2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/29/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 8 112 264 2.36 1 18 5 5 0
2 Texas Tech 8 114 276 2.42 0 21 7 9 1
3 Oklahoma 8 122 309 2.53 2 75 6 6 3
4 Louisiana Tech 7 120 318 2.65 3 19 13 14 0
5 San Diego State 7 102 287 2.81 1 31 5 6 2
6 Arizona State 8 117 336 2.87 5 22 8 9 2
7 Miami (FL) 7 108 313 2.90 1 28 9 9 3
8 Auburn 8 139 407 2.93 5 38 12 12 3
9 Kentucky 7 119 359 3.02 7 19 11 10 0
10 Notre Dame 7 110 347 3.15 1 20 8 9 1
11 Louisville 7 110 350 3.18 1 14 9 9 0
11 Iowa 8 116 369 3.18 3 16 5 7 0
13 Florida State 7 123 396 3.22 2 26 8 8 2
13 Appalachian State 8 130 419 3.22 3 30 9 9 3
15 SMU 8 114 368 3.23 2 27 8 9 3
16 Texas 8 116 378 3.26 2 16 11 12 0
17 Georgia 7 96 315 3.28 4 27 6 6 1
17 Toledo 8 130 426 3.28 3 79 4 4 1
19 Houston 8 124 411 3.31 1 38 10 11 1
20 Washington 8 113 376 3.33 5 20 8 9 1
21 Ohio State 7 93 312 3.35 0 23 7 7 1
22 TCU 8 147 496 3.37 2 35 14 14 2
23 Pittsburgh 8 133 454 3.41 2 65 12 12 3
24 Florida 7 115 393 3.42 1 20 6 7 1
25 Oregon 8 114 396 3.47 5 79 7 7 1
26 Alabama 8 118 412 3.49 3 36 11 12 3
26 Tennessee 8 164 573 3.49 7 38 17 16 5
28 Indiana 8 101 353 3.50 1 75 8 8 3
29 LSU 8 130 460 3.54 3 43 13 14 2
30 Southern Miss 8 162 575 3.55 8 73 16 15 3
31 Minnesota 8 122 437 3.58 2 33 17 17 2
32 UTSA 7 127 471 3.71 4 54 15 14 5
33 Vanderbilt 8 111 413 3.72 1 58 10 11 4
34 Texas A&M 8 120 447 3.73 5 75 16 16 5
35 Michigan 8 127 476 3.75 3 47 10 11 4
35 Louisiana-Monroe 8 129 484 3.75 2 22 12 12 2
37 Illinois 8 123 464 3.77 3 25 10 10 2
38 Arizona 7 119 450 3.78 5 75 9 9 3
39 Maryland 7 118 452 3.83 2 55 11 11 4
40 New Mexico 8 113 434 3.84 5 64 10 10 3
41 Navy 7 110 427 3.88 3 61 12 12 2
42 Kansas State 8 139 542 3.90 3 60 13 14 3
43 Duke 7 134 530 3.96 7 42 16 16 8
44 USF 8 149 591 3.97 8 38 24 24 5
45 Boise State 8 128 512 4.00 4 49 16 16 6
46 Clemson 7 116 467 4.03 4 30 14 14 3
47 Hawaii 8 136 550 4.04 4 64 13 14 4
47 Buffalo 8 142 574 4.04 6 90 11 11 4
49 Delaware 7 117 474 4.05 6 51 11 10 5
50 Missouri 8 120 487 4.06 2 84 11 11 3
51 San Jose State 7 124 505 4.07 4 29 17 18 3
52 NC State 8 123 502 4.08 4 85 11 12 3
53 BYU 8 139 569 4.09 5 65 18 17 6
54 South Carolina 8 146 599 4.10 2 56 15 16 5
55 UCF 7 128 533 4.16 5 75 17 18 1
56 Virginia 8 133 555 4.17 6 57 12 12 3
57 USC 7 124 519 4.19 3 32 19 20 2
58 Bowling Green 8 142 601 4.23 8 45 19 22 4
59 Georgia State 8 156 662 4.24 11 31 19 19 4
60 Rice 8 131 560 4.27 7 65 13 13 4
61 UTEP 8 163 698 4.28 8 72 18 19 3
62 Virginia Tech 8 147 634 4.31 12 62 17 18 6
62 Connecticut 8 150 646 4.31 6 29 18 19 5
64 Penn State 7 121 523 4.32 2 67 9 10 4
65 Ball State 8 139 605 4.35 4 54 16 17 6
65 Old Dominion 8 153 665 4.35 3 46 16 17 4
67 Stanford 8 132 577 4.37 6 47 13 16 3
68 Wisconsin 8 123 539 4.38 5 43 15 15 6
68 Purdue 8 141 618 4.38 10 46 18 19 6
70 New Mexico State 7 130 571 4.39 5 45 11 12 4
71 North Carolina 7 110 485 4.41 4 75 11 11 4
71 Western Michigan 8 129 569 4.41 9 63 20 19 6
73 Utah 8 137 605 4.42 4 68 19 19 5
74 Colorado State 8 149 661 4.44 5 45 13 15 6
75 Memphis 8 126 567 4.50 5 73 18 19 4
75 Kennesaw State 8 149 670 4.50 5 75 18 19 4
77 Northern Illinois 8 150 676 4.51 2 49 17 17 5
78 Miami (OH) 8 124 561 4.52 4 76 15 15 6
79 Fresno State 8 128 580 4.53 1 46 15 15 6
80 Jacksonville State 8 135 613 4.54 7 52 18 18 6
81 Mississippi State 8 149 678 4.55 7 25 20 22 2
82 Tulane 7 129 588 4.56 2 35 15 15 3
83 Michigan State 8 127 584 4.60 5 40 16 17 6
83 Washington State 8 129 593 4.60 6 27 15 15 5
83 Cincinnati 8 131 602 4.60 3 41 17 17 6
83 West Virginia 8 159 731 4.60 5 62 17 17 5
87 Wake Forest 7 119 550 4.62 1 43 13 14 4
87 Wyoming 8 138 638 4.62 3 44 16 18 6
87 Louisiana 8 159 735 4.62 9 68 17 19 4
90 East Carolina 7 101 469 4.64 1 60 18 18 5
91 Marshall 7 116 543 4.68 5 72 13 14 4
92 Middle Tennessee State 8 150 705 4.70 6 64 18 18 6
93 Iowa State 8 123 580 4.72 6 33 18 20 5
93 Oklahoma State 8 149 704 4.72 5 39 24 24 3
93 North Texas 8 162 765 4.72 5 75 12 13 8
96 Akron 9 162 766 4.73 3 74 21 21 7
97 Nebraska 8 124 590 4.76 9 75 16 14 4
97 Central Michigan 8 133 633 4.76 6 43 15 17 5
99 Missouri State 8 115 558 4.85 7 75 13 13 5
100 FIU 8 124 604 4.87 5 67 22 23 7
101 Oregon State 8 150 732 4.88 5 66 23 23 6
102 Massachusetts 8 156 769 4.93 5 58 16 16 7
103 Baylor 8 158 781 4.94 10 65 20 20 5
104 Texas State 8 144 713 4.95 11 75 20 21 7
105 Syracuse 8 142 706 4.97 5 49 24 23 7
105 Nevada 8 151 751 4.97 7 68 18 18 6
107 Ole Miss 8 135 678 5.02 3 65 19 19 5
108 Army 7 108 544 5.04 2 40 15 16 4
109 Boston College 8 134 680 5.07 8 75 15 15 4
110 Coastal Carolina 7 127 647 5.09 5 54 25 23 4
110 Florida Atlantic 8 153 779 5.09 10 31 24 26 10
112 California 8 129 658 5.10 6 71 19 19 5
113 UCLA 8 145 742 5.12 6 43 23 23 5
114 Air Force 7 113 584 5.17 8 51 16 17 6
115 Sam Houston State 7 132 691 5.23 9 73 19 21 5
116 Arkansas 8 162 859 5.30 12 46 28 28 8
117 Kent State 8 155 828 5.34 9 64 24 24 8
118 Troy 8 143 770 5.38 7 56 22 22 9
119 UAB 7 136 739 5.43 10 60 18 18 4
120 Temple 8 141 767 5.44 6 61 18 18 6
121 Georgia Tech 8 129 706 5.47 4 41 20 20 10
122 Northwestern 8 109 601 5.51 5 69 14 14 2
122 Kansas 8 150 827 5.51 10 71 25 24 9
124 Charlotte 8 161 899 5.58 6 44 22 27 6
125 South Alabama 8 145 817 5.63 11 42 21 22 6
126 Ohio 8 124 703 5.67 5 64 27 26 7
127 Utah State 8 124 709 5.72 4 51 15 16 6
127 Tulsa 8 150 858 5.72 8 72 25 25 6
129 Georgia Southern 8 181 1053 5.82 13 41 33 34 11
130 Liberty 7 130 765 5.88 3 77 19 19 8
131 Colorado 8 163 976 5.99 10 63 27 29 8
132 Arkansas State 8 148 893 6.03 7 64 20 20 9
133 Eastern Michigan 9 188 1204 6.40 13 80 33 33 16
134 Western Kentucky 8 131 867 6.62 4 84 23 24 11
135 Rutgers 8 120 845 7.04 9 67 23 23 12
136 UNLV 7 121 868 7.17 11 65 28 29 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards