2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/11/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 BYU 1 24 19 0.79 0 24.00 19.00
2 LSU 1 20 31 1.55 1 20.00 31.00
3 Connecticut 1 28 45 1.61 1 28.00 45.00
4 Missouri 1 19 31 1.63 1 19.00 31.00
5 TCU 1 28 50 1.79 1 28.00 50.00
6 Arizona State 1 30 66 2.20 0 30.00 66.00
7 Texas 1 34 77 2.26 1 34.00 77.00
8 Tennessee 1 44 103 2.34 3 44.00 103.00
9 California 1 27 65 2.41 2 27.00 65.00
10 Auburn 1 24 64 2.67 0 24.00 64.00
11 Michigan State 1 25 67 2.68 1 25.00 67.00
12 Tulane 1 27 76 2.81 0 27.00 76.00
13 Kansas State 1 46 130 2.83 1 46.00 130.00
14 East Carolina 1 36 105 2.92 2 36.00 105.00
14 Jacksonville State 1 37 108 2.92 0 37.00 108.00
16 Duke 1 42 123 2.93 3 42.00 123.00
17 Utah 1 28 84 3.00 0 28.00 84.00
17 Florida State 1 29 87 3.00 0 29.00 87.00
19 Cincinnati 1 36 110 3.06 0 36.00 110.00
20 Northern Illinois 1 28 86 3.07 0 28.00 86.00
21 South Carolina 1 37 115 3.11 0 37.00 115.00
22 Delaware 1 39 130 3.33 2 39.00 130.00
23 Ohio 2 65 219 3.37 2 32.50 109.50
24 Illinois 1 24 82 3.42 0 24.00 82.00
25 Oregon 1 42 144 3.43 0 42.00 144.00
26 Michigan 1 40 138 3.45 2 40.00 138.00
27 Iowa 1 30 104 3.47 0 30.00 104.00
28 Clemson 1 31 108 3.48 1 31.00 108.00
28 Buffalo 1 44 153 3.48 0 44.00 153.00
30 Notre Dame 1 38 134 3.53 1 38.00 134.00
31 Iowa State 2 66 241 3.65 2 33.00 120.50
32 Bowling Green 1 29 106 3.66 1 29.00 106.00
32 SMU 1 44 161 3.66 2 44.00 161.00
34 Vanderbilt 1 31 114 3.68 1 31.00 114.00
35 Florida Atlantic 1 30 112 3.73 0 30.00 112.00
36 Nevada 1 36 135 3.75 4 36.00 135.00
37 Louisiana Tech 1 34 128 3.76 1 34.00 128.00
38 James Madison 1 30 113 3.77 1 30.00 113.00
39 Oregon State 1 32 122 3.81 1 32.00 122.00
39 Coastal Carolina 1 43 164 3.81 3 43.00 164.00
41 Stanford 1 41 157 3.83 2 41.00 157.00
42 San Diego State 1 36 139 3.86 1 36.00 139.00
43 Troy 1 31 120 3.87 1 31.00 120.00
44 Miami (OH) 2 84 327 3.89 3 42.00 163.50
45 Army 1 18 74 4.11 0 18.00 74.00
45 Western Michigan 1 44 181 4.11 2 44.00 181.00
47 Boston College 1 35 149 4.26 1 35.00 149.00
48 USF 1 31 133 4.29 0 31.00 133.00
49 Charlotte 1 33 148 4.48 1 33.00 148.00
50 Ohio State 1 37 166 4.49 0 37.00 166.00
51 Southern Miss 1 41 186 4.54 3 41.00 186.00
52 Oklahoma 1 32 146 4.56 1 32.00 146.00
53 Kentucky 1 48 220 4.58 3 48.00 220.00
54 Ole Miss 1 37 172 4.65 2 37.00 172.00
55 Wake Forest 1 44 205 4.66 0 44.00 205.00
56 Alabama 1 49 230 4.69 4 49.00 230.00
57 UTSA 1 23 108 4.70 1 23.00 108.00
58 Georgia Tech 1 31 146 4.71 1 31.00 146.00
59 Hawaii 2 76 360 4.74 5 38.00 180.00
60 Central Michigan 1 26 124 4.77 2 26.00 124.00
61 Fresno State 2 72 347 4.82 1 36.00 173.50
62 San Jose State 1 32 155 4.84 1 32.00 155.00
63 Baylor 2 96 470 4.90 7 48.00 235.00
64 Mississippi State 1 51 251 4.92 1 51.00 251.00
65 Middle Tennessee State 1 31 153 4.94 3 31.00 153.00
66 Ball State 2 64 317 4.95 5 32.00 158.50
67 Toledo 1 43 220 5.12 3 43.00 220.00
68 Virginia Tech 2 74 381 5.15 4 37.00 190.50
68 Kennesaw State 2 86 443 5.15 4 43.00 221.50
70 Utah State 1 45 235 5.22 2 45.00 235.00
71 UCLA 1 54 286 5.30 4 54.00 286.00
72 Rice 1 38 204 5.37 3 38.00 204.00
73 Old Dominion 1 57 309 5.42 2 57.00 309.00
74 Marshall 1 44 239 5.43 3 44.00 239.00
75 Kent State 1 42 230 5.48 3 42.00 230.00
76 Kansas 1 47 261 5.55 2 47.00 261.00
76 Colorado State 1 51 283 5.55 4 51.00 283.00
78 UNLV 1 30 173 5.77 1 30.00 173.00
79 NC State 2 54 316 5.85 5 27.00 158.00
80 Louisiana-Monroe 1 36 212 5.89 3 36.00 212.00
81 Syracuse 1 40 246 6.15 2 40.00 246.00
82 Virginia 1 35 216 6.17 4 35.00 216.00
83 New Mexico 1 32 201 6.28 3 32.00 201.00
84 Georgia State 1 44 295 6.70 4 44.00 295.00
85 Nebraska 1 30 202 6.73 2 30.00 202.00
86 FIU 1 31 209 6.74 2 31.00 209.00
87 Colorado 1 47 320 6.81 3 47.00 320.00
88 Akron 1 33 234 7.09 5 33.00 234.00
89 North Carolina 1 35 258 7.37 2 35.00 258.00
90 Missouri State 1 30 233 7.77 6 30.00 233.00
91 Oklahoma State 1 37 312 8.43 5 37.00 312.00
92 Georgia Southern 1 33 309 9.36 4 33.00 309.00
93 Arkansas State 1 29 321 11.07 4 29.00 321.00