2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/06/2025

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 11 369 860 2.33 6 33.55 78.18
3 James Madison 12 369 926 2.51 7 30.75 77.17
4 Toledo 11 399 1036 2.60 9 36.27 94.18
5 Ohio State 12 355 1004 2.83 4 29.58 83.67
6 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
7 Miami (FL) 11 326 950 2.91 8 29.64 86.36
8 Georgia 12 333 985 2.96 12 27.75 82.08
8 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 33.50 99.25
8 Pittsburgh 11 381 1127 2.96 12 34.64 102.45
11 Texas 12 392 1177 3.00 12 32.67 98.08
12 SMU 11 385 1164 3.02 4 35.00 105.82
13 Indiana 12 318 970 3.05 5 26.50 80.83
14 Michigan 12 394 1220 3.10 11 32.83 101.67
15 Missouri 11 338 1086 3.21 11 30.73 98.73
16 Oregon 11 376 1241 3.30 8 34.18 112.82
17 San Diego State 11 381 1267 3.33 5 34.64 115.18
18 New Mexico 11 371 1240 3.34 12 33.73 112.73
19 Washington 11 346 1167 3.37 9 31.45 106.09
19 Virginia 12 409 1377 3.37 15 34.08 114.75
21 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
22 Arizona State 11 382 1311 3.43 17 34.73 119.18
23 Tulane 13 446 1565 3.51 14 34.31 120.38
24 Louisville 11 348 1243 3.57 11 31.64 113.00
25 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
26 Iowa 11 363 1306 3.60 11 33.00 118.73
27 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
28 LSU 11 362 1318 3.64 14 32.91 119.82
29 Florida State 11 425 1552 3.65 12 38.64 141.09
30 Wake Forest 11 392 1433 3.66 16 35.64 130.27
31 Clemson 11 318 1168 3.67 10 28.91 106.18
32 TCU 11 387 1435 3.71 8 35.18 130.45
33 Vanderbilt 11 318 1191 3.75 8 28.91 108.27
34 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
35 West Virginia 11 442 1672 3.78 15 40.18 152.00
36 USF 11 407 1543 3.79 16 37.00 140.27
37 Memphis 11 390 1483 3.80 20 35.45 134.82
38 Washington State 11 358 1379 3.85 13 32.55 125.36
39 Old Dominion 11 423 1633 3.86 13 38.45 148.45
40 Western Michigan 12 412 1594 3.87 15 34.33 132.83
40 Miami (OH) 12 424 1640 3.87 12 35.33 136.67
40 Houston 11 403 1561 3.87 16 36.64 141.91
43 BYU 12 408 1592 3.90 12 34.00 132.67
44 East Carolina 11 368 1439 3.91 11 33.45 130.82
45 South Carolina 11 399 1570 3.93 13 36.27 142.73
46 Buffalo 11 478 1882 3.94 15 43.45 171.09
47 Minnesota 11 363 1439 3.96 16 33.00 130.82
48 Arizona 11 410 1632 3.98 16 37.27 148.36
49 Middle Tennessee State 11 393 1567 3.99 15 35.73 142.45
50 UCF 11 409 1648 4.03 17 37.18 149.82
51 Tennessee 11 421 1711 4.06 22 38.27 155.55
52 San Jose State 11 426 1739 4.08 23 38.73 158.09
53 Alabama 12 396 1619 4.09 14 33.00 134.92
54 Marshall 11 431 1776 4.12 21 39.18 161.45
54 Southern Miss 11 468 1927 4.12 26 42.55 175.18
56 Illinois 11 354 1461 4.13 14 32.18 132.82
56 Duke 12 401 1657 4.13 25 33.42 138.08
56 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
59 Appalachian State 11 398 1668 4.19 20 36.18 151.64
59 Jacksonville State 12 439 1840 4.19 22 36.58 153.33
61 Florida 11 431 1810 4.20 21 39.18 164.55
62 Hawaii 11 368 1555 4.23 16 33.45 141.36
63 Nevada 11 389 1649 4.24 23 35.36 149.91
64 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
65 Fresno State 11 369 1584 4.29 8 33.55 144.00
65 Ohio 11 369 1584 4.29 11 33.55 144.00
65 UTEP 11 456 1958 4.29 16 41.45 178.00
68 Bowling Green 11 381 1638 4.30 17 34.64 148.91
69 Texas A&M 11 347 1494 4.31 13 31.55 135.82
70 Navy 10 358 1560 4.36 18 35.80 156.00
70 Penn State 11 396 1727 4.36 15 36.00 157.00
72 Louisiana-Monroe 11 428 1870 4.37 23 38.91 170.00
73 USC 12 397 1745 4.40 12 33.08 145.42
73 Tulsa 11 470 2069 4.40 21 42.73 188.09
75 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
76 Army 10 319 1426 4.47 13 31.90 142.60
76 Cincinnati 11 451 2015 4.47 17 41.00 183.18
78 Iowa State 11 351 1573 4.48 14 31.91 143.00
79 Northwestern 11 355 1610 4.54 18 32.27 146.36
79 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
79 Central Michigan 11 384 1745 4.54 17 34.91 158.64
79 Maryland 11 453 2056 4.54 13 41.18 186.91
83 Louisiana Tech 11 347 1578 4.55 13 31.55 143.45
83 NC State 11 349 1588 4.55 17 31.73 144.36
83 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
86 UTSA 11 402 1833 4.56 16 36.55 166.64
87 Texas State 11 419 1914 4.57 25 38.09 174.00
88 Ole Miss 11 375 1723 4.59 16 34.09 156.64
89 New Mexico State 11 416 1912 4.60 14 37.82 173.82
90 UAB 11 454 2091 4.61 29 41.27 190.09
91 Kent State 11 459 2127 4.63 22 41.73 193.36
92 Rice 11 385 1787 4.64 23 35.00 162.45
92 Kennesaw State 12 475 2202 4.64 22 39.58 183.50
94 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
94 Connecticut 11 451 2098 4.65 22 41.00 190.73
96 Northern Illinois 11 453 2138 4.72 21 41.18 194.36
97 Delaware 11 374 1772 4.74 24 34.00 161.09
97 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
99 Wyoming 11 414 1966 4.75 12 37.64 178.73
100 FIU 11 376 1810 4.81 16 34.18 164.55
100 Ball State 11 419 2014 4.81 20 38.09 183.09
102 Arkansas State 11 425 2050 4.82 23 38.64 186.36
102 Arkansas 11 449 2162 4.82 23 40.82 196.55
104 South Alabama 11 404 1952 4.83 22 36.73 177.45
104 Purdue 11 435 2101 4.83 28 39.55 191.00
104 Louisiana 11 460 2222 4.83 23 41.82 202.00
107 Troy 12 477 2310 4.84 20 39.75 192.50
108 Georgia Tech 11 396 1919 4.85 19 36.00 174.45
109 Missouri State 11 379 1851 4.88 24 34.45 168.27
109 Florida Atlantic 11 478 2335 4.88 35 43.45 212.27
111 Utah State 11 407 1992 4.89 18 37.00 181.09
112 California 11 386 1891 4.90 24 35.09 171.91
113 Boise State 12 408 2015 4.94 22 34.00 167.92
113 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
115 North Texas 12 535 2663 4.98 23 44.58 221.92
116 Nebraska 11 393 1962 4.99 25 35.73 178.36
117 Utah 11 423 2129 5.03 16 38.45 193.55
118 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45
119 Mississippi State 11 435 2206 5.07 17 39.55 200.55
120 Charlotte 11 461 2355 5.11 29 41.91 214.09
121 Massachusetts 11 502 2575 5.13 30 45.64 234.09
122 Temple 11 445 2286 5.14 27 40.45 207.82
123 Western Kentucky 11 393 2023 5.15 14 35.73 183.91
124 UNLV 12 408 2117 5.19 20 34.00 176.42
124 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 36.67 190.42
126 Georgia State 11 456 2374 5.21 29 41.45 215.82
127 Colorado State 11 457 2396 5.24 28 41.55 217.82
128 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
129 Coastal Carolina 11 457 2425 5.31 22 41.55 220.45
130 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
131 Syracuse 11 369 1992 5.40 23 33.55 181.09
131 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 38.42 207.58
133 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
134 Eastern Michigan 11 460 2554 5.55 25 41.82 232.18
135 Georgia Southern 11 437 2539 5.81 33 39.73 230.82
136 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36