2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Louisiana 4 20 45 2.25 0 6 1 0 0
2 Duke 4 21 54 2.57 0 8 3 0 0
2 South Carolina 4 29 68 2.34 0 8 6 0 0
4 Georgia 4 29 54 1.86 0 9 3 0 0
5 Colorado 4 22 32 1.45 0 10 3 2 0
5 BYU 3 15 32 2.13 1 10 2 1 0
5 California 4 25 49 1.96 1 10 4 1 0
5 New Mexico 4 27 59 2.19 0 10 4 1 0
5 Notre Dame 4 27 59 2.19 0 10 6 1 0
5 Navy 3 21 60 2.86 0 10 7 1 0
5 James Madison 4 36 82 2.28 1 10 4 2 0
5 Arizona State 3 24 82 3.42 0 10 2 1 0
5 New Mexico State 5 36 97 2.69 4 10 8 1 0
5 Florida 4 34 111 3.26 2 10 7 1 0
15 LSU 4 32 4 0.13 0 11 4 2 0
15 Michigan 4 29 53 1.83 0 11 4 1 0
15 Alabama 4 39 69 1.77 0 11 7 4 0
15 North Dakota State 4 43 107 2.49 0 11 10 2 0
15 Ohio State 4 36 117 3.25 0 11 8 2 0
20 Massachusetts 4 29 52 1.79 0 12 5 2 0
20 Maryland 4 34 72 2.12 1 12 5 1 0
20 FIU 4 30 113 3.77 0 12 7 4 0
20 Temple 4 36 165 4.58 1 12 10 2 0
20 Buffalo 4 39 173 4.44 2 12 9 6 0
25 Miami (FL) 4 17 6 0.35 0 13 1 1 0
25 Toledo 4 32 83 2.59 0 13 4 2 0
25 Oregon 3 25 103 4.12 1 13 6 3 0
25 Marshall 4 30 158 5.27 2 13 10 2 0
29 Hawaii 4 24 60 2.50 1 14 6 3 0
29 Cincinnati 4 24 102 4.25 1 14 6 4 0
29 Delaware 5 43 121 2.81 3 14 10 2 0
29 Miami (OH) 4 29 122 4.21 2 14 10 5 0
33 Appalachian State 4 26 44 1.69 0 15 3 2 0
33 Oklahoma 4 38 77 2.03 0 15 4 2 0
33 Texas 4 26 79 3.04 0 15 5 4 0
33 Arizona 4 29 89 3.07 0 15 6 3 0
33 UTEP 4 31 152 4.90 2 15 10 5 0
33 USF 4 36 164 4.56 0 15 11 4 0
39 Old Dominion 4 26 52 2.00 0 16 3 1 0
39 Wake Forest 4 28 85 3.04 0 16 7 2 0
39 Kent State 4 35 141 4.03 1 16 6 4 0
39 Western Michigan 4 31 163 5.26 1 16 7 4 0
39 UAB 4 44 167 3.80 1 16 11 4 0
44 Michigan State 4 25 43 1.72 0 17 7 1 0
44 North Carolina 3 29 73 2.52 0 17 7 2 0
44 NC State 4 30 93 3.10 2 17 4 2 0
44 Nebraska 4 39 111 2.85 0 17 9 5 0
44 Baylor 4 37 134 3.62 0 17 9 6 0
44 Georgia Southern 4 36 140 3.89 0 17 10 6 0
44 Georgia Tech 4 49 251 5.12 1 17 15 8 0
51 Mississippi State 4 21 47 2.24 0 18 2 2 0
51 Army 3 18 69 3.83 1 18 5 3 0
51 Tennessee 4 32 97 3.03 0 18 6 4 0
51 Fresno State 4 36 115 3.19 0 18 7 6 0
51 Stanford 4 30 116 3.87 2 18 7 3 0
51 Tulane 4 29 130 4.48 1 18 3 5 0
57 Wisconsin 4 28 84 3.00 1 19 6 1 0
57 Indiana 4 40 102 2.55 1 19 6 4 0
57 Clemson 4 37 143 3.86 1 19 6 5 0
57 Rice 4 39 162 4.15 0 19 8 3 0
61 Liberty 5 35 61 1.74 1 20 3 2 1
61 Pittsburgh 5 35 85 2.43 0 20 6 5 1
61 Coastal Carolina 4 27 104 3.85 0 20 6 3 1
61 UCLA 4 31 117 3.77 1 20 7 6 1
61 Texas Tech 4 32 124 3.88 0 20 10 7 1
61 Bowling Green 4 33 126 3.82 0 20 6 6 1
61 Boston College 4 46 198 4.30 2 20 9 4 1
68 Virginia 4 29 74 2.55 1 21 5 3 1
68 Vanderbilt 4 30 90 3.00 1 21 8 3 1
68 Central Michigan 4 27 106 3.93 2 21 5 2 1
68 Texas State 4 33 141 4.27 1 21 7 6 1
