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