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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Indiana 11 296 907 3.06 5 26.91 82.45
2 Ohio State 10 295 814 2.76 3 29.50 81.40
2 Vanderbilt 10 295 1125 3.81 6 29.50 112.50
4 Clemson 10 299 1127 3.77 10 29.90 112.70
5 Rutgers 10 300 1965 6.55 18 30.00 196.50
6 Miami (FL) 10 301 818 2.72 6 30.10 81.80
7 Texas Tech 11 335 790 2.36 5 30.45 71.82
8 Georgia 10 305 925 3.03 12 30.50 92.50
9 Washington 10 306 1079 3.53 8 30.60 107.90
10 Illinois 10 307 1188 3.87 11 30.70 118.80
11 Missouri State 10 308 1421 4.61 19 30.80 142.10
12 Wisconsin 10 311 1085 3.49 10 31.10 108.50
13 New Mexico 10 312 1058 3.39 12 31.20 105.80
13 Texas A&M 10 312 1276 4.09 11 31.20 127.60
15 James Madison 10 313 891 2.85 4 31.30 89.10
16 Stanford 10 317 1232 3.89 12 31.70 123.20
17 Minnesota 10 318 1152 3.62 14 31.80 115.20
17 Air Force 10 318 1718 5.40 24 31.80 171.80
19 Alabama 10 319 1326 4.16 12 31.90 132.60
20 Missouri 10 320 1076 3.36 11 32.00 107.60
20 Louisiana Tech 10 320 1299 4.06 9 32.00 129.90
22 Iowa 10 321 1038 3.23 10 32.10 103.80
23 Michigan 10 322 963 2.99 11 32.20 96.30
23 Notre Dame 10 322 993 3.08 7 32.20 99.30
23 Hawaii 10 322 1325 4.11 14 32.20 132.50
23 FIU 10 322 1468 4.56 14 32.20 146.80
27 Fresno State 10 323 1256 3.89 6 32.30 125.60
28 NC State 10 324 1405 4.34 17 32.40 140.50
29 Louisville 10 325 1099 3.38 10 32.50 109.90
29 Northwestern 10 325 1501 4.62 15 32.50 150.10
31 Virginia 11 358 1180 3.30 15 32.55 107.27
32 Texas 10 327 832 2.54 7 32.70 83.20
33 Miami (OH) 11 361 1310 3.63 9 32.82 119.09
34 Iowa State 10 329 1497 4.55 12 32.90 149.70
35 USC 10 330 1458 4.42 9 33.00 145.80
36 Oklahoma 10 331 822 2.48 6 33.10 82.20
37 Army 9 299 1272 4.25 13 33.22 141.33
38 Memphis 11 367 1401 3.82 17 33.36 127.36
39 East Carolina 10 334 1194 3.57 10 33.40 119.40
40 Ohio 11 368 1675 4.55 12 33.45 152.27
41 LSU 10 336 1309 3.90 14 33.60 130.90
41 Rice 10 336 1444 4.30 17 33.60 144.40
41 UNLV 10 336 1845 5.49 18 33.60 184.50
44 Arizona State 10 337 1177 3.49 16 33.70 117.70
45 Auburn 10 338 919 2.72 11 33.80 91.90
45 San Diego State 10 338 1002 2.96 3 33.80 100.20
47 Michigan State 10 339 1539 4.54 20 33.90 153.90
48 Pittsburgh 10 340 903 2.66 9 34.00 90.30
48 Ole Miss 11 374 1544 4.13 14 34.00 140.36
48 California 10 340 1557 4.58 20 34.00 155.70
51 Oregon State 11 376 1703 4.53 14 34.18 154.82
52 Oregon 10 342 1081 3.16 9 34.20 108.10
52 Washington State 10 342 1352 3.95 13 34.20 135.20
54 Nebraska 10 343 1611 4.70 18 34.30 161.10
55 Syracuse 10 345 1633 4.73 14 34.50 163.30
55 Western Kentucky 10 345 1757 5.09 12 34.50 175.70
57 Western Michigan 11 381 1382 3.63 14 34.64 125.64
58 UTSA 10 347 1475 4.25 14 34.70 147.50
59 Central Michigan 11 382 1612 4.22 15 34.73 146.55
59 Bowling Green 11 382 1628 4.26 17 34.73 148.00
59 Boston College 11 382 1942 5.08 24 34.73 176.55
62 North Carolina 10 348 1146 3.29 12 34.80 114.60
62 Delaware 10 348 1683 4.84 22 34.80 168.30
64 Toledo 10 349 885 2.54 9 34.90 88.50
64 BYU 10 349 1299 3.72 11 34.90 129.90
66 Virginia Tech 10 350 1559 4.45 23 35.00 155.90
67 Navy 10 351 1459 4.16 18 35.10 145.90
68 SMU 10 354 1021 2.88 4 35.40 102.10
68 Boise State 10 354 1688 4.77 18 35.40 168.80
70 Wake Forest 10 357 1290 3.61 12 35.70 129.00
70 Appalachian State 10 357 1350 3.78 17 35.70 135.00
70 Liberty 10 357 1618 4.53 15 35.70 161.80
70 Georgia Tech 10 357 1660 4.65 16 35.70 166.00
70 Kansas 10 357 1695 4.75 17 35.70 169.50
75 Utah 10 358 1432 4.00 9 35.80 143.20
75 Penn State 10 358 1484 4.15 12 35.80 148.40
77 Duke 10 359 1465 4.08 23 35.90 146.50
78 Jacksonville State 10 361 1454 4.03 16 36.10 145.40
79 USF 10 362 1329 3.67 16 36.20 132.90
80 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 36.25 155.25
81 South Carolina 10 364 1447 3.98 11 36.40 144.70
82 Kentucky 10 365 1288 3.53 17 36.50 128.80
83 Houston 10 366 1355 3.70 15 36.60 135.50
84 Marshall 10 368 1472 4.00 19 36.80 147.20
85 Arizona 10 369 1467 3.98 14 36.90 146.70
86 Wyoming 10 370 1684 4.55 12 37.00 168.40
87 Tulane 10 371 1427 3.85 13 37.10 142.70
88 San Jose State 10 372 1465 3.94 19 37.20 146.50
88 Colorado State 10 372 1864 5.01 20 37.20 186.40
90 Nevada 10 373 1501 4.02 19 37.30 150.10
91 Florida State 10 374 1251 3.34 9 37.40 125.10
91 TCU 10 374 1267 3.39 9 37.40 126.70
91 Louisiana-Monroe 10 374 1518 4.06 19 37.40 151.80
91 Oklahoma State 10 374 1633 4.37 17 37.40 163.30
91 Utah State 10 374 1752 4.68 16 37.40 175.20
96 Florida 10 375 1432 3.82 17 37.50 143.20
96 UCLA 10 375 1942 5.18 21 37.50 194.20
98 Arkansas State 10 376 1758 4.68 20 37.60 175.80
99 South Alabama 10 378 1815 4.80 20 37.80 181.50
100 Ball State 10 381 1728 4.54 18 38.10 172.80
101 Tennessee 10 382 1301 3.41 18 38.20 130.10
102 Mississippi State 11 421 2088 4.96 16 38.27 189.82
103 New Mexico State 10 384 1533 3.99 11 38.40 153.30
104 Cincinnati 10 385 1580 4.10 12 38.50 158.00
105 Purdue 11 424 1827 4.31 24 38.55 166.09
106 West Virginia 11 425 1537 3.62 13 38.64 139.73
107 Kansas State 10 387 1522 3.93 16 38.70 152.20
107 Kennesaw State 10 387 1589 4.11 15 38.70 158.90
109 Texas State 10 388 1702 4.39 20 38.80 170.20
110 Middle Tennessee State 10 389 1555 4.00 16 38.90 155.50
110 Arkansas 10 389 1812 4.66 20 38.90 181.20
110 Sam Houston State 10 389 1996 5.13 26 38.90 199.60
113 UCF 10 390 1586 4.07 14 39.00 158.60
114 Temple 10 394 1954 4.96 22 39.40 195.40
114 Georgia Southern 10 394 2208 5.60 28 39.40 220.80
116 Troy 10 395 1801 4.56 17 39.50 180.10
117 Coastal Carolina 10 396 1973 4.98 15 39.60 197.30
118 Kent State 11 436 1984 4.55 18 39.64 180.36
119 Maryland 10 398 1718 4.32 9 39.80 171.80
120 Baylor 10 399 1978 4.96 23 39.90 197.80
121 Tulsa 10 400 1713 4.28 17 40.00 171.30
122 Northern Illinois 11 443 1969 4.44 19 40.27 179.00
123 Buffalo 11 445 1527 3.43 14 40.45 138.82
124 Charlotte 10 407 2060 5.06 22 40.70 206.00
125 Louisiana 10 408 1926 4.72 22 40.80 192.60
126 Old Dominion 10 412 1591 3.86 13 41.20 159.10
126 Georgia State 10 412 2132 5.17 28 41.20 213.20
128 Eastern Michigan 11 456 2507 5.50 25 41.45 227.91
129 Connecticut 11 459 2033 4.43 19 41.73 184.82
130 UAB 10 419 1904 4.54 26 41.90 190.40
130 Florida Atlantic 10 419 1996 4.76 28 41.90 199.60
132 UTEP 10 420 1624 3.87 13 42.00 162.40
132 Southern Miss 10 420 1723 4.10 21 42.00 172.30
132 North Texas 10 420 2027 4.83 17 42.00 202.70
135 Colorado 10 421 2109 5.01 19 42.10 210.90
136 Massachusetts 11 479 2378 4.96 27 43.55 216.18