2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Illinois 13 199 690 3.47 5 25 43 16 2
1 Louisville 13 219 703 3.21 5 25 45 25 3
3 Kentucky 12 219 788 3.60 11 26 49 24 4
4 Georgia 14 199 609 3.06 7 27 39 15 2
4 Washington State 13 205 818 3.99 6 27 45 27 6
6 South Carolina 12 222 808 3.64 6 29 50 22 6
6 Wyoming 12 218 889 4.08 5 29 53 32 6
6 San Jose State 12 252 916 3.63 14 29 56 27 4
9 UCF 12 244 951 3.90 11 30 67 33 4
10 Toledo 13 236 454 1.92 2 31 32 12 1
11 Clemson 13 178 644 3.62 4 32 38 23 7
11 Middle Tennessee State 12 218 767 3.52 7 32 43 22 5
11 SMU 13 224 775 3.46 1 32 48 23 2
14 Iowa State 12 198 876 4.42 10 33 46 30 6
14 Northern Illinois 12 215 952 4.43 9 33 50 27 6
16 South Alabama 12 222 1028 4.63 12 34 56 30 3
16 Mississippi State 13 233 1030 4.42 5 34 60 29 7
18 Oklahoma 13 213 512 2.40 3 37 30 13 7
18 Ohio State 14 220 671 3.05 2 37 35 17 6
20 Auburn 12 210 697 3.32 4 38 39 24 5
20 Air Force 12 174 786 4.52 8 38 42 22 5
20 Tennessee 13 229 867 3.79 9 38 49 27 9
20 Houston 13 228 895 3.93 8 38 59 29 5
24 NC State 13 213 819 3.85 11 39 43 31 4
24 Jacksonville State 14 272 972 3.57 15 39 67 32 11
26 Florida State 12 230 874 3.80 5 40 55 22 5
26 Army 13 225 1004 4.46 9 40 66 30 4
28 Bowling Green 12 189 742 3.93 9 41 39 29 3
28 Tulane 14 240 824 3.43 6 41 60 31 7
28 Texas 13 222 831 3.74 6 41 43 26 8
28 FIU 13 224 1026 4.58 13 41 58 42 8
28 Cincinnati 13 259 1133 4.37 9 41 67 30 7
33 Georgia Tech 13 235 1060 4.51 10 42 55 32 11
34 Central Michigan 13 222 886 3.99 7 43 42 28 13
34 Virginia 14 241 899 3.73 11 43 44 25 4
34 BYU 14 247 989 4.00 7 43 63 29 9
34 UCLA 12 209 1093 5.23 14 43 68 36 9
38 Vanderbilt 13 187 793 4.24 7 44 47 28 7
38 Oregon State 12 201 929 4.62 10 44 46 29 11
38 Duke 14 259 966 3.73 15 44 59 34 9
41 Temple 12 228 1091 4.79 14 45 59 35 6
42 Texas Tech 14 228 375 1.64 2 46 31 11 1
42 West Virginia 12 225 782 3.48 8 46 49 25 8
42 Minnesota 13 219 802 3.66 9 46 46 30 6
42 Louisiana-Monroe 12 218 854 3.92 10 46 39 18 6
46 Akron 12 214 877 4.10 8 47 50 25 9
46 Ole Miss 15 259 1146 4.42 12 47 63 32 10
46 Georgia Southern 13 251 1404 5.59 16 47 68 47 18
49 Louisiana Tech 13 208 749 3.60 4 48 51 30 3
49 Ohio 13 221 964 4.36 5 48 59 31 9
51 Wisconsin 12 175 589 3.37 8 49 40 17 4
51 Michigan 13 227 733 3.23 6 49 49 20 5
51 Appalachian State 13 237 949 4.00 12 49 50 18 9
51 Arkansas 12 220 983 4.47 12 49 61 36 6
55 Oregon 15 243 733 3.02 3 50 47 19 4
55 Arizona State 13 232 805 3.47 9 50 50 24 6
55 Charlotte 12 244 1238 5.07 17 50 75 40 8
58 North Carolina 12 212 672 3.17 7 51 46 19 1
58 Washington 13 211 867 4.11 4 51 42 23 5
58 Texas State 13 239 910 3.81 10 51 55 40 11
58 San Diego State 13 240 1041 4.34 5 51 54 31 11
62 Virginia Tech 12 202 813 4.02 11 52 46 26 8
62 Florida 12 240 968 4.03 10 52 48 23 9
64 Ball State 12 215 1012 4.71 11 53 52 32 12
65 Notre Dame 12 206 655 3.18 6 54 39 21 4
65 Wake Forest 13 228 743 3.26 7 54 43 20 4
65 California 13 195 825 4.23 11 54 54 28 6
65 TCU 13 233 886 3.80 7 54 49 22 6
65 Western Michigan 14 236 925 3.92 8 54 43 28 9
65 Arizona 13 227 1007 4.44 12 54 52 26 8
71 Maryland 12 236 853 3.61 4 55 56 25 3
72 James Madison 14 243 769 3.16 8 56 48 23 5
73 Penn State 13 219 893 4.08 7 57 51 24 8
73 Texas A&M 13 208 926 4.45 4 57 51 35 12
75 Old Dominion 13 257 960 3.74 4 58 54 29 8
75 Syracuse 12 178 1079 6.06 8 58 51 36 13
75 Massachusetts 12 242 1339 5.53 17 58 66 38 11
78 Oklahoma State 12 203 1051 5.18 8 59 54 33 8
79 Memphis 13 230 867 3.77 14 60 44 30 9
79 Kansas State 12 246 1010 4.11 14 60 69 37 6
79 UAB 12 262 1216 4.64 19 60 71 34 4
82 Navy 13 251 1003 4.00 13 61 53 28 7
82 Southern Miss 13 273 1062 3.89 14 61 66 30 6
84 Coastal Carolina 13 262 1209 4.61 13 62 60 34 10
85 USC 13 212 1052 4.96 10 63 62 34 5
85 Colorado 12 240 1183 4.93 10 63 52 39 10
87 New Mexico 13 219 816 3.73 8 64 58 22 5
87 Hawaii 13 209 878 4.20 9 64 43 23 8
87 New Mexico State 12 219 1107 5.05 7 64 49 28 8
87 Arkansas State 13 264 1131 4.28 14 64 59 37 9
87 Kent State 12 243 1175 4.84 14 64 72 38 10
87 Boise State 14 240 1209 5.04 14 64 56 41 17
93 Pittsburgh 13 203 508 2.50 7 65 36 14 4
93 Rice 13 220 949 4.31 12 65 48 26 8
93 Alabama 15 255 1019 4.00 6 65 59 29 12
93 Kennesaw State 14 286 1252 4.38 14 65 59 34 12
93 UNLV 14 234 1353 5.78 11 65 69 42 17
93 Eastern Michigan 12 249 1539 6.18 13 65 73 44 18
99 Michigan State 12 184 834 4.53 8 66 46 23 6
100 Baylor 12 239 1187 4.97 13 67 70 35 6
101 Nevada 12 221 955 4.32 12 68 54 32 6
101 Florida Atlantic 12 266 1279 4.81 17 68 72 44 14
103 Northwestern 13 203 882 4.34 11 69 50 26 4
103 Utah State 13 239 1093 4.57 7 69 58 30 8
105 Iowa 13 206 773 3.75 8 70 46 21 4
106 Kansas 12 214 1050 4.91 8 71 56 33 9
106 Louisiana 13 251 1318 5.25 17 71 78 42 7
108 LSU 13 212 709 3.34 8 72 41 21 4
108 UTEP 12 246 1136 4.62 10 72 57 34 6
108 Tulsa 12 259 1239 4.78 11 72 68 31 9
111 Miami (FL) 16 234 746 3.19 3 73 49 24 7
111 Fresno State 13 213 899 4.22 4 73 47 23 6
111 Boston College 12 190 900 4.74 12 73 43 22 6
111 Troy 14 249 1154 4.63 11 73 51 29 11
111 Sam Houston State 12 234 1206 5.15 15 73 65 42 9
111 Rutgers 12 178 1387 7.79 11 73 55 43 17
111 Connecticut 13 279 1417 5.08 11 73 71 41 9
118 Indiana 16 242 566 2.34 3 75 34 11 5
118 Nebraska 13 217 1070 4.93 11 75 55 33 10
118 North Texas 14 313 1566 5.00 13 75 80 34 13
121 USF 13 252 856 3.40 12 76 52 28 8
121 Miami (OH) 14 238 916 3.85 6 76 49 22 6
121 Colorado State 12 250 1239 4.96 16 76 54 30 8
124 Liberty 12 216 980 4.54 7 77 51 23 7
125 Delaware 13 221 1099 4.97 17 78 51 32 13
126 Utah 13 241 1186 4.92 8 80 60 37 12
127 UTSA 13 216 1021 4.73 8 81 45 25 10
128 Purdue 12 236 1181 5.00 21 82 62 41 8
129 Missouri 13 186 491 2.64 5 84 29 15 2
129 East Carolina 13 216 926 4.29 5 84 55 34 8
129 Western Kentucky 13 235 1064 4.53 6 84 46 30 13
132 Georgia State 12 229 1200 5.24 15 85 66 39 7
133 Stanford 12 198 823 4.16 10 87 38 21 4
134 Buffalo 12 240 924 3.85 6 90 49 24 7
135 Marshall 12 212 1071 5.05 12 92 47 30 7
136 Missouri State 13 206 932 4.52 12 98 49 30 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards