2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 11/19/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 11 335 790 2.36 5 30.45 71.82
2 Ohio State 10 295 814 2.76 3 29.50 81.40
3 Miami (FL) 10 301 818 2.72 6 30.10 81.80
4 Oklahoma 10 331 822 2.48 6 33.10 82.20
5 Texas 10 327 832 2.54 7 32.70 83.20
6 Toledo 10 349 885 2.54 9 34.90 88.50
7 James Madison 10 313 891 2.85 4 31.30 89.10
8 Pittsburgh 10 340 903 2.66 9 34.00 90.30
9 Indiana 11 296 907 3.06 5 26.91 82.45
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 Missouri 10 320 1076 3.36 11 32.00 107.60
19 Washington 10 306 1079 3.53 8 30.60 107.90
20 Oregon 10 342 1081 3.16 9 34.20 108.10
21 Wisconsin 10 311 1085 3.49 10 31.10 108.50
22 Louisville 10 325 1099 3.38 10 32.50 109.90
23 Vanderbilt 10 295 1125 3.81 6 29.50 112.50
24 Clemson 10 299 1127 3.77 10 29.90 112.70
25 North Carolina 10 348 1146 3.29 12 34.80 114.60
26 Minnesota 10 318 1152 3.62 14 31.80 115.20
27 Arizona State 10 337 1177 3.49 16 33.70 117.70
28 Virginia 11 358 1180 3.30 15 32.55 107.27
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 Stanford 10 317 1232 3.89 12 31.70 123.20
32 Florida State 10 374 1251 3.34 9 37.40 125.10
33 Fresno State 10 323 1256 3.89 6 32.30 125.60
34 TCU 10 374 1267 3.39 9 37.40 126.70
35 Army 9 299 1272 4.25 13 33.22 141.33
36 Texas A&M 10 312 1276 4.09 11 31.20 127.60
37 Kentucky 10 365 1288 3.53 17 36.50 128.80
38 Wake Forest 10 357 1290 3.61 12 35.70 129.00
39 BYU 10 349 1299 3.72 11 34.90 129.90
39 Louisiana Tech 10 320 1299 4.06 9 32.00 129.90
41 Tennessee 10 382 1301 3.41 18 38.20 130.10
42 LSU 10 336 1309 3.90 14 33.60 130.90
43 Miami (OH) 11 361 1310 3.63 9 32.82 119.09
44 Hawaii 10 322 1325 4.11 14 32.20 132.50
45 Alabama 10 319 1326 4.16 12 31.90 132.60
46 USF 10 362 1329 3.67 16 36.20 132.90
47 Appalachian State 10 357 1350 3.78 17 35.70 135.00
48 Washington State 10 342 1352 3.95 13 34.20 135.20
49 Houston 10 366 1355 3.70 15 36.60 135.50
50 Western Michigan 11 381 1382 3.63 14 34.64 125.64
51 Memphis 11 367 1401 3.82 17 33.36 127.36
52 NC State 10 324 1405 4.34 17 32.40 140.50
53 Missouri State 10 308 1421 4.61 19 30.80 142.10
54 Tulane 10 371 1427 3.85 13 37.10 142.70
55 Florida 10 375 1432 3.82 17 37.50 143.20
55 Utah 10 358 1432 4.00 9 35.80 143.20
57 Rice 10 336 1444 4.30 17 33.60 144.40
58 South Carolina 10 364 1447 3.98 11 36.40 144.70
59 Jacksonville State 10 361 1454 4.03 16 36.10 145.40
60 USC 10 330 1458 4.42 9 33.00 145.80
61 Navy 10 351 1459 4.16 18 35.10 145.90
62 San Jose State 10 372 1465 3.94 19 37.20 146.50
62 Duke 10 359 1465 4.08 23 35.90 146.50
64 Arizona 10 369 1467 3.98 14 36.90 146.70
65 FIU 10 322 1468 4.56 14 32.20 146.80
66 Marshall 10 368 1472 4.00 19 36.80 147.20
67 UTSA 10 347 1475 4.25 14 34.70 147.50
68 Penn State 10 358 1484 4.15 12 35.80 148.40
69 Iowa State 10 329 1497 4.55 12 32.90 149.70
70 Nevada 10 373 1501 4.02 19 37.30 150.10
70 Northwestern 10 325 1501 4.62 15 32.50 150.10
72 Louisiana-Monroe 10 374 1518 4.06 19 37.40 151.80
73 Kansas State 10 387 1522 3.93 16 38.70 152.20
74 Buffalo 11 445 1527 3.43 14 40.45 138.82
75 New Mexico State 10 384 1533 3.99 11 38.40 153.30
76 West Virginia 11 425 1537 3.62 13 38.64 139.73
77 Michigan State 10 339 1539 4.54 20 33.90 153.90
78 Ole Miss 11 374 1544 4.13 14 34.00 140.36
79 Middle Tennessee State 10 389 1555 4.00 16 38.90 155.50
80 California 10 340 1557 4.58 20 34.00 155.70
81 Virginia Tech 10 350 1559 4.45 23 35.00 155.90
82 Cincinnati 10 385 1580 4.10 12 38.50 158.00
83 UCF 10 390 1586 4.07 14 39.00 158.60
84 Kennesaw State 10 387 1589 4.11 15 38.70 158.90
85 Old Dominion 10 412 1591 3.86 13 41.20 159.10
86 Nebraska 10 343 1611 4.70 18 34.30 161.10
87 Central Michigan 11 382 1612 4.22 15 34.73 146.55
88 Liberty 10 357 1618 4.53 15 35.70 161.80
89 UTEP 10 420 1624 3.87 13 42.00 162.40
90 Bowling Green 11 382 1628 4.26 17 34.73 148.00
91 Oklahoma State 10 374 1633 4.37 17 37.40 163.30
91 Syracuse 10 345 1633 4.73 14 34.50 163.30
93 Georgia Tech 10 357 1660 4.65 16 35.70 166.00
94 Ohio 11 368 1675 4.55 12 33.45 152.27
95 Delaware 10 348 1683 4.84 22 34.80 168.30
96 Wyoming 10 370 1684 4.55 12 37.00 168.40
97 Boise State 10 354 1688 4.77 18 35.40 168.80
98 Kansas 10 357 1695 4.75 17 35.70 169.50
99 Texas State 10 388 1702 4.39 20 38.80 170.20
100 Oregon State 11 376 1703 4.53 14 34.18 154.82
101 Tulsa 10 400 1713 4.28 17 40.00 171.30
102 Maryland 10 398 1718 4.32 9 39.80 171.80
102 Air Force 10 318 1718 5.40 24 31.80 171.80
104 Southern Miss 10 420 1723 4.10 21 42.00 172.30
105 Ball State 10 381 1728 4.54 18 38.10 172.80
106 Utah State 10 374 1752 4.68 16 37.40 175.20
107 Western Kentucky 10 345 1757 5.09 12 34.50 175.70
108 Arkansas State 10 376 1758 4.68 20 37.60 175.80
109 Troy 10 395 1801 4.56 17 39.50 180.10
110 Arkansas 10 389 1812 4.66 20 38.90 181.20
111 South Alabama 10 378 1815 4.80 20 37.80 181.50
112 Purdue 11 424 1827 4.31 24 38.55 166.09
113 UNLV 10 336 1845 5.49 18 33.60 184.50
114 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 36.25 155.25
115 Colorado State 10 372 1864 5.01 20 37.20 186.40
116 UAB 10 419 1904 4.54 26 41.90 190.40
117 Louisiana 10 408 1926 4.72 22 40.80 192.60
118 Boston College 11 382 1942 5.08 24 34.73 176.55
118 UCLA 10 375 1942 5.18 21 37.50 194.20
120 Temple 10 394 1954 4.96 22 39.40 195.40
121 Rutgers 10 300 1965 6.55 18 30.00 196.50
122 Northern Illinois 11 443 1969 4.44 19 40.27 179.00
123 Coastal Carolina 10 396 1973 4.98 15 39.60 197.30
124 Baylor 10 399 1978 4.96 23 39.90 197.80
125 Kent State 11 436 1984 4.55 18 39.64 180.36
126 Florida Atlantic 10 419 1996 4.76 28 41.90 199.60
126 Sam Houston State 10 389 1996 5.13 26 38.90 199.60
128 North Texas 10 420 2027 4.83 17 42.00 202.70
129 Connecticut 11 459 2033 4.43 19 41.73 184.82
130 Charlotte 10 407 2060 5.06 22 40.70 206.00
131 Mississippi State 11 421 2088 4.96 16 38.27 189.82
132 Colorado 10 421 2109 5.01 19 42.10 210.90
133 Georgia State 10 412 2132 5.17 28 41.20 213.20
134 Georgia Southern 10 394 2208 5.60 28 39.40 220.80
135 Massachusetts 11 479 2378 4.96 27 43.55 216.18
136 Eastern Michigan 11 456 2507 5.50 25 41.45 227.91