2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 19 | -14 | -0.74 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | Minnesota | 3 | 11 | -1 | -0.09 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Texas | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 10 | West Virginia | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0.80 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 
| 12 | Akron | 4 | 19 | 17 | 0.89 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| 13 | Buffalo | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 14 | Kansas | 4 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | Missouri | 3 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 17 | 23 | 1.35 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 
| 17 | NC State | 4 | 17 | 24 | 1.41 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 
| 18 | Boston College | 3 | 23 | 32 | 1.39 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 
| 19 | Florida State | 3 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | Kentucky | 3 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 21 | Florida | 3 | 29 | 38 | 1.31 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 21 | Clemson | 3 | 21 | 38 | 1.81 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 23 | BYU | 7 | 37 | 40 | 1.08 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 
| 24 | Utah | 6 | 26 | 41 | 1.58 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 24 | UTSA | 3 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 | Memphis | 5 | 27 | 42 | 1.56 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 
| 28 | Tennessee | 6 | 36 | 46 | 1.28 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 28 | LSU | 4 | 24 | 46 | 1.92 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 
| 30 | Indiana | 6 | 22 | 48 | 2.18 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 
| 31 | Colorado State | 1 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 
| 32 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 27 | 56 | 2.07 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 33 | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 34 | New Mexico | 5 | 24 | 61 | 2.54 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 
| 35 | Michigan State | 2 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 36 | Texas Tech | 7 | 34 | 65 | 1.91 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 
| 36 | South Carolina | 4 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 36 | New Mexico State | 3 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 39 | Oregon | 7 | 22 | 66 | 3.00 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 
| 40 | FIU | 3 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 
| 41 | Army | 3 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 
| 42 | Louisville | 5 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 
| 43 | Stanford | 3 | 20 | 71 | 3.55 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 
| 44 | Arkansas State | 3 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 
| 45 | Ohio State | 7 | 43 | 77 | 1.79 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 
| 45 | Toledo | 5 | 38 | 77 | 2.03 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 
| 47 | Air Force | 3 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| 48 | Arizona State | 3 | 26 | 79 | 3.04 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 
| 48 | Georgia | 5 | 25 | 79 | 3.16 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 
| 48 | Missouri State | 4 | 22 | 79 | 3.59 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 
| 51 | Liberty | 3 | 22 | 80 | 3.64 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 
| 52 | San Diego State | 5 | 31 | 82 | 2.65 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 53 | Iowa State | 5 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| 54 | UTEP | 1 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 55 | Illinois | 5 | 35 | 88 | 2.51 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 55 | Marshall | 5 | 19 | 88 | 4.63 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 
| 57 | Temple | 4 | 27 | 89 | 3.30 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 
| 58 | Bowling Green | 3 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
| 59 | Wyoming | 4 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 
| 60 | Auburn | 5 | 33 | 93 | 2.82 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 24 | 96 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 
| 61 | Nevada | 1 | 17 | 96 | 5.65 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 
| 63 | Baylor | 2 | 22 | 99 | 4.50 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 
| 64 | Fresno State | 5 | 20 | 103 | 5.15 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 
| 65 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 34 | 104 | 3.06 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 
| 66 | Rice | 3 | 27 | 106 | 3.93 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 
| 67 | Washington | 5 | 40 | 112 | 2.80 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 24 | 113 | 4.71 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 
| 69 | USF | 5 | 32 | 115 | 3.59 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 
| 70 | Virginia | 6 | 27 | 116 | 4.30 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 
| 71 | USC | 5 | 44 | 117 | 2.66 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 
| 71 | Ball State | 2 | 26 | 117 | 4.50 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 
| 73 | Oklahoma | 5 | 33 | 120 | 3.64 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 
| 74 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 38 | 121 | 3.18 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 
| 75 | UNLV | 3 | 34 | 122 | 3.59 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 
| 75 | Syracuse | 2 | 17 | 122 | 7.18 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 
| 77 | San Jose State | 3 | 32 | 123 | 3.84 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 
| 78 | Purdue | 3 | 38 | 124 | 3.26 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 
| 79 | Colorado | 4 | 26 | 125 | 4.81 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 
| 80 | UCF | 4 | 35 | 126 | 3.60 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 
| 81 | Western Michigan | 5 | 25 | 127 | 5.08 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 
| 82 | Tulsa | 3 | 23 | 128 | 5.57 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 
| 83 | Old Dominion | 5 | 38 | 129 | 3.39 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 
| 84 | James Madison | 7 | 36 | 130 | 3.61 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 
| 85 | Kent State | 4 | 27 | 133 | 4.93 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 
| 86 | Navy | 5 | 49 | 138 | 2.82 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 
| 86 | Notre Dame | 6 | 34 | 138 | 4.06 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 20 | 140 | 7.00 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 
| 89 | Arizona | 5 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 
| 90 | Michigan | 6 | 53 | 142 | 2.68 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 
| 91 | Penn State | 4 | 26 | 143 | 5.50 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 
| 92 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 47 | 144 | 3.06 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 
| 92 | Mississippi State | 5 | 32 | 144 | 4.50 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 
| 94 | UCLA | 2 | 23 | 148 | 6.43 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 
| 95 | Ohio | 5 | 43 | 149 | 3.47 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 
| 96 | Washington State | 5 | 42 | 150 | 3.57 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 
| 97 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 52 | 151 | 2.90 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 
| 98 | Central Michigan | 5 | 39 | 152 | 3.90 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| 99 | SMU | 6 | 65 | 155 | 2.38 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 
| 99 | Wake Forest | 4 | 31 | 155 | 5.00 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 
| 101 | Northwestern | 3 | 36 | 162 | 4.50 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 
| 102 | Houston | 6 | 37 | 164 | 4.43 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 
| 103 | East Carolina | 4 | 51 | 165 | 3.24 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 
| 103 | Texas State | 5 | 46 | 165 | 3.59 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 
| 103 | Duke | 4 | 40 | 165 | 4.13 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 
| 106 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 34 | 166 | 4.88 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 
| 107 | UAB | 3 | 35 | 167 | 4.77 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 
| 108 | Delaware | 4 | 31 | 168 | 5.42 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 
| 109 | California | 6 | 49 | 172 | 3.51 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 
| 110 | Tulane | 5 | 46 | 173 | 3.76 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 
| 111 | Troy | 4 | 39 | 176 | 4.51 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 
| 112 | Arkansas | 4 | 37 | 179 | 4.84 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 
| 113 | Appalachian State | 4 | 51 | 180 | 3.53 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 
| 113 | Rutgers | 5 | 31 | 180 | 5.81 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 39 | 182 | 4.67 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 
| 116 | Hawaii | 5 | 58 | 184 | 3.17 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 
| 117 | Kansas State | 6 | 54 | 185 | 3.43 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 
| 118 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 59 | 187 | 3.17 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 
| 119 | Maryland | 5 | 43 | 196 | 4.56 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 
| 120 | TCU | 6 | 65 | 201 | 3.09 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 
| 121 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 29 | 206 | 7.10 | 2 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 
| 122 | South Alabama | 4 | 34 | 217 | 6.38 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 
| 123 | Utah State | 4 | 43 | 220 | 5.12 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 
| 124 | Southern Miss | 6 | 64 | 232 | 3.63 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 
| 125 | Boise State | 6 | 57 | 234 | 4.11 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 
| 126 | Nebraska | 6 | 43 | 246 | 5.72 | 4 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 
| 127 | Connecticut | 5 | 48 | 249 | 5.19 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 
| 128 | Cincinnati | 6 | 58 | 280 | 4.83 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 
| 129 | Alabama | 7 | 44 | 284 | 6.45 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 
| 130 | Ole Miss | 8 | 66 | 313 | 4.74 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 
| 131 | Texas A&M | 7 | 52 | 319 | 6.13 | 4 | 75 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 
| 132 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 78 | 329 | 4.22 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 
| 133 | North Texas | 6 | 78 | 352 | 4.51 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||