2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 12 | 50 | 5 | 0.10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11 | 42 | 60 | 1.43 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Missouri | 12 | 52 | 93 | 1.79 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 12 | 79 | 118 | 1.49 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 13 | 57 | 170 | 2.98 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 12 | 55 | 172 | 3.13 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | James Madison | 12 | 42 | 156 | 3.71 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Toledo | 13 | 71 | 167 | 2.35 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 13 | 81 | 174 | 2.15 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 11 | 48 | 194 | 4.04 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 12 | 57 | 196 | 3.44 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgia | 12 | 63 | 233 | 3.70 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 13 | 60 | 138 | 2.30 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 66 | 144 | 2.18 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Louisville | 13 | 57 | 179 | 3.14 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 13 | 53 | 191 | 3.60 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 12 | 65 | 205 | 3.15 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 13 | 59 | 207 | 3.51 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 12 | 72 | 234 | 3.25 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Oregon | 13 | 65 | 236 | 3.63 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Florida State | 10 | 72 | 240 | 3.33 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 91 | 249 | 2.74 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 86 | 278 | 3.23 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Virginia | 14 | 70 | 284 | 4.06 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 52 | 183 | 3.52 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Rice | 12 | 68 | 215 | 3.16 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 13 | 93 | 233 | 2.51 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | NC State | 13 | 78 | 259 | 3.32 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Alabama | 13 | 73 | 267 | 3.66 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | UTSA | 13 | 71 | 276 | 3.89 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 55 | 166 | 3.02 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Arizona | 12 | 69 | 211 | 3.06 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 12 | 69 | 216 | 3.13 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | Penn State | 13 | 59 | 236 | 4.00 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | Auburn | 12 | 75 | 244 | 3.25 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | LSU | 13 | 74 | 272 | 3.68 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 31 | Washington | 13 | 66 | 275 | 4.17 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 12 | 73 | 282 | 3.86 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | 14 | 84 | 310 | 3.69 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 31 | TCU | 13 | 92 | 316 | 3.43 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 31 | UTEP | 12 | 99 | 324 | 3.27 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 12 | 84 | 335 | 3.99 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 3 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 13 | 78 | 339 | 4.35 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | Louisiana | 13 | 102 | 357 | 3.50 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | Clemson | 13 | 90 | 235 | 2.61 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 45 | Texas | 12 | 69 | 243 | 3.52 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 45 | Bowling Green | 12 | 67 | 248 | 3.70 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Old Dominion | 13 | 53 | 269 | 5.08 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 45 | SMU | 11 | 87 | 270 | 3.10 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | Kansas State | 12 | 83 | 298 | 3.59 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | Nevada | 12 | 61 | 298 | 4.89 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 81 | 299 | 3.69 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Stanford | 11 | 74 | 304 | 4.11 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 11 | 76 | 309 | 4.07 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | BYU | 14 | 86 | 345 | 4.01 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Maryland | 12 | 86 | 353 | 4.10 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Ball State | 12 | 79 | 353 | 4.47 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 45 | Colorado | 12 | 99 | 386 | 3.90 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2 |
| 59 | UCF | 12 | 92 | 322 | 3.50 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 59 | Tulane | 13 | 74 | 324 | 4.38 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 59 | Illinois | 13 | 74 | 374 | 5.05 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 59 | Florida | 11 | 95 | 434 | 4.57 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| 59 | California | 13 | 86 | 441 | 5.13 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| 64 | USC | 13 | 81 | 285 | 3.52 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 64 | Navy | 12 | 77 | 286 | 3.71 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 12 | 69 | 293 | 4.25 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 12 | 69 | 300 | 4.35 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 64 | USF | 13 | 88 | 301 | 3.42 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 64 | Washington State | 13 | 75 | 310 | 4.13 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 64 | Arizona State | 13 | 79 | 334 | 4.23 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 64 | Boston College | 12 | 87 | 335 | 3.85 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | 12 | 72 | 358 | 4.97 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 77 | 363 | 4.71 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 64 | Air Force | 11 | 67 | 368 | 5.49 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 64 | Temple | 11 | 89 | 372 | 4.18 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 67 | 390 | 5.82 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| 64 | San Jose State | 12 | 99 | 441 | 4.45 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 78 | Michigan | 13 | 81 | 332 | 4.10 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 12 | 93 | 339 | 3.65 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 78 | Utah State | 12 | 75 | 347 | 4.63 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 78 | Kentucky | 12 | 79 | 354 | 4.48 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 82 | 367 | 4.48 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 78 | Akron | 12 | 86 | 377 | 4.38 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 78 | Central Michigan | 13 | 88 | 397 | 4.51 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 12 | 95 | 416 | 4.38 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 78 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 100 | 430 | 4.30 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 78 | Army | 13 | 98 | 514 | 5.24 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 6 |
| 88 | West Virginia | 11 | 86 | 293 | 3.41 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 72 | 364 | 5.06 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 88 | Delaware | 13 | 88 | 368 | 4.18 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| 88 | Houston | 12 | 75 | 379 | 5.05 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 88 | FIU | 12 | 84 | 389 | 4.63 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 88 | Mississippi State | 12 | 78 | 390 | 5.00 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 88 | Oregon State | 12 | 81 | 391 | 4.83 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 88 | Liberty | 11 | 76 | 397 | 5.22 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 6 |
| 88 | Appalachian State | 13 | 83 | 398 | 4.80 | 2 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 88 | UCLA | 12 | 92 | 403 | 4.38 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 5 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 89 | 474 | 5.33 | 2 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 88 | North Texas | 14 | 102 | 522 | 5.12 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 100 | Memphis | 11 | 59 | 288 | 4.88 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| 100 | Arkansas State | 13 | 74 | 304 | 4.11 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
| 100 | Boise State | 14 | 68 | 323 | 4.75 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 100 | Marshall | 12 | 69 | 335 | 4.86 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 2 |
| 100 | Ohio | 13 | 79 | 360 | 4.56 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 100 | Missouri State | 13 | 69 | 362 | 5.25 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 |
| 100 | Kansas | 11 | 74 | 386 | 5.22 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 100 | Southern Miss | 13 | 83 | 399 | 4.81 | 3 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 12 | 79 | 407 | 5.15 | 1 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| 100 | Arkansas | 12 | 110 | 456 | 4.15 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 96 | 487 | 5.07 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 |
| 100 | Baylor | 12 | 102 | 596 | 5.84 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 8 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 12 | 77 | 366 | 4.75 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 12 | 82 | 395 | 4.82 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 112 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 87 | 397 | 4.56 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 112 | UNLV | 14 | 103 | 412 | 4.00 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 112 | Utah | 13 | 81 | 432 | 5.33 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 12 | 82 | 474 | 5.78 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 12 | 107 | 530 | 4.95 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 119 | Nebraska | 13 | 78 | 348 | 4.46 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 3 |
| 119 | Texas State | 12 | 90 | 377 | 4.19 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 11 | 55 | 397 | 7.22 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| 122 | Duke | 13 | 75 | 411 | 5.48 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 17 | 5 |
| 122 | Troy | 14 | 100 | 464 | 4.64 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 6 |
| 124 | Kent State | 12 | 97 | 456 | 4.70 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| 124 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 91 | 529 | 5.81 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| 124 | UAB | 12 | 126 | 571 | 4.53 | 2 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 12 | 107 | 604 | 5.64 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 9 |
| 128 | Tennessee | 13 | 80 | 402 | 5.03 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 128 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 93 | 499 | 5.37 | 1 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 128 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 101 | 502 | 4.97 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| 128 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 94 | 550 | 5.85 | 4 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 4 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 100 | 579 | 5.79 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| 133 | Connecticut | 13 | 103 | 490 | 4.76 | 3 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 6 |
| 133 | Colorado State | 12 | 103 | 546 | 5.30 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 6 |
| 135 | Purdue | 12 | 86 | 468 | 5.44 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 4 |
| 135 | Charlotte | 12 | 112 | 645 | 5.76 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||