2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 50 | 89 | 1.78 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 55 | 135 | 2.45 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 8 | 70 | 126 | 1.80 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 8 | 47 | 152 | 3.23 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 63 | 181 | 2.87 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 10 | 41 | 147 | 3.59 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 6 | 69 | 208 | 3.01 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 9 | 40 | 134 | 3.35 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 45 | 143 | 3.18 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 7 | 46 | 155 | 3.37 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 10 | 52 | 134 | 2.58 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 50 | 189 | 3.78 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 45 | 174 | 3.87 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 5 | 59 | 196 | 3.32 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Nevada | 6 | 42 | 133 | 3.17 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Houston | 7 | 35 | 159 | 4.54 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | James Madison | 10 | 66 | 179 | 2.71 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 70 | 209 | 2.99 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 8 | 66 | 197 | 2.98 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 8 | 51 | 207 | 4.06 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | Oregon | 10 | 65 | 224 | 3.45 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Washington | 7 | 58 | 238 | 4.10 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 8 | 105 | 343 | 3.27 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 10 | 96 | 187 | 1.95 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | SMU | 10 | 58 | 194 | 3.34 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 7 | 80 | 245 | 3.06 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Tulane | 9 | 73 | 292 | 4.00 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | Appalachian State | 6 | 51 | 114 | 2.24 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 6 | 69 | 121 | 1.75 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 56 | 184 | 3.29 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 56 | 219 | 3.91 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 9 | 107 | 465 | 4.35 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 41 | 134 | 3.27 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Michigan State | 9 | 50 | 210 | 4.20 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | FIU | 6 | 53 | 253 | 4.77 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 33 | Boise State | 8 | 76 | 303 | 3.99 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| 33 | Memphis | 9 | 83 | 326 | 3.93 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | Georgia State | 7 | 74 | 452 | 6.11 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 39 | USF | 8 | 48 | 67 | 1.40 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 5 | 45 | 192 | 4.27 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | Baylor | 6 | 43 | 218 | 5.07 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 5 | 42 | 90 | 2.14 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Kent State | 7 | 57 | 131 | 2.30 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | UCF | 6 | 59 | 237 | 4.02 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 42 | Clemson | 7 | 73 | 287 | 3.93 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 42 | North Texas | 9 | 79 | 329 | 4.16 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 42 | Utah State | 8 | 83 | 335 | 4.04 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 48 | Indiana | 11 | 84 | 180 | 2.14 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 48 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 47 | 192 | 4.09 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 48 | Southern Miss | 7 | 55 | 196 | 3.56 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 48 | Florida State | 8 | 52 | 200 | 3.85 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 7 | 78 | 270 | 3.46 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 53 | Ball State | 4 | 39 | 102 | 2.62 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 | Georgia | 9 | 52 | 191 | 3.67 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | UCLA | 3 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Auburn | 8 | 63 | 185 | 2.94 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Liberty | 7 | 81 | 338 | 4.17 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 55 | Missouri State | 10 | 82 | 382 | 4.66 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 8 | 28 | 100 | 3.57 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 6 | 52 | 243 | 4.67 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 61 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 49 | 85 | 1.73 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Texas | 7 | 54 | 149 | 2.76 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 61 | South Alabama | 8 | 73 | 370 | 5.07 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 10 | 121 | 439 | 3.63 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 1 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 6 | 106 | 307 | 2.90 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 69 | 109 | 1.58 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 8 | 87 | 270 | 3.10 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 66 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 90 | 351 | 3.90 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 70 | 353 | 5.04 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 8 | 123 | 497 | 4.04 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 3 |
| 71 | Charlotte | 4 | 31 | 186 | 6.00 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 71 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 83 | 246 | 2.96 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 73 | TCU | 9 | 70 | 282 | 4.03 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 74 | Alabama | 10 | 80 | 234 | 2.93 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 74 | Washington State | 8 | 96 | 339 | 3.53 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 8 | 80 | 328 | 4.10 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 76 | Ohio | 9 | 92 | 391 | 4.25 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 6 | 50 | 203 | 4.06 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 78 | Kansas | 9 | 93 | 345 | 3.71 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 78 | Arizona | 8 | 79 | 359 | 4.54 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 8 | 84 | 304 | 3.62 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 81 | Army | 6 | 91 | 432 | 4.75 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 83 | Arizona State | 7 | 60 | 149 | 2.48 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | Missouri | 9 | 69 | 186 | 2.70 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 83 | Utah | 9 | 52 | 210 | 4.04 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 79 | 269 | 3.41 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 87 | Wisconsin | 4 | 47 | 225 | 4.79 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 99 | 444 | 4.48 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 8 | 144 | 544 | 3.78 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 90 | Syracuse | 4 | 21 | 123 | 5.86 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 5 | 51 | 272 | 5.33 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 90 | Duke | 8 | 67 | 311 | 4.64 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 90 | Fresno State | 7 | 94 | 320 | 3.40 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| 90 | Oklahoma | 9 | 108 | 344 | 3.19 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 9 | 100 | 475 | 4.75 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
| 96 | Western Michigan | 8 | 70 | 340 | 4.86 | 5 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 3 |
| 96 | Louisville | 10 | 91 | 365 | 4.01 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 98 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 123 | 646 | 5.25 | 7 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 7 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | 11 | 144 | 658 | 4.57 | 8 | 47 | 40 | 19 | 5 |
| 100 | Cincinnati | 9 | 88 | 449 | 5.10 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 100 | Colorado | 6 | 76 | 488 | 6.42 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 7 |
| 102 | Air Force | 7 | 43 | 338 | 7.86 | 5 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 102 | Temple | 7 | 84 | 402 | 4.79 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 102 | Delaware | 8 | 74 | 426 | 5.76 | 7 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 105 | Rice | 7 | 68 | 298 | 4.38 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 105 | UTSA | 8 | 87 | 420 | 4.83 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 105 | Louisiana | 8 | 77 | 445 | 5.78 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 108 | Maryland | 10 | 95 | 438 | 4.61 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 109 | Troy | 6 | 79 | 382 | 4.84 | 1 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 110 | Virginia | 10 | 105 | 428 | 4.08 | 6 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 111 | UTEP | 4 | 37 | 151 | 4.08 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 111 | Old Dominion | 8 | 67 | 413 | 6.16 | 2 | 58 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 111 | UNLV | 9 | 80 | 529 | 6.61 | 9 | 58 | 26 | 17 | 6 |
| 114 | Colorado State | 3 | 14 | 170 | 12.14 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 114 | Florida | 9 | 104 | 476 | 4.58 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 116 | UAB | 4 | 69 | 328 | 4.75 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 116 | Buffalo | 9 | 105 | 417 | 3.97 | 5 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 9 | 144 | 613 | 4.26 | 8 | 60 | 37 | 20 | 5 |
| 119 | Navy | 8 | 78 | 334 | 4.28 | 4 | 61 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 120 | USC | 10 | 78 | 505 | 6.47 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 121 | Hawaii | 9 | 88 | 398 | 4.52 | 4 | 64 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 121 | Arkansas | 9 | 95 | 515 | 5.42 | 5 | 64 | 33 | 23 | 3 |
| 121 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 89 | 520 | 5.84 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| 124 | BYU | 9 | 81 | 436 | 5.38 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 125 | Penn State | 7 | 82 | 344 | 4.20 | 3 | 67 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 126 | Rutgers | 9 | 65 | 467 | 7.18 | 6 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 127 | Akron | 8 | 92 | 434 | 4.72 | 5 | 69 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 128 | California | 8 | 92 | 436 | 4.74 | 5 | 71 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 128 | Nebraska | 9 | 99 | 438 | 4.42 | 5 | 71 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 130 | Marshall | 8 | 89 | 282 | 3.17 | 4 | 72 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 130 | LSU | 8 | 115 | 551 | 4.79 | 6 | 72 | 34 | 18 | 4 |
| 132 | Boston College | 7 | 70 | 442 | 6.31 | 5 | 73 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 132 | Connecticut | 11 | 179 | 909 | 5.08 | 9 | 73 | 55 | 31 | 5 |
| 134 | Texas State | 8 | 95 | 558 | 5.87 | 5 | 75 | 28 | 20 | 5 |
| 135 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 124 | 614 | 4.95 | 6 | 80 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 136 | NC State | 7 | 82 | 460 | 5.61 | 4 | 85 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||