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 Ohio State 12 355 1004 2.83 4 29.58 83.67
1 SMU 11 385 1164 3.02 4 35.00 105.82
3 Indiana 12 318 970 3.05 5 26.50 80.83
3 San Diego State 11 381 1267 3.33 5 34.64 115.18
5 Texas Tech 12 361 837 2.32 6 30.08 69.75
5 Oklahoma 11 369 860 2.33 6 33.55 78.18
7 James Madison 12 369 926 2.51 7 30.75 77.17
8 Miami (FL) 11 326 950 2.91 8 29.64 86.36
8 Notre Dame 12 402 1191 2.96 8 33.50 99.25
8 Vanderbilt 11 318 1191 3.75 8 28.91 108.27
8 Oregon 11 376 1241 3.30 8 34.18 112.82
8 TCU 11 387 1435 3.71 8 35.18 130.45
8 Fresno State 11 369 1584 4.29 8 33.55 144.00
14 Toledo 11 399 1036 2.60 9 36.27 94.18
14 Washington 11 346 1167 3.37 9 31.45 106.09
16 Clemson 11 318 1168 3.67 10 28.91 106.18
17 Auburn 11 376 1077 2.86 11 34.18 97.91
17 Missouri 11 338 1086 3.21 11 30.73 98.73
17 Michigan 12 394 1220 3.10 11 32.83 101.67
17 Louisville 11 348 1243 3.57 11 31.64 113.00
17 Iowa 11 363 1306 3.60 11 33.00 118.73
17 East Carolina 11 368 1439 3.91 11 33.45 130.82
17 Ohio 11 369 1584 4.29 11 33.55 144.00
24 Georgia 12 333 985 2.96 12 27.75 82.08
24 Texas 12 392 1177 3.00 12 32.67 98.08
24 Pittsburgh 11 381 1127 2.96 12 34.64 102.45
24 Wisconsin 12 372 1263 3.40 12 31.00 105.25
24 New Mexico 11 371 1240 3.34 12 33.73 112.73
24 BYU 12 408 1592 3.90 12 34.00 132.67
24 Miami (OH) 12 424 1640 3.87 12 35.33 136.67
24 Florida State 11 425 1552 3.65 12 38.64 141.09
24 USC 12 397 1745 4.40 12 33.08 145.42
24 Wyoming 11 414 1966 4.75 12 37.64 178.73
34 Washington State 11 358 1379 3.85 13 32.55 125.36
34 Texas A&M 11 347 1494 4.31 13 31.55 135.82
34 Army 10 319 1426 4.47 13 31.90 142.60
34 South Carolina 11 399 1570 3.93 13 36.27 142.73
34 Louisiana Tech 11 347 1578 4.55 13 31.55 143.45
34 Old Dominion 11 423 1633 3.86 13 38.45 148.45
34 Maryland 11 453 2056 4.54 13 41.18 186.91
41 LSU 11 362 1318 3.64 14 32.91 119.82
41 Tulane 13 446 1565 3.51 14 34.31 120.38
41 Illinois 11 354 1461 4.13 14 32.18 132.82
41 Alabama 12 396 1619 4.09 14 33.00 134.92
41 Iowa State 11 351 1573 4.48 14 31.91 143.00
41 New Mexico State 11 416 1912 4.60 14 37.82 173.82
41 Western Kentucky 11 393 2023 5.15 14 35.73 183.91
48 Virginia 12 409 1377 3.37 15 34.08 114.75
48 Western Michigan 12 412 1594 3.87 15 34.33 132.83
48 Middle Tennessee State 11 393 1567 3.99 15 35.73 142.45
48 West Virginia 11 442 1672 3.78 15 40.18 152.00
48 Penn State 11 396 1727 4.36 15 36.00 157.00
48 Buffalo 11 478 1882 3.94 15 43.45 171.09
54 Wake Forest 11 392 1433 3.66 16 35.64 130.27
54 Minnesota 11 363 1439 3.96 16 33.00 130.82
54 USF 11 407 1543 3.79 16 37.00 140.27
54 Hawaii 11 368 1555 4.23 16 33.45 141.36
54 Houston 11 403 1561 3.87 16 36.64 141.91
54 Arizona 11 410 1632 3.98 16 37.27 148.36
54 Ole Miss 11 375 1723 4.59 16 34.09 156.64
54 FIU 11 376 1810 4.81 16 34.18 164.55
54 UTSA 11 402 1833 4.56 16 36.55 166.64
54 UTEP 11 456 1958 4.29 16 41.45 178.00
54 Utah 11 423 2129 5.03 16 38.45 193.55
65 Arizona State 11 382 1311 3.43 17 34.73 119.18
65 Stanford 12 381 1431 3.76 17 31.75 119.25
65 NC State 11 349 1588 4.55 17 31.73 144.36
65 Bowling Green 11 381 1638 4.30 17 34.64 148.91
65 UCF 11 409 1648 4.03 17 37.18 149.82
65 Akron 11 395 1685 4.27 17 35.91 153.18
65 Central Michigan 11 384 1745 4.54 17 34.91 158.64
65 Oregon State 11 380 1802 4.74 17 34.55 163.82
65 Cincinnati 11 451 2015 4.47 17 41.00 183.18
65 Mississippi State 11 435 2206 5.07 17 39.55 200.55
75 Northwestern 11 355 1610 4.54 18 32.27 146.36
75 Navy 10 358 1560 4.36 18 35.80 156.00
75 Oklahoma State 11 420 1875 4.46 18 38.18 170.45
75 Utah State 11 407 1992 4.89 18 37.00 181.09
79 North Carolina 11 385 1384 3.59 19 35.00 125.82
79 Kansas State 11 451 1863 4.13 19 41.00 169.36
79 Georgia Tech 11 396 1919 4.85 19 36.00 174.45
79 Kansas 11 410 2024 4.94 19 37.27 184.00
83 Kentucky 11 407 1468 3.61 20 37.00 133.45
83 Memphis 11 390 1483 3.80 20 35.45 134.82
83 Appalachian State 11 398 1668 4.19 20 36.18 151.64
83 Michigan State 11 368 1671 4.54 20 33.45 151.91
83 UNLV 12 408 2117 5.19 20 34.00 176.42
83 Ball State 11 419 2014 4.81 20 38.09 183.09
83 Troy 12 477 2310 4.84 20 39.75 192.50
90 Marshall 11 431 1776 4.12 21 39.18 161.45
90 Florida 11 431 1810 4.20 21 39.18 164.55
90 Tulsa 11 470 2069 4.40 21 42.73 188.09
90 Northern Illinois 11 453 2138 4.72 21 41.18 194.36
94 Jacksonville State 12 439 1840 4.19 22 36.58 153.33
94 Tennessee 11 421 1711 4.06 22 38.27 155.55
94 Boise State 12 408 2015 4.94 22 34.00 167.92
94 South Alabama 11 404 1952 4.83 22 36.73 177.45
94 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
94 Kennesaw State 12 475 2202 4.64 22 39.58 183.50
94 Connecticut 11 451 2098 4.65 22 41.00 190.73
94 Kent State 11 459 2127 4.63 22 41.73 193.36
94 Coastal Carolina 11 457 2425 5.31 22 41.55 220.45
103 Nevada 11 389 1649 4.24 23 35.36 149.91
103 San Jose State 11 426 1739 4.08 23 38.73 158.09
103 Rice 11 385 1787 4.64 23 35.00 162.45
103 Louisiana-Monroe 11 428 1870 4.37 23 38.91 170.00
103 Syracuse 11 369 1992 5.40 23 33.55 181.09
103 Arkansas State 11 425 2050 4.82 23 38.64 186.36
103 Arkansas 11 449 2162 4.82 23 40.82 196.55
103 Louisiana 11 460 2222 4.83 23 41.82 202.00
103 North Texas 12 535 2663 4.98 23 44.58 221.92
112 Delaware 11 374 1772 4.74 24 34.00 161.09
112 Missouri State 11 379 1851 4.88 24 34.45 168.27
112 California 11 386 1891 4.90 24 35.09 171.91
112 Boston College 11 396 2115 5.34 24 36.00 192.27
112 Rutgers 11 344 2391 6.95 24 31.27 217.36
117 Duke 12 401 1657 4.13 25 33.42 138.08
117 Virginia Tech 11 404 1840 4.55 25 36.73 167.27
117 Texas State 11 419 1914 4.57 25 38.09 174.00
117 Nebraska 11 393 1962 4.99 25 35.73 178.36
117 Colorado 12 509 2670 5.25 25 42.42 222.50
117 Eastern Michigan 11 460 2554 5.55 25 41.82 232.18
123 Southern Miss 11 468 1927 4.12 26 42.55 175.18
123 UCLA 12 440 2285 5.19 26 36.67 190.42
125 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
125 Temple 11 445 2286 5.14 27 40.45 207.82
127 Purdue 11 435 2101 4.83 28 39.55 191.00
127 Colorado State 11 457 2396 5.24 28 41.55 217.82
129 UAB 11 454 2091 4.61 29 41.27 190.09
129 Charlotte 11 461 2355 5.11 29 41.91 214.09
129 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
134 Georgia Southern 11 437 2539 5.81 33 39.73 230.82
136 Florida Atlantic 11 478 2335 4.88 35 43.45 212.27