2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/19/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Oregon State 1 35 125 3.57 1 35.00 125.00
2 Washington State 1 41 124 3.02 1 41.00 124.00
3 Louisiana Tech 6 168 766 4.56 5 28.00 127.67
4 Pittsburgh 6 174 477 2.74 3 29.00 79.50
5 Air Force 6 176 1058 6.01 19 29.33 176.33
6 Miami (FL) 6 184 513 2.79 4 30.67 85.50
7 Missouri State 6 186 759 4.08 7 31.00 126.50
8 Army 6 189 832 4.40 9 31.50 138.67
9 Ohio State 7 191 486 2.54 3 27.29 69.43
9 Hawaii 6 191 845 4.42 9 31.83 140.83
11 Vanderbilt 6 192 812 4.23 5 32.00 135.33
12 New Mexico 6 197 612 3.11 8 32.83 102.00
12 Jacksonville State 6 197 810 4.11 10 32.83 135.00
12 FIU 6 197 869 4.41 9 32.83 144.83
15 Toledo 6 202 408 2.02 3 33.67 68.00
15 North Carolina 6 202 600 2.97 7 33.67 100.00
15 San Diego State 6 202 637 3.15 2 33.67 106.17
15 Liberty 6 202 831 4.11 10 33.67 138.50
19 Fresno State 6 203 814 4.01 4 33.83 135.67
20 Alabama 7 204 911 4.47 8 29.14 130.14
21 Miami (OH) 7 205 702 3.42 4 29.29 100.29
21 Texas A&M 7 205 859 4.19 6 29.29 122.71
21 Duke 6 205 867 4.23 13 34.17 144.50
24 Rice 6 209 884 4.23 11 34.83 147.33
25 Indiana 8 210 561 2.67 3 26.25 70.13
25 James Madison 7 210 556 2.65 2 30.00 79.43
25 Louisville 7 210 709 3.38 7 30.00 101.29
28 SMU 6 211 562 2.66 1 35.17 93.67
28 East Carolina 6 211 846 4.01 6 35.17 141.00
30 Oklahoma 6 213 516 2.42 5 35.50 86.00
30 Virginia Tech 6 213 929 4.36 15 35.50 154.83
32 UTSA 6 214 1013 4.73 8 35.67 168.83
33 Texas 6 215 593 2.76 4 35.83 98.83
33 South Alabama 6 215 1017 4.73 7 35.83 169.50
35 USF 6 217 799 3.68 10 36.17 133.17
36 California 6 219 1175 5.37 16 36.50 195.83
37 San Jose State 6 220 885 4.02 13 36.67 147.50
37 Rutgers 7 220 1519 6.90 14 31.43 217.00
39 Michigan 7 221 696 3.15 9 31.57 99.43
39 Colorado State 6 221 1188 5.38 13 36.83 198.00
41 Illinois 7 223 966 4.33 11 31.86 138.00
41 NC State 7 223 1165 5.22 14 31.86 166.43
43 Missouri 6 224 755 3.37 9 37.33 125.83
43 USC 7 224 945 4.22 6 32.00 135.00
43 Utah State 6 224 1083 4.83 11 37.33 180.50
43 UNLV 6 224 1236 5.52 13 37.33 206.00
47 Appalachian State 6 226 1025 4.54 15 37.67 170.83
48 Washington 7 227 893 3.93 5 32.43 127.57
48 Middle Tennessee State 6 227 862 3.80 9 37.83 143.67
48 Western Kentucky 7 227 1090 4.80 9 32.43 155.71
51 Iowa State 7 228 1123 4.93 10 32.57 160.43
52 Louisiana 6 229 1063 4.64 11 38.17 177.17
53 Ole Miss 7 230 965 4.20 13 32.86 137.86
53 Northwestern 7 230 1075 4.67 14 32.86 153.57
55 Arkansas State 6 231 969 4.19 10 38.50 161.50
56 Nevada 6 234 970 4.15 10 39.00 161.67
57 Kennesaw State 6 235 975 4.15 9 39.17 162.50
57 New Mexico State 6 235 998 4.25 6 39.17 166.33
57 Georgia Tech 7 235 1213 5.16 14 33.57 173.29
57 Boise State 6 235 1145 4.87 10 39.17 190.83
61 Clemson 8 236 941 3.99 9 29.50 117.63
61 Arizona State 7 236 903 3.83 14 33.71 129.00
61 Delaware 7 236 1178 4.99 16 33.71 168.29
64 Tulane 6 237 781 3.30 8 39.50 130.17
64 Texas State 6 237 942 3.97 13 39.50 157.00
64 Wyoming 6 237 1032 4.35 7 39.50 172.00
67 Stanford 7 238 928 3.90 10 34.00 132.57
68 Auburn 7 239 718 3.00 11 34.14 102.57
68 Wisconsin 7 239 946 3.96 9 34.14 135.14
68 Houston 7 239 950 3.97 12 34.14 135.71
68 Old Dominion 6 239 846 3.54 9 39.83 141.00
72 Arkansas 6 240 1090 4.54 12 40.00 181.67
73 Ohio 7 241 1040 4.32 6 34.43 148.57
73 Sam Houston State 6 241 1266 5.25 18 40.17 211.00
75 Central Michigan 7 242 960 3.97 5 34.57 137.14
75 Syracuse 7 242 1138 4.70 10 34.57 162.57
75 Nebraska 7 242 1203 4.97 15 34.57 171.86
78 Iowa 7 243 865 3.56 9 34.71 123.57
78 Wake Forest 7 243 964 3.97 9 34.71 137.71
78 UCLA 7 243 1210 4.98 13 34.71 172.86
78 Marshall 6 243 1062 4.37 15 40.50 177.00
82 Georgia Southern 6 244 1226 5.02 15 40.67 204.33
83 Louisiana-Monroe 6 245 946 3.86 14 40.83 157.67
83 Southern Miss 6 245 983 4.01 11 40.83 163.83
85 Georgia 8 246 802 3.26 11 30.75 100.25
85 Navy 7 246 984 4.00 12 35.14 140.57
85 Ball State 6 246 1060 4.31 9 41.00 176.67
88 Oregon 7 247 824 3.34 7 35.29 117.71
88 Western Michigan 7 247 862 3.49 6 35.29 123.14
90 Memphis 7 248 1019 4.11 13 35.43 145.57
90 Minnesota 7 248 1028 4.15 14 35.43 146.86
92 UTEP 6 249 945 3.80 6 41.50 157.50
92 Georgia State 6 249 1223 4.91 10 41.50 203.83
94 Penn State 7 252 1182 4.69 12 36.00 168.86
95 Texas Tech 8 253 666 2.63 4 31.63 83.25
95 Kansas 7 253 1344 5.31 14 36.14 192.00
97 Bowling Green 7 255 1185 4.65 12 36.43 169.29
98 Oklahoma State 7 256 1000 3.91 12 36.57 142.86
99 Troy 6 260 1274 4.90 10 43.33 212.33
100 Tennessee 6 261 1099 4.21 12 43.50 183.17
100 UAB 6 261 1201 4.60 18 43.50 200.17
102 LSU 7 263 1132 4.30 13 37.57 161.71
102 North Texas 6 263 1512 5.75 12 43.83 252.00
104 Kent State 7 264 907 3.44 6 37.71 129.57
104 Michigan State 7 264 1346 5.10 18 37.71 192.29
104 Boston College 7 264 1525 5.78 19 37.71 217.86
107 BYU 7 266 1166 4.38 10 38.00 166.57
107 Tulsa 6 266 1300 4.89 15 44.33 216.67
109 Florida 7 268 1083 4.04 14 38.29 154.71
109 Utah 7 268 1162 4.34 8 38.29 166.00
111 Virginia 8 269 895 3.33 12 33.63 111.88
112 Baylor 7 270 1413 5.23 16 38.57 201.86
113 Temple 6 272 1234 4.54 13 45.33 205.67
114 TCU 7 273 946 3.47 7 39.00 135.14
114 Kentucky 7 273 955 3.50 15 39.00 136.43
116 UCF 7 275 1198 4.36 12 39.29 171.14
117 Coastal Carolina 7 278 1507 5.42 9 39.71 215.29
118 Cincinnati 7 280 1304 4.66 11 40.00 186.29
119 Florida State 7 281 1016 3.62 9 40.14 145.14
119 Mississippi State 7 281 1542 5.49 15 40.14 220.29
121 Kansas State 8 284 1183 4.17 10 35.50 147.88
122 Akron 8 291 1205 4.14 11 36.38 150.63
123 Maryland 7 292 1410 4.83 8 41.71 201.43
124 South Carolina 8 293 1270 4.33 11 36.63 158.75
125 Eastern Michigan 7 294 1418 4.82 11 42.00 202.57
126 Northern Illinois 7 296 1378 4.66 15 42.29 196.86
127 Buffalo 7 302 1042 3.45 10 43.14 148.86
128 Colorado 7 303 1540 5.08 16 43.29 220.00
129 West Virginia 8 306 1256 4.10 11 38.25 157.00
130 Arizona 8 309 1284 4.16 14 38.63 160.50
131 Charlotte 7 313 1682 5.37 19 44.71 240.29
132 Purdue 8 319 1376 4.31 18 39.88 172.00
132 Florida Atlantic 7 319 1591 4.99 24 45.57 227.29
134 Massachusetts 7 325 1637 5.04 20 46.43 233.86