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 |