2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | 9 | 27 | 80 | 2.96 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UTSA | 8 | 31 | 83 | 2.68 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 9 | 32 | 84 | 2.63 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 11 | 37 | 137 | 3.70 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 11 | 59 | 143 | 2.42 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | BYU | 12 | 58 | 143 | 2.47 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 12 | 51 | 145 | 2.84 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 9 | 41 | 150 | 3.66 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 67 | 177 | 2.64 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 9 | 37 | 177 | 4.78 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 9 | 50 | 179 | 3.58 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 10 | 69 | 181 | 2.62 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 11 | 52 | 184 | 3.54 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 58 | 187 | 3.22 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Texas State | 8 | 69 | 191 | 2.77 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 9 | 69 | 191 | 2.77 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | Toledo | 8 | 76 | 200 | 2.63 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 10 | 68 | 204 | 3.00 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Maryland | 10 | 57 | 205 | 3.60 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Indiana | 12 | 64 | 208 | 3.25 | 1 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Stanford | 11 | 60 | 214 | 3.57 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Clemson | 8 | 51 | 220 | 4.31 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | NC State | 8 | 49 | 221 | 4.51 | 5 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Florida | 11 | 61 | 223 | 3.66 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Georgia | 11 | 71 | 226 | 3.18 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 12 | 96 | 227 | 2.36 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawaii | 11 | 68 | 227 | 3.34 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Delaware | 9 | 56 | 228 | 4.07 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 28 | USC | 8 | 46 | 228 | 4.96 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 30 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 34 | 230 | 6.76 | 4 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 31 | TCU | 11 | 78 | 235 | 3.01 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Oregon | 8 | 79 | 243 | 3.08 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Utah State | 9 | 45 | 245 | 5.44 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | LSU | 11 | 67 | 247 | 3.69 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 6 | 60 | 248 | 4.13 | 4 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | SMU | 10 | 86 | 250 | 2.91 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 37 | Navy | 10 | 68 | 253 | 3.72 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 9 | 73 | 257 | 3.52 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | Old Dominion | 10 | 76 | 258 | 3.39 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 10 | 46 | 260 | 5.65 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 41 | Rice | 12 | 66 | 261 | 3.95 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 10 | 61 | 264 | 4.33 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 10 | 83 | 265 | 3.19 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Michigan | 9 | 78 | 270 | 3.46 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 45 | Nevada | 11 | 83 | 274 | 3.30 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Duke | 10 | 85 | 275 | 3.24 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 64 | 277 | 4.33 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 48 | Alabama | 12 | 59 | 283 | 4.80 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Washington State | 11 | 74 | 285 | 3.85 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | Missouri | 11 | 89 | 286 | 3.21 | 3 | 80 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 9 | 56 | 286 | 5.11 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 77 | 288 | 3.74 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| 52 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 76 | 288 | 3.79 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 8 | 53 | 290 | 5.47 | 3 | 73 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 67 | 294 | 4.39 | 5 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 56 | Houston | 11 | 103 | 304 | 2.95 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 57 | Auburn | 11 | 100 | 306 | 3.06 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 58 | Memphis | 9 | 78 | 307 | 3.94 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 7 | 71 | 311 | 4.38 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 10 | 69 | 311 | 4.51 | 6 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 61 | James Madison | 13 | 123 | 312 | 2.54 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Illinois | 11 | 69 | 312 | 4.52 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 46 | 314 | 6.83 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| 64 | UNLV | 9 | 66 | 315 | 4.77 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 65 | Akron | 11 | 84 | 316 | 3.76 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 65 | Kent State | 11 | 68 | 316 | 4.65 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 67 | Texas | 10 | 95 | 319 | 3.36 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 67 | USF | 9 | 55 | 319 | 5.80 | 5 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 12 | 82 | 323 | 3.94 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 70 | Missouri State | 10 | 67 | 324 | 4.84 | 4 | 98 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 71 | Purdue | 10 | 65 | 328 | 5.05 | 6 | 54 | 16 | 12 | 1 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 7 | 54 | 328 | 6.07 | 2 | 84 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 | UCLA | 10 | 78 | 329 | 4.22 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Louisville | 10 | 99 | 331 | 3.34 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 11 | 69 | 333 | 4.83 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 75 | Marshall | 10 | 64 | 333 | 5.20 | 5 | 92 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 99 | 334 | 3.37 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 10 | 68 | 339 | 4.99 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 10 | 78 | 345 | 4.42 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 80 | Massachusetts | 9 | 47 | 346 | 7.36 | 4 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 11 | 57 | 350 | 6.14 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 82 | Charlotte | 10 | 65 | 352 | 5.42 | 7 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 83 | Washington | 10 | 67 | 353 | 5.27 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 84 | San Diego State | 11 | 109 | 359 | 3.29 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 85 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 89 | 363 | 4.08 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 85 | Iowa | 7 | 84 | 363 | 4.32 | 4 | 70 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 87 | Connecticut | 11 | 85 | 372 | 4.38 | 5 | 70 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 88 | Tulane | 11 | 102 | 379 | 3.72 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 81 | 379 | 4.68 | 6 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 90 | Tulsa | 12 | 89 | 381 | 4.28 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 90 | California | 10 | 72 | 381 | 5.29 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 92 | Western Michigan | 12 | 99 | 387 | 3.91 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| 92 | UCF | 10 | 96 | 387 | 4.03 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 94 | Boston College | 8 | 88 | 391 | 4.44 | 3 | 75 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | 12 | 85 | 395 | 4.65 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 76 | 396 | 5.21 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 11 | 110 | 401 | 3.65 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 1 |
| 98 | Army | 11 | 112 | 405 | 3.62 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| 98 | Kansas | 10 | 64 | 405 | 6.33 | 3 | 71 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 100 | Troy | 11 | 108 | 413 | 3.82 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 101 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 93 | 415 | 4.46 | 3 | 76 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 102 | South Carolina | 9 | 88 | 416 | 4.73 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 103 | Kansas State | 11 | 100 | 420 | 4.20 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| 104 | Boise State | 11 | 78 | 423 | 5.42 | 5 | 64 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| 105 | Mississippi State | 9 | 68 | 424 | 6.24 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 68 | 426 | 6.26 | 8 | 68 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 107 | Utah | 8 | 55 | 434 | 7.89 | 4 | 66 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| 108 | Temple | 11 | 85 | 436 | 5.13 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 1 |
| 109 | North Texas | 8 | 78 | 440 | 5.64 | 4 | 72 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 110 | Virginia | 10 | 111 | 444 | 4.00 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 2 |
| 111 | Penn State | 11 | 84 | 447 | 5.32 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 112 | Ohio | 12 | 103 | 449 | 4.36 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 113 | Arizona | 9 | 81 | 450 | 5.56 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 7 | 5 |
| 114 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 90 | 455 | 5.06 | 5 | 95 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 115 | FIU | 11 | 100 | 460 | 4.60 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 116 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 87 | 467 | 5.37 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 18 | 1 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 12 | 101 | 473 | 4.68 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 73 | 476 | 6.52 | 6 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| 119 | Air Force | 11 | 82 | 481 | 5.87 | 8 | 59 | 25 | 14 | 6 |
| 120 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 80 | 486 | 6.08 | 6 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 6 |
| 121 | Colorado | 11 | 100 | 487 | 4.87 | 5 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 4 |
| 122 | Baylor | 9 | 111 | 494 | 4.45 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 123 | Arkansas State | 11 | 90 | 501 | 5.57 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 124 | Wyoming | 12 | 104 | 513 | 4.93 | 2 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 10 | 101 | 525 | 5.20 | 5 | 85 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 125 | Ball State | 12 | 93 | 525 | 5.65 | 6 | 53 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| 127 | Minnesota | 10 | 107 | 540 | 5.05 | 7 | 85 | 22 | 17 | 6 |
| 128 | Florida State | 10 | 122 | 553 | 4.53 | 4 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 4 |
| 129 | UTEP | 12 | 105 | 557 | 5.30 | 6 | 72 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 9 | 64 | 569 | 8.89 | 4 | 73 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
| 131 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 146 | 575 | 3.94 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 21 | 7 |
| 132 | Buffalo | 10 | 107 | 577 | 5.39 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 133 | Colorado State | 10 | 120 | 597 | 4.98 | 10 | 76 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 134 | UAB | 11 | 136 | 616 | 4.53 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 19 | 3 |
| 135 | Louisiana | 12 | 132 | 644 | 4.88 | 5 | 68 | 41 | 15 | 2 |
| 136 | Liberty | 11 | 120 | 696 | 5.80 | 7 | 77 | 32 | 16 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||