2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 09/11/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 14 | -3 | -0.21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 14 | 31 | 2.21 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 21 | 44 | 2.10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 19 | 48 | 2.53 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 21 | 49 | 2.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 22 | 52 | 2.36 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 1 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 32 | 72 | 2.25 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 23 | 84 | 3.65 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 31 | 88 | 2.84 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 19 | 94 | 4.95 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 29 | 102 | 3.52 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 25 | 114 | 4.56 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 38 | 137 | 3.61 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Charlotte | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Memphis | 2 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 2 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 2 | 26 | 48 | 1.85 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Navy | 2 | 19 | 58 | 3.05 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 2 | 23 | 63 | 2.74 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 2 | 17 | 67 | 3.94 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | UTSA | 1 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Clemson | 2 | 25 | 71 | 2.84 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Army | 1 | 19 | 72 | 3.79 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Wyoming | 2 | 26 | 73 | 2.81 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Baylor | 1 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Rice | 2 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 1 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | New Mexico | 1 | 21 | 89 | 4.24 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 29 | 94 | 3.24 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Boston College | 2 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Kansas | 3 | 32 | 98 | 3.06 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 2 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 81 | Hawaii | 2 | 31 | 111 | 3.58 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 1 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 81 | UAB | 1 | 24 | 136 | 5.67 | 1 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 81 | Colorado | 2 | 25 | 144 | 5.76 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 25 | 146 | 5.84 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | NC State | 3 | 20 | 157 | 7.85 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 3 | 40 | 165 | 4.13 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | 2 | 61 | 175 | 2.87 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | 2 | 35 | 176 | 5.03 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 81 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 23 | 187 | 8.13 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | 3 | 54 | 209 | 3.87 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Texas State | 2 | 29 | 259 | 8.93 | 1 | 75 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 118 | Western Michigan | 1 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 118 | Washington | 1 | 17 | 77 | 4.53 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 118 | Missouri State | 2 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 118 | Louisiana | 2 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 118 | Duke | 2 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 118 | UNLV | 3 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 118 | UTEP | 2 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 125 | Virginia | 2 | 19 | 169 | 8.89 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 126 | Kansas State | 2 | 75 | 315 | 4.20 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||