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