2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 14 | 170 | 12.14 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | UCLA | 4 | 21 | 105 | 5.00 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 5 | 23 | 130 | 5.65 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 | 31 | 186 | 6.00 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Ball State | 4 | 39 | 102 | 2.62 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | UTEP | 5 | 39 | 233 | 5.97 | 4 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Nevada | 7 | 45 | 156 | 3.47 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Houston | 9 | 45 | 211 | 4.69 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Air Force | 8 | 45 | 333 | 7.40 | 5 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 49 | 189 | 3.86 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 51 | 202 | 3.96 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 5 | 51 | 272 | 5.33 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Florida State | 8 | 52 | 200 | 3.85 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Purdue | 6 | 55 | 135 | 2.45 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 55 | 232 | 4.22 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 56 | 262 | 4.68 | 5 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Toledo | 10 | 57 | 88 | 1.54 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 9 | 57 | 278 | 4.88 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Baylor | 7 | 58 | 284 | 4.90 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 6 | 59 | 149 | 2.53 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 5 | 59 | 196 | 3.32 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 7 | 59 | 276 | 4.68 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 60 | 219 | 3.65 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 63 | 181 | 2.87 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 5 | 63 | 284 | 4.51 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 8 | 64 | 262 | 4.09 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Georgia | 13 | 65 | 233 | 3.58 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Washington | 9 | 65 | 260 | 4.00 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 12 | 66 | 172 | 2.61 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 6 | 69 | 121 | 1.75 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Illinois | 10 | 70 | 195 | 2.79 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | UCF | 7 | 70 | 260 | 3.71 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 33 | Auburn | 9 | 71 | 214 | 3.01 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 71 | 237 | 3.34 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 71 | 250 | 3.52 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 33 | Michigan State | 11 | 71 | 257 | 3.62 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | Rutgers | 10 | 71 | 525 | 7.39 | 7 | 68 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| 38 | SMU | 12 | 73 | 259 | 3.55 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 38 | Ohio State | 13 | 73 | 284 | 3.89 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 74 | 125 | 1.69 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Iowa | 12 | 74 | 228 | 3.08 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 74 | 263 | 3.55 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 40 | South Alabama | 9 | 74 | 377 | 5.09 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 44 | Arkansas State | 10 | 75 | 309 | 4.12 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 44 | Rice | 8 | 75 | 317 | 4.23 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 44 | FIU | 9 | 75 | 380 | 5.07 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| 47 | Southern Miss | 8 | 77 | 265 | 3.44 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 7 | 78 | 270 | 3.46 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 49 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 79 | 154 | 1.95 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 50 | Stanford | 7 | 80 | 236 | 2.95 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 7 | 80 | 245 | 3.06 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 52 | Boston College | 8 | 81 | 507 | 6.26 | 5 | 73 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 9 | 82 | 334 | 4.07 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 10 | 82 | 367 | 4.48 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| 55 | Georgia State | 9 | 83 | 497 | 5.99 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Tulane | 12 | 84 | 276 | 3.29 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 56 | Clemson | 9 | 84 | 334 | 3.98 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 56 | Temple | 7 | 84 | 402 | 4.79 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 9 | 85 | 301 | 3.54 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 60 | Minnesota | 11 | 86 | 259 | 3.01 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 2 |
| 60 | Texas | 10 | 86 | 283 | 3.29 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 62 | James Madison | 13 | 87 | 197 | 2.26 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 9 | 88 | 449 | 5.10 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 63 | Colorado | 7 | 88 | 538 | 6.11 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 7 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 8 | 89 | 440 | 4.94 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 65 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 89 | 476 | 5.35 | 4 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 67 | USF | 11 | 91 | 250 | 2.75 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 67 | Appalachian State | 8 | 91 | 284 | 3.12 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 91 | 292 | 3.21 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 67 | UNLV | 11 | 91 | 566 | 6.22 | 9 | 58 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| 71 | Kent State | 8 | 92 | 365 | 3.97 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 71 | Akron | 8 | 92 | 434 | 4.72 | 5 | 69 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 71 | Old Dominion | 11 | 92 | 449 | 4.88 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 74 | Missouri State | 11 | 93 | 432 | 4.65 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 75 | Arizona | 10 | 94 | 426 | 4.53 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 76 | Boise State | 12 | 95 | 400 | 4.21 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
| 77 | Liberty | 9 | 96 | 440 | 4.58 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 78 | UAB | 6 | 97 | 453 | 4.67 | 2 | 60 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 78 | Delaware | 10 | 97 | 485 | 5.00 | 7 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 80 | Oregon | 14 | 98 | 358 | 3.65 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 12 | 98 | 426 | 4.35 | 5 | 64 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 82 | Maryland | 11 | 99 | 465 | 4.70 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 83 | Kansas | 10 | 100 | 376 | 3.76 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 83 | Utah | 12 | 100 | 492 | 4.92 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 85 | Michigan | 11 | 101 | 307 | 3.04 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 10 | 102 | 348 | 3.41 | 1 | 60 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| 87 | Navy | 10 | 103 | 448 | 4.35 | 5 | 61 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 88 | Alabama | 13 | 104 | 288 | 2.77 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 9 | 105 | 417 | 3.97 | 5 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | 12 | 107 | 268 | 2.50 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 2 |
| 90 | Arkansas | 11 | 107 | 636 | 5.94 | 7 | 64 | 39 | 27 | 4 |
| 90 | USC | 13 | 107 | 649 | 6.07 | 6 | 63 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 10 | 108 | 348 | 3.22 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| 94 | Indiana | 14 | 109 | 251 | 2.30 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 94 | NC State | 10 | 109 | 599 | 5.50 | 4 | 85 | 32 | 21 | 3 |
| 96 | Ohio | 11 | 110 | 435 | 3.95 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 111 | 468 | 4.22 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 98 | Missouri | 12 | 112 | 297 | 2.65 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 98 | North Texas | 13 | 112 | 451 | 4.03 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 10 | 113 | 533 | 4.72 | 3 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 8 |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 113 | 533 | 4.72 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 4 |
| 102 | Utah State | 10 | 115 | 456 | 3.97 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| 102 | Florida | 10 | 115 | 523 | 4.55 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 102 | BYU | 13 | 115 | 569 | 4.95 | 2 | 65 | 32 | 11 | 5 |
| 105 | Oklahoma | 12 | 116 | 338 | 2.91 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 105 | UTSA | 11 | 116 | 528 | 4.55 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| 105 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 116 | 687 | 5.92 | 3 | 70 | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| 108 | Troy | 10 | 117 | 544 | 4.65 | 3 | 73 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 108 | TCU | 12 | 117 | 547 | 4.68 | 1 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 110 | Texas State | 10 | 118 | 598 | 5.07 | 5 | 75 | 32 | 25 | 5 |
| 111 | California | 11 | 120 | 635 | 5.29 | 7 | 71 | 31 | 18 | 6 |
| 112 | Mississippi State | 10 | 121 | 439 | 3.63 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 1 |
| 112 | Marshall | 10 | 121 | 448 | 3.70 | 6 | 72 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 112 | Memphis | 10 | 121 | 469 | 3.88 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 4 |
| 112 | Louisville | 12 | 121 | 512 | 4.23 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 11 | 122 | 555 | 4.55 | 7 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 11 | 123 | 419 | 3.41 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 118 | Fresno State | 10 | 126 | 463 | 3.67 | 1 | 44 | 28 | 12 | 3 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 8 | 127 | 457 | 3.60 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 120 | Iowa State | 10 | 128 | 513 | 4.01 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 3 |
| 120 | Virginia | 12 | 128 | 523 | 4.09 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 122 | Washington State | 11 | 129 | 541 | 4.19 | 4 | 58 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 123 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 130 | 458 | 3.52 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 124 | Army | 10 | 132 | 616 | 4.67 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 7 |
| 124 | Tennessee | 12 | 132 | 632 | 4.79 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 6 |
| 124 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 132 | 688 | 5.21 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 25 | 8 |
| 127 | Penn State | 10 | 133 | 525 | 3.95 | 4 | 67 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 128 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 136 | 540 | 3.97 | 7 | 70 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 128 | Louisiana | 10 | 136 | 731 | 5.38 | 9 | 54 | 43 | 24 | 6 |
| 130 | Duke | 12 | 137 | 721 | 5.26 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 7 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 138 | 714 | 5.17 | 7 | 80 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 132 | LSU | 11 | 142 | 606 | 4.27 | 6 | 72 | 38 | 19 | 4 |
| 133 | Wake Forest | 9 | 146 | 545 | 3.73 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 134 | Ole Miss | 14 | 196 | 942 | 4.81 | 11 | 47 | 53 | 27 | 8 |
| 135 | Connecticut | 13 | 203 | 1042 | 5.13 | 10 | 73 | 64 | 34 | 5 |
| 136 | Kansas State | 11 | 207 | 933 | 4.51 | 14 | 60 | 55 | 32 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||