2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 7 81 151 1.86 0 12 16 3 0
2 Miami (FL) 7 73 174 2.38 1 24 10 7 2
3 Boise State 7 86 238 2.77 1 40 16 10 2
4 Wake Forest 7 111 264 2.38 2 25 28 7 1
5 BYU 7 101 268 2.65 4 21 18 9 2
6 Liberty 7 102 293 2.87 1 34 16 9 4
6 Duke 7 98 293 2.99 3 60 15 8 2
8 Iowa 7 117 294 2.51 2 34 18 5 2
9 Pittsburgh 8 133 298 2.24 4 20 24 15 2
10 Indiana 8 140 301 2.15 4 39 17 10 3
11 Georgia 7 109 312 2.86 3 22 21 7 3
12 Ohio State 7 106 326 3.08 3 25 19 9 1
13 Air Force 7 92 333 3.62 4 57 18 12 2
14 Missouri 7 114 340 2.98 3 27 27 12 3
15 Wisconsin 7 120 343 2.86 3 33 26 11 1
16 SMU 7 107 345 3.22 4 58 16 12 5
17 Michigan 7 122 346 2.84 2 31 20 8 2
18 UCF 7 123 347 2.82 4 34 18 9 3
19 New Mexico 7 98 353 3.60 2 86 16 11 3
20 Texas Tech 7 104 357 3.43 1 58 22 14 2
20 Utah 7 103 357 3.47 4 26 20 13 2
22 Minnesota 7 111 358 3.23 6 30 25 14 3
23 TCU 7 115 360 3.13 3 36 19 8 3
24 Washington 7 127 363 2.86 3 32 24 12 1
24 LSU 8 127 363 2.86 5 64 26 15 2
26 South Carolina 7 127 364 2.87 3 26 28 8 2
27 Miami (OH) 8 110 367 3.34 5 53 25 10 1
28 UCLA 7 108 368 3.41 3 20 19 12 1
29 Texas 7 119 369 3.10 2 42 25 12 1
30 Illinois 7 107 375 3.50 6 36 21 10 2
31 Connecticut 7 120 377 3.14 5 32 23 7 2
32 Utah State 7 113 385 3.41 2 63 22 7 4
33 Oklahoma 7 122 386 3.16 2 54 15 12 3
33 Mississippi State 7 105 386 3.68 2 47 16 8 3
35 Baylor 7 126 387 3.07 3 22 29 17 1
36 Clemson 7 126 390 3.10 3 19 24 15 0
37 Georgia Southern 7 117 398 3.40 1 35 25 16 3
38 Appalachian State 7 125 416 3.33 5 32 23 11 3
38 Oklahoma State 7 119 416 3.50 2 44 21 10 4
40 Nebraska 7 120 417 3.48 1 22 29 14 2
41 Arizona State 7 111 421 3.79 4 75 22 11 1
42 Oregon 7 122 428 3.51 3 33 25 11 4
43 FIU 7 108 432 4.00 3 54 25 19 2
44 Florida 7 112 443 3.96 7 80 22 11 4
45 Arizona 7 132 447 3.39 4 24 30 17 3
46 Alabama 8 143 451 3.15 5 37 27 16 4
47 Texas State 7 114 456 4.00 6 25 27 15 2
48 Virginia Tech 8 120 461 3.84 7 76 26 17 7
49 Navy 7 133 467 3.51 3 59 30 13 5
50 Cincinnati 7 118 471 3.99 5 58 24 18 2
51 Kentucky 8 116 476 4.10 6 74 20 11 4
52 Arkansas 7 112 489 4.37 9 59 25 16 2
53 NC State 7 112 494 4.41 7 70 24 16 3
54 Oregon State 7 113 495 4.38 6 41 25 15 6
55 USC 8 123 496 4.03 9 49 29 13 4
56 Louisville 7 145 503 3.47 4 34 28 12 3
56 Houston 8 105 503 4.79 8 37 29 21 5
58 Syracuse 7 120 504 4.20 7 71 26 14 5
59 New Mexico State 8 144 510 3.54 8 84 29 13 4
60 Virginia 8 136 516 3.79 5 81 31 13 4
61 Delaware 8 136 527 3.88 5 28 34 17 3
62 Kansas State 7 138 528 3.83 6 33 33 24 3
63 James Madison 9 150 530 3.53 3 47 26 14 4
64 Old Dominion 8 161 531 3.30 2 40 26 12 3
64 North Dakota State 8 154 531 3.45 2 18 32 17 0
64 Toledo 8 135 531 3.93 5 87 21 16 6
64 Army 7 99 531 5.36 6 59 31 15 6
68 USF 7 128 532 4.16 4 34 29 16 5
69 Fresno State 7 127 535 4.21 2 67 29 16 4
70 West Virginia 8 134 537 4.01 9 63 25 16 8
71 Kent State 8 159 542 3.41 7 36 33 17 2
72 Troy 8 148 544 3.68 5 44 34 13 4
73 Colorado 7 128 550 4.30 3 39 29 24 4
74 Massachusetts 8 148 552 3.73 4 46 30 16 3
75 Boston College 7 124 555 4.48 5 76 30 16 3
76 North Carolina 7 149 559 3.75 5 45 36 9 2
77 Louisiana Tech 7 124 562 4.53 7 54 31 17 7
78 Northwestern 7 112 567 5.06 4 70 28 12 7
79 Rutgers 7 119 571 4.80 4 37 33 23 5
80 Iowa State 7 122 575 4.71 4 44 24 12 8
81 Michigan State 8 141 578 4.10 6 71 32 14 3
81 Auburn 7 135 578 4.28 7 53 32 14 5
83 East Carolina 7 148 584 3.95 5 44 34 20 6
84 Louisiana 8 112 591 5.28 7 39 27 20 10
85 Memphis 8 140 592 4.23 7 75 27 19 5
85 Jacksonville State 8 138 592 4.29 3 28 34 17 2
87 Temple 7 139 593 4.27 7 48 36 15 2
88 UAB 7 153 595 3.89 4 24 37 18 2
89 Western Michigan 8 148 596 4.03 4 16 34 18 0
90 Buffalo 8 152 601 3.95 5 59 28 17 2
91 South Alabama 7 92 604 6.57 8 80 28 19 8
92 Sacramento State 8 141 612 4.34 9 56 27 15 6
93 Coastal Carolina 7 148 614 4.15 5 50 33 19 4
94 Purdue 7 118 618 5.24 6 53 28 17 7
95 Texas A&M 8 152 622 4.09 6 54 33 19 3
95 Maryland 7 143 622 4.35 7 63 35 17 4
97 San Jose State 8 143 624 4.36 6 50 41 19 2
98 Nevada 7 149 627 4.21 5 23 35 18 3
99 North Texas 8 150 629 4.19 8 57 35 19 7
99 Central Michigan 8 145 629 4.34 7 35 39 19 5
101 UNLV 7 136 632 4.65 8 50 31 17 8
102 Georgia State 7 125 636 5.09 7 63 34 22 7
103 Tennessee 8 140 640 4.57 5 57 33 25 10
104 Western Kentucky 8 132 662 5.02 6 70 33 18 6
105 Kennesaw State 8 147 667 4.54 8 42 34 20 3
106 Ohio 8 156 671 4.30 9 40 37 22 7
107 Kansas 7 140 689 4.92 4 90 28 15 7
108 UTEP 7 132 697 5.28 9 72 34 18 5
109 San Diego State 8 182 698 3.84 11 36 42 11 4
110 Penn State 7 131 699 5.34 7 43 33 23 6
111 UTSA 8 147 709 4.82 8 81 30 18 6
111 Hawaii 8 135 709 5.25 10 67 36 21 6
113 Wyoming 8 165 710 4.30 3 38 43 24 4
114 Ole Miss 7 148 713 4.82 9 47 36 18 9
115 Vanderbilt 8 158 715 4.53 6 59 42 16 7
116 Middle Tennessee State 8 145 729 5.03 9 38 43 22 6
117 Charlotte 7 143 740 5.17 12 56 41 26 6
118 Washington State 8 144 743 5.16 9 75 31 20 8
119 Missouri State 8 159 744 4.68 10 39 41 22 4
120 Marshall 7 139 750 5.40 7 70 36 18 6
121 Tulsa 8 178 763 4.29 8 84 43 23 3
122 Northern Illinois 7 156 766 4.91 9 41 41 23 6
123 Rice 8 176 768 4.36 9 52 41 20 5
124 Stanford 8 154 771 5.01 11 53 44 22 7
125 California 8 158 774 4.90 11 75 39 19 6
126 Colorado State 7 131 776 5.92 8 63 37 19 8
127 Eastern Michigan 9 159 800 5.03 5 42 34 28 7
128 Florida State 7 153 808 5.28 9 68 39 26 9
129 Louisiana-Monroe 7 152 809 5.32 5 57 37 20 8
130 Sam Houston State 8 154 842 5.47 9 81 39 23 10
131 Bowling Green 8 162 847 5.23 8 83 39 24 8
132 Tulane 7 162 850 5.25 7 58 44 28 4
133 Georgia Tech 7 166 871 5.25 8 47 49 29 6
134 Akron 8 142 885 6.23 8 71 37 23 10
135 Ball State 8 153 893 5.84 11 68 47 23 8
136 Southern Miss 7 185 921 4.98 6 74 47 20 6
137 Florida Atlantic 8 157 935 5.96 10 69 36 19 12
138 Arkansas State 8 164 1004 6.12 9 77 52 29 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards