2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Fresno State 13 112 302 2.70 1 16 22 6 0
2 Texas Tech 14 114 144 1.26 0 17 16 4 0
2 Air Force 12 88 311 3.53 1 17 18 7 0
4 Toledo 13 125 212 1.70 1 18 19 5 0
4 Washington 13 111 350 3.15 2 18 21 10 0
6 North Carolina 12 104 294 2.83 2 19 23 12 0
6 Bowling Green 12 99 344 3.47 4 19 18 18 0
8 Iowa State 12 108 425 3.94 7 20 28 16 1
9 LSU 13 105 279 2.66 4 21 21 9 1
9 San Jose State 12 135 424 3.14 8 21 29 12 1
9 Mississippi State 13 128 466 3.64 3 21 28 13 1
12 Ohio State 14 121 244 2.02 2 22 16 6 1
13 Illinois 13 94 274 2.91 0 23 18 6 1
13 Miami (OH) 14 125 332 2.66 3 23 22 7 2
15 Arizona State 13 107 329 3.07 5 24 23 11 3
16 Louisville 13 116 328 2.83 2 25 21 12 2
16 Virginia 14 136 407 2.99 8 25 22 11 1
16 NC State 13 125 464 3.71 4 25 27 17 2
16 Kansas State 12 137 551 4.02 10 25 41 25 3
16 Georgia State 12 143 711 4.97 8 25 43 26 4
21 Indiana 16 134 295 2.20 2 26 22 8 4
21 Washington State 13 105 376 3.58 2 26 18 12 2
21 Florida State 12 113 405 3.58 3 26 24 12 1
21 Kentucky 12 122 444 3.64 6 26 25 15 4
25 Georgia 14 97 261 2.69 3 27 16 4 2
25 Penn State 13 116 389 3.35 3 27 28 11 4
25 Iowa 13 113 406 3.59 4 27 25 14 2
28 Middle Tennessee State 12 109 316 2.90 4 28 20 9 3
28 Clemson 13 95 331 3.48 4 28 21 12 3
28 Arizona 13 118 465 3.94 5 28 27 14 3
28 Navy 13 139 538 3.87 6 28 31 18 3
32 Ohio 13 106 368 3.47 0 29 26 16 3
32 South Carolina 12 122 430 3.52 4 29 30 12 3
32 Wyoming 12 109 468 4.29 3 29 25 19 3
35 Old Dominion 13 134 429 3.20 3 30 24 13 3
35 South Alabama 12 121 472 3.90 6 30 26 13 1
35 UCF 12 128 552 4.31 9 30 34 20 2
38 Georgia Southern 13 131 661 5.05 7 31 34 22 8
39 Arkansas State 13 118 344 2.92 3 32 23 14 3
39 SMU 13 103 370 3.59 1 32 22 7 1
39 UAB 12 130 617 4.75 9 32 37 18 2
42 Auburn 12 103 345 3.35 2 33 22 13 3
42 Texas 13 118 407 3.45 5 33 24 14 4
42 Northern Illinois 12 113 484 4.28 6 33 26 14 3
42 Arkansas 12 123 490 3.98 6 33 33 20 3
46 Tulane 14 119 381 3.20 2 34 30 15 3
46 Georgia Tech 13 130 542 4.17 8 34 30 18 6
46 Charlotte 12 135 625 4.63 9 34 42 21 2
49 Vanderbilt 13 88 289 3.28 4 35 19 11 3
49 California 13 116 473 4.08 4 35 32 14 2
51 Virginia Tech 12 105 381 3.63 6 36 25 14 4
51 Akron 12 100 383 3.83 2 36 25 13 3
51 Ball State 12 116 409 3.53 4 36 26 16 4
51 Louisiana Tech 13 110 447 4.06 4 36 28 16 2
51 Central Michigan 13 124 538 4.34 5 36 24 17 7
51 Florida Atlantic 12 143 681 4.76 9 36 38 24 8
57 Oklahoma 13 111 240 2.16 2 37 15 6 2
57 Missouri State 13 111 434 3.91 8 37 28 14 3
57 USC 13 126 602 4.78 7 37 34 23 2
60 USF 13 120 300 2.50 5 38 20 9 3
60 Houston 13 119 422 3.55 5 38 30 12 2
60 Kent State 12 114 518 4.54 7 38 34 18 3
60 Tennessee 13 128 529 4.13 5 38 29 18 5
60 New Mexico State 12 122 529 4.34 2 38 24 14 3
60 Duke 14 142 542 3.82 7 38 36 19 6
60 Boise State 14 121 650 5.37 10 38 34 27 9
67 Jacksonville State 14 140 469 3.35 8 39 34 15 6
68 Minnesota 13 103 377 3.66 3 40 23 15 2
68 Army 13 100 431 4.31 2 40 29 14 2
70 FIU 13 106 440 4.15 6 41 25 21 2
70 Temple 12 130 595 4.58 8 41 33 18 4
70 Cincinnati 13 147 597 4.06 5 41 37 14 2
73 Louisiana-Monroe 12 103 409 3.97 3 43 20 10 3
73 BYU 14 124 464 3.74 3 43 31 15 4
73 UCLA 12 93 541 5.82 6 43 30 19 7
73 Alabama 15 147 599 4.07 3 43 36 17 8
77 Oregon State 12 101 487 4.82 6 44 26 17 6
78 Western Michigan 14 109 383 3.51 2 46 18 13 3
78 West Virginia 12 126 456 3.62 4 46 31 16 6
78 Kansas 12 102 464 4.55 2 46 28 12 4
81 Syracuse 12 89 561 6.30 3 47 25 19 7
81 Ole Miss 15 132 678 5.14 8 47 34 23 9
83 Kennesaw State 14 137 554 4.04 7 48 25 19 6
84 Wisconsin 12 96 327 3.41 3 49 21 12 2
84 Michigan 13 126 392 3.11 5 49 28 11 1
84 Appalachian State 13 122 488 4.00 8 49 30 9 5
84 Oklahoma State 12 113 565 5.00 4 49 27 18 5
88 Oregon 15 122 355 2.91 1 50 22 7 2
88 Sam Houston State 12 130 622 4.78 9 50 31 22 6
90 Texas State 13 125 437 3.50 6 51 30 19 3
90 San Diego State 13 121 496 4.10 3 51 26 17 6
90 Utah State 13 132 631 4.78 6 51 34 17 6
93 Florida 12 123 515 4.19 5 52 26 13 7
94 Wake Forest 13 127 411 3.24 3 54 21 10 4
94 Notre Dame 12 114 419 3.68 6 54 23 13 3
94 Hawaii 13 110 434 3.95 7 54 22 12 5
94 TCU 13 117 476 4.07 4 54 25 13 5
94 Coastal Carolina 13 128 539 4.21 5 54 28 16 5
94 Rice 13 128 586 4.58 8 54 31 17 5
94 Rutgers 12 98 701 7.15 5 54 31 23 9
101 Maryland 12 123 479 3.89 3 55 27 13 3
101 Massachusetts 12 131 655 5.00 9 55 34 20 4
103 James Madison 14 126 500 3.97 7 56 27 14 4
104 Texas A&M 13 112 475 4.24 3 57 26 19 7
104 UTEP 12 114 483 4.24 4 57 24 14 3
104 Eastern Michigan 12 139 876 6.30 6 57 42 27 12
107 Marshall 12 103 543 5.27 8 59 26 18 5
107 Colorado 12 120 545 4.54 5 59 24 17 5
109 Memphis 13 116 495 4.27 7 60 25 20 6
110 Southern Miss 13 132 528 4.00 7 61 27 13 5
111 Boston College 12 102 443 4.34 7 62 23 10 2
112 New Mexico 13 119 504 4.24 4 64 37 16 4
112 Western Kentucky 13 134 536 4.00 3 64 25 17 5
114 Pittsburgh 13 120 353 2.94 5 65 24 9 2
114 UNLV 14 128 734 5.73 6 65 38 22 8
116 Michigan State 12 89 404 4.54 2 66 20 12 5
117 Baylor 12 124 646 5.21 8 67 36 21 3
118 Nevada 12 109 519 4.76 7 68 27 19 3
119 Northwestern 13 122 600 4.92 9 69 31 18 4
120 Louisiana 13 128 641 5.01 10 71 37 25 4
121 Tulsa 12 143 648 4.53 8 72 40 16 5
121 North Texas 14 174 803 4.61 6 72 40 16 9
123 Troy 14 107 395 3.69 5 73 16 9 5
123 Miami (FL) 16 126 434 3.44 2 73 27 16 4
123 Connecticut 13 143 764 5.34 6 73 41 25 7
126 Nebraska 13 123 684 5.56 9 75 37 23 8
127 Colorado State 12 132 729 5.52 11 76 32 18 6
128 Liberty 12 118 508 4.31 4 77 24 12 4
129 Delaware 13 108 482 4.46 8 78 20 13 7
130 Utah 13 124 620 5.00 4 80 26 14 6
131 UTSA 13 109 605 5.55 7 81 25 16 8
132 Purdue 12 137 833 6.08 16 82 47 31 7
133 Missouri 13 95 270 2.84 2 84 16 10 2
133 East Carolina 13 113 590 5.22 4 84 33 21 7
135 Stanford 12 105 475 4.52 7 87 24 15 2
136 Buffalo 12 135 586 4.34 5 90 31 15 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards