2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 13 168 370 2.20 1 78 23 8 4
2 Washington 12 174 413 2.37 5 31 26 10 1
3 Texas 12 187 432 2.31 6 25 34 19 2
4 Oklahoma 12 188 462 2.46 3 75 24 12 5
5 Miami (FL) 12 177 482 2.72 7 38 34 20 6
6 Ohio State 13 188 494 2.63 2 23 37 15 2
7 Auburn 12 207 495 2.39 8 28 25 13 4
7 Georgia 13 176 495 2.81 5 27 29 12 3
9 Indiana 13 147 501 3.41 2 78 25 12 5
10 Texas Tech 13 180 510 2.83 4 29 38 21 4
11 San Diego State 12 191 512 2.68 3 54 29 8 1
12 Vanderbilt 12 171 520 3.04 2 58 33 18 4
13 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
14 Michigan 12 185 573 3.10 6 49 35 18 6
15 Iowa 12 191 584 3.06 3 49 36 11 3
16 SMU 12 208 593 2.85 4 27 34 18 4
17 East Carolina 12 199 596 2.99 6 60 39 24 5
18 New Mexico 12 193 601 3.11 5 59 40 19 2
19 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
20 Texas A&M 12 182 637 3.50 9 75 34 25 7
21 Clemson 12 185 648 3.50 6 35 44 25 5
22 Arizona State 12 194 650 3.35 10 42 40 19 5
23 Toledo 12 211 653 3.09 7 79 41 13 2
24 Virginia 13 213 659 3.09 6 57 44 19 4
25 BYU 13 200 672 3.36 6 65 39 16 4
26 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 6
27 Louisville 12 187 686 3.67 7 75 37 17 3
28 Pittsburgh 12 235 702 2.99 5 38 51 25 4
29 Minnesota 12 187 715 3.82 7 85 48 25 6
30 Marshall 12 247 716 2.90 9 38 39 21 5
31 Western Michigan 13 214 721 3.37 8 63 46 27 7
32 Oregon 12 209 741 3.55 7 79 42 12 3
33 Alabama 13 215 750 3.49 9 44 38 23 6
34 Houston 12 216 758 3.51 8 34 49 20 5
35 Navy 11 179 767 4.28 7 60 41 22 6
36 LSU 12 198 771 3.89 6 55 46 32 6
37 USC 12 201 773 3.85 4 36 46 28 6
38 Washington State 12 214 776 3.63 8 58 55 30 6
39 Iowa State 12 175 780 4.46 4 88 35 24 6
40 Florida State 12 231 783 3.39 7 30 44 23 6
41 Fresno State 12 199 788 3.96 5 46 45 25 6
42 Wake Forest 12 223 797 3.57 10 43 46 24 6
43 Missouri 12 206 806 3.91 6 80 44 22 6
44 TCU 12 218 809 3.71 3 41 46 25 8
45 Memphis 12 210 811 3.86 8 81 43 22 3
46 Tulane 13 221 813 3.68 10 35 51 28 4
47 Army 11 177 816 4.61 8 41 36 21 9
48 Hawaii 12 196 819 4.18 9 41 47 29 8
49 Arizona 12 236 821 3.48 7 75 45 22 4
50 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
51 Northwestern 12 193 824 4.27 7 66 38 22 6
52 Old Dominion 12 221 827 3.74 9 46 38 24 5
53 USF 12 220 831 3.78 7 64 54 26 6
54 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
55 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
56 Nevada 12 208 840 4.04 12 54 47 27 5
57 Miami (OH) 13 232 841 3.63 6 64 47 23 9
58 UCF 12 216 857 3.97 7 75 50 25 6
59 Appalachian State 12 215 862 4.01 10 59 42 29 6
60 Ohio 12 195 863 4.43 9 64 47 28 5
61 New Mexico State 12 232 870 3.75 7 45 50 24 10
62 Illinois 12 199 872 4.38 10 84 43 20 8
63 Florida 12 223 879 3.94 11 65 48 24 5
64 UTSA 12 230 895 3.89 8 54 42 27 7
65 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
65 Ole Miss 12 222 898 4.05 7 65 54 23 6
67 Delaware 12 218 934 4.28 8 72 44 27 10
67 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
67 NC State 12 189 934 4.94 6 85 44 27 7
70 Penn State 12 226 936 4.14 8 67 52 30 8
71 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
72 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
73 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
73 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
73 FIU 12 201 950 4.73 5 67 54 32 10
76 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
76 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
78 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
79 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
80 Tennessee 12 236 964 4.08 14 43 58 30 7
81 Central Michigan 12 212 968 4.57 11 44 60 30 6
82 Connecticut 12 237 971 4.10 13 32 69 38 5
83 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
84 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
85 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
86 Georgia Tech 12 219 1005 4.59 9 69 50 26 10
87 Boise State 13 217 1006 4.64 10 49 46 33 12
88 Louisiana Tech 12 196 1010 5.15 9 80 45 37 11
89 Duke 13 212 1011 4.77 14 78 50 32 10
90 Jacksonville State 13 220 1015 4.61 7 52 53 30 10
91 Utah State 12 222 1018 4.59 11 66 51 29 9
92 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
92 Rice 12 218 1020 4.68 13 57 58 36 9
94 Missouri State 12 209 1022 4.89 13 75 49 29 13
95 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
96 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
97 Louisiana 12 246 1028 4.18 8 68 60 25 6
98 UNLV 13 217 1052 4.85 12 58 49 34 11
99 Cincinnati 12 248 1055 4.25 9 51 66 26 8
100 Arkansas State 12 216 1059 4.90 10 63 54 31 10
101 Southern Miss 12 250 1072 4.29 14 73 63 35 7
102 Nebraska 12 234 1075 4.59 17 56 64 34 7
103 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
104 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
105 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
106 Utah 12 229 1103 4.82 9 68 57 40 11
107 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
108 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
109 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1125 4.65 18 90 56 28 11
110 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
111 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
112 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
113 California 12 223 1156 5.18 13 71 56 33 11
114 Texas State 12 243 1162 4.78 15 75 62 38 9
115 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
116 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
117 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
118 Western Kentucky 12 216 1182 5.47 8 75 48 33 14
119 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
120 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
121 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
122 Troy 13 267 1242 4.65 10 67 66 36 14
123 Eastern Michigan 12 256 1246 4.87 16 80 59 33 10
124 Northern Illinois 12 264 1248 4.73 12 66 68 38 10
124 Arkansas 12 255 1248 4.89 12 64 66 44 14
126 Maryland 12 243 1254 5.16 9 74 62 31 14
127 Temple 12 245 1277 5.21 13 61 61 34 11
128 Kennesaw State 13 253 1279 5.06 11 95 67 41 11
129 Sam Houston State 12 227 1285 5.66 18 67 55 40 13
130 Georgia State 12 269 1297 4.82 16 60 66 36 12
131 Mississippi State 12 241 1303 5.41 12 72 58 40 11
132 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
133 Georgia Southern 12 235 1347 5.73 19 41 73 53 14
134 North Texas 13 277 1364 4.92 12 58 77 38 11
135 Coastal Carolina 12 239 1373 5.74 9 73 72 48 16
136 Colorado 12 269 1487 5.53 15 88 75 44 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards