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

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