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

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