2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 21 | -10 | -0.48 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 20 | 22 | 1.10 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 24 | 24 | 1.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 29 | 28 | 0.97 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 18 | 31 | 1.72 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 23 | 40 | 1.74 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 22 | 41 | 1.86 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 21 | 41 | 1.95 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 38 | 42 | 1.11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 20 | 44 | 2.20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 25 | 52 | 2.08 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 25 | 56 | 2.24 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 33 | 75 | 2.27 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 29 | 76 | 2.62 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 64 | 82 | 1.28 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 46 | 83 | 1.80 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 30 | 84 | 2.80 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 25 | 91 | 3.64 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 27 | 94 | 3.48 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 29 | 99 | 3.41 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 45 | 105 | 2.33 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 37 | 108 | 2.92 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 29 | 120 | 4.14 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 38 | 122 | 3.21 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 40 | 125 | 3.13 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 2 | 32 | 125 | 3.91 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 34 | 126 | 3.71 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 56 | 135 | 2.41 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 39 | 135 | 3.46 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 56 | 140 | 2.50 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 49 | 147 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 47 | 149 | 3.17 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 55 | 152 | 2.76 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 65 | 158 | 2.43 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 53 | 158 | 2.98 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 50 | 168 | 3.36 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 66 | 175 | 2.65 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 45 | 178 | 3.96 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 75 | 179 | 2.39 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 65 | 195 | 3.00 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 43 | 218 | 5.07 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 58 | 229 | 3.95 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 60 | Boston College | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Army | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Iowa | 2 | 31 | 26 | 0.84 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Missouri State | 1 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Clemson | 1 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Baylor | 2 | 24 | 54 | 2.25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Florida | 2 | 29 | 58 | 2.00 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 2 | 34 | 60 | 1.76 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Appalachian State | 2 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Fresno State | 3 | 36 | 67 | 1.86 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | NC State | 2 | 35 | 70 | 2.00 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Georgia State | 1 | 26 | 82 | 3.15 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 2 | 27 | 83 | 3.07 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 2 | 32 | 85 | 2.66 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Georgia | 3 | 47 | 96 | 2.04 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 3 | 51 | 99 | 1.94 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Rice | 2 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 2 | 29 | 112 | 3.86 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 1 | 13 | 112 | 8.62 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 60 | Washington State | 2 | 38 | 115 | 3.03 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Toledo | 3 | 73 | 116 | 1.59 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Texas State | 2 | 43 | 120 | 2.79 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 2 | 50 | 139 | 2.78 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 3 | 31 | 142 | 4.58 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | Houston | 3 | 42 | 143 | 3.40 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 60 | Tulane | 4 | 41 | 156 | 3.80 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 60 | Indiana | 4 | 59 | 161 | 2.73 | 1 | 78 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 | TCU | 3 | 50 | 168 | 3.36 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | UCF | 2 | 59 | 194 | 3.29 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 5 | 87 | 204 | 2.34 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 60 | Old Dominion | 3 | 66 | 208 | 3.15 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 3 | 75 | 227 | 3.03 | 1 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 53 | 230 | 4.34 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 60 | Missouri | 3 | 56 | 235 | 4.20 | 1 | 84 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 60 | Kansas | 4 | 69 | 238 | 3.45 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 2 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | California | 2 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Ohio | 2 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 60 | 68 | 1.13 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 1 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Kentucky | 2 | 25 | 96 | 3.84 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Texas | 3 | 47 | 100 | 2.13 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 30 | 110 | 3.67 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 2 | 23 | 131 | 5.70 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 96 | Arizona State | 2 | 37 | 138 | 3.73 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | SMU | 3 | 49 | 140 | 2.86 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 96 | Illinois | 4 | 51 | 176 | 3.45 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 96 | North Texas | 3 | 51 | 188 | 3.69 | 2 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 3 | 58 | 214 | 3.69 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 96 | USC | 4 | 64 | 219 | 3.42 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 96 | Louisville | 2 | 51 | 222 | 4.35 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Akron | 2 | 41 | 256 | 6.24 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 96 | Utah | 4 | 93 | 463 | 4.98 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 114 | Virginia | 3 | 61 | 129 | 2.11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 114 | BYU | 4 | 64 | 139 | 2.17 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 114 | Boise State | 2 | 42 | 167 | 3.98 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 114 | Cincinnati | 3 | 72 | 183 | 2.54 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 114 | USF | 3 | 62 | 202 | 3.26 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 114 | UNLV | 3 | 44 | 244 | 5.55 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 114 | Oregon | 4 | 91 | 329 | 3.62 | 3 | 79 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 121 | Utah State | 3 | 57 | 203 | 3.56 | 4 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 121 | Southern Miss | 3 | 52 | 262 | 5.04 | 4 | 73 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 123 | Tennessee | 3 | 77 | 188 | 2.44 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||