2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/01/2026
| 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 | Notre Dame | 8 | 258 | 655 | 2.54 | 3 | 32.25 | 81.88 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 6 | 211 | 636 | 3.01 | 3 | 35.17 | 106.00 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 10 | 299 | 659 | 2.20 | 4 | 29.90 | 65.90 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10 | 293 | 714 | 2.44 | 4 | 29.30 | 71.40 |
| 7 | Indiana | 11 | 293 | 870 | 2.97 | 5 | 26.64 | 79.09 |
| 7 | Stanford | 8 | 216 | 682 | 3.16 | 5 | 27.00 | 85.25 |
| 7 | SMU | 11 | 380 | 1112 | 2.93 | 5 | 34.55 | 101.09 |
| 7 | LSU | 8 | 249 | 853 | 3.43 | 5 | 31.13 | 106.63 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 11 | 386 | 1201 | 3.11 | 5 | 35.09 | 109.18 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 12 | 409 | 1316 | 3.22 | 5 | 34.08 | 109.67 |
| 7 | Maryland | 10 | 377 | 1512 | 4.01 | 5 | 37.70 | 151.20 |
| 14 | Missouri | 8 | 236 | 633 | 2.68 | 6 | 29.50 | 79.13 |
| 14 | Washington | 10 | 282 | 859 | 3.05 | 6 | 28.20 | 85.90 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 9 | 270 | 964 | 3.57 | 6 | 30.00 | 107.11 |
| 14 | TCU | 11 | 394 | 1461 | 3.71 | 6 | 35.82 | 132.82 |
| 18 | Michigan | 9 | 271 | 672 | 2.48 | 7 | 30.11 | 74.67 |
| 18 | James Madison | 13 | 400 | 990 | 2.48 | 7 | 30.77 | 76.15 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 346 | 800 | 2.31 | 7 | 34.60 | 80.00 |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 331 | 949 | 2.87 | 7 | 30.09 | 86.27 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 7 | 206 | 632 | 3.07 | 7 | 29.43 | 90.29 |
| 18 | Georgia | 8 | 243 | 736 | 3.03 | 7 | 30.38 | 92.00 |
| 18 | Texas | 7 | 235 | 709 | 3.02 | 7 | 33.57 | 101.29 |
| 18 | Washington State | 9 | 295 | 981 | 3.33 | 7 | 32.78 | 109.00 |
| 18 | Oregon | 10 | 338 | 1124 | 3.33 | 7 | 33.80 | 112.40 |
| 27 | Iowa | 9 | 278 | 878 | 3.16 | 8 | 30.89 | 97.56 |
| 27 | BYU | 9 | 277 | 889 | 3.21 | 8 | 30.78 | 98.78 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 276 | 990 | 3.59 | 8 | 27.60 | 99.00 |
| 27 | Clemson | 12 | 345 | 1224 | 3.55 | 8 | 28.75 | 102.00 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 9 | 265 | 937 | 3.54 | 8 | 29.44 | 104.11 |
| 27 | Alabama | 8 | 277 | 893 | 3.22 | 8 | 34.63 | 111.63 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 9 | 336 | 1130 | 3.36 | 8 | 37.33 | 125.56 |
| 27 | Florida State | 9 | 352 | 1262 | 3.59 | 8 | 39.11 | 140.22 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 7 | 252 | 1088 | 4.32 | 8 | 36.00 | 155.43 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 11 | 363 | 1262 | 3.48 | 9 | 33.00 | 114.73 |
| 36 | NC State | 9 | 277 | 1039 | 3.75 | 9 | 30.78 | 115.44 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 11 | 376 | 1295 | 3.44 | 9 | 34.18 | 117.73 |
| 36 | Louisville | 10 | 324 | 1209 | 3.73 | 9 | 32.40 | 120.90 |
| 36 | USC | 10 | 312 | 1268 | 4.06 | 9 | 31.20 | 126.80 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 13 | 422 | 1715 | 4.06 | 9 | 32.46 | 131.92 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 9 | 342 | 1370 | 4.01 | 9 | 38.00 | 152.22 |
| 43 | Tulane | 11 | 370 | 1203 | 3.25 | 10 | 33.64 | 109.36 |
| 43 | Illinois | 10 | 297 | 1101 | 3.71 | 10 | 29.70 | 110.10 |
| 43 | USF | 10 | 380 | 1218 | 3.21 | 10 | 38.00 | 121.80 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 12 | 390 | 1513 | 3.88 | 10 | 32.50 | 126.08 |
| 43 | UCF | 10 | 385 | 1485 | 3.86 | 10 | 38.50 | 148.50 |
| 43 | Florida | 7 | 262 | 1053 | 4.02 | 10 | 37.43 | 150.43 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 7 | 274 | 1267 | 4.62 | 10 | 39.14 | 181.00 |
| 50 | Toledo | 13 | 467 | 1252 | 2.68 | 11 | 35.92 | 96.31 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 12 | 402 | 1265 | 3.15 | 11 | 33.50 | 105.42 |
| 50 | Navy | 10 | 331 | 1256 | 3.79 | 11 | 33.10 | 125.60 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 8 | 295 | 1099 | 3.73 | 11 | 36.88 | 137.38 |
| 50 | Purdue | 7 | 259 | 972 | 3.75 | 11 | 37.00 | 138.86 |
| 50 | Army | 10 | 320 | 1431 | 4.47 | 11 | 32.00 | 143.10 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 11 | 398 | 1714 | 4.31 | 11 | 36.18 | 155.82 |
| 50 | Temple | 7 | 285 | 1176 | 4.13 | 11 | 40.71 | 168.00 |
| 50 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 348 | 1546 | 4.44 | 11 | 38.67 | 171.78 |
| 59 | Arizona State | 10 | 334 | 1139 | 3.41 | 12 | 33.40 | 113.90 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 9 | 329 | 1157 | 3.52 | 12 | 36.56 | 128.56 |
| 59 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 502 | 1876 | 3.74 | 12 | 35.86 | 134.00 |
| 59 | Kansas | 8 | 291 | 1118 | 3.84 | 12 | 36.38 | 139.75 |
| 59 | Penn State | 10 | 355 | 1405 | 3.96 | 12 | 35.50 | 140.50 |
| 59 | UTSA | 10 | 366 | 1432 | 3.91 | 12 | 36.60 | 143.20 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 10 | 321 | 1446 | 4.50 | 12 | 32.10 | 144.60 |
| 59 | UCLA | 8 | 280 | 1384 | 4.94 | 12 | 35.00 | 173.00 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 9 | 277 | 1071 | 3.87 | 13 | 30.78 | 119.00 |
| 67 | Houston | 11 | 371 | 1358 | 3.66 | 13 | 33.73 | 123.45 |
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 416 | 1749 | 4.20 | 13 | 32.00 | 134.54 |
| 67 | Arizona | 11 | 390 | 1490 | 3.82 | 13 | 35.45 | 135.45 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | 9 | 301 | 1271 | 4.22 | 13 | 33.44 | 141.22 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 10 | 404 | 1637 | 4.05 | 13 | 40.40 | 163.70 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 13 | 439 | 1576 | 3.59 | 14 | 33.77 | 121.23 |
| 73 | Ohio | 12 | 398 | 1647 | 4.14 | 14 | 33.17 | 137.25 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 9 | 345 | 1252 | 3.63 | 14 | 38.33 | 139.11 |
| 73 | Oregon State | 10 | 324 | 1488 | 4.59 | 14 | 32.40 | 148.80 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 9 | 305 | 1408 | 4.62 | 14 | 33.89 | 156.44 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 12 | 451 | 1980 | 4.39 | 14 | 37.58 | 165.00 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 466 | 2295 | 4.92 | 14 | 35.85 | 176.54 |
| 73 | Utah | 11 | 409 | 1980 | 4.84 | 14 | 37.18 | 180.00 |
| 73 | Colorado | 8 | 337 | 1516 | 4.50 | 14 | 42.13 | 189.50 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 10 | 353 | 1141 | 3.23 | 15 | 35.30 | 114.10 |
| 82 | Hawaii | 12 | 386 | 1557 | 4.03 | 15 | 32.17 | 129.75 |
| 82 | UTEP | 11 | 440 | 1808 | 4.11 | 15 | 40.00 | 164.36 |
| 82 | Utah State | 11 | 413 | 1899 | 4.60 | 15 | 37.55 | 172.64 |
| 86 | Virginia | 13 | 433 | 1436 | 3.32 | 16 | 33.31 | 110.46 |
| 86 | Appalachian State | 12 | 415 | 1585 | 3.82 | 16 | 34.58 | 132.08 |
| 86 | Marshall | 10 | 380 | 1409 | 3.71 | 16 | 38.00 | 140.90 |
| 86 | Rice | 10 | 337 | 1433 | 4.25 | 16 | 33.70 | 143.30 |
| 86 | Buffalo | 12 | 499 | 1886 | 3.78 | 16 | 41.58 | 157.17 |
| 91 | Memphis | 11 | 368 | 1392 | 3.78 | 17 | 33.45 | 126.55 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 271 | 1029 | 3.80 | 17 | 33.88 | 128.63 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 12 | 411 | 1697 | 4.13 | 17 | 34.25 | 141.42 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 440 | 1717 | 3.90 | 17 | 36.67 | 143.08 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 10 | 296 | 1850 | 6.25 | 17 | 29.60 | 185.00 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 9 | 374 | 1705 | 4.56 | 17 | 41.56 | 189.44 |
| 97 | North Carolina | 11 | 399 | 1449 | 3.63 | 18 | 36.27 | 131.73 |
| 97 | Akron | 12 | 435 | 1863 | 4.28 | 18 | 36.25 | 155.25 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 10 | 360 | 1683 | 4.68 | 18 | 36.00 | 168.30 |
| 97 | Kent State | 10 | 411 | 1876 | 4.56 | 18 | 41.10 | 187.60 |
| 97 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 439 | 2254 | 5.13 | 18 | 39.91 | 204.91 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 397 | 1846 | 4.65 | 19 | 36.09 | 167.82 |
| 102 | Charlotte | 9 | 378 | 1914 | 5.06 | 19 | 42.00 | 212.67 |
| 104 | Missouri State | 12 | 399 | 1760 | 4.41 | 20 | 33.25 | 146.67 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 419 | 1739 | 4.15 | 20 | 38.09 | 158.09 |
| 104 | FIU | 13 | 446 | 2101 | 4.71 | 20 | 34.31 | 161.62 |
| 104 | Louisiana | 11 | 413 | 1813 | 4.39 | 20 | 37.55 | 164.82 |
| 104 | Troy | 13 | 503 | 2157 | 4.29 | 20 | 38.69 | 165.92 |
| 104 | Boston College | 10 | 352 | 1715 | 4.87 | 20 | 35.20 | 171.50 |
| 104 | Liberty | 11 | 413 | 1922 | 4.65 | 20 | 37.55 | 174.73 |
| 111 | Duke | 10 | 337 | 1385 | 4.11 | 21 | 33.70 | 138.50 |
| 111 | California | 12 | 387 | 1842 | 4.76 | 21 | 32.25 | 153.50 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 10 | 357 | 1567 | 4.39 | 21 | 35.70 | 156.70 |
| 111 | Ball State | 12 | 453 | 2146 | 4.74 | 21 | 37.75 | 178.83 |
| 111 | Baylor | 10 | 404 | 1814 | 4.49 | 21 | 40.40 | 181.40 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 479 | 2200 | 4.59 | 21 | 39.92 | 183.33 |
| 117 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 506 | 2020 | 3.99 | 22 | 36.14 | 144.29 |
| 117 | Texas State | 11 | 420 | 1794 | 4.27 | 22 | 38.18 | 163.09 |
| 117 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 517 | 2271 | 4.39 | 22 | 39.77 | 174.69 |
| 117 | UAB | 10 | 410 | 1790 | 4.37 | 22 | 41.00 | 179.00 |
| 121 | Boise State | 13 | 442 | 2059 | 4.66 | 23 | 34.00 | 158.38 |
| 121 | North Texas | 12 | 512 | 2510 | 4.90 | 23 | 42.67 | 209.17 |
| 123 | Nevada | 12 | 429 | 1795 | 4.18 | 24 | 35.75 | 149.58 |
| 123 | San Jose State | 11 | 437 | 1736 | 3.97 | 24 | 39.73 | 157.82 |
| 123 | Arkansas State | 13 | 495 | 2189 | 4.42 | 24 | 38.08 | 168.38 |
| 123 | UNLV | 14 | 476 | 2484 | 5.22 | 24 | 34.00 | 177.43 |
| 127 | Delaware | 13 | 454 | 2076 | 4.57 | 25 | 34.92 | 159.69 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 11 | 475 | 2388 | 5.03 | 25 | 43.18 | 217.09 |
| 129 | Air Force | 11 | 338 | 1724 | 5.10 | 26 | 30.73 | 156.73 |
| 129 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 415 | 1845 | 4.45 | 26 | 41.50 | 184.50 |
| 131 | Connecticut | 13 | 547 | 2594 | 4.74 | 28 | 42.08 | 199.54 |
| 131 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 414 | 2195 | 5.30 | 28 | 37.64 | 199.55 |
| 133 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 420 | 2227 | 5.30 | 29 | 38.18 | 202.45 |
| 133 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 505 | 2785 | 5.51 | 29 | 42.08 | 232.08 |
| 135 | Colorado State | 12 | 491 | 2459 | 5.01 | 30 | 40.92 | 204.92 |
| 136 | Southern Miss | 13 | 543 | 2273 | 4.19 | 31 | 41.77 | 174.85 |