2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 10/04/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Pittsburgh 5 31 6 0.19 0 17 4 2 0
2 Utah 5 34 15 0.44 1 14 5 4 0
3 Minnesota 5 34 41 1.21 1 13 4 2 0
4 Tennessee 5 43 56 1.30 2 15 5 1 0
5 James Madison 5 38 50 1.32 0 19 7 3 0
6 Texas Tech 5 43 63 1.47 0 14 3 1 0
7 Maryland 5 51 82 1.61 0 15 10 4 0
8 Missouri 5 30 62 2.07 1 11 2 1 0
9 Toledo 5 40 86 2.15 1 8 4 0 0
10 Miami (FL) 5 35 78 2.23 0 15 3 2 0
11 Oklahoma 5 32 72 2.25 0 24 3 3 2
12 Georgia 5 33 76 2.30 1 11 6 2 0
13 North Carolina 5 36 85 2.36 1 13 6 1 0
14 UTSA 5 37 88 2.38 0 11 5 1 0
15 Arizona State 5 45 109 2.42 1 15 11 4 0
16 LSU 5 37 97 2.62 0 17 8 2 0
17 Florida State 5 47 131 2.79 0 13 11 3 0
18 Michigan 5 41 117 2.85 1 16 9 3 0
18 Houston 5 41 117 2.85 1 21 9 3 1
20 Nevada 5 58 168 2.90 2 20 13 7 1
21 Virginia Tech 6 49 145 2.96 2 26 8 5 1
22 Iowa 5 37 110 2.97 2 11 8 3 0
23 Louisiana-Monroe 5 44 131 2.98 2 22 7 1 1
24 UCF 5 45 138 3.07 0 25 12 5 1
25 Oregon 5 46 143 3.11 1 17 8 3 0
26 Purdue 5 43 134 3.12 2 13 5 4 0
27 Auburn 5 49 154 3.14 1 38 7 4 1
28 SMU 5 43 136 3.16 0 22 8 5 1
29 California 6 35 111 3.17 3 27 9 6 1
30 West Virginia 6 57 183 3.21 2 19 12 5 0
31 Nebraska 5 40 130 3.25 1 37 5 4 1
32 Memphis 6 40 131 3.28 2 23 7 5 2
33 Ole Miss 5 44 147 3.34 1 17 12 4 0
33 Troy 5 47 157 3.34 2 11 9 3 0
35 Rutgers 5 24 81 3.38 2 24 3 2 2
36 Coastal Carolina 5 53 183 3.45 1 15 12 3 0
37 East Carolina 5 44 153 3.48 0 19 8 6 0
38 Texas A&M 5 51 179 3.51 1 24 12 5 3
39 Central Michigan 6 48 169 3.52 1 31 6 5 2
40 New Mexico State 5 41 145 3.54 0 22 6 3 1
41 Texas 5 40 143 3.58 1 16 9 4 0
42 Florida 5 44 159 3.61 1 14 7 4 0
43 Appalachian State 5 46 167 3.63 1 28 7 2 2
44 Ohio State 5 32 117 3.66 0 34 6 3 1
45 Buffalo 6 48 176 3.67 1 31 9 5 1
46 Boston College 5 44 162 3.68 1 14 8 5 0
47 Notre Dame 5 36 133 3.69 0 21 9 6 1
48 Wyoming 5 48 179 3.73 1 26 12 5 2
49 Indiana 5 34 128 3.76 1 75 3 3 1
50 Northwestern 5 32 121 3.78 1 15 6 3 0
51 Penn State 5 42 160 3.81 0 22 8 4 2
52 Wake Forest 5 46 177 3.85 2 19 13 8 0
53 USC 5 32 124 3.88 1 23 7 5 1
54 Arizona 5 36 140 3.89 1 27 6 3 1
55 Kennesaw State 5 60 234 3.90 2 26 12 5 1
56 Louisville 5 32 125 3.91 0 14 7 7 0
56 Army 5 45 176 3.91 4 13 13 4 0
56 New Mexico 5 47 184 3.91 3 56 13 1 1
59 Illinois 6 41 161 3.93 2 25 9 3 1
59 TCU 5 44 173 3.93 1 28 11 6 1
61 South Carolina 5 45 178 3.96 1 27 10 4 2
62 Utah State 5 47 187 3.98 0 21 12 7 1
62 Southern Miss 5 58 231 3.98 3 16 15 8 0
64 Bowling Green 5 30 120 4.00 1 18 4 3 0
64 Missouri State 5 34 136 4.00 2 26 3 3 1
66 Georgia Tech 5 40 164 4.10 0 26 5 4 1
67 Michigan State 5 38 159 4.18 2 18 11 5 0
67 USF 5 44 184 4.18 0 24 14 7 1
69 Duke 6 53 223 4.21 4 44 12 8 2
70 Wisconsin 5 33 142 4.30 3 43 6 1 1
70 Oregon State 6 43 185 4.30 3 30 8 4 2
72 Jacksonville State 5 51 220 4.31 3 25 13 8 3
73 Cincinnati 5 35 152 4.34 0 30 8 5 2
74 Texas State 5 47 205 4.36 1 35 11 10 3
75 Northern Illinois 5 39 171 4.38 1 24 10 5 1
76 Virginia 6 41 181 4.41 2 30 9 7 1
76 Kansas 6 59 260 4.41 4 32 13 9 3
78 NC State 6 34 151 4.44 4 39 6 6 2
79 Florida Atlantic 5 50 223 4.46 3 68 11 9 2
80 Louisiana Tech 5 43 194 4.51 0 48 10 9 1
81 North Texas 5 47 213 4.53 2 75 10 3 1
82 Sam Houston State 5 39 177 4.54 2 18 13 7 0
82 Rice 6 48 218 4.54 1 65 8 5 2
84 Mississippi State 6 47 214 4.55 0 32 14 5 2
85 Colorado State 5 44 202 4.59 2 26 8 6 1
86 BYU 5 52 239 4.60 2 33 12 6 3
87 Arkansas 5 43 199 4.63 4 21 14 8 2
88 Navy 5 33 153 4.64 3 61 6 3 1
89 San Diego State 5 41 191 4.66 0 31 10 6 2
90 Middle Tennessee State 5 49 229 4.67 2 32 9 5 2
91 Temple 5 37 173 4.68 4 19 12 6 0
92 Liberty 5 48 227 4.73 1 31 9 3 2
93 Tulane 5 52 248 4.77 2 41 16 9 1
93 Connecticut 6 53 253 4.77 3 70 10 5 2
95 Air Force 5 41 197 4.80 3 34 7 7 1
95 Western Michigan 6 49 235 4.80 2 28 11 6 3
97 Clemson 5 36 173 4.81 0 32 9 6 2
98 Baylor 6 60 292 4.87 2 33 21 8 3
99 Akron 6 57 278 4.88 3 47 14 8 3
100 Tulsa 6 67 331 4.94 2 39 18 10 2
101 Kansas State 6 48 238 4.96 2 60 12 5 2
102 Kentucky 5 43 215 5.00 3 19 16 7 0
102 Louisiana 5 50 250 5.00 3 21 16 8 1
104 Colorado 6 60 301 5.02 1 49 16 11 2
105 San Jose State 5 47 237 5.04 3 29 13 9 2
106 FIU 5 44 222 5.05 2 26 11 9 4
106 Western Kentucky 6 55 278 5.05 2 30 12 8 4
108 Washington State 5 41 208 5.07 3 27 13 8 3
109 Hawaii 6 49 249 5.08 1 64 13 5 1
110 Boise State 5 42 214 5.10 1 64 7 3 2
111 Massachusetts 5 41 211 5.15 3 30 11 5 2
112 UCLA 5 53 279 5.26 4 19 20 8 0
113 UNLV 5 29 153 5.28 1 32 11 6 3
114 Fresno State 6 43 228 5.30 1 27 12 8 3
115 Vanderbilt 6 48 256 5.33 1 27 15 11 3
115 UAB 5 57 304 5.33 4 60 15 6 1
117 Washington 5 37 198 5.35 2 35 9 5 2
118 Delaware 5 37 203 5.49 3 51 7 4 3
119 Stanford 5 28 154 5.50 1 47 5 3 2
120 Marshall 5 43 239 5.56 2 72 9 7 1
121 Old Dominion 5 54 301 5.57 0 36 17 9 4
122 Miami (OH) 5 37 215 5.81 1 76 10 4 2
123 UTEP 5 53 312 5.89 3 72 13 8 3
123 South Alabama 6 56 330 5.89 4 34 17 10 1
125 Syracuse 6 42 252 6.00 2 49 15 10 3
126 Charlotte 5 48 291 6.06 2 37 16 12 2
127 Iowa State 6 48 293 6.10 1 33 13 10 4
128 Kent State 5 56 363 6.48 6 64 22 12 4
129 Ball State 5 37 251 6.78 3 46 12 8 4
130 Ohio 6 56 384 6.86 4 48 19 11 5
131 Oklahoma State 5 40 288 7.20 2 59 13 9 2
132 Georgia State 5 25 184 7.36 4 31 10 7 1
133 Arkansas State 6 67 501 7.48 8 64 21 13 5
134 Georgia Southern 5 45 344 7.64 4 40 17 14 3
135 Alabama 5 23 184 8.00 2 65 6 4 3
136 Eastern Michigan 6 54 442 8.19 5 65 19 11 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards