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