2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 14 434 954 2.20 8 31.00 68.14
2 Oklahoma 13 420 1005 2.39 7 32.31 77.31
3 Georgia 14 388 1141 2.94 14 27.71 81.50
4 James Madison 14 426 1191 2.80 9 30.43 85.07
5 Auburn 12 417 1192 2.86 12 34.75 99.33
6 Notre Dame 12 402 1201 2.99 8 33.50 100.08
7 Indiana 16 413 1235 2.99 8 25.81 77.19
8 Pittsburgh 13 454 1236 2.72 12 34.92 95.08
9 Ohio State 14 425 1251 2.94 5 30.36 89.36
10 Toledo 13 467 1252 2.68 11 35.92 96.31
11 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
12 Washington 13 398 1301 3.27 9 30.62 100.08
13 Missouri 13 418 1350 3.23 12 32.15 103.85
14 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 33.08 103.92
15 Clemson 13 387 1371 3.54 10 29.77 105.46
16 Iowa 13 406 1400 3.45 12 31.23 107.69
17 Vanderbilt 13 382 1406 3.68 10 29.38 108.15
18 Miami (FL) 16 484 1428 2.95 12 30.25 89.25
19 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
20 SMU 13 456 1455 3.19 5 35.08 111.92
20 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 32.85 111.92
22 New Mexico 13 434 1466 3.38 14 33.38 112.77
23 Louisville 13 427 1486 3.48 13 32.85 114.31
24 North Carolina 12 433 1508 3.48 19 36.08 125.67
25 East Carolina 13 435 1563 3.59 11 33.46 120.23
26 Minnesota 13 423 1574 3.72 16 32.54 121.08
27 Wake Forest 13 467 1581 3.39 18 35.92 121.62
28 Virginia 14 465 1595 3.43 17 33.21 113.93
29 Kentucky 12 440 1611 3.66 20 36.67 134.25
30 Arizona State 13 447 1612 3.61 20 34.38 124.00
31 LSU 13 433 1613 3.73 15 33.31 124.08
32 Washington State 13 429 1627 3.79 15 33.00 125.15
33 South Carolina 12 433 1640 3.79 13 36.08 136.67
34 Illinois 13 417 1645 3.94 17 32.08 126.54
35 Iowa State 12 373 1656 4.44 14 31.08 138.00
36 Florida State 12 461 1657 3.59 12 38.42 138.08
37 Houston 13 452 1677 3.71 17 34.77 129.00
38 San Diego State 13 458 1684 3.68 9 35.23 129.54
39 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 34.25 141.42
40 Texas A&M 13 406 1700 4.19 13 31.23 130.77
41 Memphis 13 460 1703 3.70 22 35.38 131.00
42 Fresno State 13 422 1715 4.06 9 32.46 131.92
43 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 34.29 122.57
44 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 36.67 143.08
45 BYU 14 460 1718 3.73 13 32.86 122.71
46 West Virginia 12 479 1725 3.60 15 39.92 143.75
47 TCU 13 466 1730 3.71 10 35.85 133.08
48 Oregon 15 508 1736 3.42 13 33.87 115.73
49 Hawaii 13 419 1740 4.15 19 32.23 133.85
50 Louisiana Tech 13 416 1749 4.20 13 32.00 134.54
51 Western Michigan 14 469 1758 3.75 16 33.50 125.57
52 Michigan State 12 394 1768 4.49 21 32.83 147.33
53 Northwestern 13 412 1771 4.30 18 31.69 136.23
54 Marshall 12 459 1787 3.89 21 38.25 148.92
55 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 35.75 149.58
56 NC State 13 418 1804 4.32 17 32.15 138.77
57 UCF 12 460 1808 3.93 18 38.33 150.67
58 Old Dominion 13 496 1821 3.67 13 38.15 140.08
59 Navy 13 452 1837 4.06 20 34.77 141.31
60 Virginia Tech 12 427 1839 4.31 25 35.58 153.25
61 Florida 12 463 1847 3.99 21 38.58 153.92
62 Penn State 13 457 1853 4.05 16 35.15 142.54
63 Arizona 13 473 1862 3.94 19 36.38 143.23
63 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 32.92 143.23
65 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 36.25 155.25
66 USF 13 500 1868 3.74 21 38.46 143.69
67 Ohio 13 429 1872 4.36 15 33.00 144.00
68 Miami (OH) 14 502 1880 3.75 12 35.86 134.29
69 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 41.58 157.17
70 Oregon State 12 410 1889 4.61 17 34.17 157.42
71 Central Michigan 13 445 1894 4.26 18 34.23 145.69
72 San Jose State 12 469 1895 4.04 25 39.08 157.92
73 Air Force 12 367 1902 5.18 27 30.58 158.50
74 Alabama 15 509 1903 3.74 17 33.93 126.87
75 Appalachian State 13 469 1933 4.12 23 36.08 148.69
76 UTSA 13 458 1945 4.25 16 35.23 149.62
77 Louisiana-Monroe 12 455 1951 4.29 23 37.92 162.58
78 Kansas State 12 484 1965 4.06 23 40.33 163.75
79 New Mexico State 12 451 1980 4.39 14 37.58 165.00
80 Tennessee 13 488 1981 4.06 24 37.54 152.38
81 Army 13 443 1991 4.49 18 34.08 153.15
81 Oklahoma State 12 458 1991 4.35 18 38.17 165.92
83 Missouri State 13 429 1993 4.65 26 33.00 153.31
84 Jacksonville State 14 506 2020 3.99 22 36.14 144.29
85 Wyoming 12 443 2025 4.57 13 36.92 168.75
86 UTEP 12 496 2034 4.10 17 41.33 169.50
87 California 13 431 2036 4.72 24 33.15 156.62
88 Duke 14 482 2064 4.28 29 34.43 147.43
89 Delaware 13 454 2076 4.57 25 34.92 159.69
90 Kansas 12 438 2077 4.74 19 36.50 173.08
91 Syracuse 12 398 2099 5.27 24 33.17 174.92
92 FIU 13 446 2101 4.71 20 34.31 161.62
93 Maryland 12 479 2107 4.40 13 39.92 175.58
94 South Alabama 12 444 2119 4.77 25 37.00 176.58
95 Rice 13 458 2128 4.65 26 35.23 163.69
96 Boston College 12 423 2131 5.04 25 35.25 177.58
97 Georgia Tech 13 466 2132 4.58 21 35.85 164.00
98 Texas State 13 505 2143 4.24 25 38.85 164.85
99 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 37.75 178.83
100 Liberty 12 455 2149 4.72 23 37.92 179.08
101 Purdue 12 461 2182 4.73 29 38.42 181.83
102 Arkansas State 13 495 2189 4.42 24 38.08 168.38
102 Tulsa 12 510 2189 4.29 22 42.50 182.42
104 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 39.92 183.33
105 Arkansas 12 475 2231 4.70 24 39.58 185.92
106 Ole Miss 15 539 2236 4.15 20 35.93 149.07
107 Boise State 14 473 2269 4.80 25 33.79 162.07
108 Southern Miss 13 543 2273 4.19 31 41.77 174.85
109 Nebraska 13 473 2280 4.82 30 36.38 175.38
110 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 36.67 190.42
111 UAB 12 495 2293 4.63 31 41.25 191.08
112 Western Kentucky 13 466 2295 4.92 14 35.85 176.54
113 Kent State 12 494 2297 4.65 22 41.17 191.42
114 Cincinnati 13 537 2324 4.33 19 41.31 178.77
115 Utah 13 488 2355 4.83 18 37.54 181.15
116 Utah State 13 488 2356 4.83 19 37.54 181.23
117 Baylor 12 482 2366 4.91 30 40.17 197.17
118 Temple 12 473 2368 5.01 27 39.42 197.33
119 Charlotte 12 484 2403 4.96 30 40.33 200.25
120 Florida Atlantic 12 508 2416 4.76 35 42.33 201.33
121 Mississippi State 13 497 2422 4.87 19 38.23 186.31
122 Louisiana 13 516 2427 4.70 25 39.69 186.69
123 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 40.92 204.92
124 Troy 14 545 2475 4.54 22 38.93 176.79
125 UNLV 14 476 2484 5.22 24 34.00 177.43
126 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 38.42 207.58
127 Georgia State 12 498 2497 5.01 31 41.50 208.08
128 Rutgers 12 371 2519 6.79 25 30.92 209.92
129 Kennesaw State 14 556 2584 4.65 25 39.71 184.57
130 Connecticut 13 547 2594 4.74 28 42.08 199.54
131 Massachusetts 12 527 2656 5.04 30 43.92 221.33
132 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
133 Coastal Carolina 13 530 2704 5.10 23 40.77 208.00
134 Eastern Michigan 12 505 2785 5.51 29 42.08 232.08
135 Georgia Southern 13 500 2835 5.67 35 38.46 218.08
136 North Texas 14 608 3020 4.97 28 43.43 215.71