2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 2 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | UTEP | 1 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 3 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Texas | 5 | 17 | 24 | 1.41 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida | 3 | 29 | 38 | 1.31 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Kansas | 6 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 3 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 4 | 26 | -7 | -0.27 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0.32 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | NC State | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1.10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 1 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 32 | 69 | 2.16 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Army | 3 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | UTSA | 5 | 24 | 71 | 2.96 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 84 | 4.00 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 2 | 24 | 88 | 3.67 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 5 | 21 | 64 | 3.05 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | New Mexico State | 3 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 4 | 24 | 75 | 3.13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Illinois | 6 | 36 | 81 | 2.25 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Temple | 4 | 27 | 89 | 3.30 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 4 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Memphis | 6 | 30 | 34 | 1.13 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Florida State | 5 | 26 | 46 | 1.77 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | LSU | 4 | 24 | 46 | 1.92 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 7 | 39 | 61 | 1.56 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Missouri | 4 | 24 | 64 | 2.67 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Boston College | 4 | 30 | 67 | 2.23 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 4 | 28 | 69 | 2.46 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Stanford | 3 | 20 | 71 | 3.55 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Toledo | 6 | 40 | 81 | 2.03 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FIU | 4 | 19 | 103 | 5.42 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 9 | 35 | 114 | 3.26 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Arizona | 7 | 25 | 132 | 5.28 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 27 | 137 | 5.07 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | UAB | 3 | 35 | 167 | 4.77 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Louisville | 5 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 5 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Utah | 8 | 40 | 94 | 2.35 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 24 | 96 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Liberty | 5 | 27 | 98 | 3.63 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | San Diego State | 7 | 52 | 113 | 2.17 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Penn State | 5 | 27 | 133 | 4.93 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Maryland | 5 | 43 | 196 | 4.56 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | BYU | 8 | 39 | 45 | 1.15 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 32 | 67 | 2.09 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Clemson | 4 | 37 | 84 | 2.27 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 51 | Nevada | 2 | 19 | 103 | 5.42 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 51 | Rice | 3 | 27 | 106 | 3.93 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 51 | USC | 6 | 50 | 118 | 2.36 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Baylor | 3 | 27 | 118 | 4.37 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 2 | 17 | 122 | 7.18 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Colorado | 4 | 26 | 125 | 4.81 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | Ball State | 3 | 33 | 139 | 4.21 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | 7 | 45 | 153 | 3.40 | 2 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Akron | 5 | 28 | 72 | 2.57 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Louisiana | 3 | 28 | 101 | 3.61 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 6 | 47 | 121 | 2.57 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 4 | 37 | 133 | 3.59 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 6 | 31 | 136 | 4.39 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 32 | 141 | 4.41 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 7 | 30 | 143 | 4.77 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | 5 | 32 | 144 | 4.50 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 62 | Kent State | 5 | 36 | 145 | 4.03 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 31 | 172 | 5.55 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | Georgia | 7 | 34 | 80 | 2.35 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Washington | 6 | 42 | 117 | 2.79 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Missouri State | 5 | 32 | 122 | 3.81 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Purdue | 3 | 38 | 124 | 3.26 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Ohio State | 9 | 64 | 130 | 2.03 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 45 | 130 | 2.89 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | Tulsa | 4 | 37 | 149 | 4.03 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 72 | Auburn | 6 | 41 | 154 | 3.76 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 72 | Northwestern | 3 | 36 | 162 | 4.50 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 72 | Arizona State | 5 | 51 | 166 | 3.25 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 72 | Notre Dame | 9 | 49 | 174 | 3.55 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | Duke | 5 | 44 | 189 | 4.30 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 72 | Marshall | 7 | 47 | 208 | 4.43 | 3 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 85 | Texas Tech | 10 | 61 | 108 | 1.77 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Air Force | 4 | 28 | 135 | 4.82 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | UNLV | 4 | 38 | 142 | 3.74 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 4 | 56 | 143 | 2.55 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 85 | UCLA | 2 | 23 | 148 | 6.43 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 52 | 151 | 2.90 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Texas State | 6 | 52 | 172 | 3.31 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 65 | 181 | 2.78 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | Delaware | 6 | 44 | 194 | 4.41 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 94 | New Mexico | 7 | 36 | 91 | 2.53 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Oregon | 9 | 38 | 124 | 3.26 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Virginia | 8 | 53 | 143 | 2.70 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 94 | Houston | 6 | 37 | 164 | 4.43 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 94 | California | 6 | 49 | 172 | 3.51 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 39 | 184 | 4.72 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 94 | Hawaii | 6 | 60 | 189 | 3.15 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 94 | Michigan | 8 | 65 | 192 | 2.95 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 6 | 61 | 195 | 3.20 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 102 | Boise State | 6 | 57 | 234 | 4.11 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 58 | 239 | 4.12 | 3 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 6 | 42 | 242 | 5.76 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 102 | Utah State | 6 | 51 | 255 | 5.00 | 3 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 107 | USF | 6 | 37 | 131 | 3.54 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 107 | UCF | 5 | 42 | 152 | 3.62 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 107 | Troy | 4 | 39 | 176 | 4.51 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 107 | Kansas State | 7 | 61 | 219 | 3.59 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 7 | 69 | 225 | 3.26 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 6 | 49 | 248 | 5.06 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 5 | 42 | 185 | 4.40 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 113 | South Alabama | 5 | 35 | 218 | 6.23 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 53 | 221 | 4.17 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 113 | Washington State | 6 | 59 | 223 | 3.78 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 113 | James Madison | 8 | 54 | 245 | 4.54 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 113 | Navy | 6 | 63 | 255 | 4.05 | 1 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 113 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 45 | 287 | 6.38 | 4 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | 8 | 57 | 338 | 5.93 | 4 | 75 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 121 | Appalachian State | 4 | 51 | 180 | 3.53 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 122 | Tulane | 7 | 64 | 217 | 3.39 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 122 | TCU | 7 | 74 | 266 | 3.59 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 122 | Cincinnati | 6 | 58 | 280 | 4.83 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 122 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 69 | 308 | 4.46 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 126 | Ohio | 6 | 62 | 208 | 3.35 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 126 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 61 | 227 | 3.72 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 126 | Alabama | 8 | 59 | 287 | 4.86 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 126 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 85 | 331 | 3.89 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 130 | SMU | 7 | 82 | 216 | 2.63 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 130 | Connecticut | 6 | 61 | 317 | 5.20 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 132 | Southern Miss | 7 | 89 | 353 | 3.97 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 133 | Ole Miss | 11 | 92 | 394 | 4.28 | 4 | 65 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 133 | Nebraska | 8 | 68 | 397 | 5.84 | 5 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 4 |
| 135 | North Texas | 8 | 112 | 576 | 5.14 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||