2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Navy 2 17 -22 -1.29 0 11 2 1 0
2 BYU 2 10 -6 -0.60 0 3 0 0 0
3 West Virginia 2 8 7 0.88 0 11 1 1 0
4 Duke 2 15 11 0.73 0 6 1 0 0
5 Iowa 2 13 15 1.15 0 11 1 1 0
6 Alabama 2 9 16 1.78 0 10 1 1 0
7 Utah 2 14 23 1.64 0 16 2 1 0
8 Colorado State 2 13 24 1.85 0 19 1 1 0
8 Air Force 2 12 24 2.00 0 15 2 1 0
10 Baylor 2 12 25 2.08 1 11 1 1 0
11 Tulsa 2 19 26 1.37 0 12 4 1 0
11 Notre Dame 2 13 26 2.00 0 8 3 0 0
13 Houston 3 20 27 1.35 2 13 3 2 0
13 Utah State 2 15 27 1.80 0 7 1 0 0
15 Boise State 2 14 29 2.07 0 17 3 2 0
16 Kent State 2 14 30 2.14 2 9 3 0 0
17 Akron 2 13 31 2.38 1 7 2 0 0
17 Florida State 2 12 31 2.58 0 8 1 0 0
19 Miami (FL) 3 13 32 2.46 0 8 2 0 0
19 South Alabama 2 13 32 2.46 0 20 1 1 1
19 Northwestern 1 12 32 2.67 1 10 4 1 0
22 Penn State 2 13 33 2.54 1 10 2 1 0
23 UAB 2 11 34 3.09 1 16 1 1 0
24 Virginia 2 15 35 2.33 0 7 2 0 0
24 FIU 2 15 35 2.33 1 11 2 1 0
26 TCU 2 17 36 2.12 0 8 2 0 0
26 Indiana 2 12 36 3.00 0 11 1 1 0
28 Arizona State 2 18 37 2.06 0 13 4 1 0
29 Toledo 2 17 38 2.24 0 10 1 1 0
29 Missouri 2 17 38 2.24 0 27 3 3 1
29 Maryland 2 15 38 2.53 0 10 3 1 0
29 Troy 2 14 38 2.71 0 8 2 0 0
33 Illinois 2 19 39 2.05 1 10 3 1 0
33 North Carolina 2 14 39 2.79 0 7 3 0 0
35 James Madison 2 24 43 1.79 0 17 3 1 0
36 Clemson 2 18 44 2.44 0 12 5 2 0
37 Texas A&M 2 17 45 2.65 0 13 2 1 0
37 Florida 2 16 45 2.81 0 10 4 2 0
37 Georgia Southern 2 16 45 2.81 0 21 2 2 1
37 Nebraska 2 16 45 2.81 1 9 3 0 0
37 Middle Tennessee State 2 16 45 2.81 2 15 4 2 0
42 Miami (OH) 2 11 46 4.18 0 13 2 1 0
42 Army 2 9 46 5.11 1 24 2 2 1
44 Oregon 3 30 48 1.60 1 10 5 1 0
44 Georgia State 2 14 48 3.43 0 16 4 2 0
46 Marshall 2 20 49 2.45 1 16 4 1 0
47 Massachusetts 2 16 50 3.13 1 9 2 0 0
48 SMU 2 16 52 3.25 0 34 2 2 1
49 Ole Miss 2 17 53 3.12 1 20 3 1 1
50 Memphis 3 27 54 2.00 1 18 6 3 0
51 Pittsburgh 3 24 56 2.33 0 14 7 4 0
52 LSU 2 16 57 3.56 1 11 5 1 0
53 Old Dominion 2 23 58 2.52 1 21 4 2 1
54 Oklahoma 2 19 59 3.11 1 51 1 1 1
54 Texas 2 18 59 3.28 0 14 4 2 0
54 Central Michigan 2 18 59 3.28 0 23 5 2 1
54 USF 2 17 59 3.47 1 23 3 2 1
58 Kansas 2 28 61 2.18 0 12 3 1 0
58 Buffalo 2 28 61 2.18 0 15 4 2 0
58 Western Kentucky 2 22 61 2.77 2 19 4 1 0
58 Vanderbilt 2 13 61 4.69 0 37 1 2 1
62 Kansas State 2 21 62 2.95 0 16 4 2 0
62 Cincinnati 2 15 62 4.13 0 16 4 3 0
64 NC State 2 21 63 3.00 1 8 4 0 0
64 Fresno State 2 19 63 3.32 1 10 4 1 0
64 Texas Tech 3 17 63 3.71 0 14 3 2 0
64 South Carolina 2 16 63 3.94 0 23 2 1 1
64 Purdue 2 12 63 5.25 1 44 2 1 1
69 Sacramento State 3 28 64 2.29 0 33 3 2 1
69 Georgia 2 20 64 3.20 1 19 5 3 0
71 Arizona 2 17 65 3.82 0 16 4 2 0
72 Appalachian State 2 18 66 3.67 0 15 5 2 0
73 Coastal Carolina 2 32 67 2.09 1 25 5 2 1
73 Temple 2 17 67 3.94 0 17 4 2 0
75 Syracuse 3 28 69 2.46 0 12 5 2 0
75 Northern Illinois 2 20 69 3.45 0 27 3 2 1
77 Michigan State 2 6 70 11.67 1 71 1 1 1
78 San Jose State 3 21 71 3.38 2 15 6 2 0
78 Boston College 2 16 71 4.44 1 24 3 2 1
78 Mississippi State 2 15 71 4.73 0 15 3 2 0
78 Arkansas 2 15 71 4.73 2 15 4 4 0
82 Sam Houston State 2 20 72 3.60 0 18 4 2 0
83 East Carolina 2 24 73 3.04 1 16 5 3 0
83 UCF 2 20 73 3.65 0 24 4 3 1
83 Stanford 2 17 73 4.29 1 19 5 3 0
83 Liberty 2 16 73 4.56 0 23 4 2 1
87 Louisville 2 22 75 3.41 1 17 4 1 0
88 Iowa State 2 27 77 2.85 0 10 6 1 0
88 Delaware 2 18 77 4.28 0 18 4 2 0
90 Auburn 2 24 78 3.25 0 12 5 1 0
90 Connecticut 2 20 78 3.90 1 14 5 2 0
92 Rutgers 2 23 79 3.43 1 17 6 3 0
92 Western Michigan 2 17 79 4.65 1 15 3 3 0
94 UCLA 2 21 81 3.86 0 14 4 3 0
95 Louisiana 2 17 82 4.82 1 29 5 3 1
96 Kennesaw State 2 23 83 3.61 0 13 3 3 0
97 Wyoming 2 24 84 3.50 0 20 5 3 1
97 UTEP 2 24 84 3.50 1 24 5 2 1
99 Ohio State 2 23 85 3.70 2 15 6 4 0
100 Michigan 2 26 86 3.31 0 22 6 4 1
100 New Mexico 2 20 86 4.30 1 23 4 3 1
100 Wisconsin 2 18 86 4.78 1 16 6 4 0
103 Oregon State 2 24 88 3.67 1 12 4 2 0
103 Oklahoma State 2 19 88 4.63 1 29 3 3 1
105 Virginia Tech 2 12 91 7.58 1 76 2 1 1
106 Nevada 2 23 94 4.09 1 15 7 4 0
107 Minnesota 2 21 95 4.52 1 26 6 3 1
108 UNLV 3 31 96 3.10 1 16 4 1 0
108 Tulane 2 26 96 3.69 1 14 8 4 0
108 Colorado 2 18 96 5.33 0 18 6 5 0
111 Kentucky 2 18 98 5.44 1 19 4 3 0
112 San Diego State 2 23 103 4.48 4 36 5 1 1
113 Washington State 2 18 105 5.83 1 21 7 4 1
114 Jacksonville State 3 33 106 3.21 1 13 6 2 0
114 Washington 2 19 106 5.58 1 17 8 5 0
116 New Mexico State 3 26 110 4.23 1 52 4 3 1
116 Rice 2 24 110 4.58 0 49 5 3 1
118 Louisiana Tech 2 25 111 4.44 2 19 7 2 0
118 North Texas 2 19 111 5.84 2 43 5 3 1
120 Texas State 2 19 118 6.21 3 25 6 4 1
121 Arkansas State 2 27 120 4.44 1 24 7 3 2
121 Ohio 2 21 120 5.71 1 39 6 3 1
123 Missouri State 2 17 124 7.29 1 18 9 5 0
124 Charlotte 2 16 125 7.81 2 29 7 4 1
125 Southern Miss 2 23 138 6.00 0 39 6 3 1
126 North Dakota State 3 32 139 4.34 2 18 8 3 0
127 Hawaii 3 22 141 6.41 2 50 7 4 1
128 Wake Forest 3 35 143 4.09 1 25 11 3 1
129 USC 3 23 147 6.39 2 32 7 4 3
130 Florida Atlantic 2 23 150 6.52 2 49 6 3 2
131 Tennessee 2 23 154 6.70 2 34 8 7 4
132 Ball State 2 13 160 12.31 2 66 5 4 2
133 California 2 25 164 6.56 3 53 6 4 2
134 Bowling Green 2 17 165 9.71 1 83 4 2 2
135 UTSA 2 24 171 7.13 1 54 6 3 2
136 Georgia Tech 2 28 179 6.39 2 47 8 5 2
137 Louisiana-Monroe 2 29 200 6.90 2 57 9 5 2
138 Eastern Michigan 3 34 217 6.38 2 40 11 7 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards