2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 1 24 29 1.21 0 24.00 29.00
1 Minnesota 1 24 44 1.83 0 24.00 44.00
3 Iowa 1 27 26 0.96 1 27.00 26.00
3 SMU 1 27 53 1.96 0 27.00 53.00
3 Washington 1 27 85 3.15 2 27.00 85.00
6 Florida State 1 28 43 1.54 0 28.00 43.00
7 North Carolina 1 29 21 0.72 0 29.00 21.00
7 Kansas 1 29 37 1.28 1 29.00 37.00
7 South Carolina 1 29 38 1.31 0 29.00 38.00
7 Arizona 1 29 67 2.31 0 29.00 67.00
7 Florida 1 29 128 4.41 0 29.00 128.00
12 Virginia 1 30 91 3.03 1 30.00 91.00
13 Clemson 1 32 78 2.44 0 32.00 78.00
13 Alabama 1 32 93 2.91 0 32.00 93.00
15 Texas Tech 1 34 63 1.85 1 34.00 63.00
15 Ohio State 1 34 68 2.00 0 34.00 68.00
15 Cincinnati 1 34 98 2.88 1 34.00 98.00
15 Illinois 1 34 113 3.32 0 34.00 113.00
15 Utah 1 34 121 3.56 1 34.00 121.00
20 BYU 1 35 119 3.40 1 35.00 119.00
20 California 1 35 135 3.86 1 35.00 135.00
22 Nebraska 1 36 113 3.14 0 36.00 113.00
23 Missouri 2 38 136 3.58 1 19.00 68.00
24 UCF 1 39 165 4.23 1 39.00 165.00
25 Iowa State 1 40 160 4.00 1 40.00 160.00
25 Virginia Tech 1 40 250 6.25 4 40.00 250.00
27 Arizona State 1 42 119 2.83 1 42.00 119.00
28 Oklahoma State 1 43 205 4.77 0 43.00 205.00
29 Georgia Tech 1 44 184 4.18 1 44.00 184.00
30 Vanderbilt 2 45 151 3.36 0 22.50 75.50
31 Georgia 2 48 117 2.44 1 24.00 58.50
31 West Virginia 1 48 182 3.79 1 48.00 182.00
33 Tennessee 2 49 50 1.02 2 24.50 25.00
34 Wisconsin 2 50 67 1.34 0 25.00 33.50
35 LSU 2 51 80 1.57 0 25.50 40.00
36 Rutgers 2 53 318 6.00 3 26.50 159.00
36 Houston 1 53 177 3.34 1 53.00 177.00
38 Miami (FL) 2 55 133 2.42 1 27.50 66.50
38 Indiana 2 55 307 5.58 2 27.50 153.50
40 Boston College 2 56 252 4.50 3 28.00 126.00
41 Syracuse 2 58 471 8.12 7 29.00 235.50
42 Kentucky 2 59 190 3.22 2 29.50 95.00
43 Oklahoma 2 60 43 0.72 0 30.00 21.50
44 Michigan 2 61 129 2.11 0 30.50 64.50
45 Mississippi State 2 62 227 3.66 0 31.00 113.50
46 NC State 2 68 173 2.54 3 34.00 86.50
46 Duke 2 68 312 4.59 5 34.00 156.00
48 Penn State 2 70 219 3.13 0 35.00 109.50
48 Kansas State 1 70 237 3.39 2 70.00 237.00
50 Colorado 2 71 249 3.51 0 35.50 124.50
51 Wake Forest 2 72 225 3.13 1 36.00 112.50
51 Northwestern 2 72 356 4.94 1 36.00 178.00
53 Ole Miss 2 74 369 4.99 0 37.00 184.50
54 Auburn 2 75 137 1.83 0 37.50 68.50
55 Stanford 3 76 334 4.39 4 25.33 111.33
55 Louisville 2 76 316 4.16 2 38.00 158.00
57 Pittsburgh 2 77 215 2.79 3 38.50 107.50
58 Texas 3 78 162 2.08 2 26.00 54.00
58 UCLA 2 78 446 5.72 4 39.00 223.00
60 Notre Dame 2 79 306 3.87 2 39.50 153.00
60 Purdue 2 79 370 4.68 5 39.50 185.00
62 Maryland 2 80 257 3.21 1 40.00 128.50
63 USC 3 106 513 4.84 3 35.33 171.00
64 Texas A&M 3 107 417 3.90 5 35.67 139.00
65 Arkansas 3 123 653 5.31 7 41.00 217.67
66 Oregon State 4 137 688 5.02 7 34.25 172.00
67 Washington State 6 182 734 4.03 6 30.33 122.33
68 Ohio 8 273 1140 4.18 8 34.13 142.50
69 Louisiana Tech 9 274 1293 4.72 9 30.44 143.67
70 Hawaii 9 292 1195 4.09 11 32.44 132.78
71 Fresno State 9 297 1237 4.16 7 33.00 137.44
72 East Carolina 9 298 1162 3.90 7 33.11 129.11
73 Army 9 301 1352 4.49 13 33.44 150.22
73 Delaware 9 301 1379 4.58 19 33.44 153.22
75 James Madison 10 302 683 2.26 5 30.20 68.30
76 Central Michigan 9 303 1240 4.09 7 33.67 137.78
77 Toledo 9 312 654 2.10 4 34.67 72.67
78 San Diego State 9 314 1063 3.39 4 34.89 118.11
79 Missouri State 9 315 1451 4.61 15 35.00 161.22
80 New Mexico 9 317 930 2.93 9 35.22 103.33
81 Kent State 8 322 1214 3.77 10 40.25 151.75
82 Bowling Green 9 323 1406 4.35 13 35.89 156.22
83 Air Force 11 329 1805 5.49 27 29.91 164.09
84 Western Michigan 10 331 1251 3.78 10 33.10 125.10
85 Old Dominion 9 332 1157 3.48 10 36.89 128.56
85 Utah State 9 332 1535 4.62 14 36.89 170.56
87 USF 9 338 1205 3.57 12 37.56 133.89
87 Wyoming 9 338 1462 4.33 8 37.56 162.44
89 Miami (OH) 10 340 1313 3.86 9 34.00 131.30
89 Connecticut 8 340 1694 4.98 19 42.50 211.75
91 FIU 10 345 1601 4.64 14 34.50 160.10
92 Rice 10 347 1583 4.56 20 34.70 158.30
93 Tulane 10 353 1109 3.14 11 35.30 110.90
93 Nevada 10 353 1514 4.29 19 35.30 151.40
95 Louisiana-Monroe 9 354 1412 3.99 18 39.33 156.89
96 Ball State 9 355 1697 4.78 15 39.44 188.56
97 Western Kentucky 10 356 1897 5.33 14 35.60 189.70
98 Memphis 10 358 1308 3.65 17 35.80 130.80
98 Navy 10 358 1560 4.36 18 35.80 156.00
100 Middle Tennessee State 10 362 1414 3.91 12 36.20 141.40
100 Akron 10 362 1451 4.01 12 36.20 145.10
100 Arkansas State 9 362 1542 4.26 17 40.22 171.33
103 South Alabama 10 365 1757 4.81 19 36.50 175.70
104 San Jose State 9 368 1547 4.20 20 40.89 171.89
105 Appalachian State 10 373 1570 4.21 19 37.30 157.00
105 Temple 9 373 1751 4.69 19 41.44 194.56
105 Colorado State 9 373 1955 5.24 24 41.44 217.22
108 Georgia State 9 375 1793 4.78 17 41.67 199.22
108 Coastal Carolina 9 375 1997 5.33 14 41.67 221.89
110 Northern Illinois 9 376 1760 4.68 17 41.78 195.56
111 Texas State 10 377 1669 4.43 23 37.70 166.90
111 New Mexico State 10 377 1718 4.56 10 37.70 171.80
113 UNLV 11 378 1944 5.14 19 34.36 176.73
114 UTSA 10 379 1725 4.55 15 37.90 172.50
115 Sam Houston State 10 380 2039 5.37 27 38.00 203.90
116 Charlotte 9 386 2015 5.22 23 42.89 223.89
117 Marshall 10 387 1537 3.97 18 38.70 153.70
118 Kennesaw State 10 389 1759 4.52 18 38.90 175.90
119 Louisiana 10 398 1795 4.51 18 39.80 179.50
120 UTEP 10 400 1732 4.33 14 40.00 173.20
121 Jacksonville State 11 402 1732 4.31 22 36.55 157.45
121 Tulsa 9 402 1815 4.51 20 44.67 201.67
123 Georgia Southern 10 404 2230 5.52 29 40.40 223.00
124 Boise State 12 408 2015 4.94 22 34.00 167.92
125 Massachusetts 9 410 2106 5.14 23 45.56 234.00
126 UAB 10 411 1856 4.52 25 41.10 185.60
127 Eastern Michigan 10 414 2302 5.56 21 41.40 230.20
128 Liberty 11 423 1965 4.65 22 38.45 178.64
129 Southern Miss 10 427 1741 4.08 23 42.70 174.10
130 Buffalo 10 434 1729 3.98 15 43.40 172.90
131 Troy 11 446 2190 4.91 19 40.55 199.09
132 Florida Atlantic 10 448 2223 4.96 35 44.80 222.30
133 North Texas 11 507 2599 5.13 22 46.09 236.27