2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Missouri | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Liberty | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | USC | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | TCU | 2 | 18 | 23 | 1.28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 2 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 3 | 29 | 27 | 0.93 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Air Force | 1 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 1 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Texas | 2 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 24 | 45 | 1.88 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 1 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Washington | 3 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | UNLV | 2 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 1 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | LSU | 1 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Arizona | 1 | 33 | 67 | 2.03 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Buffalo | 3 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | BYU | 2 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Houston | 1 | 26 | 94 | 3.62 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Louisville | 1 | 19 | 95 | 5.00 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Michigan | 2 | 31 | 96 | 3.10 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 22 | 100 | 4.55 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Penn State | 2 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Florida State | 3 | 22 | 111 | 5.05 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | San Diego State | 2 | 42 | 112 | 2.67 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | USF | 2 | 31 | 113 | 3.65 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | Army | 1 | 35 | 120 | 3.43 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 4 | 39 | 123 | 3.15 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 3 | 37 | 127 | 3.43 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Washington State | 2 | 22 | 127 | 5.77 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Boise State | 3 | 31 | 133 | 4.29 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 36 | 135 | 3.75 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Marshall | 3 | 36 | 140 | 3.89 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 2 | 34 | 141 | 4.15 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 47 | Navy | 1 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 2 | 32 | 144 | 4.50 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 2 | 42 | 147 | 3.50 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 3 | 39 | 157 | 4.03 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 36 | 159 | 4.42 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 17 | 159 | 9.35 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 4 | 37 | 162 | 4.38 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 40 | 163 | 4.08 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 54 | California | 3 | 33 | 163 | 4.94 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 56 | Baylor | 5 | 41 | 165 | 4.02 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 57 | Missouri State | 2 | 29 | 166 | 5.72 | 4 | 75 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 5 | 33 | 169 | 5.12 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 59 | Duke | 3 | 31 | 170 | 5.48 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 3 | 37 | 173 | 4.68 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 61 | Tulsa | 5 | 65 | 185 | 2.85 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 62 | North Texas | 2 | 38 | 187 | 4.92 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 63 | Tulane | 2 | 47 | 200 | 4.26 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 2 | 38 | 200 | 5.26 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | UTEP | 6 | 47 | 207 | 4.40 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 3 | 47 | 207 | 4.40 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 3 | 46 | 220 | 4.78 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 68 | FIU | 4 | 37 | 223 | 6.03 | 4 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 69 | Troy | 5 | 39 | 231 | 5.92 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 70 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 36 | 235 | 6.53 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 3 | 61 | 241 | 3.95 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 72 | UTSA | 3 | 52 | 246 | 4.73 | 4 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | 4 | 71 | 262 | 3.69 | 4 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 74 | NC State | 3 | 56 | 269 | 4.80 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 75 | UCF | 5 | 67 | 275 | 4.10 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 76 | Old Dominion | 3 | 60 | 281 | 4.68 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 77 | Northwestern | 3 | 48 | 292 | 6.08 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 78 | Akron | 3 | 49 | 295 | 6.02 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 5 | 71 | 300 | 4.23 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 80 | Louisiana | 1 | 46 | 310 | 6.74 | 3 | 71 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 81 | Utah State | 4 | 60 | 314 | 5.23 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 82 | Central Michigan | 3 | 50 | 318 | 6.36 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 83 | Texas State | 3 | 67 | 319 | 4.76 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 84 | Illinois | 4 | 62 | 322 | 5.19 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 85 | Kansas | 3 | 55 | 325 | 5.91 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | 5 | 86 | 336 | 3.91 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 87 | Florida | 3 | 61 | 338 | 5.54 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 88 | Stanford | 6 | 82 | 354 | 4.32 | 5 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 89 | North Carolina | 4 | 82 | 357 | 4.35 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 3 |
| 90 | Appalachian State | 5 | 73 | 366 | 5.01 | 5 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 82 | 377 | 4.60 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 92 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 67 | 385 | 5.75 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 93 | Boston College | 5 | 84 | 400 | 4.76 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 143 | 408 | 2.85 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 92 | 413 | 4.49 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 96 | Delaware | 4 | 84 | 415 | 4.94 | 6 | 72 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 63 | 417 | 6.62 | 6 | 58 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 4 | 59 | 427 | 7.24 | 3 | 59 | 18 | 15 | 5 |
| 99 | Nevada | 6 | 111 | 434 | 3.91 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 2 |
| 100 | Maryland | 4 | 75 | 448 | 5.97 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 4 | 89 | 451 | 5.07 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 4 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 5 | 109 | 489 | 4.49 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 103 | Kentucky | 5 | 118 | 505 | 4.28 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 3 |
| 104 | Colorado | 4 | 90 | 517 | 5.74 | 6 | 68 | 21 | 18 | 4 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 115 | 531 | 4.62 | 5 | 56 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 105 | Rutgers | 4 | 71 | 531 | 7.48 | 6 | 67 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| 107 | Purdue | 6 | 95 | 559 | 5.88 | 6 | 82 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 108 | Georgia State | 7 | 99 | 566 | 5.72 | 7 | 60 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 109 | Ball State | 6 | 124 | 579 | 4.67 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 20 | 3 |
| 110 | UCLA | 7 | 102 | 595 | 5.83 | 11 | 54 | 28 | 19 | 7 |
| 111 | Rice | 5 | 107 | 596 | 5.57 | 10 | 57 | 31 | 17 | 8 |
| 112 | UAB | 6 | 114 | 599 | 5.25 | 9 | 51 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 113 | Colorado State | 7 | 111 | 613 | 5.52 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
| 114 | West Virginia | 5 | 129 | 636 | 4.93 | 4 | 83 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 115 | Temple | 5 | 99 | 652 | 6.59 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 116 | Kent State | 4 | 123 | 730 | 5.93 | 7 | 37 | 43 | 26 | 7 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 7 | 135 | 761 | 5.64 | 8 | 66 | 38 | 22 | 8 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 9 | 125 | 779 | 6.23 | 13 | 68 | 38 | 27 | 9 |
| 119 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 113 | 800 | 7.08 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 12 |
| 120 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 121 | 804 | 6.64 | 12 | 67 | 33 | 25 | 9 |
| 121 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 129 | 848 | 6.57 | 8 | 73 | 42 | 29 | 8 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 10 | 204 | 1001 | 4.91 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 30 | 6 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 10 | 247 | 1074 | 4.35 | 10 | 36 | 61 | 29 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||