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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 10 295 814 2.76 3 29.50 81.40
1 San Diego State 10 338 1002 2.96 3 33.80 100.20
3 James Madison 10 313 891 2.85 4 31.30 89.10
3 SMU 10 354 1021 2.88 4 35.40 102.10
5 Texas Tech 11 335 790 2.36 5 30.45 71.82
5 Indiana 11 296 907 3.06 5 26.91 82.45
7 Miami (FL) 10 301 818 2.72 6 30.10 81.80
7 Oklahoma 10 331 822 2.48 6 33.10 82.20
7 Vanderbilt 10 295 1125 3.81 6 29.50 112.50
7 Fresno State 10 323 1256 3.89 6 32.30 125.60
11 Texas 10 327 832 2.54 7 32.70 83.20
11 Notre Dame 10 322 993 3.08 7 32.20 99.30
13 Washington 10 306 1079 3.53 8 30.60 107.90
14 Toledo 10 349 885 2.54 9 34.90 88.50
14 Pittsburgh 10 340 903 2.66 9 34.00 90.30
14 Oregon 10 342 1081 3.16 9 34.20 108.10
14 Miami (OH) 11 361 1310 3.63 9 32.82 119.09
14 Florida State 10 374 1251 3.34 9 37.40 125.10
14 TCU 10 374 1267 3.39 9 37.40 126.70
14 Louisiana Tech 10 320 1299 4.06 9 32.00 129.90
14 Utah 10 358 1432 4.00 9 35.80 143.20
14 USC 10 330 1458 4.42 9 33.00 145.80
14 Maryland 10 398 1718 4.32 9 39.80 171.80
24 Iowa 10 321 1038 3.23 10 32.10 103.80
24 Wisconsin 10 311 1085 3.49 10 31.10 108.50
24 Louisville 10 325 1099 3.38 10 32.50 109.90
24 Clemson 10 299 1127 3.77 10 29.90 112.70
24 East Carolina 10 334 1194 3.57 10 33.40 119.40
29 Auburn 10 338 919 2.72 11 33.80 91.90
29 Michigan 10 322 963 2.99 11 32.20 96.30
29 Missouri 10 320 1076 3.36 11 32.00 107.60
29 Illinois 10 307 1188 3.87 11 30.70 118.80
29 Texas A&M 10 312 1276 4.09 11 31.20 127.60
29 BYU 10 349 1299 3.72 11 34.90 129.90
29 South Carolina 10 364 1447 3.98 11 36.40 144.70
29 New Mexico State 10 384 1533 3.99 11 38.40 153.30
37 Georgia 10 305 925 3.03 12 30.50 92.50
37 New Mexico 10 312 1058 3.39 12 31.20 105.80
37 North Carolina 10 348 1146 3.29 12 34.80 114.60
37 Stanford 10 317 1232 3.89 12 31.70 123.20
37 Wake Forest 10 357 1290 3.61 12 35.70 129.00
37 Alabama 10 319 1326 4.16 12 31.90 132.60
37 Penn State 10 358 1484 4.15 12 35.80 148.40
37 Iowa State 10 329 1497 4.55 12 32.90 149.70
37 Ohio 11 368 1675 4.55 12 33.45 152.27
37 Cincinnati 10 385 1580 4.10 12 38.50 158.00
37 Wyoming 10 370 1684 4.55 12 37.00 168.40
37 Western Kentucky 10 345 1757 5.09 12 34.50 175.70
49 Washington State 10 342 1352 3.95 13 34.20 135.20
49 West Virginia 11 425 1537 3.62 13 38.64 139.73
49 Army 9 299 1272 4.25 13 33.22 141.33
49 Tulane 10 371 1427 3.85 13 37.10 142.70
49 Old Dominion 10 412 1591 3.86 13 41.20 159.10
49 UTEP 10 420 1624 3.87 13 42.00 162.40
55 Minnesota 10 318 1152 3.62 14 31.80 115.20
55 Western Michigan 11 381 1382 3.63 14 34.64 125.64
55 LSU 10 336 1309 3.90 14 33.60 130.90
55 Hawaii 10 322 1325 4.11 14 32.20 132.50
55 Buffalo 11 445 1527 3.43 14 40.45 138.82
55 Ole Miss 11 374 1544 4.13 14 34.00 140.36
55 Arizona 10 369 1467 3.98 14 36.90 146.70
55 FIU 10 322 1468 4.56 14 32.20 146.80
55 UTSA 10 347 1475 4.25 14 34.70 147.50
55 Oregon State 11 376 1703 4.53 14 34.18 154.82
55 UCF 10 390 1586 4.07 14 39.00 158.60
55 Syracuse 10 345 1633 4.73 14 34.50 163.30
67 Virginia 11 358 1180 3.30 15 32.55 107.27
67 Houston 10 366 1355 3.70 15 36.60 135.50
67 Central Michigan 11 382 1612 4.22 15 34.73 146.55
67 Northwestern 10 325 1501 4.62 15 32.50 150.10
67 Kennesaw State 10 387 1589 4.11 15 38.70 158.90
67 Liberty 10 357 1618 4.53 15 35.70 161.80
67 Coastal Carolina 10 396 1973 4.98 15 39.60 197.30
74 Arizona State 10 337 1177 3.49 16 33.70 117.70
74 USF 10 362 1329 3.67 16 36.20 132.90
74 Jacksonville State 10 361 1454 4.03 16 36.10 145.40
74 Kansas State 10 387 1522 3.93 16 38.70 152.20
74 Middle Tennessee State 10 389 1555 4.00 16 38.90 155.50
74 Georgia Tech 10 357 1660 4.65 16 35.70 166.00
74 Utah State 10 374 1752 4.68 16 37.40 175.20
74 Mississippi State 11 421 2088 4.96 16 38.27 189.82
82 Memphis 11 367 1401 3.82 17 33.36 127.36
82 Kentucky 10 365 1288 3.53 17 36.50 128.80
82 Appalachian State 10 357 1350 3.78 17 35.70 135.00
82 NC State 10 324 1405 4.34 17 32.40 140.50
82 Florida 10 375 1432 3.82 17 37.50 143.20
82 Rice 10 336 1444 4.30 17 33.60 144.40
82 Bowling Green 11 382 1628 4.26 17 34.73 148.00
82 Oklahoma State 10 374 1633 4.37 17 37.40 163.30
82 Kansas 10 357 1695 4.75 17 35.70 169.50
82 Tulsa 10 400 1713 4.28 17 40.00 171.30
82 Troy 10 395 1801 4.56 17 39.50 180.10
82 North Texas 10 420 2027 4.83 17 42.00 202.70
94 Tennessee 10 382 1301 3.41 18 38.20 130.10
94 Navy 10 351 1459 4.16 18 35.10 145.90
94 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 36.25 155.25
94 Nebraska 10 343 1611 4.70 18 34.30 161.10
94 Boise State 10 354 1688 4.77 18 35.40 168.80
94 Ball State 10 381 1728 4.54 18 38.10 172.80
94 Kent State 11 436 1984 4.55 18 39.64 180.36
94 UNLV 10 336 1845 5.49 18 33.60 184.50
94 Rutgers 10 300 1965 6.55 18 30.00 196.50
103 Missouri State 10 308 1421 4.61 19 30.80 142.10
103 San Jose State 10 372 1465 3.94 19 37.20 146.50
103 Marshall 10 368 1472 4.00 19 36.80 147.20
103 Nevada 10 373 1501 4.02 19 37.30 150.10
103 Louisiana-Monroe 10 374 1518 4.06 19 37.40 151.80
103 Northern Illinois 11 443 1969 4.44 19 40.27 179.00
103 Connecticut 11 459 2033 4.43 19 41.73 184.82
103 Colorado 10 421 2109 5.01 19 42.10 210.90
111 Michigan State 10 339 1539 4.54 20 33.90 153.90
111 California 10 340 1557 4.58 20 34.00 155.70
111 Texas State 10 388 1702 4.39 20 38.80 170.20
111 Arkansas State 10 376 1758 4.68 20 37.60 175.80
111 Arkansas 10 389 1812 4.66 20 38.90 181.20
111 South Alabama 10 378 1815 4.80 20 37.80 181.50
111 Colorado State 10 372 1864 5.01 20 37.20 186.40
118 Southern Miss 10 420 1723 4.10 21 42.00 172.30
118 UCLA 10 375 1942 5.18 21 37.50 194.20
120 Delaware 10 348 1683 4.84 22 34.80 168.30
120 Louisiana 10 408 1926 4.72 22 40.80 192.60
120 Temple 10 394 1954 4.96 22 39.40 195.40
120 Charlotte 10 407 2060 5.06 22 40.70 206.00
124 Duke 10 359 1465 4.08 23 35.90 146.50
124 Virginia Tech 10 350 1559 4.45 23 35.00 155.90
124 Baylor 10 399 1978 4.96 23 39.90 197.80
127 Purdue 11 424 1827 4.31 24 38.55 166.09
127 Air Force 10 318 1718 5.40 24 31.80 171.80
127 Boston College 11 382 1942 5.08 24 34.73 176.55
130 Eastern Michigan 11 456 2507 5.50 25 41.45 227.91
131 UAB 10 419 1904 4.54 26 41.90 190.40
131 Sam Houston State 10 389 1996 5.13 26 38.90 199.60
133 Massachusetts 11 479 2378 4.96 27 43.55 216.18
134 Florida Atlantic 10 419 1996 4.76 28 41.90 199.60
134 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