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