2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 11/19/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Miami (FL) 4 111 275 2.48 4 27.75 68.75
2 Virginia 4 123 292 2.37 4 30.75 73.00
3 Toledo 3 97 224 2.31 3 32.33 74.67
4 Texas 4 123 311 2.53 3 30.75 77.75
5 Ohio State 5 153 410 2.68 1 30.60 82.00
6 Texas Tech 4 124 346 2.79 2 31.00 86.50
7 Louisville 5 151 434 2.87 5 30.20 86.80
8 Georgia 4 113 353 3.12 6 28.25 88.25
9 Pittsburgh 3 111 268 2.41 4 37.00 89.33
10 Oregon 3 104 274 2.63 3 34.67 91.33
11 James Madison 2 59 189 3.20 1 29.50 94.50
12 Michigan 6 191 574 3.01 5 31.83 95.67
13 Indiana 5 136 482 3.54 3 27.20 96.40
14 San Diego State 4 130 404 3.11 1 32.50 101.00
15 Oklahoma 5 176 541 3.07 5 35.20 108.20
16 Minnesota 5 149 542 3.64 9 29.80 108.40
17 SMU 4 139 435 3.13 0 34.75 108.75
18 Auburn 5 184 576 3.13 10 36.80 115.20
19 Notre Dame 6 203 706 3.48 6 33.83 117.67
20 Louisiana Tech 4 134 473 3.53 4 33.50 118.25
21 Iowa 5 161 599 3.72 3 32.20 119.80
22 Kentucky 5 182 614 3.37 13 36.40 122.80
23 Wisconsin 8 260 991 3.81 9 32.50 123.88
24 Florida State 5 191 635 3.32 6 38.20 127.00
25 Clemson 5 163 643 3.94 6 32.60 128.60
26 Vanderbilt 4 127 516 4.06 2 31.75 129.00
27 Fresno State 3 102 388 3.80 1 34.00 129.33
28 Hawaii 3 99 389 3.93 5 33.00 129.67
29 Washington State 6 189 787 4.16 11 31.50 131.17
30 Alabama 6 167 800 4.79 7 27.83 133.33
31 West Virginia 7 274 936 3.42 9 39.14 133.71
32 Texas A&M 3 100 403 4.03 6 33.33 134.33
33 NC State 7 225 960 4.27 14 32.14 137.14
34 Houston 3 102 417 4.09 4 34.00 139.00
35 Wake Forest 4 143 559 3.91 4 35.75 139.75
36 San Jose State 4 135 562 4.16 7 33.75 140.50
37 Arkansas State 4 159 569 3.58 7 39.75 142.25
38 Duke 6 217 871 4.01 14 36.17 145.17
39 Florida 7 255 1018 3.99 11 36.43 145.43
40 Memphis 4 131 582 4.44 8 32.75 145.50
41 Arizona State 5 174 728 4.18 13 34.80 145.60
42 Ole Miss 4 138 592 4.29 4 34.50 148.00
43 Michigan State 6 195 897 4.60 14 32.50 149.50
44 New Mexico 3 115 450 3.91 6 38.33 150.00
45 Buffalo 5 197 754 3.83 7 39.40 150.80
45 Oklahoma State 5 185 754 4.08 11 37.00 150.80
47 TCU 4 151 607 4.02 5 37.75 151.75
47 California 4 146 607 4.16 7 36.50 151.75
49 North Carolina 4 139 620 4.46 8 34.75 155.00
50 Syracuse 6 214 941 4.40 9 35.67 156.83
51 Stanford 6 210 942 4.49 10 35.00 157.00
52 New Mexico State 5 191 788 4.13 5 38.20 157.60
53 Washington 3 103 474 4.60 3 34.33 158.00
54 Western Michigan 6 215 955 4.44 10 35.83 159.17
55 BYU 6 217 957 4.41 7 36.17 159.50
56 Middle Tennessee State 4 153 639 4.18 5 38.25 159.75
57 Miami (OH) 4 145 642 4.43 5 36.25 160.50
58 Illinois 5 187 814 4.35 8 37.40 162.80
59 East Carolina 5 171 816 4.77 5 34.20 163.20
60 Texas State 4 145 659 4.54 7 36.25 164.75
61 South Carolina 7 252 1162 4.61 10 36.00 166.00
62 Bowling Green 5 186 831 4.47 11 37.20 166.20
63 Oregon State 6 202 1000 4.95 8 33.67 166.67
64 Iowa State 6 201 1004 5.00 9 33.50 167.33
65 Missouri 3 109 504 4.62 5 36.33 168.00
66 Nevada 5 201 845 4.20 10 40.20 169.00
67 Tennessee 3 122 510 4.18 7 40.67 170.00
68 Marshall 5 200 851 4.26 10 40.00 170.20
69 USC 6 212 1022 4.82 6 35.33 170.33
70 LSU 4 156 685 4.39 10 39.00 171.25
71 FIU 4 134 686 5.12 8 33.50 171.50
72 Arizona 5 201 858 4.27 11 40.20 171.60
73 Kansas State 5 227 860 3.79 8 45.40 172.00
74 Penn State 4 135 693 5.13 7 33.75 173.25
75 Purdue 7 264 1214 4.60 21 37.71 173.43
76 UCF 4 150 695 4.63 6 37.50 173.75
77 Tulane 4 177 701 3.96 8 44.25 175.25
78 Cincinnati 4 168 714 4.25 7 42.00 178.50
79 Delaware 3 108 538 4.98 7 36.00 179.33
80 USF 5 192 901 4.69 13 38.40 180.20
81 Rice 4 145 722 4.98 12 36.25 180.50
82 Ohio 3 104 544 5.23 3 34.67 181.33
83 Old Dominion 4 181 727 4.02 8 45.25 181.75
84 Boise State 6 216 1093 5.06 12 36.00 182.17
85 Utah 4 149 730 4.90 6 37.25 182.50
86 Army 3 121 550 4.55 8 40.33 183.33
87 UNLV 3 84 556 6.62 4 28.00 185.33
88 Missouri State 3 93 559 6.01 11 31.00 186.33
89 UTSA 4 124 751 6.06 7 31.00 187.75
90 Rutgers 7 216 1315 6.09 16 30.86 187.86
91 Louisiana-Monroe 5 201 946 4.71 13 40.20 189.20
92 UTEP 4 173 757 4.38 6 43.25 189.25
93 Air Force 6 193 1143 5.92 16 32.17 190.50
94 Virginia Tech 6 212 1145 5.40 18 35.33 190.83
95 Boston College 7 240 1338 5.58 17 34.29 191.14
96 Kent State 4 166 767 4.62 6 41.50 191.75
97 Utah State 5 178 960 5.39 10 35.60 192.00
98 Appalachian State 5 209 981 4.69 13 41.80 196.20
99 Northwestern 5 186 989 5.32 12 37.20 197.80
100 UAB 6 245 1211 4.94 19 40.83 201.83
101 Ball State 3 118 606 5.14 7 39.33 202.00
102 Sam Houston State 5 206 1017 4.94 11 41.20 203.40
103 Liberty 4 161 829 5.15 8 40.25 207.25
104 South Alabama 4 160 835 5.22 11 40.00 208.75
105 Arkansas 6 233 1254 5.38 17 38.83 209.00
106 Colorado State 6 238 1259 5.29 15 39.67 209.83
107 Georgia Tech 1 40 210 5.25 3 40.00 210.00
107 Kansas 5 182 1050 5.77 10 36.40 210.00
109 Mississippi State 7 287 1484 5.17 11 41.00 212.00
110 Navy 3 119 639 5.37 10 39.67 213.00
111 Akron 4 151 864 5.72 11 37.75 216.00
112 Wyoming 4 171 876 5.12 7 42.75 219.00
112 Nebraska 4 136 876 6.44 9 34.00 219.00
114 Jacksonville State 2 96 442 4.60 5 48.00 221.00
115 Coastal Carolina 3 135 670 4.96 7 45.00 223.33
116 Maryland 4 166 900 5.42 6 41.50 225.00
117 Central Michigan 3 125 682 5.46 12 41.67 227.33
118 Louisiana 4 183 912 4.98 10 45.75 228.00
119 UCLA 6 251 1372 5.47 17 41.83 228.67
120 Kennesaw State 3 128 695 5.43 7 42.67 231.67
121 Northern Illinois 5 234 1176 5.03 15 46.80 235.20
122 Baylor 5 223 1183 5.30 15 44.60 236.60
123 Colorado 7 297 1693 5.70 17 42.43 241.86
124 Tulsa 4 207 1011 4.88 15 51.75 252.75
125 Eastern Michigan 3 151 772 5.11 7 50.33 257.33
126 Charlotte 4 199 1040 5.23 12 49.75 260.00
127 Western Kentucky 2 76 521 6.86 3 38.00 260.50
128 Southern Miss 1 54 262 4.85 2 54.00 262.00
129 Georgia State 5 211 1321 6.26 19 42.20 264.20
130 Georgia Southern 6 259 1592 6.15 20 43.17 265.33
131 Massachusetts 5 244 1328 5.44 18 48.80 265.60
132 Temple 5 223 1360 6.10 17 44.60 272.00
133 Florida Atlantic 4 190 1114 5.86 17 47.50 278.50
134 Troy 2 92 568 6.17 6 46.00 284.00
135 North Texas 4 226 1220 5.40 11 56.50 305.00