68 Middle Tennessee State 4 33 158 4.79 2 21 9 3 1
73 Air Force 3 23 80 3.48 1 22 6 3 1
73 West Virginia 4 33 101 3.06 1 22 4 2 1
73 Troy 4 34 107 3.15 1 22 6 4 1
73 Texas A&M 4 28 119 4.25 4 22 8 4 1
73 Utah 4 36 153 4.25 2 22 8 5 1
78 Nevada 4 40 157 3.93 0 23 8 4 1
79 North Texas 5 33 75 2.27 1 24 6 2 1
79 Illinois 4 22 87 3.95 0 24 4 2 1
79 Oklahoma State 4 40 174 4.35 1 24 10 4 1
79 Southern Miss 4 65 320 4.92 1 24 19 9 2
83 Louisville 4 35 131 3.74 1 25 8 2 2
83 Arkansas 4 37 158 4.27 3 25 7 5 1
83 Jacksonville State 5 44 237 5.39 0 25 14 9 1
86 Missouri State 4 44 205 4.66 4 26 11 6 1
86 Purdue 4 39 212 5.44 2 26 11 8 2
88 Kansas 3 21 89 4.24 1 27 4 3 1
88 Rutgers 4 26 118 4.54 1 27 6 7 1
88 Missouri 4 36 126 3.50 1 27 9 5 1
88 San Diego State 4 32 166 5.19 1 27 9 3 2
92 Houston 4 18 97 5.39 1 29 4 3 1
92 Ohio 4 42 175 4.17 4 29 11 7 1
94 Minnesota 4 28 55 1.96 0 30 3 2 1
94 Kansas State 4 37 113 3.05 2 30 10 7 1
94 Northern Illinois 4 35 157 4.49 1 30 9 6 2
97 Kentucky 4 29 92 3.17 3 31 5 3 1
98 Connecticut 4 31 91 2.94 3 32 4 2 1
98 Washington 4 38 100 2.63 0 32 5 4 1
98 Penn State 5 39 183 4.69 1 32 7 4 2
101 Auburn 4 37 122 3.30 2 33 8 1 1
101 Eastern Michigan 5 38 177 4.66 1 33 7 7 1
103 TCU 4 28 92 3.29 0 34 3 2 1
103 UCF 4 34 94 2.76 0 34 4 3 1
103 Iowa 4 38 111 2.92 0 34 6 2 1
106 Northwestern 4 32 124 3.88 0 35 8 3 2
106 Colorado State 4 42 243 5.79 2 35 16 7 2
108 Oregon State 4 36 136 3.78 2 38 6 5 1
108 Wyoming 4 29 149 5.14 1 38 9 3 1
110 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 193 5.68 0 39 11 6 2
111 Boise State 4 22 124 5.64 0 40 5 5 1
112 East Carolina 4 46 173 3.76 1 41 9 7 1
113 Kennesaw State 4 32 184 5.75 4 42 10 6 1
114 UNLV 4 38 225 5.92 2 43 10 9 3
115 Iowa State 4 21 103 4.90 0 44 4 3 2
116 Virginia Tech 5 48 101 2.10 2 45 9 6 2
116 Ole Miss 4 43 293 6.81 4 45 13 8 4
118 Louisiana Tech 3 25 100 4.00 1 46 5 2 1
118 Syracuse 3 27 153 5.67 1 46 7 4 2
120 USC 5 32 155 4.84 5 49 9 4 1
121 San Jose State 4 26 171 6.58 1 50 9 3 1
122 Memphis 4 37 235 6.35 2 54 10 8 2
123 Charlotte 4 36 137 3.81 3 56 7 3 1
123 Sacramento State 5 34 147 4.32 3 56 7 3 1
125 Akron 4 30 173 5.77 1 57 8 5 1
125 Florida State 4 30 180 6.00 2 57 8 5 2
127 SMU 4 39 158 4.05 2 58 7 3 1
128 UTSA 4 44 211 4.80 2 59 11 7 2
129 Florida Atlantic 4 30 146 4.87 1 61 6 2 1
130 Utah State 4 28 169 6.04 1 63 6 4 3
130 Georgia State 4 29 206 7.10 3 63 9 6 3
132 Ball State 4 38 292 7.68 4 65 12 8 4
133 Western Kentucky 5 42 302 7.19 2 70 10 7 4
134 Arkansas State 4 32 233 7.28 3 74 11 7 1
135 Washington State 4 18 154 8.56 1 75 3 3 3
136 South Alabama 4 22 283 12.86 3 80 9 7 5
137 Sam Houston State 4 27 237 8.78 3 81 7 5 4
138 Tulsa 5 40 193 4.83 1 84 8 5 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards