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
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 Navy 1 38 142 3.74 1 38.00 142.00
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
16 FIU 1 31 209 6.74 2 31.00 209.00
16 UTEP 1 56 226 4.04 2 56.00 226.00
16 Texas State 1 42 245 5.83 2 42.00 245.00
19 San Jose State 2 58 192 3.31 3 29.00 96.00
19 Connecticut 3 111 404 3.64 3 37.00 134.67
19 Ohio 3 96 444 4.63 3 32.00 148.00
19 Middle Tennessee State 1 31 153 4.94 3 31.00 153.00
19 Miami (OH) 2 84 327 3.89 3 42.00 163.50
19 Southern Miss 1 41 186 4.54 3 41.00 186.00
19 South Alabama 1 39 195 5.00 3 39.00 195.00
19 Rice 1 38 204 5.37 3 38.00 204.00
19 Old Dominion 2 91 476 5.23 3 45.50 238.00
19 Marshall 1 44 239 5.43 3 44.00 239.00
29 Bowling Green 2 58 232 4.00 4 29.00 116.00
29 SMU 11 394 1295 3.29 4 35.82 117.73
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 65 277 4.26 5 32.50 138.50
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 Indiana 13 327 889 2.72 6 25.15 68.38
54 Notre Dame 10 323 895 2.77 6 32.30 89.50
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
59 Texas Tech 12 374 838 2.24 7 31.17 69.83
59 Oklahoma 10 334 845 2.53 7 33.40 84.50
59 Washington 10 319 1082 3.39 7 31.90 108.20
59 Washington State 5 176 645 3.66 7 35.20 129.00
59 Tulane 4 127 607 4.78 7 31.75 151.75
59 Toledo 3 123 562 4.57 7 41.00 187.33
59 Massachusetts 2 92 469 5.10 7 46.00 234.50
66 Texas A&M 9 268 1252 4.67 8 29.78 139.11
66 Hawaii 3 104 504 4.85 8 34.67 168.00
66 Coastal Carolina 2 82 428 5.22 8 41.00 214.00
66 Temple 2 72 535 7.43 8 36.00 267.50
70 Pittsburgh 9 304 912 3.00 9 33.78 101.33
70 Louisville 9 272 927 3.41 9 30.22 103.00
70 TCU 12 420 1553 3.70 9 35.00 129.42
70 Missouri State 2 64 400 6.25 9 32.00 200.00
74 Clemson 11 327 1227 3.75 10 29.73 111.55
74 Oregon 13 446 1504 3.37 10 34.31 115.69
74 Vanderbilt 10 310 1207 3.89 10 31.00 120.70
74 Oregon State 7 243 1114 4.58 10 34.71 159.14
78 Miami (FL) 13 396 1203 3.04 11 30.46 92.54
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
84 Wisconsin 10 322 1196 3.71 12 32.20 119.60
84 BYU 12 401 1604 4.00 12 33.42 133.67
84 USC 10 322 1349 4.19 12 32.20 134.90
84 Florida State 10 397 1509 3.80 12 39.70 150.90
84 Maryland 9 373 1799 4.82 12 41.44 199.89
84 Georgia State 2 81 581 7.17 12 40.50 290.50
84 Kent State 3 137 913 6.66 12 45.67 304.33
91 Georgia 11 312 979 3.14 13 28.36 89.00
91 Stanford 9 305 1097 3.60 13 33.89 121.89
91 Iowa State 10 311 1413 4.54 13 31.10 141.30
91 South Carolina 10 370 1532 4.14 13 37.00 153.20
95 Michigan 11 366 1326 3.62 14 33.27 120.55
95 West Virginia 10 394 1490 3.78 14 39.40 149.00
95 NC State 9 281 1415 5.04 14 31.22 157.22
98 Virginia 12 411 1445 3.52 15 34.25 120.42
98 LSU 10 356 1445 4.06 15 35.60 144.50
100 Wake Forest 10 362 1322 3.65 16 36.20 132.20
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 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
113 Arizona State 11 376 1404 3.73 18 34.18 127.64
113 Kentucky 9 348 1278 3.67 18 38.67 142.00
113 Oklahoma State 10 377 1670 4.43 18 37.70 167.00
113 Kansas 10 381 1987 5.22 18 38.10 198.70
117 North Carolina 10 356 1363 3.83 19 35.60 136.30
117 Arizona 11 413 1679 4.07 19 37.55 152.64
117 Mississippi State 10 408 2127 5.21 19 40.80 212.70
120 Ole Miss 11 389 1669 4.29 20 35.36 151.73
120 Michigan State 10 344 1642 4.77 20 34.40 164.20
120 Georgia Tech 11 375 1831 4.88 20 34.09 166.45
123 Virginia Tech 10 364 1590 4.37 21 36.40 159.00
123 Florida 10 402 1682 4.18 21 40.20 168.20
123 Tennessee 10 411 1882 4.58 21 41.10 188.20
123 Boston College 9 340 1863 5.48 21 37.78 207.00
123 Rutgers 9 291 2073 7.12 21 32.33 230.33
128 Duke 11 370 1589 4.29 22 33.64 144.45
128 UCLA 10 362 1839 5.08 22 36.20 183.90
130 California 10 351 1756 5.00 23 35.10 175.60
130 Purdue 9 356 1731 4.86 23 39.56 192.33
132 Colorado 10 438 2421 5.53 25 43.80 242.10
133 Nebraska 11 402 2074 5.16 29 36.55 188.55
134 Baylor 11 449 2271 5.06 30 40.82 206.45