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