2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 11/19/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Kentucky 10 168 535 3.18 7 19 14 13 0
2 Notre Dame 10 157 475 3.03 1 20 10 11 1
3 Texas Tech 11 150 353 2.35 0 21 9 11 1
4 Louisiana-Monroe 10 177 694 3.92 6 24 16 16 4
5 Texas 10 148 479 3.24 3 25 15 16 1
5 Louisville 10 156 535 3.43 3 25 13 13 2
5 Illinois 10 147 537 3.65 3 25 11 11 2
8 Ohio State 10 124 425 3.43 1 26 9 9 2
8 Florida State 10 172 556 3.23 3 26 14 14 2
10 Georgia 10 137 425 3.10 5 27 8 8 2
10 SMU 10 150 566 3.77 2 27 13 14 3
10 Iowa 10 154 577 3.75 5 27 11 13 1
13 Miami (FL) 10 154 408 2.65 2 28 13 13 4
13 Arizona State 10 153 513 3.35 5 28 12 13 3
15 Connecticut 11 215 1008 4.69 10 29 31 33 6
16 Clemson 10 156 634 4.06 5 30 20 21 5
17 San Diego State 10 151 437 2.89 1 31 9 10 3
17 James Madison 10 143 456 3.19 2 31 10 10 3
17 Washington 10 149 493 3.31 5 31 10 11 3
17 Florida Atlantic 10 197 978 4.96 14 31 29 31 12
21 USC 10 166 723 4.36 5 32 26 28 3
21 San Jose State 10 187 800 4.28 7 32 26 27 5
23 Iowa State 10 165 777 4.71 8 33 25 28 7
24 TCU 10 190 677 3.56 3 35 18 18 3
24 Tulane 10 172 696 4.05 3 35 21 21 7
26 Alabama 10 146 526 3.60 4 37 14 16 6
26 Washington State 10 161 730 4.53 6 37 19 19 6
28 Auburn 10 178 584 3.28 6 38 19 19 4
28 Houston 10 167 621 3.72 3 38 15 16 3
28 USF 10 187 723 3.87 10 38 27 27 7
31 Army 9 145 705 4.86 3 40 21 22 5
32 Duke 10 189 768 4.06 11 42 22 22 9
32 South Alabama 10 177 970 5.48 13 42 27 28 7
34 LSU 10 162 594 3.67 5 43 17 18 3
34 Wisconsin 10 153 602 3.93 5 43 15 15 6
34 Tennessee 10 196 708 3.61 9 43 19 19 6
34 Central Michigan 11 180 729 4.05 7 43 20 22 6
34 Wake Forest 10 162 794 4.90 2 43 18 19 7
34 Oklahoma State 10 183 849 4.64 6 43 28 28 4
34 UCLA 10 185 938 5.07 9 43 30 30 5
34 Mississippi State 11 212 1060 5.00 11 43 29 31 6
42 Charlotte 10 196 1086 5.54 8 44 29 34 8
43 New Mexico State 10 184 788 4.28 6 45 15 16 5
43 Bowling Green 11 196 921 4.70 11 45 32 36 7
45 Fresno State 10 156 629 4.03 1 46 16 16 6
45 Old Dominion 10 191 744 3.90 3 46 17 18 5
45 Arkansas 10 202 971 4.81 13 46 33 33 8
48 Michigan 10 154 553 3.59 6 47 10 11 4
48 Stanford 10 164 723 4.41 6 47 18 21 5
48 Georgia Southern 10 219 1263 5.77 16 47 41 42 13
51 Boise State 10 170 730 4.29 7 49 19 20 8
51 Michigan State 10 162 815 5.03 8 49 23 24 8
51 Syracuse 10 183 882 4.82 7 49 32 31 7
51 Northern Illinois 11 210 977 4.65 7 49 27 27 6
55 Cincinnati 10 182 828 4.55 5 50 21 21 7
56 Delaware 10 177 729 4.12 9 51 20 19 7
56 Air Force 10 151 838 5.55 9 51 23 24 9
56 Utah State 10 157 874 5.57 6 51 22 23 7
59 Jacksonville State 10 177 780 4.41 8 52 23 23 7
60 UTSA 10 166 700 4.22 4 54 22 21 6
60 Ball State 10 178 746 4.19 4 54 18 20 7
62 Maryland 10 189 856 4.53 4 55 22 22 6
63 South Carolina 10 180 764 4.24 4 56 18 19 6
64 Virginia 11 176 642 3.65 8 57 15 15 3
64 Colorado State 10 189 878 4.65 7 57 18 20 8
66 Vanderbilt 10 148 571 3.86 3 58 18 18 5
66 Wyoming 10 181 884 4.88 7 58 23 25 9
66 Massachusetts 11 227 1110 4.89 9 58 25 25 9
69 Appalachian State 10 180 757 4.21 8 59 16 16 7
70 Kansas State 10 174 717 4.12 3 60 19 20 5
70 UAB 10 192 929 4.84 13 60 25 25 4
72 Navy 10 171 777 4.54 9 61 20 21 4
72 Temple 10 190 1031 5.43 9 61 23 22 8
74 Virginia Tech 10 188 893 4.75 13 62 23 26 10
74 West Virginia 11 212 935 4.41 6 62 26 26 9
74 Coastal Carolina 10 194 1065 5.49 8 62 35 34 11
77 Western Michigan 11 173 770 4.45 9 63 26 25 8
78 New Mexico 10 138 472 3.42 6 64 13 13 3
78 Hawaii 10 168 724 4.31 8 64 19 20 6
78 Ohio 11 175 931 5.32 7 64 32 31 8
78 Kent State 11 209 986 4.72 9 64 28 29 9
78 Arkansas State 10 183 986 5.39 7 64 22 22 9
83 Pittsburgh 10 164 545 3.32 3 65 13 13 4
83 Florida 10 175 723 4.13 7 65 11 12 4
83 Rice 10 161 734 4.56 10 65 19 19 5
83 BYU 10 177 746 4.21 6 65 21 20 8
83 Ole Miss 11 177 815 4.60 4 65 22 22 6
83 Troy 10 183 1002 5.48 9 65 29 29 12
83 UNLV 10 170 1069 6.29 12 65 36 37 13
90 Middle Tennessee State 10 190 935 4.92 8 66 24 24 11
90 Oregon State 11 207 1020 4.93 7 66 34 34 10
92 FIU 10 158 709 4.49 6 67 25 26 7
92 Penn State 10 164 761 4.64 3 67 17 18 6
92 Rutgers 10 151 1013 6.71 9 67 28 28 14
95 Utah 10 172 775 4.51 5 68 25 25 7
95 Louisiana 10 183 844 4.61 9 68 19 21 4
95 Nevada 10 180 852 4.73 8 68 23 23 6
95 Purdue 11 203 1018 5.01 13 68 29 32 8
95 Colorado 10 213 1191 5.59 12 68 33 35 9
100 Northwestern 10 152 853 5.61 8 69 20 20 4
100 Georgia Tech 10 160 944 5.90 6 69 24 24 13
102 California 10 166 838 5.05 7 71 26 26 6
102 Kansas 10 176 946 5.38 11 71 29 28 11
104 Marshall 10 171 802 4.69 8 72 20 22 7
104 UTEP 10 207 886 4.28 9 72 23 25 4
104 Tulsa 10 182 938 5.15 8 72 28 28 7
107 Memphis 11 183 757 4.14 8 73 22 23 4
107 Southern Miss 10 206 822 3.99 8 73 23 23 5
107 Sam Houston State 10 201 1139 5.67 16 73 32 34 9
110 Akron 12 212 905 4.27 3 74 23 23 7
110 Baylor 10 196 1062 5.42 14 74 25 26 8
112 Oklahoma 10 157 361 2.30 2 75 6 6 3
112 Indiana 11 134 431 3.22 2 75 9 9 3
112 Texas A&M 10 152 628 4.13 5 75 22 22 6
112 North Carolina 10 161 681 4.23 5 75 16 16 5
112 Missouri State 10 153 718 4.69 9 75 18 18 6
112 Nebraska 10 160 755 4.72 12 75 23 21 4
112 Arizona 10 176 769 4.37 8 75 14 15 6
112 Texas State 10 182 818 4.49 13 75 22 23 7
112 UCF 10 187 838 4.48 8 75 28 28 4
112 Kennesaw State 10 188 845 4.49 7 75 24 26 8
112 North Texas 10 196 1021 5.21 6 75 20 21 10
123 Miami (OH) 11 167 674 4.04 5 76 20 20 6
124 Liberty 10 168 889 5.29 4 77 22 22 8
125 Toledo 10 157 446 2.84 3 79 4 4 1
125 Oregon 10 142 489 3.44 5 79 8 8 1
127 Louisiana Tech 10 163 599 3.67 4 80 20 21 3
127 Eastern Michigan 11 225 1379 6.13 15 80 37 37 17
129 Missouri 10 161 618 3.84 5 84 15 15 3
129 East Carolina 10 146 677 4.64 2 84 24 24 7
129 Western Kentucky 10 156 946 6.06 5 84 26 27 12
132 Minnesota 10 163 685 4.20 5 85 24 24 5
132 NC State 10 169 773 4.57 5 85 23 24 5
132 Georgia State 10 196 927 4.73 13 85 25 25 6
135 Buffalo 11 193 796 4.12 8 90 18 18 5
136 Boston College 11 184 1022 5.55 12 94 20 20 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards