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