2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 2 10 -17 -1.70 0 5 0 0 0
2 Delaware 2 12 -15 -1.25 0 5 0 0 0
3 Colorado 2 14 -8 -0.57 0 9 1 0 0
4 Mississippi State 2 9 -4 -0.44 0 4 0 0 0
5 UCLA 2 12 1 0.08 0 10 0 1 0
6 Miami (OH) 2 12 4 0.33 0 4 1 0 0
7 Arizona 2 9 5 0.56 0 20 3 1 1
8 Troy 2 17 12 0.71 0 9 4 0 0
9 Maryland 2 12 13 1.08 0 6 1 0 0
10 Old Dominion 2 21 16 0.76 1 10 2 1 0
10 Stanford 2 12 16 1.33 2 9 3 0 0
12 Virginia Tech 2 22 17 0.77 0 21 2 3 1
12 Washington 2 10 17 1.70 0 6 0 0 0
14 Pittsburgh 3 22 18 0.82 2 28 3 1 1
14 Southern Miss 2 10 18 1.80 0 11 2 1 0
16 Missouri 2 19 19 1.00 0 24 2 2 1
17 Missouri State 2 19 20 1.05 0 13 3 1 0
18 North Carolina 2 23 22 0.96 0 11 5 2 0
19 Alabama 2 14 23 1.64 0 12 0 1 0
20 Massachusetts 2 21 25 1.19 0 9 1 0 0
20 Ball State 2 15 25 1.67 1 13 1 1 0
22 Navy 2 16 26 1.63 0 7 3 0 0
22 TCU 2 8 26 3.25 0 11 2 1 0
24 New Mexico 2 18 27 1.50 0 12 5 3 0
24 FIU 2 13 27 2.08 0 14 2 1 0
26 Louisiana Tech 2 23 28 1.22 0 12 2 2 0
26 Penn State 2 12 28 2.33 0 14 3 1 0
28 South Carolina 2 16 29 1.81 0 26 1 1 1
29 Texas A&M 2 15 30 2.00 0 8 2 0 0
30 Ole Miss 2 20 31 1.55 0 16 3 2 0
30 Oklahoma 2 19 31 1.63 0 10 2 1 0
30 Georgia 2 19 31 1.63 1 15 2 1 0
33 Nebraska 2 15 32 2.13 0 11 1 1 0
33 Army 2 12 32 2.67 0 10 3 1 0
35 UTEP 2 14 34 2.43 0 21 2 1 1
36 Georgia Southern 2 20 35 1.75 0 16 2 1 0
36 Kentucky 2 19 35 1.84 0 16 4 1 0
36 James Madison 2 18 35 1.94 0 11 3 2 0
39 Notre Dame 2 18 36 2.00 0 10 2 1 0
39 Miami (FL) 3 13 36 2.77 0 10 0 1 0
41 Iowa State 2 24 40 1.67 2 9 4 0 0
42 UCF 2 24 41 1.71 1 13 3 1 0
42 Texas State 2 20 41 2.05 1 13 5 1 0
44 San Jose State 3 19 42 2.21 3 11 2 1 0
45 Georgia State 2 15 43 2.87 0 17 3 3 0
45 Rice 2 12 43 3.58 2 15 2 1 0
47 Tulsa 2 15 44 2.93 0 14 4 2 0
48 North Dakota State 3 29 45 1.55 0 14 4 1 0
48 Iowa 2 21 45 2.14 0 6 2 0 0
48 Northern Illinois 2 15 45 3.00 0 11 3 2 0
51 Sam Houston State 2 23 46 2.00 1 10 3 1 0
51 Toledo 2 18 46 2.56 0 15 5 3 0
51 Oklahoma State 2 18 46 2.56 2 10 2 1 0
54 Purdue 2 15 47 3.13 1 12 2 1 0
55 Texas Tech 3 21 48 2.29 0 21 4 2 1
56 Vanderbilt 2 20 49 2.45 1 16 3 5 0
56 Michigan 2 17 49 2.88 0 11 4 1 0
58 Akron 2 11 51 4.64 0 15 2 1 0
59 Indiana 2 18 52 2.89 0 17 2 2 0
60 West Virginia 2 15 53 3.53 0 13 4 2 0
60 Duke 2 13 53 4.08 0 9 3 0 0
60 Buffalo 2 13 53 4.08 0 14 2 1 0
63 Texas 2 16 54 3.38 1 32 1 1 1
64 Connecticut 2 21 55 2.62 1 15 5 3 0
64 Auburn 2 20 55 2.75 0 10 3 1 0
66 Ohio State 2 21 56 2.67 0 12 5 2 0
67 Virginia 2 15 57 3.80 0 12 1 1 0
67 Arizona State 2 14 57 4.07 0 19 4 3 0
69 BYU 2 17 60 3.53 0 20 4 2 1
69 Air Force 2 15 60 4.00 2 17 3 3 0
69 Arkansas 2 14 60 4.29 2 13 4 2 0
72 North Texas 2 18 61 3.39 0 23 2 1 1
72 Kennesaw State 2 17 61 3.59 2 18 3 3 0
74 Northwestern 1 12 62 5.17 0 12 3 2 0
75 Eastern Michigan 3 23 63 2.74 1 10 6 1 0
75 San Diego State 2 19 63 3.32 0 12 4 2 0
75 Fresno State 2 19 63 3.32 1 16 6 2 0
78 Western Michigan 2 22 65 2.95 0 16 5 1 0
78 Florida State 2 18 65 3.61 0 23 3 1 1
80 Charlotte 2 23 66 2.87 1 17 5 3 0
80 Ohio 2 15 66 4.40 0 13 2 2 0
82 Florida 2 23 69 3.00 2 10 4 1 0
83 Louisville 2 19 70 3.68 1 13 4 2 0
84 USC 3 31 71 2.29 1 18 4 3 0
84 Houston 3 23 71 3.09 1 22 5 2 1
84 Utah 2 18 71 3.94 1 17 4 2 0
87 Tennessee 2 15 74 4.93 0 20 4 2 2
88 Florida Atlantic 2 19 75 3.95 3 25 5 3 1
88 Marshall 2 15 75 5.00 0 26 3 2 1
90 Oregon 3 23 78 3.39 1 26 3 1 1
90 Baylor 2 19 78 4.11 1 25 4 3 2
92 UAB 2 21 82 3.90 1 18 5 3 0
92 Cincinnati 2 16 82 5.13 1 21 6 3 1
94 Michigan State 2 17 84 4.94 1 20 6 4 1
94 California 2 14 84 6.00 2 31 5 3 1
96 Kansas State 2 21 87 4.14 0 26 4 4 1
97 Wisconsin 2 22 88 4.00 0 17 4 2 0
98 Kansas 2 19 90 4.74 1 64 2 1 1
99 NC State 2 22 91 4.14 0 22 5 3 1
100 Louisiana 2 22 92 4.18 0 15 5 4 0
100 Georgia Tech 2 21 92 4.38 1 16 6 3 0
102 Minnesota 2 19 93 4.89 0 17 6 2 0
103 UNLV 3 22 94 4.27 1 16 6 5 0
104 Appalachian State 2 16 95 5.94 0 45 3 2 1
105 South Alabama 2 18 97 5.39 2 54 3 3 1
106 Central Michigan 2 29 98 3.38 2 15 4 1 0
106 Arkansas State 2 18 98 5.44 1 36 5 2 1
108 Syracuse 3 26 99 3.81 1 32 7 5 1
109 Western Kentucky 2 18 100 5.56 2 20 4 2 2
110 New Mexico State 3 24 101 4.21 2 20 4 3 1
110 Temple 2 22 101 4.59 1 15 8 4 0
112 Utah State 2 25 104 4.16 2 30 5 2 1
113 Boston College 2 24 106 4.42 0 18 7 4 0
114 SMU 2 17 107 6.29 0 54 3 2 1
115 Nevada 2 22 108 4.91 2 23 4 4 1
116 East Carolina 2 26 115 4.42 5 14 7 5 0
116 Washington State 2 25 115 4.60 1 22 7 6 1
118 Tulane 2 23 119 5.17 0 47 4 2 2
119 Coastal Carolina 2 32 124 3.88 1 24 6 3 1
119 USF 2 30 124 4.13 0 18 11 3 0
121 Rutgers 2 22 125 5.68 0 19 9 5 0
121 Colorado State 2 18 125 6.94 2 58 6 6 1
123 Kent State 2 16 127 7.94 2 60 6 2 1
124 Clemson 2 23 128 5.57 2 18 7 6 0
124 Wyoming 2 16 128 8.00 0 37 6 4 2
126 Sacramento State 3 30 137 4.57 4 30 8 4 1
127 Illinois 2 24 145 6.04 1 19 9 5 0
127 Liberty 2 15 145 9.67 1 65 3 3 2
129 Boise State 2 19 148 7.79 2 80 5 3 1
130 UTSA 2 22 153 6.95 2 65 7 2 1
131 Middle Tennessee State 2 24 159 6.63 2 46 9 4 1
132 Wake Forest 3 28 164 5.86 1 32 8 6 2
133 Jacksonville State 3 30 166 5.53 1 72 7 3 2
134 Louisiana-Monroe 2 19 180 9.47 2 48 8 6 2
135 Oregon State 2 30 181 6.03 3 56 7 3 2
136 Hawaii 3 39 203 5.21 2 28 10 5 3
137 Memphis 3 27 219 8.11 3 71 9 6 4
138 Bowling Green 2 18 253 14.06 1 72 8 6 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards