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 |