2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Oklahoma 7 219 429 1.96 1 31.29 61.29
2 Texas Tech 10 299 659 2.20 4 29.90 65.90
3 Ohio State 10 293 714 2.44 4 29.30 71.40
4 Michigan 9 271 672 2.48 7 30.11 74.67
5 James Madison 13 400 990 2.48 7 30.77 76.15
6 Auburn 6 195 458 2.35 2 32.50 76.33
7 Indiana 11 293 870 2.97 5 26.64 79.09
8 Missouri 8 236 633 2.68 6 29.50 79.13
9 Pittsburgh 9 304 728 2.39 7 33.78 80.89
10 Notre Dame 8 258 655 2.54 3 32.25 81.88
11 Stanford 8 216 682 3.16 5 27.00 85.25
12 Miami (FL) 11 331 949 2.87 7 30.09 86.27
13 Washington 9 254 801 3.15 6 28.22 89.00
14 Toledo 12 431 1072 2.49 9 35.92 89.33
15 Wisconsin 7 206 632 3.07 7 29.43 90.29
16 Vanderbilt 9 239 823 3.44 6 26.56 91.44
17 Georgia 8 243 736 3.03 7 30.38 92.00
18 LSU 7 204 646 3.17 4 29.14 92.29
19 Iowa 9 278 878 3.16 8 30.89 97.56
20 BYU 9 277 889 3.21 8 30.78 98.78
21 Clemson 11 304 1087 3.58 8 27.64 98.82
22 SMU 11 380 1112 2.93 5 34.55 101.09
23 Texas 7 235 709 3.02 7 33.57 101.29
24 Arizona State 9 298 927 3.11 10 33.11 103.00
25 Illinois 9 260 944 3.63 7 28.89 104.89
26 New Mexico 11 370 1160 3.14 10 33.64 105.45
27 Northwestern 8 231 846 3.66 8 28.88 105.75
28 South Carolina 6 211 636 3.01 3 35.17 106.00
29 USF 9 325 963 2.96 7 36.11 107.00
30 Texas A&M 9 270 964 3.57 6 30.00 107.11
31 Tulane 11 370 1203 3.25 10 33.64 109.36
32 San Diego State 12 409 1316 3.22 5 34.08 109.67
33 Virginia 13 433 1436 3.32 16 33.31 110.46
34 NC State 8 241 890 3.69 9 30.13 111.25
35 Alabama 8 277 893 3.22 8 34.63 111.63
36 Oregon 10 338 1124 3.33 7 33.80 112.40
37 Wake Forest 10 353 1141 3.23 15 35.30 114.10
38 Minnesota 10 325 1146 3.53 9 32.50 114.60
39 Old Dominion 10 351 1149 3.27 5 35.10 114.90
40 Washington State 8 269 921 3.42 6 33.63 115.13
41 Louisville 9 284 1040 3.66 8 31.56 115.56
42 Tennessee 8 290 936 3.23 11 36.25 117.00
43 Western Michigan 12 405 1407 3.47 14 33.75 117.25
44 East Carolina 10 336 1175 3.50 9 33.60 117.50
45 Michigan State 9 277 1071 3.87 13 30.78 119.00
46 Appalachian State 11 377 1343 3.56 14 34.27 122.09
47 West Virginia 9 336 1130 3.36 8 37.33 125.56
48 Navy 9 297 1136 3.82 10 33.00 126.22
49 Duke 9 300 1141 3.80 19 33.33 126.78
50 Memphis 10 335 1276 3.81 15 33.50 127.60
51 USC 9 281 1151 4.10 6 31.22 127.89
52 Houston 10 347 1281 3.69 12 34.70 128.10
53 Hawaii 11 358 1413 3.95 12 32.55 128.45
54 Virginia Tech 8 271 1029 3.80 17 33.88 128.63
55 Central Michigan 11 364 1436 3.95 9 33.09 130.55
56 Miami (OH) 13 453 1699 3.75 12 34.85 130.69
57 North Carolina 11 399 1449 3.63 18 36.27 131.73
58 TCU 11 394 1461 3.71 6 35.82 132.82
59 Fresno State 12 396 1595 4.03 9 33.00 132.92
60 Arizona 11 390 1490 3.82 13 35.45 135.45
61 Kentucky 8 295 1099 3.73 11 36.88 137.38
62 Army 9 290 1248 4.30 9 32.22 138.67
63 Purdue 7 259 972 3.75 11 37.00 138.86
64 Kansas State 9 345 1252 3.63 14 38.33 139.11
65 Kansas 8 291 1118 3.84 12 36.38 139.75
66 Florida State 9 352 1262 3.59 8 39.11 140.22
67 Marshall 10 380 1409 3.71 16 38.00 140.90
68 Ohio 11 369 1550 4.20 13 33.55 140.91
69 Ole Miss 9 301 1271 4.22 13 33.44 141.22
70 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 34.25 141.42
71 Louisiana Tech 12 391 1704 4.36 13 32.58 142.00
