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 Ohio State 14 205 580 2.83 3 23 41 19 2
2 Texas 13 208 520 2.50 7 25 40 22 2
3 Georgia 14 189 532 2.81 7 27 31 12 3
3 SMU 12 208 593 2.85 4 27 34 18 4
5 Auburn 12 207 495 2.39 8 28 25 13 4
6 Texas Tech 14 206 579 2.81 6 29 40 21 4
7 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
7 Florida State 12 231 783 3.39 7 30 44 23 6
9 Washington 13 187 434 2.32 5 31 28 11 1
10 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
11 Houston 13 224 782 3.49 9 34 51 21 5
12 Clemson 13 209 727 3.48 6 35 50 26 5
12 Tulane 14 240 892 3.72 12 35 56 30 4
14 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 6
14 USC 13 216 810 3.75 5 36 48 30 7
14 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
17 Miami (FL) 14 211 557 2.64 8 38 39 21 6
17 Marshall 12 247 716 2.90 9 38 39 21 5
17 Pittsburgh 13 251 728 2.90 5 38 52 26 4
17 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
17 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
22 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
23 TCU 13 233 844 3.62 3 41 48 26 8
23 Hawaii 13 210 862 4.10 10 41 49 30 8
23 Army 13 218 987 4.53 9 41 45 25 11
23 Georgia Southern 13 249 1431 5.75 19 41 77 55 15
27 Wake Forest 12 223 797 3.57 10 43 46 24 6
27 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
27 Tennessee 13 259 1114 4.30 15 43 69 37 8
30 Alabama 15 254 884 3.48 11 44 46 27 7
30 Central Michigan 13 223 1008 4.52 11 44 63 31 6
30 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
33 New Mexico State 12 232 870 3.75 7 45 50 24 10
33 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
35 Fresno State 13 209 816 3.90 5 46 46 26 6
35 Old Dominion 13 239 861 3.60 9 46 42 24 5
37 Iowa 13 200 627 3.14 4 49 39 13 3
37 Boise State 14 233 1050 4.51 11 49 49 34 13
39 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
39 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
39 Cincinnati 12 248 1055 4.25 9 51 66 26 8
39 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
43 Jacksonville State 14 234 1048 4.48 7 52 56 32 10
44 San Diego State 13 218 643 2.95 4 54 34 10 2
44 Nevada 12 208 840 4.04 12 54 47 27 5
44 UTSA 13 242 924 3.82 8 54 44 28 7
44 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
48 LSU 13 221 904 4.09 7 55 52 35 9
49 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
49 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
49 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
49 Nebraska 13 256 1210 4.73 19 56 71 36 8
53 Virginia 14 224 704 3.14 6 57 45 20 4
53 Rice 12 218 1020 4.68 13 57 58 36 9
55 Vanderbilt 13 195 613 3.14 3 58 37 21 5
55 Washington State 13 224 809 3.61 9 58 55 30 6
55 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
55 UNLV 14 242 1131 4.67 13 58 55 36 12
55 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
55 North Texas 14 295 1454 4.93 15 58 82 42 12
61 New Mexico 13 215 650 3.02 6 59 44 20 2
61 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
61 Appalachian State 13 232 984 4.24 11 59 47 32 7
61 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
61 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
66 East Carolina 13 219 637 2.91 6 60 41 25 5
66 Michigan 13 200 722 3.61 8 60 40 23 8
66 Navy 12 189 785 4.15 7 60 41 22 6
66 Arizona State 13 215 807 3.75 11 60 46 23 7
66 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
66 Georgia State 12 269 1297 4.82 16 60 66 36 12
72 Temple 12 245 1277 5.21 13 61 61 34 11
73 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
74 Western Michigan 14 233 833 3.58 8 63 52 31 9
74 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
74 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
74 Arkansas State 13 231 1058 4.58 10 63 56 33 10
78 Ohio 13 208 908 4.37 10 64 50 31 5
78 Miami (OH) 14 264 960 3.64 6 64 54 25 9
78 USF 13 248 1012 4.08 9 64 61 31 9
78 Arkansas 12 255 1248 4.89 12 64 66 44 14
82 BYU 14 213 729 3.42 6 65 41 18 4
82 Florida 12 223 879 3.94 11 65 48 24 5
82 Ole Miss 14 254 971 3.82 7 65 57 26 6
85 Northwestern 13 209 889 4.25 7 66 41 24 7
85 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
85 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
85 Northern Illinois 12 264 1248 4.73 12 66 68 38 10
85 Utah State 13 249 1263 5.07 12 66 61 36 14
90 Penn State 13 238 960 4.03 9 67 55 30 8
90 FIU 13 222 1075 4.84 7 67 59 37 12
90 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
90 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
90 Sam Houston State 12 227 1285 5.66 18 67 55 40 13
90 Troy 14 296 1321 4.46 11 67 70 38 14
96 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
96 Louisiana 13 265 1109 4.18 8 68 65 29 7
96 Utah 13 247 1169 4.73 10 68 62 43 11
99 Georgia Tech 13 231 1072 4.64 11 69 55 28 10
100 Connecticut 13 268 1177 4.39 17 70 78 41 6
101 California 13 236 1211 5.13 13 71 59 34 11
102 Delaware 13 233 977 4.19 8 72 45 28 10
102 Mississippi State 12 241 1303 5.41 12 72 58 40 11
104 Southern Miss 13 270 1211 4.49 17 73 69 41 9
104 Coastal Carolina 13 268 1495 5.58 10 73 76 52 17
106 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
106 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
106 Maryland 12 243 1254 5.16 9 74 62 31 14
109 Oklahoma 13 207 493 2.38 4 75 26 14 6
109 Texas A&M 13 198 774 3.91 9 75 39 30 9
109 Louisville 13 208 783 3.76 8 75 43 20 4
109 Arizona 12 236 821 3.48 7 75 45 22 4
109 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
109 UCF 12 216 857 3.97 7 75 50 25 6
109 Missouri State 13 223 1061 4.76 14 75 51 30 14
109 Texas State 12 243 1162 4.78 15 75 62 38 9
109 Western Kentucky 13 231 1231 5.33 8 75 50 36 14
118 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
119 James Madison 14 183 422 2.31 1 78 25 10 4
119 Indiana 14 153 495 3.24 2 78 26 13 5
119 Duke 14 223 1098 4.92 14 78 52 35 11
122 Toledo 13 231 798 3.45 9 79 50 21 3
122 Oregon 14 245 883 3.60 9 79 50 16 4
124 Missouri 13 232 859 3.70 7 80 47 22 6
124 Louisiana Tech 13 208 1000 4.81 9 80 45 37 11
124 Eastern Michigan 12 256 1246 4.87 16 80 59 33 10
127 Memphis 13 230 847 3.68 8 81 45 24 3
128 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
129 Illinois 13 218 955 4.38 12 84 48 24 9
130 Minnesota 13 204 772 3.78 7 85 53 28 6
130 NC State 13 205 985 4.80 6 85 49 30 7
132 Iowa State 12 175 780 4.46 4 88 35 24 6
132 Colorado 12 269 1487 5.53 15 88 75 44 11
134 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1125 4.65 18 90 56 28 11
135 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
136 Kennesaw State 14 270 1332 4.93 11 95 69 42 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards