2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 10/04/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Northwestern 2 5 -3 -0.60 0 4 0 0 0
1 UCLA 1 3 0 0.00 0 4 0 0 0
3 Michigan 4 21 9 0.43 0 7 1 0 0
3 Texas Tech 5 28 55 1.96 0 7 2 0 0
5 East Carolina 3 5 12 2.40 0 8 0 0 0
5 Toledo 4 26 67 2.58 1 8 5 0 0
7 Auburn 4 17 36 2.12 1 9 2 0 0
7 Appalachian State 4 28 53 1.89 1 9 5 0 0
7 Louisiana-Monroe 4 23 59 2.57 1 9 5 0 0
10 Houston 3 10 22 2.20 0 10 1 1 0
10 Middle Tennessee State 3 16 38 2.38 0 10 4 1 0
10 Jacksonville State 4 28 61 2.18 0 10 5 1 0
10 North Texas 4 33 119 3.61 0 10 8 2 0
14 Syracuse 2 4 9 2.25 0 11 1 1 0
14 Utah 4 24 35 1.46 0 11 4 3 0
14 Mississippi State 6 87 277 3.18 1 11 16 3 0
17 Purdue 3 13 27 2.08 0 12 2 1 0
17 Sam Houston State 1 10 34 3.40 1 12 1 1 0
19 Oklahoma State 2 14 26 1.86 0 13 2 1 0
19 Louisville 5 19 40 2.11 1 13 4 1 0
19 Stanford 3 20 41 2.05 0 13 2 2 0
19 San Diego State 4 12 46 3.83 0 13 2 2 0
19 UCF 4 18 65 3.61 0 13 3 1 0
19 Illinois 5 34 115 3.38 1 13 8 2 0
19 Virginia Tech 4 50 130 2.60 3 13 10 7 0
26 North Carolina 3 12 19 1.58 0 14 1 1 0
26 Arkansas State 4 23 72 3.13 1 14 3 2 0
26 Air Force 3 17 79 4.65 1 14 4 4 0
29 Colorado State 1 2 18 9.00 0 15 1 1 0
29 Pittsburgh 5 35 30 0.86 0 15 5 1 0
29 West Virginia 3 39 41 1.05 1 15 4 2 0
29 Maryland 5 31 46 1.48 1 15 4 2 0
29 Ball State 2 11 49 4.45 1 15 3 1 0
29 Kennesaw State 4 19 66 3.47 0 15 2 1 0
29 Louisiana Tech 3 21 71 3.38 0 15 3 4 0
29 Ohio State 5 31 91 2.94 0 15 7 1 0
29 Southern Miss 3 29 95 3.28 0 15 7 4 0
29 LSU 4 32 104 3.25 1 15 9 3 0
39 Western Michigan 4 25 61 2.44 2 16 6 5 0
39 Nebraska 4 35 95 2.71 1 16 5 2 0
39 Iowa 4 22 97 4.41 2 16 5 2 0
39 Kentucky 4 36 142 3.94 2 16 9 5 0
39 Washington State 3 37 146 3.95 0 16 5 6 0
44 USC 5 19 76 4.00 0 17 5 2 0
44 San Jose State 3 43 91 2.12 1 17 9 2 0
44 Tulane 4 27 101 3.74 1 17 7 2 0
44 Clemson 4 46 166 3.61 2 17 12 6 0
44 Utah State 4 46 197 4.28 1 17 15 6 0
49 Massachusetts 3 28 86 3.07 0 18 6 1 0
49 Bowling Green 3 28 106 3.79 1 18 3 5 0
51 Missouri 5 25 57 2.28 0 19 4 2 0
51 James Madison 5 30 81 2.70 0 19 7 3 0
51 Nevada 4 34 110 3.24 3 19 5 2 0
54 Oregon 5 30 113 3.77 1 20 7 3 1
54 Washington 3 29 128 4.41 2 20 7 4 1
54 Minnesota 5 35 133 3.80 2 20 12 7 1
54 Notre Dame 4 50 170 3.40 2 20 9 5 1
54 Buffalo 4 62 188 3.03 3 20 13 1 1
54 Boston College 4 41 197 4.80 2 20 9 6 1
60 Texas A&M 5 46 81 1.76 1 21 5 3 1
60 SMU 5 34 118 3.47 0 21 6 4 1
60 Louisiana 4 52 253 4.87 5 21 16 7 2
60 Tennessee 5 74 272 3.68 5 21 15 7 1
64 Indiana 5 28 47 1.68 1 22 3 2 1
64 Vanderbilt 6 24 92 3.83 1 22 6 5 1
64 Coastal Carolina 2 30 114 3.80 0 22 8 4 2
64 Florida 4 33 136 4.12 0 22 6 4 2
68 Michigan State 5 23 104 4.52 2 23 5 4 1
68 FIU 3 24 126 5.25 2 23 5 6 2
68 Boise State 5 45 185 4.11 3 23 10 8 1
68 Memphis 6 52 216 4.15 4 23 14 11 2
68 Georgia State 4 37 249 6.73 3 23 13 9 3
73 USF 4 23 58 2.52 0 24 6 2 1
73 Penn State 3 23 75 3.26 0 24 3 1 1
73 Alabama 5 30 101 3.37 1 24 5 4 2
73 Baylor 5 36 183 5.08 1 24 13 6 1
77 Kent State 2 22 81 3.68 0 25 4 3 1
77 Cincinnati 5 43 220 5.12 0 25 11 8 2
77 Georgia Tech 5 61 275 4.51 4 25 14 7 2
80 Florida State 5 18 58 3.22 1 26 4 3 1
80 Wyoming 3 31 121 3.90 2 26 7 4 1
80 Florida Atlantic 3 30 137 4.57 2 26 8 4 3
80 Fresno State 5 55 168 3.05 0 26 11 4 1
84 Georgia 4 17 65 3.82 0 27 2 1 1
84 Arizona 4 32 105 3.28 1 27 6 3 1
86 Liberty 2 12 67 5.58 1 28 2 2 1
86 Akron 3 19 112 5.89 2 28 8 4 1
86 Missouri State 5 22 136 6.18 4 28 6 3 2
89 Texas 2 10 17 1.70 0 30 2 1 1
89 Miami (FL) 5 32 81 2.53 1 30 4 2 1
89 South Alabama 5 32 185 5.78 2 30 10 7 1
92 Georgia Southern 4 56 344 6.14 3 31 18 15 3
93 UNLV 5 20 104 5.20 2 32 8 4 2
93 New Mexico State 4 88 245 2.78 1 32 14 7 2
95 Miami (OH) 2 23 130 5.65 1 33 7 5 3
95 BYU 5 37 144 3.89 0 33 8 2 1
95 New Mexico 3 38 175 4.61 1 33 10 3 1
95 Northern Illinois 4 58 213 3.67 1 33 11 8 2
95 Iowa State 4 71 303 4.27 2 33 18 11 2
100 Charlotte 3 19 138 7.26 2 34 6 5 2
101 TCU 5 50 204 4.08 0 35 10 8 2
102 Central Michigan 4 30 129 4.30 0 36 6 5 2
102 Old Dominion 4 38 247 6.50 0 36 12 8 4
104 Ohio 4 52 209 4.02 0 38 10 5 2
104 South Carolina 4 55 250 4.55 2 38 15 7 1
106 Tulsa 4 41 170 4.15 1 39 12 6 1
106 Kansas 6 66 199 3.02 3 39 13 6 1
106 Rutgers 5 45 227 5.04 4 39 10 6 4
109 Army 2 27 153 5.67 1 40 5 5 3
110 Temple 3 16 84 5.25 0 41 3 3 1
110 Arizona State 4 27 99 3.67 0 41 8 1 1
112 Wisconsin 3 26 106 4.08 1 43 5 1 1
112 Wake Forest 5 93 380 4.09 2 43 20 12 2
114 Duke 5 36 135 3.75 2 44 7 3 3
114 Oregon State 2 22 149 6.77 1 44 8 6 2
114 Oklahoma 4 48 153 3.19 1 44 7 4 1
117 Eastern Michigan 2 34 171 5.03 2 45 8 5 1
118 Ole Miss 5 63 372 5.90 4 47 20 13 3
119 Colorado 5 46 297 6.46 2 50 15 8 4
120 Delaware 4 44 237 5.39 4 51 8 4 3
121 Rice 5 37 158 4.27 1 54 4 4 2
121 UTSA 4 46 283 6.15 3 54 11 8 3
123 Western Kentucky 5 56 354 6.32 2 55 14 11 6
124 Troy 3 52 278 5.35 1 56 14 5 1
125 Virginia 6 56 320 5.71 5 57 17 10 3
126 UTEP 2 15 116 7.73 2 58 5 4 1
127 UAB 2 37 161 4.35 1 60 9 3 2
127 Kansas State 5 98 468 4.78 7 60 27 14 4
129 Navy 5 58 261 4.50 3 61 14 7 2
130 Connecticut 6 83 360 4.34 4 63 24 11 1
131 Arkansas 4 32 236 7.38 4 64 13 9 3
131 Hawaii 5 59 265 4.49 2 64 12 5 2
133 California 5 47 199 4.23 2 71 10 5 2
134 Marshall 4 50 170 3.40 3 72 7 5 1
135 Texas State 4 56 425 7.59 3 75 20 15 5
136 NC State 6 56 348 6.21 3 85 16 12 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards