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 Army 1 18 74 4.11 0 18.00 74.00
2 UTSA 1 23 108 4.70 1 23.00 108.00
3 Appalachian State 1 25 98 3.92 1 25.00 98.00
4 North Texas 1 28 64 2.29 1 28.00 64.00
5 Florida Atlantic 1 30 112 3.73 0 30.00 112.00
5 UNLV 1 30 173 5.77 1 30.00 173.00
7 Troy 1 31 120 3.87 1 31.00 120.00
7 Middle Tennessee State 1 31 153 4.94 3 31.00 153.00
7 FIU 1 31 209 6.74 2 31.00 209.00
10 Akron 1 33 234 7.09 5 33.00 234.00
10 Georgia Southern 1 33 309 9.36 4 33.00 309.00
12 Boise State 1 34 127 3.74 1 34.00 127.00
13 Nevada 1 36 135 3.75 4 36.00 135.00
14 Jacksonville State 1 37 108 2.92 0 37.00 108.00
14 Western Kentucky 1 37 126 3.41 0 37.00 126.00
16 Navy 1 38 142 3.74 1 38.00 142.00
16 Rice 1 38 204 5.37 3 38.00 204.00
18 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
20 Southern Miss 1 41 186 4.54 3 41.00 186.00
21 Texas State 1 42 245 5.83 2 42.00 245.00
22 UAB 1 43 235 5.47 4 43.00 235.00
23 Buffalo 1 44 153 3.48 0 44.00 153.00
23 Marshall 1 44 239 5.43 3 44.00 239.00
25 Eastern Michigan 1 46 252 5.48 4 46.00 252.00
26 UTEP 1 56 226 4.04 2 56.00 226.00
27 San Jose State 2 58 192 3.31 3 29.00 96.00
27 Bowling Green 2 58 232 4.00 4 29.00 116.00
29 Louisiana 1 62 427 6.89 5 62.00 427.00
30 Arkansas State 2 63 508 8.06 6 31.50 254.00
31 Ball State 2 64 317 4.95 5 32.00 158.50
31 Missouri State 2 64 400 6.25 9 32.00 200.00
33 Memphis 2 65 277 4.26 5 32.50 138.50
34 San Diego State 2 67 204 3.04 1 33.50 102.00
35 Tulsa 2 68 254 3.74 1 34.00 127.00
36 USF 2 69 338 4.90 4 34.50 169.00
37 Fresno State 2 72 347 4.82 1 36.00 173.50
37 Temple 2 72 535 7.43 8 36.00 267.50
39 Louisiana Tech 2 73 285 3.90 4 36.50 142.50
39 Delaware 2 73 393 5.38 5 36.50 196.50
41 Louisiana-Monroe 2 74 458 6.19 5 37.00 229.00
42 Charlotte 2 75 340 4.53 6 37.50 170.00
43 Wyoming 2 76 504 6.63 4 38.00 252.00
44 Northern Illinois 2 77 378 4.91 4 38.50 189.00
45 Western Michigan 2 81 343 4.23 5 40.50 171.50
45 Sam Houston State 2 81 452 5.58 6 40.50 226.00
45 Georgia State 2 81 581 7.17 12 40.50 290.50
48 Coastal Carolina 2 82 428 5.22 8 41.00 214.00
49 Miami (OH) 2 84 327 3.89 3 42.00 163.50
49 Colorado State 2 84 441 5.25 4 42.00 220.50
51 New Mexico 3 86 415 4.83 4 28.67 138.33
51 Kennesaw State 2 86 443 5.15 4 43.00 221.50
53 Old Dominion 2 91 476 5.23 3 45.50 238.00
54 Massachusetts 2 92 469 5.10 7 46.00 234.50
55 James Madison 3 93 444 4.77 4 31.00 148.00
56 Ohio 3 96 444 4.63 3 32.00 148.00
57 Hawaii 3 104 504 4.85 8 34.67 168.00
58 Central Michigan 3 107 582 5.44 11 35.67 194.00
59 East Carolina 3 110 397 3.61 4 36.67 132.33
60 Connecticut 3 111 404 3.64 3 37.00 134.67
61 Utah State 3 116 712 6.14 5 38.67 237.33
62 Toledo 3 123 562 4.57 7 41.00 187.33
63 Tulane 4 127 607 4.78 7 31.75 151.75
64 Kent State 3 137 913 6.66 12 45.67 304.33
65 Washington State 5 176 645 3.66 7 35.20 129.00
66 Oregon State 7 243 1114 4.58 10 34.71 159.14
67 Texas A&M 9 268 1252 4.67 8 29.78 139.11
68 Louisville 9 272 927 3.41 9 30.22 103.00
69 NC State 9 281 1415 5.04 14 31.22 157.22
70 Northwestern 9 283 1254 4.43 17 31.44 139.33
71 Rutgers 9 291 2073 7.12 21 32.33 230.33
72 Auburn 9 301 940 3.12 11 33.44 104.44
73 Pittsburgh 9 304 912 3.00 9 33.78 101.33
74 Stanford 9 305 1097 3.60 13 33.89 121.89
75 Vanderbilt 10 310 1207 3.89 10 31.00 120.70
76 Iowa State 10 311 1413 4.54 13 31.10 141.30
76 Syracuse 9 311 1521 4.89 16 34.56 169.00
78 Georgia 11 312 979 3.14 13 28.36 89.00
79 Washington 10 319 1082 3.39 7 31.90 108.20
80 Wisconsin 10 322 1196 3.71 12 32.20 119.60
80 USC 10 322 1349 4.19 12 32.20 134.90
82 Notre Dame 10 323 895 2.77 6 32.30 89.50
83 Arkansas 8 326 1509 4.63 16 40.75 188.63
84 Indiana 13 327 889 2.72 6 25.15 68.38
84 Clemson 11 327 1227 3.75 10 29.73 111.55
86 Oklahoma 10 334 845 2.53 7 33.40 84.50
87 Minnesota 10 339 1395 4.12 16 33.90 139.50
88 Boston College 9 340 1863 5.48 21 37.78 207.00
89 Missouri 10 341 1060 3.11 11 34.10 106.00
90 Michigan State 10 344 1642 4.77 20 34.40 164.20
91 Kentucky 9 348 1278 3.67 18 38.67 142.00
92 Penn State 10 351 1551 4.42 16 35.10 155.10
92 California 10 351 1756 5.00 23 35.10 175.60
94 Texas 10 352 1189 3.38 11 35.20 118.90
95 North Carolina 10 356 1363 3.83 19 35.60 136.30
95 LSU 10 356 1445 4.06 15 35.60 144.50
95 Purdue 9 356 1731 4.86 23 39.56 192.33
98 Illinois 11 357 1505 4.22 17 32.45 136.82
99 Ohio State 12 358 1089 3.04 5 29.83 90.75
99 Iowa 11 358 1331 3.72 11 32.55 121.00
101 Wake Forest 10 362 1322 3.65 16 36.20 132.20
101 UCLA 10 362 1839 5.08 22 36.20 183.90
103 Virginia Tech 10 364 1590 4.37 21 36.40 159.00
104 Michigan 11 366 1326 3.62 14 33.27 120.55
105 Duke 11 370 1589 4.29 22 33.64 144.45
105 UCF 10 370 1483 4.01 16 37.00 148.30
105 South Carolina 10 370 1532 4.14 13 37.00 153.20
108 Maryland 9 373 1799 4.82 12 41.44 199.89
109 Texas Tech 12 374 838 2.24 7 31.17 69.83
109 Houston 11 374 1461 3.91 16 34.00 132.82
111 Georgia Tech 11 375 1831 4.88 20 34.09 166.45
112 Arizona State 11 376 1404 3.73 18 34.18 127.64
113 Oklahoma State 10 377 1670 4.43 18 37.70 167.00
114 Kansas State 10 381 1626 4.27 17 38.10 162.60
114 Kansas 10 381 1987 5.22 18 38.10 198.70
116 Ole Miss 11 389 1669 4.29 20 35.36 151.73
117 SMU 11 394 1295 3.29 4 35.82 117.73
117 West Virginia 10 394 1490 3.78 14 39.40 149.00
119 Miami (FL) 13 396 1203 3.04 11 30.46 92.54
120 Florida State 10 397 1509 3.80 12 39.70 150.90
121 BYU 12 401 1604 4.00 12 33.42 133.67
122 Florida 10 402 1682 4.18 21 40.20 168.20
122 Nebraska 11 402 2074 5.16 29 36.55 188.55
124 Mississippi State 10 408 2127 5.21 19 40.80 212.70
125 Virginia 12 411 1445 3.52 15 34.25 120.42
125 Tennessee 10 411 1882 4.58 21 41.10 188.20
127 Arizona 11 413 1679 4.07 19 37.55 152.64
128 Cincinnati 10 417 1917 4.60 16 41.70 191.70
129 TCU 12 420 1553 3.70 9 35.00 129.42
130 Utah 11 426 2169 5.09 17 38.73 197.18
131 Colorado 10 438 2421 5.53 25 43.80 242.10
132 Oregon 13 446 1504 3.37 10 34.31 115.69
133 Alabama 13 447 1796 4.02 17 34.38 138.15
134 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45