2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UCLA 7 53 25 0.47 1 21 4 4 1
2 New Mexico 7 59 104 1.76 0 14 9 6 0
3 Indiana 8 78 105 1.35 0 17 11 3 0
4 Pittsburgh 8 58 106 1.83 3 28 7 2 1
5 Miami (FL) 7 46 108 2.35 2 12 3 2 0
6 Arizona 7 50 109 2.18 2 30 8 6 3
7 Louisiana Tech 7 74 111 1.50 2 12 8 4 0
8 Virginia Tech 8 66 116 1.76 3 21 7 6 1
9 Miami (OH) 8 53 117 2.21 1 26 8 3 1
10 Iowa 7 70 144 2.06 0 16 11 3 0
11 FIU 7 51 146 2.86 0 17 8 2 0
12 Georgia State 7 54 151 2.80 3 21 10 9 2
13 TCU 7 57 154 2.70 3 16 11 4 0
14 LSU 8 66 156 2.36 2 34 15 6 3
15 Alabama 8 71 158 2.23 2 20 9 5 2
16 Michigan 7 63 160 2.54 0 13 11 3 0
17 Oklahoma 7 56 161 2.88 1 17 9 5 0
18 Nebraska 7 51 162 3.18 2 56 6 5 1
19 Syracuse 7 54 164 3.04 3 32 12 7 3
20 Texas State 7 59 168 2.85 4 18 11 7 0
21 Colorado 7 69 170 2.46 1 26 9 7 2
22 Notre Dame 7 62 171 2.76 2 23 12 6 1
23 Navy 7 60 173 2.88 5 12 11 5 0
24 Georgia 7 64 174 2.72 3 58 9 6 1
24 Utah 7 51 174 3.41 2 33 8 4 1
26 Ohio State 7 57 176 3.09 2 18 11 6 0
26 Houston 8 53 176 3.32 2 22 12 6 2
28 Wisconsin 7 64 178 2.78 2 17 8 2 0
28 Missouri 7 61 178 2.92 0 24 12 7 2
30 Baylor 7 66 184 2.79 1 25 9 6 2
31 Arizona State 7 62 190 3.06 1 38 12 7 2
31 Mississippi State 7 54 190 3.52 3 17 11 6 0
33 Tennessee 8 59 192 3.25 2 20 10 8 2
34 Missouri State 8 70 210 3.00 2 55 13 6 1
35 Florida 7 62 211 3.40 3 21 11 5 1
36 NC State 7 60 214 3.57 1 23 13 8 2
37 Texas Tech 7 58 216 3.72 0 51 12 9 3
37 BYU 7 57 216 3.79 2 25 15 5 2
39 San Jose State 8 74 218 2.95 3 24 14 10 2
40 Kentucky 8 71 219 3.08 2 16 14 4 0
41 Eastern Michigan 9 67 220 3.28 6 19 14 9 0
41 Texas A&M 8 62 220 3.55 0 16 14 9 0
43 Ohio 8 60 221 3.68 1 32 12 6 2
44 Georgia Southern 7 72 224 3.11 1 17 13 5 0
44 Kansas 7 66 224 3.39 1 64 9 7 2
46 SMU 7 54 228 4.22 2 54 11 6 2
47 Ole Miss 7 75 229 3.05 3 34 16 8 1
48 Oklahoma State 7 82 230 2.80 4 11 15 4 0
49 Troy 8 72 233 3.24 3 37 17 6 1
50 Duke 7 65 234 3.60 2 21 17 6 1
50 Buffalo 8 65 234 3.60 3 50 8 4 2
52 Connecticut 7 64 235 3.67 3 20 16 8 1
53 Texas 7 66 236 3.58 1 34 11 7 2
53 Appalachian State 7 64 236 3.69 1 45 13 5 1
55 Washington 7 53 237 4.47 3 59 14 7 1
56 Old Dominion 8 87 241 2.77 1 27 15 9 1
57 Boston College 7 79 242 3.06 1 20 19 10 1
58 Iowa State 7 67 250 3.73 5 24 17 6 1
59 Ball State 8 74 251 3.39 3 25 11 10 2
60 North Carolina 7 73 252 3.45 1 33 14 7 2
61 Toledo 8 85 258 3.04 3 18 18 8 0
61 Vanderbilt 8 77 258 3.35 5 16 15 11 0
63 Penn State 7 57 259 4.54 3 38 15 7 4
64 East Carolina 7 90 260 2.89 6 22 18 13 1
65 UCF 7 66 261 3.95 4 78 13 4 2
66 James Madison 9 91 263 2.89 3 15 16 8 0
67 Washington State 8 67 264 3.94 1 22 16 8 2
68 Purdue 7 54 268 4.96 4 43 15 7 3
69 Auburn 7 76 269 3.54 2 20 17 11 1
69 Florida State 7 53 269 5.08 3 97 13 4 3
71 Western Michigan 8 91 270 2.97 3 29 21 7 1
72 UTEP 7 60 272 4.53 1 49 11 4 4
73 North Dakota State 8 78 273 3.50 2 24 13 8 1
74 Clemson 7 64 275 4.30 3 34 17 11 1
75 Louisiana 8 76 276 3.63 2 15 17 9 0
76 Massachusetts 8 84 279 3.32 2 70 12 6 2
76 Western Kentucky 8 67 279 4.16 5 33 13 6 3
76 Temple 7 57 279 4.89 3 51 15 10 3
79 Kennesaw State 8 79 280 3.54 4 18 20 13 0
79 Minnesota 7 58 280 4.83 2 33 17 8 2
79 Army 7 52 280 5.38 1 72 12 10 2
82 USC 8 80 282 3.53 4 18 16 8 0
83 Air Force 7 53 287 5.42 4 33 16 11 2
84 Wake Forest 7 62 288 4.65 2 32 15 10 2
85 Charlotte 7 75 293 3.91 4 61 17 10 2
85 Liberty 7 56 293 5.23 1 65 16 9 3
87 USF 7 82 299 3.65 0 50 25 10 1
87 Fresno State 7 74 299 4.04 2 41 22 9 1
87 Louisville 7 71 299 4.21 4 20 18 6 2
87 Northwestern 7 66 299 4.53 2 28 18 11 1
91 Oregon State 7 76 300 3.95 4 56 16 7 2
92 Oregon 7 61 301 4.93 3 75 11 7 4
93 South Carolina 7 71 306 4.31 4 43 16 10 4
93 Arkansas State 8 71 306 4.31 5 36 18 9 1
95 Delaware 8 58 307 5.29 4 61 16 12 3
96 North Texas 8 84 309 3.68 4 26 13 12 2
96 New Mexico State 8 77 309 4.01 3 27 17 13 2
98 Kent State 8 61 314 5.15 5 60 15 8 3
99 Kansas State 7 68 317 4.66 2 53 15 12 4
100 Georgia Tech 7 72 319 4.43 3 24 18 11 3
101 Arkansas 7 65 321 4.94 5 62 19 9 2
102 Maryland 7 60 324 5.40 5 45 12 8 2
103 Sam Houston State 8 82 325 3.96 3 33 15 12 3
103 Rice 8 73 325 4.45 5 45 19 14 3
105 West Virginia 8 75 326 4.35 2 40 16 9 3
106 Cincinnati 7 68 330 4.85 5 21 20 11 1
107 Utah State 7 71 340 4.79 4 54 17 7 5
108 UAB 7 74 343 4.64 4 42 17 10 2
109 Northern Illinois 7 62 347 5.60 4 37 20 11 4
110 Virginia 8 89 350 3.93 3 28 14 8 2
111 Nevada 7 83 352 4.24 4 32 15 8 2
111 Coastal Carolina 7 78 352 4.51 3 67 20 10 4
113 South Alabama 7 63 354 5.62 5 75 16 12 3
114 Illinois 7 68 361 5.31 2 41 21 9 2
115 San Diego State 8 92 366 3.98 3 16 23 7 0
116 Southern Miss 7 61 367 6.02 5 43 17 10 5
117 Boise State 7 52 371 7.13 3 80 13 9 4
118 UNLV 7 68 374 5.50 2 27 21 13 5
119 Akron 8 65 381 5.86 3 69 21 8 3
120 Tulane 7 77 382 4.96 3 66 16 9 4
121 UTSA 8 80 388 4.85 3 65 22 8 1
122 Central Michigan 8 85 389 4.58 4 20 19 11 3
123 Marshall 7 53 391 7.38 2 73 16 11 4
124 Tulsa 8 94 406 4.32 2 78 22 14 3
124 Michigan State 8 88 406 4.61 7 20 21 11 1
124 Jacksonville State 8 85 406 4.78 5 72 19 9 3
127 Louisiana-Monroe 7 71 409 5.76 6 48 21 12 3
128 Memphis 8 77 419 5.44 3 71 18 12 5
129 Hawaii 8 82 423 5.16 4 41 20 12 5
130 Stanford 8 71 435 6.13 8 97 19 11 5
131 Middle Tennessee State 8 71 438 6.17 6 46 22 13 4
132 California 8 76 459 6.04 8 55 23 17 7
133 Rutgers 7 70 482 6.89 3 57 26 18 4
134 Florida Atlantic 8 92 487 5.29 10 74 26 16 3
135 Sacramento State 8 88 488 5.55 10 42 21 15 4
136 Colorado State 7 74 508 6.86 8 58 22 16 5
137 Wyoming 8 83 529 6.37 4 37 32 17 4
138 Bowling Green 8 73 556 7.62 4 72 22 13 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards