2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 SMU 12 421 1348 3.20 4 35.08 112.33
2 Ohio State 13 392 1157 2.95 5 30.15 89.00
3 Oklahoma 12 394 888 2.25 7 32.83 74.00
4 Texas Tech 13 408 901 2.21 8 31.38 69.31
4 Indiana 15 382 1196 3.13 8 25.47 79.73
4 Notre Dame 12 402 1201 2.99 8 33.50 100.08
4 Fresno State 12 395 1704 4.31 8 32.92 142.00
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 1553 3.70 9 35.00 129.42
8 San Diego State 12 430 1635 3.80 9 35.83 136.25
12 Clemson 12 359 1305 3.64 10 29.92 108.75
12 Vanderbilt 12 355 1358 3.83 10 29.58 113.17
14 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
14 Toledo 12 435 1216 2.80 11 36.25 101.33
14 East Carolina 12 408 1559 3.82 11 34.00 129.92
17 Miami (FL) 15 451 1336 2.96 12 30.07 89.07
17 Missouri 12 379 1196 3.16 12 31.58 99.67
17 Pittsburgh 12 423 1199 2.83 12 35.25 99.92
17 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
17 Iowa 12 385 1357 3.52 12 32.08 113.08
17 Louisville 12 388 1412 3.64 12 32.33 117.67
17 Oregon 14 481 1690 3.51 12 34.36 120.71
17 Miami (OH) 13 473 1821 3.85 12 36.38 140.08
17 Ohio 12 398 1681 4.22 12 33.17 140.08
17 Florida State 11 425 1552 3.65 12 38.64 141.09
17 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 1578 3.95 13 36.27 143.45
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 Penn State 12 421 1770 4.20 16 35.08 147.50
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
54 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
54 Wake Forest 12 434 1547 3.56 17 36.17 128.92
54 Illinois 12 391 1618 4.14 17 32.58 134.83
54 Alabama 14 479 1889 3.94 17 34.21 134.93
54 Houston 12 427 1638 3.84 17 35.58 136.50
54 NC State 12 385 1737 4.51 17 32.08 144.75
54 Bowling Green 11 381 1638 4.30 17 34.64 148.91
54 UCF 11 409 1648 4.03 17 37.18 149.82
54 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
54 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
64 Tulane 14 480 1716 3.58 18 34.29 122.57
64 Northwestern 12 389 1701 4.37 18 32.42 141.75
64 Central Michigan 12 410 1822 4.44 18 34.17 151.83
64 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
64 Utah 12 460 2290 4.98 18 38.33 190.83
69 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
69 Arizona State 12 418 1523 3.64 19 34.83 126.92
69 Hawaii 12 396 1699 4.29 19 33.00 141.58
69 Arizona 12 442 1746 3.95 19 36.83 145.50
69 USF 12 462 1798 3.89 19 38.50 149.83
69 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
69 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
69 Utah State 12 448 2247 5.02 19 37.33 187.25
69 Cincinnati 12 502 2256 4.49 19 41.83 188.00
69 Mississippi State 12 470 2354 5.01 19 39.17 196.17
79 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
79 Navy 12 430 1822 4.24 20 35.83 151.83
79 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
79 Ole Miss 14 497 2153 4.33 20 35.50 153.79
79 FIU 12 416 1996 4.80 20 34.67 166.33
79 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 12 419 2015 4.81 21 34.92 167.92
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 1585 3.75 22 35.25 132.08
91 Jacksonville State 13 471 1928 4.09 22 36.23 148.31
91 Appalachian State 12 436 1934 4.44 22 36.33 161.17
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 2133 4.65 22 41.73 193.91
98 Nevada 11 389 1649 4.24 23 35.36 149.91
98 San Jose State 11 426 1743 4.09 23 38.73 158.45
98 Tennessee 12 460 1932 4.20 23 38.33 161.00
98 Boise State 13 442 2152 4.87 23 34.00 165.54
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
107 Delaware 12 413 1876 4.54 24 34.42 156.33
107 California 12 409 1984 4.85 24 34.08 165.33
107 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
107 Kennesaw State 13 518 2505 4.84 24 39.85 192.69
107 Louisiana 12 490 2380 4.86 24 40.83 198.33
107 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36
113 Missouri State 12 404 1922 4.76 25 33.67 160.17
113 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
113 Texas State 12 463 2016 4.35 25 38.58 168.00
113 Rice 12 426 2028 4.76 25 35.50 169.00
113 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
113 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 2347 4.91 35 43.45 213.36