2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/29/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 12 361 837 2.32 6 30.08 69.75
2 Oklahoma 12 394 888 2.25 7 32.83 74.00
3 Indiana 12 318 970 3.05 5 26.50 80.83
4 Georgia 12 333 985 2.96 12 27.75 82.08
5 Ohio State 12 355 1004 2.83 4 29.58 83.67
6 Miami (FL) 12 361 1039 2.88 8 30.08 86.58
7 James Madison 13 395 1127 2.85 9 30.38 86.69
8 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
9 Texas 12 392 1177 3.00 12 32.67 98.08
10 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 33.50 99.25
11 Missouri 12 379 1196 3.16 12 31.58 99.67
12 Pittsburgh 12 423 1199 2.83 12 35.25 99.92
13 Toledo 12 435 1216 2.80 11 36.25 101.33
14 Michigan 12 394 1220 3.10 11 32.83 101.67
15 Washington 12 374 1225 3.28 9 31.17 102.08
16 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
17 SMU 11 385 1164 3.02 4 35.00 105.82
18 Vanderbilt 11 318 1191 3.75 8 28.91 108.27
19 Clemson 12 359 1305 3.64 10 29.92 108.75
20 New Mexico 12 403 1345 3.34 13 33.58 112.08
21 Louisville 12 388 1412 3.64 12 32.33 117.67
22 Virginia 13 441 1536 3.48 16 33.92 118.15
23 Iowa 11 363 1306 3.60 11 33.00 118.73
24 Oregon 12 411 1427 3.47 10 34.25 118.92
25 Arizona State 11 382 1311 3.43 17 34.73 119.18
26 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
27 Washington State 12 384 1439 3.75 14 32.00 119.92
28 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 34.29 122.57
29 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
30 LSU 12 407 1525 3.75 15 33.92 127.08
31 Alabama 13 429 1674 3.90 15 33.00 128.77
32 Minnesota 12 401 1555 3.88 16 33.42 129.58
33 East Carolina 12 408 1559 3.82 11 34.00 129.92
34 Wake Forest 11 392 1433 3.66 16 35.64 130.27
35 TCU 11 387 1435 3.71 8 35.18 130.45
36 BYU 13 436 1723 3.95 13 33.54 132.54
37 Illinois 11 354 1461 4.13 14 32.18 132.82
38 Memphis 12 423 1599 3.78 22 35.25 133.25
39 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
40 Western Michigan 13 446 1763 3.95 15 34.31 135.62
41 San Diego State 12 430 1635 3.80 9 35.83 136.25
42 Houston 12 427 1638 3.84 17 35.58 136.50
43 Duke 12 401 1657 4.13 25 33.42 138.08
44 Texas A&M 12 375 1669 4.45 13 31.25 139.08
45 Miami (OH) 13 473 1817 3.84 12 36.38 139.77
46 Ohio 12 398 1681 4.22 12 33.17 140.08
47 Old Dominion 12 458 1685 3.68 13 38.17 140.42
48 Florida State 11 425 1552 3.65 12 38.64 141.09
49 Hawaii 12 396 1699 4.29 19 33.00 141.58
50 Northwestern 12 389 1701 4.37 18 32.42 141.75
51 Fresno State 12 395 1704 4.31 8 32.92 142.00
52 Middle Tennessee State 11 393 1567 3.99 15 35.73 142.45
53 South Carolina 11 399 1570 3.93 13 36.27 142.73
54 Iowa State 11 351 1573 4.48 14 31.91 143.00
55 Louisiana Tech 11 347 1578 4.55 13 31.55 143.45
56 NC State 12 385 1737 4.51 17 32.08 144.75
57 USC 12 397 1745 4.40 12 33.08 145.42
58 Penn State 12 421 1770 4.20 16 35.08 147.50
59 Jacksonville State 13 471 1928 4.09 22 36.23 148.31
60 Arizona 11 410 1632 3.98 16 37.27 148.36
61 Bowling Green 11 381 1638 4.30 17 34.64 148.91
62 UCF 11 409 1648 4.03 17 37.18 149.82
63 USF 12 462 1798 3.89 19 38.50 149.83
64 Nevada 11 389 1649 4.24 23 35.36 149.91
65 Army 12 401 1799 4.49 16 33.42 149.92
66 Central Michigan 12 410 1822 4.44 18 34.17 151.83
67 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
68 West Virginia 11 442 1672 3.78 15 40.18 152.00
69 Navy 11 392 1680 4.29 19 35.64 152.73
70 Ole Miss 12 409 1838 4.49 16 34.08 153.17
71 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
72 Tennessee 11 421 1711 4.06 22 38.27 155.55
73 Delaware 12 413 1876 4.54 24 34.42 156.33
74 San Jose State 11 426 1739 4.08 23 38.73 158.09
75 Appalachian State 12 436 1910 4.38 22 36.33 159.17
76 UTSA 12 431 1912 4.44 16 35.92 159.33
77 Missouri State 12 404 1922 4.76 25 33.67 160.17
78 Marshall 11 431 1776 4.12 21 39.18 161.45
79 Rice 11 385 1787 4.64 23 35.00 162.45
80 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
81 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
82 Florida 11 431 1810 4.20 21 39.18 164.55
83 Boise State 13 442 2142 4.85 23 34.00 164.77
84 California 12 409 1984 4.85 24 34.08 165.33
85 FIU 12 416 1996 4.80 20 34.67 166.33
86 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
87 Georgia Tech 12 420 2019 4.81 21 35.00 168.25
88 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
89 Louisiana-Monroe 11 428 1870 4.37 23 38.91 170.00
90 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
91 Buffalo 11 478 1882 3.94 15 43.45 171.09
92 Southern Miss 12 501 2082 4.16 29 41.75 173.50
93 New Mexico State 11 416 1912 4.60 14 37.82 173.82
94 Texas State 11 419 1914 4.57 25 38.09 174.00
95 Arkansas State 12 462 2097 4.54 23 38.50 174.75
96 South Alabama 11 404 1952 4.83 22 36.73 177.45
97 UTEP 11 456 1958 4.29 16 41.45 178.00
98 Nebraska 11 393 1962 4.99 25 35.73 178.36
99 Western Kentucky 12 429 2142 4.99 14 35.75 178.50
100 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
101 Wyoming 11 414 1966 4.75 12 37.64 178.73
102 UNLV 13 451 2324 5.15 22 34.69 178.77
103 Syracuse 11 369 1992 5.40 23 33.55 181.09
104 Ball State 11 419 2014 4.81 20 38.09 183.09
105 Cincinnati 11 451 2015 4.47 17 41.00 183.18
106 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
107 Troy 13 520 2410 4.63 21 40.00 185.38
108 Maryland 11 453 2056 4.54 13 41.18 186.91
109 Utah State 12 448 2247 5.02 19 37.33 187.25
110 Tulsa 11 470 2069 4.40 21 42.73 188.09
111 UAB 11 454 2091 4.61 29 41.27 190.09
112 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 36.67 190.42
113 Purdue 11 435 2101 4.83 28 39.55 191.00
114 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
115 Kennesaw State 13 518 2505 4.84 24 39.85 192.69
116 Kent State 11 459 2127 4.63 22 41.73 193.36
117 Utah 11 423 2129 5.03 16 38.45 193.55
118 Northern Illinois 11 453 2138 4.72 21 41.18 194.36
119 Arkansas 11 449 2162 4.82 23 40.82 196.55
120 Louisiana 12 490 2380 4.86 24 40.83 198.33
121 Mississippi State 11 435 2206 5.07 17 39.55 200.55
122 Connecticut 12 507 2466 4.86 27 42.25 205.50
123 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45
124 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 38.42 207.58
125 Temple 11 445 2286 5.14 27 40.45 207.82
126 Florida Atlantic 11 478 2335 4.88 35 43.45 212.27
127 Charlotte 11 461 2355 5.11 29 41.91 214.09
128 Georgia State 11 456 2374 5.21 29 41.45 215.82
129 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36
130 Colorado State 11 457 2396 5.24 28 41.55 217.82
131 Coastal Carolina 11 457 2425 5.31 22 41.55 220.45
132 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
133 Georgia Southern 12 470 2726 5.80 34 39.17 227.17
134 North Texas 13 581 2989 5.14 28 44.69 229.92
135 Eastern Michigan 11 460 2554 5.55 25 41.82 232.18
136 Massachusetts 11 502 2575 5.13 30 45.64 234.09