2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 14 183 422 2.31 1 78 25 10 4
2 Washington 13 187 434 2.32 5 31 28 11 1
3 Oklahoma 13 207 493 2.38 4 75 26 14 6
4 Auburn 12 207 495 2.39 8 28 25 13 4
5 Texas 13 208 520 2.50 7 25 40 22 2
6 Georgia 14 189 532 2.81 7 27 31 12 3
7 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
8 Texas Tech 14 206 579 2.81 6 29 40 21 4
9 Ohio State 14 205 580 2.83 3 23 41 19 2
10 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
11 Vanderbilt 13 195 613 3.14 3 58 37 21 5
12 Iowa 13 200 627 3.14 4 49 39 13 3
13 East Carolina 13 219 637 2.91 6 60 41 25 5
14 San Diego State 13 218 643 2.95 4 54 34 10 2
15 New Mexico 13 215 650 3.02 6 59 44 20 2
16 Indiana 16 171 669 3.91 5 78 32 16 7
17 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 6
18 SMU 13 232 680 2.93 4 27 41 20 4
19 Miami (FL) 16 250 682 2.73 9 38 46 26 6
20 Virginia 14 224 704 3.14 6 57 45 20 4
21 Marshall 12 247 716 2.90 9 38 39 21 5
22 Michigan 13 200 722 3.61 8 60 40 23 8
23 Clemson 13 209 727 3.48 6 35 50 26 5
24 Pittsburgh 13 251 728 2.90 5 38 52 26 4
25 BYU 14 213 729 3.42 6 65 41 18 4
26 Minnesota 13 204 772 3.78 7 85 53 28 6
27 Texas A&M 13 198 774 3.91 9 75 39 30 9
28 Iowa State 12 175 780 4.46 4 88 35 24 6
29 Houston 13 224 782 3.49 9 34 51 21 5
30 Florida State 12 231 783 3.39 7 30 44 23 6
30 Louisville 13 208 783 3.76 8 75 43 20 4
32 Toledo 13 231 798 3.45 9 79 50 21 3
33 Arizona State 13 215 807 3.75 11 60 46 23 7
34 Washington State 13 224 809 3.61 9 58 55 30 6
35 USC 13 216 810 3.75 5 36 48 30 7
36 Fresno State 13 209 816 3.90 5 46 46 26 6
37 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
38 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
39 Western Michigan 14 233 833 3.58 8 63 52 31 9
39 Memphis 13 230 833 3.62 8 81 44 23 3
41 Navy 13 201 834 4.15 7 60 43 24 7
42 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
43 Wake Forest 13 239 838 3.51 11 43 50 27 6
44 Nevada 12 208 840 4.04 12 54 47 27 5
45 TCU 13 233 844 3.62 3 41 48 26 8
46 Arizona 13 246 855 3.48 7 75 46 22 4
47 UCF 12 216 857 3.97 7 75 50 25 6
48 Missouri 13 232 859 3.70 7 80 47 22 6
49 Old Dominion 13 239 861 3.60 9 46 42 24 5
50 Hawaii 13 210 862 4.10 10 41 49 30 8
51 New Mexico State 12 232 870 3.75 7 45 50 24 10
52 Florida 12 223 879 3.94 11 65 48 24 5
53 Alabama 15 254 884 3.48 11 44 46 27 7
54 Northwestern 13 209 889 4.25 7 66 41 24 7
55 Tulane 14 240 892 3.72 12 35 56 30 4
56 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
57 LSU 13 221 904 4.09 7 55 52 35 9
58 Ohio 13 208 908 4.37 10 64 50 31 5
59 UTSA 13 242 924 3.82 8 54 44 28 7
60 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
61 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
62 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
63 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
63 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
65 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
65 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
65 Illinois 13 218 955 4.38 12 84 48 24 9
68 Penn State 13 238 960 4.03 9 67 55 30 8
68 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
70 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
71 Miami (OH) 14 264 964 3.65 6 64 54 25 9
72 Delaware 13 233 977 4.19 8 72 45 28 10
73 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
74 Appalachian State 13 232 984 4.24 11 59 47 32 7
75 NC State 13 205 985 4.80 6 85 49 30 7
76 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
77 Army 13 218 987 4.53 9 41 45 25 11
78 Louisiana Tech 13 208 1000 4.81 9 80 45 37 11
79 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
80 Oregon 15 265 1003 3.78 10 79 55 21 6
81 Central Michigan 13 223 1008 4.52 11 44 63 31 6
82 USF 13 248 1012 4.08 9 64 61 31 9
83 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
84 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
85 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
86 Jacksonville State 14 234 1048 4.48 7 52 56 32 10
87 Arkansas State 13 231 1058 4.58 10 63 56 33 10
88 Boise State 14 233 1060 4.55 11 49 49 34 13
89 Missouri State 13 223 1061 4.76 14 75 51 30 14
90 Georgia Tech 13 231 1072 4.64 11 69 55 28 10
91 FIU 13 222 1075 4.84 7 67 59 37 12
92 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
93 Ole Miss 15 280 1090 3.89 8 65 65 32 6
94 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
95 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
96 Duke 14 223 1098 4.92 14 78 52 35 11
97 Louisiana 13 265 1109 4.18 8 68 65 29 7
98 Tennessee 13 259 1114 4.30 15 43 69 37 8
99 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
100 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
101 UNLV 14 242 1131 4.67 13 58 55 36 12
102 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
103 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
104 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
105 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1137 4.70 18 90 56 28 11
106 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
107 Utah 13 247 1169 4.73 10 68 62 43 11
107 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
109 Connecticut 13 268 1177 4.39 17 70 78 41 6
110 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
110 Rice 13 238 1179 4.95 14 63 65 42 11
112 Cincinnati 13 278 1191 4.28 10 51 76 29 8
113 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
114 Nebraska 13 256 1210 4.73 19 56 71 36 8
115 Southern Miss 13 270 1211 4.49 17 73 69 41 9
115 California 13 236 1211 5.13 13 71 59 34 11
117 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
118 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
118 Western Kentucky 13 231 1231 5.33 8 75 50 36 14
120 Texas State 13 266 1233 4.64 15 75 66 41 10
121 Eastern Michigan 12 256 1246 4.87 16 80 59 33 10
122 Northern Illinois 12 264 1248 4.73 12 66 68 38 10
122 Arkansas 12 255 1248 4.89 12 64 66 44 14
124 Maryland 12 243 1254 5.16 9 74 62 31 14
125 Utah State 13 249 1263 5.07 12 66 61 36 14
126 Temple 12 245 1277 5.21 13 61 61 34 11
127 Sam Houston State 12 227 1285 5.66 18 67 55 40 13
128 Georgia State 12 269 1297 4.82 16 60 66 36 12
129 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
130 Troy 14 296 1321 4.46 11 67 70 38 14
131 Kennesaw State 14 270 1332 4.93 11 95 69 42 11
132 Mississippi State 13 264 1392 5.27 14 72 65 44 11
133 Georgia Southern 13 249 1431 5.75 19 41 77 55 15
134 North Texas 14 295 1454 4.93 15 58 82 42 12
135 Colorado 12 269 1487 5.53 15 88 75 44 11
136 Coastal Carolina 13 268 1495 5.58 10 73 76 52 17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards