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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 North Carolina 1 29 21 0.72 0 29.00 21.00
2 Iowa 1 27 26 0.96 1 27.00 26.00
3 Michigan State 1 24 29 1.21 0 24.00 29.00
4 Kansas 1 29 37 1.28 1 29.00 37.00
5 Oklahoma 2 60 43 0.72 0 30.00 21.50
5 Florida State 1 28 43 1.54 0 28.00 43.00
7 South Carolina 1 29 46 1.59 0 29.00 46.00
8 Tennessee 2 49 50 1.02 2 24.50 25.00
9 SMU 1 27 53 1.96 0 27.00 53.00
10 Texas Tech 1 34 63 1.85 1 34.00 63.00
11 Wisconsin 2 50 67 1.34 0 25.00 33.50
11 Arizona 1 29 67 2.31 0 29.00 67.00
13 Ohio State 1 34 68 2.00 0 34.00 68.00
14 Clemson 1 32 78 2.44 0 32.00 78.00
15 LSU 2 51 80 1.57 0 25.50 40.00
16 Virginia 1 30 91 3.03 1 30.00 91.00
17 Alabama 1 32 93 2.91 0 32.00 93.00
18 Nebraska 1 36 113 3.14 0 36.00 113.00
18 Illinois 1 34 113 3.32 0 34.00 113.00
20 Georgia 2 48 117 2.44 1 24.00 58.50
21 Arizona State 1 42 119 2.83 1 42.00 119.00
21 BYU 1 35 119 3.40 1 35.00 119.00
23 Utah 1 34 121 3.56 1 34.00 121.00
24 Florida 1 29 128 4.41 0 29.00 128.00
25 Michigan 2 61 129 2.11 0 30.50 64.50
26 Miami (FL) 2 55 133 2.42 1 27.50 66.50
27 Missouri 2 38 136 3.58 1 19.00 68.00
28 Auburn 2 75 137 1.83 0 37.50 68.50
29 Washington 2 55 143 2.60 2 27.50 71.50
30 Vanderbilt 2 45 151 3.36 0 22.50 75.50
31 Minnesota 2 62 160 2.58 0 31.00 80.00
31 Iowa State 1 40 160 4.00 1 40.00 160.00
33 Texas 3 78 162 2.08 2 26.00 54.00
34 UCF 1 39 165 4.23 1 39.00 165.00
35 Houston 1 53 177 3.34 1 53.00 177.00
36 West Virginia 1 48 182 3.79 1 48.00 182.00
37 Georgia Tech 1 44 184 4.18 1 44.00 184.00
38 Oregon 1 35 186 5.31 2 35.00 186.00
39 Kentucky 2 59 190 3.22 2 29.50 95.00
40 Oklahoma State 1 43 205 4.77 0 43.00 205.00
41 Penn State 2 70 219 3.13 0 35.00 109.50
42 Wake Forest 2 72 225 3.13 1 36.00 112.50
43 Mississippi State 2 62 227 3.66 0 31.00 113.50
44 California 2 58 228 3.93 1 29.00 114.00
45 Kansas State 1 70 237 3.39 2 70.00 237.00
46 Colorado 2 71 249 3.51 0 35.50 124.50
47 Virginia Tech 1 40 250 6.25 4 40.00 250.00
48 Boston College 2 56 252 4.50 3 28.00 126.00
49 Maryland 2 80 257 3.21 1 40.00 128.50
50 Pittsburgh 3 119 287 2.41 3 39.67 95.67
51 Notre Dame 2 79 306 3.87 2 39.50 153.00
52 Indiana 2 55 307 5.58 2 27.50 153.50
53 Duke 2 68 312 4.59 5 34.00 156.00
54 Rutgers 2 53 318 6.00 3 26.50 159.00
55 NC State 3 104 322 3.10 3 34.67 107.33
56 Stanford 3 76 334 4.39 4 25.33 111.33
57 Cincinnati 2 85 339 3.99 3 42.50 169.50
58 Purdue 2 79 370 4.68 5 39.50 185.00
59 Texas A&M 3 107 417 3.90 5 35.67 139.00
60 UCLA 2 78 446 5.72 4 39.00 223.00
61 Northwestern 3 106 447 4.22 1 35.33 149.00
62 Syracuse 2 58 471 8.12 7 29.00 235.50
63 Ole Miss 3 108 484 4.48 0 36.00 161.33
64 Louisville 3 116 485 4.18 3 38.67 161.67
65 USC 3 106 513 4.84 3 35.33 171.00
66 Arkansas 3 123 653 5.31 7 41.00 217.67
67 Toledo 9 312 654 2.10 4 34.67 72.67
68 James Madison 10 302 683 2.26 5 30.20 68.30
69 Oregon State 4 137 688 5.02 7 34.25 172.00
70 Washington State 7 208 794 3.82 7 29.71 113.43
71 New Mexico 9 317 930 2.93 9 35.22 103.33
72 Tulane 10 353 1109 3.14 11 35.30 110.90
73 East Carolina 9 298 1162 3.90 7 33.11 129.11
74 Hawaii 9 292 1195 4.09 11 32.44 132.78
75 Old Dominion 10 367 1209 3.29 10 36.70 120.90
76 Kent State 8 322 1220 3.79 10 40.25 152.50
77 Ohio 9 302 1237 4.10 9 33.56 137.44
78 Central Michigan 9 303 1240 4.09 7 33.67 137.78
79 Memphis 10 358 1308 3.65 17 35.80 130.80
80 Louisiana Tech 10 299 1338 4.47 9 29.90 133.80
81 Fresno State 10 323 1357 4.20 7 32.30 135.70
82 Bowling Green 9 323 1406 4.35 13 35.89 156.22
83 Louisiana-Monroe 9 354 1412 3.99 18 39.33 156.89
84 Middle Tennessee State 10 362 1414 3.91 12 36.20 141.40
85 Western Michigan 11 365 1420 3.89 10 33.18 129.09
86 San Diego State 10 363 1431 3.94 8 36.30 143.10
87 Akron 10 362 1451 4.01 12 36.20 145.10
88 USF 10 393 1460 3.72 15 39.30 146.00
89 Wyoming 9 338 1462 4.33 8 37.56 162.44
90 Delaware 10 340 1483 4.36 19 34.00 148.30
91 Miami (OH) 11 389 1494 3.84 9 35.36 135.82
92 Nevada 10 353 1514 4.29 19 35.30 151.40
93 Missouri State 10 340 1522 4.48 16 34.00 152.20
94 Utah State 9 332 1535 4.62 14 36.89 170.56
95 Marshall 10 387 1537 3.97 18 38.70 153.70
96 San Jose State 9 368 1551 4.21 20 40.89 172.33
97 Arkansas State 10 399 1589 3.98 17 39.90 158.90
98 Navy 11 392 1680 4.29 19 35.64 152.73
99 Ball State 9 355 1697 4.78 15 39.44 188.56
100 New Mexico State 10 377 1718 4.56 10 37.70 171.80
101 Army 11 383 1725 4.50 16 34.82 156.82
102 Buffalo 10 434 1729 3.98 15 43.40 172.90
103 UTEP 10 400 1732 4.33 14 40.00 173.20
104 Temple 9 373 1751 4.69 19 41.44 194.56
105 South Alabama 10 365 1757 4.81 19 36.50 175.70
106 Northern Illinois 9 376 1760 4.68 17 41.78 195.56
107 Texas State 11 421 1771 4.21 23 38.27 161.00
108 FIU 11 385 1787 4.64 18 35.00 162.45
109 Georgia State 9 375 1793 4.78 17 41.67 199.22
110 UTSA 11 408 1804 4.42 15 37.09 164.00
111 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
112 Tulsa 9 402 1815 4.51 20 44.67 201.67
113 Jacksonville State 12 434 1820 4.19 22 36.17 151.67
114 Rice 11 388 1824 4.70 22 35.27 165.82
115 Appalachian State 11 411 1836 4.47 21 37.36 166.91
116 UAB 10 411 1856 4.52 25 41.10 185.60
117 Southern Miss 11 460 1896 4.12 26 41.82 172.36
118 Louisiana 11 428 1953 4.56 19 38.91 177.55
119 Colorado State 9 373 1955 5.24 24 41.44 217.22
120 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
121 Charlotte 9 386 2015 5.22 23 42.89 223.89
122 Western Kentucky 11 392 2016 5.14 14 35.64 183.27
123 Boise State 12 408 2025 4.96 22 34.00 168.75
124 Sam Houston State 10 380 2039 5.37 27 38.00 203.90
125 Kennesaw State 11 432 2062 4.77 20 39.27 187.45
125 Connecticut 9 396 2062 5.21 24 44.00 229.11
127 Massachusetts 9 410 2106 5.14 23 45.56 234.00
128 UNLV 12 421 2151 5.11 21 35.08 179.25
129 Coastal Carolina 10 422 2178 5.16 15 42.20 217.80
130 Florida Atlantic 10 448 2235 4.99 35 44.80 223.50
131 Troy 12 489 2290 4.68 20 40.75 190.83
132 Eastern Michigan 10 414 2302 5.56 21 41.40 230.20
133 Georgia Southern 11 437 2417 5.53 30 39.73 219.73
134 North Texas 12 553 2925 5.29 27 46.08 243.75