2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 North Texas 1 28 64 2.29 1 28.00 64.00
2 Army 1 18 74 4.11 0 18.00 74.00
3 Appalachian State 1 25 98 3.92 1 25.00 98.00
4 Jacksonville State 1 37 108 2.92 0 37.00 108.00
4 UTSA 1 23 108 4.70 1 23.00 108.00
6 Florida Atlantic 1 30 112 3.73 0 30.00 112.00
7 Troy 1 31 120 3.87 1 31.00 120.00
8 Western Kentucky 1 37 126 3.41 0 37.00 126.00
9 Boise State 1 34 127 3.74 1 34.00 127.00
10 Nevada 1 36 135 3.75 4 36.00 135.00
11 Buffalo 1 44 153 3.48 0 44.00 153.00
11 Middle Tennessee State 1 31 153 4.94 3 31.00 153.00
13 UNLV 1 30 173 5.77 1 30.00 173.00
14 Southern Miss 1 41 186 4.54 3 41.00 186.00
15 San Jose State 2 58 192 3.31 3 29.00 96.00
16 New Mexico State 1 39 194 4.97 4 39.00 194.00
17 South Alabama 1 39 195 5.00 3 39.00 195.00
18 San Diego State 2 67 204 3.04 1 33.50 102.00
18 Rice 1 38 204 5.37 3 38.00 204.00
20 FIU 1 31 209 6.74 2 31.00 209.00
21 UTEP 1 56 226 4.04 2 56.00 226.00
22 Bowling Green 2 58 232 4.00 4 29.00 116.00
23 Akron 1 33 234 7.09 5 33.00 234.00
24 UAB 1 43 235 5.47 4 43.00 235.00
25 Marshall 1 44 239 5.43 3 44.00 239.00
26 Texas State 1 42 245 5.83 2 42.00 245.00
27 Eastern Michigan 1 46 252 5.48 4 46.00 252.00
28 Tulsa 2 68 254 3.74 1 34.00 127.00
29 Louisiana Tech 2 73 285 3.90 4 36.50 142.50
30 Memphis 2 65 291 4.48 5 32.50 145.50
31 Georgia Southern 1 33 309 9.36 4 33.00 309.00
32 Ball State 2 64 317 4.95 5 32.00 158.50
33 Miami (OH) 2 84 327 3.89 3 42.00 163.50
34 USF 2 69 338 4.90 4 34.50 169.00
35 Charlotte 2 75 340 4.53 6 37.50 170.00
36 Western Michigan 2 81 343 4.23 5 40.50 171.50
37 Fresno State 2 72 347 4.82 1 36.00 173.50
38 Northern Illinois 2 77 378 4.91 4 38.50 189.00
39 Delaware 2 73 393 5.38 5 36.50 196.50
40 East Carolina 3 110 397 3.61 4 36.67 132.33
41 Missouri State 2 64 400 6.25 9 32.00 200.00
42 Connecticut 3 111 404 3.64 3 37.00 134.67
43 New Mexico 3 86 415 4.83 4 28.67 138.33
44 Louisiana 1 62 427 6.89 5 62.00 427.00
45 Coastal Carolina 2 82 428 5.22 8 41.00 214.00
46 Colorado State 2 84 441 5.25 4 42.00 220.50
47 Kennesaw State 2 86 443 5.15 4 43.00 221.50
48 Ohio 3 96 444 4.63 3 32.00 148.00
48 James Madison 3 93 444 4.77 4 31.00 148.00
50 Sam Houston State 2 81 452 5.58 6 40.50 226.00
51 Louisiana-Monroe 2 74 458 6.19 5 37.00 229.00
52 Massachusetts 2 92 469 5.10 7 46.00 234.50
53 Old Dominion 2 91 476 5.23 3 45.50 238.00
54 Hawaii 3 104 504 4.85 8 34.67 168.00
54 Wyoming 2 76 504 6.63 4 38.00 252.00
56 Arkansas State 2 63 508 8.06 6 31.50 254.00
57 Temple 2 72 535 7.43 8 36.00 267.50
58 Toledo 3 123 562 4.57 7 41.00 187.33
59 Georgia State 2 81 581 7.17 12 40.50 290.50
60 Central Michigan 3 107 582 5.44 11 35.67 194.00
61 Tulane 4 127 607 4.78 7 31.75 151.75
62 Washington State 5 176 645 3.66 7 35.20 129.00
63 Indiana 11 280 686 2.45 3 25.45 62.36
64 Utah State 3 116 712 6.14 5 38.67 237.33
65 Texas Tech 12 374 838 2.24 7 31.17 69.83
66 Oklahoma 10 334 845 2.53 7 33.40 84.50
67 Notre Dame 10 323 885 2.74 6 32.30 88.50
68 Pittsburgh 9 304 912 3.00 9 33.78 101.33
69 Kent State 3 137 913 6.66 12 45.67 304.33
70 Louisville 9 272 927 3.41 9 30.22 103.00
71 Auburn 9 301 940 3.12 11 33.44 104.44
72 Miami (FL) 11 330 951 2.88 8 30.00 86.45
73 Georgia 11 312 979 3.14 13 28.36 89.00
74 Missouri 10 341 1060 3.11 11 34.10 106.00
75 Washington 10 319 1082 3.39 7 31.90 108.20
76 Ohio State 12 358 1089 3.04 5 29.83 90.75
77 Stanford 9 305 1097 3.60 13 33.89 121.89
78 SMU 10 358 1111 3.10 4 35.80 111.10
79 Oregon State 7 243 1114 4.58 10 34.71 159.14
80 Texas 10 352 1189 3.38 11 35.20 118.90
81 Wisconsin 10 322 1196 3.71 12 32.20 119.60
82 Vanderbilt 10 310 1207 3.89 10 31.00 120.70
83 Wake Forest 9 320 1208 3.78 15 35.56 134.22
84 Clemson 11 327 1227 3.75 10 29.73 111.55
85 Texas A&M 9 268 1252 4.67 8 29.78 139.11
86 Northwestern 9 283 1254 4.43 17 31.44 139.33
87 Kentucky 9 348 1278 3.67 18 38.67 142.00
88 Oregon 12 406 1319 3.25 8 33.83 109.92
89 Michigan 11 366 1326 3.62 14 33.27 120.55
90 Iowa 11 358 1331 3.72 11 32.55 121.00
91 USC 10 322 1349 4.19 12 32.20 134.90
92 North Carolina 10 356 1363 3.83 19 35.60 136.30
93 Minnesota 10 339 1395 4.12 16 33.90 139.50
94 Arizona State 11 376 1404 3.73 18 34.18 127.64
95 Iowa State 10 311 1413 4.54 13 31.10 141.30
96 NC State 9 281 1415 5.04 14 31.22 157.22
97 Virginia 12 411 1445 3.52 15 34.25 120.42
97 LSU 10 356 1445 4.06 15 35.60 144.50
99 Houston 11 374 1461 3.91 16 34.00 132.82
100 Ole Miss 10 338 1478 4.37 18 33.80 147.80
101 UCF 10 370 1483 4.01 16 37.00 148.30
102 West Virginia 10 394 1490 3.78 14 39.40 149.00
103 Illinois 11 357 1505 4.22 17 32.45 136.82
104 Florida State 10 397 1509 3.80 12 39.70 150.90
104 Arkansas 8 326 1509 4.63 16 40.75 188.63
106 Syracuse 9 311 1521 4.89 16 34.56 169.00
107 South Carolina 10 370 1532 4.14 13 37.00 153.20
108 TCU 12 420 1547 3.68 9 35.00 128.92
109 Penn State 10 351 1551 4.42 16 35.10 155.10
110 Arizona 10 381 1565 4.11 16 38.10 156.50
111 Duke 11 370 1589 4.29 22 33.64 144.45
112 Virginia Tech 10 364 1590 4.37 21 36.40 159.00
113 BYU 12 401 1604 4.00 12 33.42 133.67
114 Kansas State 10 381 1626 4.27 17 38.10 162.60
115 Michigan State 10 344 1642 4.77 20 34.40 164.20
116 Oklahoma State 10 377 1670 4.43 18 37.70 167.00
117 Florida 10 402 1682 4.18 21 40.20 168.20
118 Purdue 9 356 1731 4.86 23 39.56 192.33
119 California 10 351 1756 5.00 23 35.10 175.60
120 Alabama 13 447 1796 4.02 17 34.38 138.15
121 Maryland 9 373 1799 4.82 12 41.44 199.89
122 Georgia Tech 11 376 1835 4.88 20 34.18 166.82
123 UCLA 10 362 1839 5.08 22 36.20 183.90
124 Boston College 9 340 1863 5.48 21 37.78 207.00
125 Tennessee 10 411 1882 4.58 21 41.10 188.20
126 Cincinnati 10 417 1917 4.60 16 41.70 191.70
127 Mississippi State 9 373 1979 5.31 17 41.44 219.89
128 Kansas 10 381 1987 5.22 18 38.10 198.70
129 Rutgers 9 291 2073 7.12 21 32.33 230.33
130 Nebraska 11 402 2074 5.16 29 36.55 188.55
131 Utah 11 426 2169 5.09 17 38.73 197.18
132 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45
133 Colorado 10 438 2421 5.53 25 43.80 242.10