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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 14 228 375 1.64 2 46 31 11 1
1 Toledo 13 236 454 1.92 2 31 32 12 1
1 North Carolina 12 212 672 3.17 7 51 46 19 1
4 Missouri 13 186 491 2.64 5 84 29 15 2
4 Georgia 14 199 609 3.06 7 27 39 15 2
4 SMU 12 212 678 3.20 1 32 44 18 2
4 Illinois 13 199 690 3.47 5 25 43 16 2
8 Oregon 14 223 668 3.00 2 50 44 16 3
8 Louisville 13 219 703 3.21 5 25 45 25 3
8 Bowling Green 12 189 742 3.93 9 41 39 29 3
8 Louisiana Tech 13 208 749 3.60 4 48 51 30 3
8 Maryland 12 236 853 3.61 4 55 56 25 3
8 South Alabama 12 222 1028 4.63 12 34 56 30 3
14 Pittsburgh 13 203 508 2.50 7 65 36 14 4
14 Wisconsin 12 175 589 3.37 8 49 40 17 4
14 Notre Dame 12 206 645 3.13 6 54 39 21 4
14 Wake Forest 12 202 670 3.32 7 54 39 19 4
14 LSU 13 212 709 3.34 8 72 41 21 4
14 Iowa 13 206 773 3.75 8 70 46 21 4
14 Kentucky 12 219 788 3.60 11 26 49 24 4
14 NC State 13 213 819 3.85 11 39 43 31 4
14 Stanford 12 198 823 4.16 10 87 38 21 4
14 Northwestern 13 203 882 4.34 11 69 50 26 4
14 Virginia 14 241 899 3.73 11 43 44 25 4
14 San Jose State 12 252 912 3.62 14 29 55 27 4
14 UCF 12 244 951 3.90 11 30 67 33 4
14 Army 13 225 1004 4.46 9 40 66 30 4
14 UAB 12 262 1216 4.64 19 60 71 34 4
29 Indiana 14 213 537 2.52 3 75 32 11 5
29 Miami (FL) 14 207 619 2.99 1 33 44 22 5
29 Auburn 12 210 697 3.32 4 38 39 24 5
29 Michigan 13 227 733 3.23 6 49 49 20 5
29 Middle Tennessee State 12 218 767 3.52 7 32 43 22 5
29 James Madison 14 243 769 3.16 8 56 48 23 5
29 Air Force 12 174 786 4.52 8 38 42 22 5
29 New Mexico 13 219 816 3.73 8 64 58 22 5
29 Washington 13 211 867 4.11 4 51 42 23 5
29 Florida State 12 230 874 3.80 5 40 55 22 5
29 Houston 13 228 895 3.93 8 38 59 29 5
29 USC 13 212 1052 4.96 10 63 62 34 5
41 Ohio State 14 220 671 3.05 2 37 35 17 6
41 South Carolina 12 222 800 3.60 6 29 50 22 6
41 Minnesota 13 219 802 3.66 9 46 46 30 6
41 Arizona State 13 232 805 3.47 9 50 50 24 6
41 Washington State 13 205 818 3.99 6 27 45 27 6
41 California 13 195 825 4.23 11 54 54 28 6
41 Michigan State 12 184 834 4.53 8 66 46 23 6
41 Louisiana-Monroe 12 218 854 3.92 10 46 39 18 6
41 Iowa State 12 198 876 4.42 10 33 46 30 6
41 TCU 13 233 880 3.78 7 54 49 22 6
41 Wyoming 12 218 889 4.08 5 29 53 32 6
41 Fresno State 13 213 899 4.22 4 73 47 23 6
41 Boston College 12 190 900 4.74 12 73 43 22 6
41 Miami (OH) 14 238 916 3.85 6 76 49 22 6
41 Missouri State 13 206 932 4.52 12 98 49 30 6
41 Northern Illinois 12 215 952 4.43 9 33 50 27 6
41 Nevada 12 221 955 4.32 12 68 54 32 6
41 Arkansas 12 220 983 4.47 12 49 61 36 6
41 Kansas State 12 246 1010 4.11 14 60 69 37 6
41 Cincinnati 12 238 1028 4.32 8 41 62 28 6
41 Southern Miss 13 273 1062 3.89 14 61 66 30 6
41 Temple 12 228 1091 4.79 14 45 59 35 6
41 UTEP 12 246 1136 4.62 10 72 57 34 6
41 Baylor 12 239 1187 4.97 13 67 70 35 6
65 Oklahoma 13 213 512 2.40 3 37 30 13 7
65 Clemson 13 178 644 3.62 4 32 38 23 7
65 Vanderbilt 13 187 793 4.24 7 44 47 28 7
65 Tulane 14 240 824 3.43 6 41 60 31 7
65 Navy 12 225 910 4.04 12 61 48 26 7
65 Buffalo 12 240 924 3.85 6 90 49 24 7
65 Mississippi State 12 221 971 4.39 5 34 57 28 7
65 Liberty 12 216 980 4.54 7 77 51 23 7
65 Marshall 12 212 1071 5.05 12 92 47 30 7
65 Georgia State 12 229 1200 5.24 15 85 66 39 7
65 Louisiana 13 251 1318 5.25 17 71 78 42 7
76 West Virginia 12 225 782 3.48 8 46 49 25 8
76 Virginia Tech 12 202 813 4.02 11 52 46 26 8
76 Texas 13 222 831 3.74 6 41 43 26 8
76 USF 13 252 856 3.40 12 76 52 28 8
76 Rice 12 199 867 4.36 11 65 44 23 8
76 Hawaii 13 209 878 4.20 9 64 43 23 8
76 Penn State 13 219 893 4.08 7 57 51 24 8
76 East Carolina 13 216 926 4.29 5 84 55 34 8
76 Arizona 12 205 927 4.52 9 54 48 24 8
76 Old Dominion 13 257 960 3.74 4 58 54 29 8
76 FIU 13 224 1026 4.58 13 41 58 42 8
76 Oklahoma State 12 203 1051 5.18 8 59 54 33 8
76 Utah State 13 239 1093 4.57 7 69 58 30 8
76 New Mexico State 12 219 1107 5.05 7 64 49 28 8
76 Purdue 12 236 1181 5.00 21 82 62 41 8
76 Charlotte 12 244 1238 5.07 17 50 75 40 8
76 Colorado State 12 250 1239 4.96 16 76 54 30 8
93 Memphis 13 230 867 3.77 14 60 44 30 9
93 Tennessee 13 229 867 3.79 9 38 49 27 9
93 Akron 12 214 877 4.10 8 47 50 25 9
93 Appalachian State 13 237 925 3.90 12 49 49 17 9
93 Western Michigan 14 236 925 3.92 8 54 43 28 9
93 Ohio 13 221 964 4.36 5 48 59 31 9
93 Duke 14 259 966 3.73 15 44 59 34 9
93 Florida 12 240 968 4.03 10 52 48 23 9
93 BYU 14 247 989 4.00 7 43 63 29 9
93 Kansas 12 214 1050 4.91 8 71 56 33 9
93 UCLA 12 209 1093 5.23 14 43 68 36 9
93 Arkansas State 13 264 1131 4.28 14 64 59 37 9
93 Sam Houston State 12 234 1206 5.15 15 73 65 42 9
93 Tulsa 12 259 1239 4.78 11 72 68 31 9
93 Connecticut 13 279 1417 5.08 11 73 71 41 9
108 Texas State 12 218 879 4.03 10 51 53 39 10
108 UTSA 13 216 1021 4.73 8 81 45 25 10
108 Nebraska 13 217 1070 4.93 11 75 55 33 10
108 Ole Miss 14 234 1074 4.59 11 47 60 31 10
108 Kent State 12 243 1169 4.81 14 64 72 38 10
108 Colorado 12 240 1183 4.93 10 63 52 39 10
108 Coastal Carolina 13 262 1209 4.61 13 62 60 34 10
115 Oregon State 12 201 929 4.62 10 44 46 29 11
115 Jacksonville State 14 272 972 3.57 15 39 67 32 11
115 San Diego State 13 240 1041 4.34 5 51 54 31 11
115 Georgia Tech 13 236 1064 4.51 10 42 55 32 11
115 Troy 14 249 1154 4.63 11 73 51 29 11
115 Massachusetts 12 242 1339 5.53 17 58 66 38 11
121 Texas A&M 13 208 926 4.45 4 57 51 35 12
121 Ball State 12 215 1012 4.71 11 53 52 32 12
121 Alabama 15 255 1019 4.00 6 65 59 29 12
121 Utah 13 241 1186 4.92 8 80 60 37 12
121 Kennesaw State 14 286 1252 4.38 14 65 59 34 12
126 Central Michigan 13 222 886 3.99 7 43 42 28 13
126 Western Kentucky 13 235 1064 4.53 6 84 46 30 13
126 Syracuse 12 178 1079 6.06 8 58 51 36 13
126 Delaware 13 221 1099 4.97 17 78 51 32 13
126 North Texas 14 313 1566 5.00 13 75 80 34 13
131 Florida Atlantic 12 266 1279 4.81 17 68 72 44 14
132 Boise State 14 240 1209 5.04 14 64 56 41 17
132 UNLV 14 234 1353 5.78 11 65 69 42 17
132 Rutgers 12 178 1387 7.79 11 73 55 43 17
135 Georgia Southern 13 251 1404 5.59 16 47 68 47 18
135 Eastern Michigan 12 249 1539 6.18 13 65 73 44 18
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards