2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Pittsburgh 8 108 222 2.06 5 28 16 6 2
2 Miami (FL) 7 103 246 2.39 2 27 12 6 1
3 New Mexico 7 115 252 2.19 0 54 17 11 1
4 Utah 7 90 261 2.90 2 33 13 6 1
5 UCLA 7 117 265 2.26 2 26 19 9 2
6 Nebraska 7 98 280 2.86 2 56 14 10 1
7 Indiana 8 134 284 2.12 1 19 21 8 0
8 Virginia Tech 8 127 286 2.25 4 21 18 15 4
8 Iowa 7 120 286 2.38 0 16 16 4 0
10 Navy 7 113 298 2.64 6 12 21 8 0
11 Houston 8 110 301 2.74 3 22 16 9 4
12 Arizona 7 108 303 2.81 4 30 19 11 4
13 Louisiana Tech 7 135 316 2.34 5 30 19 12 4
14 LSU 8 127 320 2.52 4 77 21 11 4
14 Notre Dame 7 116 320 2.76 3 23 18 8 1
16 Michigan 7 114 323 2.83 1 17 18 6 0
17 Ohio State 7 103 324 3.15 3 37 17 8 2
18 Georgia 7 116 328 2.83 3 58 18 10 2
19 Wisconsin 7 123 332 2.70 2 17 19 4 0
20 Baylor 7 129 342 2.65 2 25 20 12 2
20 Tennessee 8 116 342 2.95 4 31 20 13 3
22 Connecticut 7 106 376 3.55 3 20 23 8 1
23 TCU 7 120 378 3.15 5 31 21 13 1
24 Texas State 7 111 379 3.41 5 45 20 11 1
25 Texas 7 128 382 2.98 2 34 21 10 3
26 Wake Forest 7 116 383 3.30 4 32 24 12 2
27 Missouri 7 117 387 3.31 0 24 25 16 3
28 Texas Tech 7 108 390 3.61 0 51 23 16 3
29 Miami (OH) 8 117 394 3.37 5 50 19 8 4
30 Florida 7 111 408 3.68 4 32 21 11 2
31 Georgia State 7 106 409 3.86 6 26 23 21 4
32 Ohio 8 118 410 3.47 4 32 23 11 4
33 Alabama 8 136 413 3.04 3 56 20 9 4
34 East Carolina 7 151 414 2.74 7 23 27 17 2
35 Ole Miss 7 125 415 3.32 5 34 25 11 3
36 Eastern Michigan 9 127 416 3.28 6 21 27 13 1
36 FIU 7 119 416 3.50 1 27 23 12 2
38 Maryland 7 117 419 3.58 6 45 21 11 3
38 BYU 7 107 419 3.92 3 30 31 13 4
40 Colorado 7 131 420 3.21 2 26 25 14 3
41 USC 8 132 423 3.20 4 45 23 10 1
42 Louisiana 8 131 425 3.24 3 15 26 13 0
43 Kentucky 8 139 430 3.09 4 17 33 12 0
44 Syracuse 7 106 434 4.09 7 82 23 14 5
45 Oklahoma 7 112 436 3.89 3 38 19 13 3
46 South Carolina 7 116 438 3.78 4 43 24 13 5
46 Texas A&M 8 115 438 3.81 1 36 23 13 1
48 North Dakota State 8 128 441 3.45 4 30 21 12 3
49 Florida State 7 107 442 4.13 4 97 23 9 3
50 Auburn 7 140 444 3.17 4 24 28 17 2
51 Boise State 7 91 456 5.01 4 80 17 11 5
52 Duke 7 130 457 3.52 3 28 29 12 4
53 Oregon 7 123 467 3.80 3 75 21 10 5
54 USF 7 126 477 3.79 1 53 34 15 3
55 UCF 7 134 479 3.57 6 78 23 8 2
55 Kansas 7 126 479 3.80 5 64 23 17 3
57 NC State 7 107 481 4.50 2 33 27 17 6
58 Vanderbilt 8 124 482 3.89 8 38 28 22 1
59 Georgia Southern 7 135 486 3.60 2 21 28 15 1
59 Mississippi State 7 133 486 3.65 3 23 32 12 1
61 Toledo 8 153 488 3.19 4 27 32 14 2
61 Oregon State 7 123 488 3.97 5 56 24 12 3
63 Iowa State 7 122 489 4.01 8 54 26 12 3
64 Northwestern 7 120 502 4.18 3 33 30 20 2
65 Boston College 7 138 503 3.64 2 31 35 19 5
65 Appalachian State 7 130 503 3.87 5 45 28 15 2
67 Army 7 101 505 5.00 3 72 25 14 3
68 Minnesota 7 116 507 4.37 3 33 26 13 3
68 Penn State 7 114 507 4.45 4 47 26 15 6
70 Purdue 7 101 513 5.08 6 43 28 14 4
71 Liberty 7 109 514 4.72 3 65 28 17 5
72 San Jose State 8 161 518 3.22 4 28 36 22 3
73 James Madison 9 168 521 3.10 4 32 25 14 1
74 Troy 8 118 523 4.43 4 50 28 17 6
75 North Carolina 7 126 524 4.16 3 48 28 12 4
75 SMU 7 120 524 4.37 4 54 27 13 3
75 Arkansas 7 120 524 4.37 10 62 33 16 4
78 South Alabama 7 112 528 4.71 8 75 23 16 5
79 Clemson 7 120 529 4.41 5 34 33 21 1
80 Nevada 7 140 538 3.84 4 34 26 12 4
81 Utah State 7 122 543 4.45 6 54 30 15 6
82 Cincinnati 7 124 544 4.39 7 21 33 20 1
83 Oklahoma State 7 144 547 3.80 5 75 34 10 1
84 Louisville 7 132 554 4.20 6 40 32 11 4
85 Washington 7 112 555 4.96 4 59 24 16 5
86 Arkansas State 8 133 560 4.21 8 36 32 16 2
87 Illinois 7 127 566 4.46 3 41 36 15 3
88 Old Dominion 8 157 567 3.61 5 35 33 17 4
89 Temple 7 118 568 4.81 8 51 31 19 4
90 Charlotte 7 136 570 4.19 7 61 35 19 4
91 Ball State 8 137 572 4.18 4 50 27 19 5
92 Missouri State 8 141 573 4.06 5 55 32 19 6
93 New Mexico State 8 137 578 4.22 8 27 32 23 5
94 Kansas State 7 119 579 4.87 4 53 25 20 9
95 Massachusetts 8 146 586 4.01 4 70 31 15 4
96 Delaware 8 132 588 4.45 8 61 33 22 6
97 Marshall 7 113 591 5.23 2 73 22 13 5
98 Buffalo 8 127 593 4.67 7 61 22 10 5
99 Kent State 8 118 595 5.04 9 60 34 17 4
99 Air Force 7 110 595 5.41 7 68 27 15 4
101 Akron 8 116 600 5.17 4 69 31 15 4
102 Georgia Tech 7 133 602 4.53 5 33 33 19 7
103 Kennesaw State 8 146 603 4.13 7 29 35 23 2
104 Arizona State 7 117 604 5.16 6 63 29 18 8
105 Virginia 8 145 619 4.27 6 33 26 18 5
106 Western Michigan 8 174 622 3.57 6 29 40 18 2
107 Washington State 8 130 632 4.86 4 54 34 19 5
108 Rice 8 131 638 4.87 6 66 34 23 6
109 Tulane 7 148 642 4.34 8 66 31 18 5
110 UNLV 7 126 646 5.13 3 27 37 25 5
111 Hawaii 8 151 651 4.31 6 41 33 17 5
112 Michigan State 8 154 652 4.23 8 26 37 19 2
113 UTEP 7 140 657 4.69 5 49 31 18 5
114 Fresno State 7 131 660 5.04 4 88 36 14 3
115 North Texas 8 167 661 3.96 6 76 28 20 6
116 Sam Houston State 8 162 692 4.27 4 33 37 25 6
117 Jacksonville State 8 155 697 4.50 5 72 36 19 6
118 Western Kentucky 8 127 707 5.57 8 72 29 16 8
119 Southern Miss 7 145 709 4.89 9 48 35 20 7
120 Louisiana-Monroe 7 150 722 4.81 9 48 39 16 5
121 San Diego State 8 171 725 4.24 6 27 41 14 1
122 Stanford 8 130 730 5.62 11 97 35 19 6
123 UAB 7 148 739 4.99 8 51 38 22 4
124 Middle Tennessee State 8 138 746 5.41 8 48 39 27 6
125 California 8 135 752 5.57 9 55 35 25 10
126 UTSA 8 165 760 4.61 6 65 39 14 4
127 Coastal Carolina 7 141 777 5.51 6 72 36 20 7
128 Memphis 8 154 779 5.06 5 71 37 22 7
129 Northern Illinois 7 130 780 6.00 10 53 44 26 9
130 West Virginia 8 157 791 5.04 4 48 38 21 8
131 Wyoming 8 151 799 5.29 5 37 47 23 5
132 Central Michigan 8 159 800 5.03 9 23 45 25 5
133 Sacramento State 8 153 804 5.25 13 42 35 23 6
134 Rutgers 7 120 823 6.86 9 75 42 31 8
135 Tulsa 8 182 854 4.69 6 78 45 24 6
136 Bowling Green 8 146 871 5.97 6 72 40 21 11
137 Colorado State 7 153 1066 6.97 19 58 47 33 9
138 Florida Atlantic 8 171 1113 6.51 15 74 49 30 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards