2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 13 | 387 | 890 | 2.30 | 6 | 29.77 | 68.46 |
| 2 | James Madison | 13 | 400 | 990 | 2.48 | 7 | 30.77 | 76.15 |
| 3 | Indiana | 13 | 349 | 1009 | 2.89 | 5 | 26.85 | 77.62 |
| 4 | Georgia | 13 | 361 | 1030 | 2.85 | 12 | 27.77 | 79.23 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 12 | 395 | 977 | 2.47 | 6 | 32.92 | 81.42 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 13 | 388 | 1098 | 2.83 | 4 | 29.85 | 84.46 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 359 | 1042 | 2.90 | 8 | 29.92 | 86.83 |
| 8 | Toledo | 12 | 431 | 1072 | 2.49 | 9 | 35.92 | 89.33 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 412 | 1164 | 2.83 | 12 | 34.33 | 97.00 |
| 10 | Texas | 12 | 392 | 1177 | 3.00 | 12 | 32.67 | 98.08 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 12 | 402 | 1191 | 2.96 | 8 | 33.50 | 99.25 |
| 12 | Auburn | 12 | 417 | 1192 | 2.86 | 12 | 34.75 | 99.33 |
| 13 | Michigan | 12 | 394 | 1220 | 3.10 | 11 | 32.83 | 101.67 |
| 14 | Clemson | 12 | 346 | 1234 | 3.57 | 10 | 28.83 | 102.83 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 345 | 1239 | 3.59 | 8 | 28.75 | 103.25 |
| 16 | Missouri | 12 | 377 | 1240 | 3.29 | 11 | 31.42 | 103.33 |
| 17 | Washington | 12 | 370 | 1243 | 3.36 | 9 | 30.83 | 103.58 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 12 | 372 | 1263 | 3.40 | 12 | 31.00 | 105.25 |
| 19 | SMU | 12 | 420 | 1271 | 3.03 | 5 | 35.00 | 105.92 |
| 20 | Oregon | 12 | 403 | 1287 | 3.19 | 9 | 33.58 | 107.25 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 12 | 409 | 1316 | 3.22 | 5 | 34.08 | 109.67 |
| 22 | Louisville | 12 | 387 | 1317 | 3.40 | 12 | 32.25 | 109.75 |
| 23 | Virginia | 13 | 433 | 1436 | 3.32 | 16 | 33.31 | 110.46 |
| 24 | Iowa | 12 | 384 | 1349 | 3.51 | 11 | 32.00 | 112.42 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 12 | 402 | 1361 | 3.39 | 13 | 33.50 | 113.42 |
| 26 | Arizona State | 12 | 411 | 1400 | 3.41 | 18 | 34.25 | 116.67 |
| 27 | LSU | 12 | 388 | 1406 | 3.62 | 14 | 32.33 | 117.17 |
| 28 | Stanford | 12 | 381 | 1431 | 3.76 | 17 | 31.75 | 119.25 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 12 | 395 | 1443 | 3.65 | 11 | 32.92 | 120.25 |
| 30 | Tulane | 13 | 446 | 1565 | 3.51 | 14 | 34.31 | 120.38 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 12 | 385 | 1458 | 3.79 | 16 | 32.08 | 121.50 |
| 32 | BYU | 13 | 432 | 1587 | 3.67 | 12 | 33.23 | 122.08 |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 13 | 435 | 1589 | 3.65 | 16 | 33.46 | 122.23 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 12 | 425 | 1467 | 3.45 | 17 | 35.42 | 122.25 |
| 35 | Illinois | 12 | 380 | 1488 | 3.92 | 14 | 31.67 | 124.00 |
| 36 | Alabama | 13 | 426 | 1633 | 3.83 | 14 | 32.77 | 125.62 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 12 | 433 | 1508 | 3.48 | 19 | 36.08 | 125.67 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 12 | 378 | 1525 | 4.03 | 13 | 31.50 | 127.08 |
| 39 | Washington State | 12 | 403 | 1567 | 3.89 | 14 | 33.58 | 130.58 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 453 | 1699 | 3.75 | 12 | 34.85 | 130.69 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 12 | 396 | 1595 | 4.03 | 9 | 33.00 | 132.92 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 12 | 391 | 1596 | 4.08 | 16 | 32.58 | 133.00 |
| 43 | Houston | 12 | 428 | 1600 | 3.74 | 16 | 35.67 | 133.33 |
| 44 | Memphis | 12 | 427 | 1601 | 3.75 | 20 | 35.58 | 133.42 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 12 | 440 | 1611 | 3.66 | 20 | 36.67 | 134.25 |
| 46 | TCU | 12 | 433 | 1612 | 3.72 | 9 | 36.08 | 134.33 |
| 47 | USF | 12 | 445 | 1613 | 3.62 | 18 | 37.08 | 134.42 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 12 | 433 | 1632 | 3.77 | 13 | 36.08 | 136.00 |
| 49 | NC State | 12 | 382 | 1655 | 4.33 | 17 | 31.83 | 137.92 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 12 | 373 | 1656 | 4.44 | 14 | 31.08 | 138.00 |
| 51 | Florida State | 12 | 461 | 1657 | 3.59 | 12 | 38.42 | 138.08 |
| 52 | Appalachian State | 12 | 431 | 1667 | 3.87 | 21 | 35.92 | 138.92 |
| 53 | Duke | 13 | 445 | 1820 | 4.09 | 27 | 34.23 | 140.00 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 12 | 378 | 1680 | 4.44 | 18 | 31.50 | 140.00 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 12 | 411 | 1697 | 4.13 | 17 | 34.25 | 141.42 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 391 | 1704 | 4.36 | 13 | 32.58 | 142.00 |
| 57 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 440 | 1717 | 3.90 | 17 | 36.67 | 143.08 |
| 58 | Navy | 11 | 380 | 1575 | 4.14 | 18 | 34.55 | 143.18 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 12 | 479 | 1725 | 3.60 | 15 | 39.92 | 143.75 |
| 60 | USC | 12 | 397 | 1745 | 4.40 | 12 | 33.08 | 145.42 |
| 61 | Arizona | 12 | 441 | 1748 | 3.96 | 16 | 36.75 | 145.67 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 12 | 449 | 1760 | 3.92 | 23 | 37.42 | 146.67 |
| 63 | Army | 11 | 361 | 1618 | 4.48 | 15 | 32.82 | 147.09 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 12 | 394 | 1768 | 4.49 | 21 | 32.83 | 147.33 |
| 65 | Old Dominion | 12 | 461 | 1769 | 3.84 | 13 | 38.42 | 147.42 |
| 66 | Ohio | 12 | 400 | 1775 | 4.44 | 14 | 33.33 | 147.92 |
| 67 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 474 | 1932 | 4.08 | 22 | 36.46 | 148.62 |
| 68 | Marshall | 12 | 459 | 1787 | 3.89 | 21 | 38.25 | 148.92 |
| 69 | Nevada | 12 | 429 | 1795 | 4.18 | 24 | 35.75 | 149.58 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | 12 | 417 | 1806 | 4.33 | 16 | 34.75 | 150.50 |
| 71 | UCF | 12 | 460 | 1808 | 3.93 | 18 | 38.33 | 150.67 |
| 72 | Penn State | 12 | 432 | 1810 | 4.19 | 15 | 36.00 | 150.83 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 12 | 419 | 1817 | 4.34 | 17 | 34.92 | 151.42 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 427 | 1839 | 4.31 | 25 | 35.58 | 153.25 |
| 75 | Florida | 12 | 463 | 1847 | 3.99 | 21 | 38.58 | 153.92 |
| 76 | Akron | 12 | 435 | 1863 | 4.28 | 18 | 36.25 | 155.25 |
| 77 | UTSA | 12 | 429 | 1866 | 4.35 | 16 | 35.75 | 155.50 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 12 | 499 | 1886 | 3.78 | 16 | 41.58 | 157.17 |
| 79 | Rice | 12 | 417 | 1887 | 4.53 | 24 | 34.75 | 157.25 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 12 | 410 | 1889 | 4.61 | 17 | 34.17 | 157.42 |
| 81 | San Jose State | 12 | 469 | 1891 | 4.03 | 25 | 39.08 | 157.58 |
| 82 | Air Force | 12 | 367 | 1902 | 5.18 | 27 | 30.58 | 158.50 |
| 83 | FIU | 12 | 406 | 1915 | 4.72 | 16 | 33.83 | 159.58 |
| 84 | Missouri State | 12 | 404 | 1922 | 4.76 | 25 | 33.67 | 160.17 |
| 85 | California | 12 | 408 | 1943 | 4.76 | 24 | 34.00 | 161.92 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 455 | 1951 | 4.29 | 23 | 37.92 | 162.58 |
| 87 | Kansas State | 12 | 484 | 1965 | 4.06 | 23 | 40.33 | 163.75 |
| 88 | Boise State | 13 | 439 | 2132 | 4.86 | 24 | 33.77 | 164.00 |
| 89 | Delaware | 12 | 415 | 1972 | 4.75 | 25 | 34.58 | 164.33 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 12 | 451 | 1980 | 4.39 | 14 | 37.58 | 165.00 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 458 | 1991 | 4.35 | 18 | 38.17 | 165.92 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 12 | 443 | 2025 | 4.57 | 13 | 36.92 | 168.75 |
| 93 | UTEP | 12 | 496 | 2034 | 4.10 | 17 | 41.33 | 169.50 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 443 | 2036 | 4.60 | 19 | 36.92 | 169.67 |
| 95 | Texas State | 12 | 461 | 2041 | 4.43 | 25 | 38.42 | 170.08 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 12 | 428 | 2055 | 4.80 | 26 | 35.67 | 171.25 |
| 97 | Kansas | 12 | 438 | 2077 | 4.74 | 19 | 36.50 | 173.08 |
| 98 | Cincinnati | 12 | 486 | 2083 | 4.29 | 17 | 40.50 | 173.58 |
| 99 | Syracuse | 12 | 398 | 2099 | 5.27 | 24 | 33.17 | 174.92 |
| 100 | Utah State | 12 | 447 | 2101 | 4.70 | 18 | 37.25 | 175.08 |
| 101 | UNLV | 13 | 433 | 2277 | 5.26 | 22 | 33.31 | 175.15 |
| 102 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 513 | 2281 | 4.45 | 23 | 39.46 | 175.46 |
| 103 | Maryland | 12 | 479 | 2107 | 4.40 | 13 | 39.92 | 175.58 |
| 104 | Southern Miss | 12 | 510 | 2118 | 4.15 | 28 | 42.50 | 176.50 |
| 105 | South Alabama | 12 | 444 | 2119 | 4.77 | 25 | 37.00 | 176.58 |
| 106 | Boston College | 12 | 423 | 2131 | 5.04 | 25 | 35.25 | 177.58 |
| 107 | Arkansas State | 12 | 458 | 2142 | 4.68 | 24 | 38.17 | 178.50 |
| 108 | Ball State | 12 | 453 | 2146 | 4.74 | 21 | 37.75 | 178.83 |
| 109 | Liberty | 12 | 455 | 2149 | 4.72 | 23 | 37.92 | 179.08 |
| 110 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 430 | 2176 | 5.06 | 14 | 35.83 | 181.33 |
| 111 | Purdue | 12 | 461 | 2182 | 4.73 | 29 | 38.42 | 181.83 |
| 112 | Troy | 13 | 502 | 2370 | 4.72 | 21 | 38.62 | 182.31 |
| 113 | Tulsa | 12 | 510 | 2189 | 4.29 | 22 | 42.50 | 182.42 |
| 114 | Utah | 12 | 451 | 2194 | 4.86 | 16 | 37.58 | 182.83 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 479 | 2200 | 4.59 | 21 | 39.92 | 183.33 |
| 116 | Connecticut | 12 | 491 | 2226 | 4.53 | 23 | 40.92 | 185.50 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 12 | 475 | 2231 | 4.70 | 24 | 39.58 | 185.92 |
| 118 | Louisiana | 12 | 486 | 2269 | 4.67 | 24 | 40.50 | 189.08 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 12 | 462 | 2274 | 4.92 | 17 | 38.50 | 189.50 |
| 120 | UCLA | 12 | 440 | 2285 | 5.19 | 26 | 36.67 | 190.42 |
| 121 | Kent State | 12 | 494 | 2291 | 4.64 | 22 | 41.17 | 190.92 |
| 122 | UAB | 12 | 495 | 2293 | 4.63 | 31 | 41.25 | 191.08 |
| 123 | Baylor | 12 | 482 | 2366 | 4.91 | 30 | 40.17 | 197.17 |
| 124 | Temple | 12 | 473 | 2368 | 5.01 | 27 | 39.42 | 197.33 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 12 | 484 | 2403 | 4.96 | 30 | 40.33 | 200.25 |
| 126 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 508 | 2404 | 4.73 | 35 | 42.33 | 200.33 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 12 | 491 | 2459 | 5.01 | 30 | 40.92 | 204.92 |
| 128 | North Texas | 13 | 562 | 2694 | 4.79 | 23 | 43.23 | 207.23 |
| 129 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 461 | 2491 | 5.40 | 33 | 38.42 | 207.58 |
| 130 | Georgia State | 12 | 498 | 2497 | 5.01 | 31 | 41.50 | 208.08 |
| 131 | Rutgers | 12 | 371 | 2519 | 6.79 | 25 | 30.92 | 209.92 |
| 132 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 483 | 2523 | 5.22 | 22 | 40.25 | 210.25 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 467 | 2648 | 5.67 | 34 | 38.92 | 220.67 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 12 | 527 | 2656 | 5.04 | 30 | 43.92 | 221.33 |
| 135 | Colorado | 12 | 509 | 2670 | 5.25 | 25 | 42.42 | 222.50 |
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 505 | 2785 | 5.51 | 29 | 42.08 | 232.08 |