2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 184 | 505 | 2.74 | 1 | 30.67 | 84.17 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 6 | 199 | 570 | 2.86 | 2 | 33.17 | 95.00 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 7 | 223 | 492 | 2.21 | 3 | 31.86 | 70.29 |
| 3 | James Madison | 7 | 217 | 578 | 2.66 | 3 | 31.00 | 82.57 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 180 | 519 | 2.88 | 3 | 30.00 | 86.50 |
| 3 | Indiana | 7 | 185 | 644 | 3.48 | 3 | 26.43 | 92.00 |
| 3 | SMU | 7 | 239 | 657 | 2.75 | 3 | 34.14 | 93.86 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 205 | 767 | 3.74 | 3 | 29.29 | 109.57 |
| 3 | Maryland | 6 | 223 | 819 | 3.67 | 3 | 37.17 | 136.50 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 7 | 237 | 562 | 2.37 | 4 | 33.86 | 80.29 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 180 | 625 | 3.47 | 4 | 30.00 | 104.17 |
| 10 | TCU | 7 | 248 | 778 | 3.14 | 4 | 35.43 | 111.14 |
| 13 | Texas | 8 | 268 | 646 | 2.41 | 5 | 33.50 | 80.75 |
| 13 | Louisville | 6 | 191 | 663 | 3.47 | 5 | 31.83 | 110.50 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 7 | 235 | 1047 | 4.46 | 5 | 33.57 | 149.57 |
| 16 | Missouri | 7 | 190 | 569 | 2.99 | 6 | 27.14 | 81.29 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 7 | 219 | 705 | 3.22 | 6 | 31.29 | 100.71 |
| 16 | USC | 7 | 232 | 957 | 4.13 | 6 | 33.14 | 136.71 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 6 | 216 | 828 | 3.83 | 6 | 36.00 | 138.00 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 6 | 230 | 887 | 3.86 | 6 | 38.33 | 147.83 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 6 | 228 | 935 | 4.10 | 6 | 38.00 | 155.83 |
| 22 | Iowa | 7 | 233 | 628 | 2.70 | 7 | 33.29 | 89.71 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 246 | 701 | 2.85 | 7 | 35.14 | 100.14 |
| 22 | Washington | 7 | 205 | 746 | 3.64 | 7 | 29.29 | 106.57 |
| 22 | Florida State | 6 | 221 | 725 | 3.28 | 7 | 36.83 | 120.83 |
| 22 | Oregon | 7 | 248 | 872 | 3.52 | 7 | 35.43 | 124.57 |
| 22 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 236 | 929 | 3.94 | 7 | 33.71 | 132.71 |
| 22 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 266 | 992 | 3.73 | 7 | 38.00 | 141.71 |
| 22 | Ohio | 7 | 225 | 1040 | 4.62 | 7 | 32.14 | 148.57 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 7 | 255 | 1064 | 4.17 | 7 | 36.43 | 152.00 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 7 | 254 | 1213 | 4.78 | 7 | 36.29 | 173.29 |
| 32 | Auburn | 8 | 270 | 673 | 2.49 | 8 | 33.75 | 84.13 |
| 32 | Michigan | 8 | 257 | 764 | 2.97 | 8 | 32.13 | 95.50 |
| 32 | Georgia | 6 | 185 | 593 | 3.21 | 8 | 30.83 | 98.83 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 6 | 194 | 650 | 3.35 | 8 | 32.33 | 108.33 |
| 32 | Clemson | 7 | 221 | 768 | 3.48 | 8 | 31.57 | 109.71 |
| 32 | Appalachian State | 7 | 232 | 885 | 3.81 | 8 | 33.14 | 126.43 |
| 32 | Navy | 6 | 210 | 805 | 3.83 | 8 | 35.00 | 134.17 |
| 32 | UCF | 6 | 216 | 861 | 3.99 | 8 | 36.00 | 143.50 |
| 32 | Utah | 7 | 267 | 1028 | 3.85 | 8 | 38.14 | 146.86 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 7 | 256 | 1063 | 4.15 | 8 | 36.57 | 151.86 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | 7 | 265 | 1152 | 4.35 | 8 | 37.86 | 164.57 |
| 32 | Penn State | 6 | 237 | 1028 | 4.34 | 8 | 39.50 | 171.33 |
| 44 | Toledo | 7 | 249 | 712 | 2.86 | 9 | 35.57 | 101.71 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 7 | 225 | 798 | 3.55 | 9 | 32.14 | 114.00 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 8 | 245 | 948 | 3.87 | 9 | 30.63 | 118.50 |
| 44 | Houston | 7 | 258 | 924 | 3.58 | 9 | 36.86 | 132.00 |
| 44 | Army | 6 | 186 | 795 | 4.27 | 9 | 31.00 | 132.50 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 7 | 241 | 941 | 3.90 | 9 | 34.43 | 134.43 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 7 | 231 | 1011 | 4.38 | 9 | 33.00 | 144.43 |
| 44 | BYU | 7 | 248 | 1040 | 4.19 | 9 | 35.43 | 148.57 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 7 | 227 | 1042 | 4.59 | 9 | 32.43 | 148.86 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 250 | 1125 | 4.50 | 9 | 35.71 | 160.71 |
| 44 | Tulane | 7 | 278 | 1131 | 4.07 | 9 | 39.71 | 161.57 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 7 | 305 | 1134 | 3.72 | 9 | 43.57 | 162.00 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | 8 | 238 | 886 | 3.72 | 10 | 29.75 | 110.75 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 7 | 227 | 836 | 3.68 | 10 | 32.43 | 119.43 |
| 56 | USF | 7 | 233 | 849 | 3.64 | 10 | 33.29 | 121.29 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 6 | 199 | 739 | 3.71 | 10 | 33.17 | 123.17 |
| 56 | Florida | 6 | 212 | 787 | 3.71 | 10 | 35.33 | 131.17 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 7 | 237 | 977 | 4.12 | 10 | 33.86 | 139.57 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 7 | 281 | 1086 | 3.86 | 10 | 40.14 | 155.14 |
| 56 | Oregon State | 7 | 238 | 1136 | 4.77 | 10 | 34.00 | 162.29 |
| 56 | UTEP | 7 | 302 | 1167 | 3.86 | 10 | 43.14 | 166.71 |
| 56 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 271 | 1183 | 4.37 | 10 | 38.71 | 169.00 |
| 56 | UTSA | 6 | 233 | 1018 | 4.37 | 10 | 38.83 | 169.67 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 7 | 241 | 1193 | 4.95 | 10 | 34.43 | 170.43 |
| 56 | Liberty | 6 | 236 | 1143 | 4.84 | 10 | 39.33 | 190.50 |
| 56 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 247 | 1164 | 4.71 | 10 | 41.17 | 194.00 |
| 70 | Stanford | 8 | 255 | 1020 | 4.00 | 11 | 31.88 | 127.50 |
| 70 | Memphis | 7 | 214 | 924 | 4.32 | 11 | 30.57 | 132.00 |
| 70 | Washington State | 7 | 226 | 933 | 4.13 | 11 | 32.29 | 133.29 |
| 70 | LSU | 7 | 249 | 990 | 3.98 | 11 | 35.57 | 141.43 |
| 70 | Arizona | 6 | 227 | 862 | 3.80 | 11 | 37.83 | 143.67 |
| 70 | Alabama | 8 | 265 | 1193 | 4.50 | 11 | 33.13 | 149.13 |
| 70 | Illinois | 7 | 236 | 1047 | 4.44 | 11 | 33.71 | 149.57 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 250 | 1077 | 4.31 | 11 | 35.71 | 153.86 |
| 70 | Delaware | 6 | 203 | 931 | 4.59 | 11 | 33.83 | 155.17 |
| 70 | Boise State | 7 | 230 | 1105 | 4.80 | 11 | 32.86 | 157.86 |
| 70 | Rice | 7 | 242 | 1112 | 4.60 | 11 | 34.57 | 158.86 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | 8 | 275 | 1303 | 4.74 | 11 | 34.38 | 162.88 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 304 | 1347 | 4.43 | 11 | 43.43 | 192.43 |
| 70 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 256 | 1380 | 5.39 | 11 | 36.57 | 197.14 |
| 84 | Virginia | 7 | 245 | 932 | 3.80 | 12 | 35.00 | 133.14 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 243 | 1019 | 4.19 | 12 | 34.71 | 145.57 |
| 84 | Purdue | 7 | 276 | 1111 | 4.03 | 12 | 39.43 | 158.71 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 7 | 233 | 1138 | 4.88 | 12 | 33.29 | 162.57 |
| 84 | FIU | 7 | 227 | 1170 | 5.15 | 12 | 32.43 | 167.14 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 7 | 280 | 1228 | 4.39 | 12 | 40.00 | 175.43 |
| 84 | Colorado State | 7 | 258 | 1359 | 5.27 | 12 | 36.86 | 194.14 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 7 | 237 | 870 | 3.67 | 13 | 33.86 | 124.29 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 7 | 253 | 1105 | 4.37 | 13 | 36.14 | 157.86 |
| 91 | Marshall | 6 | 225 | 950 | 4.22 | 13 | 37.50 | 158.33 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 267 | 1178 | 4.41 | 13 | 38.14 | 168.29 |
| 91 | Connecticut | 7 | 293 | 1293 | 4.41 | 13 | 41.86 | 184.71 |
| 91 | Old Dominion | 7 | 293 | 1297 | 4.43 | 13 | 41.86 | 185.29 |
| 91 | Troy | 7 | 290 | 1335 | 4.60 | 13 | 41.43 | 190.71 |
| 91 | UNLV | 6 | 212 | 1273 | 6.00 | 13 | 35.33 | 212.17 |
| 91 | North Texas | 7 | 314 | 1495 | 4.76 | 13 | 44.86 | 213.57 |
| 100 | Duke | 6 | 207 | 747 | 3.61 | 14 | 34.50 | 124.50 |
| 100 | NC State | 7 | 221 | 973 | 4.40 | 14 | 31.57 | 139.00 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 7 | 289 | 1033 | 3.57 | 14 | 41.29 | 147.57 |
| 100 | Missouri State | 7 | 211 | 1033 | 4.90 | 14 | 30.14 | 147.57 |
| 100 | Michigan State | 7 | 240 | 1098 | 4.58 | 14 | 34.29 | 156.86 |
| 100 | Nebraska | 7 | 233 | 1159 | 4.97 | 14 | 33.29 | 165.57 |
| 100 | Ball State | 7 | 274 | 1356 | 4.95 | 14 | 39.14 | 193.71 |
| 100 | Utah State | 7 | 269 | 1377 | 5.12 | 14 | 38.43 | 196.71 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 7 | 296 | 1379 | 4.66 | 14 | 42.29 | 197.00 |
| 100 | South Alabama | 7 | 268 | 1387 | 5.18 | 14 | 38.29 | 198.14 |
| 100 | Colorado | 8 | 330 | 1738 | 5.27 | 14 | 41.25 | 217.25 |
| 111 | Nevada | 7 | 267 | 1085 | 4.06 | 15 | 38.14 | 155.00 |
| 111 | California | 7 | 244 | 1163 | 4.77 | 15 | 34.86 | 166.14 |
| 111 | Boston College | 7 | 253 | 1288 | 5.09 | 15 | 36.14 | 184.00 |
| 111 | Rutgers | 7 | 206 | 1322 | 6.42 | 15 | 29.43 | 188.86 |
| 111 | Kansas | 7 | 269 | 1405 | 5.22 | 15 | 38.43 | 200.71 |
| 111 | Kent State | 7 | 289 | 1475 | 5.10 | 15 | 41.29 | 210.71 |
| 117 | Southern Miss | 7 | 293 | 1156 | 3.95 | 16 | 41.86 | 165.14 |
| 117 | Akron | 8 | 301 | 1417 | 4.71 | 16 | 37.63 | 177.13 |
| 117 | Texas State | 7 | 264 | 1259 | 4.77 | 16 | 37.71 | 179.86 |
| 117 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 271 | 1287 | 4.75 | 16 | 38.71 | 183.86 |
| 117 | Temple | 7 | 252 | 1290 | 5.12 | 16 | 36.00 | 184.29 |
| 117 | UCLA | 8 | 303 | 1564 | 5.16 | 16 | 37.88 | 195.50 |
| 117 | Tulsa | 7 | 300 | 1415 | 4.72 | 16 | 42.86 | 202.14 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 7 | 288 | 1482 | 5.15 | 16 | 41.14 | 211.71 |
| 117 | Charlotte | 7 | 302 | 1614 | 5.34 | 16 | 43.14 | 230.57 |
| 126 | Kentucky | 7 | 260 | 923 | 3.55 | 17 | 37.14 | 131.86 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 247 | 1088 | 4.40 | 17 | 35.29 | 155.43 |
| 126 | UAB | 6 | 256 | 1196 | 4.67 | 17 | 42.67 | 199.33 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 7 | 267 | 1473 | 5.52 | 17 | 38.14 | 210.43 |
| 126 | Louisiana | 7 | 322 | 1546 | 4.80 | 17 | 46.00 | 220.86 |
| 131 | Baylor | 7 | 300 | 1429 | 4.76 | 18 | 42.86 | 204.14 |
| 132 | Air Force | 6 | 188 | 1142 | 6.07 | 19 | 31.33 | 190.33 |
| 132 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 338 | 1983 | 5.87 | 19 | 42.25 | 247.88 |
| 134 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 299 | 1569 | 5.25 | 23 | 42.71 | 224.14 |
| 135 | Georgia State | 7 | 289 | 1517 | 5.25 | 24 | 41.29 | 216.71 |
| 135 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 303 | 1818 | 6.00 | 24 | 43.29 | 259.71 |