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

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
4 Indiana 14 153 495 3.24 2 78 26 13 5
6 Texas 13 208 520 2.50 7 25 40 22 2
7 Georgia 14 189 532 2.81 7 27 31 12 3
8 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
9 Miami (FL) 14 211 557 2.64 8 38 39 21 6
10 Texas Tech 14 206 579 2.81 6 29 40 21 4
11 Ohio State 14 205 580 2.83 3 23 41 19 2
12 SMU 12 208 593 2.85 4 27 34 18 4
13 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
14 Vanderbilt 13 195 613 3.14 3 58 37 21 5
15 Iowa 13 200 627 3.14 4 49 39 13 3
16 East Carolina 13 219 637 2.91 6 60 41 25 5
17 San Diego State 13 218 643 2.95 4 54 34 10 2
18 New Mexico 13 215 650 3.02 6 59 44 20 2
19 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 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 Navy 12 189 785 4.15 7 60 41 22 6
33 Wake Forest 12 223 797 3.57 10 43 46 24 6
34 Toledo 13 231 798 3.45 9 79 50 21 3
35 Arizona State 13 215 807 3.75 11 60 46 23 7
36 Washington State 13 224 809 3.61 9 58 55 30 6
37 USC 13 216 810 3.75 5 36 48 30 7
38 Fresno State 13 209 816 3.90 5 46 46 26 6
39 Arizona 12 236 821 3.48 7 75 45 22 4
40 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
41 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
42 Western Michigan 14 233 833 3.58 8 63 52 31 9
43 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
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 Memphis 13 230 847 3.68 8 81 45 24 3
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 Oregon 14 245 883 3.60 9 79 50 16 4
54 Alabama 15 254 884 3.48 11 44 46 27 7
55 Northwestern 13 209 889 4.25 7 66 41 24 7
56 Tulane 14 240 892 3.72 12 35 56 30 4
57 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
58 LSU 13 221 904 4.09 7 55 52 35 9
59 Ohio 13 208 908 4.37 10 64 50 31 5
60 UTSA 13 242 924 3.82 8 54 44 28 7
61 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
62 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
63 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
64 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
64 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
66 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
66 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
66 Illinois 13 218 955 4.38 12 84 48 24 9
69 Miami (OH) 14 264 960 3.64 6 64 54 25 9
69 Penn State 13 238 960 4.03 9 67 55 30 8
69 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
72 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
73 Ole Miss 14 254 971 3.82 7 65 57 26 6
74 Delaware 13 233 977 4.19 8 72 45 28 10
75 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
76 Appalachian State 13 232 984 4.24 11 59 47 32 7
77 NC State 13 205 985 4.80 6 85 49 30 7
78 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
79 Army 13 218 987 4.53 9 41 45 25 11
80 Louisiana Tech 13 208 1000 4.81 9 80 45 37 11
81 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
82 Central Michigan 13 223 1008 4.52 11 44 63 31 6
83 USF 13 248 1012 4.08 9 64 61 31 9
84 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
84 Rice 12 218 1020 4.68 13 57 58 36 9
86 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
87 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
88 Jacksonville State 14 234 1048 4.48 7 52 56 32 10
89 Boise State 14 233 1050 4.51 11 49 49 34 13
90 Cincinnati 12 248 1055 4.25 9 51 66 26 8
91 Arkansas State 13 231 1058 4.58 10 63 56 33 10
92 Missouri State 13 223 1061 4.76 14 75 51 30 14
93 Georgia Tech 13 231 1072 4.64 11 69 55 28 10
94 FIU 13 222 1075 4.84 7 67 59 37 12
95 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
96 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
97 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
98 Duke 14 223 1098 4.92 14 78 52 35 11
99 Louisiana 13 265 1109 4.18 8 68 65 29 7
100 Tennessee 13 259 1114 4.30 15 43 69 37 8
101 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
102 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
103 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1125 4.65 18 90 56 28 11
104 UNLV 14 242 1131 4.67 13 58 55 36 12
105 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
106 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
107 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
108 Texas State 12 243 1162 4.78 15 75 62 38 9
109 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
110 Utah 13 247 1169 4.73 10 68 62 43 11
110 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
112 Connecticut 13 268 1177 4.39 17 70 78 41 6
113 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
114 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
115 Nebraska 13 256 1210 4.73 19 56 71 36 8
116 Southern Miss 13 270 1211 4.49 17 73 69 41 9
116 California 13 236 1211 5.13 13 71 59 34 11
118 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
119 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
119 Western Kentucky 13 231 1231 5.33 8 75 50 36 14
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 Mississippi State 12 241 1303 5.41 12 72 58 40 11
130 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
131 Troy 14 296 1321 4.46 11 67 70 38 14
132 Kennesaw State 14 270 1332 4.93 11 95 69 42 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