2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Charlotte 1 23 48 2.09 1 23.00 48.00
2 Virginia Tech 3 82 97 1.18 4 27.33 32.33
3 Oklahoma State 1 38 116 3.05 0 38.00 116.00
4 Georgia State 1 42 123 2.93 2 42.00 123.00
5 Louisiana-Monroe 3 82 126 1.54 0 27.33 42.00
6 Colorado State 2 65 182 2.80 2 32.50 91.00
7 Purdue 2 62 197 3.18 1 31.00 98.50
8 Boston College 2 68 205 3.01 2 34.00 102.50
9 Oregon State 2 65 212 3.26 1 32.50 106.00
10 Arkansas 2 68 222 3.26 1 34.00 111.00
11 West Virginia 4 140 232 1.66 2 35.00 58.00
12 Wisconsin 4 115 233 2.03 1 28.75 58.25
13 UTEP 2 80 235 2.94 1 40.00 117.50
14 Stanford 4 106 252 2.38 3 26.50 63.00
15 Northern Illinois 3 94 266 2.83 0 31.33 88.67
16 Michigan State 4 91 268 2.95 3 22.75 67.00
17 Sam Houston State 2 79 283 3.58 4 39.50 141.50
18 Wyoming 4 112 285 2.54 1 28.00 71.25
19 North Carolina 4 144 294 2.04 1 36.00 73.50
20 San Jose State 3 95 323 3.40 7 31.67 107.67
21 South Carolina 4 141 331 2.35 1 35.25 82.75
22 Nevada 3 89 339 3.81 2 29.67 113.00
23 Middle Tennessee State 3 86 365 4.24 1 28.67 121.67
24 Maryland 4 148 369 2.49 1 37.00 92.25
25 UCLA 3 82 371 4.52 3 27.33 123.67
26 Auburn 5 163 379 2.33 2 32.60 75.80
27 Syracuse 3 85 389 4.58 2 28.33 129.67
28 Florida 4 139 400 2.88 5 34.75 100.00
29 Air Force 4 100 401 4.01 4 25.00 100.25
30 Bowling Green 4 141 445 3.16 3 35.25 111.25
31 Liberty 4 121 462 3.82 4 30.25 115.50
32 Appalachian State 5 150 483 3.22 6 30.00 96.60
33 Colorado 3 108 485 4.49 2 36.00 161.67
34 South Alabama 4 124 507 4.09 6 31.00 126.75
35 Ball State 4 139 517 3.72 3 34.75 129.25
36 New Mexico State 4 132 526 3.98 3 33.00 131.50
37 Marshall 5 160 530 3.31 6 32.00 106.00
38 Rice 5 150 533 3.55 3 30.00 106.60
39 Toledo 8 271 539 1.99 1 33.88 67.38
40 Kansas 5 168 542 3.23 5 33.60 108.40
41 Florida Atlantic 4 159 546 3.43 7 39.75 136.50
42 Kentucky 5 164 555 3.38 2 32.80 111.00
43 Florida State 5 174 558 3.21 1 34.80 111.60
44 Miami (OH) 7 207 588 2.84 3 29.57 84.00
45 Temple 5 171 594 3.47 5 34.20 118.80
46 Clemson 7 185 608 3.29 3 26.43 86.86
47 Tulsa 4 163 621 3.81 5 40.75 155.25
48 Pittsburgh 8 245 622 2.54 5 30.63 77.75
49 UCF 5 194 623 3.21 5 38.80 124.60
50 Missouri 8 236 633 2.68 6 29.50 79.13
51 LSU 7 204 646 3.17 4 29.14 92.29
52 Baylor 5 168 651 3.88 7 33.60 130.20
53 Northwestern 7 190 662 3.48 4 27.14 94.57
54 Michigan 9 271 672 2.48 7 30.11 74.67
55 Buffalo 5 207 678 3.28 6 41.40 135.60
55 UAB 4 151 678 4.49 6 37.75 169.50
57 Washington State 7 221 684 3.10 3 31.57 97.71
58 Washington 9 235 702 2.99 5 26.11 78.00
59 Akron 5 186 718 3.86 3 37.20 143.60
60 Oklahoma 10 319 725 2.27 4 31.90 72.50
61 Eastern Michigan 4 144 745 5.17 6 36.00 186.25
62 Central Michigan 7 220 768 3.49 3 31.43 109.71
63 Penn State 7 227 772 3.40 5 32.43 110.29
64 Mississippi State 5 186 785 4.22 4 37.20 157.00
65 Arizona State 8 247 787 3.19 9 30.88 98.38
65 Kansas State 6 204 787 3.86 10 34.00 131.17
67 UTSA 7 230 799 3.47 4 32.86 114.14
68 Texas Tech 12 351 815 2.32 5 29.25 67.92
69 Iowa 9 270 825 3.06 9 30.00 91.67
70 Kent State 5 212 828 3.91 7 42.40 165.60
71 Army 7 190 829 4.36 5 27.14 118.43
72 New Mexico 9 280 846 3.02 6 31.11 94.00
73 Minnesota 8 264 848 3.21 5 33.00 106.00
74 Illinois 9 254 861 3.39 8 28.22 95.67
75 Missouri State 7 215 862 4.01 8 30.71 123.14
76 Iowa State 8 226 863 3.82 6 28.25 107.88
77 San Diego State 9 303 866 2.86 2 33.67 96.22
78 James Madison 12 370 877 2.37 6 30.83 73.08
79 Fresno State 9 256 884 3.45 2 28.44 98.22
80 Delaware 7 235 899 3.83 8 33.57 128.43
81 Georgia 12 323 913 2.83 11 26.92 76.08
82 Arkansas State 7 263 919 3.49 8 37.57 131.29
83 California 7 197 920 4.67 13 28.14 131.43
84 Memphis 8 256 935 3.65 11 32.00 116.88
85 Tennessee 8 290 936 3.23 11 36.25 117.00
86 Nebraska 7 237 937 3.95 11 33.86 133.86
87 Notre Dame 10 332 939 2.83 4 33.20 93.90
88 USF 9 320 941 2.94 8 35.56 104.56
89 SMU 9 303 949 3.13 2 33.67 105.44
90 Wake Forest 9 302 953 3.16 6 33.56 105.89
91 NC State 8 243 963 3.96 8 30.38 120.38
92 Louisiana 6 212 968 4.57 9 35.33 161.33
92 Rutgers 5 137 968 7.07 5 27.40 193.60
94 Utah State 6 223 970 4.35 7 37.17 161.67
95 Old Dominion 10 336 978 2.91 2 33.60 97.80
96 Ohio State 12 354 980 2.77 4 29.50 81.67
96 East Carolina 9 301 980 3.26 6 33.44 108.89
98 Texas 10 324 987 3.05 10 32.40 98.70
99 Vanderbilt 10 280 993 3.55 6 28.00 99.30
100 FIU 7 233 996 4.27 5 33.29 142.29
101 Coastal Carolina 6 220 1001 4.55 6 36.67 166.83
102 Georgia Southern 7 216 1018 4.71 11 30.86 145.43
103 Louisville 9 304 1022 3.36 7 33.78 113.56
103 Cincinnati 7 254 1022 4.02 7 36.29 146.00
105 TCU 9 297 1066 3.59 5 33.00 118.44
106 Texas State 7 256 1080 4.22 11 36.57 154.29
107 Western Michigan 10 326 1085 3.33 8 32.60 108.50
108 USC 9 277 1089 3.93 5 30.78 121.00
109 Houston 10 313 1091 3.49 11 31.30 109.10
110 Hawaii 9 285 1097 3.85 8 31.67 121.89
111 Virginia 11 345 1103 3.20 12 31.36 100.27
112 Ohio 9 277 1118 4.04 10 30.78 124.22
113 Louisiana Tech 8 254 1146 4.51 6 31.75 143.25
114 Arizona 9 298 1147 3.85 7 33.11 127.44
115 Miami (FL) 13 383 1155 3.02 7 29.46 88.85
116 Southern Miss 7 290 1179 4.07 12 41.43 168.43
117 Tulane 11 369 1192 3.23 10 33.55 108.36
118 Jacksonville State 9 300 1194 3.98 14 33.33 132.67
119 Duke 9 294 1234 4.20 17 32.67 137.11
120 Indiana 16 413 1235 2.99 8 25.81 77.19
121 Alabama 11 341 1243 3.65 9 31.00 113.00
122 Texas A&M 11 343 1307 3.81 11 31.18 118.82
123 Troy 8 304 1319 4.34 12 38.00 164.88
124 Western Kentucky 9 300 1320 4.40 9 33.33 146.67
125 Boise State 9 287 1359 4.74 14 31.89 151.00
126 Navy 11 369 1398 3.79 12 33.55 127.09
127 BYU 12 376 1410 3.75 11 31.33 117.50
128 Georgia Tech 9 323 1417 4.39 12 35.89 157.44
129 Oregon 13 431 1440 3.34 9 33.15 110.77
130 Kennesaw State 10 385 1586 4.12 16 38.50 158.60
131 Connecticut 9 362 1634 4.51 13 40.22 181.56
132 UNLV 10 333 1681 5.05 16 33.30 168.10
133 Ole Miss 13 439 1824 4.15 17 33.77 140.31
134 Utah 11 409 1980 4.84 14 37.18 180.00
135 North Texas 12 499 2515 5.04 21 41.58 209.58