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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 2 71 271 3.82 1 35.50 135.50
1 Ole Miss 1 49 221 4.51 1 49.00 221.00
3 Oregon 1 37 111 3.00 2 37.00 111.00
3 BYU 2 84 308 3.67 2 42.00 154.00
3 Texas A&M 2 63 393 6.24 2 31.50 196.50
6 Texas Tech 2 83 139 1.67 3 41.50 69.50
6 Miami (FL) 2 56 142 2.54 3 28.00 71.00
6 Oklahoma 3 101 280 2.77 3 33.67 93.33
6 Georgia 2 65 228 3.51 3 32.50 114.00
6 Texas 3 106 364 3.43 3 35.33 121.33
6 SMU 4 153 506 3.31 3 38.25 126.50
6 Iowa 4 136 575 4.23 3 34.00 143.75
6 James Madison 2 56 314 5.61 3 28.00 157.00
14 Notre Dame 2 70 262 3.74 4 35.00 131.00
14 Vanderbilt 3 102 413 4.05 4 34.00 137.67
14 Washington 4 163 599 3.67 4 40.75 149.75
14 Utah 2 79 375 4.75 4 39.50 187.50
18 East Carolina 4 134 583 4.35 5 33.50 145.75
18 Virginia 3 120 492 4.10 5 40.00 164.00
18 TCU 4 169 658 3.89 5 42.25 164.50
18 Ohio 4 152 754 4.96 5 38.00 188.50
18 Western Kentucky 4 166 975 5.87 5 41.50 243.75
23 Louisville 4 123 464 3.77 6 30.75 116.00
23 Missouri 5 182 717 3.94 6 36.40 143.40
23 Houston 3 139 586 4.22 6 46.33 195.33
26 Louisiana Tech 5 162 603 3.72 7 32.40 120.60
26 Pittsburgh 5 209 614 2.94 7 41.80 122.80
26 Clemson 6 202 763 3.78 7 33.67 127.17
26 Michigan 4 156 783 5.02 7 39.00 195.75
26 San Diego State 4 155 818 5.28 7 38.75 204.50
26 Fresno State 4 166 831 5.01 7 41.50 207.75
26 North Texas 2 109 505 4.63 7 54.50 252.50
33 New Mexico 4 154 620 4.03 8 38.50 155.00
33 Alabama 4 168 660 3.93 8 42.00 165.00
33 Jacksonville State 5 206 826 4.01 8 41.20 165.20
33 Western Michigan 4 143 673 4.71 8 35.75 168.25
33 Tulane 3 111 524 4.72 8 37.00 174.67
33 Iowa State 4 147 793 5.39 8 36.75 198.25
33 UNLV 4 143 803 5.62 8 35.75 200.75
33 Navy 2 83 439 5.29 8 41.50 219.50
41 NC State 5 175 841 4.81 9 35.00 168.20
41 Georgia Tech 4 144 719 4.99 9 36.00 179.75
41 Miami (OH) 7 295 1288 4.37 9 42.14 184.00
41 Illinois 4 163 784 4.81 9 40.75 196.00
41 Arizona 3 143 601 4.20 9 47.67 200.33
41 Kennesaw State 4 171 998 5.84 9 42.75 249.50
47 Auburn 7 254 813 3.20 10 36.29 116.14
47 Toledo 5 196 713 3.64 10 39.20 142.60
47 Buffalo 7 292 1208 4.14 10 41.71 172.57
47 Troy 6 241 1156 4.80 10 40.17 192.67
47 USC 4 151 773 5.12 10 37.75 193.25
47 Cincinnati 5 232 1061 4.57 10 46.40 212.20
53 Wisconsin 8 257 1030 4.01 11 32.13 128.75
53 Minnesota 5 159 726 4.57 11 31.80 145.20
53 Memphis 5 204 782 3.83 11 40.80 156.40
53 Florida State 7 287 1099 3.83 11 41.00 157.00
53 Hawaii 4 134 643 4.80 11 33.50 160.75
53 LSU 6 229 967 4.22 11 38.17 161.17
53 Arizona State 5 200 825 4.13 11 40.00 165.00
53 Penn State 6 230 1081 4.70 11 38.33 180.17
53 New Mexico State 8 319 1454 4.56 11 39.88 181.75
53 Boise State 5 186 910 4.89 11 37.20 182.00
53 California 6 234 1116 4.77 11 39.00 186.00
53 Old Dominion 3 160 843 5.27 11 53.33 281.00
65 Wake Forest 4 165 628 3.81 12 41.25 157.00
65 Washington State 6 208 943 4.53 12 34.67 157.17
65 South Carolina 8 292 1309 4.48 12 36.50 163.63
65 Duke 5 188 830 4.41 12 37.60 166.00
65 UTSA 6 228 1146 5.03 12 38.00 191.00
65 Utah State 7 265 1386 5.23 12 37.86 198.00
65 Maryland 8 331 1738 5.25 12 41.38 217.25
65 Wyoming 8 331 1740 5.26 12 41.38 217.50
73 UCF 7 266 1185 4.45 13 38.00 169.29
73 West Virginia 8 339 1493 4.40 13 42.38 186.63
73 Army 6 253 1162 4.59 13 42.17 193.67
73 Kansas State 6 280 1178 4.21 13 46.67 196.33
73 Tennessee 5 198 1045 5.28 13 39.60 209.00
73 Mississippi State 7 276 1489 5.39 13 39.43 212.71
73 USF 4 180 927 5.15 13 45.00 231.75
80 Stanford 8 275 1179 4.29 14 34.38 147.38
80 Bowling Green 8 270 1252 4.64 14 33.75 156.50
80 Texas State 6 249 1063 4.27 14 41.50 177.17
80 Northwestern 6 222 1109 5.00 14 37.00 184.83
80 Kansas 7 270 1535 5.69 14 38.57 219.29
85 Akron 7 249 1145 4.60 15 35.57 163.57
85 Marshall 7 299 1257 4.20 15 42.71 179.57
85 FIU 6 213 1105 5.19 15 35.50 184.17
85 Central Michigan 6 225 1126 5.00 15 37.50 187.67
85 Kent State 7 282 1463 5.19 15 40.29 209.00
85 Connecticut 4 185 960 5.19 15 46.25 240.00
91 Middle Tennessee State 9 354 1352 3.82 16 39.33 150.22
91 Oregon State 10 345 1677 4.86 16 34.50 167.70
91 UTEP 10 416 1799 4.32 16 41.60 179.90
91 Florida 8 324 1447 4.47 16 40.50 180.88
91 Louisiana 7 304 1459 4.80 16 43.43 208.43
91 Arkansas State 6 232 1270 5.47 16 38.67 211.67
97 Appalachian State 8 319 1450 4.55 17 39.88 181.25
97 Tulsa 8 347 1568 4.52 17 43.38 196.00
97 Delaware 6 219 1177 5.37 17 36.50 196.17
97 Coastal Carolina 7 310 1703 5.49 17 44.29 243.29
101 Kentucky 7 276 1056 3.83 18 39.43 150.86
101 North Carolina 8 289 1214 4.20 18 36.13 151.75
101 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
101 San Jose State 9 374 1568 4.19 18 41.56 174.22
101 Michigan State 8 303 1500 4.95 18 37.88 187.50
101 Missouri State 6 214 1131 5.29 18 35.67 188.50
101 Ball State 8 314 1629 5.19 18 39.25 203.63
108 Southern Miss 6 253 1094 4.32 19 42.17 182.33
108 South Alabama 8 320 1612 5.04 19 40.00 201.50
108 Liberty 8 334 1687 5.05 19 41.75 210.88
108 Nebraska 6 236 1343 5.69 19 39.33 223.83
112 Rutgers 7 234 1551 6.63 20 33.43 221.57
113 Rice 7 267 1354 5.07 21 38.14 193.43
113 Virginia Tech 9 345 1742 5.05 21 38.33 193.56
113 Northern Illinois 9 385 1934 5.02 21 42.78 214.89
116 Nevada 9 340 1456 4.28 22 37.78 161.78
116 Syracuse 9 313 1710 5.46 22 34.78 190.00
116 Temple 7 302 1774 5.87 22 43.14 253.43
119 Air Force 8 267 1501 5.62 23 33.38 187.63
119 Boston College 10 355 1926 5.43 23 35.50 192.60
119 Arkansas 10 407 2009 4.94 23 40.70 200.90
119 Louisiana-Monroe 9 373 1825 4.89 23 41.44 202.78
119 UCLA 9 358 1914 5.35 23 39.78 212.67
119 Colorado 9 401 2185 5.45 23 44.56 242.78
119 Baylor 7 314 1715 5.46 23 44.86 245.00
119 Eastern Michigan 8 361 2040 5.65 23 45.13 255.00
127 Georgia Southern 6 284 1817 6.40 24 47.33 302.83
128 UAB 8 344 1615 4.69 25 43.00 201.88
129 Purdue 10 399 1985 4.97 28 39.90 198.50
129 Colorado State 10 426 2277 5.35 28 42.60 227.70
129 Florida Atlantic 8 349 1858 5.32 28 43.63 232.25
132 Charlotte 11 461 2355 5.11 29 41.91 214.09
132 Georgia State 11 456 2374 5.21 29 41.45 215.82
132 Sam Houston State 10 382 2208 5.78 29 38.20 220.80
135 Massachusetts 12 527 2656 5.04 30 43.92 221.33