2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 09/11/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Ohio State 1 4 -9 -2.25 0 1 0 0 0
2 Michigan State 1 4 -7 -1.75 0 4 0 0 0
3 Maryland 1 8 -12 -1.50 0 5 0 0 0
4 Virginia Tech 1 12 -16 -1.33 0 2 0 0 0
5 Troy 1 7 -6 -0.86 0 14 1 1 0
6 Kennesaw State 1 5 -2 -0.40 0 6 0 0 0
7 Iowa 1 10 -3 -0.30 0 5 0 0 0
7 Kansas State 1 10 -3 -0.30 0 11 2 1 0
9 California 1 5 0 0.00 0 5 0 0 0
9 Colorado 1 6 0 0.00 0 10 1 1 0
11 Minnesota 1 8 1 0.13 0 4 0 0 0
11 Texas Tech 1 8 1 0.13 0 10 1 1 0
13 UTSA 1 4 1 0.25 0 1 0 0 0
14 Georgia Southern 1 9 3 0.33 0 8 1 0 0
14 Old Dominion 1 9 3 0.33 0 16 1 1 0
16 Oklahoma 1 11 4 0.36 0 6 0 0 0
16 North Carolina 1 14 5 0.36 0 7 2 0 0
18 LSU 1 8 4 0.50 0 8 1 0 0
18 Appalachian State 1 10 5 0.50 0 15 0 1 0
20 North Dakota State 2 18 17 0.94 0 8 4 0 0
21 Texas A&M 1 2 2 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
21 North Texas 1 5 5 1.00 0 6 0 0 0
21 Arizona 1 7 7 1.00 0 8 0 0 0
21 Kentucky 1 8 8 1.00 1 9 0 0 0
25 Alabama 1 7 8 1.14 0 7 1 0 0
26 Vanderbilt 1 10 12 1.20 0 17 2 1 0
27 Tennessee 1 8 10 1.25 0 6 1 0 0
28 Louisiana Tech 1 7 9 1.29 0 7 0 0 0
29 Georgia 1 10 13 1.30 0 7 1 0 0
30 Nevada 1 8 12 1.50 0 4 1 0 0
30 Florida 1 10 15 1.50 0 5 1 0 0
32 Virginia 2 13 20 1.54 1 13 2 1 0
33 South Alabama 1 3 5 1.67 0 15 1 1 0
34 Pittsburgh 1 4 7 1.75 0 3 0 0 0
35 Miami (FL) 2 9 16 1.78 0 8 0 0 0
36 Air Force 1 12 23 1.92 0 11 2 1 0
37 Temple 1 3 6 2.00 0 7 0 0 0
37 Navy 1 6 12 2.00 0 10 2 1 0
39 USC 2 8 17 2.13 0 12 1 1 0
40 UCF 1 7 15 2.14 0 12 0 1 0
40 West Virginia 1 14 30 2.14 0 17 2 1 0
42 BYU 1 11 24 2.18 1 10 2 1 0
43 Notre Dame 1 12 27 2.25 0 8 2 0 0
44 Sam Houston State 1 7 16 2.29 0 22 1 1 1
45 Army 1 10 23 2.30 0 16 2 1 0
46 Georgia State 1 6 14 2.33 0 6 0 0 0
46 Utah State 1 6 14 2.33 0 11 1 1 0
46 Sacramento State 2 15 35 2.33 0 8 2 0 0
49 Penn State 1 9 22 2.44 0 9 1 0 0
50 Liberty 1 6 15 2.50 0 7 0 0 0
51 Washington 1 9 23 2.56 0 11 1 1 0
52 Massachusetts 1 7 18 2.57 0 5 2 0 0
53 NC State 2 20 52 2.60 0 13 3 1 0
54 Bowling Green 1 11 29 2.64 0 11 2 1 0
54 Toledo 1 11 29 2.64 0 13 2 2 0
56 Baylor 1 15 41 2.73 0 12 4 1 0
56 Hawaii 2 15 41 2.73 1 11 4 1 0
58 Wyoming 1 4 11 2.75 0 6 1 0 0
59 New Mexico State 2 13 36 2.77 1 9 3 0 0
60 Stanford 2 14 39 2.79 0 10 3 1 0
61 Mississippi State 1 10 28 2.80 0 18 1 1 0
62 Delaware 1 6 17 2.83 1 9 0 0 0
63 Tulsa 1 10 29 2.90 0 10 2 1 0
64 Connecticut 1 11 32 2.91 0 7 1 0 0
64 Northwestern 1 11 32 2.91 0 7 3 0 0
66 Washington State 1 5 15 3.00 0 7 0 0 0
66 Arizona State 1 6 18 3.00 0 8 1 0 0
66 TCU 1 7 21 3.00 0 10 1 1 0
66 Oregon State 1 10 30 3.00 1 12 2 2 0
66 Louisville 2 13 39 3.00 0 6 3 0 0
71 SMU 1 15 46 3.07 1 12 2 1 0
72 Buffalo 1 11 34 3.09 0 11 1 1 0
73 Duke 1 10 31 3.10 0 7 1 0 0
74 New Mexico 1 10 32 3.20 0 10 2 1 0
75 Houston 1 4 13 3.25 0 5 0 0 0
76 Louisiana 1 3 10 3.33 0 6 0 0 0
76 Purdue 1 9 30 3.33 0 26 2 2 1
78 FIU 1 8 28 3.50 0 10 1 2 0
79 Coastal Carolina 1 3 11 3.67 0 6 0 0 0
79 Auburn 1 6 22 3.67 0 5 1 0 0
81 Fresno State 1 10 37 3.70 0 15 3 3 0
81 Southern Miss 1 10 37 3.70 0 16 2 1 0
83 Texas 1 10 38 3.80 0 14 3 2 0
84 Utah 1 8 31 3.88 1 22 2 1 1
85 South Carolina 1 4 16 4.00 0 7 1 0 0
85 Wisconsin 1 4 16 4.00 1 7 2 0 0
85 Wake Forest 1 7 28 4.00 0 16 3 1 0
85 Arkansas 1 7 28 4.00 1 11 0 1 0
85 Michigan 1 11 44 4.00 0 8 4 0 0
85 Georgia Tech 1 12 48 4.00 0 12 3 1 0
85 UAB 1 12 48 4.00 0 16 4 1 0
85 Eastern Michigan 2 13 52 4.00 0 12 1 2 0
93 Rice 1 10 41 4.10 0 16 2 1 0
94 Iowa State 1 8 33 4.13 0 44 1 1 1
95 San Diego State 1 6 25 4.17 0 7 2 0 0
95 Oklahoma State 1 6 25 4.17 0 9 2 0 0
97 Texas State 1 10 42 4.20 1 21 1 2 1
98 Oregon 1 7 31 4.43 0 6 2 0 0
99 Kansas 2 13 58 4.46 1 11 3 2 0
100 Missouri 2 17 78 4.59 1 27 5 3 1
101 UTEP 1 8 37 4.63 0 9 1 0 0
102 Colorado State 1 15 70 4.67 1 15 5 2 0
103 Indiana 1 12 57 4.75 1 19 2 2 0
104 Miami (OH) 1 9 43 4.78 0 10 4 2 0
105 East Carolina 1 8 39 4.88 0 17 2 1 0
106 Louisiana-Monroe 1 6 30 5.00 0 11 2 1 0
106 UCLA 1 11 55 5.00 1 20 3 2 1
106 Rutgers 2 13 65 5.00 0 19 2 4 0
109 Syracuse 1 11 56 5.09 0 46 1 1 1
110 Florida State 2 10 51 5.10 0 23 3 3 1
111 Middle Tennessee State 1 7 36 5.14 1 9 2 0 0
112 Boston College 2 28 148 5.29 2 20 6 3 1
113 Marshall 1 10 53 5.30 1 9 3 0 0
114 Jacksonville State 2 22 119 5.41 0 25 6 4 1
115 James Madison 1 7 38 5.43 0 10 2 1 0
115 USF 1 7 38 5.43 0 15 2 1 0
117 Missouri State 1 13 71 5.46 2 15 4 3 0
118 Nebraska 1 8 44 5.50 0 17 2 2 0
119 Tulane 1 9 50 5.56 0 13 1 2 0
120 Illinois 1 8 45 5.63 0 24 2 1 1
121 Central Michigan 1 6 34 5.67 1 13 2 1 0
122 UNLV 2 19 113 5.95 1 36 5 5 1
123 Western Michigan 1 4 24 6.00 0 8 1 0 0
123 Cincinnati 1 8 48 6.00 1 14 3 2 0
125 Clemson 1 10 64 6.40 1 13 2 2 0
126 Kent State 1 14 90 6.43 0 16 5 3 0
127 Ohio 1 13 88 6.77 2 29 6 5 1
128 Memphis 2 18 125 6.94 1 54 4 3 2
129 Western Kentucky 1 10 74 7.40 0 26 4 2 1
130 Charlotte 1 11 88 8.00 2 56 3 1 1
131 Northern Illinois 1 7 58 8.29 0 20 3 3 1
132 Ole Miss 1 13 109 8.38 1 41 5 3 2
133 San Jose State 2 8 72 9.00 1 50 4 1 1
134 Boise State 1 6 55 9.17 0 40 2 2 1
135 Florida Atlantic 1 8 84 10.50 1 61 1 1 1
136 Akron 1 8 106 13.25 0 57 2 3 1
137 Ball State 1 12 169 14.08 2 65 6 3 3
138 Arkansas State 1 8 114 14.25 2 74 4 4 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards