2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Georgia 2 13 -14 -1.08 0 7 0 0 0
2 LSU 2 15 -8 -0.53 0 5 0 0 0
3 New Mexico 2 7 -5 -0.71 0 3 0 0 0
4 Kansas 2 14 3 0.21 0 4 0 0 0
5 Houston 3 22 6 0.27 1 5 0 0 0
5 Iowa State 2 14 6 0.43 0 9 0 0 0
7 Baylor 2 17 7 0.41 0 16 1 1 0
7 Auburn 2 15 7 0.47 0 6 0 0 0
9 Arkansas 2 10 9 0.90 1 6 2 0 0
10 South Carolina 2 13 11 0.85 0 7 1 0 0
11 Boise State 2 6 12 2.00 0 3 0 0 0
12 Virginia Tech 2 19 13 0.68 0 21 1 1 1
12 Utah State 2 9 13 1.44 0 9 1 0 0
14 Middle Tennessee State 2 13 14 1.08 0 10 1 1 0
14 Kansas State 2 9 14 1.56 0 7 0 0 0
16 Pittsburgh 3 13 16 1.23 0 6 1 0 0
16 Kentucky 2 13 16 1.23 0 11 3 1 0
16 Indiana 2 12 16 1.33 0 5 1 0 0
16 Georgia State 2 10 16 1.60 0 12 1 1 0
20 Utah 2 13 17 1.31 0 5 2 0 0
20 USF 2 8 17 2.13 0 7 1 0 0
20 Ohio State 2 8 17 2.13 0 8 1 0 0
23 Maryland 2 18 19 1.06 0 26 3 1 1
23 Virginia 2 12 19 1.58 0 9 1 0 0
23 Connecticut 2 7 19 2.71 0 8 0 0 0
26 TCU 2 16 20 1.25 1 9 0 0 0
27 Louisiana Tech 2 23 21 0.91 1 17 2 2 0
27 Arizona 2 11 21 1.91 1 11 1 1 0
27 Northwestern 1 5 21 4.20 0 12 1 1 0
30 Navy 2 15 22 1.47 0 10 4 1 0
31 Wyoming 2 13 24 1.85 0 8 0 0 0
31 Temple 2 13 24 1.85 0 13 1 1 0
33 Vanderbilt 2 10 25 2.50 0 14 4 2 0
34 USC 3 13 28 2.15 0 6 0 0 0
34 Fresno State 2 12 28 2.33 0 9 2 0 0
36 Alabama 2 16 29 1.81 0 9 2 0 0
36 Tennessee 2 14 29 2.07 0 17 2 1 0
36 Buffalo 2 8 29 3.63 0 16 1 1 0
39 Michigan State 2 14 32 2.29 0 12 3 2 0
40 Missouri 2 12 34 2.83 0 11 1 1 0
41 Iowa 2 11 36 3.27 0 15 1 1 0
42 North Texas 2 20 37 1.85 1 11 3 1 0
42 Eastern Michigan 3 17 37 2.18 0 12 2 1 0
44 Ole Miss 2 11 38 3.45 0 8 2 0 0
45 Oregon State 2 14 39 2.79 0 18 3 1 0
45 Stanford 2 11 39 3.55 0 8 2 0 0
47 Georgia Southern 2 17 40 2.35 0 15 3 2 0
47 Washington 2 17 40 2.35 0 25 1 2 1
49 Akron 2 14 41 2.93 0 15 2 1 0
50 Wake Forest 3 21 42 2.00 1 14 5 1 0
51 Louisville 2 15 43 2.87 0 11 3 1 0
51 Cincinnati 2 15 43 2.87 0 18 2 1 0
53 Massachusetts 2 13 44 3.38 0 7 4 0 0
53 North Dakota State 3 12 44 3.67 1 17 1 1 0
53 Rice 2 11 44 4.00 0 13 3 1 0
53 South Alabama 2 9 44 4.89 0 32 1 1 1
57 SMU 2 18 45 2.50 1 11 2 1 0
57 Oklahoma State 2 14 45 3.21 0 14 2 1 0
59 Notre Dame 2 18 46 2.56 0 11 2 1 0
60 Nevada 2 18 47 2.61 0 20 5 1 1
60 Colorado State 2 15 47 3.13 0 14 3 1 0
62 Purdue 2 14 48 3.43 1 18 3 1 0
63 Michigan 2 17 49 2.88 0 12 2 1 0
63 Florida 2 9 49 5.44 0 11 1 1 0
65 Syracuse 3 16 51 3.19 1 23 3 1 1
66 Appalachian State 2 15 52 3.47 1 15 4 2 0
67 James Madison 2 21 53 2.52 0 8 2 0 0
67 Western Michigan 2 18 53 2.94 1 10 3 1 0
67 Ball State 2 14 53 3.79 0 11 4 2 0
70 Wisconsin 2 20 54 2.70 0 10 3 2 0
71 Delaware 2 18 55 3.06 2 20 2 2 1
71 Florida State 2 14 55 3.93 0 14 4 1 0
73 FIU 2 22 56 2.55 0 12 3 1 0
73 Miami (FL) 3 21 56 2.67 0 27 3 1 1
73 Duke 2 17 56 3.29 0 9 2 0 0
76 Marshall 2 16 57 3.56 0 9 1 0 0
76 Minnesota 2 16 57 3.56 1 8 2 0 0
78 Nebraska 2 15 58 3.87 0 16 4 2 0
78 Arizona State 2 15 58 3.87 2 39 2 1 1
80 Washington State 2 16 59 3.69 0 12 4 2 0
81 Bowling Green 2 17 60 3.53 0 10 6 1 0
81 Arkansas State 2 16 60 3.75 0 11 3 1 0
83 UTSA 2 20 61 3.05 0 8 4 0 0
83 Tulsa 2 18 61 3.39 0 13 5 3 0
83 BYU 2 15 61 4.07 1 19 6 2 0
83 San Diego State 2 14 61 4.36 0 9 3 0 0
87 Army 2 18 62 3.44 0 9 3 0 0
88 Mississippi State 2 20 64 3.20 0 12 4 1 0
89 Sacramento State 3 20 65 3.25 0 15 3 1 0
89 Liberty 2 20 65 3.25 1 14 6 2 0
89 Texas A&M 2 11 65 5.91 0 19 4 2 0
92 UCF 2 21 70 3.33 0 13 3 2 0
93 Ohio 2 22 71 3.23 2 24 5 2 1
94 Southern Miss 2 18 73 4.06 0 20 2 2 1
95 Kennesaw State 2 17 78 4.59 0 24 3 3 1
96 Penn State 2 18 79 4.39 0 47 3 2 1
97 Kent State 2 16 80 5.00 1 42 4 3 1
97 Charlotte 2 15 80 5.33 2 28 4 2 1
99 Texas 2 23 81 3.52 1 22 5 1 1
99 Rutgers 2 15 81 5.40 2 19 5 4 0
101 Texas State 2 13 82 6.31 0 45 2 1 1
101 Troy 2 10 82 8.20 1 50 3 3 2
103 Louisiana 2 20 83 4.15 0 15 4 2 0
103 Boston College 2 19 83 4.37 0 31 4 4 2
105 New Mexico State 3 21 85 4.05 2 18 5 4 0
105 UNLV 3 19 85 4.47 0 15 4 3 0
107 NC State 2 16 86 5.38 1 22 5 4 1
108 Colorado 2 19 88 4.63 0 16 4 3 0
109 Air Force 2 16 91 5.69 1 31 4 1 1
110 Miami (OH) 2 14 92 6.57 1 50 3 2 1
111 Clemson 2 18 94 5.22 1 15 7 4 0
111 North Carolina 2 17 94 5.53 1 48 5 1 1
113 Georgia Tech 2 22 95 4.32 0 33 6 2 1
114 Central Michigan 2 18 96 5.33 1 16 5 3 0
115 Missouri State 2 22 98 4.45 0 21 6 4 1
116 UCLA 2 24 101 4.21 0 11 6 1 0
116 Toledo 2 23 101 4.39 1 25 4 3 1
116 West Virginia 2 21 101 4.81 0 48 3 4 2
119 Texas Tech 3 23 102 4.43 0 17 6 3 0
120 Illinois 2 24 103 4.29 0 29 5 3 1
120 East Carolina 2 24 103 4.29 1 23 6 2 1
122 Tulane 2 22 117 5.32 2 27 7 5 1
123 Sam Houston State 2 22 119 5.41 0 23 5 5 2
124 Jacksonville State 3 30 121 4.03 0 27 6 4 1
125 San Jose State 3 37 124 3.35 1 13 10 3 0
126 Oklahoma 2 19 125 6.58 1 38 4 4 2
126 California 2 17 125 7.35 1 55 4 2 2
128 Old Dominion 2 24 127 5.29 1 35 6 3 3
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 23 127 5.52 1 26 7 3 1
130 UAB 2 15 132 8.80 2 51 5 3 1
131 Hawaii 3 32 136 4.25 2 15 7 5 0
132 UTEP 2 28 141 5.04 2 16 8 6 0
133 Oregon 3 25 146 5.84 0 75 5 2 1
134 Memphis 3 31 148 4.77 0 18 9 3 0
135 Coastal Carolina 2 20 177 8.85 1 72 5 2 2
136 Florida Atlantic 2 19 187 9.84 1 48 7 6 3
137 Western Kentucky 2 16 200 12.50 3 72 6 4 2
138 Northern Illinois 2 22 204 9.27 3 50 10 8 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards