2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 11/19/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana 11 122 440 3.61 2 78 21 10 4
2 James Madison 10 132 345 2.61 1 78 18 6 4
3 New Mexico 10 140 425 3.04 5 59 26 12 2
4 Michigan 10 142 433 3.05 6 49 23 15 5
5 Washington 10 143 356 2.49 5 31 23 10 1
6 Army 9 144 610 4.24 8 37 25 14 6
7 Texas A&M 10 146 476 3.26 7 75 27 19 4
8 Georgia 10 148 447 3.02 5 27 25 10 3
9 Minnesota 10 149 534 3.58 6 85 37 18 3
10 Ohio State 10 151 430 2.85 1 23 33 13 2
10 Vanderbilt 10 151 498 3.30 2 58 29 18 4
12 Notre Dame 10 152 412 2.71 1 23 29 13 1
12 Missouri State 10 152 775 5.10 9 75 37 22 9
14 Miami (FL) 10 154 394 2.56 5 28 30 17 4
14 Texas Tech 11 154 447 2.90 4 22 33 18 3
14 Arizona State 10 154 509 3.31 9 41 36 15 4
14 Fresno State 10 154 542 3.52 2 46 31 17 5
14 Iowa State 10 154 689 4.47 3 88 31 22 4
19 San Diego State 10 155 345 2.23 2 19 21 3 0
19 Rutgers 10 155 835 5.39 10 67 44 27 11
21 Texas 10 159 327 2.06 4 25 25 15 2
21 Clemson 10 159 565 3.55 6 35 38 22 5
23 BYU 10 160 563 3.52 5 65 31 12 4
23 Illinois 10 160 706 4.41 8 41 39 17 6
25 Louisville 10 161 557 3.46 6 75 31 14 2
26 Stanford 10 162 569 3.51 6 37 35 16 2
26 Hawaii 10 162 636 3.93 8 41 37 22 5
26 Jacksonville State 10 162 737 4.55 7 52 39 21 5
26 FIU 10 162 757 4.67 5 67 44 24 7
30 Oklahoma 10 163 419 2.57 3 75 23 11 4
30 Western Kentucky 10 163 907 5.56 7 75 38 26 11
32 UNLV 10 164 824 5.02 9 58 38 27 10
33 USC 10 165 656 3.98 3 36 40 24 5
33 Duke 10 165 780 4.73 11 78 34 19 10
33 NC State 10 165 827 5.01 6 85 36 23 7
36 Auburn 10 166 389 2.34 8 28 20 11 3
36 Northwestern 10 166 747 4.50 7 66 33 20 4
38 Iowa 10 167 488 2.92 3 49 30 10 2
39 East Carolina 10 168 503 2.99 6 60 32 22 5
39 Toledo 10 168 518 3.08 7 79 32 8 1
39 Alabama 10 168 617 3.67 7 44 33 21 6
39 Missouri 10 168 701 4.17 6 80 37 19 6
39 San Jose State 10 168 721 4.29 8 32 38 21 5
44 Wisconsin 10 169 628 3.72 4 36 36 17 6
44 Memphis 11 169 657 3.89 6 81 32 18 3
44 Rice 10 169 729 4.31 8 57 40 27 6
44 Navy 10 169 752 4.45 7 60 39 21 5
44 Louisiana Tech 10 169 776 4.59 6 80 36 28 7
49 Air Force 10 170 1038 6.11 18 59 52 32 13
50 Boise State 10 172 865 5.03 8 49 39 28 9
51 LSU 10 176 770 4.38 6 55 44 31 6
52 SMU 10 178 480 2.70 3 27 31 15 3
52 Kentucky 10 178 613 3.44 7 33 38 18 2
52 Washington State 10 178 645 3.62 7 37 44 25 5
52 Utah 10 178 832 4.67 7 68 42 32 8
56 Michigan State 10 179 815 4.55 12 56 47 24 10
56 Virginia Tech 10 179 860 4.80 13 62 46 29 7
56 California 10 179 882 4.93 10 71 43 24 8
59 Florida State 10 180 557 3.09 4 30 31 15 4
59 Oregon 10 180 629 3.49 7 79 36 10 3
59 Houston 10 180 665 3.69 7 34 44 18 5
59 North Carolina 10 180 678 3.77 8 75 45 17 7
59 Georgia Tech 10 180 881 4.89 8 69 43 22 9
64 Virginia 11 181 555 3.07 6 57 39 16 4
64 Appalachian State 10 181 706 3.90 9 59 37 23 4
64 Nevada 10 181 739 4.08 10 54 42 22 5
64 Kansas 10 181 823 4.55 10 63 41 26 11
68 South Carolina 10 182 764 4.20 7 56 36 25 6
68 Ohio 11 182 805 4.42 7 64 43 27 4
68 Arkansas State 10 182 864 4.75 9 63 46 26 8
71 USF 10 183 681 3.72 6 64 46 22 4
72 Western Michigan 11 184 621 3.38 7 63 38 21 6
72 Liberty 10 184 845 4.59 10 44 49 31 9
74 Wake Forest 10 185 675 3.65 8 43 37 21 5
74 Florida 10 185 725 3.92 11 65 35 19 5
76 Colorado State 10 186 900 4.84 9 38 44 30 11
77 Tulane 10 187 714 3.82 9 35 44 21 4
77 Nebraska 10 187 876 4.68 13 56 54 31 6
77 Sam Houston State 10 187 968 5.18 12 67 45 31 8
80 UCF 10 188 783 4.16 6 75 46 24 6
80 Wyoming 10 188 983 5.23 7 58 48 28 11
82 UTSA 10 189 725 3.84 7 54 35 22 6
82 South Alabama 10 189 918 4.86 9 56 49 30 7
84 Miami (OH) 11 190 662 3.48 5 35 39 20 7
84 Syracuse 10 190 740 3.89 9 44 49 26 5
84 Kennesaw State 10 190 788 4.15 5 75 44 26 7
84 Central Michigan 11 190 818 4.31 9 44 54 27 4
84 Utah State 10 190 881 4.64 10 66 46 24 8
89 Cincinnati 10 191 728 3.81 6 50 45 17 5
90 Louisiana-Monroe 10 192 771 4.02 10 56 37 21 8
91 TCU 10 193 641 3.32 3 35 39 20 5
91 Penn State 10 193 814 4.22 7 67 44 25 8
93 Pittsburgh 10 194 517 2.66 3 24 39 21 3
93 Oregon State 11 194 843 4.35 5 66 44 27 9
95 Kansas State 10 195 740 3.79 6 54 41 20 7
95 Maryland 10 195 1024 5.25 6 74 51 26 12
95 Coastal Carolina 10 195 1089 5.58 6 55 59 40 13
98 Marshall 10 196 611 3.12 8 38 31 17 5
98 Delaware 10 196 906 4.62 8 72 41 26 10
98 Baylor 10 196 941 4.80 12 74 47 18 8
101 Tulsa 10 197 741 3.76 9 51 46 27 5
101 Middle Tennessee State 10 197 900 4.57 9 66 51 27 11
103 UCLA 10 198 982 4.96 9 54 56 26 10
104 Tennessee 10 199 713 3.58 11 43 43 24 4
104 New Mexico State 10 199 720 3.62 7 45 42 18 6
106 UAB 10 200 872 4.36 9 51 41 23 5
106 Temple 10 200 1076 5.38 12 61 49 28 10
108 Arizona 10 201 703 3.50 7 75 40 18 2
108 Ole Miss 11 201 787 3.92 6 65 48 20 4
108 Louisiana 10 201 825 4.10 8 68 46 19 5
111 Georgia Southern 10 203 1151 5.67 16 41 61 44 12
112 Ball State 10 204 992 4.86 9 67 48 29 9
113 Old Dominion 10 205 764 3.73 9 46 36 23 5
113 Florida Atlantic 10 205 974 4.75 15 90 48 25 10
115 Oklahoma State 10 206 740 3.59 9 43 39 19 5
115 Purdue 11 206 855 4.15 7 46 50 27 4
115 Southern Miss 10 206 866 4.20 11 73 51 30 6
118 Texas State 10 207 917 4.43 11 75 50 29 7
119 Charlotte 10 208 1026 4.93 12 59 52 28 8
120 Bowling Green 11 209 935 4.47 8 45 50 33 8
121 Troy 10 210 929 4.42 7 67 49 26 9
122 Arkansas 10 212 1010 4.76 10 64 55 37 12
122 Boston College 11 212 1156 5.45 12 94 50 24 8
124 North Texas 10 214 1069 5.00 11 58 59 31 10
125 UTEP 10 215 686 3.19 6 63 35 24 3
126 Connecticut 11 217 872 4.02 11 32 61 35 5
127 Colorado 10 220 1104 5.02 10 68 58 32 8
127 Mississippi State 11 220 1215 5.52 12 72 54 36 11
129 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
130 Kent State 11 222 1012 4.56 7 38 51 33 11
130 Georgia State 10 222 1104 4.97 14 60 55 31 9
132 West Virginia 11 225 856 3.80 6 83 44 26 6
133 Buffalo 11 229 805 3.52 9 60 48 21 5
134 Eastern Michigan 11 232 1163 5.01 14 80 55 29 10
135 Northern Illinois 11 247 1123 4.55 10 66 62 34 7
136 Massachusetts 11 261 1173 4.49 11 36 63 30 10
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards