2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 2 9 -8 -0.89 0 7 2 0 0
2 Colorado 2 8 -3 -0.38 0 10 1 1 0
2 Alabama 2 15 -3 -0.20 0 7 1 0 0
4 Virginia Tech 2 21 -2 -0.10 0 14 2 2 0
5 LSU 2 16 4 0.25 0 8 1 0 0
6 Maryland 2 17 7 0.41 0 8 1 0 0
7 Liberty 2 13 8 0.62 0 7 0 0 0
8 Washington 2 14 12 0.86 0 11 1 1 0
8 Texas A&M 2 9 12 1.33 0 8 1 0 0
10 Miami (FL) 3 13 13 1.00 0 13 1 1 0
10 Auburn 2 11 13 1.18 0 5 1 0 0
10 Louisiana 2 10 13 1.30 0 6 0 0 0
13 Old Dominion 2 14 14 1.00 0 16 2 1 0
13 South Carolina 2 9 14 1.56 0 7 2 0 0
15 Florida 2 14 19 1.36 0 5 1 0 0
16 Virginia 2 13 20 1.54 1 13 2 1 0
16 Mississippi State 2 11 20 1.82 0 18 1 1 0
18 Troy 2 17 22 1.29 0 15 2 2 0
18 California 2 12 22 1.83 1 10 3 1 0
20 Notre Dame 2 16 23 1.44 0 8 2 0 0
20 UTEP 2 13 23 1.77 0 9 1 0 0
20 North Texas 2 12 23 1.92 0 8 2 0 0
23 Vanderbilt 2 18 25 1.39 0 17 4 1 0
23 Air Force 2 15 25 1.67 0 11 2 1 0
25 UCF 2 18 26 1.44 0 12 1 1 0
25 Appalachian State 2 14 26 1.86 0 15 2 2 0
27 Coastal Carolina 2 10 27 2.70 0 20 2 1 1
28 North Carolina 2 20 28 1.40 0 11 3 1 0
28 TCU 2 16 28 1.75 0 10 1 1 0
28 Ohio State 2 12 28 2.33 0 10 2 1 0
31 New Mexico 2 15 29 1.93 0 10 2 1 0
32 Kansas State 2 18 30 1.67 0 12 4 3 0
33 Delaware 2 15 31 2.07 2 9 1 0 0
33 BYU 2 14 31 2.21 1 10 2 1 0
35 Northwestern 1 11 32 2.91 0 7 3 0 0
36 Connecticut 2 18 37 2.06 2 7 1 0 0
36 Wisconsin 2 10 37 3.70 1 7 3 0 0
36 Iowa State 2 9 37 4.11 0 44 1 1 1
39 Georgia Southern 2 17 38 2.24 0 17 3 3 0
39 Toledo 2 16 38 2.38 0 13 2 2 0
41 West Virginia 2 20 39 1.95 0 17 2 1 0
41 Georgia 2 17 39 2.29 0 7 2 0 0
41 Stanford 2 14 39 2.79 0 10 3 1 0
41 Louisville 2 13 39 3.00 0 6 3 0 0
45 Arkansas 2 15 40 2.67 1 11 1 1 0
46 USC 3 16 41 2.56 1 12 3 2 0
47 Arizona State 2 13 42 3.23 0 8 1 0 0
48 Bowling Green 2 15 44 2.93 0 13 2 2 0
49 Duke 2 13 45 3.46 0 8 3 0 0
49 Oklahoma State 2 12 45 3.75 0 12 3 1 0
51 James Madison 2 15 46 3.07 0 10 2 1 0
51 FIU 2 13 46 3.54 0 10 1 2 0
53 Central Michigan 2 10 47 4.70 1 13 3 1 0
54 Michigan 2 15 48 3.20 0 8 4 0 0
55 Oklahoma 2 22 49 2.23 0 15 3 1 0
55 Iowa 2 20 49 2.45 0 34 1 1 1
55 Georgia State 2 12 49 4.08 1 12 3 2 0
58 Hawaii 3 19 50 2.63 1 11 6 2 0
58 Arizona 2 14 50 3.57 0 15 2 1 0
60 Massachusetts 2 17 51 3.00 0 12 3 1 0
60 Tulsa 2 16 51 3.19 0 10 3 1 0
60 Florida State 2 10 51 5.10 0 23 3 3 1
63 NC State 2 20 52 2.60 0 13 3 1 0
63 Utah State 2 14 52 3.71 0 36 3 2 1
63 Cincinnati 2 12 52 4.33 1 14 3 2 0
66 Temple 2 12 53 4.42 0 9 2 0 0
67 Navy 2 16 55 3.44 0 10 6 1 0
67 Tennessee 2 15 55 3.67 0 15 3 2 0
67 Texas State 2 15 55 3.67 1 21 2 3 1
70 Baylor 2 18 56 3.11 0 12 5 2 0
70 Utah 2 14 56 4.00 1 22 4 2 1
