2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 13 408 901 2.21 8 31.38 69.31
2 Oklahoma 12 394 888 2.25 7 32.83 74.00
3 Indiana 14 361 1086 3.01 6 25.79 77.57
4 Georgia 13 360 1096 3.04 14 27.69 84.31
5 Miami (FL) 14 406 1205 2.97 10 29.00 86.07
6 James Madison 13 395 1127 2.85 9 30.38 86.69
7 Ohio State 13 392 1157 2.95 5 30.15 89.00
8 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
9 Missouri 12 379 1196 3.16 12 31.58 99.67
10 Pittsburgh 12 423 1199 2.83 12 35.25 99.92
11 Notre Dame 12 402 1201 2.99 8 33.50 100.08
12 Toledo 12 435 1216 2.80 11 36.25 101.33
13 Washington 12 374 1225 3.28 9 31.17 102.08
14 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 33.08 103.92
15 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
16 Clemson 12 359 1305 3.64 10 29.92 108.75
17 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 32.85 111.92
18 New Mexico 12 403 1345 3.34 13 33.58 112.08
19 SMU 12 421 1348 3.20 4 35.08 112.33
20 Iowa 12 385 1357 3.52 12 32.08 113.08
21 Vanderbilt 12 355 1358 3.83 10 29.58 113.17
22 Louisville 12 388 1412 3.64 12 32.33 117.67
23 Virginia 13 441 1536 3.48 16 33.92 118.15
24 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
25 Washington State 12 384 1439 3.75 14 32.00 119.92
26 Oregon 14 481 1690 3.51 12 34.36 120.71
27 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 34.29 122.57
28 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
29 Arizona State 12 418 1523 3.64 19 34.83 126.92
30 LSU 12 407 1525 3.75 15 33.92 127.08
31 Wake Forest 12 434 1547 3.56 17 36.17 128.92
32 TCU 12 420 1553 3.70 9 35.00 129.42
33 Minnesota 12 401 1555 3.88 16 33.42 129.58
34 East Carolina 12 408 1559 3.82 11 34.00 129.92
35 Memphis 12 423 1585 3.75 22 35.25 132.08
36 BYU 13 436 1723 3.95 13 33.54 132.54
37 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
38 Illinois 12 391 1618 4.14 17 32.58 134.83
39 Alabama 14 479 1889 3.94 17 34.21 134.93
40 Louisiana Tech 12 372 1623 4.36 13 31.00 135.25
41 Western Michigan 13 446 1763 3.95 15 34.31 135.62
42 San Diego State 12 430 1635 3.80 9 35.83 136.25
43 Houston 12 427 1638 3.84 17 35.58 136.50
44 Texas A&M 12 375 1669 4.45 13 31.25 139.08
45 Miami (OH) 13 473 1821 3.85 12 36.38 140.08
45 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 Iowa State 11 351 1573 4.48 14 31.91 143.00
54 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 32.92 143.23
55 South Carolina 11 399 1578 3.95 13 36.27 143.45
56 NC State 12 385 1737 4.51 17 32.08 144.75
57 Arizona 12 442 1746 3.95 19 36.83 145.50
58 Duke 13 438 1901 4.34 27 33.69 146.23
59 Penn State 12 421 1770 4.20 16 35.08 147.50
60 Jacksonville State 13 471 1928 4.09 22 36.23 148.31
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 Navy 12 430 1822 4.24 20 35.83 151.83
66 Central Michigan 12 410 1822 4.44 18 34.17 151.83
68 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
69 West Virginia 11 442 1672 3.78 15 40.18 152.00
70 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
71 Ole Miss 14 497 2153 4.33 20 35.50 153.79
72 Delaware 12 413 1876 4.54 24 34.42 156.33
73 San Jose State 11 426 1743 4.09 23 38.73 158.45
74 UTSA 12 431 1912 4.44 16 35.92 159.33
75 Missouri State 12 404 1922 4.76 25 33.67 160.17
76 Tennessee 12 460 1932 4.20 23 38.33 161.00
77 Appalachian State 12 436 1934 4.44 22 36.33 161.17
78 Marshall 11 431 1776 4.12 21 39.18 161.45
79 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
80 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
81 Florida 11 431 1810 4.20 21 39.18 164.55
82 California 12 409 1984 4.85 24 34.08 165.33
83 Boise State 13 442 2152 4.87 23 34.00 165.54
84 FIU 12 416 1996 4.80 20 34.67 166.33
85 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
86 Texas State 12 463 2016 4.35 25 38.58 168.00
87 Georgia Tech 12 420 2019 4.81 21 35.00 168.25
88 Rice 12 426 2028 4.76 25 35.50 169.00
89 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
90 Louisiana-Monroe 11 428 1870 4.37 23 38.91 170.00
91 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
92 Buffalo 11 478 1882 3.94 15 43.45 171.09
93 Southern Miss 12 501 2082 4.16 29 41.75 173.50
94 New Mexico State 11 416 1912 4.60 14 37.82 173.82
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 Western Kentucky 12 429 2142 4.99 14 35.75 178.50
99 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
100 Wyoming 11 414 1966 4.75 12 37.64 178.73
101 UNLV 13 451 2324 5.15 22 34.69 178.77
102 Syracuse 11 369 1992 5.40 23 33.55 181.09
103 Nebraska 12 438 2187 4.99 29 36.50 182.25
104 Ball State 11 419 2014 4.81 20 38.09 183.09
105 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
106 Troy 13 520 2410 4.63 21 40.00 185.38
107 Maryland 11 453 2056 4.54 13 41.18 186.91
108 Utah State 12 448 2247 5.02 19 37.33 187.25
109 Cincinnati 12 502 2256 4.49 19 41.83 188.00
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 Utah 12 460 2290 4.98 18 38.33 190.83
114 Purdue 11 435 2101 4.83 28 39.55 191.00
115 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
116 Kennesaw State 13 518 2505 4.84 24 39.85 192.69
117 Kent State 11 459 2133 4.65 22 41.73 193.91
118 Northern Illinois 11 453 2138 4.72 21 41.18 194.36
119 Mississippi State 12 470 2354 5.01 19 39.17 196.17
120 Arkansas 11 449 2162 4.82 23 40.82 196.55
121 Louisiana 12 490 2380 4.86 24 40.83 198.33
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 2347 4.91 35 43.45 213.36
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 Coastal Carolina 12 504 2606 5.17 23 42.00 217.17
130 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36
131 Colorado State 11 457 2396 5.24 28 41.55 217.82
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