2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Tennessee 1 19 23 1.21 1 19.00 23.00
2 Michigan State 1 24 29 1.21 0 24.00 29.00
2 Minnesota 1 24 44 1.83 0 24.00 44.00
4 Iowa 1 27 26 0.96 1 27.00 26.00
4 SMU 1 27 53 1.96 0 27.00 53.00
4 LSU 1 27 58 2.15 0 27.00 58.00
4 Washington 1 27 85 3.15 2 27.00 85.00
4 Boston College 1 27 93 3.44 1 27.00 93.00
9 Florida State 1 28 43 1.54 0 28.00 43.00
10 North Carolina 1 29 21 0.72 0 29.00 21.00
10 Kansas 1 29 37 1.28 1 29.00 37.00
10 Arizona 1 29 67 2.31 0 29.00 67.00
10 Florida 1 29 128 4.41 0 29.00 128.00
14 Virginia 1 30 91 3.03 1 30.00 91.00
15 Georgia 1 31 78 2.52 1 31.00 78.00
16 Clemson 1 32 78 2.44 0 32.00 78.00
16 Alabama 1 32 93 2.91 0 32.00 93.00
18 Texas Tech 1 34 63 1.85 1 34.00 63.00
18 Ohio State 1 34 68 2.00 0 34.00 68.00
18 Cincinnati 1 34 98 2.88 1 34.00 98.00
18 Notre Dame 1 34 100 2.94 1 34.00 100.00
18 Illinois 1 34 113 3.32 0 34.00 113.00
18 Utah 1 34 121 3.56 1 34.00 121.00
18 Syracuse 1 34 142 4.18 1 34.00 142.00
25 BYU 1 35 119 3.40 1 35.00 119.00
25 California 1 35 135 3.86 1 35.00 135.00
27 Nebraska 1 36 113 3.14 0 36.00 113.00
28 Missouri 2 38 136 3.58 1 19.00 68.00
28 Stanford 2 38 147 3.87 0 19.00 73.50
28 Duke 1 38 156 4.11 4 38.00 156.00
31 UCF 1 39 165 4.23 1 39.00 165.00
32 Iowa State 1 40 160 4.00 1 40.00 160.00
32 Virginia Tech 1 40 250 6.25 4 40.00 250.00
34 Pittsburgh 1 41 40 0.98 1 41.00 40.00
35 Arizona State 1 42 119 2.83 1 42.00 119.00
36 Wake Forest 1 43 158 3.67 1 43.00 158.00
36 Oklahoma State 1 43 205 4.77 0 43.00 205.00
38 Georgia Tech 1 44 184 4.18 1 44.00 184.00
39 Vanderbilt 2 45 151 3.36 0 22.50 75.50
40 West Virginia 1 48 182 3.79 1 48.00 182.00
41 Wisconsin 2 50 67 1.34 0 25.00 33.50
42 Rutgers 2 53 318 6.00 3 26.50 159.00
42 Houston 1 53 177 3.34 1 53.00 177.00
44 Miami (FL) 2 55 133 2.42 1 27.50 66.50
44 Indiana 2 55 307 5.58 2 27.50 153.50
46 Kentucky 2 59 190 3.22 2 29.50 95.00
47 Oklahoma 2 60 43 0.72 0 30.00 21.50
48 Michigan 2 61 129 2.11 0 30.50 64.50
49 Mississippi State 2 62 227 3.66 0 31.00 113.50
50 Oregon State 2 64 333 5.20 4 32.00 166.50
51 NC State 2 68 173 2.54 3 34.00 86.50
52 Penn State 2 70 219 3.13 0 35.00 109.50
52 Kansas State 1 70 237 3.39 2 70.00 237.00
54 Colorado 2 71 249 3.51 0 35.50 124.50
55 Northwestern 2 72 356 4.94 1 36.00 178.00
56 Ole Miss 2 74 369 4.99 0 37.00 184.50
57 Auburn 2 75 137 1.83 0 37.50 68.50
58 Louisville 2 76 316 4.16 2 38.00 158.00
59 Texas 3 78 162 2.08 2 26.00 54.00
59 UCLA 2 78 446 5.72 4 39.00 223.00
61 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 Washington State 4 120 452 3.77 5 30.00 113.00
66 Arkansas 3 123 653 5.31 7 41.00 217.67
67 Ohio 4 129 596 4.62 4 32.25 149.00
68 San Diego State 4 132 366 2.77 1 33.00 91.50
69 San Jose State 4 141 547 3.88 7 35.25 136.75
70 Louisiana Tech 5 146 497 3.40 3 29.20 99.40
70 East Carolina 4 146 551 3.77 2 36.50 137.75
72 Missouri State 5 147 633 4.31 5 29.40 126.60
73 Miami (OH) 5 152 602 3.96 4 30.40 120.40
73 Central Michigan 5 152 633 4.16 2 30.40 126.60
73 Kent State 4 152 562 3.70 3 38.00 140.50
76 Western Michigan 5 160 598 3.74 4 32.00 119.60
77 Hawaii 5 161 617 3.83 5 32.20 123.40
78 Toledo 5 162 330 2.04 4 32.40 66.00
79 Fresno State 5 163 700 4.29 4 32.60 140.00
80 USF 5 164 511 3.12 6 32.80 102.20
80 Delaware 5 164 801 4.88 9 32.80 160.20
82 Army 5 168 721 4.29 9 33.60 144.20
83 New Mexico 5 173 526 3.04 7 34.60 105.20
84 Colorado State 5 174 918 5.28 8 34.80 183.60
85 Louisiana-Monroe 5 176 619 3.52 6 35.20 123.80
86 Wyoming 5 178 709 3.98 3 35.60 141.80
87 Temple 5 180 755 4.19 8 36.00 151.00
88 Memphis 6 182 749 4.12 8 30.33 124.83
88 UNLV 5 182 1100 6.04 12 36.40 220.00
90 Kennesaw State 5 185 740 4.00 6 37.00 148.00
91 James Madison 6 187 465 2.49 2 31.17 77.50
92 Air Force 6 188 1142 6.07 19 31.33 190.33
93 Utah State 5 194 920 4.74 10 38.80 184.00
94 Bowling Green 5 195 873 4.48 9 39.00 174.60
95 FIU 6 196 961 4.90 10 32.67 160.17
96 Old Dominion 5 202 821 4.06 10 40.40 164.20
97 Rice 6 204 908 4.45 8 34.00 151.33
97 Massachusetts 5 204 910 4.46 7 40.80 182.00
97 Arkansas State 5 204 965 4.73 11 40.80 193.00
100 Jacksonville State 6 206 911 4.42 12 34.33 151.83
101 Appalachian State 6 207 787 3.80 7 34.50 131.17
102 Georgia State 5 208 936 4.50 12 41.60 187.20
103 Navy 6 210 805 3.83 8 35.00 134.17
103 Ball State 5 210 1039 4.95 9 42.00 207.80
105 UAB 5 213 961 4.51 13 42.60 192.20
106 Connecticut 5 216 1057 4.89 12 43.20 211.40
107 Tulane 5 220 807 3.67 7 44.00 161.40
108 Texas State 6 222 1014 4.57 14 37.00 169.00
109 Marshall 6 226 925 4.09 13 37.67 154.17
110 Northern Illinois 5 227 969 4.27 7 45.40 193.80
111 New Mexico State 6 228 935 4.10 6 38.00 155.83
112 South Alabama 6 229 1192 5.21 11 38.17 198.67
113 Boise State 7 230 1105 4.80 11 32.86 157.86
113 Sam Houston State 6 230 1023 4.45 12 38.33 170.50
115 Nevada 6 231 950 4.11 11 38.50 158.33
116 Middle Tennessee State 6 235 839 3.57 4 39.17 139.83
116 UTSA 6 235 1045 4.45 10 39.17 174.17
118 Liberty 6 236 1143 4.84 10 39.33 190.50
119 UTEP 6 246 941 3.83 8 41.00 156.83
120 Coastal Carolina 6 249 1279 5.14 8 41.50 213.17
121 Southern Miss 6 252 970 3.85 13 42.00 161.67
122 Western Kentucky 7 256 1380 5.39 11 36.57 197.14
123 Troy 6 259 1215 4.69 12 43.17 202.50
124 Louisiana 6 260 1119 4.30 12 43.33 186.50
125 Buffalo 6 261 981 3.76 9 43.50 163.50
126 Tulsa 6 267 1230 4.61 15 44.50 205.00
127 Akron 7 268 1183 4.41 11 38.29 169.00
128 Florida Atlantic 6 269 1457 5.42 23 44.83 242.83
128 Charlotte 6 269 1466 5.45 15 44.83 244.33
130 Georgia Southern 6 270 1509 5.59 20 45.00 251.50
131 North Texas 6 286 1431 5.00 12 47.67 238.50
132 Eastern Michigan 7 292 1731 5.93 15 41.71 247.29