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