2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 9 269 556 2.07 4 29.89 61.78
2 Oklahoma 8 254 499 1.96 1 31.75 62.38
3 Wisconsin 6 170 422 2.48 3 28.33 70.33
4 Ohio State 10 293 714 2.44 4 29.30 71.40
5 Michigan 9 271 672 2.48 7 30.11 74.67
6 James Madison 13 400 990 2.48 7 30.77 76.15
7 Indiana 10 262 778 2.97 4 26.20 77.80
8 Auburn 7 239 549 2.30 5 34.14 78.43
9 Missouri 8 236 633 2.68 6 29.50 79.13
10 Notre Dame 8 258 665 2.58 3 32.25 83.13
11 Pittsburgh 11 379 921 2.43 9 34.45 83.73
12 Stanford 8 216 682 3.16 5 27.00 85.25
13 Washington 10 282 859 3.05 6 28.20 85.90
14 Miami (FL) 11 331 949 2.87 7 30.09 86.27
15 Georgia 9 266 805 3.03 7 29.56 89.44
16 LSU 7 204 646 3.17 4 29.14 92.29
17 Toledo 13 467 1252 2.68 11 35.92 96.31
18 Iowa 9 278 878 3.16 8 30.89 97.56
19 Vanderbilt 10 280 993 3.55 6 28.00 99.30
20 Texas 7 235 709 3.02 7 33.57 101.29
21 Northwestern 9 265 937 3.54 8 29.44 104.11
22 SMU 11 379 1158 3.06 5 34.45 105.27
23 New Mexico 12 402 1265 3.15 11 33.50 105.42
24 Clemson 13 387 1371 3.54 10 29.77 105.46
25 BYU 10 305 1069 3.50 9 30.50 106.90
26 Washington State 9 295 981 3.33 7 32.78 109.00
27 Old Dominion 11 386 1201 3.11 5 35.09 109.18
28 Tulane 11 370 1203 3.25 10 33.64 109.36
29 San Diego State 12 409 1316 3.22 5 34.08 109.67
30 Illinois 10 297 1101 3.71 10 29.70 110.10
31 Minnesota 10 327 1129 3.45 7 32.70 112.90
32 Oregon 9 295 1023 3.47 6 32.78 113.67
33 Virginia 14 465 1595 3.43 17 33.21 113.93
34 Michigan State 8 238 917 3.85 13 29.75 114.63
35 Arizona State 9 305 1034 3.39 8 33.89 114.89
36 Texas A&M 10 304 1171 3.85 8 30.40 117.10
37 Alabama 9 305 1056 3.46 9 33.89 117.33
38 East Carolina 11 376 1295 3.44 9 34.18 117.73
39 Wake Forest 12 437 1418 3.24 18 36.42 118.17
40 NC State 10 310 1190 3.84 11 31.00 119.00
41 North Carolina 10 364 1191 3.27 16 36.40 119.10
42 Louisville 10 324 1209 3.73 9 32.40 120.90
43 USC 8 248 968 3.90 5 31.00 121.00
44 Western Michigan 13 439 1576 3.59 14 33.77 121.23
45 Houston 11 366 1337 3.65 15 33.27 121.55
46 USF 10 380 1218 3.21 10 38.00 121.80
47 TCU 10 354 1237 3.49 6 35.40 123.70
48 Arizona 11 377 1372 3.64 15 34.27 124.73
49 Memphis 11 368 1378 3.74 17 33.45 125.27
50 Central Michigan 12 390 1513 3.88 10 32.50 126.08
51 Navy 11 369 1398 3.79 12 33.55 127.09
52 Tennessee 9 329 1157 3.52 12 36.56 128.56
53 Penn State 9 322 1160 3.60 9 35.78 128.89
54 Fresno State 13 422 1715 4.06 9 32.46 131.92
55 South Carolina 7 259 929 3.59 5 37.00 132.71
56 Hawaii 13 419 1740 4.15 19 32.23 133.85
57 Appalachian State 12 415 1609 3.88 16 34.58 134.08
58 Miami (OH) 14 502 1880 3.75 12 35.86 134.29
59 Louisiana Tech 13 416 1749 4.20 13 32.00 134.54
60 West Virginia 7 272 952 3.50 6 38.86 136.00
61 Ohio 12 398 1647 4.14 14 33.17 137.25
62 Kentucky 8 295 1099 3.73 11 36.88 137.38
63 Purdue 7 259 972 3.75 11 37.00 138.86
64 Florida State 9 352 1262 3.59 8 39.11 140.22
65 Marshall 10 380 1409 3.71 16 38.00 140.90
66 Ole Miss 9 301 1271 4.22 13 33.44 141.22
67 Bowling Green 12 411 1697 4.13 17 34.25 141.42
68 Duke 11 373 1556 4.17 23 33.91 141.45
69 UCF 9 336 1275 3.79 10 37.33 141.67
70 Middle Tennessee State 12 440 1717 3.90 17 36.67 143.08
71 Army 10 320 1431 4.47 11 32.00 143.10
72 UTSA 10 366 1432 3.91 12 36.60 143.20
73 Virginia Tech 9 313 1297 4.14 20 34.78 144.11
74 Jacksonville State 14 506 2020 3.99 22 36.14 144.29
75 Iowa State 9 276 1309 4.74 10 30.67 145.44
76 Cincinnati 9 332 1313 3.95 9 36.89 145.89
77 Missouri State 12 399 1760 4.41 20 33.25 146.67
78 Rice 10 340 1470 4.32 15 34.00 147.00
79 Nevada 12 429 1795 4.18 24 35.75 149.58
80 Florida 7 262 1053 4.02 10 37.43 150.43
81 Nebraska 9 311 1354 4.35 17 34.56 150.44
82 Maryland 10 377 1512 4.01 5 37.70 151.20
83 California 12 387 1842 4.76 21 32.25 153.50
84 Kansas 10 367 1544 4.21 15 36.70 154.40
85 Akron 12 435 1863 4.28 18 36.25 155.25
86 Wyoming 11 398 1714 4.31 11 36.18 155.82
87 Oregon State 9 294 1406 4.78 13 32.67 156.22
88 Air Force 11 338 1724 5.10 26 30.73 156.73
89 Kansas State 9 368 1414 3.84 15 40.89 157.11
90 Buffalo 12 499 1886 3.78 16 41.58 157.17
91 Texas State 12 464 1896 4.09 22 38.67 158.00
92 Louisiana-Monroe 11 419 1739 4.15 20 38.09 158.09
93 San Jose State 11 437 1740 3.98 24 39.73 158.18
94 Oklahoma State 9 336 1425 4.24 9 37.33 158.33
95 Boise State 13 442 2069 4.68 23 34.00 159.15
96 Delaware 13 454 2076 4.57 25 34.92 159.69
97 FIU 13 446 2101 4.71 20 34.31 161.62
98 Tulsa 10 404 1637 4.05 13 40.40 163.70
99 UTEP 11 440 1808 4.11 15 40.00 164.36
100 Syracuse 10 342 1647 4.82 16 34.20 164.70
101 New Mexico State 12 451 1980 4.39 14 37.58 165.00
102 Troy 13 503 2157 4.29 20 38.69 165.92
103 Georgia Tech 11 397 1846 4.65 19 36.09 167.82
104 South Alabama 10 360 1683 4.68 18 36.00 168.30
105 Arkansas State 13 495 2189 4.42 24 38.08 168.38
106 Utah State 11 413 1899 4.60 15 37.55 172.64
107 UCLA 8 280 1384 4.94 12 35.00 173.00
108 Mississippi State 9 326 1562 4.79 13 36.22 173.56
109 Kennesaw State 13 517 2271 4.39 22 39.77 174.69
110 Liberty 11 413 1922 4.65 20 37.55 174.73
111 Southern Miss 13 543 2273 4.19 31 41.77 174.85
112 Baylor 9 353 1574 4.46 19 39.22 174.89
113 Western Kentucky 13 466 2295 4.92 14 35.85 176.54
114 UNLV 14 476 2484 5.22 24 34.00 177.43
115 Ball State 12 453 2146 4.74 21 37.75 178.83
116 UAB 10 410 1790 4.37 22 41.00 179.00
117 Boston College 11 394 1972 5.01 23 35.82 179.27
118 Utah 11 409 1980 4.84 14 37.18 180.00
119 Northern Illinois 12 479 2200 4.59 21 39.92 183.33
120 Temple 8 315 1483 4.71 15 39.38 185.38
121 Florida Atlantic 10 415 1857 4.47 26 41.50 185.70
122 Louisiana 12 475 2240 4.72 25 39.58 186.67
123 Rutgers 9 258 1690 6.55 13 28.67 187.78
124 Kent State 10 411 1882 4.58 18 41.10 188.20
125 Georgia State 9 374 1705 4.56 17 41.56 189.44
126 Arkansas 8 332 1589 4.79 13 41.50 198.63
127 Connecticut 13 547 2594 4.74 28 42.08 199.54
128 Georgia Southern 11 414 2195 5.30 28 37.64 199.55
129 Sam Houston State 11 420 2227 5.30 29 38.18 202.45
130 Coastal Carolina 11 439 2254 5.13 18 39.91 204.91
131 Colorado State 12 491 2459 5.01 30 40.92 204.92
132 North Texas 12 512 2510 4.90 23 42.67 209.17
133 Charlotte 9 378 1914 5.06 19 42.00 212.67
134 Colorado 8 334 1737 5.20 16 41.75 217.13
135 Massachusetts 11 487 2455 5.04 28 44.27 223.18
136 Eastern Michigan 12 505 2785 5.51 29 42.08 232.08