2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Georgia 4 57 29 0.51 1 15 3 1 0
1 Navy 3 49 109 2.22 1 11 12 5 0
1 Indiana 4 61 113 1.85 0 17 8 2 0
1 Nebraska 4 65 125 1.92 1 19 9 4 0
1 Notre Dame 4 68 138 2.03 1 15 10 3 0
1 Utah 4 55 140 2.55 1 17 9 4 0
1 UCLA 4 70 141 2.01 1 18 11 5 0
1 Iowa 4 65 167 2.57 0 15 7 1 0
1 Michigan 4 61 168 2.75 0 13 9 4 0
1 Connecticut 4 54 170 3.15 2 15 10 4 0
1 James Madison 4 77 181 2.35 1 13 12 5 0
1 TCU 4 60 189 3.15 3 14 11 8 0
1 Louisiana 4 64 192 3.00 0 15 10 6 0
1 Georgia Southern 4 67 200 2.99 2 17 13 7 0
1 Eastern Michigan 5 72 203 2.82 3 14 14 4 0
1 Florida 4 60 204 3.40 3 16 8 5 0
1 Kentucky 4 69 206 2.99 2 16 14 5 0
1 Army 3 52 209 4.02 0 16 11 5 0
1 San Jose State 4 73 214 2.93 4 17 15 6 0
1 Minnesota 4 61 223 3.66 1 18 12 5 0
1 Wisconsin 4 72 234 3.25 1 17 12 4 0
1 UNLV 4 64 297 4.64 2 18 18 12 0
1 San Diego State 4 85 335 3.94 1 19 17 5 0
1 Clemson 4 74 380 5.14 4 18 24 15 0
25 LSU 4 55 83 1.51 1 22 7 6 1
25 Houston 4 61 100 1.64 3 22 7 2 1
25 Miami (FL) 4 49 106 2.16 0 27 5 2 1
25 Louisiana Tech 3 71 116 1.63 3 25 9 6 1
25 Pittsburgh 5 60 120 2.00 3 28 7 3 1
25 North Dakota State 4 57 149 2.61 1 24 8 5 1
25 FIU 4 69 150 2.17 1 21 11 5 1
25 New Mexico 4 62 150 2.42 0 54 10 5 1
25 North Carolina 3 56 157 2.80 1 48 14 4 1
25 Kansas 3 53 158 2.98 1 64 6 3 1
25 Massachusetts 4 70 168 2.40 0 24 10 2 1
25 Texas Tech 4 57 170 2.98 0 21 12 6 1
25 BYU 3 47 174 3.70 1 20 14 5 1
25 Missouri 4 72 181 2.51 0 24 14 9 1
25 Akron 4 46 182 3.96 0 30 10 5 1
25 Duke 4 61 184 3.02 0 28 11 3 1
25 Florida State 4 62 192 3.10 1 23 12 4 1
25 Iowa State 4 70 194 2.77 4 54 11 2 1
25 Texas State 4 60 194 3.23 3 45 10 4 1
25 Arizona State 3 48 194 4.04 2 39 10 6 1
25 Colorado 4 74 196 2.65 2 21 12 5 1
25 Air Force 3 44 197 4.48 4 31 10 5 1
25 Auburn 4 85 212 2.49 2 20 15 8 1
25 Texas A&M 4 53 223 4.21 1 36 11 6 1
25 Vanderbilt 4 65 227 3.49 2 38 15 12 1
25 USC 5 76 228 3.00 1 45 12 5 1
25 Mississippi State 4 78 255 3.27 1 23 15 7 1
25 Charlotte 4 77 257 3.34 4 28 17 9 1
25 USF 4 72 260 3.61 0 50 19 8 1
25 Ole Miss 4 77 268 3.48 3 23 17 7 1
25 Michigan State 4 70 273 3.90 4 20 15 9 1
25 East Carolina 4 92 278 3.02 7 23 17 11 1
25 Kennesaw State 4 69 288 4.17 3 24 17 13 1
25 Cincinnati 4 59 289 4.90 4 21 18 10 1
25 Temple 4 70 295 4.21 4 23 20 11 1
25 Georgia Tech 4 83 305 3.67 2 33 20 7 1
25 Arkansas State 4 73 311 4.26 3 36 18 9 1
25 Oklahoma State 4 73 320 4.38 4 75 15 6 1
25 Tulsa 5 97 337 3.47 1 20 23 12 1
25 Illinois 4 81 347 4.28 2 29 23 10 1
25 Central Michigan 4 75 350 4.67 5 20 17 9 1
25 UTSA 4 76 361 4.75 2 65 19 5 1
67 Arizona 4 46 112 2.43 2 20 9 5 2
67 Syracuse 3 42 150 3.57 2 32 10 6 2
67 Tennessee 4 62 178 2.87 1 20 12 7 2
67 Baylor 4 72 187 2.60 2 25 10 8 2
67 Ohio State 4 53 196 3.70 1 37 10 6 2
67 Boise State 4 47 214 4.55 2 80 8 5 2
67 Washington 4 62 220 3.55 1 45 10 7 2
67 Oklahoma 4 66 221 3.35 3 38 12 7 2
67 Georgia State 4 57 224 3.93 2 26 13 13 2
67 Texas 4 78 234 3.00 2 32 14 6 2
67 Arkansas 4 59 243 4.12 6 62 14 8 2
67 Wake Forest 4 70 260 3.71 4 32 18 8 2
67 Virginia 4 68 273 4.01 2 23 11 7 2
67 Marshall 4 61 273 4.48 0 55 9 3 2
67 Boston College 4 82 278 3.39 0 31 20 10 2
67 Ball State 4 68 280 4.12 2 25 16 9 2
67 Appalachian State 4 67 280 4.18 4 45 14 7 2
67 NC State 4 64 286 4.47 2 22 16 10 2
67 Oregon State 4 77 287 3.73 3 56 14 7 2
67 Utah State 4 71 289 4.07 3 39 18 8 2
67 Purdue 4 64 289 4.52 5 32 17 7 2
67 Missouri State 4 79 296 3.75 2 21 19 11 2
67 UCF 4 81 299 3.69 3 78 13 5 2
67 Toledo 4 84 315 3.75 2 27 19 10 2
67 Louisville 4 71 315 4.44 4 40 20 8 2
67 Western Michigan 4 84 328 3.90 3 29 21 9 2
67 Washington State 4 76 334 4.39 2 54 20 12 2
67 SMU 4 66 334 5.06 2 54 14 9 2
67 Kent State 4 66 343 5.20 6 60 17 8 2
67 Northwestern 4 70 349 4.99 1 33 17 12 2
67 Fresno State 4 77 389 5.05 2 88 22 8 2
67 Rutgers 4 67 407 6.07 4 75 24 16 2
99 Virginia Tech 5 86 175 2.03 3 21 9 10 3
99 South Carolina 4 52 199 3.83 0 43 7 5 3
99 Maryland 4 69 234 3.39 4 45 12 7 3
99 Alabama 4 68 242 3.56 2 56 10 6 3
99 Miami (OH) 4 60 243 4.05 3 50 9 6 3
99 Oregon 4 65 274 4.22 1 75 11 4 3
99 Northern Illinois 4 61 286 4.69 3 50 17 13 3
99 Ohio 4 68 292 4.29 4 32 16 8 3
99 Rice 4 53 308 5.81 3 66 13 8 3
99 Stanford 4 63 310 4.92 4 46 17 8 3
99 Sam Houston State 4 84 323 3.85 2 23 18 12 3
99 UTEP 4 77 343 4.45 4 35 17 10 3
99 Middle Tennessee State 4 71 357 5.03 4 48 16 9 3
99 North Texas 5 100 420 4.20 4 76 17 11 3
113 Troy 4 49 245 5.00 2 50 13 8 4
113 Old Dominion 4 88 307 3.49 2 35 15 8 4
113 Delaware 5 89 333 3.74 4 56 20 13 4
113 Southern Miss 4 69 334 4.84 3 43 14 8 4
113 Florida Atlantic 4 71 362 5.10 5 48 17 14 4
113 Buffalo 4 54 362 6.70 4 61 11 8 4
113 New Mexico State 5 86 387 4.50 6 23 20 15 4
113 Wyoming 4 76 402 5.29 2 37 22 10 4
113 Memphis 4 72 405 5.63 3 71 20 10 4
113 South Alabama 4 68 411 6.04 5 75 16 12 4
113 West Virginia 4 80 414 5.18 2 48 18 12 4
113 Nevada 4 89 418 4.70 3 34 19 10 4
113 Hawaii 4 92 426 4.63 5 31 22 12 4
113 Coastal Carolina 4 89 481 5.40 3 72 20 8 4
113 UAB 4 95 499 5.25 7 51 26 16 4
113 Colorado State 4 79 519 6.57 9 58 22 15 4
129 Kansas State 4 65 336 5.17 1 53 14 14 5
129 Tulane 4 83 412 4.96 4 66 18 12 5
129 Liberty 5 82 465 5.67 3 65 25 16 5
129 Sacramento State 5 87 472 5.43 8 42 18 13 5
129 Jacksonville State 5 100 483 4.83 4 72 23 15 5
129 Louisiana-Monroe 4 81 523 6.46 7 48 27 14 5
135 California 4 67 355 5.30 4 55 16 10 6
135 Penn State 5 89 433 4.87 4 47 22 12 6
137 Western Kentucky 5 79 508 6.43 7 72 18 12 7
138 Bowling Green 4 76 617 8.12 4 72 27 14 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards