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

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 Notre Dame 12 196 564 2.88 1 20 11 12 1
4 Miami (FL) 14 215 637 2.96 4 38 22 22 7
5 Indiana 14 163 493 3.02 2 75 9 9 3
6 James Madison 14 201 611 3.04 3 31 15 16 5
7 Washington 13 192 615 3.20 5 31 11 12 3
8 Georgia 14 172 558 3.24 5 27 9 9 2
9 Alabama 15 230 758 3.30 5 37 19 21 7
10 Auburn 12 218 729 3.34 6 38 22 23 5
11 Toledo 13 219 733 3.35 5 79 15 15 3
12 San Diego State 13 205 696 3.40 3 49 14 15 4
13 Kentucky 12 200 681 3.41 8 22 18 17 1
13 Pittsburgh 13 224 763 3.41 5 65 17 16 5
15 Louisville 13 204 704 3.45 3 29 17 17 4
16 New Mexico 13 188 650 3.46 6 64 18 18 4
17 Oregon 14 196 682 3.48 5 79 11 11 1
18 Missouri 13 202 707 3.50 6 84 17 16 3
19 Arizona State 13 205 729 3.56 7 39 15 17 4
20 Florida State 12 211 774 3.67 4 26 20 21 5
21 Illinois 13 200 741 3.71 5 25 17 17 3
22 Vanderbilt 13 191 711 3.72 4 58 21 21 7
23 Old Dominion 13 230 859 3.73 3 46 19 20 5
24 Wisconsin 12 176 662 3.76 5 43 17 17 6
25 SMU 12 182 691 3.80 2 27 14 15 4
26 Virginia 14 222 857 3.86 8 57 20 21 4
27 Clemson 13 198 766 3.87 5 30 23 24 5
27 LSU 13 205 794 3.87 6 43 23 24 7
29 Texas 13 189 734 3.88 5 41 22 23 4
30 Ohio State 14 190 739 3.89 1 37 17 17 4
31 TCU 13 233 908 3.90 3 38 23 24 6
32 Louisiana-Monroe 12 217 852 3.93 6 42 21 20 6
32 Tulane 14 228 896 3.93 6 35 30 30 9
34 Western Michigan 14 214 862 4.03 10 63 29 27 8
35 South Carolina 12 212 857 4.04 4 56 19 20 6
35 BYU 14 227 917 4.04 7 65 27 26 9
37 North Carolina 12 206 834 4.05 7 75 19 19 5
38 Miami (OH) 14 229 930 4.06 5 76 25 25 7
39 Iowa 13 192 784 4.08 6 70 14 16 3
40 Delaware 13 231 945 4.09 11 78 25 24 8
41 Houston 13 208 852 4.10 3 38 22 23 5
42 USF 13 248 1020 4.11 12 51 34 34 10
43 Minnesota 13 212 874 4.12 5 85 31 32 6
44 Stanford 12 194 804 4.14 7 47 19 22 5
44 Memphis 13 229 949 4.14 9 73 28 29 5
46 UTSA 13 213 884 4.15 4 54 28 26 6
47 San Jose State 12 228 951 4.17 9 32 28 29 5
48 Southern Miss 13 262 1094 4.18 12 73 32 31 7
49 Michigan 13 195 817 4.19 8 60 17 18 7
50 West Virginia 12 239 1004 4.20 7 62 28 28 10
51 Buffalo 12 216 912 4.22 8 90 22 22 6
52 Arizona 12 209 887 4.24 9 75 15 17 7
52 Louisiana Tech 13 220 932 4.24 7 80 32 33 7
52 Jacksonville State 14 247 1048 4.24 9 52 30 30 11
55 UCF 12 219 931 4.25 11 75 29 29 4
56 Fresno State 13 200 851 4.26 2 46 24 24 6
57 Akron 12 212 905 4.27 3 74 23 23 7
57 Duke 14 248 1058 4.27 14 44 32 35 11
59 Washington State 13 205 879 4.29 7 37 24 24 6
60 Central Michigan 13 210 910 4.33 9 43 25 27 8
61 Kansas State 12 214 928 4.34 5 60 28 29 8
61 Tennessee 13 248 1076 4.34 13 43 31 32 10
63 Texas A&M 13 194 845 4.36 6 75 29 29 8
63 Florida 12 213 929 4.36 10 65 19 20 6
63 NC State 13 214 934 4.36 5 85 27 28 5
66 Navy 12 196 857 4.37 9 61 21 22 4
67 USC 13 216 951 4.40 8 32 33 34 4
67 UTEP 12 246 1082 4.40 11 72 27 29 7
69 Hawaii 13 215 949 4.41 11 64 25 27 8
70 Texas State 12 216 972 4.50 15 75 29 31 8
71 Ole Miss 14 235 1060 4.51 6 65 31 31 7
71 Colorado State 12 245 1106 4.51 10 57 20 22 8
73 Wake Forest 12 189 854 4.52 4 43 19 20 7
73 Virginia Tech 12 220 995 4.52 13 62 25 28 10
75 Penn State 13 213 968 4.54 5 67 23 24 7
76 New Mexico State 12 215 978 4.55 7 45 20 21 9
77 Marshall 12 207 945 4.57 9 72 24 26 7
78 Rice 12 202 926 4.58 13 65 25 25 6
79 Bowling Green 12 207 952 4.60 11 45 33 37 7
80 Ball State 12 219 1020 4.66 4 54 29 31 11
81 Boise State 14 231 1082 4.68 10 56 31 33 15
81 Connecticut 13 257 1204 4.68 13 29 35 37 6
83 Northern Illinois 12 228 1070 4.69 7 49 30 30 7
84 Iowa State 12 185 869 4.70 9 33 27 30 8
84 Appalachian State 13 241 1132 4.70 12 59 23 23 9
86 Nebraska 13 222 1046 4.71 16 75 28 26 6
87 Nevada 12 210 994 4.73 11 68 28 28 7
87 Middle Tennessee State 12 215 1018 4.73 9 66 26 26 11
89 Kent State 12 237 1124 4.74 11 64 31 32 9
89 Florida Atlantic 12 238 1127 4.74 16 31 34 36 13
91 East Carolina 13 199 946 4.75 2 84 36 36 10
92 FIU 13 219 1044 4.77 8 67 35 36 10
93 UAB 12 227 1086 4.78 16 60 28 28 6
94 Mississippi State 12 234 1121 4.79 11 43 30 32 6
95 Louisiana 13 229 1100 4.80 9 68 29 31 6
96 Maryland 12 231 1112 4.81 6 55 28 29 8
97 Oklahoma State 12 222 1069 4.82 7 43 32 32 6
98 Cincinnati 12 231 1118 4.84 6 51 31 31 9
99 Kennesaw State 14 266 1290 4.85 12 75 33 37 12
100 Missouri State 13 215 1047 4.87 13 98 25 26 10
101 Georgia State 12 241 1177 4.88 16 85 34 34 9
101 Massachusetts 12 252 1230 4.88 10 58 27 27 10
103 Michigan State 12 190 936 4.93 9 49 26 27 9
104 Ohio 13 203 1007 4.96 7 64 34 33 8
105 California 13 210 1044 4.97 9 71 30 30 7
105 UCLA 12 219 1088 4.97 11 43 35 35 7
105 Wyoming 12 225 1119 4.97 8 58 31 34 11
108 Army 13 212 1060 5.00 5 41 31 32 7
108 Oregon State 12 224 1121 5.00 9 66 37 37 11
110 Northwestern 13 196 1000 5.10 10 69 25 25 5
111 Arkansas State 13 242 1241 5.13 9 64 29 29 12
112 Tulsa 12 229 1176 5.14 11 72 34 34 10
113 Arkansas 12 248 1278 5.15 14 53 43 42 10
114 Baylor 12 236 1217 5.16 17 74 30 31 9
115 South Alabama 12 203 1062 5.23 15 42 28 29 7
116 North Texas 14 284 1494 5.26 9 75 30 30 13
117 Kansas 12 217 1147 5.29 12 71 36 35 12
118 Liberty 12 216 1161 5.38 5 77 32 32 11
119 Purdue 12 226 1223 5.41 16 68 35 38 11
120 Syracuse 12 212 1150 5.42 12 58 39 38 11
121 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1395 5.43 8 62 43 42 14
122 Air Force 12 170 927 5.45 9 51 25 26 10
123 Boston College 12 204 1114 5.46 12 94 21 22 8
123 Georgia Tech 13 205 1120 5.46 9 69 29 29 14
125 Utah 13 232 1270 5.47 7 80 37 37 12
126 Charlotte 12 233 1278 5.48 11 44 35 40 10
127 Troy 14 258 1425 5.52 12 73 41 41 18
128 Georgia Southern 13 275 1526 5.55 19 47 49 50 16
129 Temple 12 233 1306 5.61 13 61 30 30 11
130 Western Kentucky 13 215 1214 5.65 6 84 33 34 14
131 Colorado 12 263 1489 5.66 15 88 39 42 12
132 Utah State 13 214 1216 5.68 8 69 28 29 11
133 Eastern Michigan 12 246 1457 5.92 17 80 38 38 18
134 Sam Houston State 12 242 1483 6.13 21 73 42 44 14
135 UNLV 14 242 1516 6.26 15 65 47 48 17
136 Rutgers 12 197 1380 7.01 12 67 40 40 18
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards