2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Toledo 12 220 419 1.90 2 18 29 11 0
2 Oregon 12 194 546 2.81 2 22 38 13 1
3 James Madison 13 232 620 2.67 6 23 44 19 2
4 Illinois 12 181 616 3.40 4 25 38 15 2
4 Louisville 12 200 631 3.16 5 25 41 22 3
6 Kentucky 12 219 788 3.60 11 26 49 24 4
7 Georgia 13 185 535 2.89 7 27 33 13 2
7 Washington State 12 189 791 4.19 6 27 43 26 6
9 South Carolina 12 222 800 3.60 6 29 50 22 6
9 Wyoming 12 218 889 4.08 5 29 53 32 6
9 San Jose State 12 252 912 3.62 14 29 55 27 4
12 UCF 12 244 951 3.90 11 30 67 33 4
13 Virginia 13 220 785 3.57 10 31 40 21 3
14 Clemson 12 161 586 3.64 4 32 34 21 6
14 SMU 12 212 678 3.20 1 32 44 18 2
14 Middle Tennessee State 12 218 767 3.52 7 32 43 22 5
17 Miami (FL) 12 182 560 3.08 1 33 38 19 5
17 Iowa State 12 198 876 4.42 10 33 46 30 6
17 Northern Illinois 12 215 952 4.43 9 33 50 27 6
20 Mississippi State 12 221 971 4.39 5 34 57 28 7
20 South Alabama 12 222 1028 4.63 12 34 56 30 3
22 Vanderbilt 12 174 719 4.13 6 35 44 26 6
23 Oklahoma 12 207 515 2.49 3 37 30 13 7
23 Ohio State 13 200 604 3.02 2 37 32 16 6
25 Auburn 12 210 697 3.32 4 38 39 24 5
25 Air Force 12 174 786 4.52 8 38 42 22 5
25 Tennessee 12 213 796 3.74 9 38 46 26 9
25 Houston 12 212 842 3.97 8 38 56 27 4
29 NC State 12 193 721 3.74 11 39 39 27 4
29 Jacksonville State 13 254 917 3.61 15 39 64 31 11
31 Army 11 184 802 4.36 7 40 54 25 3
31 San Diego State 12 218 804 3.69 2 40 45 25 8
31 Florida State 12 230 874 3.80 5 40 55 22 5
34 Bowling Green 12 189 742 3.93 9 41 39 29 3
34 Texas 12 205 745 3.63 6 41 39 22 7
34 Tulane 13 225 752 3.34 4 41 56 28 5
34 Appalachian State 12 216 805 3.73 11 41 43 15 8
34 FIU 12 205 965 4.71 11 41 54 41 8
34 Cincinnati 12 238 1028 4.32 8 41 62 28 6
40 Georgia Tech 12 224 1031 4.60 10 42 53 31 11
41 Central Michigan 12 207 849 4.10 6 43 40 27 13
41 BYU 13 232 915 3.94 6 43 59 28 9
41 UCLA 12 209 1093 5.23 14 43 68 36 9
44 Duke 13 233 809 3.47 13 44 52 29 6
44 Oregon State 12 201 929 4.62 10 44 46 29 11
46 Temple 12 228 1091 4.79 14 45 59 35 6
47 Texas Tech 13 207 380 1.84 2 46 30 11 1
47 Minnesota 12 198 743 3.75 9 46 39 25 6
47 West Virginia 12 225 782 3.48 8 46 49 25 8
47 Louisiana-Monroe 12 218 854 3.92 10 46 39 18 6
51 Akron 12 214 877 4.10 8 47 50 25 9
51 Ole Miss 12 195 908 4.66 9 47 50 24 10
51 Georgia Southern 12 232 1301 5.61 15 47 64 44 16
54 Louisiana Tech 12 195 694 3.56 4 48 48 28 3
54 Ohio 12 205 912 4.45 5 48 55 30 9
54 Kennesaw State 13 260 1002 3.85 12 48 51 28 9
57 Wisconsin 12 175 589 3.37 8 49 40 17 4
57 Michigan 12 209 647 3.10 5 49 42 15 4
57 Arkansas 12 220 983 4.47 12 49 61 36 6
60 Arizona State 12 217 750 3.46 8 50 47 23 6
60 Charlotte 12 244 1238 5.07 17 50 75 40 8
62 North Carolina 12 212 672 3.17 7 51 46 19 1
62 Washington 12 196 830 4.23 4 51 40 23 5
62 Texas State 12 218 879 4.03 10 51 53 39 10
65 Virginia Tech 12 202 813 4.02 11 52 46 26 8
65 Florida 12 240 968 4.03 10 52 48 23 9
67 Ball State 12 215 1012 4.71 11 53 52 32 12
68 Notre Dame 12 206 645 3.13 6 54 39 21 4
68 Wake Forest 12 202 670 3.32 7 54 39 19 4
68 California 12 185 787 4.25 11 54 51 27 6
68 TCU 12 215 803 3.73 6 54 46 19 5
68 Western Michigan 13 221 868 3.93 8 54 39 26 9
68 Arizona 12 205 927 4.52 9 54 48 24 8
74 Maryland 12 236 853 3.61 4 55 56 25 3
75 Penn State 12 206 874 4.24 7 57 47 22 8
75 Texas A&M 12 196 888 4.53 4 57 48 33 12
77 Old Dominion 12 240 942 3.93 4 58 50 28 8
77 Syracuse 12 178 1079 6.06 8 58 51 36 13
77 Massachusetts 12 242 1339 5.53 17 58 66 38 11
80 Oklahoma State 12 203 1051 5.18 8 59 54 33 8
81 Memphis 12 217 787 3.63 12 60 41 28 8
81 Kansas State 12 246 1010 4.11 14 60 69 37 6
81 UAB 12 262 1216 4.64 19 60 71 34 4
84 Navy 11 201 808 4.02 11 61 42 24 6
84 Southern Miss 12 260 1046 4.02 14 61 64 30 6
86 Coastal Carolina 12 244 1150 4.71 13 62 57 32 10
87 USC 12 196 972 4.96 8 63 58 32 5
87 Colorado 12 240 1183 4.93 10 63 52 39 10
89 New Mexico 12 209 760 3.64 8 64 55 21 4
89 Hawaii 12 195 777 3.98 7 64 36 20 8
89 Arkansas State 12 242 1083 4.48 14 64 52 34 9
89 New Mexico State 12 219 1107 5.05 7 64 49 28 8
89 Boise State 13 222 1126 5.07 14 64 51 36 16
89 Kent State 12 243 1169 4.81 14 64 72 38 10
95 Pittsburgh 12 177 462 2.61 7 65 32 13 4
95 Rice 12 199 867 4.36 11 65 44 23 8
95 Alabama 13 211 883 4.18 5 65 49 27 11
95 UNLV 13 216 1225 5.67 10 65 64 39 15
95 Eastern Michigan 12 249 1539 6.18 13 65 73 44 18
100 Michigan State 12 184 834 4.53 8 66 46 23 6
101 Baylor 12 239 1187 4.97 13 67 70 35 6
102 Nevada 12 221 955 4.32 12 68 54 32 6
102 Florida Atlantic 12 266 1279 4.81 17 68 72 44 14
104 Northwestern 12 185 856 4.63 11 69 49 26 4
104 Utah State 12 225 1083 4.81 7 69 57 30 8
106 Iowa 12 193 765 3.96 8 70 44 19 4
107 Kansas 12 214 1050 4.91 8 71 56 33 9
107 Louisiana 12 240 1241 5.17 16 71 75 41 6
109 LSU 12 190 635 3.34 8 72 37 19 4
109 UTEP 12 246 1136 4.62 10 72 57 34 6
109 Tulsa 12 259 1239 4.78 11 72 68 31 9
112 Fresno State 12 197 807 4.10 4 73 43 21 5
112 Boston College 12 190 900 4.74 12 73 43 22 6
112 Troy 13 235 1133 4.82 11 73 49 28 11
112 Sam Houston State 12 234 1206 5.15 15 73 65 42 9
112 Connecticut 12 254 1255 4.94 10 73 64 37 8
112 Rutgers 12 178 1387 7.79 11 73 55 43 17
118 Indiana 13 202 508 2.51 3 75 31 11 5
118 Nebraska 12 194 980 5.05 9 75 50 30 9
118 North Texas 13 285 1330 4.67 11 75 72 31 11
121 USF 12 225 782 3.48 11 76 47 24 8
121 Miami (OH) 13 221 858 3.88 6 76 47 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 12 197 1038 5.27 17 78 46 31 13
126 Utah 12 222 1091 4.91 7 80 54 35 11
127 UTSA 12 199 971 4.88 8 81 42 23 10
128 Purdue 12 236 1181 5.00 21 82 62 41 8
129 Missouri 12 171 434 2.54 5 84 25 13 2
129 East Carolina 12 196 847 4.32 5 84 49 30 7
129 Western Kentucky 12 214 994 4.64 6 84 43 27 12
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 12 195 900 4.62 12 98 47 29 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards