2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 UTSA 1 23 108 4.70 1 23.00 108.00
2 Virginia 1 27 54 2.00 1 27.00 54.00
2 UCF 1 27 115 4.26 0 27.00 115.00
4 Indiana 1 30 81 2.70 0 30.00 81.00
4 James Madison 1 30 113 3.77 1 30.00 113.00
4 Minnesota 1 30 133 4.43 3 30.00 133.00
4 Northwestern 1 30 176 5.87 3 30.00 176.00
4 Missouri State 1 30 233 7.77 6 30.00 233.00
9 Boise State 1 31 200 6.45 2 31.00 200.00
9 Ohio 1 31 225 7.26 1 31.00 225.00
9 Boston College 1 31 317 10.23 4 31.00 317.00
12 San Jose State 1 32 155 4.84 1 32.00 155.00
12 New Mexico 1 32 201 6.28 3 32.00 201.00
14 Georgia Southern 1 33 309 9.36 4 33.00 309.00
15 Pittsburgh 1 34 53 1.56 1 34.00 53.00
15 North Carolina 1 34 59 1.74 1 34.00 59.00
15 East Carolina 1 34 172 5.06 2 34.00 172.00
18 Duke 1 36 171 4.75 2 36.00 171.00
18 Louisiana-Monroe 1 36 212 5.89 3 36.00 212.00
20 Oregon 1 37 111 3.00 2 37.00 111.00
20 Ohio State 1 37 166 4.49 0 37.00 166.00
20 BYU 1 37 226 6.11 1 37.00 226.00
20 Rutgers 1 37 415 11.22 4 37.00 415.00
24 Rice 1 38 204 5.37 3 38.00 204.00
25 Iowa 1 39 104 2.67 0 39.00 104.00
25 Texas A&M 1 39 136 3.49 3 39.00 136.00
25 Penn State 1 39 176 4.51 1 39.00 176.00
25 Kennesaw State 1 39 313 8.03 3 39.00 313.00
29 Sam Houston State 1 41 264 6.44 4 41.00 264.00
30 Clemson 1 42 147 3.50 2 42.00 147.00
30 Wake Forest 1 42 163 3.88 2 42.00 163.00
30 Tulane 1 42 241 5.74 3 42.00 241.00
33 Coastal Carolina 1 43 164 3.81 3 43.00 164.00
34 Marshall 1 44 239 5.43 3 44.00 239.00
35 Troy 1 45 217 4.82 3 45.00 217.00
35 Wyoming 1 45 311 6.91 2 45.00 311.00
37 Florida Atlantic 1 46 296 6.43 5 46.00 296.00
38 Tulsa 1 48 191 3.98 3 48.00 191.00
39 Houston 1 50 207 4.14 2 50.00 207.00
39 Baylor 1 50 265 5.30 3 50.00 265.00
41 Massachusetts 1 52 268 5.15 5 52.00 268.00
42 Central Michigan 1 55 381 6.93 8 55.00 381.00
43 Louisville 2 56 151 2.70 3 28.00 75.50
43 UTEP 1 56 226 4.04 2 56.00 226.00
45 Old Dominion 1 57 309 5.42 2 57.00 309.00
46 Bowling Green 2 58 232 4.00 4 29.00 116.00
47 Miami (FL) 2 59 212 3.59 2 29.50 106.00
48 Texas Tech 2 61 204 3.34 1 30.50 102.00
49 Iowa State 2 62 363 5.85 5 31.00 181.50
49 Louisiana 1 62 427 6.89 5 62.00 427.00
51 Nebraska 2 63 488 7.75 5 31.50 244.00
52 Texas 2 64 125 1.95 1 32.00 62.50
53 UAB 2 68 354 5.21 5 34.00 177.00
54 Missouri 2 70 261 3.73 2 35.00 130.50
55 NC State 2 71 400 5.63 5 35.50 200.00
56 USF 2 72 334 4.64 6 36.00 167.00
56 Temple 2 72 535 7.43 8 36.00 267.50
58 Washington State 2 73 308 4.22 3 36.50 154.00
59 Washington 2 74 336 4.54 2 37.00 168.00
60 USC 2 75 415 5.53 3 37.50 207.50
60 Utah State 2 75 457 6.09 4 37.50 228.50
62 Michigan 2 76 362 4.76 4 38.00 181.00
63 Ole Miss 2 77 357 4.64 3 38.50 178.50
63 Syracuse 2 77 485 6.30 4 38.50 242.50
65 Vanderbilt 2 79 316 4.00 1 39.50 158.00
65 Utah 2 79 375 4.75 4 39.50 187.50
65 Virginia Tech 2 79 530 6.71 6 39.50 265.00
68 Kent State 2 83 415 5.00 4 41.50 207.50
68 Purdue 2 83 432 5.20 7 41.50 216.00
70 Tennessee 2 87 318 3.66 5 43.50 159.00
71 West Virginia 2 89 407 4.57 5 44.50 203.50
72 Georgia 3 96 330 3.44 6 32.00 110.00
72 Arizona 2 96 490 5.10 4 48.00 245.00
74 Notre Dame 3 99 330 3.33 4 33.00 110.00
75 UCLA 2 101 548 5.43 8 50.50 274.00
76 Oklahoma 3 108 398 3.69 3 36.00 132.67
77 Florida State 3 109 395 3.62 4 36.33 131.67
78 Alabama 4 113 667 5.90 6 28.25 166.75
79 Florida 3 114 419 3.68 7 38.00 139.67
80 Oregon State 3 116 483 4.16 4 38.67 161.00
81 Arizona State 3 117 568 4.85 9 39.00 189.33
81 Michigan State 3 117 697 5.96 8 39.00 232.33
83 Mississippi State 3 118 502 4.25 5 39.33 167.33
84 Illinois 3 120 544 4.53 7 40.00 181.33
85 Georgia State 3 121 786 6.50 16 40.33 262.00
86 Kansas 3 124 848 6.84 8 41.33 282.67
87 Stanford 3 127 562 4.43 8 42.33 187.33
88 Wisconsin 4 129 548 4.25 5 32.25 137.00
89 LSU 3 130 629 4.84 9 43.33 209.67
90 Auburn 4 148 409 2.76 7 37.00 102.25
90 South Carolina 4 148 674 4.55 7 37.00 168.50
92 Oklahoma State 4 152 709 4.66 11 38.00 177.25
93 Kentucky 4 153 555 3.63 12 38.25 138.75
94 Colorado 4 187 1159 6.20 11 46.75 289.75
95 Arkansas 5 196 1099 5.61 16 39.20 219.80