2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Duke 4 48 71 1.48 0 8 6 0 0
2 Notre Dame 5 63 105 1.67 0 10 13 2 0
3 Miami (FL) 5 51 107 2.10 1 21 8 4 1
4 Alabama 5 75 140 1.87 2 15 12 6 0
5 Pittsburgh 5 77 158 2.05 0 20 16 10 1
6 BYU 5 61 161 2.64 2 21 11 8 2
7 Texas 4 62 163 2.63 0 16 13 7 0
8 Navy 4 83 171 2.06 1 48 17 5 1
9 Indiana 5 77 173 2.25 3 26 8 6 1
10 Oregon 4 61 178 2.92 2 13 14 5 0
11 FIU 5 71 185 2.61 1 19 12 7 0
12 Georgia 5 75 186 2.48 2 19 14 3 0
13 Utah 4 62 196 3.16 2 22 11 8 1
14 LSU 5 75 198 2.64 3 64 16 6 1
15 Houston 5 52 200 3.85 4 37 11 8 2
16 Appalachian State 4 67 201 3.00 2 16 15 7 0
17 Minnesota 5 73 204 2.79 3 30 15 8 2
18 Air Force 4 59 210 3.56 2 57 12 6 2
19 Louisiana 5 60 211 3.52 3 29 9 5 2
20 Boise State 5 65 214 3.29 1 40 13 10 2
21 Missouri 5 84 219 2.61 2 27 18 9 2
22 Illinois 5 78 220 2.82 3 24 14 6 1
23 Kansas State 4 75 223 2.97 3 30 17 11 1
24 Kansas 4 69 224 3.25 2 34 10 6 2
24 UCLA 4 66 224 3.39 2 20 12 9 1
26 UCF 5 90 229 2.54 3 34 12 7 2
27 Arizona 5 72 236 3.28 2 24 15 9 1
28 Massachusetts 5 81 237 2.93 3 25 15 5 1
29 TCU 5 82 239 2.91 2 34 13 6 2
29 Texas Tech 5 71 239 3.37 0 20 16 11 1
31 James Madison 5 84 240 2.86 1 41 13 6 2
32 Oklahoma 4 77 241 3.13 2 54 8 6 3
33 South Carolina 5 84 242 2.88 2 23 20 5 1
34 Mississippi State 5 69 248 3.59 2 37 10 5 1
35 Miami (OH) 5 64 253 3.95 4 53 16 8 1
36 Baylor 5 81 255 3.15 2 18 19 11 0
36 Nebraska 5 79 255 3.23 1 22 16 8 2
38 Iowa 6 99 256 2.59 1 34 17 4 1
39 Michigan 5 93 259 2.78 0 31 17 8 2
40 Liberty 6 89 260 2.92 1 34 13 7 4
41 Virginia Tech 5 78 262 3.36 4 76 15 10 3
42 Kent State 5 87 264 3.03 4 16 15 8 0
43 Wake Forest 5 93 270 2.90 2 25 23 6 1
43 Ohio State 5 85 270 3.18 3 25 18 8 1
45 Sacramento State 5 81 278 3.43 3 56 12 7 2
46 Troy 5 83 283 3.41 3 44 17 8 3
47 Wisconsin 5 92 285 3.10 2 19 21 8 0
48 East Carolina 4 87 293 3.37 2 41 18 12 1
49 Fresno State 5 84 294 3.50 2 50 17 10 2
50 Northwestern 4 65 297 4.57 3 70 15 6 4
51 New Mexico 5 80 301 3.76 2 86 15 9 3
52 Toledo 5 78 302 3.87 3 66 9 6 3
53 Georgia Southern 5 81 304 3.75 1 26 21 13 2
54 Hawaii 5 74 305 4.12 5 50 20 11 1
55 SMU 5 86 307 3.57 4 58 14 10 4
55 Arizona State 4 72 307 4.26 2 75 14 7 1
57 New Mexico State 6 108 311 2.88 6 52 20 8 3
57 Army 4 52 311 5.98 3 47 16 10 4
59 Oklahoma State 4 79 315 3.99 2 29 15 9 3
59 Michigan State 5 77 315 4.09 4 71 17 5 2
61 Cincinnati 5 79 316 4.00 3 58 15 12 1
62 North Dakota State 5 95 317 3.34 2 18 21 6 0
63 Connecticut 5 98 318 3.24 4 32 20 6 2
64 Coastal Carolina 5 98 322 3.29 2 25 19 10 2
65 Tulsa 5 91 329 3.62 3 84 19 11 1
66 Northern Illinois 4 75 332 4.43 2 30 17 11 4
67 Old Dominion 5 104 333 3.20 2 40 16 8 3
68 Texas State 5 90 343 3.81 6 25 19 12 2
69 Texas A&M 5 87 344 3.95 4 30 17 10 2
70 Utah State 6 96 347 3.61 1 63 18 7 4
71 West Virginia 5 85 348 4.09 4 63 18 11 4
72 UNLV 5 85 349 4.11 4 43 16 12 4
73 Delaware 5 97 351 3.62 4 18 23 10 0
74 Tulane 4 77 352 4.57 3 25 18 15 1
75 Arkansas 5 82 354 4.32 6 25 18 13 1
76 Georgia State 5 77 355 4.61 4 63 17 11 4
77 Washington 6 116 358 3.09 2 32 23 12 1
78 Clemson 5 91 362 3.98 3 19 22 13 0
79 UAB 5 96 364 3.79 2 20 23 11 1
79 Florida Atlantic 5 87 364 4.18 3 61 17 5 3
81 NC State 5 74 365 4.93 5 70 16 10 3
82 Oregon State 5 91 368 4.04 4 38 19 11 3
83 Colorado 5 89 369 4.15 1 35 22 17 3
84 Virginia 5 88 373 4.24 5 81 20 9 3
85 North Carolina 4 84 378 4.50 3 45 23 7 2
86 North Texas 5 91 380 4.18 6 57 21 12 3
87 Syracuse 4 70 389 5.56 3 71 18 11 3
88 USC 6 86 392 4.56 8 49 20 11 4
89 Vanderbilt 5 92 394 4.28 1 59 23 10 5
90 Maryland 5 90 395 4.39 3 63 20 12 2
91 Florida 5 82 396 4.83 6 80 18 9 4
92 Western Michigan 5 94 399 4.24 2 16 21 11 0
92 Rutgers 5 87 399 4.59 3 31 22 16 3
94 Stanford 5 91 400 4.40 7 26 26 14 3
95 Buffalo 5 99 401 4.05 4 59 21 11 1
96 Louisiana Tech 4 83 406 4.89 5 54 22 9 4
96 Kentucky 5 82 406 4.95 5 74 16 9 4
98 Boston College 5 93 410 4.41 4 76 18 11 3
99 Nevada 4 100 411 4.11 4 23 25 11 1
99 Kennesaw State 5 88 411 4.67 6 42 19 13 2
101 Central Michigan 5 81 415 5.12 4 35 24 12 4
102 Temple 5 97 416 4.29 4 21 26 9 1
102 UTEP 5 90 416 4.62 5 54 23 11 3
104 Memphis 5 85 420 4.94 5 75 21 15 3
105 Jacksonville State 6 111 427 3.85 2 25 27 12 1
106 Ohio 5 107 429 4.01 7 39 24 12 3
107 Penn State 5 91 433 4.76 3 32 20 14 3
108 San Diego State 5 114 434 3.81 6 36 25 7 3
109 Washington State 6 98 438 4.47 5 75 20 13 4
110 Auburn 5 101 446 4.42 6 53 22 8 4
111 Georgia Tech 4 94 451 4.80 3 47 23 13 2
112 Tennessee 5 91 453 4.98 3 57 25 19 7
113 Louisville 6 122 464 3.80 4 34 22 11 3
113 South Alabama 6 72 464 6.44 6 80 20 13 6
115 Bowling Green 5 94 469 4.99 4 83 20 14 5
116 Wyoming 6 116 472 4.07 2 38 29 15 3
117 San Jose State 6 96 475 4.95 4 50 28 13 2
118 Rice 5 113 484 4.28 4 52 27 13 3
119 Marshall 5 91 487 5.35 4 59 24 10 3
120 Colorado State 5 92 489 5.32 4 47 26 13 5
121 California 5 98 492 5.02 6 75 23 11 5
122 Ole Miss 4 91 511 5.62 7 45 25 12 7
123 Charlotte 5 111 521 4.69 11 56 30 16 4
124 USF 6 114 523 4.59 4 34 28 14 5
125 Iowa State 6 105 533 5.08 3 44 22 12 8
126 Purdue 5 95 546 5.75 5 47 26 16 6
127 Eastern Michigan 6 105 547 5.21 4 40 26 18 5
128 Middle Tennessee State 5 98 563 5.74 8 38 34 18 4
129 Sam Houston State 5 88 591 6.72 7 81 26 17 7
130 UTSA 6 125 592 4.74 6 59 28 15 5
131 Missouri State 5 111 607 5.47 6 39 33 20 4
132 Western Kentucky 6 107 608 5.68 6 70 28 16 6
132 Akron 5 94 608 6.47 6 71 26 17 7
134 Florida State 6 124 610 4.92 7 68 31 19 6
135 Louisiana-Monroe 5 106 611 5.76 3 57 28 16 7
136 Ball State 5 113 757 6.70 10 68 34 19 8
137 Arkansas State 6 134 788 5.88 7 74 44 24 6
138 Southern Miss 5 138 802 5.81 5 74 39 19 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards