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