Rushing Defense ▪ Game
Note: Includes all games from 1949-present plus some notable games prior to 1949.
| Yards | Att | Avg | Season | Opponent | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 458 | 47 | 9.74 | 2012 | A | West Virginia | W | 50-49 |
| 2. | 409 | 61 | 6.70 | 1997 | A | #1 Nebraska | L | 69-7 |
| 3. | 388 | 38 | 10.21 | 2016 | A | #10 West Virginia | W | 56-28 |
| 4. | 370 | 1968 | A | Colorado | L | 41-27 | ||
| 5. | 367 | 1961 | A | Notre Dame | L | 19-6 | ||
| 6. | 366 | 57 | 6.42 | 1983 | H | #1 Nebraska | L | 28-21 |
| 7. | 361 | 41 | 8.80 | 2022 | A | TCU | L | 55-24 |
| 8. | 359 | 71 | 5.06 | 1970 | A | #13 Colorado | W | 23-15 |
| 9. | 357 | 1968 | A | #3 Notre Dame | L | 45-21 | ||
| 10. | 351 | 63 | 5.57 | 2010 | H | Air Force | W | 27-24 |
| 11. | 349 | 39 | 8.95 | 2007 | N | #11 West Virginia | L | 48-28 |
| 12. | 348 | 36 | 9.67 | 2018 | H | Kansas | W | 55-40 |
| 13. | 339 | 78 | 4.35 | 2018 | H | Army | W | 28-21 |
| 14. | 334 | 1965 | A | #3 Nebraska | L | 21-9 | ||
| 15. | 326 | 31 | 10.52 | 2012 | N | #10 Texas A&M | L | 41-13 |
| 16. | 319 | 1969 | H | Colorado | W | 42-30 | ||
| 17. | 317 | 34 | 9.32 | 2017 | N | #3 Georgia | L | 54-48 |
| 317 | 60 | 5.28 | 1992 | H | #12 Nebraska | L | 33-9 | |
| 317 | 60 | 5.28 | 1977 | N | #6 Arkansas | L | 31-6 | |
| 20. | 314 | 58 | 5.41 | 1993 | H | #20 Colorado | L | 27-10 |
| 314 | 63 | 4.98 | 1981 | H | #5 Nebraska | L | 37-14 | |
| 314 | 58 | 5.41 | 1980 | A | #4 Nebraska | W | 21-17 | |
| 314 | 1969 | H | #16 Nebraska | L | 44-14 | |||
| 24. | 313 | 58 | 5.40 | 2015 | N | Texas | L | 24-17 |
| 25. | 312 | 58 | 5.38 | 2015 | N | #1 Clemson | L | 37-17 |
| 26. | 310 | 66 | 4.70 | 1970 | N | #2 Texas | L | 41-9 |
| 27. | 303 | 1941 | A | #16 Missouri | L | 28-0 | ||
| 28. | 302 | 1969 | A | Wisconsin | W | 48-21 | ||
| 29. | 300 | 1960 | H | #2 Missouri | L | 41-19 | ||
| 30. | 298 | 61 | 4.89 | 1982 | A | #3 Nebraska | L | 28-24 |
| 31. | 297 | 47 | 6.32 | 2021 | A | #18 Baylor | L | 27-14 |
| 297 | 59 | 5.03 | 1971 | A | Pittsburgh | W | 55-29 | |
| 297 | 60 | 4.95 | 1971 | H | #1 Nebraska | L | 35-31 | |
| 34. | 296 | 50 | 5.92 | 2022 | N | Texas | L | 49-0 |
| 296 | 59 | 5.02 | 1989 | H | #3 Colorado | L | 20-3 | |
| 36. | 295 | 1965 | A | #9 Missouri | L | 30-0 | ||
| 37. | 292 | 44 | 6.64 | 2005 | H | Texas A&M | W | 36-30 |
| 292 | 41 | 7.12 | 2003 | N | #13 Kansas State | L | 35-7 | |
| 39. | 291 | 48 | 6.06 | 2016 | H | #3 Ohio State | L | 45-24 |
| 291 | 1961 | H | #10 Colorado | L | 22-14 | |||
| 41. | 286 | 62 | 4.61 | 1976 | A | #19 Colorado | L | 42-31 |
| 42. | 284 | 56 | 5.07 | 1999 | A | Notre Dame | L | 34-30 |
| 284 | 56 | 5.07 | 1992 | A | #22 Kansas | L | 27-10 | |
| 44. | 281 | 48 | 5.85 | 2022 | H | Baylor | L | 38-35 |
| 45. | 280 | 50 | 5.60 | 1990 | A | #10 Colorado | L | 32-23 |
| 46. | 278 | 33 | 8.42 | 2011 | A | #3 Oklahoma State | L | 44-10 |
| 278 | 1968 | N | Texas | L | 26-20 | |||
| 48. | 277 | 1960 | H | Nebraska | L | 17-14 | ||
| 277 | 1953 | H | Colorado | W | 27-20 | |||
| 277 | 1941 | N | Texas | L | 40-7 | |||
| 51. | 275 | 49 | 5.61 | 2022 | H | Kansas State | L | 41-34 |
| 52. | 273 | 49 | 5.57 | 1994 | A | #4 Colorado | L | 45-7 |
| 273 | 1966 | H | #1 Notre Dame | L | 38-0 | |||
| 54. | 271 | 44 | 6.16 | 2002 | A | Missouri | W | 31-24 |
| 271 | 56 | 4.84 | 1995 | A | #1 Nebraska | L | 37-0 | |
| 271 | 71 | 3.82 | 1976 | H | Oklahoma State | L | 31-24 | |
| 57. | 270 | 50 | 5.40 | 1970 | A | Kansas | W | 28-24 |
| 58. | 269 | 58 | 4.64 | 1978 | H | Kansas State | W | 56-19 |
| 269 | 1963 | H | Kansas | W | 21-18 | |||
| 60. | 268 | 42 | 6.38 | 2017 | A | Kansas State | W | 42-35 |
| 268 | 51 | 5.25 | 1993 | H | Kansas | W | 38-23 | |
| 62. | 266 | 1950 | H | Texas A&M | W | 34-28 | ||
| 63. | 265 | 1988 | H | #7 Nebraska | L | 7-3 | ||
| 265 | 1966 | A | Colorado | L | 24-21 | |||
| 65. | 263 | 61 | 4.31 | 1978 | H | #14 Missouri | W | 45-23 |
| 66. | 260 | 1957 | H | Oklahoma State | W | 53-6 | ||
| 67. | 258 | 55 | 4.69 | 1981 | H | Oregon State | W | 42-3 |
| 68. | 257 | 49 | 5.24 | 1997 | H | #18 Texas A&M | L | 51-7 |
| 69. | 256 | 43 | 5.95 | 1979 | A | Rice | W | 63-21 |
| 256 | 1960 | H | Pittsburgh | W | 15-14 | |||
| 71. | 255 | 54 | 4.72 | 2013 | A | #5 Baylor | L | 41-12 |
| 255 | 60 | 4.25 | 2013 | N | Texas | L | 36-20 | |
| 73. | 253 | 46 | 5.50 | 1988 | A | #12 Oklahoma State | W | 31-28 |
| 253 | 58 | 4.36 | 1970 | H | Oregon State | L | 23-14 | |
| 75. | 252 | 51 | 4.94 | 2012 | H | Baylor | W | 42-34 |
| 252 | 60 | 4.20 | 1980 | A | Iowa State | W | 42-7 | |
| 77. | 251 | 50 | 5.02 | 2017 | H | West Virginia | W | 59-31 |
| 251 | 1959 | A | #10 Northwestern | L | 45-13 | |||
| 79. | 250 | 39 | 6.41 | 2020 | N | #10 Florida | W | 55-20 |
| 250 | 62 | 4.03 | 1978 | A | #4 Nebraska | L | 17-14 | |