2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana 13 80 156 1.95 0 26 14 6 2
2 Iowa 12 102 213 2.09 0 35 19 6 2
3 James Madison 13 92 200 2.17 0 22 12 4 1
4 Texas Tech 13 91 200 2.20 1 46 14 7 3
5 Middle Tennessee State 12 107 261 2.44 0 30 23 9 3
6 Virginia 13 87 214 2.46 0 23 14 3 2
7 SMU 12 102 263 2.58 0 16 18 4 0
8 Miami (FL) 12 80 208 2.60 0 28 16 9 3
9 Oklahoma 12 96 268 2.79 0 36 21 7 3
10 Ohio State 13 87 257 2.95 0 37 16 7 3
11 Georgia 13 67 199 2.97 0 27 17 6 1
12 Notre Dame 12 80 245 3.06 0 30 20 10 1
12 Wake Forest 12 101 309 3.06 0 42 23 8 1
14 Oregon 12 105 322 3.07 0 18 22 7 0
15 Arizona State 12 102 317 3.11 0 41 20 9 2
16 Auburn 12 97 308 3.18 0 33 19 13 4
16 Memphis 12 103 328 3.18 1 44 23 8 1
18 Michigan 12 99 316 3.19 0 25 24 10 3
19 East Carolina 12 104 333 3.20 1 41 28 17 3
20 Toledo 12 91 298 3.27 0 19 20 7 0
21 USF 12 112 371 3.31 0 30 30 11 4
22 Texas 12 97 322 3.32 0 18 20 13 0
23 Western Michigan 13 122 409 3.35 1 43 23 11 5
24 Washington 12 87 305 3.51 0 35 22 13 2
25 Pittsburgh 12 112 401 3.58 1 56 30 12 5
25 Utah 12 120 430 3.58 0 40 30 19 6
27 Nevada 12 80 291 3.64 0 42 20 11 2
27 Jacksonville State 13 138 502 3.64 1 52 35 17 4
29 West Virginia 12 131 479 3.66 0 46 29 14 5
30 Houston 12 107 393 3.67 0 19 29 10 0
31 Stanford 12 91 336 3.69 1 51 19 7 1
32 Bowling Green 12 108 401 3.71 2 45 24 14 4
33 Kentucky 12 98 365 3.72 0 33 23 12 3
33 UCF 12 121 450 3.72 0 16 40 13 0
35 Western Kentucky 12 96 360 3.75 1 55 19 12 6
36 New Mexico 12 105 396 3.77 1 59 31 11 3
37 Southern Miss 12 98 370 3.78 0 27 26 14 2
38 TCU 12 109 413 3.79 0 24 25 10 1
39 LSU 12 97 374 3.86 1 43 26 13 5
40 Wisconsin 12 100 390 3.90 1 49 22 8 3
41 Connecticut 12 117 467 3.99 0 26 30 16 1
42 Missouri 11 93 373 4.01 1 57 19 11 2
43 Tulane 13 120 482 4.02 0 41 38 18 4
43 Buffalo 12 126 506 4.02 0 48 29 13 2
45 North Carolina 12 117 471 4.03 1 51 32 13 3
46 San Jose State 12 119 481 4.04 0 27 33 16 4
46 Kansas State 12 136 550 4.04 2 54 38 18 3
48 NC State 11 85 348 4.09 0 20 23 16 1
49 Miami (OH) 13 113 466 4.12 0 33 30 14 4
50 Marshall 12 104 430 4.13 1 59 19 11 3
50 Florida State 12 121 500 4.13 0 30 28 14 5
52 Akron 12 107 446 4.17 1 47 30 12 5
52 Tulsa 12 133 554 4.17 1 51 32 12 6
54 Maryland 12 135 568 4.21 1 55 37 18 6
54 Troy 13 139 585 4.21 3 59 32 11 5
56 Ohio 12 102 430 4.22 1 48 28 14 6
57 Liberty 12 132 560 4.24 0 42 32 17 4
58 Texas A&M 12 79 336 4.25 1 48 23 17 6
59 Illinois 12 109 465 4.27 2 41 27 12 5
60 Clemson 12 86 368 4.28 0 26 22 16 2
61 Fresno State 12 83 357 4.30 0 46 18 9 4
62 Appalachian State 12 110 474 4.31 0 41 23 16 5
63 South Carolina 12 126 545 4.33 2 54 29 16 5
64 North Texas 13 148 642 4.34 0 36 45 24 7
65 Iowa State 12 87 380 4.37 0 28 22 14 4
66 Louisiana-Monroe 12 119 525 4.41 1 56 27 12 4
67 Old Dominion 12 120 533 4.44 1 58 27 16 8
68 Arizona 12 117 521 4.45 0 33 32 13 4
69 Florida Atlantic 12 144 650 4.51 1 44 41 21 9
70 Michigan State 12 99 447 4.52 1 56 27 13 7
71 Northern Illinois 12 131 594 4.53 0 32 34 14 3
71 New Mexico State 12 135 612 4.53 0 56 29 15 6
73 USC 12 91 416 4.57 0 27 29 14 3
74 Louisville 12 95 435 4.58 1 50 30 15 3
75 Navy 11 105 484 4.61 3 60 28 11 4
76 Vanderbilt 12 86 400 4.65 0 51 26 17 5
77 Ole Miss 12 90 422 4.69 2 47 28 14 4
77 Coastal Carolina 12 113 530 4.69 1 50 34 19 3
77 Washington State 12 118 553 4.69 1 58 35 22 7
80 San Diego State 12 91 429 4.71 2 54 22 12 4
80 UTEP 12 138 650 4.71 4 58 29 20 6
82 Kennesaw State 13 117 554 4.74 1 48 34 16 5
83 Duke 13 101 483 4.78 1 51 28 15 3
83 Kent State 12 137 655 4.78 0 37 45 21 4
85 South Alabama 12 116 556 4.79 0 42 36 18 3
86 Alabama 13 100 480 4.80 1 44 27 16 7
87 Army 11 94 452 4.81 0 41 28 16 2
88 Baylor 12 111 535 4.82 1 42 34 17 3
89 Oklahoma State 12 136 662 4.87 2 59 35 18 5
90 Penn State 12 90 439 4.88 1 57 27 14 5
90 Mississippi State 12 116 566 4.88 2 59 32 14 5
92 Hawaii 12 92 450 4.89 1 54 25 16 6
92 Oregon State 12 104 509 4.89 1 50 27 16 4
94 Texas State 12 107 524 4.90 0 35 27 18 6
95 UAB 12 124 614 4.95 1 60 30 18 3
96 Virginia Tech 12 89 442 4.97 1 52 23 15 4
97 California 12 113 565 5.00 2 54 34 16 6
97 Central Michigan 12 115 575 5.00 2 43 38 19 8
99 Minnesota 12 88 441 5.01 3 46 26 18 5
100 FIU 12 97 491 5.06 1 42 26 18 6
101 Tennessee 12 97 495 5.10 0 43 32 16 4
102 Utah State 12 117 599 5.12 1 49 36 17 4
103 Arkansas 12 102 523 5.13 1 53 28 20 6
104 UNLV 13 108 555 5.14 3 58 32 21 7
105 Charlotte 12 154 793 5.15 2 59 47 20 7
106 Cincinnati 12 134 691 5.16 2 51 50 17 3
107 Rice 12 108 559 5.18 4 57 27 14 6
107 Florida 12 122 632 5.18 0 59 32 14 5
109 Northwestern 12 90 468 5.20 0 34 25 17 2
110 Missouri State 12 95 497 5.23 1 58 27 15 6
111 Louisiana 12 132 692 5.24 2 54 40 22 4
112 Georgia Tech 12 121 641 5.30 2 56 34 18 8
113 UTSA 12 92 492 5.35 3 59 21 11 6
114 Kansas 12 93 500 5.38 1 55 25 20 5
115 Louisiana Tech 12 104 561 5.39 1 56 34 21 6
115 Massachusetts 12 125 674 5.39 0 34 36 20 7
117 Eastern Michigan 12 116 630 5.43 3 58 30 18 5
118 Purdue 12 94 515 5.48 2 54 26 16 4
119 Boise State 13 107 592 5.53 2 56 24 18 9
119 Georgia Southern 12 124 686 5.53 2 41 38 27 7
121 Georgia State 12 131 729 5.56 2 60 39 22 6
122 Arkansas State 12 109 608 5.58 1 53 34 19 6
123 Wyoming 12 130 728 5.60 3 58 39 18 8
124 Delaware 12 88 499 5.67 1 53 20 14 6
125 Colorado State 12 121 687 5.68 1 57 32 17 9
125 Colorado 12 135 767 5.68 3 58 43 28 8
127 BYU 13 85 486 5.72 1 49 31 15 5
128 Boston College 12 110 631 5.74 2 54 28 16 5
129 Rutgers 12 92 536 5.83 1 49 27 19 8
130 Nebraska 12 115 674 5.86 3 56 38 17 8
131 Ball State 12 139 817 5.88 4 54 39 24 10
132 Sam Houston State 12 119 713 5.99 1 50 33 23 7
133 Syracuse 12 107 663 6.20 6 58 32 21 7
134 Temple 12 120 775 6.46 4 51 32 24 6
135 Air Force 12 93 614 6.60 5 59 33 16 6
136 UCLA 12 117 798 6.82 1 43 41 25 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards