2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 09/11/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 2 | 11 | -16 | -1.45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 2 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 16 | 33 | 2.06 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 13 | 36 | 2.77 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 18 | 45 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 2 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 21 | 64 | 3.05 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 20 | 79 | 3.95 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 22 | 83 | 3.77 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 22 | 151 | 6.86 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 110 | Boise State | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | Southern Miss | 2 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | Rice | 2 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Alabama | 1 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Kansas | 2 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Texas State | 2 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 110 | Oregon State | 2 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 110 | North Texas | 2 | 20 | 68 | 3.40 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Virginia | 2 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | Ohio | 2 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 2 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Utah State | 1 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 2 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | NC State | 3 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 110 | Missouri State | 2 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 110 | Delaware | 2 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 110 | Akron | 2 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 110 | Colorado State | 2 | 22 | 89 | 4.05 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 110 | South Alabama | 2 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 2 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 133 | UNLV | 3 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 133 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 133 | Baylor | 2 | 21 | 128 | 6.10 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 17 | 159 | 9.35 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||