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

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