2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 10 35 72 2.06 2 46 8 5 1
2 Ole Miss 10 28 86 3.07 2 9 8 0 0
3 UTSA 9 35 112 3.20 1 39 5 3 1
4 Notre Dame 11 59 143 2.42 0 23 11 4 1
5 West Virginia 12 51 145 2.84 2 39 7 4 1
6 BYU 13 59 150 2.54 1 29 10 5 1
6 Wake Forest 9 41 150 3.66 3 42 10 3 1
8 Central Michigan 12 47 154 3.28 1 24 11 7 3
9 Bowling Green 9 37 177 4.78 3 41 11 6 1
10 Texas State 8 69 191 2.77 1 25 12 8 3
11 New Mexico 11 77 193 2.51 2 56 13 3 1
12 Kentucky 10 68 204 3.00 4 19 14 5 0
13 Maryland 10 57 205 3.60 1 35 15 6 1
14 Appalachian State 10 56 210 3.75 2 23 9 5 2
15 Indiana 13 66 214 3.24 1 75 12 3 1
15 Stanford 11 60 214 3.57 3 47 9 4 1
17 NC State 8 49 221 4.51 5 39 8 6 3
18 Oklahoma 10 71 222 3.13 1 30 12 7 5
19 Florida 11 61 223 3.66 4 22 10 2 1
20 Wisconsin 12 96 227 2.36 3 24 21 5 1
21 Pittsburgh 12 75 228 3.04 3 56 21 8 2
22 Georgia Southern 11 36 231 6.42 4 40 11 7 3
23 USC 9 49 236 4.82 1 23 14 7 2
24 Toledo 9 81 237 2.93 3 31 11 7 1
25 Miami (FL) 11 91 239 2.63 2 28 17 8 2
26 Oregon 8 79 243 3.08 2 16 17 4 0
27 Ohio State 12 65 245 3.77 0 36 11 6 3
27 Utah State 10 47 245 5.21 1 69 10 6 1
29 Arkansas 6 60 248 4.13 4 49 15 6 3
30 SMU 10 86 250 2.91 1 22 18 7 1
31 Clemson 9 59 253 4.29 1 32 16 7 3
32 TCU 12 87 257 2.95 2 25 11 6 2
32 Michigan State 9 73 257 3.52 3 49 18 5 1
34 Delaware 10 68 258 3.79 4 31 16 10 3
35 Rice 12 66 261 3.95 3 22 14 9 2
36 Old Dominion 11 83 262 3.16 0 30 18 8 1
37 Iowa State 10 61 264 4.33 2 30 11 8 3
38 North Carolina 10 83 265 3.19 4 51 20 5 1
38 Georgia 12 78 265 3.40 3 16 18 7 0
40 Nebraska 11 51 270 5.29 2 75 9 5 2
41 Hawaii 12 76 272 3.58 2 20 16 8 2
42 Nevada 11 83 274 3.30 5 19 21 8 0
43 Louisiana-Monroe 11 64 277 4.33 3 30 15 8 4
44 Washington State 12 77 282 3.66 1 27 20 8 1
45 Missouri 11 89 286 3.21 3 80 15 7 1
45 Cincinnati 9 56 286 5.11 3 39 16 9 3
47 Middle Tennessee State 11 76 288 3.79 2 32 16 8 2
48 Navy 11 79 294 3.72 5 23 16 8 1
48 Virginia Tech 11 67 294 4.39 5 52 15 6 4
50 Houston 12 113 295 2.61 2 21 25 8 1
51 Louisiana Tech 12 84 304 3.62 1 48 20 13 2
52 Auburn 11 100 306 3.06 2 38 20 9 1
53 Michigan 10 86 308 3.58 1 22 23 10 3
54 Duke 11 98 312 3.18 6 20 21 12 1
55 LSU 12 79 313 3.96 3 41 15 8 3
56 Oklahoma State 7 46 314 6.83 2 59 17 12 2
57 Akron 11 84 316 3.76 1 47 18 8 2
57 Kent State 11 68 316 4.65 1 40 18 10 3
59 James Madison 14 124 321 2.59 2 18 22 8 0
60 Purdue 10 65 328 5.05 6 54 16 12 1
61 UCLA 10 78 329 4.22 5 19 22 11 0
62 Northwestern 11 81 330 4.07 6 55 19 9 1
63 Louisville 10 99 331 3.34 1 23 21 13 1
64 Oregon State 11 69 333 4.83 2 30 15 10 5
64 Marshall 10 64 333 5.20 5 92 13 8 2
66 Memphis 10 83 337 4.06 5 44 17 10 2
67 Syracuse 10 68 339 4.99 3 49 15 9 3
68 Missouri State 11 69 341 4.94 4 98 12 10 3
69 Fresno State 9 61 342 5.61 3 73 14 11 4
70 San Jose State 10 78 345 4.42 6 29 17 10 3
71 Massachusetts 9 47 346 7.36 4 58 14 9 4
72 Alabama 14 84 347 4.13 3 65 18 9 3
72 East Carolina 8 63 347 5.51 2 84 18 11 2
74 USF 10 63 349 5.54 5 76 20 11 2
75 Charlotte 10 65 352 5.42 7 50 18 10 3
76 Northern Illinois 9 89 363 4.08 1 21 20 12 1
76 Iowa 7 84 363 4.32 4 70 18 8 1
78 Washington 11 74 371 5.01 1 51 15 11 3
79 Arizona State 13 95 372 3.92 5 50 23 13 2
79 Tennessee 8 84 372 4.43 5 38 20 10 4
81 Tulsa 12 89 381 4.28 4 25 18 10 1
82 Illinois 12 86 382 4.44 3 25 26 9 1
83 Western Michigan 12 99 387 3.91 4 43 19 9 5
83 UCF 10 96 387 4.03 3 25 26 14 3
83 California 11 74 387 5.23 5 35 25 13 5
86 Western Kentucky 10 88 389 4.42 6 44 17 13 5
87 Boston College 8 88 391 4.44 3 75 19 14 2
88 New Mexico State 12 85 395 4.65 2 56 17 9 1
89 Vanderbilt 11 103 398 3.86 3 44 25 11 4
90 Tulane 12 103 399 3.87 4 41 25 10 2
91 San Diego State 12 116 402 3.47 1 37 22 9 3
92 Kansas 10 64 405 6.33 3 71 18 13 4
93 Southern Miss 12 113 407 3.60 7 27 28 9 1
94 South Carolina 9 88 416 4.73 5 27 23 12 3
95 Kansas State 11 100 420 4.20 3 34 30 13 3
96 Miami (OH) 13 96 421 4.39 3 76 21 9 2
97 Mississippi State 9 68 424 6.24 3 34 20 13 5
98 Florida Atlantic 11 68 426 6.26 8 68 19 13 4
99 Georgia Tech 12 88 429 4.88 2 41 21 13 4
100 UNLV 10 81 431 5.32 4 31 23 14 6
101 Boise State 12 83 432 5.20 5 64 17 12 7
102 Temple 11 85 436 5.13 7 28 26 14 1
103 North Texas 8 78 440 5.64 4 72 23 13 3
104 Texas 11 112 443 3.96 3 41 16 11 4
105 Penn State 12 85 448 5.27 3 57 19 12 5
106 Troy 12 114 449 3.94 4 31 24 12 3
107 Arizona 9 81 450 5.56 5 54 25 7 5
108 FIU 12 103 463 4.50 6 41 27 15 5
109 Sam Houston State 12 87 467 5.37 5 42 31 18 1
110 South Alabama 12 101 473 4.68 7 34 24 14 2
111 Eastern Michigan 12 73 476 6.52 6 65 19 12 8
112 Air Force 11 82 481 5.87 8 59 25 14 6
113 Ohio 13 112 483 4.31 4 34 28 15 3
114 Colorado 11 100 487 4.87 5 63 23 16 4
115 Baylor 9 111 494 4.45 6 40 28 11 3
116 Virginia 11 116 498 4.29 4 43 27 14 3
117 Connecticut 12 105 499 4.75 6 70 22 12 3
118 Arkansas State 12 92 503 5.47 5 63 24 10 4
119 Texas A&M 12 79 506 6.41 2 56 28 19 5
120 Wyoming 12 104 513 4.93 2 37 30 18 3
120 Coastal Carolina 10 86 513 5.97 6 62 23 9 6
122 Kennesaw State 12 91 520 5.71 6 95 22 11 6
123 Georgia State 10 101 525 5.20 5 85 25 14 3
123 Ball State 12 93 525 5.65 6 53 22 10 6
125 Utah 9 69 527 7.64 5 66 22 14 6
126 Florida State 10 122 553 4.53 4 40 34 11 4
127 UTEP 12 105 557 5.30 6 72 25 16 5
128 Army 13 140 569 4.06 7 34 36 16 2
128 Rutgers 9 64 569 8.89 4 73 21 17 5
130 Buffalo 10 107 577 5.39 4 48 27 15 3
131 Jacksonville State 14 152 597 3.93 7 41 39 21 7
131 Colorado State 10 120 597 4.98 10 76 24 14 5
133 UAB 11 136 616 4.53 10 23 38 19 3
134 Minnesota 11 132 624 4.73 7 85 30 23 6
135 Liberty 11 120 696 5.80 7 77 32 16 8
136 Louisiana 13 136 708 5.21 6 68 43 16 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards