2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Western Michigan 7 11 -34 -3.09 0 11 4 2 0
2 Ole Miss 10 14 -33 -2.36 0 2 3 0 0
3 Old Dominion 7 12 -28 -2.33 1 2 1 0 0
4 Wisconsin 8 10 -27 -2.70 1 2 4 0 0
5 Georgia Southern 3 3 -25 -8.33 0 9 1 0 0
6 Iowa 6 12 -23 -1.92 1 9 5 0 0
7 Texas 8 16 -22 -1.38 1 11 6 1 0
8 Arkansas 5 9 -18 -2.00 0 14 6 1 0
8 Texas State 8 12 -18 -1.50 0 7 6 0 0
10 Akron 8 14 -16 -1.14 0 6 5 0 0
11 Washington State 8 10 -14 -1.40 0 4 4 0 0
11 Syracuse 8 11 -14 -1.27 0 5 5 0 0
13 James Madison 9 14 -13 -0.93 0 3 7 0 0
14 Notre Dame 9 13 -11 -0.85 0 10 8 1 0
14 Texas Tech 10 16 -11 -0.69 1 6 5 0 0
16 Louisville 6 10 -6 -0.60 1 5 6 0 0
17 Appalachian State 8 9 -4 -0.44 1 9 5 0 0
18 East Carolina 9 18 -3 -0.17 1 8 5 0 0
19 Boston College 5 10 -1 -0.10 2 2 3 0 0
19 Miami (FL) 9 13 -1 -0.08 0 7 8 0 0
21 Washington 10 17 0 0.00 0 17 8 1 0
22 Indiana 8 10 1 0.10 0 8 5 0 0
23 LSU 9 11 3 0.27 2 6 3 0 0
24 Oregon 12 25 4 0.16 3 16 15 2 0
25 Western Kentucky 10 19 6 0.32 1 7 7 0 0
25 Mississippi State 5 9 6 0.67 0 9 5 0 0
25 Rutgers 6 6 6 1.00 1 3 3 0 0
28 New Mexico State 7 8 7 0.88 0 5 3 0 0
28 Bowling Green 5 7 7 1.00 0 5 4 0 0
30 Kent State 6 13 8 0.62 1 15 6 1 0
30 Clemson 7 9 8 0.89 0 26 4 1 1
32 Hawaii 9 12 9 0.75 1 7 4 0 0
33 Michigan State 6 11 10 0.91 0 20 6 1 1
34 New Mexico 10 19 11 0.58 0 14 11 1 0
35 Miami (OH) 10 15 12 0.80 0 8 7 0 0
35 Virginia Tech 5 6 12 2.00 0 6 3 0 0
37 Penn State 10 17 13 0.76 1 27 8 1 1
38 SMU 9 20 14 0.70 0 8 10 0 0
38 Rice 7 12 14 1.17 1 15 5 1 0
38 Memphis 7 8 14 1.75 1 10 3 1 0
41 Connecticut 7 12 16 1.33 0 15 7 1 0
41 Purdue 7 9 16 1.78 0 4 5 0 0
43 Kentucky 9 15 18 1.20 3 11 4 1 0
44 Northern Illinois 7 11 19 1.73 0 5 8 0 0
44 Troy 5 9 19 2.11 0 7 5 0 0
44 Georgia 7 8 19 2.38 0 16 4 1 0
47 Eastern Michigan 7 13 20 1.54 0 12 9 1 0
47 Stanford 8 12 20 1.67 2 6 8 0 0
47 Arkansas State 7 6 20 3.33 1 11 3 1 0
50 Central Michigan 9 19 21 1.11 2 22 5 2 1
51 Northwestern 9 14 22 1.57 2 12 4 1 0
52 Florida 7 12 23 1.92 0 10 8 1 0
52 Colorado 8 12 23 1.92 1 5 7 0 0
54 Louisiana 11 16 24 1.50 0 9 9 0 0
54 Michigan 10 14 24 1.71 0 19 9 3 0
54 Tulane 5 11 24 2.18 1 11 7 1 0
57 Maryland 7 15 25 1.67 0 14 8 1 0
57 Arizona 10 15 25 1.67 1 10 10 1 0
57 USC 9 9 25 2.78 0 11 6 2 0
60 Middle Tennessee State 6 7 26 3.71 0 12 5 1 0
61 Kennesaw State 11 19 27 1.42 1 13 10 2 0
61 TCU 11 17 27 1.59 1 9 9 0 0
63 Toledo 9 16 28 1.75 0 26 9 2 1
64 Utah State 11 21 29 1.38 2 14 10 1 0
64 Fresno State 10 13 29 2.23 1 19 8 3 0
64 Vanderbilt 4 5 29 5.80 1 20 3 1 1
67 Ohio State 9 17 30 1.76 1 20 7 3 1
67 Oregon State 7 9 30 3.33 0 21 7 1 1
69 Virginia 13 17 31 1.82 1 7 11 0 0
70 Nevada 9 16 32 2.00 3 13 10 1 0
70 Boise State 9 12 32 2.67 1 27 6 1 1
72 USF 11 17 33 1.94 1 11 13 1 0
72 NC State 8 11 33 3.00 1 39 4 1 1
72 Air Force 8 10 33 3.30 1 12 7 2 0
75 FIU 8 13 34 2.62 1 27 6 2 1
75 Illinois 8 11 34 3.09 1 11 7 1 0
75 Wake Forest 9 10 34 3.40 1 26 7 1 1
78 Southern Miss 8 14 35 2.50 2 11 8 1 0
79 Sam Houston State 5 10 37 3.70 1 18 6 1 0
79 Louisiana Tech 6 9 37 4.11 0 16 5 3 0
81 Iowa State 8 10 39 3.90 1 20 6 1 1
82 UTSA 7 11 40 3.64 1 50 5 1 1
83 UTEP 10 17 43 2.53 2 17 8 2 0
83 Massachusetts 7 13 43 3.31 3 24 7 1 1
83 Wyoming 7 10 43 4.30 1 14 8 2 0
86 Oklahoma 6 11 44 4.00 0 36 6 3 1
86 Missouri State 6 10 44 4.40 2 37 6 1 1
88 Tulsa 11 26 45 1.73 4 11 11 1 0
88 Alabama 8 13 45 3.46 0 20 11 1 1
88 Pittsburgh 7 13 45 3.46 1 22 7 2 1
88 Duke 10 13 45 3.46 1 26 8 1 1
88 Auburn 8 11 45 4.09 0 21 9 1 1
93 Jacksonville State 9 17 47 2.76 0 14 12 2 0
93 Baylor 8 9 47 5.22 1 27 7 1 1
93 Minnesota 7 8 47 5.88 1 40 6 1 1
96 Marshall 6 12 48 4.00 1 20 5 3 1
96 Missouri 4 5 48 9.60 0 48 3 1 1
98 West Virginia 9 14 49 3.50 0 25 9 2 1
98 California 9 10 49 4.90 1 14 7 2 0
100 Coastal Carolina 9 16 52 3.25 2 22 8 2 1
101 Liberty 9 18 53 2.94 2 31 10 2 1
101 Tennessee 10 11 53 4.82 0 15 8 3 0
103 Florida Atlantic 12 20 54 2.70 2 17 13 3 0
103 UAB 9 18 54 3.00 0 12 14 2 0
105 North Texas 9 16 56 3.50 4 13 8 3 0
105 South Carolina 4 5 56 11.20 0 21 4 3 1
107 Florida State 11 18 59 3.28 1 12 13 2 0
108 Cincinnati 9 18 60 3.33 0 11 12 1 0
108 Texas A&M 5 10 60 6.00 0 49 4 1 1
110 Colorado State 8 11 61 5.55 3 35 8 2 1
110 Oklahoma State 8 10 61 6.10 1 32 8 2 1
112 South Alabama 8 11 62 5.64 0 18 10 1 0
113 UCLA 8 15 64 4.27 3 28 6 3 2
114 Ball State 11 16 65 4.06 2 32 8 1 1
115 Buffalo 10 18 66 3.67 1 48 9 2 2
116 Kansas State 8 20 67 3.35 0 59 11 2 1
117 Houston 10 17 68 4.00 1 34 9 3 2
118 Nebraska 10 19 69 3.63 2 26 13 3 1
118 Charlotte 9 11 69 6.27 2 59 8 1 1
120 BYU 8 16 70 4.38 3 36 8 2 1
121 Georgia Tech 11 17 72 4.24 3 42 7 2 2
122 San Jose State 11 19 73 3.84 4 34 12 1 1
123 UCF 8 16 80 5.00 0 25 12 4 1
124 UNLV 12 21 82 3.90 2 53 12 3 1
124 Ohio 10 16 82 5.13 3 34 8 5 1
126 Army 10 15 83 5.53 3 34 8 3 2
127 Navy 9 17 84 4.94 2 54 11 2 1
128 North Carolina 9 21 85 4.05 1 26 16 3 1
129 Georgia State 9 14 88 6.29 1 23 10 4 2
130 Arizona State 11 18 89 4.94 2 41 12 3 1
131 Delaware 8 12 98 8.17 1 53 9 3 1
132 Louisiana-Monroe 10 12 114 9.50 1 76 8 2 1
133 Temple 7 14 117 8.36 1 51 11 3 3
134 Kansas 7 12 124 10.33 1 40 8 4 2
135 San Diego State 10 20 131 6.55 2 54 14 3 3
136 Utah 11 22 137 6.23 2 66 16 5 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards