2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 10 | 69 | 201 | 2.91 | 1 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Marshall | 10 | 93 | 208 | 2.24 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 10 | 72 | 234 | 3.25 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | SMU | 10 | 83 | 206 | 2.48 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Auburn | 10 | 94 | 214 | 2.28 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida State | 10 | 83 | 261 | 3.14 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Army | 8 | 62 | 275 | 4.44 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 | 86 | 142 | 1.65 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 10 | 92 | 168 | 1.83 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 10 | 77 | 211 | 2.74 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | UTSA | 10 | 87 | 270 | 3.10 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 9 | 69 | 289 | 4.19 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | NC State | 10 | 84 | 300 | 3.57 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | UAB | 10 | 91 | 315 | 3.46 | 5 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 10 | 69 | 144 | 2.09 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 72 | 168 | 2.33 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Washington | 10 | 80 | 172 | 2.15 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 10 | 70 | 213 | 3.04 | 3 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Georgia | 10 | 71 | 230 | 3.24 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | TCU | 10 | 102 | 311 | 3.05 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Clemson | 10 | 89 | 182 | 2.04 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 10 | 73 | 236 | 3.23 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 73 | 264 | 3.62 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 82 | 287 | 3.50 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 81 | 304 | 3.75 | 1 | 58 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 26 | Virginia | 11 | 84 | 177 | 2.11 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 11 | 91 | 227 | 2.49 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 10 | 83 | 227 | 2.73 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 26 | USC | 10 | 75 | 314 | 4.19 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 3 |
| 26 | Old Dominion | 10 | 103 | 324 | 3.15 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 11 | 73 | 207 | 2.84 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 31 | Memphis | 11 | 99 | 264 | 2.67 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | BYU | 10 | 81 | 284 | 3.51 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 31 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 93 | 286 | 3.08 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | Arizona | 10 | 91 | 291 | 3.20 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Indiana | 11 | 66 | 369 | 5.59 | 2 | 78 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 92 | 384 | 4.17 | 4 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 38 | Rutgers | 10 | 72 | 229 | 3.18 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 38 | Texas | 10 | 95 | 248 | 2.61 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | 10 | 99 | 255 | 2.58 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 10 | 83 | 275 | 3.31 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 10 | 94 | 279 | 2.97 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 38 | Stanford | 10 | 84 | 290 | 3.45 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 10 | 100 | 356 | 3.56 | 5 | 54 | 18 | 15 | 2 |
| 38 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 87 | 365 | 4.20 | 6 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 46 | Iowa | 10 | 97 | 206 | 2.12 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Alabama | 10 | 100 | 263 | 2.63 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 46 | LSU | 9 | 93 | 331 | 3.56 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 10 | 82 | 334 | 4.07 | 5 | 85 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 11 | 115 | 384 | 3.34 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 46 | Navy | 10 | 84 | 405 | 4.82 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 10 | 86 | 278 | 3.23 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 52 | Louisville | 10 | 83 | 308 | 3.71 | 4 | 75 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 10 | 92 | 313 | 3.40 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| 52 | Toledo | 10 | 94 | 321 | 3.41 | 6 | 79 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 52 | Southern Miss | 10 | 94 | 338 | 3.60 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 52 | Louisiana | 10 | 106 | 351 | 3.31 | 4 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 52 | Illinois | 10 | 84 | 354 | 4.21 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 106 | 362 | 3.42 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 10 | 94 | 364 | 3.87 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 10 | 94 | 370 | 3.94 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 52 | Missouri State | 10 | 80 | 413 | 5.16 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 52 | Appalachian State | 10 | 110 | 414 | 3.76 | 6 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 10 | 99 | 441 | 4.45 | 6 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 52 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 92 | 446 | 4.85 | 8 | 67 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 96 | 231 | 2.41 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 1 |
| 66 | Tulane | 10 | 90 | 289 | 3.21 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| 66 | Delaware | 10 | 106 | 343 | 3.24 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 66 | Missouri | 10 | 84 | 344 | 4.10 | 3 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | Troy | 10 | 101 | 392 | 3.88 | 2 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 66 | Penn State | 10 | 101 | 392 | 3.88 | 4 | 67 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 66 | Duke | 10 | 96 | 405 | 4.22 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 66 | Boise State | 10 | 84 | 441 | 5.25 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 96 | 443 | 4.61 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 66 | FIU | 10 | 88 | 450 | 5.11 | 5 | 67 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| 76 | UCF | 10 | 96 | 293 | 3.05 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 76 | Ohio State | 10 | 92 | 309 | 3.36 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 76 | Washington State | 10 | 91 | 319 | 3.51 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 76 | Kentucky | 10 | 104 | 363 | 3.49 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 76 | Bowling Green | 11 | 117 | 382 | 3.26 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 76 | Oregon | 10 | 96 | 388 | 4.04 | 5 | 79 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| 76 | Hawaii | 10 | 91 | 411 | 4.52 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 10 | 90 | 442 | 4.91 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 76 | UNLV | 10 | 87 | 517 | 5.94 | 8 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 85 | Arizona State | 10 | 84 | 238 | 2.83 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 2 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 105 | 417 | 3.97 | 8 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 87 | Rice | 10 | 96 | 368 | 3.83 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
| 87 | UTEP | 10 | 131 | 464 | 3.54 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
| 87 | Utah State | 10 | 98 | 466 | 4.76 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 16 | 5 |
| 87 | Florida | 10 | 116 | 471 | 4.06 | 10 | 65 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 87 | Wyoming | 10 | 90 | 491 | 5.46 | 5 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 87 | South Alabama | 10 | 91 | 501 | 5.51 | 4 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 6 |
| 87 | Colorado | 10 | 106 | 522 | 4.92 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| 94 | Texas State | 10 | 106 | 393 | 3.71 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| 94 | Syracuse | 9 | 100 | 414 | 4.14 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 94 | Michigan State | 10 | 98 | 427 | 4.36 | 6 | 56 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 94 | Oregon State | 11 | 100 | 448 | 4.48 | 4 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 94 | Ohio | 11 | 103 | 457 | 4.44 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 2 |
| 94 | California | 10 | 95 | 530 | 5.58 | 6 | 71 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 94 | Baylor | 10 | 110 | 535 | 4.86 | 8 | 65 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 11 | 98 | 340 | 3.47 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 1 |
| 101 | Nebraska | 10 | 95 | 367 | 3.86 | 5 | 56 | 26 | 19 | 3 |
| 101 | Nevada | 10 | 114 | 411 | 3.61 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| 101 | North Texas | 10 | 96 | 416 | 4.33 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 101 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 98 | 420 | 4.29 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 101 | Arkansas | 10 | 120 | 473 | 3.94 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 101 | Kent State | 11 | 115 | 482 | 4.19 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| 101 | Georgia State | 10 | 120 | 534 | 4.45 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 109 | Ole Miss | 11 | 108 | 374 | 3.46 | 2 | 49 | 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 109 | Tulsa | 10 | 108 | 402 | 3.72 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 109 | Charlotte | 10 | 117 | 459 | 3.92 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 4 |
| 109 | Colorado State | 10 | 94 | 476 | 5.06 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 7 |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 113 | 502 | 4.44 | 6 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 8 |
| 109 | Temple | 10 | 106 | 527 | 4.97 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 109 | Mississippi State | 11 | 119 | 557 | 4.68 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
| 109 | Kansas | 10 | 103 | 584 | 5.67 | 8 | 63 | 27 | 19 | 7 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 11 | 105 | 370 | 3.52 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 2 |
| 117 | Boston College | 11 | 128 | 736 | 5.75 | 9 | 94 | 28 | 16 | 6 |
| 119 | North Carolina | 10 | 109 | 383 | 3.51 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 3 |
| 119 | USF | 10 | 98 | 481 | 4.91 | 5 | 64 | 29 | 14 | 3 |
| 119 | Liberty | 10 | 106 | 485 | 4.58 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 119 | Utah | 10 | 102 | 517 | 5.07 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 21 | 5 |
| 119 | Purdue | 11 | 126 | 534 | 4.24 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| 119 | Maryland | 10 | 104 | 599 | 5.76 | 3 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 10 |
| 119 | Ball State | 10 | 117 | 601 | 5.14 | 5 | 67 | 29 | 19 | 6 |
| 126 | Akron | 12 | 119 | 366 | 3.08 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 1 |
| 126 | Buffalo | 11 | 142 | 417 | 2.94 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 3 |
| 126 | Houston | 10 | 112 | 481 | 4.29 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 132 | 512 | 3.88 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 101 | 548 | 5.43 | 8 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 123 | 615 | 5.00 | 9 | 58 | 30 | 18 | 8 |
| 132 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 102 | 498 | 4.88 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 21 | 3 |
| 133 | UCLA | 10 | 109 | 558 | 5.12 | 6 | 54 | 32 | 16 | 6 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 99 | 561 | 5.67 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 8 |
| 133 | Air Force | 10 | 104 | 629 | 6.05 | 11 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 7 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 11 | 137 | 583 | 4.26 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||