2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 4 | 22 | 50 | 2.27 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 4 | 42 | 58 | 1.38 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 33 | 104 | 3.15 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Texas State | 4 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 6 | 45 | 109 | 2.42 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Missouri | 8 | 59 | 110 | 1.86 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 7 | 33 | 118 | 3.58 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | TCU | 7 | 50 | 131 | 2.62 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 5 | 29 | 131 | 4.52 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Texas | 6 | 53 | 142 | 2.68 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 7 | 74 | 146 | 1.97 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Tulane | 5 | 27 | 148 | 5.48 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 10 | 44 | 153 | 3.48 | 3 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 8 | 62 | 162 | 2.61 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 9 | 48 | 163 | 3.40 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Army | 5 | 39 | 167 | 4.28 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | James Madison | 5 | 28 | 168 | 6.00 | 2 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 9 | 36 | 174 | 4.83 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 8 | 55 | 178 | 3.24 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Louisville | 8 | 73 | 188 | 2.58 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 4 | 41 | 188 | 4.59 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Washington | 6 | 64 | 199 | 3.11 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 6 | 44 | 201 | 4.57 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 68 | 209 | 3.07 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | SMU | 5 | 58 | 212 | 3.66 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Illinois | 8 | 43 | 215 | 5.00 | 4 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Toledo | 7 | 66 | 216 | 3.27 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 54 | 216 | 4.00 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| 31 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 58 | 218 | 3.76 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | San Diego State | 5 | 31 | 220 | 7.10 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 33 | North Texas | 6 | 53 | 226 | 4.26 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Washington State | 6 | 49 | 230 | 4.69 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 35 | Navy | 7 | 70 | 232 | 3.31 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 36 | Hawaii | 7 | 39 | 236 | 6.05 | 4 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 4 | 53 | 238 | 4.49 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 5 | 61 | 242 | 3.97 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 38 | Michigan | 5 | 38 | 242 | 6.37 | 4 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | New Mexico State | 8 | 51 | 243 | 4.76 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 | Duke | 10 | 78 | 245 | 3.14 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 42 | Virginia | 5 | 80 | 248 | 3.10 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Rice | 7 | 56 | 248 | 4.43 | 3 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Georgia | 7 | 84 | 249 | 2.96 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 45 | Marshall | 8 | 82 | 253 | 3.09 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 46 | Syracuse | 8 | 55 | 256 | 4.65 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 47 | Utah State | 9 | 61 | 258 | 4.23 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 48 | Stanford | 11 | 74 | 261 | 3.53 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 10 | 79 | 266 | 3.37 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 50 | Louisiana | 10 | 92 | 274 | 2.98 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Arizona | 5 | 76 | 275 | 3.62 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | NC State | 7 | 64 | 275 | 4.30 | 3 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 53 | Akron | 9 | 76 | 276 | 3.63 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 8 | 67 | 278 | 4.15 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 55 | Arizona State | 8 | 78 | 282 | 3.62 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | UCF | 8 | 61 | 287 | 4.70 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 69 | 289 | 4.19 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 58 | Delaware | 9 | 48 | 290 | 6.04 | 3 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 59 | Western Michigan | 10 | 74 | 291 | 3.93 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 60 | Auburn | 9 | 113 | 293 | 2.59 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 9 | 74 | 293 | 3.96 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 60 | Iowa State | 4 | 56 | 293 | 5.23 | 2 | 88 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | Tennessee | 6 | 53 | 300 | 5.66 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 64 | Maryland | 8 | 77 | 302 | 3.92 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 65 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 107 | 304 | 2.84 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | FIU | 9 | 66 | 304 | 4.61 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 65 | Alabama | 7 | 62 | 304 | 4.90 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 6 | 89 | 312 | 3.51 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| 69 | Northwestern | 8 | 79 | 317 | 4.01 | 2 | 65 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 70 | California | 7 | 71 | 320 | 4.51 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 50 | 321 | 6.42 | 3 | 69 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 72 | UTSA | 6 | 88 | 322 | 3.66 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Boise State | 6 | 66 | 325 | 4.92 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
| 74 | UAB | 8 | 79 | 328 | 4.15 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 5 | 84 | 330 | 3.93 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 72 | 332 | 4.61 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 77 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 91 | 335 | 3.68 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 9 | 90 | 336 | 3.73 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 1 |
| 79 | Florida State | 6 | 95 | 343 | 3.61 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 80 | Temple | 8 | 68 | 344 | 5.06 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 81 | Florida | 9 | 94 | 348 | 3.70 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 82 | Clemson | 8 | 89 | 349 | 3.92 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 83 | Penn State | 7 | 79 | 350 | 4.43 | 5 | 52 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 84 | Southern Miss | 7 | 62 | 352 | 5.68 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 9 | 95 | 363 | 3.82 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 85 | BYU | 7 | 64 | 363 | 5.67 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 87 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 59 | 374 | 6.34 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 97 | 375 | 3.87 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 82 | 381 | 4.65 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 90 | San Jose State | 9 | 102 | 386 | 3.78 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 11 | 84 | 388 | 4.62 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 91 | Ohio | 7 | 66 | 388 | 5.88 | 1 | 64 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 57 | 394 | 6.91 | 3 | 90 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 9 | 72 | 397 | 5.51 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 94 | Utah | 5 | 68 | 397 | 5.84 | 3 | 80 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 7 | 79 | 400 | 5.06 | 5 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 97 | Boston College | 9 | 60 | 404 | 6.73 | 7 | 67 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 98 | Purdue | 9 | 85 | 408 | 4.80 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 101 | 418 | 4.14 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 8 | 98 | 429 | 4.38 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| 101 | LSU | 10 | 114 | 436 | 3.82 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| 102 | Memphis | 8 | 82 | 454 | 5.54 | 4 | 81 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 103 | Tulsa | 9 | 103 | 457 | 4.44 | 4 | 72 | 26 | 10 | 4 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 8 | 98 | 458 | 4.67 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| 105 | USF | 7 | 83 | 460 | 5.54 | 4 | 64 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| 106 | Iowa | 7 | 116 | 464 | 4.00 | 2 | 49 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 104 | 479 | 4.61 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 18 | 4 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 97 | 483 | 4.98 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 109 | Ball State | 10 | 102 | 487 | 4.77 | 5 | 67 | 26 | 17 | 5 |
| 110 | Kent State | 10 | 115 | 488 | 4.24 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 4 |
| 111 | Kansas | 9 | 87 | 493 | 5.67 | 5 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 112 | Appalachian State | 8 | 94 | 494 | 5.26 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 10 | 147 | 495 | 3.37 | 4 | 90 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 10 | 114 | 495 | 4.34 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 113 | Liberty | 10 | 103 | 495 | 4.81 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
| 116 | USC | 7 | 97 | 496 | 5.11 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 1 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 8 | 110 | 497 | 4.52 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 118 | UCLA | 11 | 100 | 513 | 5.13 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 6 |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 124 | 519 | 4.19 | 6 | 66 | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| 120 | Houston | 8 | 107 | 525 | 4.91 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 121 | Nevada | 9 | 110 | 537 | 4.88 | 5 | 68 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| 122 | Mississippi State | 8 | 99 | 538 | 5.43 | 5 | 72 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 123 | UTEP | 11 | 147 | 542 | 3.69 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 1 |
| 123 | UNLV | 9 | 91 | 542 | 5.96 | 6 | 65 | 21 | 15 | 8 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 12 | 83 | 543 | 6.54 | 7 | 55 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 126 | Charlotte | 11 | 105 | 557 | 5.30 | 6 | 59 | 35 | 19 | 3 |
| 127 | Arkansas | 10 | 124 | 570 | 4.60 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 6 |
| 128 | Troy | 9 | 114 | 594 | 5.21 | 6 | 59 | 24 | 13 | 9 |
| 129 | Air Force | 9 | 124 | 604 | 4.87 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 130 | Missouri State | 9 | 125 | 629 | 5.03 | 7 | 58 | 32 | 22 | 8 |
| 131 | Colorado State | 11 | 157 | 634 | 4.04 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| 132 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 122 | 687 | 5.63 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 18 | 8 |
| 133 | Colorado | 9 | 137 | 691 | 5.04 | 6 | 88 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 134 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 128 | 696 | 5.44 | 7 | 73 | 32 | 24 | 7 |
| 135 | Arkansas State | 10 | 130 | 705 | 5.42 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 23 | 8 |
| 136 | Baylor | 9 | 130 | 767 | 5.90 | 12 | 67 | 44 | 19 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||