2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 69 | 311 | 4.51 | 4 | 34.50 | 155.50 |
| 2 | Washington State | 2 | 70 | 164 | 2.34 | 1 | 35.00 | 82.00 |
| 3 | Air Force | 8 | 225 | 1242 | 5.52 | 22 | 28.13 | 155.25 |
| 4 | Clemson | 8 | 236 | 941 | 3.99 | 9 | 29.50 | 117.63 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 239 | 1171 | 4.90 | 9 | 29.88 | 146.38 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 8 | 240 | 1077 | 4.49 | 8 | 30.00 | 134.63 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 242 | 737 | 3.05 | 6 | 30.25 | 92.13 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 242 | 926 | 3.83 | 7 | 30.25 | 115.75 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 246 | 738 | 3.00 | 6 | 30.75 | 92.25 |
| 9 | Louisville | 8 | 246 | 887 | 3.61 | 9 | 30.75 | 110.88 |
| 11 | Army | 8 | 251 | 1178 | 4.69 | 11 | 31.38 | 147.25 |
| 12 | James Madison | 9 | 260 | 525 | 2.02 | 4 | 28.89 | 58.33 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 8 | 260 | 1116 | 4.29 | 11 | 32.50 | 139.50 |
| 14 | Georgia | 9 | 262 | 799 | 3.05 | 11 | 29.11 | 88.78 |
| 15 | Indiana | 10 | 263 | 663 | 2.52 | 3 | 26.30 | 66.30 |
| 16 | Stanford | 8 | 264 | 940 | 3.56 | 11 | 33.00 | 117.50 |
| 17 | Delaware | 8 | 269 | 1204 | 4.48 | 16 | 33.63 | 150.50 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 8 | 271 | 1275 | 4.70 | 14 | 33.88 | 159.38 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 8 | 272 | 1095 | 4.03 | 7 | 34.00 | 136.88 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 9 | 272 | 1282 | 4.71 | 12 | 30.22 | 142.44 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 8 | 273 | 951 | 3.48 | 4 | 34.13 | 118.88 |
| 21 | Ohio | 8 | 273 | 1140 | 4.18 | 8 | 34.13 | 142.50 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 8 | 273 | 1227 | 4.49 | 15 | 34.13 | 153.38 |
| 24 | Navy | 8 | 275 | 1100 | 4.00 | 12 | 34.38 | 137.50 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 275 | 1383 | 5.03 | 11 | 34.38 | 172.88 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 275 | 1399 | 5.09 | 17 | 34.38 | 174.88 |
| 27 | Fresno State | 8 | 276 | 1153 | 4.18 | 7 | 34.50 | 144.13 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 8 | 277 | 671 | 2.42 | 5 | 34.63 | 83.88 |
| 28 | SMU | 8 | 277 | 812 | 2.93 | 2 | 34.63 | 101.50 |
| 28 | Auburn | 8 | 277 | 876 | 3.16 | 11 | 34.63 | 109.50 |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 278 | 1024 | 3.68 | 10 | 34.75 | 128.00 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 8 | 279 | 1165 | 4.18 | 7 | 34.88 | 145.63 |
| 33 | Texas | 8 | 280 | 938 | 3.35 | 9 | 35.00 | 117.25 |
| 34 | Missouri | 8 | 281 | 919 | 3.27 | 9 | 35.13 | 114.88 |
| 34 | Alabama | 9 | 281 | 1204 | 4.28 | 10 | 31.22 | 133.78 |
| 34 | NC State | 9 | 281 | 1415 | 5.04 | 14 | 31.22 | 157.22 |
| 34 | FIU | 8 | 281 | 1316 | 4.68 | 11 | 35.13 | 164.50 |
| 34 | South Alabama | 8 | 281 | 1321 | 4.70 | 12 | 35.13 | 165.13 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 8 | 282 | 1074 | 3.81 | 14 | 35.25 | 134.25 |
| 39 | Missouri State | 8 | 282 | 1260 | 4.47 | 13 | 35.25 | 157.50 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 9 | 283 | 1254 | 4.43 | 17 | 31.44 | 139.33 |
| 42 | Toledo | 8 | 284 | 595 | 2.10 | 3 | 35.50 | 74.38 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 10 | 284 | 770 | 2.71 | 4 | 28.40 | 77.00 |
| 42 | Bowling Green | 8 | 284 | 1254 | 4.42 | 12 | 35.50 | 156.75 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 8 | 287 | 915 | 3.19 | 9 | 35.88 | 114.38 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 8 | 287 | 962 | 3.35 | 14 | 35.88 | 120.25 |
| 45 | California | 8 | 287 | 1561 | 5.44 | 20 | 35.88 | 195.13 |
| 48 | Old Dominion | 8 | 288 | 1024 | 3.56 | 9 | 36.00 | 128.00 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 290 | 1209 | 4.17 | 17 | 36.25 | 151.13 |
| 49 | Nevada | 8 | 290 | 1264 | 4.36 | 15 | 36.25 | 158.00 |
| 49 | Rice | 8 | 290 | 1327 | 4.58 | 18 | 36.25 | 165.88 |
| 52 | Washington | 9 | 291 | 1057 | 3.63 | 6 | 32.33 | 117.44 |
| 52 | Duke | 9 | 291 | 1222 | 4.20 | 17 | 32.33 | 135.78 |
| 52 | USC | 9 | 291 | 1232 | 4.23 | 9 | 32.33 | 136.89 |
| 52 | Akron | 8 | 291 | 1205 | 4.14 | 11 | 36.38 | 150.63 |
| 52 | LSU | 8 | 291 | 1207 | 4.15 | 13 | 36.38 | 150.88 |
| 52 | Rutgers | 9 | 291 | 2073 | 7.12 | 21 | 32.33 | 230.33 |
| 58 | Michigan | 9 | 293 | 953 | 3.25 | 9 | 32.56 | 105.89 |
| 58 | South Carolina | 8 | 293 | 1270 | 4.33 | 11 | 36.63 | 158.75 |
| 60 | Illinois | 9 | 296 | 1266 | 4.28 | 14 | 32.89 | 140.67 |
| 60 | UTSA | 8 | 296 | 1404 | 4.74 | 10 | 37.00 | 175.50 |
| 62 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 297 | 1091 | 3.67 | 7 | 33.00 | 121.22 |
| 62 | Utah State | 8 | 297 | 1432 | 4.82 | 13 | 37.13 | 179.00 |
| 64 | Kentucky | 8 | 298 | 1020 | 3.42 | 16 | 37.25 | 127.50 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 9 | 300 | 1124 | 3.75 | 11 | 33.33 | 124.89 |
| 65 | USF | 8 | 300 | 1083 | 3.61 | 12 | 37.50 | 135.38 |
| 65 | Appalachian State | 8 | 300 | 1342 | 4.47 | 19 | 37.50 | 167.75 |
| 65 | Liberty | 8 | 300 | 1362 | 4.54 | 18 | 37.50 | 170.25 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 9 | 301 | 1069 | 3.55 | 8 | 33.44 | 118.78 |
| 69 | Houston | 9 | 301 | 1195 | 3.97 | 13 | 33.44 | 132.78 |
| 71 | New Mexico State | 8 | 302 | 1445 | 4.78 | 9 | 37.75 | 180.63 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 10 | 305 | 766 | 2.51 | 5 | 30.50 | 76.60 |
| 72 | Boston College | 8 | 305 | 1714 | 5.62 | 20 | 38.13 | 214.25 |
| 74 | Iowa | 9 | 306 | 1176 | 3.84 | 10 | 34.00 | 130.67 |
| 75 | Louisiana | 8 | 307 | 1406 | 4.58 | 13 | 38.38 | 175.75 |
| 76 | Oregon | 9 | 308 | 1030 | 3.34 | 7 | 34.22 | 114.44 |
| 76 | Memphis | 8 | 308 | 1219 | 3.96 | 16 | 38.50 | 152.38 |
| 76 | UCLA | 9 | 308 | 1553 | 5.04 | 18 | 34.22 | 172.56 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 9 | 310 | 1126 | 3.63 | 16 | 34.44 | 125.11 |
| 79 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 310 | 1288 | 4.15 | 16 | 34.44 | 143.11 |
| 79 | Texas State | 8 | 310 | 1281 | 4.13 | 18 | 38.75 | 160.13 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 8 | 310 | 1373 | 4.43 | 8 | 38.75 | 171.63 |
| 83 | Tulane | 9 | 312 | 919 | 2.95 | 9 | 34.67 | 102.11 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 8 | 313 | 1353 | 4.32 | 14 | 39.13 | 169.13 |
| 84 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 313 | 1761 | 5.63 | 25 | 39.13 | 220.13 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 9 | 315 | 1334 | 4.23 | 16 | 35.00 | 148.22 |
| 87 | San Jose State | 8 | 317 | 1311 | 4.14 | 19 | 39.63 | 163.88 |
| 87 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 317 | 1666 | 5.26 | 21 | 39.63 | 208.25 |
| 89 | Ball State | 8 | 318 | 1478 | 4.65 | 12 | 39.75 | 184.75 |
| 90 | Florida | 8 | 319 | 1331 | 4.17 | 17 | 39.88 | 166.38 |
| 90 | Michigan State | 9 | 319 | 1575 | 4.94 | 19 | 35.44 | 175.00 |
| 92 | Boise State | 9 | 320 | 1589 | 4.97 | 16 | 35.56 | 176.56 |
| 93 | UNLV | 9 | 321 | 1668 | 5.20 | 17 | 35.67 | 185.33 |
| 94 | Kent State | 8 | 322 | 1214 | 3.77 | 10 | 40.25 | 151.75 |
| 94 | Mississippi State | 8 | 322 | 1728 | 5.37 | 16 | 40.25 | 216.00 |
| 96 | Florida State | 8 | 323 | 1150 | 3.56 | 10 | 40.38 | 143.75 |
| 97 | UTEP | 8 | 325 | 1355 | 4.17 | 10 | 40.63 | 169.38 |
| 98 | Penn State | 9 | 326 | 1508 | 4.63 | 15 | 36.22 | 167.56 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 326 | 1379 | 4.23 | 18 | 40.75 | 172.38 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 8 | 326 | 1509 | 4.63 | 16 | 40.75 | 188.63 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 326 | 1793 | 5.50 | 11 | 40.75 | 224.13 |
| 102 | Nebraska | 9 | 327 | 1647 | 5.04 | 23 | 36.33 | 183.00 |
| 103 | Tennessee | 8 | 328 | 1558 | 4.75 | 17 | 41.00 | 194.75 |
| 104 | TCU | 9 | 332 | 1291 | 3.89 | 7 | 36.89 | 143.44 |
| 104 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 332 | 1609 | 4.85 | 17 | 41.50 | 201.13 |
| 106 | Marshall | 8 | 334 | 1377 | 4.12 | 17 | 41.75 | 172.13 |
| 106 | Kansas | 9 | 334 | 1726 | 5.17 | 16 | 37.11 | 191.78 |
| 108 | Southern Miss | 8 | 335 | 1378 | 4.11 | 18 | 41.88 | 172.25 |
| 108 | Georgia State | 8 | 335 | 1588 | 4.74 | 13 | 41.88 | 198.50 |
| 110 | UAB | 8 | 337 | 1590 | 4.72 | 23 | 42.13 | 198.75 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 340 | 1358 | 3.99 | 13 | 37.78 | 150.89 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 8 | 340 | 1783 | 5.24 | 23 | 42.50 | 222.88 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 343 | 1696 | 4.94 | 15 | 42.88 | 212.00 |
| 114 | Virginia | 10 | 344 | 1151 | 3.35 | 13 | 34.40 | 115.10 |
| 115 | UCF | 9 | 345 | 1420 | 4.12 | 16 | 38.33 | 157.78 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 8 | 348 | 1833 | 5.27 | 22 | 43.50 | 229.13 |
| 117 | BYU | 10 | 349 | 1454 | 4.17 | 11 | 34.90 | 145.40 |
| 118 | Temple | 8 | 351 | 1648 | 4.70 | 18 | 43.88 | 206.00 |
| 119 | Baylor | 9 | 353 | 1801 | 5.10 | 23 | 39.22 | 200.11 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 8 | 356 | 1401 | 3.94 | 12 | 44.50 | 175.13 |
| 120 | Purdue | 9 | 356 | 1731 | 4.86 | 23 | 39.56 | 192.33 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 9 | 360 | 1444 | 4.01 | 13 | 40.00 | 160.44 |
| 123 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 361 | 1667 | 4.62 | 17 | 40.11 | 185.22 |
| 123 | Utah | 9 | 361 | 1924 | 5.33 | 15 | 40.11 | 213.78 |
| 125 | Troy | 9 | 367 | 1848 | 5.04 | 14 | 40.78 | 205.33 |
| 126 | Maryland | 9 | 373 | 1799 | 4.82 | 12 | 41.44 | 199.89 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 8 | 373 | 1915 | 5.13 | 23 | 46.63 | 239.38 |
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 375 | 1845 | 4.92 | 28 | 46.88 | 230.63 |
| 129 | Tulsa | 8 | 376 | 1776 | 4.72 | 20 | 47.00 | 222.00 |
| 130 | Arizona | 10 | 381 | 1565 | 4.11 | 16 | 38.10 | 156.50 |
| 130 | Kansas State | 10 | 381 | 1626 | 4.27 | 17 | 38.10 | 162.60 |
| 130 | Cincinnati | 9 | 381 | 1807 | 4.74 | 16 | 42.33 | 200.78 |
| 133 | Colorado | 9 | 391 | 2101 | 5.37 | 22 | 43.44 | 233.44 |
| 134 | North Texas | 9 | 405 | 2179 | 5.38 | 18 | 45.00 | 242.11 |