72 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 36.67 143.08
73 Rice 10 337 1433 4.25 16 33.70 143.30
74 Iowa State 10 321 1446 4.50 12 32.10 144.60
75 UCF 10 385 1485 3.86 10 38.50 148.50
76 Jacksonville State 13 474 1932 4.08 22 36.46 148.62
77 Oregon State 10 324 1488 4.59 14 32.40 148.80
78 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 35.75 149.58
79 UTSA 9 337 1353 4.01 12 37.44 150.33
80 Florida 7 262 1053 4.02 10 37.43 150.43
81 Maryland 10 377 1512 4.01 5 37.70 151.20
82 Penn State 9 330 1362 4.13 11 36.67 151.33
83 Cincinnati 9 342 1370 4.01 9 38.00 152.22
84 Missouri State 11 374 1689 4.52 19 34.00 153.55
85 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 36.25 155.25
86 Mississippi State 7 252 1088 4.32 8 36.00 155.43
87 Wyoming 11 398 1714 4.31 11 36.18 155.82
88 Syracuse 9 305 1408 4.62 14 33.89 156.44
89 Nebraska 10 357 1567 4.39 21 35.70 156.70
90 Air Force 11 338 1724 5.10 26 30.73 156.73
91 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 41.58 157.17
92 San Jose State 11 437 1736 3.97 24 39.73 157.82
93 Louisiana-Monroe 11 419 1739 4.15 20 38.09 158.09
94 California 11 364 1749 4.80 21 33.09 159.00
95 FIU 12 406 1915 4.72 16 33.83 159.58
96 Boise State 12 408 1932 4.74 22 34.00 161.00
97 Texas State 11 420 1794 4.27 22 38.18 163.09
98 Tulsa 10 404 1637 4.05 13 40.40 163.70
99 Kennesaw State 12 474 1968 4.15 20 39.50 164.00
100 Delaware 12 415 1972 4.75 25 34.58 164.33
101 UTEP 11 440 1808 4.11 15 40.00 164.36
102 Utah State 10 372 1644 4.42 14 37.20 164.40
103 New Mexico State 12 451 1980 4.39 14 37.58 165.00
104 Louisiana 10 383 1655 4.32 19 38.30 165.50
105 Georgia Tech 11 397 1846 4.65 19 36.09 167.82
106 Temple 7 285 1176 4.13 11 40.71 168.00
107 South Alabama 10 360 1683 4.68 18 36.00 168.30
108 Troy 12 460 2057 4.47 19 38.33 171.42
109 Boston College 10 352 1715 4.87 20 35.20 171.50
110 Oklahoma State 9 348 1546 4.44 11 38.67 171.78
111 UCLA 8 280 1384 4.94 12 35.00 173.00
112 Liberty 11 413 1922 4.65 20 37.55 174.73
113 UNLV 13 433 2277 5.26 22 33.31 175.15
114 Southern Miss 12 510 2118 4.15 28 42.50 176.50
115 Arkansas State 12 458 2142 4.68 24 38.17 178.50
116 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 37.75 178.83
117 UAB 10 410 1790 4.37 22 41.00 179.00
118 Arkansas 7 274 1267 4.62 10 39.14 181.00
119 Western Kentucky 12 430 2176 5.06 14 35.83 181.33
120 Baylor 10 404 1814 4.49 21 40.40 181.40
121 Utah 10 372 1819 4.89 12 37.20 181.90
122 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 39.92 183.33
123 Florida Atlantic 10 415 1845 4.45 26 41.50 184.50
124 Rutgers 10 296 1850 6.25 17 29.60 185.00
125 Connecticut 12 491 2226 4.53 23 40.92 185.50
126 Kent State 10 411 1876 4.56 18 41.10 187.60
127 Georgia State 9 374 1705 4.56 17 41.56 189.44
128 Colorado 8 337 1516 4.50 14 42.13 189.50
129 North Texas 11 466 2184 4.69 18 42.36 198.55
130 Georgia Southern 10 381 2008 5.27 27 38.10 200.80
131 Sam Houston State 11 420 2227 5.30 29 38.18 202.45
132 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 40.92 204.92
133 Coastal Carolina 10 392 2073 5.29 17 39.20 207.30
134 Charlotte 9 378 1914 5.06 19 42.00 212.67
135 Massachusetts 11 475 2388 5.03 25 43.18 217.09
136 Eastern Michigan 12 505 2785 5.51 29 42.08 232.08