2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 11/15/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 11 335 790 2.36 5 30.45 71.82
2 Miami (FL) 10 301 818 2.72 6 30.10 81.80
3 Oklahoma 10 331 822 2.48 6 33.10 82.20
4 Indiana 11 296 907 3.06 5 26.91 82.45
5 Ohio State 10 295 825 2.80 3 29.50 82.50
6 Texas 10 327 832 2.54 7 32.70 83.20
7 Toledo 10 349 885 2.54 9 34.90 88.50
8 James Madison 10 313 891 2.85 4 31.30 89.10
9 Pittsburgh 10 340 903 2.66 9 34.00 90.30
10 Auburn 10 338 919 2.72 11 33.80 91.90
11 Georgia 10 305 925 3.03 12 30.50 92.50
12 Michigan 10 322 963 2.99 11 32.20 96.30
13 Notre Dame 10 322 993 3.08 7 32.20 99.30
14 San Diego State 10 338 1002 2.96 3 33.80 100.20
15 SMU 10 354 1021 2.88 4 35.40 102.10
16 Iowa 10 321 1038 3.23 10 32.10 103.80
17 New Mexico 10 312 1058 3.39 12 31.20 105.80
18 Virginia 11 358 1180 3.30 15 32.55 107.27
19 Missouri 10 320 1076 3.36 11 32.00 107.60
20 Washington 10 306 1079 3.53 8 30.60 107.90
21 Oregon 10 342 1081 3.16 9 34.20 108.10
22 Wisconsin 10 311 1085 3.49 10 31.10 108.50
23 Louisville 10 325 1099 3.38 10 32.50 109.90
24 Vanderbilt 10 295 1125 3.81 6 29.50 112.50
25 Clemson 10 299 1127 3.77 10 29.90 112.70
26 North Carolina 10 348 1146 3.29 12 34.80 114.60
27 Minnesota 10 318 1152 3.62 14 31.80 115.20
28 Arizona State 10 337 1177 3.49 16 33.70 117.70
29 Illinois 10 307 1188 3.87 11 30.70 118.80
30 East Carolina 10 334 1194 3.57 10 33.40 119.40
31 Western Michigan 10 338 1208 3.57 13 33.80 120.80
32 Stanford 10 317 1232 3.89 12 31.70 123.20
33 Florida State 10 374 1251 3.34 9 37.40 125.10
34 Fresno State 10 323 1256 3.89 6 32.30 125.60
35 Miami (OH) 10 328 1264 3.85 9 32.80 126.40
36 TCU 10 374 1267 3.39 9 37.40 126.70
37 Memphis 11 367 1401 3.82 17 33.36 127.36
38 Texas A&M 10 312 1276 4.09 11 31.20 127.60
39 Kentucky 10 365 1288 3.53 17 36.50 128.80
40 Wake Forest 10 357 1290 3.61 12 35.70 129.00
41 BYU 10 349 1299 3.72 11 34.90 129.90
41 Louisiana Tech 10 320 1299 4.06 9 32.00 129.90
43 Tennessee 10 382 1301 3.41 18 38.20 130.10
44 LSU 10 336 1309 3.90 14 33.60 130.90
45 Hawaii 10 322 1325 4.11 14 32.20 132.50
46 Alabama 10 319 1326 4.16 12 31.90 132.60
47 USF 10 362 1329 3.67 16 36.20 132.90
48 Appalachian State 10 357 1350 3.78 17 35.70 135.00
49 Washington State 10 342 1352 3.95 13 34.20 135.20
50 Houston 10 366 1355 3.70 15 36.60 135.50
51 Buffalo 10 404 1365 3.38 11 40.40 136.50
52 West Virginia 11 425 1537 3.62 13 38.64 139.73
53 Ole Miss 11 374 1544 4.13 14 34.00 140.36
54 NC State 10 324 1405 4.34 17 32.40 140.50
55 Army 9 299 1272 4.25 13 33.22 141.33
56 Missouri State 10 308 1421 4.61 19 30.80 142.10
57 Tulane 10 371 1427 3.85 13 37.10 142.70
58 Florida 10 375 1432 3.82 17 37.50 143.20
58 Utah 10 358 1432 4.00 9 35.80 143.20
60 Rice 10 336 1444 4.30 17 33.60 144.40
61 South Carolina 10 364 1447 3.98 11 36.40 144.70
62 Jacksonville State 10 361 1454 4.03 16 36.10 145.40
63 USC 10 330 1458 4.42 9 33.00 145.80
64 Navy 10 351 1459 4.16 18 35.10 145.90
65 San Jose State 10 372 1465 3.94 19 37.20 146.50
65 Duke 10 359 1465 4.08 23 35.90 146.50
67 Arizona 10 369 1467 3.98 14 36.90 146.70
68 FIU 10 322 1468 4.56 14 32.20 146.80
69 Marshall 10 368 1472 4.00 19 36.80 147.20
70 UTSA 10 347 1475 4.25 14 34.70 147.50
71 Penn State 10 358 1484 4.15 12 35.80 148.40
72 Bowling Green 10 345 1485 4.30 17 34.50 148.50
73 Iowa State 10 329 1497 4.55 12 32.90 149.70
74 Nevada 10 373 1501 4.02 19 37.30 150.10
74 Northwestern 10 325 1501 4.62 15 32.50 150.10
76 Louisiana-Monroe 10 374 1518 4.06 19 37.40 151.80
77 Kansas State 10 387 1522 3.93 16 38.70 152.20
78 Central Michigan 10 346 1523 4.40 14 34.60 152.30
79 New Mexico State 10 384 1533 3.99 11 38.40 153.30
80 Michigan State 10 339 1539 4.54 20 33.90 153.90
81 Oregon State 11 376 1703 4.53 14 34.18 154.82
82 Ohio 10 329 1550 4.71 12 32.90 155.00
83 Middle Tennessee State 10 389 1555 4.00 16 38.90 155.50
84 California 10 340 1557 4.58 20 34.00 155.70
85 Virginia Tech 10 350 1559 4.45 23 35.00 155.90
86 Akron 11 390 1729 4.43 18 35.45 157.18
87 Cincinnati 10 385 1580 4.10 12 38.50 158.00
88 UCF 10 390 1586 4.07 14 39.00 158.60
89 Kennesaw State 10 387 1589 4.11 15 38.70 158.90
90 Old Dominion 10 412 1591 3.86 13 41.20 159.10
91 Northern Illinois 10 384 1608 4.19 14 38.40 160.80
92 Nebraska 10 343 1611 4.70 18 34.30 161.10
93 Liberty 10 357 1618 4.53 15 35.70 161.80
94 UTEP 10 420 1624 3.87 13 42.00 162.40
95 Oklahoma State 10 374 1633 4.37 17 37.40 163.30
96 Syracuse 10 345 1634 4.74 14 34.50 163.40
97 Georgia Tech 10 357 1660 4.65 16 35.70 166.00
98 Purdue 11 424 1827 4.31 24 38.55 166.09
99 Delaware 10 348 1683 4.84 22 34.80 168.30
100 Wyoming 10 370 1684 4.55 12 37.00 168.40
101 Boise State 10 354 1688 4.77 18 35.40 168.80
102 Kansas 10 357 1695 4.75 17 35.70 169.50
103 Texas State 10 388 1702 4.39 20 38.80 170.20
104 Tulsa 10 400 1713 4.28 17 40.00 171.30
105 Maryland 10 398 1718 4.32 9 39.80 171.80
105 Air Force 10 318 1718 5.40 24 31.80 171.80
107 Southern Miss 10 420 1723 4.10 21 42.00 172.30
108 Ball State 10 381 1728 4.54 18 38.10 172.80
109 Utah State 10 374 1752 4.68 16 37.40 175.20
110 Western Kentucky 10 345 1757 5.09 12 34.50 175.70
111 Arkansas State 10 376 1758 4.68 20 37.60 175.80
112 Boston College 11 382 1942 5.08 24 34.73 176.55
113 Troy 10 395 1801 4.56 17 39.50 180.10
114 Kent State 10 393 1810 4.61 16 39.30 181.00
115 Arkansas 10 389 1812 4.66 20 38.90 181.20
116 South Alabama 10 378 1815 4.80 20 37.80 181.50
117 UNLV 10 336 1845 5.49 18 33.60 184.50
118 Connecticut 11 459 2033 4.43 19 41.73 184.82
119 Colorado State 10 372 1864 5.01 20 37.20 186.40
120 Mississippi State 11 421 2088 4.96 16 38.27 189.82
121 UAB 10 419 1904 4.54 26 41.90 190.40
122 Louisiana 10 408 1926 4.72 22 40.80 192.60
123 UCLA 10 375 1942 5.18 21 37.50 194.20
124 Temple 10 394 1954 4.96 22 39.40 195.40
125 Rutgers 10 300 1965 6.55 18 30.00 196.50
126 Coastal Carolina 10 396 1973 4.98 15 39.60 197.30
127 Baylor 10 399 1978 4.96 23 39.90 197.80
128 Florida Atlantic 10 419 1996 4.76 28 41.90 199.60
128 Sam Houston State 10 389 1996 5.13 26 38.90 199.60
130 Massachusetts 10 422 2015 4.77 21 42.20 201.50
131 North Texas 10 420 2027 4.83 17 42.00 202.70
132 Charlotte 10 407 2060 5.06 22 40.70 206.00
133 Colorado 10 421 2109 5.01 19 42.10 210.90
134 Georgia State 10 412 2132 5.17 28 41.20 213.20
135 Georgia Southern 10 394 2208 5.60 28 39.40 220.80
136 Eastern Michigan 11 456 2507 5.50 25 41.45 227.91