2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 19 | 44 | 2.32 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 33 | 75 | 2.27 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 27 | 93 | 3.44 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 33 | 104 | 3.15 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 6 | 30 | 112 | 3.73 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 24 | 114 | 4.75 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 41 | 115 | 2.80 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 40 | 124 | 3.10 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 39 | 127 | 3.26 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 32 | 136 | 4.25 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 50 | 137 | 2.74 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 52 | 204 | 3.92 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 58 | 218 | 3.76 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 66 | 267 | 4.05 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 46 | 270 | 5.87 | 0 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Missouri | 5 | 40 | 70 | 1.75 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 3 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 4 | 34 | 79 | 2.32 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 4 | 45 | 100 | 2.22 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | James Madison | 3 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Louisville | 7 | 63 | 142 | 2.25 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 40 | 155 | 3.88 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3 | 51 | 163 | 3.20 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 60 | 165 | 2.75 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 7 | 40 | 169 | 4.23 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Boise State | 4 | 43 | 199 | 4.63 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Maryland | 6 | 61 | 205 | 3.36 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Utah | 2 | 43 | 210 | 4.88 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 9 | 71 | 230 | 3.24 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 6 | 51 | 231 | 4.53 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 6 | 63 | 249 | 3.95 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 63 | 310 | 4.92 | 1 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | Ohio | 7 | 66 | 388 | 5.88 | 1 | 64 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 38 | Illinois | 6 | 28 | 94 | 3.36 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 9 | 40 | 104 | 2.60 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 3 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | TCU | 6 | 43 | 107 | 2.49 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 33 | 116 | 3.52 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Army | 3 | 22 | 120 | 5.45 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 4 | 32 | 121 | 3.78 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 4 | 25 | 124 | 4.96 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | North Texas | 4 | 34 | 138 | 4.06 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Washington | 5 | 46 | 147 | 3.20 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 7 | 55 | 154 | 2.80 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 24 | 156 | 6.50 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | UCF | 6 | 33 | 173 | 5.24 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 36 | 183 | 5.08 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 38 | Stanford | 9 | 61 | 214 | 3.51 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 40 | 215 | 5.38 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | FIU | 7 | 51 | 216 | 4.24 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 38 | Auburn | 8 | 97 | 229 | 2.36 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 38 | Georgia | 6 | 80 | 229 | 2.86 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 38 | Temple | 6 | 55 | 236 | 4.29 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 9 | 72 | 238 | 3.31 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 38 | Delaware | 8 | 42 | 246 | 5.86 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 6 | 57 | 248 | 4.35 | 2 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 4 | 55 | 267 | 4.85 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 4 | 56 | 293 | 5.23 | 2 | 88 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 43 | 316 | 7.35 | 2 | 90 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 38 | Iowa | 5 | 106 | 414 | 3.91 | 2 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 38 | UTEP | 9 | 140 | 519 | 3.71 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 1 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 5 | 52 | 149 | 2.87 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Michigan | 3 | 30 | 149 | 4.97 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 66 | Kansas State | 7 | 60 | 164 | 2.73 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Florida State | 4 | 49 | 164 | 3.35 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 66 | New Mexico State | 6 | 40 | 165 | 4.13 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Utah State | 6 | 35 | 175 | 5.00 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 66 | Hawaii | 5 | 35 | 192 | 5.49 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Louisiana | 7 | 70 | 216 | 3.09 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Kentucky | 4 | 60 | 233 | 3.88 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 66 | Rice | 6 | 54 | 236 | 4.37 | 3 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 7 | 47 | 237 | 5.04 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 66 | Alabama | 4 | 45 | 239 | 5.31 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 66 | Marshall | 6 | 63 | 246 | 3.90 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 66 | California | 6 | 57 | 268 | 4.70 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 66 | NC State | 7 | 64 | 275 | 4.30 | 3 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 66 | Akron | 9 | 76 | 276 | 3.63 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 66 | USF | 5 | 55 | 305 | 5.55 | 3 | 64 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 8 | 87 | 310 | 3.56 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 7 | 48 | 316 | 6.58 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 66 | San Jose State | 8 | 84 | 319 | 3.80 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 1 |
| 66 | Georgia State | 9 | 70 | 320 | 4.57 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | Florida | 8 | 89 | 321 | 3.61 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 6 | 77 | 329 | 4.27 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 66 | LSU | 7 | 85 | 339 | 3.99 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 66 | Missouri State | 6 | 69 | 343 | 4.97 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 66 | Tulsa | 7 | 78 | 369 | 4.73 | 3 | 72 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 66 | USC | 4 | 71 | 380 | 5.35 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 66 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 85 | 413 | 4.86 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 66 | Memphis | 6 | 69 | 415 | 6.01 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 9 | 99 | 441 | 4.45 | 3 | 56 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 66 | Liberty | 8 | 87 | 453 | 5.21 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 97 | Texas State | 4 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | Navy | 5 | 56 | 208 | 3.71 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 97 | Washington State | 5 | 40 | 214 | 5.35 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 97 | New Mexico | 4 | 71 | 238 | 3.35 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 62 | 239 | 3.85 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 97 | Clemson | 7 | 61 | 253 | 4.15 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 97 | BYU | 4 | 46 | 254 | 5.52 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 97 | UTSA | 4 | 68 | 283 | 4.16 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 97 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 53 | 317 | 5.98 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 70 | 331 | 4.73 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 97 | Houston | 6 | 77 | 377 | 4.90 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 97 | Colorado | 7 | 99 | 385 | 3.89 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 12 | 1 |
| 97 | Ball State | 8 | 96 | 396 | 4.13 | 4 | 67 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 97 | Kansas | 7 | 65 | 396 | 6.09 | 4 | 63 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 9 | 132 | 403 | 3.05 | 4 | 90 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 8 | 88 | 417 | 4.74 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 97 | UNLV | 7 | 66 | 436 | 6.61 | 4 | 65 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| 97 | Michigan State | 7 | 96 | 438 | 4.56 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 9 | 117 | 450 | 3.85 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
| 97 | Charlotte | 9 | 93 | 486 | 5.23 | 4 | 59 | 31 | 18 | 2 |
| 117 | Duke | 8 | 71 | 232 | 3.27 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 117 | Bowling Green | 9 | 74 | 293 | 3.96 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 117 | UAB | 7 | 70 | 294 | 4.20 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 117 | Penn State | 6 | 73 | 315 | 4.32 | 5 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 7 | 81 | 369 | 4.56 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| 117 | Troy | 7 | 73 | 398 | 5.45 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| 117 | UCLA | 9 | 91 | 441 | 4.85 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 7 | 86 | 493 | 5.73 | 5 | 72 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 117 | Nevada | 8 | 105 | 514 | 4.90 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 17 | 5 |
| 126 | Purdue | 8 | 76 | 347 | 4.57 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 83 | 357 | 4.30 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 118 | 486 | 4.12 | 6 | 66 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 126 | Air Force | 8 | 115 | 563 | 4.90 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| 126 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 124 | 629 | 5.07 | 6 | 73 | 30 | 22 | 5 |
| 131 | Boston College | 9 | 60 | 404 | 6.73 | 7 | 67 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 131 | Kent State | 9 | 94 | 415 | 4.41 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 131 | Massachusetts | 11 | 82 | 540 | 6.59 | 7 | 55 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 134 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 118 | 657 | 5.57 | 8 | 57 | 32 | 18 | 8 |
| 135 | Arkansas State | 8 | 105 | 605 | 5.76 | 9 | 64 | 24 | 19 | 6 |
| 136 | Baylor | 7 | 110 | 650 | 5.91 | 10 | 67 | 39 | 14 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||