70 Middle Tennessee State 2 12 56 4.67 1 9 3 0 0
73 SMU 2 18 57 3.17 1 12 3 1 0
73 Wyoming 2 16 57 3.56 0 10 5 1 0
73 Army 2 16 57 3.56 1 18 4 2 0
73 Kennesaw State 2 15 57 3.80 1 18 4 2 0
77 New Mexico State 3 21 58 2.76 1 9 5 0 0
77 Minnesota 2 18 58 3.22 0 30 2 2 1
77 Kansas 2 13 58 4.46 1 11 3 2 0
80 Nevada 2 18 60 3.33 0 12 3 2 0
80 Oregon 2 15 60 4.00 0 11 4 1 0
82 Indiana 2 23 61 2.65 1 19 3 2 0
82 Texas 2 15 61 4.07 0 14 4 3 0
84 Miami (OH) 2 13 64 4.92 0 14 5 3 0
85 East Carolina 2 19 65 3.42 1 17 4 3 0
85 Kentucky 2 18 65 3.61 3 31 3 2 1
85 Clemson 2 17 65 3.82 1 13 3 2 0
85 Rutgers 2 13 65 5.00 0 19 2 4 0
85 Boise State 2 12 65 5.42 0 40 2 2 1
90 Western Michigan 2 12 67 5.58 0 15 2 1 0
91 Rice 2 20 69 3.45 0 16 4 1 0
92 Northern Illinois 2 17 72 4.24 0 20 5 3 1
93 Louisiana Tech 2 17 73 4.29 1 46 3 2 1
94 Oregon State 2 20 75 3.75 2 38 3 3 1
95 Illinois 2 16 77 4.81 0 24 2 1 1
96 Missouri 2 17 78 4.59 1 27 5 3 1
97 UCLA 2 21 80 3.81 1 20 5 4 1
97 Penn State 2 16 80 5.00 0 22 3 2 1
99 Wake Forest 3 19 81 4.26 0 16 6 2 0
99 UTSA 2 18 81 4.50 0 15 5 4 0
101 San Diego State 2 17 82 4.82 1 25 6 1 1
102 North Dakota State 3 35 83 2.37 0 11 8 2 0
102 Buffalo 2 21 83 3.95 0 11 3 1 0
104 Houston 3 14 84 6.00 1 29 3 3 1
104 South Alabama 2 6 84 14.00 1 80 2 2 1
106 Charlotte 2 15 87 5.80 2 56 4 1 1
107 Purdue 2 19 88 4.63 0 26 5 4 2
108 Nebraska 2 19 89 4.68 0 17 6 3 0
109 Marshall 2 16 91 5.69 1 13 6 1 0
110 Pittsburgh 3 22 92 4.18 0 20 6 5 1
111 Texas Tech 3 24 93 3.88 0 20 7 6 1
112 Akron 2 14 94 6.71 0 57 3 3 1
113 Fresno State 2 21 98 4.67 0 18 6 6 0
114 USF 2 21 99 4.71 0 15 6 3 0
114 Kent State 2 19 99 5.21 0 16 5 3 0
116 Sacramento State 3 19 100 5.26 2 56 4 1 1
116 Tulane 2 18 100 5.56 0 18 3 4 0
118 UAB 2 22 103 4.68 0 16 7 3 0
119 Louisiana-Monroe 2 18 104 5.78 0 35 7 4 1
120 Missouri State 2 23 112 4.87 2 15 6 4 0
121 Florida Atlantic 2 16 115 7.19 1 61 3 1 1
122 Georgia Tech 2 23 116 5.04 1 17 8 4 0
123 Ohio 2 21 123 5.86 3 29 9 6 1
124 San Jose State 3 17 125 7.35 1 50 7 2 1
125 Eastern Michigan 3 24 127 5.29 1 33 4 4 1
126 Arkansas State 2 11 129 11.73 2 74 4 4 1
127 Boston College 2 28 148 5.29 2 20 6 3 1
128 Washington State 2 10 150 15.00 1 75 3 3 3
129 Colorado State 2 27 153 5.67 1 35 9 5 2
129 Syracuse 3 27 153 5.67 1 46 7 4 2
131 Jacksonville State 3 31 171 5.52 0 25 9 6 1
132 Sam Houston State 2 17 181 10.65 2 81 4 3 3
133 Ball State 2 21 182 8.67 2 65 7 4 3
134 Ole Miss 2 24 183 7.63 1 43 8 5 3
135 Western Kentucky 2 21 196 9.33 1 70 7 4 2
136 Memphis 3 32 214 6.69 2 54 9 8 2
137 Southern Miss 2 35 218 6.23 1 24 12 7 2
138 UNLV 3 33 221 6.70 2 43 10 9 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards