2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 California 7 52 101 1.94 1 10 7 2 0
2 Notre Dame 7 38 82 2.16 0 12 7 2 0
3 New Mexico 6 36 81 2.25 0 13 5 2 0
3 Ohio State 7 56 163 2.91 0 13 9 3 0
5 Michigan 6 46 110 2.39 0 14 7 2 0
5 Delaware 7 51 136 2.67 4 14 11 3 0
5 Miami (OH) 7 49 163 3.33 3 14 13 6 0
8 BYU 6 36 82 2.28 1 15 5 3 0
8 Oklahoma 6 49 84 1.71 0 15 4 2 0
8 Appalachian State 7 45 96 2.13 0 15 5 2 0
8 North Dakota State 7 74 239 3.23 0 15 15 5 0
12 Miami (FL) 6 25 39 1.56 0 16 3 2 0
12 Wake Forest 7 39 82 2.10 0 16 8 2 0
12 Old Dominion 7 52 149 2.87 0 16 8 4 0
12 Western Michigan 7 54 220 4.07 1 16 10 7 0
16 Nebraska 7 58 163 2.81 0 17 13 8 0
16 Georgia Tech 6 67 302 4.51 1 17 20 12 0
18 Baylor 6 56 208 3.71 0 18 13 9 0
18 North Carolina 6 65 246 3.78 1 18 17 5 0
20 Wisconsin 6 47 110 2.34 1 19 8 1 0
20 Rice 7 61 192 3.15 0 19 12 3 0
20 Clemson 6 57 203 3.56 2 19 8 6 0
23 Pittsburgh 7 48 93 1.94 1 20 7 5 1
23 Texas Tech 6 45 133 2.96 0 20 12 8 1
23 Liberty 7 53 141 2.66 1 20 8 5 2
23 NC State 7 53 173 3.26 4 20 10 7 1
23 UCLA 6 47 190 4.04 2 20 11 6 1
23 Boston College 6 67 271 4.04 2 20 14 5 1
29 Mississippi State 6 33 100 3.03 1 21 4 3 1
29 Georgia 7 49 134 2.73 1 21 8 2 2
29 Arizona 6 56 176 3.14 1 21 12 5 1
29 Texas State 6 49 217 4.43 3 21 12 8 1
29 Massachusetts 8 72 237 3.29 1 21 13 5 1
29 Vanderbilt 7 57 240 4.21 3 21 16 7 2
29 Central Michigan 7 61 247 4.05 3 21 13 6 1
36 Air Force 7 43 138 3.21 1 22 9 6 1
36 Tulane 6 55 292 5.31 1 22 14 10 1
38 New Mexico State 7 50 111 2.22 4 23 10 2 1
38 Nevada 6 55 237 4.31 0 23 11 7 1
40 North Texas 6 41 84 2.05 1 24 7 3 1
40 West Virginia 7 59 249 4.22 4 24 9 6 3
40 UAB 7 74 290 3.92 2 24 18 9 1
43 Louisiana 7 40 183 4.58 1 25 9 6 3
43 Louisville 7 60 198 3.30 2 25 12 5 2
43 Arkansas 7 53 212 4.00 5 25 10 8 1
43 Maryland 7 67 252 3.76 2 25 16 8 2
43 Jacksonville State 7 62 326 5.26 2 25 18 11 1
43 Stanford 8 73 367 5.03 3 25 20 9 3
49 South Carolina 6 48 129 2.69 0 26 12 1 1
49 Oregon 5 50 179 3.58 2 26 11 6 2
49 Indiana 7 63 184 2.92 1 26 11 7 1
49 Purdue 7 59 237 4.02 2 26 13 8 2
49 Utah 6 53 249 4.70 3 26 13 7 2
49 Buffalo 7 60 255 4.25 2 26 11 9 1
49 Missouri State 7 74 298 4.03 6 26 15 6 1
56 Missouri 7 54 148 2.74 1 27 11 6 2
56 Fresno State 7 61 229 3.75 0 27 12 9 1
56 San Diego State 7 69 244 3.54 3 27 18 5 2
56 Tennessee 7 65 267 4.11 1 27 15 10 3
56 Middle Tennessee State 7 69 373 5.41 3 27 22 10 2
61 Navy 6 55 186 3.38 0 28 16 4 1
61 Bowling Green 7 59 262 4.44 1 28 12 8 2
63 Minnesota 6 37 123 3.32 1 30 6 5 2
63 Kansas State 6 56 207 3.70 3 30 15 11 1
63 Texas A&M 7 62 272 4.39 5 30 17 9 2
66 Kentucky 7 49 169 3.45 3 31 7 4 1
66 Alabama 7 68 201 2.96 2 31 15 8 2
66 Rutgers 6 43 215 5.00 1 31 11 10 2
69 Connecticut 7 54 148 2.74 3 32 6 3 1
69 Washington 7 64 183 2.86 0 32 11 6 1
71 Eastern Michigan 8 64 258 4.03 1 33 10 10 1
72 TCU 6 42 116 2.76 0 34 5 2 1
72 UCF 6 46 145 3.15 2 34 7 4 1
72 Iowa 6 53 146 2.75 0 34 9 3 1
72 Kansas 6 48 271 5.65 2 34 13 9 4
72 USF 7 59 279 4.73 1 34 17 9 2
77 Colorado 6 39 79 2.03 0 35 5 3 1
77 Northwestern 6 43 173 4.02 0 35 11 3 2
77 Georgia Southern 7 55 233 4.24 0 35 15 9 1
80 Illinois 6 36 167 4.64 1 36 8 5 2
80 Kent State 7 71 327 4.61 2 36 14 10 1
82 Houston 7 41 263 6.41 3 37 15 10 2
83 Oregon State 7 50 201 4.02 3 38 10 6 2
83 Wyoming 8 82 400 4.88 2 38 22 9 2
85 Louisiana-Monroe 6 56 279 4.98 1 39 15 7 2
86 Boise State 6 34 162 4.76 0 40 8 7 1
86 Ohio 7 70 315 4.50 6 40 17 12 3
88 Northern Illinois 6 58 373 6.43 4 41 19 13 4
89 Texas 6 48 182 3.79 0 42 9 6 1
89 Kennesaw State 7 56 260 4.64 6 42 14 7 1
91 Penn State 7 60 342 5.70 4 43 15 9 4
91 UNLV 7 66 357 5.41 3 43 17 11 5
93 Troy 6 51 226 4.43 3 44 12 6 2
93 Auburn 6 59 241 4.08 4 44 15 4 3
93 Iowa State 6 40 244 6.10 2 44 8 6 5
93 Oklahoma State 6 57 256 4.49 1 44 14 5 2
93 East Carolina 7 69 352 5.10 2 44 15 11 5
98 Virginia Tech 7 61 174 2.85 3 45 12 8 4
98 Ole Miss 6 61 348 5.70 4 45 16 8 4
100 Syracuse 6 48 242 5.04 2 46 12 7 2
101 Michigan State 7 51 169 3.31 1 47 12 3 1
101 James Madison 8 63 273 4.33 1 47 12 7 2
103 Temple 7 62 287 4.63 3 48 16 4 2
104 USC 7 45 198 4.40 5 49 11 5 1
105 San Jose State 7 51 242 4.75 1 50 12 3 1
105 Coastal Carolina 7 60 322 5.37 3 50 13 8 3
107 FIU 7 46 222 4.83 2 54 11 8 1
107 Louisiana Tech 6 50 261 5.22 4 54 14 10 4
109 Sacramento State 7 51 288 5.65 5 56 13 8 4
109 Charlotte 7 61 314 5.15 5 56 14 9 4
111 Florida State 7 67 320 4.78 4 57 15 8 3
111 Akron 7 61 445 7.30 3 57 22 16 5
113 SMU 6 56 219 3.91 2 58 10 7 2
113 Cincinnati 6 42 229 5.45 2 58 10 9 1
115 Army 7 48 260 5.42 5 59 18 6 2
115 UTSA 7 70 302 4.31 2 59 15 9 3
117 Duke 7 41 198 4.83 1 60 8 5 1
118 Florida Atlantic 6 50 275 5.50 2 61 11 4 3
119 Utah State 6 46 208 4.52 1 63 10 5 3
119 Georgia State 6 50 285 5.70 4 63 14 8 3
119 Colorado State 6 59 461 7.81 5 63 22 12 5
122 LSU 7 57 129 2.26 1 64 6 5 1
123 Ball State 7 68 474 6.97 5 65 26 16 5
124 Toledo 7 49 170 3.47 1 66 7 3 1
125 Hawaii 7 52 232 4.46 3 67 12 6 2
126 Southern Miss 6 86 468 5.44 1 68 23 12 4
127 Marshall 7 64 344 5.38 4 70 16 6 2
127 Western Kentucky 7 55 354 6.44 2 70 14 9 4
129 UTEP 7 64 368 5.75 5 72 17 10 2
130 Arkansas State 7 69 470 6.81 4 74 24 15 3
131 Arizona State 6 40 202 5.05 1 75 6 3 1
131 Washington State 7 41 240 5.85 2 75 9 6 4
131 Memphis 8 68 372 5.47 4 75 14 10 3
134 Florida 7 57 236 4.14 4 77 11 4 1
135 South Alabama 7 42 350 8.33 5 80 13 9 5
136 Virginia 8 61 329 5.39 3 81 15 8 4
136 Sam Houston State 7 60 467 7.78 5 81 17 13 7
138 Tulsa 8 74 423 5.72 3 84 17 11 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards