2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Connecticut 7 42 141 3.36 0 9 7 0 0
2 Wisconsin 6 51 150 2.94 0 10 10 2 0
3 Utah 6 32 63 1.97 0 11 4 2 0
3 Navy 6 50 116 2.32 1 11 9 2 0
5 Notre Dame 7 54 149 2.76 1 12 6 2 0
6 Michigan 6 42 123 2.93 1 13 5 2 0
6 TCU 6 52 148 2.85 2 13 7 6 0
6 UCF 6 58 184 3.17 2 13 8 4 0
9 Wake Forest 7 54 95 1.76 2 14 9 2 0
9 Florida State 7 54 173 3.20 1 14 10 5 0
11 Iowa 6 42 127 3.02 0 15 4 1 0
11 Louisiana 7 49 138 2.82 0 15 8 4 0
11 Eastern Michigan 8 55 172 3.13 0 15 12 3 0
11 Hawaii 7 64 221 3.45 2 15 13 5 0
15 Baylor 6 48 104 2.17 1 16 7 5 0
16 Pittsburgh 7 39 90 2.31 2 17 6 3 0
16 Tennessee 7 53 101 1.91 1 17 7 3 0
16 North Dakota State 7 40 109 2.73 1 17 6 2 0
16 Texas Tech 6 46 180 3.91 0 17 11 7 0
16 Kentucky 7 61 201 3.30 2 17 17 8 0
21 South Carolina 6 32 65 2.03 0 18 3 1 0
21 Clemson 6 45 217 4.82 2 18 12 8 0
21 UNLV 7 58 272 4.69 1 18 16 12 0
24 Houston 7 48 63 1.31 1 19 2 1 0
24 Nebraska 7 47 118 2.51 0 19 8 5 0
24 Indiana 7 47 156 3.32 1 19 8 4 0
24 Cincinnati 6 43 178 4.14 2 19 10 8 0
28 Arizona 6 52 183 3.52 2 20 10 4 1
29 Virginia Tech 7 51 108 2.12 1 21 7 6 2
29 Colorado 6 59 240 4.07 1 21 16 7 1
29 Georgia Southern 7 63 262 4.16 1 21 15 10 1
32 Texas 6 56 138 2.46 1 22 10 3 1
32 Missouri 7 56 209 3.73 0 22 13 9 1
32 Minnesota 6 50 213 4.26 1 22 9 5 1
35 Ole Miss 6 41 139 3.39 1 23 6 2 1
35 East Carolina 7 61 154 2.52 1 23 9 4 1
35 Utah State 6 47 191 4.06 2 23 13 8 1
35 Arkansas 7 55 203 3.69 5 23 14 7 2
35 Mississippi State 6 67 240 3.58 0 23 18 5 1
35 New Mexico State 7 56 242 4.32 5 23 13 8 3
35 Sam Houston State 7 69 334 4.84 1 23 19 12 3
35 Central Michigan 7 65 363 5.58 4 23 21 13 2
43 Boise State 6 31 83 2.68 1 24 3 1 1
43 Auburn 6 57 144 2.53 2 24 8 4 1
43 Army 7 49 225 4.59 2 24 13 4 1
43 Appalachian State 7 66 267 4.05 4 24 15 10 1
43 UTEP 7 80 385 4.81 4 24 20 14 1
48 Georgia 7 52 154 2.96 0 25 9 4 1
48 Liberty 7 53 221 4.17 2 25 12 8 2
50 Maryland 7 57 95 1.67 1 26 9 3 1
50 BYU 6 43 150 3.49 1 26 13 6 1
50 Michigan State 7 59 210 3.56 1 26 13 8 1
50 UCLA 6 53 212 4.00 1 26 13 5 1
50 Georgia State 6 47 237 5.04 3 26 13 12 2
50 Western Michigan 7 66 252 3.82 1 26 15 7 1
50 Louisiana-Monroe 6 64 253 3.95 3 26 14 4 2
50 Wyoming 8 68 270 3.97 1 26 15 6 1
58 Miami (FL) 6 52 135 2.60 0 27 9 4 1
58 Tulane 6 62 217 3.50 3 27 12 7 1
58 Toledo 7 62 228 3.68 1 27 14 6 2
58 Delaware 7 67 248 3.70 3 27 16 8 3
58 FIU 7 68 270 3.97 1 27 15 10 2
58 San Diego State 7 71 314 4.42 2 27 16 7 1
64 Ohio 7 49 166 3.39 3 28 8 4 2
64 Duke 7 65 223 3.43 1 28 12 6 3
64 San Jose State 7 74 265 3.58 1 28 20 10 1
64 Charlotte 7 61 277 4.54 3 28 18 9 2
68 Illinois 6 51 177 3.47 0 29 12 5 1
68 Arkansas State 7 51 243 4.76 3 29 12 7 1
68 Kennesaw State 7 55 259 4.71 2 29 11 7 2
68 Massachusetts 8 62 307 4.95 2 29 19 9 2
68 Memphis 8 77 360 4.68 2 29 19 10 2
73 Akron 7 42 180 4.29 1 30 7 5 1
73 Louisiana Tech 6 56 212 3.79 3 30 11 8 4
73 Jacksonville State 7 58 219 3.78 0 30 13 9 2
76 Boston College 6 49 213 4.35 1 31 14 8 3
76 Missouri State 7 66 359 5.44 3 31 19 13 5
78 South Alabama 7 49 174 3.55 3 32 7 4 2
78 Florida 7 49 197 4.02 1 32 10 6 1
78 James Madison 8 67 227 3.39 1 32 8 5 1
78 Purdue 7 47 245 5.21 2 32 13 7 1
82 Northwestern 6 46 188 4.09 1 33 10 7 1
82 Georgia Tech 6 54 219 4.06 2 33 11 4 3
82 NC State 7 47 267 5.68 1 33 14 9 4
82 Virginia 8 56 269 4.80 3 33 12 10 3
82 Sacramento State 7 54 275 5.09 3 33 12 7 2
87 Nevada 6 51 184 3.61 0 34 11 4 2
88 Old Dominion 7 58 279 4.81 2 35 14 7 3
89 Texas A&M 7 47 197 4.19 1 36 8 3 1
90 Ohio State 7 46 148 3.22 1 37 6 2 2
91 Vanderbilt 7 44 216 4.91 3 38 13 10 1
91 Oklahoma 6 49 237 4.84 2 38 9 7 2
93 Temple 7 61 289 4.74 5 39 16 9 1
94 Kansas State 6 45 243 5.40 1 40 10 8 5
94 Louisville 7 61 255 4.18 2 40 14 5 2
96 Kent State 7 50 229 4.58 3 42 15 7 1
97 USC 7 43 144 3.35 0 45 6 2 1
97 Texas State 6 40 172 4.30 1 45 6 4 1
99 Oregon State 7 47 188 4.00 1 46 8 5 1
99 Stanford 8 59 295 5.00 3 46 16 8 1
101 Penn State 7 57 248 4.35 1 47 11 8 2
102 North Carolina 6 46 231 5.02 2 48 10 3 2
102 Middle Tennessee State 7 60 258 4.30 1 48 13 10 2
102 Southern Miss 6 72 329 4.57 3 48 17 10 2
102 West Virginia 7 74 429 5.80 2 48 20 12 5
106 SMU 6 59 269 4.56 2 49 15 7 1
107 Troy 6 33 219 6.64 1 50 8 8 4
107 Miami (OH) 7 58 258 4.45 4 50 10 5 3
107 Ball State 7 56 281 5.02 1 50 14 7 2
110 UAB 7 74 396 5.35 4 51 21 12 2
111 USF 7 44 178 4.05 1 53 9 5 2
111 UTSA 7 77 372 4.83 3 53 16 6 3
111 Northern Illinois 6 59 387 6.56 5 53 21 14 5
114 New Mexico 6 46 120 2.61 0 54 6 3 1
114 Iowa State 6 47 190 4.04 2 54 6 4 2
114 Washington State 7 58 336 5.79 2 54 16 11 3
117 Marshall 7 60 200 3.33 0 55 6 2 1
117 California 7 50 257 5.14 1 55 11 7 3
119 Alabama 7 54 206 3.81 1 56 9 3 2
119 Washington 7 59 318 5.39 1 56 10 9 4
119 Tulsa 8 88 448 5.09 4 56 23 10 3
119 Colorado State 6 66 471 7.14 9 56 21 14 4
123 Florida Atlantic 6 57 445 7.81 3 58 17 11 6
124 Kansas 6 50 209 4.18 3 59 12 8 1
125 Bowling Green 7 66 290 4.39 1 61 16 7 3
125 Buffalo 7 52 311 5.98 4 61 11 6 3
127 Arizona State 6 48 368 7.67 5 63 15 9 5
128 Rice 7 52 304 5.85 1 66 13 8 3
129 Air Force 7 57 308 5.40 3 68 11 4 2
130 Western Kentucky 7 53 411 7.75 3 72 15 10 5
130 Coastal Carolina 7 63 425 6.75 3 72 16 10 3
132 Oregon 6 55 164 2.98 0 75 8 2 1
132 Rutgers 6 39 228 5.85 5 75 14 11 2
132 Oklahoma State 6 51 272 5.33 1 75 14 5 1
135 North Texas 6 58 244 4.21 2 76 10 4 1
136 LSU 7 49 167 3.41 2 77 6 5 1
137 Syracuse 6 46 226 4.91 4 82 9 5 2
138 Fresno State 7 57 361 6.33 2 88 14 5 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards