2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Stanford 12 105 282 2.69 0 37 17 6 2
2 Oklahoma 13 145 393 2.71 1 75 19 9 5
2 Illinois 13 117 394 3.37 0 29 19 11 1
4 Washington 13 135 431 3.19 0 51 21 7 2
5 North Carolina 12 120 368 3.07 1 75 22 11 4
5 Louisville 13 142 461 3.25 1 75 22 16 1
7 Pittsburgh 13 150 351 2.34 1 65 23 14 1
8 Wisconsin 12 111 346 3.12 0 36 24 10 3
8 Vanderbilt 13 120 437 3.64 0 58 24 13 4
8 Michigan 13 131 462 3.53 0 49 24 12 5
8 Air Force 12 109 564 5.17 0 38 24 19 7
12 Georgia 14 132 363 2.75 0 26 25 12 2
12 Washington State 13 131 413 3.15 0 21 25 11 1
12 Central Michigan 12 121 479 3.96 0 44 25 16 7
12 Iowa State 12 114 529 4.64 0 33 25 20 5
12 Army 13 105 539 5.13 0 40 25 17 4
12 Navy 12 112 572 5.11 0 61 25 17 5
12 Colorado State 12 130 716 5.51 1 76 25 17 5
19 Auburn 12 150 431 2.87 0 28 26 12 3
19 Louisiana-Monroe 12 116 548 4.72 1 76 26 14 5
19 Arizona State 13 123 562 4.57 0 60 26 18 7
19 San Jose State 12 128 582 4.55 0 39 26 20 3
23 Missouri 13 135 431 3.19 0 48 27 14 4
23 Texas 13 137 476 3.47 0 41 27 16 5
23 SMU 12 131 479 3.66 0 27 27 15 4
23 Wyoming 12 120 485 4.04 0 20 27 16 2
23 Missouri State 13 131 511 3.90 1 75 27 18 3
23 Wake Forest 12 117 540 4.62 0 54 27 18 8
23 Marshall 12 141 543 3.85 0 72 27 13 5
23 Georgia State 12 109 547 5.02 0 51 27 19 3
23 Syracuse 12 101 572 5.66 1 68 27 18 8
23 Michigan State 12 116 619 5.34 0 66 27 17 6
23 UCF 12 123 640 5.20 1 75 27 16 7
34 Minnesota 13 134 393 2.93 0 43 28 14 1
34 Florida 12 123 471 3.83 1 65 28 17 3
34 San Diego State 13 173 520 3.01 0 34 28 12 4
34 BYU 14 162 529 3.27 0 65 28 15 5
34 Akron 12 127 614 4.83 1 74 28 17 6
34 Indiana 14 177 616 3.48 2 78 28 12 6
34 Massachusetts 12 135 632 4.68 0 58 28 15 4
34 Appalachian State 13 133 658 4.95 0 59 28 16 6
34 Boston College 12 112 669 5.97 2 73 28 14 5
34 Kent State 12 124 689 5.56 1 64 28 18 8
44 Oklahoma State 12 117 600 5.13 0 53 29 20 5
44 Florida Atlantic 12 135 614 4.55 1 68 29 18 7
44 Northwestern 13 126 656 5.21 2 69 29 16 7
47 Kentucky 12 139 452 3.25 0 26 30 12 2
47 Toledo 13 189 464 2.46 1 79 30 12 3
47 South Carolina 12 132 521 3.95 0 56 30 12 4
47 Virginia Tech 12 119 537 4.51 0 62 30 18 3
47 Old Dominion 13 168 553 3.29 0 16 30 18 0
47 Charlotte 12 118 561 4.75 0 19 30 18 0
47 Iowa 13 151 577 3.82 0 70 30 14 4
47 Memphis 13 172 677 3.94 1 73 30 21 6
47 Sam Houston State 12 115 711 6.18 2 67 30 24 9
56 Texas Tech 14 196 458 2.34 0 19 31 13 0
56 New Mexico 13 134 559 4.17 1 64 31 18 3
56 UTEP 12 136 583 4.29 0 51 31 22 3
56 Northern Illinois 12 118 587 4.97 1 66 31 19 6
56 Tennessee 13 161 593 3.68 0 41 31 15 6
56 Arkansas State 13 155 608 3.92 1 64 31 14 4
56 West Virginia 12 133 611 4.59 1 62 31 21 6
56 Ball State 12 121 627 5.18 1 67 31 22 6
56 UAB 12 122 637 5.22 0 32 31 18 4
56 Liberty 12 121 690 5.70 1 77 31 21 8
66 Houston 13 152 473 3.11 0 23 32 15 3
66 Rice 12 141 572 4.06 0 37 32 18 4
66 Buffalo 12 155 575 3.71 0 60 32 17 4
66 Fresno State 13 143 581 4.06 1 73 32 18 4
66 Purdue 12 119 610 5.13 1 68 32 17 4
66 Ohio 13 134 635 4.74 0 64 32 16 5
66 Temple 12 123 658 5.35 0 61 32 23 7
73 California 13 111 536 4.83 1 71 33 21 4
73 Hawaii 13 136 577 4.24 0 64 33 19 5
73 TCU 13 145 578 3.99 0 38 33 16 8
73 Jacksonville State 14 130 616 4.74 0 45 33 21 7
73 South Alabama 12 138 631 4.57 0 56 33 19 3
73 Nevada 12 142 636 4.48 0 54 33 20 4
73 UTSA 13 171 690 4.04 0 39 33 20 8
73 Alabama 15 190 695 3.66 1 65 33 17 7
73 NC State 13 122 696 5.70 2 66 33 25 6
73 Oregon State 12 118 726 6.15 1 66 33 25 11
73 Arizona 12 166 753 4.54 1 75 33 20 5
84 James Madison 14 175 466 2.66 1 78 34 17 3
84 Oregon 14 178 547 3.07 1 79 34 13 4
84 Florida State 12 157 554 3.53 0 27 34 15 3
84 East Carolina 13 143 638 4.46 0 60 34 22 7
84 New Mexico State 12 142 642 4.52 1 64 34 19 5
84 USC 13 146 658 4.51 0 63 34 19 5
84 Bowling Green 12 146 682 4.67 0 40 34 25 5
84 Maryland 12 133 691 5.20 1 74 34 18 6
84 Delaware 13 153 783 5.12 2 72 34 20 10
93 Miami (FL) 14 169 513 3.04 0 33 35 20 5
93 Tulane 14 156 537 3.44 0 35 35 22 2
93 Clemson 13 127 554 4.36 0 32 35 20 6
93 LSU 13 135 594 4.40 1 72 35 23 2
93 Notre Dame 12 161 635 3.94 0 54 35 21 5
93 Duke 14 146 635 4.35 1 78 35 21 8
93 Baylor 12 148 772 5.22 4 74 35 17 4
93 Miami (OH) 14 157 826 5.26 3 76 35 18 8
101 UCLA 12 103 580 5.63 0 54 36 19 2
101 Louisiana Tech 13 141 599 4.25 0 36 36 23 4
101 Georgia Tech 13 149 730 4.90 0 69 36 23 6
101 Colorado 12 142 815 5.74 1 68 36 28 7
105 Virginia 14 167 611 3.66 0 31 37 21 2
105 Kansas State 12 144 690 4.79 0 60 37 22 9
105 USF 13 157 719 4.58 2 76 37 20 7
105 Western Michigan 14 156 721 4.62 1 63 37 25 9
105 Texas A&M 13 157 741 4.72 1 75 37 29 8
105 Middle Tennessee State 12 132 780 5.91 1 66 37 21 9
105 Coastal Carolina 13 139 927 6.67 2 73 37 24 12
105 Troy 14 140 936 6.69 3 73 37 25 11
113 Cincinnati 12 138 628 4.55 0 41 38 17 5
113 Ohio State 14 193 636 3.30 0 36 38 22 3
115 Nebraska 13 150 807 5.38 1 75 39 22 5
115 Boise State 14 157 889 5.66 0 64 39 30 14
117 Arkansas 12 126 743 5.90 1 64 40 27 8
117 Kansas 12 149 744 4.99 2 71 40 21 7
117 Penn State 13 159 853 5.36 0 67 40 22 9
117 Utah State 13 167 912 5.46 2 69 40 22 8
117 Rutgers 12 120 1059 8.83 2 73 40 28 16
122 Texas State 12 142 724 5.10 2 75 41 33 6
122 Southern Miss 13 191 764 4.00 1 73 41 20 4
122 Mississippi State 12 168 908 5.40 1 72 41 28 7
122 Western Kentucky 13 164 1051 6.41 2 75 41 31 14
126 Tulsa 12 147 763 5.19 0 72 43 22 6
126 FIU 13 140 767 5.48 1 67 43 30 8
128 Georgia Southern 13 138 844 6.12 0 47 45 31 10
128 Eastern Michigan 12 154 967 6.28 1 65 45 25 12
128 UNLV 14 150 984 6.56 0 65 45 26 9
128 Kennesaw State 14 187 997 5.33 3 75 45 29 8
132 Utah 13 173 1071 6.19 1 68 47 35 10
133 Connecticut 13 162 1008 6.22 4 73 50 30 6
134 Ole Miss 14 195 935 4.79 1 65 52 26 7
135 North Texas 14 189 1204 6.37 2 75 53 25 13
136 Louisiana 13 149 919 6.17 3 71 55 29 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards