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