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
1 Notre Dame 12 196 564 2.88 1 20 11 12 1
1 Ohio State 14 190 739 3.89 1 37 17 17 4
4 Oklahoma 13 201 470 2.34 2 75 7 7 4
4 Indiana 14 163 493 3.02 2 75 9 9 3
4 SMU 12 182 691 3.80 2 27 14 15 4
4 Fresno State 13 200 851 4.26 2 46 24 24 6
4 East Carolina 13 199 946 4.75 2 84 36 36 10
9 James Madison 14 201 611 3.04 3 31 15 16 5
9 San Diego State 13 205 696 3.40 3 49 14 15 4
9 Louisville 13 204 704 3.45 3 29 17 17 4
9 Houston 13 208 852 4.10 3 38 22 23 5
9 Old Dominion 13 230 859 3.73 3 46 19 20 5
9 Akron 12 212 905 4.27 3 74 23 23 7
9 TCU 13 233 908 3.90 3 38 23 24 6
16 Miami (FL) 14 215 637 2.96 4 38 22 22 7
16 Vanderbilt 13 191 711 3.72 4 58 21 21 7
16 Florida State 12 211 774 3.67 4 26 20 21 5
16 Wake Forest 12 189 854 4.52 4 43 19 20 7
16 South Carolina 12 212 857 4.04 4 56 19 20 6
16 UTSA 13 213 884 4.15 4 54 28 26 6
16 Ball State 12 219 1020 4.66 4 54 29 31 11
23 Georgia 14 172 558 3.24 5 27 9 9 2
23 Washington 13 192 615 3.20 5 31 11 12 3
23 Wisconsin 12 176 662 3.76 5 43 17 17 6
23 Oregon 14 196 682 3.48 5 79 11 11 1
23 Toledo 13 219 733 3.35 5 79 15 15 3
23 Texas 13 189 734 3.88 5 41 22 23 4
23 Illinois 13 200 741 3.71 5 25 17 17 3
23 Alabama 15 230 758 3.30 5 37 19 21 7
23 Pittsburgh 13 224 763 3.41 5 65 17 16 5
23 Clemson 13 198 766 3.87 5 30 23 24 5
23 Minnesota 13 212 874 4.12 5 85 31 32 6
23 Kansas State 12 214 928 4.34 5 60 28 29 8
23 Miami (OH) 14 229 930 4.06 5 76 25 25 7
23 NC State 13 214 934 4.36 5 85 27 28 5
23 Penn State 13 213 968 4.54 5 67 23 24 7
23 Army 13 212 1060 5.00 5 41 31 32 7
23 Liberty 12 216 1161 5.38 5 77 32 32 11
40 New Mexico 13 188 650 3.46 6 64 18 18 4
40 Missouri 13 202 707 3.50 6 84 17 16 3
40 Auburn 12 218 729 3.34 6 38 22 23 5
40 Iowa 13 192 784 4.08 6 70 14 16 3
40 LSU 13 205 794 3.87 6 43 23 24 7
40 Texas A&M 13 194 845 4.36 6 75 29 29 8
40 Louisiana-Monroe 12 217 852 3.93 6 42 21 20 6
40 Tulane 14 228 896 3.93 6 35 30 30 9
40 Ole Miss 14 235 1060 4.51 6 65 31 31 7
40 Maryland 12 231 1112 4.81 6 55 28 29 8
40 Cincinnati 12 231 1118 4.84 6 51 31 31 9
40 Western Kentucky 13 215 1214 5.65 6 84 33 34 14
52 Arizona State 13 205 729 3.56 7 39 15 17 4
52 Stanford 12 194 804 4.14 7 47 19 22 5
52 North Carolina 12 206 834 4.05 7 75 19 19 5
52 Washington State 13 205 879 4.29 7 37 24 24 6
52 BYU 14 227 917 4.04 7 65 27 26 9
52 Louisiana Tech 13 220 932 4.24 7 80 32 33 7
52 New Mexico State 12 215 978 4.55 7 45 20 21 9
52 West Virginia 12 239 1004 4.20 7 62 28 28 10
52 Ohio 13 203 1007 4.96 7 64 34 33 8
52 Oklahoma State 12 222 1069 4.82 7 43 32 32 6
52 Northern Illinois 12 228 1070 4.69 7 49 30 30 7
52 Utah 13 232 1270 5.47 7 80 37 37 12
64 Kentucky 12 200 681 3.41 8 22 18 17 1
64 Michigan 13 195 817 4.19 8 60 17 18 7
64 Virginia 14 222 857 3.86 8 57 20 21 4
64 Buffalo 12 216 912 4.22 8 90 22 22 6
64 USC 13 216 951 4.40 8 32 33 34 4
64 FIU 13 219 1044 4.77 8 67 35 36 10
64 Wyoming 12 225 1119 4.97 8 58 31 34 11
64 Utah State 13 214 1216 5.68 8 69 28 29 11
64 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1395 5.43 8 62 43 42 14
73 Navy 12 196 857 4.37 9 61 21 22 4
73 Iowa State 12 185 869 4.70 9 33 27 30 8
73 Arizona 12 209 887 4.24 9 75 15 17 7
73 Central Michigan 13 210 910 4.33 9 43 25 27 8
73 Air Force 12 170 927 5.45 9 51 25 26 10
73 Michigan State 12 190 936 4.93 9 49 26 27 9
73 Marshall 12 207 945 4.57 9 72 24 26 7
73 Memphis 13 229 949 4.14 9 73 28 29 5
73 San Jose State 12 228 951 4.17 9 32 28 29 5
73 Middle Tennessee State 12 215 1018 4.73 9 66 26 26 11
73 California 13 210 1044 4.97 9 71 30 30 7
73 Jacksonville State 14 247 1048 4.24 9 52 30 30 11
73 Louisiana 13 229 1100 4.80 9 68 29 31 6
73 Georgia Tech 13 205 1120 5.46 9 69 29 29 14
73 Oregon State 12 224 1121 5.00 9 66 37 37 11
73 Arkansas State 13 242 1241 5.13 9 64 29 29 12
73 North Texas 14 284 1494 5.26 9 75 30 30 13
90 Western Michigan 14 214 862 4.03 10 63 29 27 8
90 Florida 12 213 929 4.36 10 65 19 20 6
90 Northwestern 13 196 1000 5.10 10 69 25 25 5
90 Boise State 14 231 1082 4.68 10 56 31 33 15
90 Colorado State 12 245 1106 4.51 10 57 20 22 8
90 Massachusetts 12 252 1230 4.88 10 58 27 27 10
96 UCF 12 219 931 4.25 11 75 29 29 4
96 Delaware 13 231 945 4.09 11 78 25 24 8
96 Hawaii 13 215 949 4.41 11 64 25 27 8
96 Bowling Green 12 207 952 4.60 11 45 33 37 7
96 Nevada 12 210 994 4.73 11 68 28 28 7
96 UTEP 12 246 1082 4.40 11 72 27 29 7
96 UCLA 12 219 1088 4.97 11 43 35 35 7
96 Mississippi State 12 234 1121 4.79 11 43 30 32 6
96 Kent State 12 237 1124 4.74 11 64 31 32 9
96 Tulsa 12 229 1176 5.14 11 72 34 34 10
96 Charlotte 12 233 1278 5.48 11 44 35 40 10
107 USF 13 248 1020 4.11 12 51 34 34 10
107 Southern Miss 13 262 1094 4.18 12 73 32 31 7
107 Boston College 12 204 1114 5.46 12 94 21 22 8
107 Appalachian State 13 241 1132 4.70 12 59 23 23 9
107 Kansas 12 217 1147 5.29 12 71 36 35 12
107 Syracuse 12 212 1150 5.42 12 58 39 38 11
107 Kennesaw State 14 266 1290 4.85 12 75 33 37 12
107 Rutgers 12 197 1380 7.01 12 67 40 40 18
107 Troy 14 258 1425 5.52 12 73 41 41 18
116 Rice 12 202 926 4.58 13 65 25 25 6
116 Virginia Tech 12 220 995 4.52 13 62 25 28 10
116 Missouri State 13 215 1047 4.87 13 98 25 26 10
116 Tennessee 13 248 1076 4.34 13 43 31 32 10
116 Connecticut 13 257 1204 4.68 13 29 35 37 6
116 Temple 12 233 1306 5.61 13 61 30 30 11
122 Duke 14 248 1058 4.27 14 44 32 35 11
122 Arkansas 12 248 1278 5.15 14 53 43 42 10
124 Texas State 12 216 972 4.50 15 75 29 31 8
124 South Alabama 12 203 1062 5.23 15 42 28 29 7
124 Colorado 12 263 1489 5.66 15 88 39 42 12
124 UNLV 14 242 1516 6.26 15 65 47 48 17
128 Nebraska 13 222 1046 4.71 16 75 28 26 6
128 UAB 12 227 1086 4.78 16 60 28 28 6
128 Florida Atlantic 12 238 1127 4.74 16 31 34 36 13
128 Georgia State 12 241 1177 4.88 16 85 34 34 9
128 Purdue 12 226 1223 5.41 16 68 35 38 11
133 Baylor 12 236 1217 5.16 17 74 30 31 9
133 Eastern Michigan 12 246 1457 5.92 17 80 38 38 18
135 Georgia Southern 13 275 1526 5.55 19 47 49 50 16
136 Sam Houston State 12 242 1483 6.13 21 73 42 44 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards