2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas Tech 6 172 492 2.86 0 21 35 23 2
2 Iowa 6 202 508 2.51 1 34 30 8 1
3 Miami (FL) 6 150 351 2.34 2 27 19 11 3
3 Michigan 6 201 538 2.68 2 31 32 12 2
3 New Mexico 6 185 552 2.98 2 86 30 18 4
6 Notre Dame 7 197 471 2.39 3 23 34 11 1
6 Nebraska 7 218 697 3.20 3 56 43 24 3
6 Missouri 7 231 727 3.15 3 27 52 28 6
6 Colorado 6 221 782 3.54 3 35 48 31 6
6 Georgia Southern 7 252 884 3.51 3 35 53 31 4
11 Baylor 6 199 520 2.61 4 25 35 24 2
11 South Carolina 6 193 618 3.20 4 43 40 14 6
11 Texas 6 217 638 2.94 4 42 42 19 3
11 Boise State 6 144 641 4.45 4 80 29 20 7
11 North Dakota State 7 238 785 3.30 4 24 44 21 1
11 Liberty 7 211 807 3.82 4 65 44 26 9
11 FIU 7 227 848 3.74 4 54 48 31 4
18 BYU 6 167 517 3.10 5 26 37 18 5
18 Indiana 7 232 528 2.28 5 39 32 17 3
18 Utah 6 162 532 3.28 5 26 28 17 2
18 UCLA 6 196 586 2.99 5 26 34 19 3
18 Oklahoma 6 201 656 3.26 5 54 29 20 5
18 Oregon 6 206 670 3.25 5 75 36 16 6
18 Mississippi State 6 197 688 3.49 5 37 40 17 3
18 Wisconsin 6 218 693 3.18 5 33 41 15 1
18 James Madison 8 273 881 3.23 5 47 43 22 4
18 Old Dominion 7 273 962 3.52 5 40 50 26 7
18 USF 7 254 1009 3.97 5 53 63 31 8
29 Pittsburgh 7 202 401 1.99 6 28 33 16 2
29 TCU 6 192 552 2.88 6 34 31 16 2
29 Georgia 7 225 640 2.84 6 58 39 17 5
29 Wake Forest 7 227 647 2.85 6 32 52 19 3
29 Ohio State 7 209 650 3.11 6 37 36 17 3
29 Louisiana 7 200 730 3.65 6 29 38 24 5
29 Duke 7 228 750 3.29 6 60 44 20 6
29 Northwestern 6 193 825 4.27 6 70 47 23 6
29 North Carolina 6 226 884 3.91 6 48 51 17 5
29 Oklahoma State 6 233 907 3.89 6 75 50 19 5
29 Boston College 6 234 957 4.09 6 76 57 30 7
29 Kansas State 6 217 960 4.42 6 53 51 38 10
29 Fresno State 7 258 1195 4.63 6 88 65 30 7
42 Navy 6 217 593 2.73 7 48 43 16 3
42 LSU 7 219 617 2.82 7 77 40 22 5
42 Alabama 7 239 749 3.13 7 56 42 21 8
42 SMU 6 199 829 4.17 7 58 41 25 8
42 Utah State 6 204 845 4.14 7 63 45 21 9
42 Tennessee 7 225 848 3.77 7 57 45 33 11
42 Toledo 7 255 875 3.43 7 87 45 23 6
42 Washington 7 239 918 3.84 7 59 48 28 6
42 Texas A&M 7 239 992 4.15 7 54 51 29 4
42 Western Michigan 7 275 1014 3.69 7 29 64 26 2
52 Houston 7 180 578 3.21 8 37 33 20 5
52 Arizona 6 209 698 3.34 8 30 44 25 7
52 UCF 6 221 710 3.21 8 78 36 16 4
52 Connecticut 7 226 753 3.33 8 32 46 15 3
52 Illinois 6 202 761 3.77 8 36 49 21 3
52 Troy 6 194 812 4.19 8 50 45 22 8
52 Clemson 6 209 849 4.06 8 34 50 32 1
52 Kansas 6 231 1046 4.53 8 90 46 28 9
52 Georgia Tech 6 252 1074 4.26 8 47 60 32 8
52 Jacksonville State 7 259 1095 4.23 8 72 61 32 6
52 Nevada 6 259 1100 4.25 8 34 57 28 7
52 Massachusetts 8 294 1138 3.87 8 70 61 31 7
52 Wyoming 8 316 1509 4.78 8 38 90 47 9
65 Miami (OH) 7 198 697 3.52 9 53 39 18 5
65 Minnesota 6 197 775 3.93 9 33 46 25 6
65 Auburn 6 241 858 3.56 9 53 49 22 7
65 Iowa State 6 208 923 4.44 9 54 42 20 11
65 Arizona State 6 196 941 4.80 9 75 46 26 8
65 NC State 7 219 975 4.45 9 70 51 33 9
65 San Jose State 7 261 1028 3.94 9 50 69 37 5
65 Army 7 200 1036 5.18 9 72 56 29 9
65 Tulane 6 263 1269 4.83 9 66 65 40 8
65 Marshall 7 252 1341 5.32 9 73 58 31 11
75 Virginia Tech 7 211 612 2.90 10 76 35 25 9
75 North Texas 6 224 856 3.82 10 76 42 26 6
75 Georgia State 6 197 885 4.49 10 63 47 37 8
75 Kentucky 7 238 891 3.74 10 74 50 22 4
75 Appalachian State 7 255 919 3.60 10 45 51 26 5
75 Louisville 7 277 1057 3.82 10 40 60 23 7
75 Rutgers 6 198 1111 5.61 10 75 61 45 9
75 Washington State 7 237 1117 4.71 10 75 55 34 10
75 Eastern Michigan 8 262 1138 4.34 10 42 58 37 6
84 Texas State 6 193 762 3.95 11 45 40 25 3
84 USC 7 212 777 3.67 11 49 40 19 5
84 Cincinnati 6 203 842 4.15 11 58 48 31 2
84 Florida 7 223 851 3.82 11 80 43 22 6
84 Delaware 7 234 883 3.77 11 56 56 30 6
84 Ole Miss 6 231 921 3.99 11 45 48 22 9
84 Air Force 7 202 928 4.59 11 68 45 27 6
84 Oregon State 7 236 983 4.17 11 56 49 27 9
84 Michigan State 7 247 985 3.99 11 71 57 27 4
84 Vanderbilt 7 243 1024 4.21 11 59 59 33 8
84 Virginia 8 281 1135 4.04 11 81 57 31 9
84 Penn State 7 245 1206 4.92 11 47 59 38 12
84 UNLV 7 262 1278 4.88 11 50 68 42 13
84 Coastal Carolina 7 289 1391 4.81 11 72 69 39 11
84 Akron 7 232 1403 6.05 11 71 64 36 14
84 Bowling Green 7 267 1467 5.49 11 83 68 39 16
100 Louisiana Tech 6 237 891 3.76 12 54 50 29 11
100 East Carolina 7 299 998 3.34 12 44 61 37 8
100 Buffalo 7 243 1070 4.40 12 61 45 26 7
100 Purdue 7 219 1131 5.16 12 53 56 31 11
100 West Virginia 7 256 1216 4.75 12 63 58 35 14
100 Rice 7 263 1284 4.88 12 66 66 39 11
100 UAB 7 301 1334 4.43 12 51 75 40 6
100 Memphis 8 294 1371 4.66 12 75 64 41 12
100 Sam Houston State 7 277 1405 5.07 12 81 68 42 15
109 Syracuse 6 201 837 4.16 13 82 43 25 9
109 Ohio 7 246 971 3.95 13 40 52 28 10
109 Maryland 7 260 1041 4.00 13 63 56 28 7
109 Kennesaw State 7 248 1073 4.33 13 42 56 36 4
109 San Diego State 7 311 1207 3.88 13 36 70 23 4
109 Florida State 7 260 1250 4.81 13 97 62 35 12
109 Western Kentucky 7 231 1289 5.58 13 72 56 32 14
109 Central Michigan 7 268 1290 4.81 13 35 71 38 9
109 Louisiana-Monroe 6 255 1378 5.40 13 57 67 33 13
109 UTSA 7 290 1402 4.83 13 65 67 31 9
109 Southern Miss 6 290 1512 5.21 13 74 75 39 12
120 New Mexico State 7 234 764 3.26 14 52 46 26 7
120 Kent State 7 240 990 4.13 14 60 56 30 5
120 UTEP 7 272 1354 4.98 14 72 65 36 10
120 Northern Illinois 6 244 1371 5.62 14 53 75 47 14
120 Tulsa 8 360 1617 4.49 14 84 88 47 9
125 Temple 7 257 1161 4.52 15 51 67 34 6
125 California 7 250 1259 5.04 15 75 60 34 15
125 Hawaii 7 262 1265 4.83 15 67 64 35 11
125 Missouri State 7 275 1291 4.69 15 55 70 40 10
125 Middle Tennessee State 7 254 1363 5.37 15 48 75 43 11
125 Ball State 7 263 1411 5.37 15 68 70 40 12
131 South Alabama 7 204 1132 5.55 16 80 51 35 13
131 Arkansas State 7 266 1363 5.12 16 74 74 41 8
133 Florida Atlantic 6 241 1309 5.43 17 69 62 31 13
134 Arkansas 7 232 1013 4.37 19 62 58 32 6
134 Sacramento State 7 251 1233 4.91 19 56 52 33 12
134 Charlotte 7 279 1310 4.70 19 61 76 45 10
137 Stanford 8 284 1501 5.29 22 97 79 41 13
138 Colorado State 6 247 1646 6.66 23 63 76 48 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards