2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Missouri | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Liberty | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 2 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 1 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 1 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 1 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 2 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Washington | 3 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | UNLV | 1 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Penn State | 2 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 1 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Texas | 2 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | LSU | 1 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | BYU | 1 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Florida State | 2 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 17 | 159 | 9.35 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | TCU | 2 | 18 | 23 | 1.28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | South Alabama | 3 | 20 | 62 | 3.10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Navy | 1 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 158 | 7.52 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 22 | 100 | 4.55 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Washington State | 2 | 22 | 127 | 5.77 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 23 | 111 | 4.83 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | North Texas | 1 | 23 | 138 | 6.00 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 24 | 45 | 1.88 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Hawaii | 2 | 24 | 86 | 3.58 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | California | 2 | 25 | 112 | 4.48 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Houston | 1 | 26 | 94 | 3.62 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 1 | 26 | 114 | 4.38 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 3 | 29 | 27 | 0.93 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Florida | 2 | 29 | 166 | 5.72 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Missouri State | 2 | 29 | 166 | 5.72 | 4 | 75 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | USF | 2 | 31 | 113 | 3.65 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Boise State | 3 | 31 | 133 | 4.29 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Duke | 3 | 31 | 170 | 5.48 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 49 | Marshall | 2 | 32 | 135 | 4.22 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 2 | 32 | 144 | 4.50 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 51 | Arizona | 1 | 33 | 67 | 2.03 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Kansas | 2 | 34 | 203 | 5.97 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 53 | Army | 1 | 35 | 120 | 3.43 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Troy | 4 | 35 | 220 | 6.29 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 36 | 135 | 3.75 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Baylor | 3 | 36 | 157 | 4.36 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 36 | 235 | 6.53 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | UTEP | 5 | 37 | 105 | 2.84 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Fresno State | 3 | 37 | 127 | 3.43 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 3 | 37 | 127 | 3.43 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | FIU | 4 | 37 | 223 | 6.03 | 4 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 2 | 42 | 112 | 2.67 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 2 | 42 | 147 | 3.50 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 3 | 46 | 220 | 4.78 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 64 | Louisiana | 1 | 46 | 310 | 6.74 | 3 | 71 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | Tulane | 2 | 47 | 200 | 4.26 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 3 | 48 | 292 | 6.08 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 68 | Akron | 3 | 49 | 295 | 6.02 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 68 | Maryland | 3 | 49 | 314 | 6.41 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 50 | 225 | 4.50 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 70 | Central Michigan | 3 | 50 | 318 | 6.36 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 3 | 50 | 383 | 7.66 | 3 | 59 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| 73 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 51 | 359 | 7.04 | 5 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 74 | UTSA | 3 | 52 | 246 | 4.73 | 4 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 52 | 258 | 4.96 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 2 | 53 | 281 | 5.30 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 77 | Rice | 3 | 54 | 284 | 5.26 | 5 | 57 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 78 | Rutgers | 3 | 55 | 379 | 6.89 | 3 | 67 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 79 | UCF | 4 | 56 | 248 | 4.43 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 79 | NC State | 3 | 56 | 269 | 4.80 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 79 | Illinois | 3 | 56 | 314 | 5.61 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 79 | Temple | 3 | 56 | 447 | 7.98 | 4 | 61 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
| 83 | Southern Miss | 3 | 57 | 215 | 3.77 | 3 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 84 | Old Dominion | 3 | 60 | 281 | 4.68 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 84 | Utah State | 4 | 60 | 314 | 5.23 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 3 | 61 | 241 | 3.95 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 87 | Stanford | 5 | 62 | 249 | 4.02 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 3 | 64 | 225 | 3.52 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | North Carolina | 3 | 64 | 296 | 4.63 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 90 | Tulsa | 5 | 65 | 185 | 2.85 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 91 | Texas State | 3 | 67 | 319 | 4.76 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 67 | 385 | 5.75 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 93 | Delaware | 3 | 70 | 377 | 5.39 | 6 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 70 | 513 | 7.33 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 19 | 8 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | 5 | 71 | 300 | 4.23 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 96 | Appalachian State | 5 | 73 | 366 | 5.01 | 5 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 97 | Purdue | 5 | 75 | 331 | 4.41 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 77 | 470 | 6.10 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 3 |
| 98 | UCLA | 5 | 77 | 475 | 6.17 | 9 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 100 | Colorado | 3 | 80 | 459 | 5.74 | 5 | 68 | 17 | 15 | 4 |
| 101 | Ball State | 4 | 81 | 396 | 4.89 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 101 | Georgia State | 6 | 81 | 521 | 6.43 | 7 | 60 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 103 | Boston College | 5 | 84 | 400 | 4.76 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 104 | Wisconsin | 5 | 86 | 336 | 3.91 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 4 | 86 | 505 | 5.87 | 3 | 83 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 106 | Nevada | 5 | 89 | 327 | 3.67 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 5 | 89 | 503 | 5.65 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 108 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 91 | 566 | 6.22 | 8 | 67 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 7 | 94 | 429 | 4.56 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| 110 | UAB | 5 | 101 | 496 | 4.91 | 7 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 5 | 109 | 489 | 4.49 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 115 | 531 | 4.62 | 5 | 56 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 6 | 120 | 644 | 5.37 | 6 | 66 | 33 | 19 | 7 |
| 114 | Kent State | 4 | 123 | 730 | 5.93 | 7 | 37 | 43 | 26 | 7 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 143 | 408 | 2.85 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 8 | 166 | 838 | 5.05 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 23 | 5 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 9 | 225 | 951 | 4.23 | 9 | 36 | 54 | 24 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||