2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/04/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Arizona State 5 63 86 1.37 2 18 0 1 0
2 James Madison 5 70 169 2.41 1 18 3 3 0
3 Maryland 5 79 196 2.48 1 20 3 3 1
4 Pittsburgh 5 91 229 2.52 1 17 6 6 0
5 LSU 5 66 167 2.53 1 17 3 4 0
6 Texas Tech 5 66 175 2.65 0 21 4 5 1
7 Miami (FL) 5 76 214 2.82 0 27 6 6 1
8 Tennessee 5 99 280 2.83 5 21 7 6 2
9 Florida 5 75 217 2.89 0 20 3 3 1
10 Kentucky 5 85 248 2.92 4 19 8 8 0
11 Minnesota 5 67 198 2.96 1 33 9 9 1
12 Georgia 5 70 208 2.97 3 27 3 3 1
13 Louisiana Tech 5 78 234 3.00 0 19 9 10 0
14 Florida State 5 79 244 3.09 1 26 4 4 2
15 San Diego State 5 73 228 3.12 1 31 5 6 2
16 Washington 5 66 208 3.15 4 20 4 4 1
17 Iowa 5 66 209 3.17 2 16 3 5 0
18 BYU 5 76 242 3.18 2 33 6 6 2
19 Buffalo 6 105 335 3.19 4 31 6 6 1
20 Michigan 5 79 256 3.24 0 20 6 7 1
21 Louisville 5 77 256 3.32 0 14 7 7 0
22 Ohio State 5 70 233 3.33 0 16 4 4 0
23 Auburn 5 88 294 3.34 2 38 10 10 3
24 Appalachian State 5 74 249 3.36 2 30 6 6 2
24 Toledo 5 81 272 3.36 1 79 2 2 1
26 Arizona 5 80 275 3.44 3 75 7 7 2
27 USC 5 82 284 3.46 2 26 9 10 1
28 Louisiana-Monroe 5 77 271 3.52 0 22 7 7 1
29 Texas 5 61 216 3.54 2 16 5 5 0
30 Wisconsin 5 66 235 3.56 1 43 6 5 1
30 Oregon 5 72 256 3.56 3 79 2 3 1
30 Southern Miss 5 98 349 3.56 4 73 11 10 2
33 SMU 5 70 250 3.57 2 27 6 7 3
34 UTSA 5 79 283 3.58 3 54 8 7 2
35 Oklahoma 5 71 258 3.63 2 75 5 5 3
35 Houston 5 87 316 3.63 1 38 8 8 1
37 Notre Dame 5 82 301 3.67 1 20 7 8 1
37 Clemson 5 86 316 3.67 3 28 10 10 2
39 Alabama 5 74 272 3.68 2 36 7 7 2
40 Memphis 6 86 318 3.70 4 23 14 15 2
41 Missouri 5 62 232 3.74 1 84 6 6 1
41 New Mexico 5 66 247 3.74 3 59 6 6 1
41 Hawaii 6 104 389 3.74 3 64 11 11 3
44 North Texas 5 96 360 3.75 2 75 4 4 1
44 Rice 6 102 383 3.75 3 65 10 10 2
46 Duke 6 114 429 3.76 5 42 13 13 7
47 Indiana 5 64 241 3.77 1 75 4 4 2
48 South Carolina 5 94 355 3.78 2 38 10 11 2
49 Texas A&M 5 73 277 3.79 4 75 9 9 2
49 Boise State 5 82 311 3.79 3 49 8 8 2
51 TCU 5 96 370 3.85 2 35 11 11 2
52 Virginia Tech 6 111 439 3.95 7 62 10 11 4
53 Connecticut 6 102 406 3.98 5 29 10 11 3
54 Penn State 5 88 351 3.99 0 24 7 8 2
54 San Jose State 5 89 355 3.99 4 29 12 12 2
56 Michigan State 5 70 280 4.00 2 40 9 9 2
57 Boston College 5 87 350 4.02 6 75 7 7 2
58 Vanderbilt 6 76 306 4.03 1 58 8 9 3
59 Bowling Green 5 84 339 4.04 3 34 10 13 2
60 New Mexico State 5 94 381 4.05 3 32 8 9 3
61 Ball State 5 76 310 4.08 3 54 9 9 3
62 Kansas State 6 110 450 4.09 3 60 11 12 3
63 Delaware 5 84 349 4.15 4 51 6 6 4
63 Virginia 6 101 419 4.15 5 57 10 10 3
65 Washington State 5 82 344 4.20 4 27 10 10 2
65 Illinois 6 96 403 4.20 3 25 10 10 2
67 Fresno State 6 90 383 4.26 0 26 8 8 5
68 NC State 6 82 353 4.30 1 85 9 9 2
69 Navy 5 79 342 4.33 1 61 11 11 2
69 UCF 5 91 394 4.33 5 75 12 13 1
71 Air Force 5 85 370 4.35 4 40 11 12 3
72 Florida Atlantic 5 92 401 4.36 4 29 10 12 6
73 West Virginia 6 127 555 4.37 4 62 12 13 3
74 Mississippi State 6 113 495 4.38 5 25 14 15 2
75 Cincinnati 5 85 374 4.40 2 30 12 12 4
76 Wyoming 5 83 366 4.41 2 44 8 10 3
76 USF 5 94 415 4.41 5 38 15 15 3
78 Rutgers 5 66 292 4.42 6 39 9 8 2
79 Central Michigan 6 110 489 4.45 5 23 13 14 3
80 East Carolina 5 74 330 4.46 1 60 14 14 3
81 Arkansas 5 97 434 4.47 9 33 17 17 3
82 Northern Illinois 5 89 400 4.49 1 22 14 14 3
83 Baylor 6 118 531 4.50 8 33 14 14 4
84 Western Michigan 6 103 465 4.51 8 63 17 16 5
85 Stanford 5 82 371 4.52 3 47 9 12 3
86 Sam Houston State 5 86 392 4.56 5 50 9 11 3
86 Georgia State 5 95 433 4.56 9 31 13 13 3
88 Jacksonville State 5 99 458 4.63 3 52 12 12 4
89 Oregon State 6 119 553 4.65 4 28 18 18 4
90 Kennesaw State 5 92 429 4.66 4 75 11 12 3
91 California 6 89 418 4.70 4 71 12 12 3
92 Colorado State 5 101 477 4.72 5 45 10 11 5
92 UTEP 5 108 510 4.72 8 72 13 13 3
94 Tulane 5 85 404 4.75 2 35 12 12 3
95 Ole Miss 5 83 397 4.78 2 49 14 14 3
95 Syracuse 6 99 473 4.78 4 49 15 15 5
97 Purdue 5 90 431 4.79 8 46 14 15 4
97 Colorado 6 117 560 4.79 6 49 17 18 3
99 Oklahoma State 5 93 446 4.80 3 39 17 17 2
100 Old Dominion 5 92 445 4.84 0 46 10 11 3
101 Utah 5 82 398 4.85 2 68 11 12 5
102 Nevada 5 85 417 4.91 3 68 11 12 2
102 Miami (OH) 5 88 432 4.91 4 76 10 10 4
104 Kansas 6 113 557 4.93 5 46 19 18 5
105 Iowa State 6 88 439 4.99 3 33 16 17 4
106 Marshall 5 80 400 5.00 5 72 10 10 4
107 North Carolina 5 79 397 5.03 2 75 8 8 4
107 Wake Forest 5 90 453 5.03 0 43 12 13 4
109 Massachusetts 5 95 483 5.08 3 55 11 12 5
110 Army 5 84 434 5.17 2 40 12 12 4
111 Louisiana 5 105 546 5.20 7 68 11 13 3
112 Texas State 5 80 417 5.21 6 75 14 15 5
113 Troy 5 86 464 5.40 6 56 13 13 5
113 Coastal Carolina 5 93 502 5.40 4 54 16 14 3
115 FIU 5 71 389 5.48 3 67 14 14 5
115 UAB 5 109 597 5.48 8 60 14 14 3
115 Tulsa 6 113 619 5.48 7 39 21 21 4
118 Nebraska 5 78 428 5.49 5 75 10 10 4
118 Utah State 5 82 450 5.49 3 51 10 11 4
120 Georgia Tech 5 89 491 5.52 3 34 14 14 7
121 South Alabama 6 116 643 5.54 11 34 16 17 5
122 Missouri State 5 77 436 5.66 6 75 9 9 5
123 Charlotte 5 97 555 5.72 4 34 14 17 4
124 Middle Tennessee State 5 96 550 5.73 5 64 14 14 5
124 UCLA 5 100 573 5.73 4 43 17 17 4
126 Akron 6 103 603 5.85 3 74 16 16 6
127 Ohio 6 97 581 5.99 4 64 22 21 7
128 Northwestern 5 70 440 6.29 3 69 12 12 2
129 Kent State 5 97 616 6.35 7 64 20 20 7
130 UNLV 5 69 446 6.46 4 32 18 19 6
131 Liberty 5 102 663 6.50 2 77 17 17 8
132 Georgia Southern 5 121 791 6.54 9 41 28 28 9
133 Temple 5 77 508 6.60 4 61 10 10 6
134 Arkansas State 6 116 771 6.65 6 64 19 19 8
135 Western Kentucky 6 99 675 6.82 4 75 21 21 9
136 Eastern Michigan 6 125 864 6.91 9 65 25 25 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards