2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana 14 95 233 2.45 1 75 11 3 1
2 Pittsburgh 13 83 155 1.87 2 56 12 5 2
2 Missouri 13 91 221 2.43 3 15 13 5 0
2 Wisconsin 12 79 262 3.32 5 43 19 5 2
5 New Mexico 13 100 312 3.12 4 56 21 6 1
5 Stanford 12 93 348 3.74 3 47 14 6 2
7 Texas Tech 14 114 231 2.03 2 46 15 7 1
7 Toledo 13 111 242 2.18 1 31 13 7 1
7 Oklahoma 13 102 272 2.67 1 36 15 7 5
7 Iowa 13 93 367 3.95 4 70 21 7 2
7 North Carolina 12 108 378 3.50 5 51 23 7 1
12 Notre Dame 12 92 226 2.46 0 21 16 8 1
12 Northwestern 13 81 282 3.48 2 15 19 8 0
12 Miami (FL) 14 96 305 3.18 1 33 21 8 3
12 Appalachian State 13 115 437 3.80 4 28 19 8 4
12 Louisiana-Monroe 12 115 445 3.87 7 46 19 8 3
17 James Madison 14 117 269 2.30 1 23 21 9 1
17 Wake Forest 12 89 281 3.16 4 19 20 9 0
17 West Virginia 12 99 326 3.29 4 39 18 9 2
17 Buffalo 12 105 338 3.22 1 31 18 9 1
17 Tennessee 13 101 338 3.35 4 38 20 9 4
17 Michigan 13 101 341 3.38 1 36 21 9 4
17 Kentucky 12 97 344 3.55 5 19 24 9 0
17 Rice 12 82 345 4.21 4 65 15 9 3
17 TCU 13 116 410 3.53 3 28 24 9 1
17 UTSA 13 107 416 3.89 1 39 20 9 2
17 Ole Miss 14 115 425 3.70 4 22 28 9 1
17 Navy 12 99 425 4.29 7 61 20 9 4
29 Oregon 14 114 339 2.97 2 24 23 10 2
29 Purdue 12 99 348 3.52 5 54 15 10 1
29 South Carolina 12 100 370 3.70 2 27 20 10 3
29 Memphis 13 114 372 3.26 7 44 19 10 3
29 Nebraska 13 94 386 4.11 2 50 18 10 2
29 Illinois 13 105 416 3.96 5 25 25 10 1
29 Florida 12 117 453 3.87 5 41 22 10 2
29 Florida State 12 117 469 4.01 2 40 31 10 4
37 Clemson 13 83 313 3.77 0 32 17 11 4
37 Georgia 14 102 348 3.41 4 16 23 11 0
37 Central Michigan 13 98 348 3.55 2 43 18 11 6
37 Auburn 12 107 352 3.29 2 38 17 11 2
37 Bowling Green 12 90 398 4.42 5 41 21 11 3
37 Ohio State 14 99 427 4.31 0 37 19 11 5
37 Michigan State 12 95 430 4.53 6 49 26 11 1
37 Hawaii 13 99 444 4.48 2 64 21 11 3
37 USC 13 86 450 5.23 3 63 28 11 3
37 Liberty 12 98 472 4.82 3 31 27 11 3
37 Arizona 12 100 515 5.15 5 54 24 11 5
48 Maryland 12 113 374 3.31 1 19 29 12 0
48 Alabama 15 108 420 3.89 3 65 23 12 4
48 Texas 13 104 424 4.08 1 41 19 12 4
48 LSU 13 107 430 4.02 4 72 20 12 3
48 Virginia Tech 12 97 432 4.45 5 52 21 12 4
48 Oregon State 12 100 442 4.42 4 30 20 12 5
48 Boston College 12 88 457 5.19 5 73 20 12 4
48 Kansas State 12 109 459 4.21 4 60 28 12 3
48 Akron 12 114 494 4.33 6 47 25 12 6
48 Colorado State 12 118 510 4.32 5 27 22 12 2
48 Marshall 12 109 528 4.84 4 92 21 12 2
59 SMU 12 114 330 2.89 0 22 23 13 1
59 East Carolina 13 103 336 3.26 1 26 22 13 1
59 Louisville 13 103 375 3.64 3 23 24 13 1
59 UCF 12 116 399 3.44 2 25 33 13 2
59 Wyoming 12 109 421 3.86 2 26 28 13 3
59 Nevada 12 112 436 3.89 5 23 27 13 3
59 Middle Tennessee State 12 109 451 4.14 3 32 23 13 2
59 Utah State 13 107 462 4.32 1 69 24 13 2
59 Northern Illinois 12 102 468 4.59 3 24 24 13 3
59 Arizona State 13 125 476 3.81 4 50 27 13 3
59 Georgia State 12 86 489 5.69 7 85 23 13 3
59 Penn State 13 103 504 4.89 4 57 23 13 4
59 Washington 13 100 517 5.17 2 51 21 13 5
59 Western Kentucky 13 101 528 5.23 3 84 21 13 8
73 Louisiana Tech 13 98 302 3.08 0 48 23 14 1
73 California 13 79 352 4.46 7 54 22 14 4
73 NC State 13 88 355 4.03 7 39 16 14 2
73 Iowa State 12 90 451 5.01 3 33 18 14 5
73 Virginia 14 105 492 4.69 3 43 22 14 3
73 Georgia Tech 13 106 522 4.92 2 42 25 14 5
73 BYU 14 123 525 4.27 4 33 32 14 5
73 Baylor 12 115 541 4.70 5 33 34 14 3
73 San Diego State 13 119 545 4.58 2 37 28 14 5
73 Boise State 14 119 559 4.70 4 64 22 14 8
73 New Mexico State 12 97 578 5.96 5 64 25 14 5
84 Duke 14 117 424 3.62 8 44 23 15 3
84 Minnesota 13 116 425 3.66 6 46 23 15 4
84 Washington State 13 100 442 4.42 4 27 27 15 4
84 Air Force 12 86 475 5.52 7 38 24 15 5
84 Cincinnati 12 102 476 4.67 3 39 28 15 4
84 Oklahoma State 12 90 486 5.40 4 59 27 15 3
84 San Jose State 12 117 492 4.21 6 29 27 15 3
84 Mississippi State 12 97 519 5.35 2 34 29 15 6
84 Western Michigan 14 127 542 4.27 6 54 25 15 6
84 Miami (OH) 14 113 584 5.17 3 76 27 15 4
84 Tulsa 12 116 591 5.09 3 50 28 15 4
84 Ohio 13 115 596 5.18 5 48 33 15 6
84 Kennesaw State 14 149 698 4.68 7 65 34 15 6
97 Tulane 14 121 443 3.66 4 41 30 16 4
97 Texas A&M 13 96 451 4.70 1 48 25 16 5
97 Arkansas 12 97 493 5.08 6 49 28 16 3
97 Missouri State 13 95 498 5.24 4 98 21 16 3
97 Old Dominion 13 123 531 4.32 1 58 30 16 5
97 Army 13 125 573 4.58 7 34 37 16 2
97 UAB 12 132 599 4.54 10 60 34 16 2
97 Ball State 12 99 603 6.09 7 53 26 16 8
97 Connecticut 13 136 653 4.80 5 70 30 16 2
106 Houston 13 109 473 4.34 3 36 29 17 3
106 Temple 12 98 496 5.06 6 45 26 17 2
106 Jacksonville State 14 132 503 3.81 7 26 33 17 5
106 Vanderbilt 13 99 504 5.09 3 44 28 17 4
106 Syracuse 12 89 518 5.82 5 58 26 17 6
106 Southern Miss 13 141 534 3.79 7 27 39 17 1
106 UCLA 12 116 552 4.76 8 21 38 17 2
106 South Alabama 12 101 556 5.50 6 34 30 17 2
106 Fresno State 13 101 597 5.91 3 73 25 17 6
106 Eastern Michigan 12 110 663 6.03 7 65 31 17 6
106 Louisiana 13 123 677 5.50 7 61 41 17 3
117 Coastal Carolina 13 134 670 5.00 8 62 32 18 5
117 Massachusetts 12 111 684 6.16 8 58 32 18 7
117 North Texas 14 139 763 5.49 7 75 40 18 4
120 USF 13 132 556 4.21 7 76 32 19 5
120 Charlotte 12 109 613 5.62 8 50 33 19 6
120 Delaware 13 113 617 5.46 9 51 31 19 6
123 Texas State 12 105 431 4.10 4 35 23 20 7
123 Sam Houston State 12 104 584 5.62 6 73 34 20 3
123 Florida Atlantic 12 123 598 4.86 8 68 34 20 6
123 UNLV 14 106 619 5.84 5 58 31 20 9
123 UTEP 12 132 653 4.95 6 72 33 20 3
123 Kent State 12 129 657 5.09 7 64 38 20 7
123 Rutgers 12 80 686 8.58 6 73 24 20 8
123 Troy 14 142 759 5.35 6 62 35 20 6
131 FIU 13 118 586 4.97 7 34 33 21 6
131 Kansas 12 112 586 5.23 6 71 28 21 5
133 Colorado 12 120 638 5.32 5 63 28 22 5
134 Utah 13 117 566 4.84 4 44 34 23 6
134 Arkansas State 13 146 787 5.39 11 64 36 23 6
136 Georgia Southern 13 120 743 6.19 9 47 34 25 10
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards