2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/15/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas Tech 10 309 737 2.39 5 30.90 73.70
2 Oklahoma 9 305 705 2.31 6 33.89 78.33
3 Miami (FL) 9 268 726 2.71 6 29.78 80.67
4 Ohio State 9 262 731 2.79 3 29.11 81.22
5 Texas 10 327 832 2.54 7 32.70 83.20
6 Indiana 10 265 868 3.28 5 26.50 86.80
7 James Madison 9 282 827 2.93 4 31.33 91.89
8 Auburn 10 338 919 2.72 11 33.80 91.90
9 Toledo 9 317 849 2.68 9 35.22 94.33
10 Pittsburgh 9 309 866 2.80 9 34.33 96.22
11 Michigan 10 322 963 2.99 11 32.20 96.30
12 Georgia 9 277 880 3.18 12 30.78 97.78
13 Notre Dame 10 322 993 3.08 7 32.20 99.30
14 SMU 9 319 914 2.87 3 35.44 101.56
15 Missouri 9 281 922 3.28 11 31.22 102.44
16 New Mexico 9 281 937 3.33 11 31.22 104.11
17 San Diego State 9 310 953 3.07 3 34.44 105.89
18 Wisconsin 10 311 1085 3.49 10 31.10 108.50
19 Iowa 9 300 995 3.32 10 33.33 110.56
20 Washington 9 282 1003 3.56 8 31.33 111.44
21 Virginia 10 334 1121 3.36 14 33.40 112.10
22 Clemson 10 299 1127 3.77 10 29.90 112.70
23 North Carolina 9 300 1022 3.41 12 33.33 113.56
24 Louisville 9 286 1025 3.58 9 31.78 113.89
25 Oregon 9 315 1035 3.29 8 35.00 115.00
26 Vanderbilt 9 268 1077 4.02 6 29.78 119.67
27 Arizona State 9 308 1088 3.53 15 34.22 120.89
28 TCU 9 328 1090 3.32 8 36.44 121.11
29 Stanford 10 317 1232 3.89 12 31.70 123.20
30 Minnesota 9 296 1133 3.83 14 32.89 125.89
31 Kentucky 9 332 1145 3.45 17 36.89 127.22
32 Florida State 9 338 1146 3.39 9 37.56 127.33
33 Texas A&M 10 312 1276 4.09 11 31.20 127.60
34 Memphis 10 330 1283 3.89 17 33.00 128.30
35 Illinois 9 281 1161 4.13 11 31.22 129.00
36 Washington State 9 297 1164 3.92 12 33.00 129.33
37 Louisiana Tech 9 276 1173 4.25 9 30.67 130.33
38 East Carolina 9 307 1190 3.88 10 34.11 132.22
39 Alabama 10 319 1326 4.16 12 31.90 132.60
40 Miami (OH) 9 299 1205 4.03 9 33.22 133.89
41 Western Michigan 9 315 1213 3.85 12 35.00 134.78
42 Army 8 257 1080 4.20 11 32.13 135.00
43 LSU 9 310 1221 3.94 14 34.44 135.67
44 Fresno State 9 296 1245 4.21 5 32.89 138.33
45 Tennessee 9 354 1252 3.54 17 39.33 139.11
46 Wake Forest 9 324 1256 3.88 11 36.00 139.56
47 USF 9 324 1259 3.89 14 36.00 139.89
48 Hawaii 9 299 1284 4.29 14 33.22 142.67
49 Tulane 10 371 1427 3.85 13 37.10 142.70
50 Duke 9 315 1302 4.13 21 35.00 144.67
51 BYU 9 325 1304 4.01 11 36.11 144.89
52 USC 10 330 1458 4.42 9 33.00 145.80
53 San Jose State 9 329 1313 3.99 17 36.56 145.89
54 Ole Miss 10 332 1461 4.40 14 33.20 146.10
55 Houston 9 341 1316 3.86 15 37.89 146.22
56 West Virginia 10 388 1484 3.82 13 38.80 148.40
57 NC State 9 291 1338 4.60 17 32.33 148.67
58 Rice 9 304 1344 4.42 16 33.78 149.33
59 Missouri State 9 283 1350 4.77 18 31.44 150.00
60 Arizona 9 338 1351 4.00 14 37.56 150.11
60 Appalachian State 9 324 1351 4.17 16 36.00 150.11
62 Nevada 9 333 1355 4.07 18 37.00 150.56
63 Ohio 9 298 1359 4.56 9 33.11 151.00
64 Buffalo 9 383 1361 3.55 10 42.56 151.22
65 Jacksonville State 9 326 1362 4.18 16 36.22 151.33
66 FIU 9 292 1363 4.67 14 32.44 151.44
67 Utah 9 330 1367 4.14 9 36.67 151.89
68 South Carolina 9 330 1385 4.20 11 36.67 153.89
69 Florida 9 343 1395 4.07 17 38.11 155.00
70 Akron 10 350 1551 4.43 17 35.00 155.10
71 Penn State 9 322 1401 4.35 12 35.78 155.67
72 Middle Tennessee State 9 342 1405 4.11 14 38.00 156.11
73 Iowa State 9 307 1414 4.61 12 34.11 157.11
74 Kansas State 9 354 1420 4.01 12 39.33 157.78
75 UCF 9 339 1426 4.21 13 37.67 158.44
75 Bowling Green 9 315 1426 4.53 17 35.00 158.44
77 Northwestern 9 302 1431 4.74 15 33.56 159.00
78 Liberty 9 325 1434 4.41 14 36.11 159.33
79 Louisiana-Monroe 9 347 1437 4.14 19 38.56 159.67
80 UTSA 9 320 1442 4.51 14 35.56 160.22
80 Michigan State 9 313 1442 4.61 19 34.78 160.22
82 Navy 9 329 1444 4.39 18 36.56 160.44
83 Central Michigan 9 311 1451 4.67 14 34.56 161.22
84 Oregon State 10 346 1616 4.67 14 34.60 161.60
85 Old Dominion 9 374 1455 3.89 13 41.56 161.67
86 Marshall 9 340 1461 4.30 19 37.78 162.33
87 New Mexico State 9 349 1465 4.20 11 38.78 162.78
88 Delaware 9 307 1483 4.83 21 34.11 164.78
89 California 9 318 1505 4.73 20 35.33 167.22
90 Kennesaw State 9 349 1510 4.33 14 38.78 167.78
91 Cincinnati 9 350 1512 4.32 12 38.89 168.00
92 Oklahoma State 9 336 1517 4.51 17 37.33 168.56
93 Nebraska 9 308 1518 4.93 17 34.22 168.67
94 Syracuse 9 316 1527 4.83 13 35.11 169.67
95 Southern Miss 9 378 1532 4.05 19 42.00 170.22
96 Georgia Tech 9 310 1543 4.98 16 34.44 171.44
97 Northern Illinois 9 358 1546 4.32 14 39.78 171.78
98 UTEP 9 380 1548 4.07 12 42.22 172.00
99 Virginia Tech 9 327 1560 4.77 23 36.33 173.33
100 Boise State 9 323 1571 4.86 16 35.89 174.56
101 Purdue 10 398 1746 4.39 23 39.80 174.60
102 Texas State 9 346 1575 4.55 20 38.44 175.00
103 Tulsa 9 360 1593 4.43 16 40.00 177.00
104 Ball State 9 347 1596 4.60 17 38.56 177.33
105 Western Kentucky 9 308 1604 5.21 12 34.22 178.22
106 Air Force 9 280 1621 5.79 24 31.11 180.11
107 Wyoming 9 341 1625 4.77 11 37.89 180.56
108 Kansas 9 329 1642 4.99 17 36.56 182.44
109 Utah State 9 334 1643 4.92 16 37.11 182.56
110 Kent State 9 358 1646 4.60 16 39.78 182.89
111 South Alabama 9 338 1648 4.88 17 37.56 183.11
112 Arkansas State 9 343 1666 4.86 19 38.11 185.11
113 Maryland 9 372 1667 4.48 9 41.33 185.22
114 UNLV 9 311 1685 5.42 16 34.56 187.22
115 UAB 9 378 1702 4.50 24 42.00 189.11
116 Connecticut 10 419 1905 4.55 18 41.90 190.50
117 Boston College 10 355 1926 5.43 23 35.50 192.60
118 Troy 9 370 1736 4.69 16 41.11 192.89
119 Arkansas 9 363 1743 4.80 19 40.33 193.67
120 UCLA 10 375 1942 5.18 21 37.50 194.20
121 Sam Houston State 10 389 1996 5.13 26 38.90 199.60
122 Colorado State 9 338 1801 5.33 18 37.56 200.11
123 Mississippi State 10 394 2020 5.13 16 39.40 202.00
124 Rutgers 9 273 1837 6.73 17 30.33 204.11
125 Temple 9 366 1872 5.11 22 40.67 208.00
126 Coastal Carolina 9 370 1875 5.07 15 41.11 208.33
127 Louisiana 9 382 1879 4.92 21 42.44 208.78
128 Baylor 9 366 1883 5.14 23 40.67 209.22
129 Colorado 10 421 2109 5.01 19 42.10 210.90
130 Florida Atlantic 9 389 1927 4.95 28 43.22 214.11
131 Massachusetts 9 397 1934 4.87 21 44.11 214.89
132 North Texas 9 393 1996 5.08 17 43.67 221.78
133 Georgia State 9 370 2009 5.43 26 41.11 223.22
134 Charlotte 9 384 2012 5.24 21 42.67 223.56
135 Eastern Michigan 10 411 2276 5.54 21 41.10 227.60
136 Georgia Southern 9 364 2099 5.77 27 40.44 233.22