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