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 SMU 11 385 1164 3.02 4 35.00 105.82
2 Indiana 13 335 993 2.96 5 25.77 76.38
2 Ohio State 13 392 1157 2.95 5 30.15 89.00
4 Oklahoma 12 394 888 2.25 7 32.83 74.00
5 Texas Tech 13 408 901 2.21 8 31.38 69.31
5 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 33.50 99.25
5 Fresno State 12 395 1704 4.31 8 32.92 142.00
8 Miami (FL) 13 385 1084 2.82 9 29.62 83.38
8 James Madison 13 395 1127 2.85 9 30.38 86.69
8 Washington 12 374 1225 3.28 9 31.17 102.08
8 TCU 12 420 1547 3.68 9 35.00 128.92
8 San Diego State 12 430 1635 3.80 9 35.83 136.25
13 Clemson 12 359 1305 3.64 10 29.92 108.75
13 Vanderbilt 12 355 1358 3.83 10 29.58 113.17
13 Oregon 13 441 1505 3.41 10 33.92 115.77
16 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
16 Toledo 12 435 1216 2.80 11 36.25 101.33
16 East Carolina 12 408 1559 3.82 11 34.00 129.92
19 Missouri 12 379 1196 3.16 12 31.58 99.67
19 Pittsburgh 12 423 1199 2.83 12 35.25 99.92
19 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
19 Iowa 12 385 1357 3.52 12 32.08 113.08
19 Louisville 12 388 1412 3.64 12 32.33 117.67
19 Miami (OH) 13 473 1817 3.84 12 36.38 139.77
19 Ohio 12 398 1681 4.22 12 33.17 140.08
19 Florida State 11 425 1552 3.65 12 38.64 141.09
19 Wyoming 11 414 1966 4.75 12 37.64 178.73
28 Texas 13 430 1351 3.14 13 33.08 103.92
28 New Mexico 12 403 1345 3.34 13 33.58 112.08
28 BYU 13 436 1723 3.95 13 33.54 132.54
28 Louisiana Tech 12 372 1623 4.36 13 31.00 135.25
28 Texas A&M 12 375 1669 4.45 13 31.25 139.08
28 Old Dominion 12 458 1685 3.68 13 38.17 140.42
28 South Carolina 11 399 1570 3.93 13 36.27 142.73
28 Maryland 11 453 2056 4.54 13 41.18 186.91
36 Georgia 13 360 1096 3.04 14 27.69 84.31
36 Michigan 13 427 1455 3.41 14 32.85 111.92
36 Washington State 12 384 1439 3.75 14 32.00 119.92
36 Iowa State 11 351 1573 4.48 14 31.91 143.00
36 New Mexico State 11 416 1912 4.60 14 37.82 173.82
36 Western Kentucky 12 429 2142 4.99 14 35.75 178.50
42 LSU 12 407 1525 3.75 15 33.92 127.08
42 Western Michigan 13 446 1763 3.95 15 34.31 135.62
42 Middle Tennessee State 11 393 1567 3.99 15 35.73 142.45
42 USC 13 428 1862 4.35 15 32.92 143.23
42 West Virginia 11 442 1672 3.78 15 40.18 152.00
42 Buffalo 11 478 1882 3.94 15 43.45 171.09
48 Virginia 13 441 1536 3.48 16 33.92 118.15
48 Minnesota 12 401 1555 3.88 16 33.42 129.58
48 Wake Forest 11 392 1433 3.66 16 35.64 130.27
48 Penn State 12 421 1770 4.20 16 35.08 147.50
48 Arizona 11 410 1632 3.98 16 37.27 148.36
48 Army 12 401 1799 4.49 16 33.42 149.92
48 UTSA 12 431 1912 4.44 16 35.92 159.33
48 UTEP 11 456 1958 4.29 16 41.45 178.00
56 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
56 Illinois 12 391 1618 4.14 17 32.58 134.83
56 Alabama 14 479 1889 3.94 17 34.21 134.93
56 Houston 12 427 1638 3.84 17 35.58 136.50
56 NC State 12 385 1737 4.51 17 32.08 144.75
56 Bowling Green 11 381 1638 4.30 17 34.64 148.91
56 UCF 11 409 1648 4.03 17 37.18 149.82
56 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
56 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
56 Cincinnati 11 451 2015 4.47 17 41.00 183.18
56 Mississippi State 11 435 2206 5.07 17 39.55 200.55
67 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 34.29 122.57
67 Northwestern 12 389 1701 4.37 18 32.42 141.75
67 Ole Miss 13 446 1962 4.40 18 34.31 150.92
67 Central Michigan 12 410 1822 4.44 18 34.17 151.83
67 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
67 Utah 12 460 2290 4.98 18 38.33 190.83
73 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
73 Arizona State 12 418 1523 3.64 19 34.83 126.92
73 Hawaii 12 396 1699 4.29 19 33.00 141.58
73 USF 12 462 1798 3.89 19 38.50 149.83
73 Navy 11 392 1680 4.29 19 35.64 152.73
73 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
73 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
73 Utah State 12 448 2247 5.02 19 37.33 187.25
81 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
81 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
81 FIU 12 416 1996 4.80 20 34.67 166.33
81 Ball State 11 419 2014 4.81 20 38.09 183.09
85 Marshall 11 431 1776 4.12 21 39.18 161.45
85 Florida 11 431 1810 4.20 21 39.18 164.55
85 Georgia Tech 12 420 2019 4.81 21 35.00 168.25
85 Troy 13 520 2410 4.63 21 40.00 185.38
85 Tulsa 11 470 2069 4.40 21 42.73 188.09
85 Northern Illinois 11 453 2138 4.72 21 41.18 194.36
91 Memphis 12 423 1599 3.78 22 35.25 133.25
91 Jacksonville State 13 471 1928 4.09 22 36.23 148.31
91 Appalachian State 12 436 1910 4.38 22 36.33 159.17
91 South Alabama 11 404 1952 4.83 22 36.73 177.45
91 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
91 UNLV 13 451 2324 5.15 22 34.69 178.77
91 Kent State 11 459 2127 4.63 22 41.73 193.36
98 Nevada 11 389 1649 4.24 23 35.36 149.91
98 San Jose State 11 426 1739 4.08 23 38.73 158.09
98 Tennessee 12 460 1932 4.20 23 38.33 161.00
98 Rice 11 385 1787 4.64 23 35.00 162.45
98 Boise State 13 442 2142 4.85 23 34.00 164.77
98 Louisiana-Monroe 11 428 1870 4.37 23 38.91 170.00
98 Arkansas State 12 462 2097 4.54 23 38.50 174.75
98 Syracuse 11 369 1992 5.40 23 33.55 181.09
98 Arkansas 11 449 2162 4.82 23 40.82 196.55
98 Coastal Carolina 12 504 2606 5.17 23 42.00 217.17
108 Delaware 12 413 1876 4.54 24 34.42 156.33
108 California 12 409 1984 4.85 24 34.08 165.33
108 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
108 Kennesaw State 13 518 2505 4.84 24 39.85 192.69
108 Louisiana 12 490 2380 4.86 24 40.83 198.33
108 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36
114 Missouri State 12 404 1922 4.76 25 33.67 160.17
114 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
114 Texas State 11 419 1914 4.57 25 38.09 174.00
114 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
114 Eastern Michigan 11 460 2554 5.55 25 41.82 232.18
119 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 36.67 190.42
120 Duke 13 438 1901 4.34 27 33.69 146.23
120 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
120 Connecticut 12 507 2466 4.86 27 42.25 205.50
120 Temple 11 445 2286 5.14 27 40.45 207.82
124 Purdue 11 435 2101 4.83 28 39.55 191.00
124 Colorado State 11 457 2396 5.24 28 41.55 217.82
124 North Texas 13 581 2989 5.14 28 44.69 229.92
127 Southern Miss 12 501 2082 4.16 29 41.75 173.50
127 Nebraska 12 438 2187 4.99 29 36.50 182.25
127 UAB 11 454 2091 4.61 29 41.27 190.09
127 Charlotte 11 461 2355 5.11 29 41.91 214.09
127 Georgia State 11 456 2374 5.21 29 41.45 215.82
132 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45
132 Massachusetts 11 502 2575 5.13 30 45.64 234.09
134 Sam Houston State 12 461 2491 5.40 33 38.42 207.58
135 Georgia Southern 12 470 2726 5.80 34 39.17 227.17
136 Florida Atlantic 11 478 2335 4.88 35 43.45 212.27