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
1 Auburn 12 207 495 2.39 8 28 25 13 4
3 Oklahoma 13 207 493 2.38 4 75 26 14 6
4 Washington 13 187 434 2.32 5 31 28 11 1
5 Georgia 14 189 532 2.81 7 27 31 12 3
6 Indiana 16 171 669 3.91 5 78 32 16 7
7 San Diego State 13 218 643 2.95 4 54 34 10 2
8 Iowa State 12 175 780 4.46 4 88 35 24 6
9 Vanderbilt 13 195 613 3.14 3 58 37 21 5
10 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
10 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
12 Iowa 13 200 627 3.14 4 49 39 13 3
12 Marshall 12 247 716 2.90 9 38 39 21 5
12 Texas A&M 13 198 774 3.91 9 75 39 30 9
15 Texas 13 208 520 2.50 7 25 40 22 2
15 Texas Tech 14 206 579 2.81 6 29 40 21 4
15 Michigan 13 200 722 3.61 8 60 40 23 8
18 Ohio State 14 205 580 2.83 3 23 41 19 2
18 East Carolina 13 219 637 2.91 6 60 41 25 5
18 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 6
18 SMU 13 232 680 2.93 4 27 41 20 4
18 BYU 14 213 729 3.42 6 65 41 18 4
18 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
18 Northwestern 13 209 889 4.25 7 66 41 24 7
18 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
26 Old Dominion 13 239 861 3.60 9 46 42 24 5
27 Louisville 13 208 783 3.76 8 75 43 20 4
27 Navy 13 201 834 4.15 7 60 43 24 7
29 New Mexico 13 215 650 3.02 6 59 44 20 2
29 Florida State 12 231 783 3.39 7 30 44 23 6
29 Memphis 13 230 833 3.62 8 81 44 23 3
29 UTSA 13 242 924 3.82 8 54 44 28 7
33 Virginia 14 224 704 3.14 6 57 45 20 4
33 Delaware 13 233 977 4.19 8 72 45 28 10
33 Army 13 218 987 4.53 9 41 45 25 11
33 Louisiana Tech 13 208 1000 4.81 9 80 45 37 11
37 Miami (FL) 16 250 682 2.73 9 38 46 26 6
37 Arizona State 13 215 807 3.75 11 60 46 23 7
37 Fresno State 13 209 816 3.90 5 46 46 26 6
37 Arizona 13 246 855 3.48 7 75 46 22 4
37 Alabama 15 254 884 3.48 11 44 46 27 7
42 Nevada 12 208 840 4.04 12 54 47 27 5
42 Missouri 13 232 859 3.70 7 80 47 22 6
42 Appalachian State 13 232 984 4.24 11 59 47 32 7
45 USC 13 216 810 3.75 5 36 48 30 7
45 TCU 13 233 844 3.62 3 41 48 26 8
45 Florida 12 223 879 3.94 11 65 48 24 5
45 Illinois 13 218 955 4.38 12 84 48 24 9
49 Hawaii 13 210 862 4.10 10 41 49 30 8
49 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
49 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
49 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
49 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
49 NC State 13 205 985 4.80 6 85 49 30 7
49 Boise State 14 233 1060 4.55 11 49 49 34 13
56 Clemson 13 209 727 3.48 6 35 50 26 5
56 Toledo 13 231 798 3.45 9 79 50 21 3
56 Wake Forest 13 239 838 3.51 11 43 50 27 6
56 UCF 12 216 857 3.97 7 75 50 25 6
56 New Mexico State 12 232 870 3.75 7 45 50 24 10
56 Ohio 13 208 908 4.37 10 64 50 31 5
56 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
56 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
56 Western Kentucky 13 231 1231 5.33 8 75 50 36 14
65 Houston 13 224 782 3.49 9 34 51 21 5
65 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
65 Missouri State 13 223 1061 4.76 14 75 51 30 14
68 Pittsburgh 13 251 728 2.90 5 38 52 26 4
68 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
68 Western Michigan 14 233 833 3.58 8 63 52 31 9
68 LSU 13 221 904 4.09 7 55 52 35 9
68 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
68 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
68 Duke 14 223 1098 4.92 14 78 52 35 11
75 Minnesota 13 204 772 3.78 7 85 53 28 6
75 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
75 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
75 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
79 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
79 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
79 Miami (OH) 14 264 964 3.65 6 64 54 25 9
79 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
79 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
79 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
85 Washington State 13 224 809 3.61 9 58 55 30 6
85 Penn State 13 238 960 4.03 9 67 55 30 8
85 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
85 Oregon 15 265 1003 3.78 10 79 55 21 6
85 Georgia Tech 13 231 1072 4.64 11 69 55 28 10
85 UNLV 14 242 1131 4.67 13 58 55 36 12
85 Sam Houston State 12 227 1285 5.66 18 67 55 40 13
92 Tulane 14 240 892 3.72 12 35 56 30 4
92 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
92 Jacksonville State 14 234 1048 4.48 7 52 56 32 10
92 Arkansas State 13 231 1058 4.58 10 63 56 33 10
92 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
92 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1137 4.70 18 90 56 28 11
98 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
98 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
98 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
101 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
101 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
103 FIU 13 222 1075 4.84 7 67 59 37 12
103 California 13 236 1211 5.13 13 71 59 34 11
103 Eastern Michigan 12 256 1246 4.87 16 80 59 33 10
106 USF 13 248 1012 4.08 9 64 61 31 9
106 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
106 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
106 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
106 Utah State 13 249 1263 5.07 12 66 61 36 14
106 Temple 12 245 1277 5.21 13 61 61 34 11
112 Utah 13 247 1169 4.73 10 68 62 43 11
112 Maryland 12 243 1254 5.16 9 74 62 31 14
114 Central Michigan 13 223 1008 4.52 11 44 63 31 6
115 Ole Miss 15 280 1090 3.89 8 65 65 32 6
115 Louisiana 13 265 1109 4.18 8 68 65 29 7
115 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
115 Rice 13 238 1179 4.95 14 63 65 42 11
115 Mississippi State 13 264 1392 5.27 14 72 65 44 11
120 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
120 Texas State 13 266 1233 4.64 15 75 66 41 10
120 Arkansas 12 255 1248 4.89 12 64 66 44 14
120 Georgia State 12 269 1297 4.82 16 60 66 36 12
124 Northern Illinois 12 264 1248 4.73 12 66 68 38 10
125 Tennessee 13 259 1114 4.30 15 43 69 37 8
125 Southern Miss 13 270 1211 4.49 17 73 69 41 9
125 Kennesaw State 14 270 1332 4.93 11 95 69 42 11
128 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
128 Troy 14 296 1321 4.46 11 67 70 38 14
130 Nebraska 13 256 1210 4.73 19 56 71 36 8
131 Colorado 12 269 1487 5.53 15 88 75 44 11
132 Cincinnati 13 278 1191 4.28 10 51 76 29 8
132 Coastal Carolina 13 268 1495 5.58 10 73 76 52 17
134 Georgia Southern 13 249 1431 5.75 19 41 77 55 15
135 Connecticut 13 268 1177 4.39 17 70 78 41 6
136 North Texas 14 295 1454 4.93 15 58 82 42 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards