2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 3 82 124 1.51 1 27.33 41.33
1 Minnesota 3 70 124 1.77 0 23.33 41.33
3 BYU 3 83 133 1.60 1 27.67 44.33
4 Wisconsin 3 72 139 1.93 1 24.00 46.33
5 LSU 4 97 199 2.05 1 24.25 49.75
6 Tennessee 4 121 202 1.67 6 30.25 50.50
7 Iowa 3 78 173 2.22 1 26.00 57.67
8 Georgia 4 99 231 2.33 1 24.75 57.75
9 Texas 4 112 239 2.13 3 28.00 59.75
10 Washington 3 79 186 2.35 3 26.33 62.00
11 Michigan State 3 75 193 2.57 2 25.00 64.33
12 Clemson 4 110 293 2.66 1 27.50 73.25
13 Illinois 3 84 222 2.64 0 28.00 74.00
14 Miami (FL) 4 117 305 2.61 2 29.25 76.25
15 Oklahoma 4 118 306 2.59 1 29.50 76.50
16 Vanderbilt 4 103 313 3.04 1 25.75 78.25
17 Auburn 4 140 316 2.26 1 35.00 79.00
18 NC State 3 101 240 2.38 3 33.67 80.00
19 Missouri 4 96 321 3.34 2 24.00 80.25
20 Appalachian State 4 131 325 2.48 2 32.75 81.25
21 Oregon 3 95 257 2.71 2 31.67 85.67
22 East Carolina 4 123 348 2.83 4 30.75 87.00
23 Michigan 3 101 267 2.64 2 33.67 89.00
24 Utah 3 90 270 3.00 1 30.00 90.00
25 South Carolina 4 140 362 2.59 2 35.00 90.50
26 San Diego State 4 136 365 2.68 1 34.00 91.25
27 Arizona State 3 101 274 2.71 2 33.67 91.33
28 Arizona 2 60 183 3.05 0 30.00 91.50
29 Cincinnati 3 105 276 2.63 1 35.00 92.00
30 West Virginia 3 119 281 2.36 2 39.67 93.67
31 Virginia 3 89 285 3.20 3 29.67 95.00
32 California 4 121 382 3.16 4 30.25 95.50
32 Memphis 4 119 382 3.21 4 29.75 95.50
34 Wake Forest 4 143 393 2.75 3 35.75 98.25
35 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 33.50 99.25
36 Penn State 3 106 302 2.85 0 35.33 100.67
37 Marshall 4 125 410 3.28 4 31.25 102.50
38 Maryland 3 106 308 2.91 1 35.33 102.67
39 Tulsa 4 134 413 3.08 2 33.50 103.25
40 Boston College 4 118 417 3.53 5 29.50 104.25
41 Pittsburgh 4 166 426 2.57 6 41.50 106.50
42 TCU 3 101 321 3.18 2 33.67 107.00
43 Alabama 4 145 429 2.96 4 36.25 107.25
44 Louisville 4 141 430 3.05 3 35.25 107.50
45 Ohio State 3 104 328 3.15 0 34.67 109.33
46 Fresno State 4 120 442 3.68 2 30.00 110.50
47 Bowling Green 4 127 443 3.49 5 31.75 110.75
48 New Mexico 4 115 446 3.88 4 28.75 111.50
49 Texas A&M 4 138 448 3.25 5 34.50 112.00
50 SMU 4 143 459 3.21 3 35.75 114.75
51 Indiana 3 86 346 4.02 2 28.67 115.33
52 UTSA 4 133 462 3.47 6 33.25 115.50
53 James Madison 4 140 465 3.32 3 35.00 116.25
54 Kansas 3 104 351 3.38 3 34.67 117.00
55 Toledo 4 147 477 3.24 6 36.75 119.25
56 Hawaii 4 131 480 3.66 5 32.75 120.00
57 Buffalo 4 143 485 3.39 4 35.75 121.25
58 Stanford 4 117 491 4.20 6 29.25 122.75
59 Iowa State 3 101 374 3.70 2 33.67 124.67
60 Florida State 4 138 507 3.67 2 34.50 126.75
61 North Texas 4 157 515 3.28 5 39.25 128.75
62 Florida 4 144 516 3.58 4 36.00 129.00
63 UCF 3 115 388 3.37 2 38.33 129.33
64 Western Michigan 4 134 520 3.88 8 33.50 130.00
65 Troy 4 135 527 3.90 7 33.75 131.75
66 USF 4 145 530 3.66 6 36.25 132.50
67 Nevada 4 139 531 3.82 9 34.75 132.75
68 Louisiana Tech 4 152 533 3.51 4 38.00 133.25
69 New Mexico State 4 149 535 3.59 5 37.25 133.75
70 Houston 3 127 405 3.19 3 42.33 135.00
71 Boise State 4 119 543 4.56 8 29.75 135.75
72 Nebraska 3 101 408 4.04 3 33.67 136.00
73 North Carolina 4 146 546 3.74 5 36.50 136.50
73 Mississippi State 4 140 546 3.90 1 35.00 136.50
75 Florida Atlantic 4 133 559 4.20 7 33.25 139.75
76 Rice 4 127 560 4.41 6 31.75 140.00
77 Washington State 10 333 1403 4.21 13 33.30 140.30
78 Northwestern 3 95 426 4.48 1 31.67 142.00
79 Charlotte 4 136 570 4.19 8 34.00 142.50
80 Louisiana-Monroe 4 129 572 4.43 5 32.25 143.00
81 Ole Miss 4 144 579 4.02 1 36.00 144.75
82 San Jose State 4 152 580 3.82 6 38.00 145.00
83 Army 3 110 440 4.00 4 36.67 146.67
84 Northern Illinois 4 147 591 4.02 4 36.75 147.75
84 Kentucky 4 142 591 4.16 4 35.50 147.75
86 Rutgers 3 80 446 5.58 4 26.67 148.67
87 Duke 4 154 598 3.88 10 38.50 149.50
88 FIU 4 125 599 4.79 5 31.25 149.75
89 Purdue 3 105 451 4.30 6 35.00 150.33
90 Miami (OH) 4 156 608 3.90 5 39.00 152.00
91 UNLV 4 112 609 5.44 5 28.00 152.25
92 Kennesaw State 4 152 614 4.04 6 38.00 153.50
93 Virginia Tech 4 137 630 4.60 8 34.25 157.50
94 Oregon State 10 341 1578 4.63 13 34.10 157.80
95 Navy 3 105 475 4.52 6 35.00 158.33
96 Ohio 4 127 635 5.00 6 31.75 158.75
97 Georgia Tech 4 168 637 3.79 2 42.00 159.25
98 Jacksonville State 4 164 644 3.93 6 41.00 161.00
99 Tulane 4 134 646 4.82 5 33.50 161.50
100 Central Michigan 4 140 652 4.66 10 35.00 163.00
100 Wyoming 4 133 652 4.90 5 33.25 163.00
102 Akron 4 144 658 4.57 7 36.00 164.50
103 Air Force 4 142 660 4.65 5 35.50 165.00
104 Missouri State 4 122 662 5.43 12 30.50 165.50
105 Ball State 4 135 668 4.95 9 33.75 167.00
106 Utah State 4 150 669 4.46 5 37.50 167.25
107 Colorado State 4 151 676 4.48 7 37.75 169.00
108 Kansas State 2 103 339 3.29 6 51.50 169.50
109 UTEP 4 171 679 3.97 7 42.75 169.75
110 USC 3 106 513 4.84 3 35.33 171.00
111 Middle Tennessee State 4 162 693 4.28 7 40.50 173.25
112 UAB 4 158 703 4.45 8 39.50 175.75
113 Temple 4 122 720 5.90 9 30.50 180.00
114 Arkansas 4 149 722 4.85 8 37.25 180.50
115 Coastal Carolina 4 157 730 4.65 11 39.25 182.50
115 Sam Houston State 4 148 730 4.93 8 37.00 182.50
117 Southern Miss 4 175 740 4.23 10 43.75 185.00
118 Massachusetts 4 154 741 4.81 7 38.50 185.25
119 Connecticut 12 491 2226 4.53 23 40.92 185.50
120 Old Dominion 4 173 745 4.31 4 43.25 186.25
121 Baylor 3 129 565 4.38 7 43.00 188.33
122 Colorado 3 118 569 4.82 3 39.33 189.67
123 Texas State 4 151 760 5.03 7 37.75 190.00
124 Delaware 4 146 768 5.26 9 36.50 192.00
125 Liberty 4 155 787 5.08 5 38.75 196.75
126 Arkansas State 4 145 789 5.44 10 36.25 197.25
127 Western Kentucky 4 155 793 5.12 3 38.75 198.25
128 South Alabama 4 163 798 4.90 13 40.75 199.50
129 Syracuse 4 127 824 6.49 10 31.75 206.00
130 Oklahoma State 3 118 633 5.36 5 39.33 211.00
131 Louisiana 4 179 863 4.82 11 44.75 215.75
132 Georgia State 4 163 909 5.58 18 40.75 227.25
133 UCLA 3 132 732 5.55 8 44.00 244.00
134 Georgia Southern 4 150 982 6.55 13 37.50 245.50
135 Kent State 4 172 1077 6.26 12 43.00 269.25
136 Eastern Michigan 4 162 1089 6.72 14 40.50 272.25