 3 25 31 12 2
20 Louisville 10 164 542 3.30 4 25 33 18 2
21 Utah 10 180 600 3.33 2 41 37 25 5
22 Buffalo 11 216 722 3.34 5 90 42 17 4
23 LSU 10 160 539 3.37 8 72 33 16 3
24 Middle Tennessee State 10 192 655 3.41 7 32 38 16 4
24 West Virginia 11 200 681 3.41 7 46 44 22 6
26 Notre Dame 10 170 581 3.42 6 54 35 21 4
26 Maryland 10 203 694 3.42 3 55 44 21 3
28 Louisiana Tech 10 151 523 3.46 3 48 34 21 1
28 TCU 10 181 626 3.46 6 28 40 16 3
30 Duke 10 194 685 3.53 12 44 44 24 6
31 Iowa 10 154 550 3.57 7 27 35 14 2
32 Wake Forest 10 172 615 3.58 4 54 35 18 4
32 Virginia 11 177 633 3.58 9 30 31 18 2
32 Florida State 10 194 694 3.58 5 40 46 17 3
35 San Diego State 10 183 657 3.59 1 37 35 20 7
36 Jacksonville State 10 199 717 3.60 9 37 51 25 9
37 Kentucky 10 187 675 3.61 10 26 41 19 3
38 USF 10 179 648 3.62 10 76 41 22 7
39 NC State 10 159 578 3.64 11 39 30 22 4
40 Arizona State 10 183 668 3.65 7 50 41 22 5
40 San Jose State 10 204 744 3.65 11 29 45 24 4
42 Minnesota 10 169 618 3.66 8 40 35 24 5
42 Appalachian State 10 176 644 3.66 8 41 35 11 8
44 New Mexico 10 172 633 3.68 7 64 45 16 3
45 Houston 10 186 690 3.71 8 38 44 22 3
46 Florida 10 190 707 3.72 6 41 34 16 5
47 Memphis 11 198 741 3.74 11 60 39 27 7
48 South Carolina 10 182 683 3.75 4 29 41 20 6
49 Miami (OH) 11 171 648 3.79 4 76 40 17 4
50 Wyoming 10 182 701 3.85 5 29 42 21 6
51 Western Michigan 11 197 761 3.86 7 46 36 24 8
52 Navy 10 182 707 3.88 11 61 37 21 5
52 Tulane 10 184 713 3.88 4 41 50 26 5
54 BYU 10 189 736 3.89 6 43 47 24 7
55 Nevada 10 192 762 3.97 9 68 43 23 4
56 UCF 10 202 803 3.98 8 30 58 30 3
57 Old Dominion 10 207 827 4.00 4 58 43 23 7
57 Southern Miss 10 214 857 4.00 10 61 51 24 5
59 Clemson 10 140 562 4.01 4 32 32 19 6
59 Bowling Green 11 173 693 4.01 9 41 34 27 2
61 Penn State 10 165 670 4.06 5 57 35 17 6
62 Kansas State 10 192 782 4.07 10 60 53 28 5
62 Kennesaw State 10 197 801 4.07 10 48 41 24 6
64 Virginia Tech 10 171 699 4.09 10 52 39 24 8
65 Louisiana-Monroe 10 182 747 4.10 9 46 37 17 5
65 Akron 12 214 877 4.10 8 47 50 25 9
67 Missouri State 10 156 646 4.14 10 37 35 23 4
67 Central Michigan 11 192 794 4.14 6 43 35 25 12
69 East Carolina 10 166 691 4.16 4 84 38 24 5
69 Ball State 10 177 736 4.16 9 53 39 20 8
71 California 10 161 675 4.19 10 35 44 24 5
72 Fresno State 10 169 714 4.22 4 73 36 17 5
73 Army 9 155 662 4.27 5 40 45 20 3
74 Stanford 10 155 663 4.28 6 87 33 17 4
74 Rice 10 167 715 4.28 9 65 36 20 6
76 Hawaii 10 160 689 4.31 6 64 30 17 8
76 Washington State 10 164 707 4.31 6 27 40 23 5
78 Northern Illinois 11 196 846 4.32 9 33 44 23 5
79 Texas State 10 181 785 4.34 9 51 46 32 8
79 Mississippi State 11 201 873 4.34 4 34 52 27 6
81 Vanderbilt 10 144 627 4.35 4 34 38 23 5
82 Ole Miss 11 173 757 4.38 8 47 44 21 7
82 New Mexico State 10 185 810 4.38 4 38 42 23 5
84 Cincinnati 10 194 852 4.39 6 41 52 23 6
85 Georgia Tech 10 177 779 4.40 8 42 37 22 8
85 Coastal Carolina 10 201 884 4.40 9 62 45 24 8
87 FIU 10 160 711 4.44 9 41 42 32 6
87 Washington 10 163 723 4.44 3 51 34 20 4
89 Purdue 11 218 972 4.46 17 68 53 34 6
90 Liberty 10 173 773 4.47 5 77 40 17 6
91 Boise State 10 182 823 4.52 10 64 38 25 10
92 Michigan State 10 160 724 4.53 8 66 40 19 6
92 Arkansas 10 177 802 4.53 10 33 50 30 5
92 Temple 10 194 878 4.53 10 45 48 27 4
95 Kent State 11 214 972 4.54 11 64 62 32 8
96 Arizona 10 168 764 4.55 7 54 37 21 6
97 UTEP 10 205 938 4.58 7 72 49 29 4
98 Air Force 10 148 680 4.59 6 38 32 20 4
99 Arkansas State 10 194 894 4.61 11 64 43 27 6
100 Boston College 11 170 786 4.62 12 73 38 19 5
100 Iowa State 10 175 808 4.62 9 33 43 29 6
102 North Texas 10 206 958 4.65 6 75 49 21 9
103 Western Kentucky 10 182 850 4.67 5 84 36 23 10
104 Ohio 11 186 870 4.68 5 48 51 29 9
105 Alabama 10 151 709 4.70 5 65 38 21 10
106 Nebraska 10 156 735 4.71 5 75 40 24 6
106 Troy 10 185 872 4.71 10 62 38 22 9
106 UAB 10 219 1032 4.71 17 60 59 28 4
109 Oregon State 11 182 860 4.73 9 44 43 27 11
109 Utah State 10 184 871 4.73 6 51 47 26 6
111 Northwestern 10 159 754 4.74 8 69 43 23 4
112 UTSA 10 158 750 4.75 7 59 35 20 9
112 South Alabama 10 189 897 4.75 11 34 47 26 3
114 Florida Atlantic 10 214 1022 4.78 13 68 55 37 12
115 Tulsa 10 203 972 4.79 8 72 52 24 7
116 Connecticut 11 242 1161 4.80 8 73 61 34 7
117 Texas A&M 10 166 800 4.82 4 57 43 30 12
118 USC 10 165 802 4.86 6 63 48 27 5
119 Kansas 10 176 872 4.95 7 71 46 27 7
120 Colorado 10 201 1005 5.00 9 63 47 35 8
121 Marshall 10 172 861 5.01 11 92 34 24 6
122 Sam Houston State 10 202 1028 5.09 14 73 57 37 6
123 Delaware 10 152 777 5.11 14 51 34 24 11
123 Baylor 10 203 1037 5.11 11 67 62 29 5
125 Colorado State 10 186 964 5.18 11 76 35 23 7
126 Charlotte 10 199 1034 5.20 10 50 60 35 6
127 Oklahoma State 10 168 893 5.32 8 59 45 30 6
127 Louisiana 10 207 1101 5.32 14 71 65 36 5
129 Georgia State 10 190 1028 5.41 14 85 55 32 6
130 UCLA 10 177 960 5.42 12 43 59 31 7
131 Georgia Southern 10 191 1057 5.53 12 47 51 35 12
131 Massachusetts 11 218 1205 5.53 16 58 59 36 10
133 Syracuse 10 155 893 5.76 5 49 44 30 11
134 UNLV 10 172 1021 5.94 9 65 54 34 13
135 Eastern Michigan 11 224 1344 6.00 11 65 64 41 15
136 Rutgers 10 145 1130 7.79 8 73 43 33 15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards