2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 13 168 370 2.20 1 78 23 8 4
1 San Diego State 12 191 512 2.68 3 54 29 8 1
3 Washington 12 174 413 2.37 5 31 26 10 1
4 Iowa 12 191 584 3.06 3 49 36 11 3
5 Oklahoma 12 188 462 2.46 3 75 24 12 5
5 Georgia 13 176 495 2.81 5 27 29 12 3
5 Indiana 13 147 501 3.41 2 78 25 12 5
5 Oregon 12 209 741 3.55 7 79 42 12 3
9 Auburn 12 207 495 2.39 8 28 25 13 4
9 Toledo 12 211 653 3.09 7 79 41 13 2
11 Ohio State 13 188 494 2.63 2 23 37 15 2
12 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
12 BYU 13 200 672 3.36 6 65 39 16 4
14 Louisville 12 187 686 3.67 7 75 37 17 3
15 Vanderbilt 12 171 520 3.04 2 58 33 18 4
15 Michigan 12 185 573 3.10 6 49 35 18 6
15 SMU 12 208 593 2.85 4 27 34 18 4
15 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
19 Texas 12 187 432 2.31 6 25 34 19 2
19 New Mexico 12 193 601 3.11 5 59 40 19 2
19 Arizona State 12 194 650 3.35 10 42 40 19 5
19 Virginia 13 213 659 3.09 6 57 44 19 4
19 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 6
24 Miami (FL) 12 177 482 2.72 7 38 34 20 6
24 Houston 12 216 758 3.51 8 34 49 20 5
24 Illinois 12 199 872 4.38 10 84 43 20 8
27 Texas Tech 13 180 510 2.83 4 29 38 21 4
27 Marshall 12 247 716 2.90 9 38 39 21 5
27 Army 11 177 816 4.61 8 41 36 21 9
27 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
31 Navy 11 179 767 4.28 7 60 41 22 6
31 Missouri 12 206 806 3.91 6 80 44 22 6
31 Memphis 12 210 811 3.86 8 81 43 22 3
31 Arizona 12 236 821 3.48 7 75 45 22 4
31 Northwestern 12 193 824 4.27 7 66 38 22 6
36 Alabama 13 215 750 3.49 9 44 38 23 6
36 Florida State 12 231 783 3.39 7 30 44 23 6
36 Miami (OH) 13 232 841 3.63 6 64 47 23 9
36 Ole Miss 12 222 898 4.05 7 65 54 23 6
40 East Carolina 12 199 596 2.99 6 60 39 24 5
40 Iowa State 12 175 780 4.46 4 88 35 24 6
40 Wake Forest 12 223 797 3.57 10 43 46 24 6
40 Old Dominion 12 221 827 3.74 9 46 38 24 5
40 New Mexico State 12 232 870 3.75 7 45 50 24 10
40 Florida 12 223 879 3.94 11 65 48 24 5
40 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
47 Texas A&M 12 182 637 3.50 9 75 34 25 7
47 Clemson 12 185 648 3.50 6 35 44 25 5
47 Pittsburgh 12 235 702 2.99 5 38 51 25 4
47 Minnesota 12 187 715 3.82 7 85 48 25 6
47 Fresno State 12 199 788 3.96 5 46 45 25 6
47 TCU 12 218 809 3.71 3 41 46 25 8
47 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
47 UCF 12 216 857 3.97 7 75 50 25 6
47 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
47 Louisiana 12 246 1028 4.18 8 68 60 25 6
57 USF 12 220 831 3.78 7 64 54 26 6
57 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
57 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
57 Georgia Tech 12 219 1005 4.59 9 69 50 26 10
57 Cincinnati 12 248 1055 4.25 9 51 66 26 8
57 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
57 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
64 Western Michigan 13 214 721 3.37 8 63 46 27 7
64 Nevada 12 208 840 4.04 12 54 47 27 5
64 UTSA 12 230 895 3.89 8 54 42 27 7
64 Delaware 12 218 934 4.28 8 72 44 27 10
64 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
64 NC State 12 189 934 4.94 6 85 44 27 7
70 USC 12 201 773 3.85 4 36 46 28 6
70 Tulane 13 221 813 3.68 10 35 51 28 4
70 Ohio 12 195 863 4.43 9 64 47 28 5
70 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
70 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
70 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
70 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1125 4.65 18 90 56 28 11
77 Hawaii 12 196 819 4.18 9 41 47 29 8
77 Appalachian State 12 215 862 4.01 10 59 42 29 6
77 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
77 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
77 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
77 Utah State 12 222 1018 4.59 11 66 51 29 9
77 Missouri State 12 209 1022 4.89 13 75 49 29 13
77 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
85 Washington State 12 214 776 3.63 8 58 55 30 6
85 Penn State 12 226 936 4.14 8 67 52 30 8
85 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
85 Tennessee 12 236 964 4.08 14 43 58 30 7
85 Central Michigan 12 212 968 4.57 11 44 60 30 6
85 Jacksonville State 13 220 1015 4.61 7 52 53 30 10
91 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
91 Arkansas State 12 216 1059 4.90 10 63 54 31 10
91 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
91 Maryland 12 243 1254 5.16 9 74 62 31 14
95 LSU 12 198 771 3.89 6 55 46 32 6
95 FIU 12 201 950 4.73 5 67 54 32 10
95 Duke 13 212 1011 4.77 14 78 50 32 10
95 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
95 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
100 Boise State 13 217 1006 4.64 10 49 46 33 12
100 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
100 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
100 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
100 California 12 223 1156 5.18 13 71 56 33 11
100 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
100 Western Kentucky 12 216 1182 5.47 8 75 48 33 14
100 Eastern Michigan 12 256 1246 4.87 16 80 59 33 10
108 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
108 UNLV 13 217 1052 4.85 12 58 49 34 11
108 Nebraska 12 234 1075 4.59 17 56 64 34 7
108 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
108 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
108 Temple 12 245 1277 5.21 13 61 61 34 11
114 Southern Miss 12 250 1072 4.29 14 73 63 35 7
114 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
114 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
114 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
114 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
119 Rice 12 218 1020 4.68 13 57 58 36 9
119 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
119 Troy 13 267 1242 4.65 10 67 66 36 14
119 Georgia State 12 269 1297 4.82 16 60 66 36 12
123 Louisiana Tech 12 196 1010 5.15 9 80 45 37 11
124 Connecticut 12 237 971 4.10 13 32 69 38 5
124 Texas State 12 243 1162 4.78 15 75 62 38 9
124 Northern Illinois 12 264 1248 4.73 12 66 68 38 10
124 North Texas 13 277 1364 4.92 12 58 77 38 11
128 Utah 12 229 1103 4.82 9 68 57 40 11
128 Sam Houston State 12 227 1285 5.66 18 67 55 40 13
128 Mississippi State 12 241 1303 5.41 12 72 58 40 11
131 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
131 Kennesaw State 13 253 1279 5.06 11 95 67 41 11
133 Arkansas 12 255 1248 4.89 12 64 66 44 14
133 Colorado 12 269 1487 5.53 15 88 75 44 11
135 Coastal Carolina 12 239 1373 5.74 9 73 72 48 16
136 Georgia Southern 12 235 1347 5.73 19 41 73 53 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards