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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Oklahoma 12 394 888 2.25 7 32.83 74.00
2 Texas Tech 13 408 901 2.21 8 31.38 69.31
3 Indiana 13 335 993 2.96 5 25.77 76.38
4 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
5 Miami (FL) 13 385 1084 2.82 9 29.62 83.38
6 Georgia 13 360 1096 3.04 14 27.69 84.31
7 James Madison 13 395 1127 2.85 9 30.38 86.69
8 Ohio State 13 392 1157 2.95 5 30.15 89.00
9 SMU 11 385 1164 3.02 4 35.00 105.82
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 Washington 12 374 1225 3.28 9 31.17 102.08
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 New Mexico 12 403 1345 3.34 13 33.58 112.08
18 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 33.08 103.92
19 Iowa 12 385 1357 3.52 12 32.08 113.08
20 Vanderbilt 12 355 1358 3.83 10 29.58 113.17
21 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
22 Louisville 12 388 1412 3.64 12 32.33 117.67
23 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
24 Wake Forest 11 392 1433 3.66 16 35.64 130.27
25 Washington State 12 384 1439 3.75 14 32.00 119.92
26 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 32.85 111.92
27 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
28 Oregon 13 441 1505 3.41 10 33.92 115.77
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 Virginia 13 441 1536 3.48 16 33.92 118.15
32 TCU 12 420 1547 3.68 9 35.00 128.92
33 Florida State 11 425 1552 3.65 12 38.64 141.09
34 Minnesota 12 401 1555 3.88 16 33.42 129.58
35 East Carolina 12 408 1559 3.82 11 34.00 129.92
36 Middle Tennessee State 11 393 1567 3.99 15 35.73 142.45
37 South Carolina 11 399 1570 3.93 13 36.27 142.73
38 Iowa State 11 351 1573 4.48 14 31.91 143.00
39 Memphis 12 423 1599 3.78 22 35.25 133.25
40 Illinois 12 391 1618 4.14 17 32.58 134.83
41 Louisiana Tech 12 372 1623 4.36 13 31.00 135.25
42 Arizona 11 410 1632 3.98 16 37.27 148.36
43 San Diego State 12 430 1635 3.80 9 35.83 136.25
44 Houston 12 427 1638 3.84 17 35.58 136.50
44 Bowling Green 11 381 1638 4.30 17 34.64 148.91
46 UCF 11 409 1648 4.03 17 37.18 149.82
47 Nevada 11 389 1649 4.24 23 35.36 149.91
48 Texas A&M 12 375 1669 4.45 13 31.25 139.08
49 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
50 West Virginia 11 442 1672 3.78 15 40.18 152.00
51 Navy 11 392 1680 4.29 19 35.64 152.73
52 Ohio 12 398 1681 4.22 12 33.17 140.08
53 Old Dominion 12 458 1685 3.68 13 38.17 140.42
53 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
55 Hawaii 12 396 1699 4.29 19 33.00 141.58
56 Northwestern 12 389 1701 4.37 18 32.42 141.75
57 Fresno State 12 395 1704 4.31 8 32.92 142.00
58 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 34.29 122.57
59 BYU 13 436 1723 3.95 13 33.54 132.54
60 NC State 12 385 1737 4.51 17 32.08 144.75
61 San Jose State 11 426 1739 4.08 23 38.73 158.09
62 Western Michigan 13 446 1763 3.95 15 34.31 135.62
63 Penn State 12 421 1770 4.20 16 35.08 147.50
64 Marshall 11 431 1776 4.12 21 39.18 161.45
65 Rice 11 385 1787 4.64 23 35.00 162.45
66 USF 12 462 1798 3.89 19 38.50 149.83
67 Army 12 401 1799 4.49 16 33.42 149.92
68 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
69 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
70 Florida 11 431 1810 4.20 21 39.18 164.55
71 Miami (OH) 13 473 1817 3.84 12 36.38 139.77
72 Central Michigan 12 410 1822 4.44 18 34.17 151.83
73 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
74 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 32.92 143.23
75 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
76 Louisiana-Monroe 11 428 1870 4.37 23 38.91 170.00
77 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
78 Delaware 12 413 1876 4.54 24 34.42 156.33
79 Buffalo 11 478 1882 3.94 15 43.45 171.09
80 Alabama 14 479 1889 3.94 17 34.21 134.93
81 Duke 13 438 1901 4.34 27 33.69 146.23
82 Appalachian State 12 436 1910 4.38 22 36.33 159.17
83 UTSA 12 431 1912 4.44 16 35.92 159.33
83 New Mexico State 11 416 1912 4.60 14 37.82 173.82
85 Texas State 11 419 1914 4.57 25 38.09 174.00
86 Missouri State 12 404 1922 4.76 25 33.67 160.17
87 Jacksonville State 13 471 1928 4.09 22 36.23 148.31
88 Tennessee 12 460 1932 4.20 23 38.33 161.00
89 South Alabama 11 404 1952 4.83 22 36.73 177.45
90 UTEP 11 456 1958 4.29 16 41.45 178.00
91 Ole Miss 13 446 1962 4.40 18 34.31 150.92
92 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
93 Wyoming 11 414 1966 4.75 12 37.64 178.73
94 California 12 409 1984 4.85 24 34.08 165.33
95 Syracuse 11 369 1992 5.40 23 33.55 181.09
96 FIU 12 416 1996 4.80 20 34.67 166.33
97 Ball State 11 419 2014 4.81 20 38.09 183.09
98 Cincinnati 11 451 2015 4.47 17 41.00 183.18
99 Georgia Tech 12 420 2019 4.81 21 35.00 168.25
100 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
101 Maryland 11 453 2056 4.54 13 41.18 186.91
102 Tulsa 11 470 2069 4.40 21 42.73 188.09
103 Southern Miss 12 501 2082 4.16 29 41.75 173.50
104 UAB 11 454 2091 4.61 29 41.27 190.09
105 Arkansas State 12 462 2097 4.54 23 38.50 174.75
106 Purdue 11 435 2101 4.83 28 39.55 191.00
107 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
108 Kent State 11 459 2127 4.63 22 41.73 193.36
109 Northern Illinois 11 453 2138 4.72 21 41.18 194.36
110 Boise State 13 442 2142 4.85 23 34.00 164.77
110 Western Kentucky 12 429 2142 4.99 14 35.75 178.50
112 Arkansas 11 449 2162 4.82 23 40.82 196.55
113 Nebraska 12 438 2187 4.99 29 36.50 182.25
114 Mississippi State 11 435 2206 5.07 17 39.55 200.55
115 Utah State 12 448 2247 5.02 19 37.33 187.25
116 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45
117 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 36.67 190.42
118 Temple 11 445 2286 5.14 27 40.45 207.82
119 Utah 12 460 2290 4.98 18 38.33 190.83
120 UNLV 13 451 2324 5.15 22 34.69 178.77
121 Florida Atlantic 11 478 2335 4.88 35 43.45 212.27
122 Charlotte 11 461 2355 5.11 29 41.91 214.09
123 Georgia State 11 456 2374 5.21 29 41.45 215.82
124 Louisiana 12 490 2380 4.86 24 40.83 198.33
125 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36
126 Colorado State 11 457 2396 5.24 28 41.55 217.82
127 Troy 13 520 2410 4.63 21 40.00 185.38
128 Connecticut 12 507 2466 4.86 27 42.25 205.50
129 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 38.42 207.58
130 Kennesaw State 13 518 2505 4.84 24 39.85 192.69
131 Eastern Michigan 11 460 2554 5.55 25 41.82 232.18
132 Massachusetts 11 502 2575 5.13 30 45.64 234.09
133 Coastal Carolina 12 504 2606 5.17 23 42.00 217.17
134 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
135 Georgia Southern 12 470 2726 5.80 34 39.17 227.17
136 North Texas 13 581 2989 5.14 28 44.69 229.92