2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

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 Navy 1 38 142 3.74 1 38.00 142.00
12 Buffalo 1 44 153 3.48 0 44.00 153.00
12 Middle Tennessee State 1 31 153 4.94 3 31.00 153.00
14 UNLV 1 30 173 5.77 1 30.00 173.00
15 Southern Miss 1 41 186 4.54 3 41.00 186.00
16 San Jose State 2 58 192 3.31 3 29.00 96.00
17 New Mexico State 1 39 194 4.97 4 39.00 194.00
18 South Alabama 1 39 195 5.00 3 39.00 195.00
19 San Diego State 2 67 204 3.04 1 33.50 102.00
19 Rice 1 38 204 5.37 3 38.00 204.00
21 FIU 1 31 209 6.74 2 31.00 209.00
22 UTEP 1 56 226 4.04 2 56.00 226.00
23 Bowling Green 2 58 232 4.00 4 29.00 116.00
24 Akron 1 33 234 7.09 5 33.00 234.00
25 UAB 1 43 235 5.47 4 43.00 235.00
26 Marshall 1 44 239 5.43 3 44.00 239.00
27 Texas State 1 42 245 5.83 2 42.00 245.00
28 Eastern Michigan 1 46 252 5.48 4 46.00 252.00
29 Tulsa 2 68 254 3.74 1 34.00 127.00
30 Memphis 2 65 277 4.26 5 32.50 138.50
31 Louisiana Tech 2 73 285 3.90 4 36.50 142.50
32 Georgia Southern 1 33 309 9.36 4 33.00 309.00
33 Ball State 2 64 317 4.95 5 32.00 158.50
34 Miami (OH) 2 84 327 3.89 3 42.00 163.50
35 USF 2 69 338 4.90 4 34.50 169.00
36 Charlotte 2 75 340 4.53 6 37.50 170.00
37 Western Michigan 2 81 343 4.23 5 40.50 171.50
38 Fresno State 2 72 347 4.82 1 36.00 173.50
39 Northern Illinois 2 77 378 4.91 4 38.50 189.00
40 Delaware 2 73 393 5.38 5 36.50 196.50
41 East Carolina 3 110 397 3.61 4 36.67 132.33
42 Missouri State 2 64 400 6.25 9 32.00 200.00
43 Connecticut 3 111 404 3.64 3 37.00 134.67
44 New Mexico 3 86 415 4.83 4 28.67 138.33
45 Louisiana 1 62 427 6.89 5 62.00 427.00
46 Coastal Carolina 2 82 428 5.22 8 41.00 214.00
47 Colorado State 2 84 441 5.25 4 42.00 220.50
48 Kennesaw State 2 86 443 5.15 4 43.00 221.50
49 Ohio 3 96 444 4.63 3 32.00 148.00
49 James Madison 3 93 444 4.77 4 31.00 148.00
51 Sam Houston State 2 81 452 5.58 6 40.50 226.00
52 Louisiana-Monroe 2 74 458 6.19 5 37.00 229.00
53 Massachusetts 2 92 469 5.10 7 46.00 234.50
54 Old Dominion 2 91 476 5.23 3 45.50 238.00
55 Hawaii 3 104 504 4.85 8 34.67 168.00
55 Wyoming 2 76 504 6.63 4 38.00 252.00
57 Arkansas State 2 63 508 8.06 6 31.50 254.00
58 Temple 2 72 535 7.43 8 36.00 267.50
59 Toledo 3 123 562 4.57 7 41.00 187.33
60 Georgia State 2 81 581 7.17 12 40.50 290.50
61 Central Michigan 3 107 582 5.44 11 35.67 194.00
62 Tulane 4 127 607 4.78 7 31.75 151.75
63 Washington State 5 176 645 3.66 7 35.20 129.00
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 Indiana 13 327 889 2.72 6 25.15 68.38
68 Notre Dame 10 323 895 2.77 6 32.30 89.50
69 Pittsburgh 9 304 912 3.00 9 33.78 101.33
70 Kent State 3 137 913 6.66 12 45.67 304.33
71 Louisville 9 272 927 3.41 9 30.22 103.00
72 Auburn 9 301 940 3.12 11 33.44 104.44
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 Oregon State 7 243 1114 4.58 10 34.71 159.14
79 Texas 10 352 1189 3.38 11 35.20 118.90
80 Wisconsin 10 322 1196 3.71 12 32.20 119.60
81 Miami (FL) 13 396 1203 3.04 11 30.46 92.54
82 Vanderbilt 10 310 1207 3.89 10 31.00 120.70
83 Clemson 11 327 1227 3.75 10 29.73 111.55
84 Texas A&M 9 268 1252 4.67 8 29.78 139.11
85 Northwestern 9 283 1254 4.43 17 31.44 139.33
86 Kentucky 9 348 1278 3.67 18 38.67 142.00
87 SMU 11 394 1295 3.29 4 35.82 117.73
88 Wake Forest 10 362 1322 3.65 16 36.20 132.20
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 UCF 10 370 1483 4.01 16 37.00 148.30
101 West Virginia 10 394 1490 3.78 14 39.40 149.00
102 Oregon 13 446 1504 3.37 10 34.31 115.69
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 Penn State 10 351 1551 4.42 16 35.10 155.10
109 TCU 12 420 1553 3.70 9 35.00 129.42
110 Duke 11 370 1589 4.29 22 33.64 144.45
111 Virginia Tech 10 364 1590 4.37 21 36.40 159.00
112 BYU 12 401 1604 4.00 12 33.42 133.67
113 Kansas State 10 381 1626 4.27 17 38.10 162.60
114 Michigan State 10 344 1642 4.77 20 34.40 164.20
115 Ole Miss 11 389 1669 4.29 20 35.36 151.73
116 Oklahoma State 10 377 1670 4.43 18 37.70 167.00
117 Arizona 11 413 1679 4.07 19 37.55 152.64
118 Florida 10 402 1682 4.18 21 40.20 168.20
119 Purdue 9 356 1731 4.86 23 39.56 192.33
120 California 10 351 1756 5.00 23 35.10 175.60
121 Alabama 13 447 1796 4.02 17 34.38 138.15
122 Maryland 9 373 1799 4.82 12 41.44 199.89
123 Georgia Tech 11 375 1831 4.88 20 34.09 166.45
124 UCLA 10 362 1839 5.08 22 36.20 183.90
125 Boston College 9 340 1863 5.48 21 37.78 207.00
126 Tennessee 10 411 1882 4.58 21 41.10 188.20
127 Cincinnati 10 417 1917 4.60 16 41.70 191.70
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 Mississippi State 10 408 2127 5.21 19 40.80 212.70
132 Utah 11 426 2169 5.09 17 38.73 197.18
133 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45
134 Colorado 10 438 2421 5.53 25 43.80 242.10