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

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