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