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

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