2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 69 | 73 | 1.06 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 49 | 97 | 1.98 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 41 | 112 | 2.73 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 46 | 124 | 2.70 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 54 | 127 | 2.35 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 60 | 134 | 2.23 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 47 | 139 | 2.96 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 59 | 145 | 2.46 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 7 | 48 | 149 | 3.10 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 53 | 152 | 2.87 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 48 | 154 | 3.21 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 45 | 156 | 3.47 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 59 | 168 | 2.85 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Missouri | 7 | 51 | 170 | 3.33 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 57 | 175 | 3.07 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 69 | 178 | 2.58 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 47 | 178 | 3.79 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 8 | 73 | 179 | 2.45 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 8 | 88 | 188 | 2.14 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 7 | 57 | 188 | 3.30 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 7 | 44 | 188 | 4.27 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 85 | 192 | 2.26 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 58 | 193 | 3.33 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 59 | 196 | 3.32 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 8 | 64 | 202 | 3.16 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 7 | 66 | 206 | 3.12 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 8 | 53 | 208 | 3.92 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7 | 53 | 208 | 3.92 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 56 | 216 | 3.86 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 73 | 219 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 70 | 221 | 3.16 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 56 | 221 | 3.95 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8 | 71 | 224 | 3.15 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 68 | 224 | 3.29 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 57 | 226 | 3.96 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | 54 | 227 | 4.20 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 8 | 58 | 231 | 3.98 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 58 | 234 | 4.03 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | TCU | 8 | 65 | 237 | 3.65 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 7 | 56 | 237 | 4.23 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 1 | Army | 7 | 49 | 237 | 4.84 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 7 | 52 | 239 | 4.60 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 7 | 57 | 242 | 4.25 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 67 | 243 | 3.63 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 8 | 84 | 248 | 2.95 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 7 | 65 | 248 | 3.82 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 79 | 249 | 3.15 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 79 | 256 | 3.24 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 8 | 66 | 257 | 3.89 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 58 | 260 | 4.48 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 55 | 264 | 4.80 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 67 | 268 | 4.00 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Arizona | 7 | 68 | 269 | 3.96 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 62 | 277 | 4.47 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 72 | 279 | 3.88 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 71 | 285 | 4.01 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 62 | 286 | 4.61 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 57 | 288 | 5.05 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 78 | 297 | 3.81 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 8 | 50 | 298 | 5.96 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 8 | 58 | 300 | 5.17 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 62 | 304 | 4.90 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 8 | 54 | 308 | 5.70 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 52 | 308 | 5.92 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 66 | 311 | 4.71 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 75 | 315 | 4.20 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 7 | 79 | 330 | 4.18 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 71 | 343 | 4.83 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 77 | 344 | 4.47 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | 85 | 361 | 4.25 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 7 | 72 | 362 | 5.03 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8 | 79 | 368 | 4.66 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 8 | 84 | 385 | 4.58 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 84 | 394 | 4.69 | 0 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 86 | 395 | 4.59 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 95 | 397 | 4.18 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 96 | 405 | 4.22 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 94 | 409 | 4.35 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 73 | 410 | 5.62 | 0 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 8 | 93 | 430 | 4.62 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 87 | 450 | 5.17 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 1 | Kent State | 8 | 87 | 490 | 5.63 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 8 | 75 | 493 | 6.57 | 0 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 8 |
| 84 | UTSA | 7 | 56 | 202 | 3.61 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 7 | 76 | 226 | 2.97 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 84 | Memphis | 8 | 66 | 230 | 3.48 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 84 | Duke | 7 | 56 | 246 | 4.39 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 84 | New Mexico | 8 | 57 | 268 | 4.70 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 8 | 70 | 276 | 3.94 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 84 | BYU | 8 | 43 | 276 | 6.42 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 8 | 65 | 279 | 4.29 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 8 | 75 | 284 | 3.79 | 1 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 91 | 285 | 3.13 | 1 | 52 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 84 | Ohio | 8 | 67 | 286 | 4.27 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 8 | 61 | 289 | 4.74 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 8 | 83 | 298 | 3.59 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 84 | Maryland | 7 | 89 | 315 | 3.54 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 84 | Delaware | 7 | 52 | 315 | 6.06 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 84 | Hawaii | 8 | 60 | 327 | 5.45 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 84 | Akron | 9 | 83 | 334 | 4.02 | 1 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 84 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 63 | 336 | 5.33 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 84 | LSU | 8 | 68 | 338 | 4.97 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 84 | Purdue | 8 | 63 | 338 | 5.37 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 64 | 341 | 5.33 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 84 | California | 8 | 69 | 348 | 5.04 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 84 | Alabama | 8 | 59 | 352 | 5.97 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 8 | 83 | 363 | 4.37 | 1 | 51 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 84 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 73 | 363 | 4.97 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 84 | Kansas | 8 | 61 | 363 | 5.95 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 84 | Boise State | 8 | 61 | 370 | 6.07 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 6 |
| 84 | Baylor | 8 | 80 | 372 | 4.65 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 8 | 68 | 372 | 5.47 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 8 | 71 | 375 | 5.28 | 1 | 56 | 22 | 11 | 7 |
| 84 | FIU | 8 | 65 | 380 | 5.85 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 5 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 86 | 382 | 4.44 | 1 | 59 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 74 | 386 | 5.22 | 1 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 84 | UAB | 7 | 73 | 416 | 5.70 | 1 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 84 | Utah State | 8 | 82 | 440 | 5.37 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 8 | 76 | 497 | 6.54 | 1 | 53 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 84 | Old Dominion | 8 | 87 | 509 | 5.85 | 1 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 8 | 99 | 544 | 5.49 | 1 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 122 | UTEP | 8 | 91 | 320 | 3.52 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 122 | UNLV | 7 | 61 | 330 | 5.41 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 122 | Illinois | 8 | 73 | 343 | 4.70 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 122 | Ole Miss | 8 | 62 | 345 | 5.56 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 8 | 83 | 551 | 6.64 | 2 | 60 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| 122 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 89 | 568 | 6.38 | 2 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 6 |
| 128 | Syracuse | 8 | 78 | 410 | 5.26 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 128 | Nebraska | 8 | 74 | 410 | 5.54 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 10 | 5 |
| 128 | Troy | 8 | 81 | 428 | 5.28 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 80 | 470 | 5.88 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 128 | Colorado | 8 | 81 | 529 | 6.53 | 3 | 58 | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| 128 | Temple | 8 | 70 | 559 | 7.99 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 18 | 5 |
| 134 | Rice | 8 | 75 | 442 | 5.89 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 134 | Ball State | 8 | 89 | 531 | 5.97 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 136 | Air Force | 7 | 53 | 443 | 8.36 | 5 | 59 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||