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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Oklahoma 13 201 470 2.34 2 75 7 7 4
2 Indiana 14 163 493 3.02 2 75 9 9 3
2 Georgia 14 172 558 3.24 5 27 9 9 2
4 Texas Tech 14 195 427 2.19 1 29 11 13 2
4 Notre Dame 12 196 564 2.88 1 20 11 12 1
4 Washington 13 192 615 3.20 5 31 11 12 3
4 Oregon 14 196 682 3.48 5 79 11 11 1
8 SMU 12 182 691 3.80 2 27 14 15 4
8 San Diego State 13 205 696 3.40 3 49 14 15 4
8 Iowa 13 192 784 4.08 6 70 14 16 3
11 James Madison 14 201 611 3.04 3 31 15 16 5
11 Arizona State 13 205 729 3.56 7 39 15 17 4
11 Toledo 13 219 733 3.35 5 79 15 15 3
11 Arizona 12 209 887 4.24 9 75 15 17 7
15 Wisconsin 12 176 662 3.76 5 43 17 17 6
15 Louisville 13 204 704 3.45 3 29 17 17 4
15 Missouri 13 202 707 3.50 6 84 17 16 3
15 Ohio State 14 190 739 3.89 1 37 17 17 4
15 Illinois 13 200 741 3.71 5 25 17 17 3
15 Pittsburgh 13 224 763 3.41 5 65 17 16 5
15 Michigan 13 195 817 4.19 8 60 17 18 7
22 New Mexico 13 188 650 3.46 6 64 18 18 4
22 Kentucky 12 200 681 3.41 8 22 18 17 1
24 Alabama 15 230 758 3.30 5 37 19 21 7
24 Stanford 12 194 804 4.14 7 47 19 22 5
24 North Carolina 12 206 834 4.05 7 75 19 19 5
24 Wake Forest 12 189 854 4.52 4 43 19 20 7
24 South Carolina 12 212 857 4.04 4 56 19 20 6
24 Old Dominion 13 230 859 3.73 3 46 19 20 5
24 Florida 12 213 929 4.36 10 65 19 20 6
31 Florida State 12 211 774 3.67 4 26 20 21 5
31 Virginia 14 222 857 3.86 8 57 20 21 4
31 New Mexico State 12 215 978 4.55 7 45 20 21 9
31 Colorado State 12 245 1106 4.51 10 57 20 22 8
35 Vanderbilt 13 191 711 3.72 4 58 21 21 7
35 Louisiana-Monroe 12 217 852 3.93 6 42 21 20 6
35 Navy 12 196 857 4.37 9 61 21 22 4
35 Boston College 12 204 1114 5.46 12 94 21 22 8
39 Miami (FL) 14 215 637 2.96 4 38 22 22 7
39 Auburn 12 218 729 3.34 6 38 22 23 5
39 Texas 13 189 734 3.88 5 41 22 23 4
39 Houston 13 208 852 4.10 3 38 22 23 5
39 Buffalo 12 216 912 4.22 8 90 22 22 6
44 Clemson 13 198 766 3.87 5 30 23 24 5
44 LSU 13 205 794 3.87 6 43 23 24 7
44 Akron 12 212 905 4.27 3 74 23 23 7
44 TCU 13 233 908 3.90 3 38 23 24 6
44 Penn State 13 213 968 4.54 5 67 23 24 7
44 Appalachian State 13 241 1132 4.70 12 59 23 23 9
50 Fresno State 13 200 851 4.26 2 46 24 24 6
50 Washington State 13 205 879 4.29 7 37 24 24 6
50 Marshall 12 207 945 4.57 9 72 24 26 7
53 Central Michigan 13 210 910 4.33 9 43 25 27 8
53 Rice 12 202 926 4.58 13 65 25 25 6
53 Air Force 12 170 927 5.45 9 51 25 26 10
53 Miami (OH) 14 229 930 4.06 5 76 25 25 7
53 Delaware 13 231 945 4.09 11 78 25 24 8
53 Hawaii 13 215 949 4.41 11 64 25 27 8
53 Virginia Tech 12 220 995 4.52 13 62 25 28 10
53 Northwestern 13 196 1000 5.10 10 69 25 25 5
53 Missouri State 13 215 1047 4.87 13 98 25 26 10
62 Michigan State 12 190 936 4.93 9 49 26 27 9
62 Middle Tennessee State 12 215 1018 4.73 9 66 26 26 11
64 Iowa State 12 185 869 4.70 9 33 27 30 8
64 BYU 14 227 917 4.04 7 65 27 26 9
64 NC State 13 214 934 4.36 5 85 27 28 5
64 UTEP 12 246 1082 4.40 11 72 27 29 7
64 Massachusetts 12 252 1230 4.88 10 58 27 27 10
69 UTSA 13 213 884 4.15 4 54 28 26 6
69 Kansas State 12 214 928 4.34 5 60 28 29 8
69 Memphis 13 229 949 4.14 9 73 28 29 5
69 San Jose State 12 228 951 4.17 9 32 28 29 5
69 Nevada 12 210 994 4.73 11 68 28 28 7
69 West Virginia 12 239 1004 4.20 7 62 28 28 10
69 Nebraska 13 222 1046 4.71 16 75 28 26 6
69 South Alabama 12 203 1062 5.23 15 42 28 29 7
69 UAB 12 227 1086 4.78 16 60 28 28 6
69 Maryland 12 231 1112 4.81 6 55 28 29 8
69 Utah State 13 214 1216 5.68 8 69 28 29 11
80 Texas A&M 13 194 845 4.36 6 75 29 29 8
80 Western Michigan 14 214 862 4.03 10 63 29 27 8
80 UCF 12 219 931 4.25 11 75 29 29 4
80 Texas State 12 216 972 4.50 15 75 29 31 8
80 Ball State 12 219 1020 4.66 4 54 29 31 11
80 Louisiana 13 229 1100 4.80 9 68 29 31 6
80 Georgia Tech 13 205 1120 5.46 9 69 29 29 14
80 Arkansas State 13 242 1241 5.13 9 64 29 29 12
88 Tulane 14 228 896 3.93 6 35 30 30 9
88 California 13 210 1044 4.97 9 71 30 30 7
88 Jacksonville State 14 247 1048 4.24 9 52 30 30 11
88 Northern Illinois 12 228 1070 4.69 7 49 30 30 7
88 Mississippi State 12 234 1121 4.79 11 43 30 32 6
88 Baylor 12 236 1217 5.16 17 74 30 31 9
88 Temple 12 233 1306 5.61 13 61 30 30 11
88 North Texas 14 284 1494 5.26 9 75 30 30 13
96 Minnesota 13 212 874 4.12 5 85 31 32 6
96 Ole Miss 14 235 1060 4.51 6 65 31 31 7
96 Army 13 212 1060 5.00 5 41 31 32 7
96 Tennessee 13 248 1076 4.34 13 43 31 32 10
96 Boise State 14 231 1082 4.68 10 56 31 33 15
96 Cincinnati 12 231 1118 4.84 6 51 31 31 9
96 Wyoming 12 225 1119 4.97 8 58 31 34 11
96 Kent State 12 237 1124 4.74 11 64 31 32 9
104 Louisiana Tech 13 220 932 4.24 7 80 32 33 7
104 Duke 14 248 1058 4.27 14 44 32 35 11
104 Oklahoma State 12 222 1069 4.82 7 43 32 32 6
104 Southern Miss 13 262 1094 4.18 12 73 32 31 7
104 Liberty 12 216 1161 5.38 5 77 32 32 11
109 USC 13 216 951 4.40 8 32 33 34 4
109 Bowling Green 12 207 952 4.60 11 45 33 37 7
109 Western Kentucky 13 215 1214 5.65 6 84 33 34 14
109 Kennesaw State 14 266 1290 4.85 12 75 33 37 12
113 Ohio 13 203 1007 4.96 7 64 34 33 8
113 USF 13 248 1020 4.11 12 51 34 34 10
113 Florida Atlantic 12 238 1127 4.74 16 31 34 36 13
113 Tulsa 12 229 1176 5.14 11 72 34 34 10
113 Georgia State 12 241 1177 4.88 16 85 34 34 9
118 FIU 13 219 1044 4.77 8 67 35 36 10
118 UCLA 12 219 1088 4.97 11 43 35 35 7
118 Connecticut 13 257 1204 4.68 13 29 35 37 6
118 Purdue 12 226 1223 5.41 16 68 35 38 11
118 Charlotte 12 233 1278 5.48 11 44 35 40 10
123 East Carolina 13 199 946 4.75 2 84 36 36 10
123 Kansas 12 217 1147 5.29 12 71 36 35 12
125 Oregon State 12 224 1121 5.00 9 66 37 37 11
125 Utah 13 232 1270 5.47 7 80 37 37 12
127 Eastern Michigan 12 246 1457 5.92 17 80 38 38 18
128 Syracuse 12 212 1150 5.42 12 58 39 38 11
128 Colorado 12 263 1489 5.66 15 88 39 42 12
130 Rutgers 12 197 1380 7.01 12 67 40 40 18
131 Troy 14 258 1425 5.52 12 73 41 41 18
132 Sam Houston State 12 242 1483 6.13 21 73 42 44 14
133 Arkansas 12 248 1278 5.15 14 53 43 42 10
133 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1395 5.43 8 62 43 42 14
135 UNLV 14 242 1516 6.26 15 65 47 48 17
136 Georgia Southern 13 275 1526 5.55 19 47 49 50 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards