2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wake Forest 12 146 379 2.60 5 18 30 12 0
1 Tulane 14 158 502 3.18 6 18 44 17 0
3 Toledo 13 151 405 2.68 4 19 28 11 0
4 Texas Tech 14 126 307 2.44 4 20 23 8 1
4 Vanderbilt 13 121 388 3.21 3 20 30 14 1
6 Houston 13 158 531 3.36 7 21 46 13 1
7 Iowa State 12 122 455 3.73 2 22 27 14 1
7 Army 13 141 527 3.74 7 22 35 11 2
9 Nevada 12 133 503 3.78 7 23 36 19 4
10 NC State 13 135 496 3.67 6 24 34 17 1
11 Auburn 12 131 322 2.46 4 26 19 8 2
11 Georgia 14 142 382 2.69 7 26 29 8 1
11 Penn State 13 146 466 3.19 7 26 41 14 3
11 UCF 12 146 499 3.42 5 26 37 14 2
15 Pittsburgh 13 143 355 2.48 1 27 45 14 1
16 Arizona 12 141 582 4.13 4 28 38 16 3
16 Liberty 12 150 628 4.19 4 28 44 18 5
16 Tennessee 13 160 664 4.15 9 28 49 21 4
19 East Carolina 13 140 462 3.30 5 29 33 16 2
19 BYU 14 141 572 4.06 2 29 41 13 2
21 Miami (FL) 14 123 333 2.71 3 30 27 12 3
21 Virginia 14 147 555 3.78 5 30 35 18 3
21 Virginia Tech 12 145 644 4.44 10 30 47 20 4
24 SMU 12 141 473 3.35 1 32 28 13 2
24 Navy 12 133 561 4.22 6 32 32 17 6
24 Sam Houston State 12 148 757 5.11 8 32 49 29 4
27 Texas 13 150 484 3.23 4 33 34 16 5
27 Bowling Green 12 124 505 4.07 3 33 32 17 4
27 Cincinnati 12 166 661 3.98 7 33 55 18 3
27 Northern Illinois 12 157 689 4.39 9 33 42 21 5
27 Kentucky 12 149 712 4.78 3 33 50 24 6
32 Ohio State 14 149 407 2.73 2 34 34 8 3
32 Northwestern 13 134 602 4.49 3 34 36 21 5
32 Old Dominion 13 164 704 4.29 5 34 43 21 5
35 Clemson 13 125 391 3.13 3 35 36 13 4
35 Appalachian State 13 155 567 3.66 9 35 42 15 5
35 Wyoming 12 142 596 4.20 2 35 39 20 6
35 UNLV 14 144 639 4.44 4 35 43 20 8
35 Arkansas 12 146 663 4.54 6 35 47 23 7
40 Wisconsin 12 120 434 3.62 3 36 32 11 1
40 Florida 12 153 481 3.14 6 36 35 15 3
40 Georgia Southern 13 160 947 5.92 7 36 60 37 12
40 Massachusetts 12 186 983 5.28 12 36 70 31 8
44 Oklahoma 13 132 379 2.87 4 37 22 8 5
44 Middle Tennessee State 12 148 522 3.53 5 37 45 20 5
44 San Diego State 13 146 556 3.81 0 37 33 17 3
44 Rice 12 124 624 5.03 5 37 37 23 8
44 UAB 12 166 746 4.49 12 37 43 22 2
49 Buffalo 12 162 676 4.17 2 38 42 15 3
49 Arkansas State 13 169 691 4.09 11 38 48 29 5
49 Kent State 12 163 810 4.97 9 38 54 27 6
52 Jacksonville State 14 163 599 3.67 11 39 47 22 5
52 San Jose State 12 148 667 4.51 9 39 39 19 2
54 Florida State 12 149 555 3.72 3 40 30 13 4
55 Missouri 13 125 409 3.27 2 41 27 10 2
55 TCU 13 144 539 3.74 3 41 40 14 5
55 Temple 12 153 713 4.66 10 41 48 27 2
55 Utah 13 148 732 4.95 5 41 40 25 7
59 Baylor 12 165 715 4.33 9 42 53 20 4
59 FIU 13 150 761 5.07 6 42 50 27 8
59 Georgia Tech 13 173 777 4.49 7 42 46 23 4
62 Oregon State 12 129 571 4.43 6 44 35 18 8
62 South Carolina 12 145 572 3.94 6 44 39 18 3
62 Central Michigan 13 142 648 4.56 5 44 41 20 7
65 Texas A&M 13 128 530 4.14 6 45 37 21 6
66 Minnesota 13 127 460 3.62 7 46 32 16 3
66 Western Michigan 14 152 527 3.47 3 46 29 14 4
66 Ball State 12 139 625 4.50 8 46 37 19 4
66 Louisiana-Monroe 12 151 678 4.49 11 46 34 19 8
70 Syracuse 12 116 623 5.37 4 47 41 19 5
70 Ole Miss 14 151 660 4.37 10 47 41 14 5
70 Florida Atlantic 12 166 681 4.10 11 47 41 19 7
70 Southern Miss 13 179 739 4.13 9 47 51 23 5
74 Ohio 13 140 588 4.20 3 48 40 15 4
74 Louisiana Tech 13 130 589 4.53 4 48 35 19 6
76 Michigan 13 138 425 3.08 4 49 35 14 4
76 Iowa 13 140 538 3.84 4 49 41 14 3
76 Utah State 13 171 815 4.77 4 49 46 25 7
79 Maryland 12 145 645 4.45 4 50 44 17 6
79 Oregon 14 164 668 4.07 0 50 36 13 3
79 Tulsa 12 171 682 3.99 4 50 43 17 4
79 Charlotte 12 159 740 4.65 12 50 52 24 5
83 North Carolina 12 141 405 2.87 8 51 31 10 3
83 Washington 13 126 502 3.98 4 51 27 11 2
83 Duke 14 141 626 4.44 8 51 42 26 4
86 Notre Dame 12 123 414 3.37 4 54 32 15 3
86 Hawaii 13 130 629 4.84 4 54 37 18 7
86 Kansas State 12 159 649 4.08 8 54 46 24 7
86 California 13 143 660 4.62 10 54 41 20 7
86 UCLA 12 137 746 5.45 8 54 45 19 7
91 LSU 13 143 623 4.36 5 55 46 24 4
91 UTEP 12 164 747 4.55 3 55 46 25 5
93 New Mexico 13 154 617 4.01 4 56 40 16 3
93 South Alabama 12 163 748 4.59 6 56 52 24 3
95 Washington State 13 139 548 3.94 4 58 38 20 3
95 Missouri State 13 132 611 4.63 7 58 38 19 4
95 Eastern Michigan 12 166 953 5.74 8 58 46 24 8
98 Indiana 14 121 360 2.98 2 59 24 13 5
98 Oklahoma State 12 142 625 4.40 9 59 32 15 4
98 Air Force 12 129 667 5.17 12 59 35 20 6
98 Colorado 12 164 906 5.52 6 59 53 31 7
98 Colorado State 12 165 961 5.82 10 59 56 32 11
103 Arizona State 13 153 623 4.07 8 60 40 22 6
103 Georgia State 12 166 943 5.68 12 60 51 28 6
105 Kansas 12 133 572 4.30 5 63 34 15 4
105 USC 13 141 765 5.43 5 63 50 25 7
107 USF 13 143 481 3.36 4 64 33 15 3
107 Miami (OH) 14 165 628 3.81 2 64 35 14 5
107 New Mexico State 12 148 690 4.66 5 64 44 20 4
107 Western Kentucky 13 155 691 4.46 3 64 26 20 7
107 Boise State 14 156 905 5.80 6 64 39 32 13
112 Alabama 15 180 944 5.24 11 65 46 28 10
113 Michigan State 12 129 695 5.39 9 66 42 18 6
114 Troy 14 181 767 4.24 6 67 37 18 5
114 Boston College 12 147 794 5.40 8 67 43 21 5
116 Akron 12 148 707 4.78 10 69 45 20 6
117 Connecticut 13 188 1109 5.90 10 70 69 33 8
118 Nebraska 13 155 798 5.15 8 71 49 27 9
118 Louisiana 13 188 1090 5.80 13 71 67 33 8
120 Delaware 13 141 768 5.45 8 72 35 21 8
120 Mississippi State 12 155 907 5.85 4 72 51 26 10
120 North Texas 14 214 1024 4.79 8 72 74 31 8
123 Fresno State 13 142 657 4.63 5 73 33 15 5
123 Coastal Carolina 13 163 811 4.98 9 73 46 29 7
123 Rutgers 12 125 838 6.70 9 73 46 27 11
126 Louisville 13 135 659 4.88 6 75 37 22 3
126 Texas State 12 155 801 5.17 7 75 43 34 10
128 James Madison 14 124 398 3.21 3 78 22 11 3
129 UTSA 13 134 674 5.03 8 81 26 15 6
129 Memphis 13 157 703 4.48 8 81 35 20 7
131 Purdue 12 149 725 4.87 8 82 47 22 2
132 West Virginia 12 149 435 2.92 4 83 37 13 2
133 Illinois 13 132 613 4.64 8 84 38 16 5
134 Stanford 12 111 441 3.97 6 87 25 9 1
135 Marshall 12 163 618 3.79 7 92 29 16 4
136 Kennesaw State 14 172 856 4.98 9 95 44 20 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards