2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 7 81 151 1.86 0 12 16 3 0
2 Pittsburgh 7 113 230 2.04 2 20 21 12 1
3 Indiana 7 116 272 2.34 4 39 14 10 3
4 Wake Forest 7 111 264 2.38 2 25 28 7 1
5 Miami (FL) 6 60 155 2.58 1 24 9 6 2
6 BYU 6 78 202 2.59 3 21 14 8 2
6 Iowa 6 99 256 2.59 1 34 17 4 1
8 TCU 6 92 247 2.68 2 34 13 6 2
9 UCF 6 105 282 2.69 3 34 16 8 2
10 Texas Tech 6 81 225 2.78 0 20 18 12 1
11 Michigan 6 105 293 2.79 1 31 18 8 2
11 New Mexico State 7 117 326 2.79 7 52 22 10 3
13 Navy 6 112 316 2.82 2 48 24 9 3
14 Georgia 7 109 312 2.86 3 22 21 7 3
14 Washington 7 127 363 2.86 3 32 24 12 1
16 Liberty 7 102 293 2.87 1 34 16 9 4
17 Baylor 6 99 287 2.90 2 18 21 13 0
17 Oklahoma 6 105 305 2.90 2 54 12 9 3
19 South Carolina 6 105 308 2.93 3 26 25 6 2
20 Missouri 7 114 340 2.98 3 27 27 12 3
21 Duke 7 98 293 2.99 3 60 15 8 2
22 Boise State 6 72 217 3.01 1 40 14 10 2
23 Oregon 6 98 296 3.02 3 26 19 8 2
24 Texas 6 108 331 3.06 2 42 23 11 1
25 LSU 7 113 347 3.07 4 64 23 12 2
26 Ohio State 7 106 326 3.08 3 25 19 9 1
27 Connecticut 7 120 377 3.14 5 32 23 7 2
28 Wisconsin 6 112 362 3.23 3 33 24 11 1
29 Minnesota 6 96 311 3.24 6 30 22 12 3
30 Alabama 7 123 401 3.26 5 37 24 13 4
31 Mississippi State 6 84 275 3.27 2 37 13 6 2
31 Old Dominion 7 142 465 3.27 2 40 23 11 3
33 James Madison 8 122 404 3.31 2 47 19 9 3
34 Appalachian State 7 125 416 3.33 5 32 23 11 3
35 Clemson 6 110 368 3.35 3 19 23 14 0
36 Georgia Southern 7 117 398 3.40 1 35 25 16 3
36 North Dakota State 7 134 456 3.40 2 18 27 12 0
38 Illinois 6 96 329 3.43 6 36 19 10 2
39 Louisville 7 145 503 3.47 4 34 28 12 3
40 Nebraska 7 120 417 3.48 1 22 29 14 2
41 Miami (OH) 7 94 333 3.54 5 53 22 10 1
41 Delaware 7 120 425 3.54 5 28 28 13 1
43 Arizona 6 112 401 3.58 4 24 26 15 3
44 SMU 6 96 346 3.60 4 58 16 12 5
44 UCLA 6 98 353 3.60 3 20 18 11 1
44 San Diego State 7 159 573 3.60 9 36 35 10 3
47 Utah State 6 96 347 3.61 1 63 18 7 4
48 Air Force 7 92 333 3.62 4 57 18 12 2
49 Kent State 7 136 494 3.63 6 36 27 16 2
50 Troy 6 109 398 3.65 5 44 25 10 3
51 North Texas 6 109 402 3.69 6 57 24 14 3
52 Cincinnati 6 99 369 3.73 4 58 19 14 1
52 Massachusetts 8 148 552 3.73 4 46 30 16 3
54 New Mexico 6 87 326 3.75 2 86 15 10 3
54 Toledo 7 119 446 3.75 4 87 17 12 4
56 Oklahoma State 6 110 417 3.79 2 44 21 10 4
56 Virginia 8 136 516 3.79 5 81 31 13 4
58 Michigan State 7 115 438 3.81 5 71 26 9 2
59 Kansas State 6 112 428 3.82 4 33 27 19 2
60 Utah 6 88 339 3.85 3 26 18 12 2
61 Colorado 6 106 410 3.87 1 35 24 18 3
62 Virginia Tech 7 101 393 3.89 6 76 21 13 6
62 UAB 7 153 595 3.89 4 24 37 18 2
64 East Carolina 7 148 584 3.95 5 44 34 20 6
65 Florida 7 112 443 3.96 7 80 22 11 4
66 FIU 7 108 432 4.00 3 54 25 19 2
66 North Carolina 6 120 480 4.00 4 45 29 9 2
68 Jacksonville State 7 126 505 4.01 3 25 30 14 1
69 Western Michigan 7 128 521 4.07 3 16 30 15 0
70 Buffalo 7 136 557 4.10 5 59 27 16 2
71 Texas State 6 104 430 4.13 6 25 24 15 2
72 Coastal Carolina 7 148 614 4.15 5 50 33 19 4
73 Arizona State 6 95 395 4.16 3 75 19 10 1
73 USF 7 128 532 4.16 4 34 29 16 5
75 USC 7 100 419 4.19 8 49 22 11 4
76 West Virginia 7 117 493 4.21 8 63 23 14 6
76 Fresno State 7 127 535 4.21 2 67 29 16 4
78 Nevada 6 136 574 4.22 4 23 32 16 3
79 Louisiana 7 93 393 4.23 6 29 19 13 5
79 Auburn 6 118 499 4.23 6 53 27 10 5
79 Memphis 8 140 592 4.23 7 75 27 19 5
82 Northwestern 6 93 396 4.26 3 70 23 8 4
83 Temple 7 139 593 4.27 7 48 36 15 2
84 Texas A&M 7 135 579 4.29 6 54 30 17 3
84 Tulsa 8 178 763 4.29 8 84 43 23 3
86 Wyoming 8 165 710 4.30 3 38 43 24 4
87 Kentucky 7 111 478 4.31 6 74 20 11 4
88 Maryland 7 143 622 4.35 7 63 35 17 4
89 Sacramento State 7 118 514 4.36 7 56 21 13 6
90 Arkansas 7 112 489 4.37 9 59 25 16 2
91 Syracuse 6 106 464 4.38 6 71 23 13 4
91 Oregon State 7 113 495 4.38 6 41 25 15 6
93 California 7 132 581 4.40 7 75 28 12 5
94 Houston 7 85 375 4.41 5 37 22 15 3
94 NC State 7 112 494 4.41 7 70 24 16 3
96 Ohio 7 144 638 4.43 9 40 35 20 7
97 Georgia Tech 6 133 593 4.46 4 47 34 20 3
98 Boston College 6 115 514 4.47 4 76 25 13 3
99 San Jose State 7 122 551 4.52 5 50 35 17 2
100 Kennesaw State 7 127 579 4.56 8 42 29 18 2
101 Central Michigan 7 126 577 4.58 5 35 34 17 4
101 Vanderbilt 7 132 604 4.58 4 59 34 14 7
103 Washington State 7 120 555 4.63 7 75 25 16 6
103 UTSA 7 139 643 4.63 7 59 29 17 5
105 Rice 7 154 714 4.64 7 52 38 19 5
106 UNLV 7 136 632 4.65 8 50 31 17 8
107 Rutgers 6 97 454 4.68 3 31 24 19 4
108 Ole Miss 6 125 593 4.74 8 45 29 13 7
109 Tennessee 7 122 583 4.78 4 57 30 23 9
110 Missouri State 7 150 734 4.89 10 39 40 21 4
111 Stanford 8 154 771 5.01 11 53 44 22 7
112 Eastern Michigan 8 146 736 5.04 4 42 32 25 6
113 Bowling Green 7 135 683 5.06 6 83 33 20 6
114 Louisiana Tech 6 110 558 5.07 7 54 31 17 7
115 Iowa State 6 105 533 5.08 3 44 22 12 8
116 Georgia State 6 102 526 5.16 5 63 26 17 5
117 Charlotte 7 143 740 5.17 12 56 41 26 6
118 Southern Miss 6 163 850 5.21 6 74 42 20 6
119 Kansas 6 122 637 5.22 4 90 26 15 7
120 Purdue 7 118 618 5.24 6 53 28 17 7
121 Florida Atlantic 6 109 575 5.28 6 69 24 8 6
121 UTEP 7 132 697 5.28 9 72 34 18 5
121 Florida State 7 153 808 5.28 9 68 39 26 9
124 Northern Illinois 6 133 705 5.30 7 41 38 23 6
125 Western Kentucky 7 117 622 5.32 6 70 30 16 6
125 Hawaii 7 123 654 5.32 9 67 33 19 6
127 Penn State 7 131 699 5.34 7 43 33 23 6
128 Army 7 99 531 5.36 6 59 31 15 6
129 Tulane 6 135 729 5.40 4 58 40 26 3
129 Marshall 7 139 750 5.40 7 70 36 18 6
131 Middle Tennessee State 7 127 701 5.52 8 38 42 22 6
132 Arkansas State 7 151 854 5.66 8 74 47 26 6
133 Louisiana-Monroe 6 129 745 5.78 4 57 33 18 8
134 Sam Houston State 7 134 789 5.89 8 81 35 21 10
135 Colorado State 6 116 710 6.12 7 63 34 19 8
136 Ball State 7 143 880 6.15 11 68 45 23 8
137 Akron 7 131 855 6.53 7 71 36 23 10
138 South Alabama 7 92 604 6.57 8 80 28 19 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards