2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 9 105 230 2.19 0 13 18 5 0
2 Miami (FL) 9 106 254 2.40 3 24 18 9 3
3 Boise State 9 110 378 3.44 3 40 21 13 5
4 Air Force 9 113 476 4.21 7 57 24 17 4
5 New Mexico 9 123 356 2.89 2 86 17 11 3
6 Liberty 9 126 354 2.81 1 34 21 11 4
7 Houston 9 127 614 4.83 9 37 35 26 5
8 Duke 9 130 314 2.42 3 60 19 9 2
9 Utah 9 131 527 4.02 6 48 29 20 3
10 Illinois 9 132 469 3.55 7 36 25 14 2
11 SMU 9 135 437 3.24 5 58 20 15 6
12 UCLA 9 137 439 3.20 3 20 24 14 1
12 Ohio State 9 137 452 3.30 5 48 23 14 3
12 FIU 9 137 524 3.82 5 54 30 22 3
15 Miami (OH) 10 138 438 3.17 6 53 27 11 1
15 Kentucky 9 138 610 4.42 8 74 27 13 5
17 LSU 9 140 388 2.77 5 64 29 17 2
17 BYU 9 140 426 3.04 5 30 29 12 3
17 South Alabama 9 140 808 5.77 8 80 37 23 10
20 Georgia 9 141 356 2.52 5 22 28 10 3
20 Texas Tech 9 141 412 2.92 5 58 24 17 3
20 Georgia Southern 9 141 528 3.74 2 66 31 19 4
20 NC State 9 141 574 4.07 8 70 29 18 4
24 Iowa 9 142 354 2.49 2 34 23 8 2
25 Wake Forest 9 143 323 2.26 2 25 32 7 1
25 Virginia Tech 9 143 636 4.45 8 76 34 21 9
27 USC 9 144 595 4.13 9 49 36 15 5
28 Arizona State 9 145 475 3.28 5 75 27 11 1
28 Mississippi State 9 145 490 3.38 2 47 23 12 4
30 Delaware 9 146 537 3.68 5 28 34 17 3
30 Louisiana 10 146 739 5.06 9 45 35 24 11
30 Hawaii 9 146 753 5.16 10 67 38 23 6
33 Nebraska 9 147 514 3.50 1 29 35 18 3
33 Jacksonville State 9 147 593 4.03 3 28 35 18 2
33 Penn State 9 147 748 5.09 7 43 36 24 7
36 Northwestern 9 148 706 4.77 5 70 34 14 9
36 Western Kentucky 9 148 814 5.50 8 75 39 22 7
38 Pittsburgh 9 149 373 2.50 5 36 28 18 3
38 Utah State 9 149 486 3.26 3 63 31 13 5
38 Texas State 9 149 521 3.50 8 25 31 17 2
41 Missouri 9 150 406 2.71 4 27 33 14 3
41 Texas 9 150 439 2.93 2 42 30 15 1
41 Oregon 9 150 538 3.59 3 33 32 17 6
41 Michigan State 9 150 592 3.95 7 71 33 15 3
45 Indiana 9 153 375 2.45 4 39 21 14 4
45 Oklahoma 9 153 480 3.14 3 54 22 16 3
45 Minnesota 9 153 559 3.65 6 31 38 25 4
48 TCU 9 154 459 2.98 4 36 22 9 3
48 Florida 9 154 625 4.06 7 80 32 15 5
50 Clemson 9 155 478 3.08 4 19 30 21 0
50 Army 9 155 768 4.95 8 59 43 20 8
52 Fresno State 9 156 597 3.83 3 67 34 19 5
52 Iowa State 9 156 814 5.22 8 75 36 18 10
54 Michigan 9 157 492 3.13 3 54 25 11 5
54 Louisiana Tech 9 157 644 4.10 7 54 36 20 7
54 Cincinnati 9 157 699 4.45 6 58 36 26 4
57 Syracuse 9 158 641 4.06 8 71 37 21 6
57 Tennessee 9 158 686 4.34 5 57 37 26 10
59 Alabama 9 159 487 3.06 6 37 28 16 4
59 Georgia State 9 159 704 4.43 8 63 40 27 7
59 Arkansas 9 159 806 5.07 11 59 40 26 6
62 Purdue 9 160 805 5.03 9 75 35 19 8
63 Kennesaw State 9 161 727 4.52 8 42 38 23 4
64 Wisconsin 9 162 451 2.78 4 33 32 13 2
64 West Virginia 9 162 606 3.74 9 63 27 19 8
64 Oklahoma State 9 162 622 3.84 5 75 30 14 5
64 Colorado 9 162 649 4.01 3 39 36 27 4
64 Oregon State 9 162 718 4.43 9 63 34 20 8
69 Washington 9 163 466 2.86 3 36 31 14 3
69 UCF 9 163 614 3.77 7 34 32 19 6
69 Rutgers 9 163 737 4.52 6 37 42 27 6
72 South Carolina 9 164 538 3.28 3 44 41 13 3
72 Virginia 9 164 719 4.38 8 81 41 17 6
72 Middle Tennessee State 9 164 863 5.26 11 45 47 24 8
75 Toledo 10 165 539 3.27 6 87 25 18 6
75 North Dakota State 9 165 556 3.37 2 18 33 17 0
75 James Madison 10 165 567 3.44 3 47 28 15 4
75 New Mexico State 9 165 605 3.67 10 84 34 16 4
75 Texas A&M 9 165 695 4.21 7 54 35 21 4
75 Kansas 9 165 801 4.85 7 90 35 19 8
75 Washington State 9 165 815 4.94 9 75 36 23 8
75 Stanford 9 165 950 5.76 13 75 50 28 10
83 Baylor 9 166 515 3.10 4 56 38 21 3
83 Troy 9 166 602 3.63 6 44 38 15 4
85 Navy 9 167 654 3.92 6 59 39 19 7
86 Western Michigan 10 168 671 3.99 4 22 40 22 1
86 Vanderbilt 9 168 732 4.36 6 59 44 17 7
88 Appalachian State 9 169 596 3.53 5 56 31 16 4
89 Arizona 9 170 704 4.14 7 64 40 24 6
89 Boston College 9 170 726 4.27 8 76 40 19 4
89 Central Michigan 10 170 743 4.37 7 35 45 22 6
92 UTEP 9 171 836 4.89 11 72 42 22 6
93 UTSA 9 172 868 5.05 10 81 35 23 9
94 North Texas 9 173 797 4.61 10 57 41 23 9
94 Marshall 9 173 902 5.21 10 70 46 24 7
96 Sam Houston State 9 174 945 5.43 11 81 45 29 10
96 Florida Atlantic 9 174 989 5.68 10 69 39 22 13
98 UNLV 9 176 918 5.22 9 50 43 26 12
99 USF 10 177 724 4.09 5 41 39 23 8
100 East Carolina 9 178 738 4.15 6 44 43 28 8
100 Colorado State 9 178 1136 6.38 13 63 57 31 13
102 Kansas State 9 179 713 3.98 8 47 41 28 5
102 Maryland 9 179 787 4.40 10 64 44 23 6
104 North Carolina 9 182 700 3.85 8 45 46 15 4
104 California 9 182 877 4.82 13 75 44 20 7
104 Eastern Michigan 10 182 914 5.02 7 42 41 33 8
107 Louisville 9 183 667 3.64 4 34 36 15 5
107 Coastal Carolina 9 183 694 3.79 5 50 39 22 4
107 Ole Miss 9 183 850 4.64 10 47 44 24 9
107 Missouri State 9 183 961 5.25 12 56 48 28 8
107 Akron 10 183 1197 6.54 11 91 46 29 14
112 Connecticut 9 184 637 3.46 7 32 39 12 2
112 Auburn 9 184 777 4.22 9 53 45 21 7
114 Massachusetts 10 185 723 3.91 7 46 36 19 4
114 Northern Illinois 9 185 917 4.96 11 60 47 27 8
116 Charlotte 9 186 974 5.24 16 56 53 33 8
116 Florida State 9 186 1003 5.39 10 79 46 30 11
118 UAB 9 189 683 3.61 4 24 42 21 2
118 Memphis 10 189 961 5.08 10 75 43 32 11
120 Wyoming 9 190 861 4.53 5 38 50 31 6
121 Buffalo 10 191 782 4.09 6 59 38 24 3
121 San Jose State 10 191 839 4.39 7 50 51 27 4
121 Arkansas State 9 191 1117 5.85 10 77 59 32 9
124 Nevada 9 193 816 4.23 6 23 46 23 4
124 Rice 9 193 912 4.73 14 60 45 23 7
126 San Diego State 9 194 712 3.67 12 36 46 11 4
126 Bowling Green 10 194 958 4.94 9 83 45 28 10
128 Temple 9 196 871 4.44 9 48 53 24 3
129 Ohio 10 202 939 4.65 12 48 48 30 11
130 Kent State 10 203 696 3.43 10 48 40 22 4
131 Ball State 10 204 1199 5.88 16 68 63 33 11
132 Tulsa 9 205 870 4.24 8 84 51 24 3
133 Old Dominion 10 206 625 3.03 2 40 30 15 4
134 Louisiana-Monroe 10 208 1148 5.52 10 57 52 33 11
135 Tulane 9 209 1085 5.19 11 58 57 35 6
136 Georgia Tech 9 211 1100 5.21 11 47 60 37 10
137 Sacramento State 11 213 999 4.69 12 56 46 25 9
138 Southern Miss 9 230 1101 4.79 10 74 57 25 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards