2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Navy 6 105 277 2.64 5 12 19 7 0
2 Michigan 6 96 245 2.55 1 13 14 4 0
3 Louisiana 7 107 337 3.15 0 15 19 11 0
4 Iowa 6 103 252 2.45 0 16 13 4 0
4 TCU 6 100 305 3.05 4 16 18 10 0
6 Utah 6 74 193 2.61 2 17 10 5 0
6 Wisconsin 6 106 331 3.12 2 17 17 4 0
6 Kentucky 7 127 413 3.25 4 17 30 11 0
9 Indiana 7 116 256 2.21 1 19 18 7 0
9 Eastern Michigan 8 116 402 3.47 6 19 26 12 0
11 Tennessee 7 103 265 2.57 3 20 15 10 2
11 Connecticut 7 106 376 3.55 3 20 23 8 1
13 Virginia Tech 7 110 219 1.99 4 21 14 12 3
13 Texas Tech 6 91 267 2.93 0 21 17 11 1
13 Cincinnati 6 104 473 4.55 7 21 29 17 1
13 Georgia Southern 7 135 486 3.60 2 21 28 15 1
17 Houston 7 95 203 2.14 3 22 11 5 2
18 Notre Dame 7 116 320 2.76 3 23 18 8 1
18 Mississippi State 6 113 413 3.65 3 23 27 11 1
18 East Carolina 7 151 414 2.74 7 23 27 17 2
18 New Mexico State 7 117 438 3.74 7 23 24 16 4
18 Central Michigan 7 142 713 5.02 8 23 37 21 5
23 North Dakota State 7 104 329 3.16 2 24 17 9 1
23 Auburn 6 123 359 2.92 3 24 22 12 2
23 Missouri 7 117 387 3.31 0 24 25 16 3
26 Baylor 6 100 233 2.33 2 25 14 11 2
27 UCLA 6 98 233 2.38 2 26 16 8 2
27 BYU 6 89 315 3.54 2 26 23 10 3
27 Georgia State 6 95 359 3.78 5 26 21 20 3
27 Colorado 6 115 372 3.23 2 26 24 13 3
27 Michigan State 7 132 547 4.14 6 26 31 18 2
32 Miami (FL) 6 90 196 2.18 1 27 10 5 1
32 FIU 7 119 416 3.50 1 27 23 12 2
32 Toledo 7 136 429 3.15 3 27 28 11 2
32 San Diego State 7 152 634 4.17 4 27 35 13 1
32 UNLV 7 126 646 5.13 3 27 37 25 5
37 Pittsburgh 7 89 171 1.92 4 28 12 4 1
37 Duke 7 130 457 3.52 3 28 29 12 4
37 San Jose State 7 139 477 3.43 4 28 34 20 3
40 Illinois 6 106 432 4.08 2 29 30 11 1
40 Western Michigan 7 147 493 3.35 4 29 34 11 2
40 Kennesaw State 7 121 494 4.08 5 29 27 18 2
43 Arizona 6 97 297 3.06 4 30 18 10 4
43 Louisiana Tech 6 127 333 2.62 5 30 19 12 4
45 Boston College 6 119 443 3.72 2 31 32 17 4
46 Texas 6 109 307 2.82 2 32 19 8 2
46 Ohio 7 102 333 3.26 4 32 17 8 3
46 Wake Forest 7 116 383 3.30 4 32 24 12 2
46 Florida 7 111 408 3.68 4 32 21 11 2
46 James Madison 8 151 477 3.16 3 32 24 13 1
51 Northwestern 6 100 429 4.29 3 33 24 15 2
51 Minnesota 6 101 464 4.59 3 33 24 13 3
51 Georgia Tech 6 119 481 4.04 4 33 26 12 5
51 NC State 7 107 481 4.50 2 33 27 17 6
51 Sam Houston State 7 143 616 4.31 4 33 33 21 5
51 Virginia 8 145 619 4.27 6 33 26 18 5
57 Ole Miss 6 106 328 3.09 3 34 19 9 2
57 Clemson 6 99 481 4.86 5 34 27 18 1
57 Nevada 6 123 526 4.28 4 34 25 12 4
60 Old Dominion 7 131 497 3.79 3 35 27 15 4
61 Texas A&M 7 104 413 3.97 1 36 21 12 1
61 Arkansas State 7 115 509 4.43 8 36 27 15 2
63 Ohio State 7 103 324 3.15 3 37 17 8 2
63 Wyoming 8 151 799 5.29 5 37 47 23 5
65 Oklahoma 6 96 351 3.66 3 38 17 11 2
65 Vanderbilt 7 111 420 3.78 7 38 25 19 1
67 Louisville 7 132 554 4.20 6 40 32 11 4
68 Hawaii 7 139 611 4.40 6 41 31 16 5
69 Sacramento State 7 133 719 5.41 12 42 31 20 6
70 South Carolina 6 88 310 3.52 1 43 15 8 4
70 Purdue 7 101 513 5.08 6 43 28 14 4
72 Texas State 6 89 332 3.73 5 45 16 10 1
72 USC 7 112 358 3.20 3 45 18 8 1
72 Maryland 7 117 419 3.58 6 45 21 11 3
72 Appalachian State 7 130 503 3.87 5 45 28 15 2
76 Penn State 7 114 507 4.45 4 47 26 15 6
77 North Carolina 6 106 404 3.81 2 48 22 8 3
77 Louisiana-Monroe 6 126 633 5.02 9 48 34 15 5
77 Southern Miss 6 127 662 5.21 7 48 33 19 6
77 Middle Tennessee State 7 127 662 5.21 7 48 33 21 5
77 West Virginia 7 139 723 5.20 4 48 35 21 8
82 UTEP 7 140 657 4.69 5 49 31 18 5
83 Miami (OH) 7 104 364 3.50 4 50 17 8 4
83 Troy 6 85 414 4.87 3 50 20 12 5
83 Ball State 7 120 531 4.43 4 50 25 17 4
86 Temple 7 118 568 4.81 8 51 31 19 4
86 UAB 7 148 739 4.99 8 51 38 22 4
88 USF 7 126 477 3.79 1 53 34 15 3
88 Kansas State 6 105 532 5.07 2 53 24 19 8
88 Northern Illinois 6 111 666 6.00 7 53 37 24 8
91 New Mexico 6 98 226 2.31 0 54 15 8 1
91 Iowa State 6 103 390 3.79 6 54 20 8 3
91 SMU 6 103 483 4.69 3 54 25 13 3
91 Utah State 6 108 498 4.61 6 54 27 14 5
91 Washington State 7 117 562 4.80 3 54 30 18 4
96 Missouri State 7 125 557 4.46 5 55 30 19 6
96 California 7 118 678 5.75 8 55 32 22 10
98 Nebraska 7 98 280 2.86 2 56 14 10 1
98 Alabama 7 116 348 3.00 2 56 18 8 4
98 Delaware 7 114 458 4.02 6 56 28 17 5
98 Oregon State 7 123 488 3.97 5 56 24 12 3
102 Georgia 7 116 328 2.83 3 58 18 10 2
102 Florida Atlantic 6 132 734 5.56 11 58 38 23 7
102 Colorado State 6 131 936 7.15 16 58 42 29 8
105 Washington 7 112 555 4.96 4 59 24 16 5
106 Kent State 7 104 496 4.77 8 60 29 14 3
107 Buffalo 7 107 513 4.79 7 61 18 10 5
107 Charlotte 7 136 570 4.19 7 61 35 19 4
109 Arkansas 7 120 524 4.37 10 62 33 16 4
110 Arizona State 6 101 546 5.41 6 63 27 16 7
111 Kansas 6 109 409 3.75 4 64 20 13 2
112 Liberty 7 109 514 4.72 3 65 28 17 5
112 UTSA 7 151 759 5.03 6 65 38 14 4
114 Tulane 6 128 540 4.22 5 66 25 14 5
114 Rice 7 109 570 5.23 5 66 28 20 6
116 Air Force 7 110 595 5.41 7 68 27 15 4
117 Akron 7 101 548 5.43 4 69 28 13 4
118 Massachusetts 8 146 586 4.01 4 70 31 15 4
119 Memphis 8 154 779 5.06 5 71 37 22 7
120 Army 7 101 505 5.00 3 72 25 14 3
120 Jacksonville State 7 133 590 4.44 5 72 31 18 5
120 Western Kentucky 7 114 667 5.85 7 72 26 16 8
120 Coastal Carolina 7 141 777 5.51 6 72 36 20 7
120 Bowling Green 7 132 784 5.94 5 72 35 19 10
125 Marshall 7 113 591 5.23 2 73 22 13 5
126 Oregon 6 108 374 3.46 2 75 17 8 4
126 Oklahoma State 6 123 490 3.98 4 75 29 9 1
126 South Alabama 7 112 528 4.71 8 75 23 16 5
126 Rutgers 6 101 657 6.50 7 75 37 26 5
130 North Texas 6 115 454 3.95 4 76 18 12 3
131 LSU 7 106 270 2.55 3 77 17 10 3
132 UCF 6 116 428 3.69 5 78 20 8 2
132 Tulsa 8 182 854 4.69 6 78 45 24 6
134 Boise State 6 72 424 5.89 3 80 15 10 5
135 Syracuse 6 95 373 3.93 7 82 20 12 5
136 Fresno State 7 131 660 5.04 4 88 36 14 3
137 Florida State 7 107 442 4.13 4 97 23 9 3
137 Stanford 8 130 730 5.62 11 97 35 19 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards