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