2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 6 38 61 1.61 1 10 1 1 0
2 UCLA 6 45 21 0.47 1 21 3 3 1
3 Pittsburgh 7 50 81 1.62 2 28 6 1 1
3 Texas Tech 6 45 87 1.93 0 21 6 4 1
3 Utah 6 42 130 3.10 2 17 6 3 0
3 Nebraska 7 51 162 3.18 2 56 6 5 1
7 Miami (OH) 7 46 106 2.30 0 26 7 3 1
7 Virginia Tech 7 59 111 1.88 3 21 7 6 1
7 Baylor 6 52 129 2.48 1 25 7 6 2
7 Wisconsin 6 55 181 3.29 2 17 7 2 0
7 Buffalo 7 55 202 3.67 3 50 7 4 2
12 Oklahoma 6 47 114 2.43 1 16 8 4 0
12 Arizona 6 45 114 2.53 2 30 8 6 3
12 Louisiana Tech 6 71 121 1.70 2 12 8 4 0
12 Georgia State 6 48 122 2.54 2 20 8 8 1
12 Colorado 6 56 132 2.36 1 26 8 6 2
12 FIU 7 51 146 2.86 0 17 8 2 0
12 Tennessee 7 50 164 3.28 2 20 8 7 2
12 Kansas 6 59 200 3.39 1 64 8 5 1
12 North Texas 6 57 210 3.68 2 26 8 8 2
21 New Mexico 6 52 106 2.04 0 14 9 5 0
21 Michigan 6 54 122 2.26 0 13 9 2 0
21 Iowa 6 61 125 2.05 0 16 9 3 0
21 Houston 7 47 140 2.98 2 22 9 4 2
21 Alabama 7 62 142 2.29 1 20 9 5 2
21 Ohio 7 53 167 3.15 1 32 9 4 1
21 Texas 6 53 169 3.19 1 32 9 5 1
21 Mississippi State 6 46 173 3.76 3 17 9 6 0
21 Georgia 7 64 174 2.72 3 58 9 6 1
21 Oregon 6 53 210 3.96 2 35 9 6 3
31 Indiana 7 69 100 1.45 0 17 10 3 0
31 Texas State 6 49 160 3.27 4 18 10 6 0
31 Navy 6 55 161 2.93 4 12 10 5 0
31 BYU 6 46 165 3.59 1 25 10 4 2
31 SMU 6 44 214 4.86 1 54 10 6 2
36 LSU 7 57 103 1.81 1 22 11 5 2
36 Syracuse 6 49 147 3.00 3 32 11 7 3
36 TCU 6 48 157 3.27 2 16 11 4 0
36 Ohio State 7 57 176 3.09 2 18 11 6 0
36 New Mexico State 7 61 196 3.21 2 20 11 8 1
36 Missouri State 7 59 198 3.36 2 55 11 6 1
36 Louisiana 7 58 199 3.43 0 15 11 7 0
36 Florida 7 62 211 3.40 3 21 11 5 1
36 North Dakota State 7 64 220 3.44 1 24 11 7 1
36 Ball State 7 64 250 3.91 3 25 11 10 2
36 Western Kentucky 7 61 256 4.20 4 33 11 6 3
36 UTEP 7 60 272 4.53 1 49 11 4 4
48 Notre Dame 7 62 171 2.76 2 23 12 6 1
48 North Carolina 6 60 173 2.88 0 33 12 5 1
48 Missouri 7 61 178 2.92 0 24 12 7 2
48 Arizona State 6 53 178 3.36 1 38 12 7 2
48 Troy 6 52 195 3.75 2 37 12 4 1
48 Vanderbilt 7 67 204 3.04 4 16 12 9 0
48 Delaware 7 47 210 4.47 3 56 12 9 2
48 USC 7 69 214 3.10 3 18 12 6 0
48 UCF 6 58 244 4.21 3 78 12 4 2
48 South Carolina 6 56 245 4.38 1 43 12 7 4
48 Massachusetts 8 84 279 3.32 2 70 12 6 2
48 Army 7 52 280 5.38 1 72 12 10 2
48 Maryland 7 60 324 5.40 5 45 12 8 2
48 Boise State 6 41 341 8.32 2 80 12 9 4
62 Ole Miss 6 65 189 2.91 2 34 13 7 1
62 Kentucky 7 66 212 3.21 2 16 13 3 0
62 NC State 7 60 214 3.57 1 23 13 8 2
62 Texas A&M 7 57 216 3.79 0 16 13 9 0
62 Old Dominion 7 73 218 2.99 1 27 13 8 1
62 Georgia Southern 7 72 224 3.11 1 17 13 5 0
62 Appalachian State 7 64 236 3.69 1 45 13 5 1
62 Florida State 7 53 269 5.08 3 97 13 4 3
62 Tulane 6 66 323 4.89 2 66 13 7 4
71 Iowa State 6 56 200 3.57 4 24 14 4 1
71 Toledo 7 74 201 2.72 2 18 14 5 0
71 San Jose State 7 65 212 3.26 3 24 14 10 2
71 Auburn 6 66 215 3.26 1 20 14 8 1
71 Washington State 7 59 226 3.83 1 22 14 7 1
71 Eastern Michigan 8 61 230 3.77 6 19 14 9 0
71 Washington 7 53 237 4.47 3 59 14 7 1
71 Northwestern 6 54 241 4.46 2 28 14 8 1
71 Kent State 7 54 267 4.94 5 60 14 7 2
71 Sam Houston State 7 74 282 3.81 3 33 14 9 2
71 Kansas State 6 60 289 4.82 1 53 14 11 3
71 Utah State 6 61 307 5.03 4 54 14 6 4
71 Nevada 6 72 342 4.75 4 32 14 8 2
71 Virginia 8 89 350 3.93 3 28 14 8 2
85 Oklahoma State 6 72 218 3.03 3 11 15 4 0
85 Minnesota 6 51 251 4.92 2 33 15 8 2
85 Penn State 7 57 259 4.54 3 38 15 7 4
85 Georgia Tech 6 65 262 4.03 2 24 15 8 2
85 Clemson 6 54 264 4.89 3 34 15 10 1
85 Arkansas State 7 64 266 4.16 5 36 15 8 1
85 Rice 7 57 266 4.67 4 45 15 12 3
85 Purdue 7 54 268 4.96 4 43 15 7 3
85 Temple 7 57 279 4.89 3 51 15 10 3
85 Wake Forest 7 62 288 4.65 2 32 15 10 2
85 West Virginia 7 65 294 4.52 2 40 15 9 3
96 Kennesaw State 7 66 235 3.56 3 18 16 11 0
96 Connecticut 7 64 235 3.67 3 20 16 8 1
96 James Madison 8 84 250 2.98 2 15 16 8 0
96 Northern Illinois 6 52 279 5.37 2 37 16 10 3
96 Air Force 7 53 287 5.42 4 33 16 11 2
96 Liberty 7 56 293 5.23 1 65 16 9 3
96 Oregon State 7 76 300 3.95 4 56 16 7 2
96 Southern Miss 6 55 333 6.05 4 43 16 9 4
96 Central Michigan 7 77 350 4.55 4 20 16 8 3
96 South Alabama 7 63 354 5.62 5 75 16 12 3
96 Marshall 7 53 391 7.38 2 73 16 11 4
107 Duke 7 65 234 3.60 2 21 17 6 1
107 Charlotte 7 75 293 3.91 4 61 17 10 2
107 UAB 7 74 343 4.64 4 42 17 10 2
110 Boston College 6 70 230 3.29 1 20 18 9 1
110 Illinois 6 55 255 4.64 2 19 18 6 0
110 East Carolina 7 90 260 2.89 6 22 18 13 1
110 Louisville 7 71 299 4.21 4 20 18 6 2
110 Michigan State 7 73 337 4.62 5 20 18 10 1
110 Jacksonville State 7 75 371 4.95 5 72 18 9 3
110 Hawaii 7 75 390 5.20 4 41 18 11 5
110 Memphis 8 77 419 5.44 3 71 18 12 5
118 Western Michigan 7 81 241 2.98 3 29 19 4 1
118 Cincinnati 6 61 295 4.84 5 21 19 9 1
118 San Diego State 7 81 320 3.95 2 16 19 6 0
118 Arkansas 7 65 321 4.94 5 62 19 9 2
118 Stanford 8 71 435 6.13 8 97 19 11 5
118 Sacramento State 7 79 444 5.62 9 42 19 13 4
118 Bowling Green 7 66 494 7.48 4 72 19 12 7
125 Coastal Carolina 7 78 352 4.51 3 67 20 10 4
125 Louisiana-Monroe 6 62 380 6.13 6 48 20 11 3
125 Middle Tennessee State 7 67 404 6.03 6 46 20 11 3
128 Florida Atlantic 6 75 289 3.85 8 25 21 12 1
128 Akron 7 59 368 6.24 3 69 21 8 3
128 UNLV 7 68 374 5.50 2 27 21 13 5
128 California 7 68 421 6.19 7 55 21 15 7
128 Colorado State 6 65 465 7.15 7 58 21 15 4
133 Fresno State 7 74 299 4.04 2 41 22 9 1
133 UTSA 7 74 387 5.23 3 65 22 8 1
133 Tulsa 8 94 406 4.32 2 78 22 14 3
136 Rutgers 6 62 429 6.92 2 57 23 15 3
137 USF 7 82 299 3.65 0 50 25 10 1
138 Wyoming 8 83 529 6.37 4 37 32 17 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards