2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 60 | 1.40 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 
| 2 | James Madison | 8 | 45 | 65 | 1.44 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 3 | Auburn | 8 | 52 | 78 | 1.50 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 50 | 89 | 1.78 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 
| 5 | Florida | 7 | 41 | 92 | 2.24 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 6 | Texas | 8 | 48 | 93 | 1.94 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 
| 7 | San Diego State | 7 | 41 | 99 | 2.41 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 
| 8 | Ohio State | 7 | 43 | 110 | 2.56 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 
| 9 | Washington | 8 | 44 | 111 | 2.52 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 
| 10 | Georgia | 7 | 50 | 121 | 2.42 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 
| 11 | Houston | 8 | 54 | 125 | 2.31 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 
| 12 | Notre Dame | 7 | 43 | 133 | 3.09 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 
| 13 | USF | 8 | 63 | 145 | 2.30 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 
| 14 | Minnesota | 8 | 50 | 147 | 2.94 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 
| 15 | San Jose State | 7 | 50 | 151 | 3.02 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 
| 16 | Kentucky | 7 | 52 | 152 | 2.92 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 
| 17 | Hawaii | 8 | 54 | 156 | 2.89 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 58 | 161 | 2.78 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 
| 18 | East Carolina | 7 | 50 | 161 | 3.22 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 
| 20 | Oregon | 8 | 62 | 163 | 2.63 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 
| 20 | Louisville | 7 | 52 | 163 | 3.13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 
| 22 | Toledo | 8 | 57 | 167 | 2.93 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 
| 23 | Iowa | 8 | 51 | 173 | 3.39 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 
| 24 | SMU | 8 | 70 | 188 | 2.69 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 
| 24 | Michigan | 8 | 48 | 188 | 3.92 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 
| 26 | Texas Tech | 8 | 62 | 189 | 3.05 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 
| 27 | BYU | 8 | 55 | 194 | 3.53 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 
| 28 | Arizona State | 8 | 48 | 199 | 4.15 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 
| 29 | Navy | 7 | 63 | 200 | 3.17 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 
| 30 | New Mexico | 8 | 56 | 201 | 3.59 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 
| 31 | Kansas | 8 | 68 | 205 | 3.01 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 
| 32 | New Mexico State | 7 | 67 | 206 | 3.07 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 
| 33 | North Carolina | 7 | 46 | 208 | 4.52 | 4 | 75 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 
| 34 | UTEP | 8 | 71 | 209 | 2.94 | 3 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 
| 34 | Appalachian State | 8 | 55 | 209 | 3.80 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 
| 36 | Army | 7 | 47 | 210 | 4.47 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 72 | 213 | 2.96 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 
| 37 | Clemson | 7 | 51 | 213 | 4.18 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 
| 39 | Syracuse | 8 | 71 | 214 | 3.01 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 56 | 214 | 3.82 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 
| 41 | Purdue | 8 | 61 | 215 | 3.52 | 3 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 
| 42 | Marshall | 7 | 61 | 216 | 3.54 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 
| 43 | Maryland | 7 | 56 | 223 | 3.98 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 
| 44 | Florida State | 7 | 67 | 227 | 3.39 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 
| 44 | Oklahoma | 8 | 64 | 227 | 3.55 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 
| 46 | Buffalo | 8 | 58 | 228 | 3.93 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 
| 46 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 54 | 228 | 4.22 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 
| 48 | Duke | 7 | 46 | 235 | 5.11 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 
| 49 | Ohio | 8 | 58 | 239 | 4.12 | 1 | 64 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 
| 50 | California | 8 | 61 | 241 | 3.95 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 
| 51 | Stanford | 8 | 66 | 242 | 3.67 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 
| 51 | Arizona | 7 | 66 | 242 | 3.67 | 4 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 
| 53 | USC | 7 | 64 | 244 | 3.81 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 
| 54 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 50 | 245 | 4.90 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 81 | 246 | 3.04 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 
| 56 | Missouri | 8 | 60 | 249 | 4.15 | 2 | 80 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 
| 57 | Mississippi State | 8 | 62 | 251 | 4.05 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 
| 58 | Western Michigan | 8 | 56 | 254 | 4.54 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 
| 59 | Texas A&M | 8 | 57 | 257 | 4.51 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 
| 60 | Oregon State | 8 | 66 | 260 | 3.94 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 
| 61 | TCU | 8 | 73 | 261 | 3.58 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 
| 62 | Baylor | 8 | 66 | 264 | 4.00 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 
| 62 | Memphis | 8 | 41 | 264 | 6.44 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 
| 64 | Boise State | 8 | 62 | 267 | 4.31 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 73 | 269 | 3.68 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 
| 66 | Iowa State | 8 | 64 | 271 | 4.23 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 
| 67 | Northwestern | 8 | 58 | 272 | 4.69 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 
| 68 | FIU | 8 | 58 | 275 | 4.74 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 
| 69 | Connecticut | 8 | 67 | 276 | 4.12 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 
| 70 | UNLV | 7 | 53 | 277 | 5.23 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 
| 71 | Liberty | 7 | 56 | 280 | 5.00 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 
| 72 | Nevada | 8 | 57 | 281 | 4.93 | 4 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 
| 73 | Wake Forest | 7 | 81 | 283 | 3.49 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 
| 74 | Fresno State | 8 | 70 | 289 | 4.13 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 
| 75 | Missouri State | 8 | 53 | 295 | 5.57 | 5 | 75 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 
| 76 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 77 | 300 | 3.90 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 
| 77 | Utah | 8 | 65 | 303 | 4.66 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 
| 78 | Boston College | 8 | 60 | 307 | 5.12 | 1 | 75 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 
| 79 | Wisconsin | 8 | 68 | 309 | 4.54 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 
| 80 | Air Force | 7 | 51 | 310 | 6.08 | 6 | 59 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 
| 81 | Michigan State | 8 | 64 | 311 | 4.86 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 
| 82 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 74 | 313 | 4.23 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | Kansas State | 8 | 90 | 316 | 3.51 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 
| 84 | Alabama | 8 | 54 | 317 | 5.87 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 
| 85 | Cincinnati | 8 | 70 | 321 | 4.59 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 
| 86 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 72 | 322 | 4.47 | 2 | 64 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 
| 87 | Penn State | 7 | 64 | 324 | 5.06 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 
| 88 | Rice | 8 | 61 | 325 | 5.33 | 3 | 57 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 
| 89 | Tennessee | 8 | 91 | 328 | 3.60 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 
| 89 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 76 | 328 | 4.32 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 
| 89 | UCF | 7 | 67 | 328 | 4.90 | 2 | 75 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 
| 92 | Virginia | 8 | 74 | 329 | 4.45 | 5 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 
| 92 | Delaware | 7 | 63 | 329 | 5.22 | 3 | 66 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 
| 94 | UCLA | 8 | 68 | 333 | 4.90 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 
| 95 | South Alabama | 8 | 76 | 334 | 4.39 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 
| 96 | Washington State | 8 | 73 | 337 | 4.62 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 
| 97 | Tulsa | 8 | 76 | 338 | 4.45 | 4 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 
| 98 | Ole Miss | 8 | 68 | 339 | 4.99 | 4 | 65 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 
| 99 | Utah State | 8 | 76 | 341 | 4.49 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 
| 100 | Illinois | 8 | 70 | 342 | 4.89 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 
| 101 | LSU | 8 | 67 | 346 | 5.16 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 
| 102 | UTSA | 7 | 78 | 351 | 4.50 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 
| 102 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 73 | 351 | 4.81 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 
| 104 | Central Michigan | 8 | 64 | 352 | 5.50 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 
| 105 | Colorado State | 8 | 75 | 353 | 4.71 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 
| 106 | Massachusetts | 8 | 88 | 358 | 4.07 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 
| 107 | Ball State | 8 | 75 | 361 | 4.81 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 
| 108 | South Carolina | 8 | 68 | 364 | 5.35 | 2 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 
| 109 | Tulane | 7 | 73 | 371 | 5.08 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 
| 110 | NC State | 8 | 57 | 373 | 6.54 | 1 | 85 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 
| 111 | Arkansas State | 8 | 67 | 384 | 5.73 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 
| 112 | Charlotte | 8 | 72 | 387 | 5.38 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 
| 113 | Temple | 8 | 67 | 393 | 5.87 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 
| 114 | Louisiana | 8 | 73 | 394 | 5.40 | 3 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 
| 115 | West Virginia | 8 | 76 | 397 | 5.22 | 3 | 83 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 
| 116 | Troy | 8 | 80 | 401 | 5.01 | 4 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 69 | 402 | 5.83 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 
| 118 | Wyoming | 8 | 72 | 403 | 5.60 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 
| 119 | UAB | 7 | 82 | 408 | 4.98 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 
| 120 | Texas State | 8 | 72 | 410 | 5.69 | 4 | 75 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 
| 121 | Old Dominion | 8 | 87 | 413 | 4.75 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 
| 122 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 84 | 430 | 5.12 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 
| 123 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 87 | 437 | 5.02 | 4 | 80 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 
| 124 | Arkansas | 8 | 74 | 439 | 5.93 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 
| 125 | Nebraska | 8 | 77 | 444 | 5.77 | 7 | 54 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 
| 126 | Southern Miss | 8 | 91 | 446 | 4.90 | 5 | 73 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 
| 126 | Bowling Green | 8 | 69 | 446 | 6.46 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 
| 128 | Colorado | 8 | 92 | 450 | 4.89 | 3 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 
| 129 | North Texas | 8 | 91 | 470 | 5.16 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 
| 130 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 79 | 472 | 5.97 | 4 | 90 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 
| 131 | Georgia State | 8 | 81 | 475 | 5.86 | 7 | 60 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 
| 132 | Kent State | 8 | 84 | 496 | 5.90 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 
| 133 | Rutgers | 8 | 61 | 514 | 8.43 | 7 | 67 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 
| 134 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 87 | 539 | 6.20 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 
| 135 | Akron | 9 | 79 | 560 | 7.09 | 5 | 74 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 
| 136 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 73 | 574 | 7.86 | 4 | 75 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||