2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 2 24 13 0.54 0 10 2 1 0
2 BYU 2 24 25 1.04 1 10 2 1 0
3 Navy 2 33 33 1.00 0 11 8 2 0
4 Maryland 2 32 45 1.41 0 10 4 1 0
4 Miami (FL) 3 26 45 1.73 0 13 3 1 0
6 West Virginia 2 28 46 1.64 0 17 3 2 0
7 Notre Dame 2 29 49 1.69 0 8 5 0 0
7 Air Force 2 27 49 1.81 0 15 4 2 0
9 Virginia 2 28 55 1.96 1 13 4 1 0
10 Duke 2 28 56 2.00 0 8 4 0 0
11 Texas A&M 2 26 57 2.19 0 13 3 1 0
12 Troy 2 31 60 1.94 0 15 4 2 0
13 LSU 2 32 61 1.91 1 11 6 1 0
14 Michigan State 2 15 62 4.13 1 71 3 1 1
15 TCU 2 33 64 1.94 0 10 3 1 0
15 Iowa 2 33 64 1.94 0 34 2 2 1
15 Florida 2 30 64 2.13 0 10 5 2 0
15 Northwestern 1 23 64 2.78 1 10 7 1 0
19 North Carolina 2 34 67 1.97 0 11 6 1 0
20 Old Dominion 2 37 72 1.95 1 21 6 3 1
21 Toledo 2 33 76 2.30 0 13 3 3 0
22 Tulsa 2 35 77 2.20 0 12 7 2 0
22 South Carolina 2 25 77 3.08 0 23 4 1 1
24 Arizona State 2 31 79 2.55 0 13 5 1 0
24 Utah State 2 29 79 2.72 0 36 4 2 1
24 Utah 2 28 79 2.82 1 22 6 3 1
27 Baylor 2 30 81 2.70 1 12 6 3 0
27 Liberty 2 29 81 2.79 0 23 4 2 1
27 FIU 2 28 81 2.89 1 11 3 3 0
30 Florida State 2 22 82 3.73 0 23 4 3 1
31 Georgia Southern 2 33 83 2.52 0 21 5 5 1
32 Vanderbilt 2 31 86 2.77 0 37 5 3 1
33 James Madison 2 39 89 2.28 0 17 5 2 0
33 Virginia Tech 2 33 89 2.70 1 76 4 3 1
35 Auburn 2 35 91 2.60 0 12 6 1 0
35 Mississippi State 2 26 91 3.50 0 18 4 3 0
37 Kansas State 2 39 92 2.36 0 16 8 5 0
37 Appalachian State 2 32 92 2.88 0 15 7 4 0
39 Colorado 2 26 93 3.58 0 18 7 6 0
40 Coastal Carolina 2 42 94 2.24 1 25 7 3 2
40 Boise State 2 26 94 3.62 0 40 5 4 1
42 Louisiana 2 27 95 3.52 1 29 5 3 1
43 Indiana 2 35 97 2.77 1 19 4 3 0
43 Georgia State 2 26 97 3.73 1 16 7 4 0
45 UCF 2 38 99 2.61 0 24 5 4 1
46 Massachusetts 2 33 101 3.06 1 12 5 1 0
46 Middle Tennessee State 2 28 101 3.61 3 15 7 2 0
48 Georgia 2 37 103 2.78 1 19 7 3 0
48 Army 2 25 103 4.12 2 24 6 4 1
50 Central Michigan 2 28 106 3.79 1 23 8 3 1
51 UTEP 2 37 107 2.89 1 24 6 2 1
52 Oregon 3 45 108 2.40 1 11 9 2 0
52 Oklahoma 2 41 108 2.63 1 51 4 2 1
52 Delaware 2 33 108 3.27 2 18 5 2 0
55 Clemson 2 35 109 3.11 1 13 8 4 0
55 SMU 2 34 109 3.21 1 34 5 3 1
57 Miami (OH) 2 24 110 4.58 0 14 7 4 0
58 Houston 3 34 111 3.26 3 29 6 5 1
58 Arkansas 2 30 111 3.70 3 15 5 5 0
60 Stanford 2 31 112 3.61 1 19 8 4 0
61 Ohio State 2 35 113 3.23 2 15 8 5 0
61 Penn State 2 29 113 3.90 1 22 5 3 1
63 Iowa State 2 36 114 3.17 0 44 7 2 1
63 Louisville 2 35 114 3.26 1 17 7 1 0
63 Cincinnati 2 27 114 4.22 1 16 7 5 0
66 NC State 2 41 115 2.80 1 13 7 1 0
66 Connecticut 2 38 115 3.03 3 14 6 2 0
66 New Mexico 2 35 115 3.29 1 23 6 4 1
66 Arizona 2 31 115 3.71 0 16 6 3 0
70 Illinois 2 35 116 3.31 1 24 5 2 1
70 Missouri 2 34 116 3.41 1 27 8 6 2
70 South Alabama 2 19 116 6.11 1 80 3 3 2
73 Washington 2 33 118 3.58 1 17 9 6 0
74 Kansas 2 41 119 2.90 1 12 6 3 0
75 Texas 2 33 120 3.64 0 14 8 5 0
75 Temple 2 29 120 4.14 0 17 6 2 0
77 Wisconsin 2 28 123 4.39 2 16 9 4 0
78 Akron 2 27 125 4.63 1 57 5 3 1
79 Kent State 2 33 129 3.91 2 16 8 3 0
80 Oklahoma State 2 31 133 4.29 1 29 6 4 1
81 Michigan 2 41 134 3.27 0 22 10 4 1
81 Nebraska 2 35 134 3.83 1 17 9 3 0
81 North Texas 2 31 134 4.32 2 43 7 3 1
84 UAB 2 33 137 4.15 1 16 8 4 0
85 East Carolina 2 43 138 3.21 2 17 9 6 0
86 Kennesaw State 2 38 140 3.68 1 18 7 5 0
86 Marshall 2 36 140 3.89 2 16 10 2 0
88 Wyoming 2 40 141 3.53 0 20 10 4 1
88 Northern Illinois 2 37 141 3.81 0 27 8 5 2
90 Buffalo 2 49 144 2.94 0 15 7 3 0
90 Rutgers 2 36 144 4.00 1 19 8 7 0
92 Western Michigan 2 29 146 5.03 1 15 5 4 0
93 Pittsburgh 3 46 148 3.22 0 20 13 9 1
94 Minnesota 2 39 153 3.92 1 30 8 5 2
95 Nevada 2 41 154 3.76 1 15 10 6 0
96 Texas Tech 3 41 156 3.80 0 20 10 8 1
97 Purdue 2 36 157 4.36 2 44 8 5 3
98 USF 2 38 158 4.16 1 23 9 5 1
99 UCLA 2 42 161 3.83 1 20 9 7 1
99 Fresno State 2 40 161 4.03 1 18 10 7 0
101 Oregon State 2 44 163 3.70 3 38 7 5 1
101 Kentucky 2 36 163 4.53 4 31 7 5 1
103 Sacramento State 3 47 164 3.49 2 56 7 3 2
104 New Mexico State 3 47 168 3.57 2 52 9 3 1
105 Texas State 2 34 173 5.09 4 25 8 7 2
106 Colorado State 2 40 177 4.43 1 35 10 6 2
107 Rice 2 44 179 4.07 0 49 9 4 1
108 Louisiana Tech 2 42 184 4.38 3 46 10 4 1
109 San Diego State 2 40 185 4.63 5 36 11 2 2
110 California 2 37 186 5.03 4 53 9 5 2
111 USC 3 39 188 4.82 3 32 10 6 3
112 Hawaii 3 41 191 4.66 3 50 13 6 1
113 Tulane 2 44 196 4.45 1 18 11 8 0
113 San Jose State 3 38 196 5.16 3 50 13 4 1
115 Tennessee 2 38 209 5.50 2 34 11 9 4
115 Bowling Green 2 32 209 6.53 1 83 6 4 2
117 Boston College 2 44 219 4.98 3 24 9 5 2
118 North Dakota State 3 67 222 3.31 2 18 16 5 0
118 Syracuse 3 55 222 4.04 1 46 12 6 2
120 Wake Forest 3 61 227 3.72 2 25 18 5 1
121 Ole Miss 2 41 236 5.76 2 43 11 6 4
121 Missouri State 2 40 236 5.90 3 18 15 9 0
123 Arkansas State 2 38 249 6.55 3 74 11 7 3
123 Charlotte 2 36 249 6.92 6 56 12 6 3
125 UTSA 2 42 252 6.00 1 54 11 7 2
126 Sam Houston State 2 37 253 6.84 2 81 8 5 3
127 Washington State 2 28 255 9.11 2 75 10 7 4
128 Western Kentucky 2 43 257 5.98 3 70 11 5 2
129 Florida Atlantic 2 39 265 6.79 3 61 9 4 3
130 Memphis 3 59 268 4.54 3 54 15 11 2
131 Ohio 2 51 272 5.33 4 39 16 9 2
132 Jacksonville State 3 68 282 4.15 1 25 15 8 1
133 Georgia Tech 2 51 295 5.78 3 47 16 9 2
134 Louisiana-Monroe 2 47 304 6.47 2 57 16 9 3
135 UNLV 3 64 317 4.95 3 43 14 10 3
136 Ball State 2 34 342 10.06 4 66 12 8 5
137 Eastern Michigan 3 58 344 5.93 3 40 15 11 3
138 Southern Miss 2 58 356 6.14 1 39 18 10 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards