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 Washington 13 187 434 2.32 5 31 28 11 1
2 Texas 13 208 520 2.50 7 25 40 22 2
2 Notre Dame 12 196 546 2.79 2 30 38 16 2
2 Ohio State 14 205 580 2.83 3 23 41 19 2
2 San Diego State 13 218 643 2.95 4 54 34 10 2
2 New Mexico 13 215 650 3.02 6 59 44 20 2
7 Georgia 14 189 532 2.81 7 27 31 12 3
7 Stanford 12 183 608 3.32 7 51 38 18 3
7 Iowa 13 200 627 3.14 4 49 39 13 3
7 Toledo 13 231 798 3.45 9 79 50 21 3
7 Kentucky 12 221 823 3.72 9 33 52 25 3
7 Memphis 13 230 833 3.62 8 81 44 23 3
13 James Madison 14 183 422 2.31 1 78 25 10 4
13 Auburn 12 207 495 2.39 8 28 25 13 4
13 Texas Tech 14 206 579 2.81 6 29 40 21 4
13 SMU 13 232 680 2.93 4 27 41 20 4
13 Virginia 14 224 704 3.14 6 57 45 20 4
13 Pittsburgh 13 251 728 2.90 5 38 52 26 4
13 BYU 14 213 729 3.42 6 65 41 18 4
13 Louisville 13 208 783 3.76 8 75 43 20 4
13 Arizona 13 246 855 3.48 7 75 46 22 4
13 Tulane 14 240 892 3.72 12 35 56 30 4
23 Vanderbilt 13 195 613 3.14 3 58 37 21 5
23 East Carolina 13 219 637 2.91 6 60 41 25 5
23 Marshall 12 247 716 2.90 9 38 39 21 5
23 Clemson 13 209 727 3.48 6 35 50 26 5
23 Houston 13 224 782 3.49 9 34 51 21 5
23 Nevada 12 208 840 4.04 12 54 47 27 5
23 Old Dominion 13 239 861 3.60 9 46 42 24 5
23 Florida 12 223 879 3.94 11 65 48 24 5
23 Ohio 13 208 908 4.37 10 64 50 31 5
32 Oklahoma 13 207 493 2.38 4 75 26 14 6
32 Wisconsin 12 197 674 3.42 4 36 41 19 6
32 Miami (FL) 16 250 682 2.73 9 38 46 26 6
32 Minnesota 13 204 772 3.78 7 85 53 28 6
32 Iowa State 12 175 780 4.46 4 88 35 24 6
32 Florida State 12 231 783 3.39 7 30 44 23 6
32 Washington State 13 224 809 3.61 9 58 55 30 6
32 Fresno State 13 209 816 3.90 5 46 46 26 6
32 South Carolina 12 211 832 3.94 7 56 41 26 6
32 Wake Forest 13 239 838 3.51 11 43 50 27 6
32 UCF 12 216 857 3.97 7 75 50 25 6
32 Missouri 13 232 859 3.70 7 80 47 22 6
32 Oklahoma State 12 255 940 3.69 10 43 49 24 6
32 Buffalo 12 259 962 3.71 10 60 57 26 6
32 Purdue 12 225 1001 4.45 8 58 55 29 6
32 Oregon 15 265 1003 3.78 10 79 55 21 6
32 Central Michigan 13 223 1008 4.52 11 44 63 31 6
32 Ole Miss 15 280 1090 3.89 8 65 65 32 6
32 Connecticut 13 268 1177 4.39 17 70 78 41 6
51 Indiana 16 171 669 3.91 5 78 32 16 7
51 Arizona State 13 215 807 3.75 11 60 46 23 7
51 USC 13 216 810 3.75 5 36 48 30 7
51 Navy 13 201 834 4.15 7 60 43 24 7
51 Alabama 15 254 884 3.48 11 44 46 27 7
51 Northwestern 13 209 889 4.25 7 66 41 24 7
51 UTEP 12 250 898 3.59 7 63 41 29 7
51 UTSA 13 242 924 3.82 8 54 44 28 7
51 West Virginia 12 254 943 3.71 7 83 49 29 7
51 Tulsa 12 251 950 3.78 11 51 56 31 7
51 San Jose State 12 217 979 4.51 11 39 49 28 7
51 Appalachian State 13 232 984 4.24 11 59 47 32 7
51 NC State 13 205 985 4.80 6 85 49 30 7
51 Virginia Tech 12 225 1026 4.56 14 62 54 32 7
51 Louisiana 13 265 1109 4.18 8 68 65 29 7
66 Michigan 13 200 722 3.61 8 60 40 23 8
66 TCU 13 233 844 3.62 3 41 48 26 8
66 Hawaii 13 210 862 4.10 10 41 49 30 8
66 Bowling Green 12 222 955 4.30 8 45 52 34 8
66 Penn State 13 238 960 4.03 9 67 55 30 8
66 South Alabama 12 222 1091 4.91 13 56 61 34 8
66 Tennessee 13 259 1114 4.30 15 43 69 37 8
66 Cincinnati 13 278 1191 4.28 10 51 76 29 8
66 Nebraska 13 256 1210 4.73 19 56 71 36 8
75 Texas A&M 13 198 774 3.91 9 75 39 30 9
75 Western Michigan 14 233 833 3.58 8 63 52 31 9
75 North Carolina 12 221 836 3.78 12 75 54 21 9
75 LSU 13 221 904 4.09 7 55 52 35 9
75 Illinois 13 218 955 4.38 12 84 48 24 9
75 Miami (OH) 14 264 964 3.65 6 64 54 25 9
75 Akron 12 221 986 4.46 10 74 52 25 9
75 USF 13 248 1012 4.08 9 64 61 31 9
75 UAB 12 233 1077 4.62 12 51 50 29 9
75 Ball State 12 238 1134 4.76 10 67 56 33 9
75 Charlotte 12 240 1165 4.85 13 59 61 33 9
75 Southern Miss 13 270 1211 4.49 17 73 69 41 9
75 Boston College 12 233 1231 5.28 13 94 53 26 9
88 New Mexico State 12 232 870 3.75 7 45 50 24 10
88 Oregon State 12 209 960 4.59 7 66 49 30 10
88 Delaware 13 233 977 4.19 8 72 45 28 10
88 Syracuse 12 220 1020 4.64 16 68 58 33 10
88 Jacksonville State 14 234 1048 4.48 7 52 56 32 10
88 Arkansas State 13 231 1058 4.58 10 63 56 33 10
88 Georgia Tech 13 231 1072 4.64 11 69 55 28 10
88 Baylor 12 243 1179 4.85 17 74 57 26 10
88 Texas State 13 266 1233 4.64 15 75 66 41 10
88 Eastern Michigan 12 256 1246 4.87 16 80 59 33 10
88 Northern Illinois 12 264 1248 4.73 12 66 68 38 10
99 Michigan State 12 210 934 4.45 13 56 53 27 11
99 Middle Tennessee State 12 222 950 4.28 10 66 54 28 11
99 Kansas State 12 238 955 4.01 9 59 50 28 11
99 Army 13 218 987 4.53 9 41 45 25 11
99 Louisiana Tech 13 208 1000 4.81 9 80 45 37 11
99 Duke 14 223 1098 4.92 14 78 52 35 11
99 Kent State 12 251 1122 4.47 8 38 58 36 11
99 Florida Atlantic 12 242 1137 4.70 18 90 56 28 11
99 Utah 13 247 1169 4.73 10 68 62 43 11
99 Rice 13 238 1179 4.95 14 63 65 42 11
99 California 13 236 1211 5.13 13 71 59 34 11
99 Temple 12 245 1277 5.21 13 61 61 34 11
99 Massachusetts 12 285 1317 4.62 13 36 70 35 11
99 Kennesaw State 14 270 1332 4.93 11 95 69 42 11
99 Mississippi State 13 264 1392 5.27 14 72 65 44 11
99 Colorado 12 269 1487 5.53 15 88 75 44 11
115 Kansas 12 224 1027 4.58 11 63 51 33 12
115 FIU 13 222 1075 4.84 7 67 59 37 12
115 Louisiana-Monroe 12 237 1097 4.63 13 76 54 31 12
115 UNLV 14 242 1131 4.67 13 58 55 36 12
115 UCLA 12 231 1192 5.16 12 54 66 34 12
115 Georgia State 12 269 1297 4.82 16 60 66 36 12
115 North Texas 14 295 1454 4.93 15 58 82 42 12
122 Boise State 14 233 1060 4.55 11 49 49 34 13
122 Air Force 12 193 1116 5.78 19 59 57 35 13
122 Wyoming 12 225 1136 5.05 8 58 54 32 13
122 Liberty 12 239 1169 4.89 16 44 65 41 13
122 Sam Houston State 12 227 1285 5.66 18 67 55 40 13
127 Missouri State 13 223 1061 4.76 14 75 51 30 14
127 Western Kentucky 13 231 1231 5.33 8 75 50 36 14
127 Arkansas 12 255 1248 4.89 12 64 66 44 14
127 Maryland 12 243 1254 5.16 9 74 62 31 14
127 Utah State 13 249 1263 5.07 12 66 61 36 14
127 Troy 14 296 1321 4.46 11 67 70 38 14
133 Colorado State 12 241 1220 5.06 14 38 61 35 15
133 Georgia Southern 13 249 1431 5.75 19 41 77 55 15
135 Rutgers 12 193 1132 5.87 14 67 53 35 16
136 Coastal Carolina 13 268 1495 5.58 10 73 76 52 17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards