2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 7 176 420 2.39 3 27 22 13 3
2 Notre Dame 7 197 471 2.39 3 23 34 11 1
3 Pittsburgh 8 241 520 2.16 9 28 40 21 4
4 Iowa 7 237 580 2.45 2 34 34 9 2
5 Indiana 8 274 585 2.14 5 39 38 18 3
6 New Mexico 7 213 605 2.84 2 86 33 22 4
7 Utah 7 193 618 3.20 6 33 33 19 3
8 UCLA 7 225 633 2.81 5 26 38 21 3
9 Georgia 7 225 640 2.84 6 58 39 17 5
10 Wake Forest 7 227 647 2.85 6 32 52 19 3
11 Ohio State 7 209 650 3.11 6 37 36 17 3
12 Michigan 7 236 669 2.83 3 31 38 14 2
13 Wisconsin 7 243 675 2.78 5 33 45 15 1
14 LSU 8 254 683 2.69 9 77 47 26 6
15 BYU 7 208 687 3.30 7 30 49 22 6
16 Boise State 7 177 694 3.92 5 80 33 21 7
17 Nebraska 7 218 697 3.20 3 56 43 24 3
18 Missouri 7 231 727 3.15 3 27 52 28 6
19 Baylor 7 255 729 2.86 5 25 49 29 3
20 TCU 7 235 738 3.14 8 36 40 21 4
21 Virginia Tech 8 247 747 3.02 11 76 44 32 11
21 Texas Tech 7 212 747 3.52 1 58 45 30 5
23 Arizona 7 240 750 3.13 8 30 49 28 7
23 Duke 7 228 750 3.29 6 60 44 20 6
25 Texas 7 247 751 3.04 4 42 46 22 4
26 Connecticut 7 226 753 3.33 8 32 46 15 3
27 Miami (OH) 8 227 761 3.35 10 53 44 18 5
28 Navy 7 246 765 3.11 9 59 51 21 5
29 South Carolina 7 243 802 3.30 7 43 52 21 7
30 Houston 8 215 804 3.74 11 37 45 30 9
31 Liberty 7 211 807 3.82 4 65 44 26 9
32 Oklahoma 7 234 822 3.51 5 54 34 25 6
33 UCF 7 257 826 3.21 10 78 41 17 5
34 Texas State 7 225 835 3.71 11 45 47 26 3
35 FIU 7 227 848 3.74 4 54 48 31 4
36 Florida 7 223 851 3.82 11 80 43 22 6
37 Alabama 8 279 864 3.10 8 56 47 25 8
38 Minnesota 7 227 865 3.81 9 33 51 27 6
39 SMU 7 227 869 3.83 8 58 43 25 8
40 Mississippi State 7 238 872 3.66 5 47 48 20 4
41 Louisiana Tech 7 259 878 3.39 12 54 50 29 11
42 Georgia Southern 7 252 884 3.51 3 35 53 31 4
43 Oregon 7 245 895 3.65 6 75 46 21 9
44 Kentucky 8 255 906 3.55 10 74 53 23 4
45 Washington 7 239 918 3.84 7 59 48 28 6
46 Appalachian State 7 255 919 3.60 10 45 51 26 5
46 USC 8 255 919 3.60 13 49 52 23 5
46 Clemson 7 246 919 3.74 8 34 57 36 1
49 Utah State 7 235 928 3.95 8 63 52 22 10
49 Air Force 7 202 928 4.59 11 68 45 27 6
51 Syracuse 7 226 938 4.15 14 82 49 28 10
52 Illinois 7 234 941 4.02 9 41 57 25 5
53 Oklahoma State 7 263 963 3.66 7 75 55 20 5
54 Colorado 7 259 970 3.75 5 39 54 38 7
55 North Dakota State 8 282 972 3.45 6 30 53 29 3
56 NC State 7 219 975 4.45 9 70 51 33 9
57 Tennessee 8 256 982 3.84 9 57 53 38 13
58 Oregon State 7 236 983 4.17 11 56 49 27 9
59 East Carolina 7 299 998 3.34 12 44 61 37 8
60 USF 7 254 1009 3.97 5 53 63 31 8
61 Arkansas 7 232 1013 4.37 19 62 58 32 6
62 Cincinnati 7 242 1015 4.19 12 58 57 38 3
63 Louisiana 8 243 1016 4.18 10 39 53 33 10
64 Toledo 8 288 1019 3.54 9 87 53 30 8
65 Auburn 7 275 1022 3.72 11 53 60 31 7
66 Arizona State 7 228 1025 4.50 10 75 51 29 9
67 Army 7 200 1036 5.18 9 72 56 29 9
68 Maryland 7 260 1041 4.00 13 63 56 28 7
69 Georgia State 7 231 1045 4.52 13 63 57 43 11
70 James Madison 9 318 1051 3.31 7 47 51 28 5
71 Louisville 7 277 1057 3.82 10 40 60 23 7
72 Boston College 7 262 1058 4.04 7 76 65 35 8
73 Texas A&M 8 267 1060 3.97 7 54 56 32 4
74 Iowa State 7 244 1064 4.36 12 54 50 24 11
75 Troy 8 266 1067 4.01 9 50 62 30 10
76 Northwestern 7 232 1069 4.61 7 70 58 32 9
77 Ohio 8 274 1081 3.95 13 40 60 33 11
78 North Carolina 7 275 1083 3.94 8 48 64 21 6
79 New Mexico State 8 281 1088 3.87 16 84 61 36 9
80 Old Dominion 8 318 1098 3.45 7 40 59 29 7
81 Kansas State 7 257 1107 4.31 10 53 58 44 12
82 Delaware 8 268 1115 4.16 13 61 67 39 9
83 Ole Miss 7 273 1128 4.13 14 47 61 29 12
84 Purdue 7 219 1131 5.16 12 53 56 31 11
85 South Alabama 7 204 1132 5.55 16 80 51 35 13
86 Virginia 8 281 1135 4.04 11 81 57 31 9
87 Kent State 8 277 1137 4.10 16 60 67 34 6
88 Massachusetts 8 294 1138 3.87 8 70 61 31 7
89 San Jose State 8 304 1142 3.76 10 50 77 41 5
90 Temple 7 257 1161 4.52 15 51 67 34 6
91 Nevada 7 289 1165 4.03 9 34 61 30 7
92 Kansas 7 266 1168 4.39 9 90 51 32 10
93 Buffalo 8 279 1194 4.28 12 61 50 27 7
94 Fresno State 7 258 1195 4.63 6 88 65 30 7
95 Vanderbilt 8 282 1197 4.24 14 59 70 38 8
96 Penn State 7 245 1206 4.92 11 47 59 38 12
97 Eastern Michigan 9 286 1216 4.25 11 42 61 41 8
98 Western Michigan 8 322 1218 3.78 10 29 74 36 2
99 Michigan State 8 295 1230 4.17 14 71 69 33 5
100 Florida State 7 260 1250 4.81 13 97 62 35 12
101 Kennesaw State 8 293 1270 4.33 15 42 69 43 5
102 UNLV 7 262 1278 4.88 11 50 68 42 13
103 Jacksonville State 8 293 1289 4.40 8 72 70 36 8
104 North Texas 8 317 1290 4.07 14 76 63 39 13
105 Charlotte 7 279 1310 4.70 19 61 76 45 10
106 Missouri State 8 300 1317 4.39 15 55 73 41 10
107 West Virginia 8 291 1328 4.56 13 63 63 37 16
108 UAB 7 301 1334 4.43 12 51 75 40 6
109 Marshall 7 252 1341 5.32 9 73 58 31 11
110 UTEP 7 272 1354 4.98 14 72 65 36 10
111 Hawaii 8 286 1360 4.76 16 67 69 38 11
112 Western Kentucky 8 259 1369 5.29 14 72 62 34 14
113 Memphis 8 294 1371 4.66 12 75 64 41 12
114 Washington State 8 274 1375 5.02 13 75 65 39 13
115 Coastal Carolina 7 289 1391 4.81 11 72 69 39 11
116 Rutgers 7 239 1394 5.83 13 75 75 54 13
117 Rice 8 307 1406 4.58 15 66 75 43 11
118 Sacramento State 8 294 1416 4.82 22 56 62 38 12
119 San Diego State 8 353 1423 4.03 17 36 83 25 5
120 Central Michigan 8 304 1429 4.70 16 35 84 44 10
121 Ball State 8 290 1465 5.05 15 68 74 42 13
122 UTSA 8 312 1469 4.71 14 81 69 32 10
123 Georgia Tech 7 299 1473 4.93 13 47 82 48 13
124 Middle Tennessee State 8 283 1475 5.21 17 48 82 49 12
125 Akron 8 258 1485 5.76 12 71 68 38 14
126 Tulane 7 310 1492 4.81 15 66 75 46 9
127 Stanford 8 284 1501 5.29 22 97 79 41 13
128 Wyoming 8 316 1509 4.78 8 38 90 47 9
129 California 8 293 1526 5.21 20 75 74 44 16
130 Louisiana-Monroe 7 302 1531 5.07 14 57 76 36 13
131 Sam Houston State 8 316 1534 4.85 13 81 76 48 16
132 Northern Illinois 7 286 1546 5.41 19 53 85 49 15
133 Arkansas State 8 297 1564 5.27 17 77 84 45 10
134 Tulsa 8 360 1617 4.49 14 84 88 47 9
135 Southern Miss 7 330 1630 4.94 15 74 82 40 13
136 Bowling Green 8 308 1718 5.58 14 83 79 45 19
137 Colorado State 7 284 1842 6.49 27 63 84 52 17
138 Florida Atlantic 8 328 2048 6.24 25 74 85 49 23
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards