2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 SMU 8 271 896 3.31 1 33.88 112.00
1 Fresno State 4 123 472 3.84 1 30.75 118.00
3 Ohio State 9 279 836 3.00 4 31.00 92.89
3 Ohio 3 102 532 5.22 4 34.00 177.33
5 Texas Tech 6 201 473 2.35 5 33.50 78.83
5 Washington 6 201 663 3.30 5 33.50 110.50
5 Houston 5 162 627 3.87 5 32.40 125.40
8 Oklahoma 8 265 724 2.73 6 33.13 90.50
8 Texas 6 195 642 3.29 6 32.50 107.00
8 Notre Dame 7 231 757 3.28 6 33.00 108.14
8 Vanderbilt 6 195 766 3.93 6 32.50 127.67
8 Missouri 5 182 717 3.94 6 36.40 143.40
8 TCU 7 243 1070 4.40 6 34.71 152.86
8 Buffalo 5 210 951 4.53 6 42.00 190.20
8 Kent State 4 166 767 4.62 6 41.50 191.75
16 James Madison 7 216 643 2.98 7 30.86 91.86
16 Toledo 5 181 572 3.16 7 36.20 114.40
16 Clemson 7 226 858 3.80 7 32.29 122.57
16 Iowa 8 265 1054 3.98 7 33.13 131.75
16 Miami (OH) 6 250 1109 4.44 7 41.67 184.83
21 Georgia 7 179 530 2.96 8 25.57 75.71
21 Indiana 10 259 883 3.41 8 25.90 88.30
21 Pittsburgh 7 244 762 3.12 8 34.86 108.86
21 Florida State 7 269 867 3.22 8 38.43 123.86
21 Old Dominion 5 198 747 3.77 8 39.60 149.40
21 New Mexico 5 189 748 3.96 8 37.80 149.60
21 San Diego State 7 250 1092 4.37 8 35.71 156.00
21 East Carolina 7 260 1184 4.55 8 37.14 169.14
21 UNLV 5 169 871 5.15 8 33.80 174.20
21 Utah 5 186 891 4.79 8 37.20 178.20
21 New Mexico State 6 256 1141 4.46 8 42.67 190.17
21 Ball State 4 148 792 5.35 8 37.00 198.00
21 Wyoming 5 204 1004 4.92 8 40.80 200.80
34 Miami (FL) 10 277 714 2.58 9 27.70 71.40
34 Louisiana Tech 7 224 847 3.78 9 32.00 121.00
34 Wake Forest 7 255 941 3.69 9 36.43 134.43
34 Ole Miss 8 288 1149 3.99 9 36.00 143.63
34 Middle Tennessee State 6 227 862 3.80 9 37.83 143.67
34 BYU 9 309 1334 4.32 9 34.33 148.22
34 Marshall 6 247 924 3.74 9 41.17 154.00
34 UCF 5 190 813 4.28 9 38.00 162.60
34 Western Michigan 6 217 976 4.50 9 36.17 162.67
43 Virginia 8 262 890 3.40 10 32.75 111.25
43 Louisville 8 257 902 3.51 10 32.13 112.75
43 Michigan 9 297 1056 3.56 10 33.00 117.33
43 Auburn 6 222 734 3.31 10 37.00 122.33
43 Oregon 10 342 1246 3.64 10 34.20 124.60
43 Penn State 8 273 1127 4.13 10 34.13 140.88
43 Hawaii 5 168 750 4.46 10 33.60 150.00
43 Iowa State 7 241 1164 4.83 10 34.43 166.29
43 Texas A&M 6 196 999 5.10 10 32.67 166.50
43 UTEP 6 252 1068 4.24 10 42.00 178.00
43 Western Kentucky 8 307 1538 5.01 10 38.38 192.25
43 Maryland 5 216 1128 5.22 10 43.20 225.60
43 Akron 3 110 717 6.52 10 36.67 239.00
43 Eastern Michigan 4 184 1147 6.23 10 46.00 286.75
57 Minnesota 7 226 878 3.88 11 32.29 125.43
57 Wisconsin 9 299 1135 3.80 11 33.22 126.11
57 Alabama 9 291 1211 4.16 11 32.33 134.56
57 West Virginia 8 328 1124 3.43 11 41.00 140.50
57 Illinois 8 277 1144 4.13 11 34.63 143.00
57 Arkansas State 7 283 1033 3.65 11 40.43 147.57
57 Bowling Green 5 186 831 4.47 11 37.20 166.20
57 Army 6 227 1039 4.58 11 37.83 173.17
65 LSU 9 300 1078 3.59 12 33.33 119.78
65 Washington State 8 251 1069 4.26 12 31.38 133.63
65 South Carolina 8 292 1309 4.48 12 36.50 163.63
65 Oregon State 8 271 1311 4.84 12 33.88 163.88
65 Oklahoma State 6 233 987 4.24 12 38.83 164.50
65 Navy 6 220 1017 4.62 12 36.67 169.50
65 Texas State 6 213 1054 4.95 12 35.50 175.67
65 Kansas 7 263 1432 5.44 12 37.57 204.57
65 Coastal Carolina 6 271 1439 5.31 12 45.17 239.83
74 Memphis 6 224 884 3.95 13 37.33 147.33
74 USC 10 342 1590 4.65 13 34.20 159.00
74 San Jose State 6 232 988 4.26 13 38.67 164.67
74 Appalachian State 7 278 1204 4.33 13 39.71 172.00
74 UTSA 8 281 1389 4.94 13 35.13 173.63
74 Delaware 6 210 1092 5.20 13 35.00 182.00
74 Kansas State 6 277 1152 4.16 13 46.17 192.00
74 Utah State 8 292 1564 5.36 13 36.50 195.50
74 Tennessee 5 198 1045 5.28 13 39.60 209.00
74 Connecticut 4 171 913 5.34 13 42.75 228.25
84 Tulane 9 331 1320 3.99 14 36.78 146.67
84 California 7 237 1105 4.66 14 33.86 157.86
84 Florida 8 306 1266 4.14 14 38.25 158.25
84 Georgia Tech 7 250 1167 4.67 14 35.71 166.71
84 South Alabama 6 227 1115 4.91 14 37.83 185.83
84 Louisiana 7 272 1376 5.06 14 38.86 196.57
84 Mississippi State 9 363 1818 5.01 14 40.33 202.00
84 Cincinnati 7 320 1458 4.56 14 45.71 208.29
84 Northern Illinois 4 184 979 5.32 14 46.00 244.75
93 Stanford 8 274 1141 4.16 15 34.25 142.63
93 North Carolina 7 255 1071 4.20 15 36.43 153.00
93 Arizona 7 260 1072 4.12 15 37.14 153.14
93 Southern Miss 7 282 1108 3.93 15 40.29 158.29
93 Boise State 8 284 1404 4.94 15 35.50 175.50
93 Central Michigan 5 188 964 5.13 15 37.60 192.80
99 Kentucky 7 257 937 3.65 16 36.71 133.86
99 Michigan State 8 284 1291 4.55 16 35.50 161.38
99 Louisiana-Monroe 7 258 1139 4.41 16 36.86 162.71
99 USF 7 285 1228 4.31 16 40.71 175.43
99 FIU 8 282 1472 5.22 16 35.25 184.00
99 Troy 8 325 1582 4.87 16 40.63 197.75
99 Kennesaw State 9 345 1849 5.36 16 38.33 205.44
106 NC State 9 296 1258 4.25 17 32.89 139.78
106 Arizona State 8 296 1147 3.88 17 37.00 143.38
106 Jacksonville State 8 305 1261 4.13 17 38.13 157.63
109 Northwestern 9 304 1396 4.59 18 33.78 155.11
109 Missouri State 7 249 1246 5.00 18 35.57 178.00
109 Syracuse 9 297 1645 5.54 18 33.00 182.78
109 Air Force 7 233 1315 5.64 18 33.29 187.86
109 Tulsa 5 262 1258 4.80 18 52.40 251.60
109 Massachusetts 5 244 1328 5.44 18 48.80 265.60
115 Nevada 7 270 1206 4.47 19 38.57 172.29
115 Liberty 8 324 1605 4.95 19 40.50 200.63
117 Colorado 9 372 2132 5.73 20 41.33 236.89
118 Virginia Tech 9 321 1484 4.62 21 35.67 164.89
118 Boston College 8 283 1564 5.53 21 35.38 195.50
118 Arkansas 9 361 1826 5.06 21 40.11 202.89
118 Rutgers 8 265 1752 6.61 21 33.13 219.00
118 North Texas 8 384 2023 5.27 21 48.00 252.88
123 UAB 7 279 1402 5.03 22 39.86 200.29
123 Colorado State 9 356 1868 5.25 22 39.56 207.56
123 Baylor 7 306 1571 5.13 22 43.71 224.43
123 Charlotte 7 314 1598 5.09 22 44.86 228.29
127 Nebraska 8 296 1717 5.80 23 37.00 214.63
127 Georgia State 7 292 1570 5.38 23 41.71 224.29
127 Sam Houston State 8 324 1841 5.68 23 40.50 230.13
127 Temple 8 332 1844 5.55 23 41.50 230.50
131 Rice 8 301 1597 5.31 24 37.63 199.63
132 Duke 11 386 1715 4.44 25 35.09 155.91
132 UCLA 10 389 2071 5.32 25 38.90 207.10
134 Purdue 9 351 1801 5.13 26 39.00 200.11
135 Georgia Southern 7 326 2030 6.23 27 46.57 290.00
136 Florida Atlantic 7 319 1758 5.51 28 45.57 251.14