2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Nebraska 9 57 122 2.14 0 19 9 5 0
1 Wake Forest 9 65 133 2.05 2 19 11 3 0
1 Navy 9 63 133 2.11 1 11 12 3 0
1 Iowa 9 60 165 2.75 0 15 6 1 0
1 Indiana 9 60 182 3.03 1 19 10 5 0
1 Michigan 9 67 212 3.16 1 17 8 4 0
1 Florida State 9 77 221 2.87 2 14 14 6 0
1 Notre Dame 9 73 221 3.03 1 14 12 3 0
1 Wisconsin 9 81 234 2.89 0 15 15 3 0
1 UCF 9 96 298 3.10 3 13 15 7 0
1 Clemson 9 75 309 4.12 2 18 20 12 0
1 Cincinnati 9 74 317 4.28 3 19 20 14 0
13 Pittsburgh 9 54 122 2.26 2 20 9 4 1
13 Maryland 9 74 136 1.84 1 26 12 3 1
13 Utah 9 53 170 3.21 0 23 7 4 1
13 Miami (FL) 9 70 173 2.47 0 27 13 5 1
13 Tennessee 9 63 178 2.83 2 31 10 6 1
13 LSU 9 68 191 2.81 2 77 7 7 1
13 Texas 9 79 194 2.46 1 22 12 4 1
13 East Carolina 9 77 197 2.56 1 23 12 5 1
13 Georgia 9 63 197 3.13 0 25 10 5 1
13 USC 9 63 197 3.13 0 45 10 4 1
13 Utah State 9 58 200 3.45 2 23 13 8 1
13 New Mexico 9 71 202 2.85 0 54 12 8 1
13 Missouri 9 70 224 3.20 0 22 17 11 1
13 Texas A&M 9 61 225 3.69 1 36 10 5 1
13 Arizona 9 74 238 3.22 2 20 15 6 1
13 Marshall 9 73 238 3.26 1 55 8 3 1
13 Eastern Michigan 10 72 238 3.31 0 21 16 6 1
13 Oregon 9 79 245 3.10 2 75 15 6 1
13 Texas State 9 67 257 3.84 3 45 12 4 1
13 Auburn 9 86 259 3.01 2 24 17 9 1
13 Wyoming 9 75 279 3.72 2 26 15 6 1
13 Florida 9 68 279 4.10 2 32 14 8 1
13 Minnesota 9 74 281 3.80 2 22 11 7 1
13 James Madison 10 88 284 3.23 1 32 10 6 1
13 UCLA 9 79 285 3.61 1 26 18 7 1
13 Hawaii 9 81 287 3.54 2 26 16 7 1
13 Texas Tech 9 77 287 3.73 2 38 16 10 1
13 Connecticut 9 62 289 4.66 2 62 12 2 1
13 Michigan State 9 74 290 3.92 1 26 18 9 1
13 Kentucky 9 75 293 3.91 3 66 21 9 1
13 Kansas 9 73 294 4.03 4 59 16 11 1
13 Kent State 10 72 303 4.21 4 42 21 9 1
13 TCU 9 85 309 3.64 2 31 15 11 1
13 Mississippi State 9 93 315 3.39 0 23 23 7 1
13 Tulane 9 87 328 3.77 5 27 19 10 1
13 Colorado 9 86 334 3.88 1 21 22 8 1
13 Stanford 9 68 341 5.01 4 46 18 9 1
13 San Diego State 9 88 391 4.44 4 27 18 7 1
13 Western Michigan 10 97 405 4.18 3 26 21 12 1
13 Temple 9 87 408 4.69 8 39 24 11 1
13 UTEP 9 94 458 4.87 4 24 24 16 1
54 Houston 9 67 161 2.40 1 22 6 3 2
54 Ohio State 9 56 162 2.89 2 37 7 2 2
54 South Alabama 9 60 191 3.18 4 32 8 4 2
54 South Carolina 9 62 217 3.50 0 40 11 4 2
54 Baylor 9 77 231 3.00 2 40 14 8 2
54 Arkansas 9 73 233 3.19 5 23 17 7 2
54 Toledo 10 79 237 3.00 1 27 14 7 2
54 Liberty 9 64 249 3.89 2 25 12 8 2
54 Vanderbilt 9 53 251 4.74 3 38 15 12 2
54 Louisville 9 75 269 3.59 2 40 16 6 2
54 Akron 10 63 270 4.29 1 35 12 9 2
54 Georgia State 9 64 273 4.27 3 26 16 13 2
54 Alabama 9 75 287 3.83 1 56 13 5 2
54 Louisiana 10 84 299 3.56 3 26 18 8 2
54 Iowa State 9 71 301 4.24 3 54 13 6 2
54 Illinois 9 79 303 3.84 2 29 20 7 2
54 Penn State 9 72 315 4.38 1 47 15 10 2
54 FIU 9 81 316 3.90 2 27 18 12 2
54 Army 9 65 316 4.86 2 35 17 5 2
54 Charlotte 9 79 320 4.05 4 28 23 10 2
54 Arkansas State 9 70 320 4.57 4 36 16 9 2
54 Middle Tennessee State 9 73 328 4.49 2 48 17 14 2
54 Kennesaw State 9 78 339 4.35 4 29 18 10 2
54 North Carolina 9 73 352 4.82 2 48 19 6 2
54 SMU 9 78 362 4.64 3 49 21 10 2
54 San Jose State 10 100 367 3.67 1 28 26 15 2
54 Air Force 9 78 374 4.79 3 68 15 5 2
54 Appalachian State 9 85 379 4.46 4 24 22 16 2
54 Louisiana-Monroe 10 100 409 4.09 3 26 24 7 2
54 Southern Miss 9 100 416 4.16 5 48 21 11 2
54 Central Michigan 10 78 422 5.41 5 23 27 15 2
54 UAB 9 91 443 4.87 4 51 23 13 2
54 UNLV 9 82 445 5.43 2 27 24 17 2
87 Boise State 9 54 197 3.65 2 30 9 5 3
87 Virginia Tech 9 69 210 3.04 2 21 14 11 3
87 Ohio 10 74 256 3.46 3 31 14 7 3
87 BYU 9 67 286 4.27 2 30 22 12 3
87 Nevada 9 74 290 3.92 2 34 17 9 3
87 New Mexico State 9 69 293 4.25 5 23 18 12 3
87 Northwestern 9 65 299 4.60 2 45 15 12 3
87 Delaware 9 80 301 3.76 5 27 19 11 3
87 Virginia 9 67 309 4.61 4 33 15 11 3
87 California 9 66 317 4.80 1 55 14 9 3
87 Ole Miss 9 68 324 4.76 3 46 16 7 3
87 Oregon State 9 74 333 4.50 4 46 16 9 3
87 Jacksonville State 9 77 338 4.39 0 30 19 12 3
87 Rice 9 63 341 5.41 2 66 16 10 3
87 USF 10 74 347 4.69 4 53 19 11 3
87 Georgia Southern 9 76 348 4.58 2 45 17 12 3
87 Oklahoma 9 73 348 4.77 3 38 15 11 3
87 Syracuse 9 68 360 5.29 4 82 14 9 3
87 Ball State 10 83 371 4.47 1 50 20 11 3
87 Miami (OH) 10 84 374 4.45 4 50 15 8 3
87 Sam Houston State 9 87 382 4.39 1 23 23 13 3
87 Purdue 9 63 385 6.11 3 48 16 9 3
87 Fresno State 9 73 432 5.92 2 88 18 8 3
87 Tulsa 9 97 441 4.55 4 56 23 11 3
87 Oklahoma State 9 82 443 5.40 2 75 25 10 3
87 Massachusetts 10 82 466 5.68 3 69 25 12 3
87 Coastal Carolina 9 83 473 5.70 4 72 20 11 3
87 Memphis 10 104 503 4.84 3 34 28 14 3
115 North Dakota State 9 59 262 4.44 3 57 11 7 4
115 Louisiana Tech 9 81 282 3.48 4 30 14 9 4
115 Duke 9 78 296 3.79 1 28 14 9 4
115 Boston College 9 75 321 4.28 3 31 20 12 4
115 Rutgers 9 62 382 6.16 6 75 17 14 4
115 Old Dominion 10 90 416 4.62 6 49 23 11 4
115 Bowling Green 10 90 421 4.68 4 82 19 9 4
115 Washington State 9 71 448 6.31 4 54 21 13 4
115 Sacramento State 11 96 474 4.94 4 33 22 12 4
115 Buffalo 10 86 491 5.71 4 61 24 12 4
125 Troy 9 54 305 5.65 1 50 12 12 5
125 Missouri State 9 79 358 4.53 3 31 19 13 5
125 NC State 9 62 386 6.23 2 69 18 13 5
125 North Texas 9 100 415 4.15 2 76 18 9 5
125 Georgia Tech 9 84 432 5.14 2 33 21 11 5
125 Washington 9 78 433 5.55 2 56 18 15 5
125 Western Kentucky 9 66 436 6.61 3 72 16 10 5
125 UTSA 9 93 482 5.18 3 53 22 11 5
125 Northern Illinois 9 84 485 5.77 7 53 28 17 5
134 Arizona State 9 68 433 6.37 6 63 17 11 6
134 West Virginia 9 91 569 6.25 3 75 25 14 6
134 Colorado State 9 98 707 7.21 13 56 31 21 6
137 Florida Atlantic 9 92 650 7.07 5 58 26 15 8
138 Kansas State 9 68 410 6.03 5 40 15 12 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards