2005 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/04/2006
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 375 | 881 | 2.35 | 12 | 31.25 | 73.42 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 11 | 356 | 907 | 2.55 | 8 | 32.36 | 82.45 |
| 3 | Kansas | 12 | 414 | 999 | 2.41 | 8 | 34.50 | 83.25 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 12 | 392 | 1087 | 2.77 | 11 | 32.67 | 90.58 |
| 5 | Boston College | 12 | 420 | 1090 | 2.60 | 6 | 35.00 | 90.83 |
| 6 | LSU | 13 | 402 | 1190 | 2.96 | 8 | 30.92 | 91.54 |
| 7 | Penn State | 12 | 442 | 1116 | 2.52 | 12 | 36.83 | 93.00 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 402 | 1214 | 3.02 | 6 | 30.92 | 93.38 |
| 9 | Alabama | 12 | 361 | 1132 | 3.14 | 5 | 30.08 | 94.33 |
| 10 | Florida | 12 | 373 | 1139 | 3.05 | 14 | 31.08 | 94.92 |
| 11 | Colorado | 13 | 460 | 1303 | 2.83 | 18 | 35.38 | 100.23 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 12 | 414 | 1232 | 2.98 | 10 | 34.50 | 102.67 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 409 | 1247 | 3.05 | 9 | 34.08 | 103.92 |
| 14 | North Carolina State | 12 | 461 | 1286 | 2.79 | 11 | 38.42 | 107.17 |
| 15 | TCU | 12 | 456 | 1295 | 2.84 | 12 | 38.00 | 107.92 |
| 15 | Boise State | 13 | 421 | 1403 | 3.33 | 9 | 32.38 | 107.92 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 11 | 385 | 1188 | 3.09 | 13 | 35.00 | 108.00 |
| 18 | Florida State | 13 | 492 | 1409 | 2.86 | 17 | 37.85 | 108.38 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 12 | 452 | 1316 | 2.91 | 14 | 37.67 | 109.67 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 11 | 385 | 1251 | 3.25 | 6 | 35.00 | 113.73 |
| 21 | Louisville | 12 | 460 | 1368 | 2.97 | 16 | 38.33 | 114.00 |
| 22 | Auburn | 12 | 396 | 1395 | 3.52 | 11 | 33.00 | 116.25 |
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 474 | 1415 | 2.99 | 11 | 39.50 | 117.92 |
| 24 | California | 12 | 428 | 1430 | 3.34 | 15 | 35.67 | 119.17 |
| 25 | Clemson | 12 | 431 | 1447 | 3.36 | 12 | 35.92 | 120.58 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 12 | 459 | 1491 | 3.25 | 14 | 38.25 | 124.25 |
| 27 | Toledo | 12 | 433 | 1507 | 3.48 | 13 | 36.08 | 125.58 |
| 27 | Memphis | 12 | 419 | 1507 | 3.60 | 10 | 34.92 | 125.58 |
| 29 | Iowa | 12 | 470 | 1512 | 3.22 | 10 | 39.17 | 126.00 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 11 | 401 | 1418 | 3.54 | 19 | 36.45 | 128.91 |
| 31 | USC | 13 | 444 | 1697 | 3.82 | 17 | 34.15 | 130.54 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 11 | 384 | 1439 | 3.75 | 18 | 34.91 | 130.82 |
| 33 | Texas | 13 | 461 | 1702 | 3.69 | 15 | 35.46 | 130.92 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 12 | 403 | 1588 | 3.94 | 17 | 33.58 | 132.33 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 11 | 403 | 1458 | 3.62 | 13 | 36.64 | 132.55 |
| 36 | Rutgers | 12 | 483 | 1596 | 3.30 | 16 | 40.25 | 133.00 |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 382 | 1465 | 3.84 | 14 | 34.73 | 133.18 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 11 | 369 | 1468 | 3.98 | 13 | 33.55 | 133.45 |
| 39 | Oregon | 12 | 407 | 1607 | 3.95 | 12 | 33.92 | 133.92 |
| 40 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 383 | 1492 | 3.90 | 13 | 34.82 | 135.64 |
| 41 | Michigan | 12 | 430 | 1648 | 3.83 | 12 | 35.83 | 137.33 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 11 | 434 | 1520 | 3.50 | 21 | 39.45 | 138.18 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 11 | 420 | 1531 | 3.65 | 19 | 38.18 | 139.18 |
| 44 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 374 | 1535 | 4.10 | 16 | 34.00 | 139.55 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 11 | 447 | 1538 | 3.44 | 16 | 40.64 | 139.82 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | 11 | 418 | 1545 | 3.70 | 13 | 38.00 | 140.45 |
| 47 | Nevada | 12 | 391 | 1695 | 4.34 | 16 | 32.58 | 141.25 |
| 48 | SMU | 11 | 428 | 1569 | 3.67 | 17 | 38.91 | 142.64 |
| 49 | Washington | 11 | 419 | 1577 | 3.76 | 14 | 38.09 | 143.36 |
| 50 | Purdue | 11 | 445 | 1578 | 3.55 | 14 | 40.45 | 143.45 |
| 50 | Troy | 11 | 424 | 1578 | 3.72 | 16 | 38.55 | 143.45 |
| 52 | Georgia | 13 | 486 | 1870 | 3.85 | 17 | 37.38 | 143.85 |
| 53 | Utah State | 11 | 405 | 1585 | 3.91 | 20 | 36.82 | 144.09 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 11 | 460 | 1597 | 3.47 | 21 | 41.82 | 145.18 |
| 55 | South Florida | 12 | 445 | 1758 | 3.95 | 15 | 37.08 | 146.50 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 11 | 436 | 1621 | 3.72 | 26 | 39.64 | 147.36 |
| 57 | BYU | 12 | 420 | 1773 | 4.22 | 18 | 35.00 | 147.75 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 454 | 1775 | 3.91 | 13 | 37.83 | 147.92 |
| 59 | UAB | 11 | 418 | 1629 | 3.90 | 14 | 38.00 | 148.09 |
| 60 | Fresno State | 13 | 460 | 1931 | 4.20 | 21 | 35.38 | 148.54 |
| 61 | Utah | 12 | 453 | 1802 | 3.98 | 16 | 37.75 | 150.17 |
| 62 | Virginia | 12 | 456 | 1814 | 3.98 | 18 | 38.00 | 151.17 |
| 63 | Missouri | 12 | 474 | 1816 | 3.83 | 23 | 39.50 | 151.33 |
| 64 | Mississippi | 11 | 457 | 1686 | 3.69 | 15 | 41.55 | 153.27 |
| 65 | Washington State | 11 | 444 | 1689 | 3.80 | 15 | 40.36 | 153.55 |
| 66 | Navy | 12 | 487 | 1855 | 3.81 | 19 | 40.58 | 154.58 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 12 | 469 | 1865 | 3.98 | 15 | 39.08 | 155.42 |
| 68 | UNLV | 11 | 468 | 1711 | 3.66 | 27 | 42.55 | 155.55 |
| 69 | Minnesota | 12 | 428 | 1867 | 4.36 | 21 | 35.67 | 155.58 |
| 70 | Stanford | 11 | 433 | 1716 | 3.96 | 23 | 39.36 | 156.00 |
| 71 | Akron | 13 | 528 | 2067 | 3.91 | 19 | 40.62 | 159.00 |
| 72 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 493 | 1918 | 3.89 | 16 | 41.08 | 159.83 |
| 73 | UTEP | 12 | 499 | 1928 | 3.86 | 12 | 41.58 | 160.67 |
| 74 | Baylor | 11 | 438 | 1779 | 4.06 | 21 | 39.82 | 161.73 |
| 75 | Marshall | 11 | 449 | 1780 | 3.96 | 17 | 40.82 | 161.82 |
| 76 | Florida International | 11 | 431 | 1802 | 4.18 | 22 | 39.18 | 163.82 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 13 | 500 | 2132 | 4.26 | 23 | 38.46 | 164.00 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 11 | 397 | 1811 | 4.56 | 15 | 36.09 | 164.64 |
| 79 | Maryland | 11 | 459 | 1823 | 3.97 | 24 | 41.73 | 165.73 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | 13 | 471 | 2178 | 4.62 | 13 | 36.23 | 167.54 |
| 81 | Ohio | 11 | 435 | 1863 | 4.28 | 20 | 39.55 | 169.36 |
| 82 | Wyoming | 11 | 485 | 1868 | 3.85 | 15 | 44.09 | 169.82 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 416 | 1869 | 4.49 | 20 | 37.82 | 169.91 |
| 84 | Army | 11 | 430 | 1899 | 4.42 | 24 | 39.09 | 172.64 |
| 85 | Air Force | 11 | 442 | 1909 | 4.32 | 28 | 40.18 | 173.55 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 12 | 508 | 2091 | 4.12 | 18 | 42.33 | 174.25 |
| 87 | Bowling Green | 11 | 469 | 1922 | 4.10 | 20 | 42.64 | 174.73 |
| 88 | Houston | 12 | 460 | 2127 | 4.62 | 12 | 38.33 | 177.25 |
| 89 | UCF | 13 | 477 | 2326 | 4.88 | 25 | 36.69 | 178.92 |
| 90 | Arizona State | 12 | 493 | 2157 | 4.38 | 20 | 41.08 | 179.75 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 11 | 454 | 1984 | 4.37 | 27 | 41.27 | 180.36 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 445 | 1986 | 4.46 | 21 | 40.45 | 180.55 |
| 93 | Idaho | 11 | 417 | 2016 | 4.83 | 25 | 37.91 | 183.27 |
| 94 | Arizona | 11 | 440 | 2021 | 4.59 | 18 | 40.00 | 183.73 |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 477 | 2037 | 4.27 | 14 | 43.36 | 185.18 |
| 96 | San Diego State | 12 | 514 | 2223 | 4.32 | 30 | 42.83 | 185.25 |
| 97 | Arkansas State | 12 | 529 | 2246 | 4.25 | 22 | 44.08 | 187.17 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 11 | 475 | 2060 | 4.34 | 17 | 43.18 | 187.27 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 12 | 482 | 2251 | 4.67 | 28 | 40.17 | 187.58 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 11 | 431 | 2086 | 4.84 | 16 | 39.18 | 189.64 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 452 | 2091 | 4.63 | 24 | 41.09 | 190.09 |
| 102 | Tulane | 11 | 463 | 2129 | 4.60 | 25 | 42.09 | 193.55 |
| 103 | Kentucky | 11 | 439 | 2159 | 4.92 | 22 | 39.91 | 196.27 |
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 463 | 2186 | 4.72 | 19 | 42.09 | 198.73 |
| 105 | Temple | 11 | 472 | 2218 | 4.70 | 31 | 42.91 | 201.64 |
| 106 | Ball State | 11 | 446 | 2225 | 4.99 | 25 | 40.55 | 202.27 |
| 107 | Kent State | 11 | 528 | 2228 | 4.22 | 24 | 48.00 | 202.55 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 456 | 2260 | 4.96 | 24 | 41.45 | 205.45 |
| 109 | Duke | 11 | 444 | 2280 | 5.14 | 30 | 40.36 | 207.27 |
| 110 | Rice | 11 | 432 | 2332 | 5.40 | 33 | 39.27 | 212.00 |
| 111 | Indiana | 11 | 471 | 2367 | 5.03 | 28 | 42.82 | 215.18 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 12 | 531 | 2596 | 4.89 | 26 | 44.25 | 216.33 |
| 113 | East Carolina | 11 | 494 | 2394 | 4.85 | 26 | 44.91 | 217.64 |
| 114 | Northwestern | 12 | 504 | 2617 | 5.19 | 26 | 42.00 | 218.08 |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 485 | 2399 | 4.95 | 28 | 44.09 | 218.09 |
| 116 | North Texas | 11 | 504 | 2450 | 4.86 | 26 | 45.82 | 222.73 |
| 117 | Colorado State | 12 | 527 | 2674 | 5.07 | 25 | 43.92 | 222.83 |
| 118 | UCLA | 12 | 520 | 2793 | 5.37 | 29 | 43.33 | 232.75 |
| 119 | Illinois | 11 | 471 | 2574 | 5.46 | 27 | 42.82 | 234.00 |