2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Middle Tennessee State 12 70 151 2.16 3 12 21 3 0
2 Nevada 12 70 266 3.80 3 13 27 11 0
3 Ohio State 14 69 75 1.09 1 15 18 8 0
3 SMU 13 83 130 1.57 2 15 30 9 0
5 Toledo 13 81 86 1.06 2 16 30 5 0
6 Louisville 13 78 129 1.65 3 17 28 6 0
7 Memphis 13 66 48 0.73 4 18 23 4 0
7 Louisiana 13 83 213 2.57 3 18 38 7 0
9 Marshall 12 77 176 2.29 4 19 28 6 0
9 New Mexico 13 73 188 2.58 4 19 33 7 0
9 Kentucky 12 76 200 2.63 6 19 29 7 0
9 Bowling Green 12 73 233 3.19 3 19 22 9 0
13 Iowa 13 62 101 1.63 1 20 25 4 1
13 Purdue 12 77 218 2.83 5 20 30 10 1
13 Miami (FL) 16 78 226 2.90 3 20 30 10 2
16 Alabama 15 86 156 1.81 1 21 29 6 1
16 North Carolina 12 65 184 2.83 3 21 34 8 1
16 Buffalo 12 103 232 2.25 5 21 33 11 2
16 Southern Miss 13 88 405 4.60 8 21 44 16 3
20 Texas 13 75 155 2.07 3 22 21 8 1
20 South Alabama 12 67 247 3.69 4 22 27 10 1
20 Florida State 12 83 269 3.24 4 22 36 9 2
23 USC 13 62 121 1.95 2 23 21 3 1
23 Michigan State 12 64 127 1.98 3 23 25 4 1
23 Hawaii 13 62 153 2.47 3 23 26 8 1
23 BYU 14 76 159 2.09 1 23 28 6 1
23 Minnesota 13 76 193 2.54 3 23 30 9 2
23 Ohio 13 70 195 2.79 2 23 27 9 1
23 Houston 13 69 226 3.28 6 23 33 11 2
23 Boise State 14 74 240 3.24 8 23 29 9 1
23 Eastern Michigan 12 80 355 4.44 4 23 39 14 2
32 Clemson 13 55 206 3.75 2 24 25 11 2
32 Wyoming 12 66 267 4.05 2 24 29 8 2
34 South Carolina 12 71 147 2.07 3 25 29 7 2
34 Louisiana Tech 13 57 191 3.35 2 25 24 12 1
34 Temple 12 73 232 3.18 3 25 31 9 1
34 Tulsa 12 84 286 3.40 3 25 36 10 2
34 Texas State 13 85 295 3.47 3 25 38 12 1
39 Auburn 12 57 96 1.68 2 26 14 5 1
39 Washington 13 63 184 2.92 0 26 24 10 1
39 Virginia Tech 12 56 188 3.36 2 26 25 10 1
39 Navy 13 76 228 3.00 2 26 28 8 2
43 Fresno State 13 67 178 2.66 1 27 28 7 1
43 Georgia 14 66 182 2.76 2 27 28 9 2
43 Washington State 13 75 214 2.85 4 27 34 13 3
43 Colorado 12 70 252 3.60 3 27 28 10 2
43 UCLA 12 69 387 5.61 4 27 48 13 5
48 San Jose State 12 74 200 2.70 3 28 25 6 3
48 Appalachian State 13 64 214 3.34 1 28 26 11 2
48 West Virginia 12 77 237 3.08 4 28 24 11 2
48 Mississippi State 13 71 266 3.75 2 28 34 10 2
52 Oklahoma 13 76 112 1.47 1 29 21 9 3
52 Utah 13 86 216 2.51 4 29 29 13 3
52 FIU 13 64 262 4.09 5 29 26 14 1
52 Liberty 12 71 307 4.32 12 29 30 12 3
56 Georgia Tech 13 72 167 2.32 2 30 28 6 1
56 Oregon State 12 48 167 3.48 2 30 16 3 1
56 Notre Dame 12 70 224 3.20 3 30 26 9 2
59 Virginia 14 79 160 2.03 3 31 23 6 1
59 Tennessee 13 69 188 2.72 2 31 30 8 3
61 Northwestern 13 68 147 2.16 3 32 26 3 1
61 Kansas 12 76 234 3.08 1 32 29 12 3
61 Charlotte 12 81 316 3.90 5 32 41 8 1
64 Pittsburgh 13 74 73 0.99 5 33 19 8 1
64 Arizona 13 78 258 3.31 2 33 30 12 2
64 Massachusetts 12 76 400 5.26 5 33 32 14 3
67 North Texas 14 94 446 4.74 7 34 50 12 4
68 Sam Houston State 12 61 214 3.51 3 35 23 8 4
68 California 13 68 283 4.16 4 35 35 10 3
68 Georgia Southern 12 62 387 6.24 9 35 35 15 5
68 Ole Miss 15 98 398 4.06 2 35 46 13 4
72 Central Michigan 13 74 315 4.26 2 36 34 10 3
73 Missouri State 13 72 291 4.04 4 37 31 14 5
73 Army 13 75 321 4.28 3 37 37 9 4
73 Kent State 12 81 349 4.31 1 37 39 14 6
76 Illinois 13 74 257 3.47 3 40 29 6 3
76 Cincinnati 13 81 275 3.40 5 40 37 4 2
78 East Carolina 13 78 158 2.03 3 41 22 7 1
78 Tulane 14 83 294 3.54 5 41 35 13 2
78 Kansas State 12 91 321 3.53 10 41 34 10 1
81 Delaware 13 70 265 3.79 5 43 27 12 6
81 Air Force 12 58 275 4.74 5 43 32 9 2
81 Georgia State 12 77 289 3.75 2 43 37 9 2
81 Kennesaw State 14 99 411 4.15 3 43 41 17 6
85 UCF 12 79 298 3.77 2 44 39 11 3
86 Jacksonville State 14 79 326 4.13 2 45 34 10 5
87 Texas Tech 14 97 231 2.38 2 46 32 11 2
88 Akron 12 61 267 4.38 5 47 29 7 5
89 Michigan 13 80 189 2.36 2 49 28 8 2
89 Wisconsin 12 66 194 2.94 3 49 28 8 3
89 Oklahoma State 12 84 236 2.81 1 49 31 8 3
89 Oregon 15 88 240 2.73 5 49 35 9 5
93 Arizona State 13 71 171 2.41 3 50 29 5 2
94 Stanford 12 64 166 2.59 2 51 24 8 1
94 Vanderbilt 13 65 278 4.28 2 51 30 13 3
94 San Diego State 13 87 301 3.46 4 51 27 6 3
94 UAB 12 84 407 4.85 3 51 36 11 5
98 Penn State 13 81 406 5.01 3 52 34 15 5
99 Boston College 12 62 224 3.61 3 53 29 5 2
100 Wake Forest 13 85 214 2.52 8 54 30 10 2
100 TCU 13 72 250 3.47 3 54 25 10 3
100 Rice 13 88 351 3.99 5 54 37 13 3
100 Western Michigan 14 92 403 4.38 3 54 33 16 6
104 Coastal Carolina 13 94 446 4.74 4 55 39 13 5
105 James Madison 14 87 195 2.24 3 56 29 6 1
105 Arkansas State 13 78 237 3.04 3 56 35 11 2
105 New Mexico State 12 80 302 3.78 2 56 32 11 5
105 Louisiana-Monroe 12 75 307 4.09 5 56 30 8 3
105 Nebraska 13 77 367 4.77 4 56 36 13 2
110 Missouri 13 86 186 2.16 4 57 29 10 2
110 Texas A&M 13 74 265 3.58 1 57 20 14 6
110 UTSA 13 100 347 3.47 3 57 30 11 4
113 UNLV 14 69 247 3.58 3 58 22 7 3
113 Old Dominion 13 90 286 3.18 4 58 33 12 3
115 Florida 12 85 414 4.87 5 59 34 11 5
116 Troy 14 97 264 2.72 4 62 38 8 2
117 UTEP 12 69 162 2.35 1 63 17 7 1
118 Arkansas 12 72 308 4.28 4 64 31 14 3
119 Utah State 13 82 296 3.61 5 66 35 11 4
119 NC State 13 58 341 5.88 5 66 27 15 4
119 Northern Illinois 12 83 422 5.08 5 66 38 14 4
122 Miami (OH) 14 93 306 3.29 5 67 36 8 3
122 Baylor 12 72 387 5.38 3 67 37 9 2
122 Ball State 12 79 436 5.52 7 67 34 14 5
125 Rutgers 11 43 295 6.86 3 68 19 11 4
125 Syracuse 12 59 340 5.76 8 68 24 12 7
127 Western Kentucky 13 77 384 4.99 4 70 30 12 6
128 LSU 13 74 193 2.61 2 72 21 8 2
129 Connecticut 13 90 265 2.94 5 73 38 11 1
130 Maryland 12 88 325 3.69 3 74 38 9 3
131 Colorado State 12 70 331 4.73 7 76 31 9 3
131 USF 13 92 334 3.63 4 76 33 9 4
133 Indiana 16 80 175 2.19 2 78 22 2 2
133 Duke 14 80 335 4.19 6 78 29 7 4
135 Iowa State 12 56 293 5.23 2 88 21 9 2
136 Florida Atlantic 12 84 542 6.45 6 90 40 14 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards