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