2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 14 195 427 2.19 1 29 11 13 2
2 Oklahoma 13 201 470 2.34 2 75 7 7 4
3 Georgia 14 172 558 3.24 5 27 9 9 2
4 Notre Dame 12 196 564 2.88 1 20 11 12 1
5 James Madison 14 201 611 3.04 3 31 15 16 5
6 Washington 13 192 615 3.20 5 31 11 12 3
7 Indiana 16 185 616 3.33 3 75 10 10 4
8 New Mexico 13 188 650 3.46 6 64 18 18 4
9 Wisconsin 12 176 662 3.76 5 43 17 17 6
10 Kentucky 12 200 681 3.41 8 22 18 17 1
11 San Diego State 13 205 696 3.40 3 49 14 15 4
12 Louisville 13 204 704 3.45 3 29 17 17 4
13 Missouri 13 202 707 3.50 6 84 17 16 3
14 Vanderbilt 13 191 711 3.72 4 58 21 21 7
15 Auburn 12 218 729 3.34 6 38 22 23 5
15 Arizona State 13 205 729 3.56 7 39 15 17 4
17 Miami (FL) 16 246 732 2.98 4 38 25 25 7
18 Toledo 13 219 733 3.35 5 79 15 15 3
19 Texas 13 189 734 3.88 5 41 22 23 4
20 Ohio State 14 190 739 3.89 1 37 17 17 4
21 Illinois 13 200 741 3.71 5 25 17 17 3
22 Alabama 15 230 758 3.30 5 37 19 21 7
23 SMU 13 201 760 3.78 2 27 16 18 4
24 Pittsburgh 13 224 763 3.41 5 65 17 16 5
25 Clemson 13 198 766 3.87 5 30 23 24 5
26 Florida State 12 211 774 3.67 4 26 20 21 5
27 Iowa 13 192 784 4.08 6 70 14 16 3
28 Oregon 15 220 788 3.58 5 79 15 15 2
29 LSU 13 205 794 3.87 6 43 23 24 7
30 Stanford 12 194 804 4.14 7 47 19 22 5
31 Michigan 13 195 817 4.19 8 60 17 18 7
32 North Carolina 12 206 834 4.05 7 75 19 19 5
33 Texas A&M 13 194 845 4.36 6 75 29 29 8
34 Fresno State 13 200 851 4.26 2 46 24 24 6
35 Louisiana-Monroe 12 217 852 3.93 6 42 21 20 6
35 Houston 13 208 852 4.10 3 38 22 23 5
37 Virginia 14 222 857 3.86 8 57 20 21 4
38 Old Dominion 13 230 859 3.73 3 46 19 20 5
39 Western Michigan 14 214 862 4.03 10 63 29 27 8
40 South Carolina 12 212 865 4.08 4 56 19 20 6
41 Iowa State 12 185 869 4.70 9 33 27 30 8
42 Minnesota 13 212 874 4.12 5 85 31 32 6
43 Washington State 13 205 879 4.29 7 37 24 24 6
44 UTSA 13 213 884 4.15 4 54 28 26 6
45 Tulane 14 228 896 3.93 6 35 30 30 9
46 Akron 12 212 905 4.27 3 74 23 23 7
47 TCU 13 233 908 3.90 3 38 23 24 6
48 Central Michigan 13 210 910 4.33 9 43 25 27 8
49 Buffalo 12 216 912 4.22 8 90 22 22 6
50 BYU 14 227 917 4.04 7 65 27 26 9
51 Air Force 12 170 927 5.45 9 51 25 26 10
52 Kansas State 12 214 928 4.34 5 60 28 29 8
53 Florida 12 213 929 4.36 10 65 19 20 6
54 Miami (OH) 14 229 930 4.06 5 76 25 25 7
54 Wake Forest 13 210 930 4.43 4 43 23 24 7
56 UCF 12 219 931 4.25 11 75 29 29 4
57 Louisiana Tech 13 220 932 4.24 7 80 32 33 7
57 Navy 13 212 932 4.40 10 61 23 24 5
59 NC State 13 214 934 4.36 5 85 27 28 5
60 Memphis 13 229 935 4.08 9 73 27 28 5
61 Michigan State 12 190 936 4.93 9 49 26 27 9
62 Arizona 13 225 937 4.16 11 75 15 17 7
63 Delaware 13 231 945 4.09 11 78 25 24 8
63 Marshall 12 207 945 4.57 9 72 24 26 7
65 East Carolina 13 199 946 4.75 2 84 36 36 10
66 Hawaii 13 215 949 4.41 11 64 25 27 8
67 San Jose State 12 228 951 4.17 9 32 28 29 5
67 USC 13 216 951 4.40 8 32 33 34 4
69 Bowling Green 12 207 952 4.60 11 45 33 37 7
70 Penn State 13 213 968 4.54 5 67 23 24 7
71 New Mexico State 12 215 978 4.55 7 45 20 21 9
72 Nevada 12 210 994 4.73 11 68 28 28 7
73 Virginia Tech 12 220 995 4.52 13 62 25 28 10
74 Northwestern 13 196 1000 5.10 10 69 25 25 5
75 West Virginia 12 239 1004 4.20 7 62 28 28 10
76 Ohio 13 203 1007 4.96 7 64 34 33 8
77 Middle Tennessee State 12 215 1018 4.73 9 66 26 26 11
78 USF 13 248 1020 4.11 12 51 34 34 10
78 Ball State 12 219 1020 4.66 4 54 29 31 11
80 FIU 13 219 1044 4.77 8 67 35 36 10
80 California 13 210 1044 4.97 9 71 30 30 7
82 Texas State 13 236 1046 4.43 15 75 32 34 9
82 Nebraska 13 222 1046 4.71 16 75 28 26 6
84 Missouri State 13 215 1047 4.87 13 98 25 26 10
85 Jacksonville State 14 247 1048 4.24 9 52 30 30 11
86 Duke 14 248 1058 4.27 14 44 32 35 11
87 Army 13 212 1060 5.00 5 41 31 32 7
88 South Alabama 12 203 1062 5.23 15 42 28 29 7
89 Oklahoma State 12 222 1069 4.82 7 43 32 32 6
90 Northern Illinois 12 228 1070 4.69 7 49 30 30 7
91 Tennessee 13 248 1076 4.34 13 43 31 32 10
92 UTEP 12 246 1082 4.40 11 72 27 29 7
92 Boise State 14 231 1082 4.68 10 56 31 33 15
94 UAB 12 227 1086 4.78 16 60 28 28 6
95 UCLA 12 219 1088 4.97 11 43 35 35 7
96 Southern Miss 13 262 1094 4.18 12 73 32 31 7
97 Rice 13 224 1095 4.89 15 65 29 29 8
98 Louisiana 13 229 1100 4.80 9 68 29 31 6
99 Colorado State 12 245 1106 4.51 10 57 20 22 8
100 Maryland 12 231 1112 4.81 6 55 28 29 8
101 Boston College 12 204 1114 5.46 12 94 21 22 8
102 Georgia Tech 13 204 1116 5.47 9 69 29 29 14
103 Ole Miss 15 258 1117 4.33 6 65 33 33 7
104 Wyoming 12 225 1119 4.97 8 58 31 34 11
105 Oregon State 12 224 1121 5.00 9 66 37 37 11
106 Kent State 12 237 1130 4.77 11 64 31 32 9
107 Appalachian State 13 241 1132 4.70 12 59 23 23 9
108 Florida Atlantic 12 238 1139 4.79 16 31 34 36 13
109 Kansas 12 217 1147 5.29 12 71 36 35 12
110 Syracuse 12 212 1150 5.42 12 58 39 38 11
111 Liberty 12 216 1161 5.38 5 77 32 32 11
112 Tulsa 12 229 1176 5.14 11 72 34 34 10
113 Georgia State 12 241 1177 4.88 16 85 34 34 9
114 Mississippi State 13 252 1199 4.76 13 43 33 35 6
115 Connecticut 13 257 1204 4.68 13 29 35 37 6
116 Western Kentucky 13 215 1214 5.65 6 84 33 34 14
117 Utah State 13 214 1216 5.68 8 69 28 29 11
118 Baylor 12 236 1217 5.16 17 74 30 31 9
119 Purdue 12 226 1223 5.41 16 68 35 38 11
120 Massachusetts 12 252 1230 4.88 10 58 27 27 10
121 Arkansas State 13 242 1241 5.13 9 64 29 29 12
122 Cincinnati 13 253 1247 4.93 7 51 34 35 10
123 Utah 13 232 1270 5.47 7 80 37 37 12
124 Arkansas 12 248 1278 5.15 14 53 43 42 10
124 Charlotte 12 233 1278 5.48 11 44 35 40 10
126 Kennesaw State 14 266 1290 4.85 12 75 33 37 12
127 Temple 12 233 1306 5.61 13 61 30 30 11
128 Rutgers 12 197 1380 7.01 12 67 40 40 18
129 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1395 5.43 8 62 43 42 14
130 Troy 14 258 1425 5.52 12 73 41 41 18
131 Eastern Michigan 12 246 1457 5.92 17 80 38 38 18
132 Sam Houston State 12 242 1483 6.13 21 73 42 44 14
133 Colorado 12 263 1489 5.66 15 88 39 42 12
134 North Texas 14 284 1494 5.26 9 75 30 30 13
135 UNLV 14 242 1516 6.26 15 65 47 48 17
136 Georgia Southern 13 275 1526 5.55 19 47 49 50 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards