2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Duke 4 27 17 0.63 0 7 3 0 0
2 Notre Dame 4 28 18 0.64 0 8 6 0 0
3 Kent State 4 29 43 1.48 3 10 5 1 0
3 Miami (FL) 4 19 46 2.42 0 10 3 1 0
3 Massachusetts 4 30 79 2.63 1 10 5 1 0
6 Indiana 4 20 48 2.40 1 11 1 1 0
6 TCU 4 32 63 1.97 1 11 3 1 0
6 Iowa 4 27 73 2.70 0 11 4 1 0
6 Oregon 4 36 75 2.08 1 11 8 2 0
10 Baylor 4 30 67 2.23 2 12 7 4 0
10 Syracuse 3 28 69 2.46 0 12 5 2 0
12 Kansas 3 43 98 2.28 1 13 5 2 0
12 NC State 4 31 107 3.45 1 13 7 2 0
12 Jacksonville State 5 49 129 2.63 1 13 11 2 0
15 Pittsburgh 5 42 73 1.74 0 14 10 5 0
15 Texas Tech 4 23 85 3.70 0 14 4 4 0
15 LSU 4 28 103 3.68 2 14 10 3 0
15 UCLA 4 35 107 3.06 1 14 5 3 0
15 Connecticut 4 37 119 3.22 1 14 9 2 0
20 Alabama 4 22 64 2.91 2 15 3 2 0
20 Arkansas 4 23 98 4.26 2 15 5 4 0
20 Illinois 4 39 110 2.82 2 15 8 3 0
20 Mississippi State 4 30 117 3.90 0 15 5 2 0
20 Virginia 4 39 120 3.08 1 15 8 1 0
20 Western Michigan 4 40 155 3.88 1 15 9 4 0
20 Nevada 4 52 215 4.13 3 15 14 7 0
27 Utah 4 26 43 1.65 0 16 3 3 0
27 West Virginia 4 29 62 2.14 0 16 6 3 0
27 Cincinnati 4 33 79 2.39 1 16 6 3 0
27 UNLV 4 35 81 2.31 1 16 4 1 0
27 Texas 4 36 84 2.33 0 16 8 3 0
27 Kansas State 4 38 110 2.89 1 16 7 4 0
27 Wisconsin 4 36 128 3.56 1 16 8 7 0
27 Appalachian State 4 41 157 3.83 2 16 12 5 0
35 Clemson 4 31 108 3.48 0 17 11 6 0
35 Washington 4 39 122 3.13 1 17 9 5 0
35 Tulsa 5 48 133 2.77 1 17 11 6 0
35 Rutgers 4 40 142 3.55 1 17 10 5 0
35 Temple 4 39 170 4.36 1 17 11 5 0
40 Arizona State 3 29 97 3.34 0 18 8 4 0
40 Memphis 4 36 109 3.03 2 18 9 5 0
40 East Carolina 4 41 120 2.93 1 18 9 5 0
40 North Dakota State 4 34 145 4.26 2 18 8 3 0
40 Texas A&M 4 45 160 3.56 0 18 7 5 0
40 Delaware 5 54 230 4.26 1 18 13 8 0
46 BYU 3 18 22 1.22 1 19 2 1 0
46 FIU 4 29 57 1.97 1 19 4 2 0
46 Houston 4 26 57 2.19 2 19 4 3 0
46 Georgia 4 38 119 3.13 2 19 9 3 0
46 Middle Tennessee State 4 33 130 3.94 2 19 9 6 0
51 Troy 4 35 95 2.71 0 20 6 3 1
51 South Alabama 4 26 106 4.08 1 20 6 4 1
51 Iowa State 4 46 158 3.43 0 20 9 3 1
51 UAB 4 41 159 3.88 1 20 10 6 1
51 Wyoming 4 46 183 3.98 0 20 11 7 2
56 Florida 4 26 97 3.73 1 21 9 6 2
56 Oregon State 4 43 148 3.44 1 21 9 4 1
56 Washington State 4 45 205 4.56 1 21 13 7 1
56 Colorado 4 49 243 4.96 0 21 15 11 1
56 Penn State 5 52 250 4.81 2 21 13 10 1
61 Utah State 4 32 101 3.16 0 22 6 2 1
61 Michigan 4 41 126 3.07 0 22 8 5 1
61 Nebraska 4 29 126 4.34 1 22 6 2 2
64 USF 4 32 63 1.97 1 23 4 2 1
64 Liberty 5 38 102 2.68 0 23 7 3 1
64 South Carolina 4 37 109 2.95 2 23 7 4 1
64 New Mexico 4 34 126 3.71 1 23 8 5 2
64 Sam Houston State 4 42 201 4.79 1 23 11 7 2
69 UCF 4 30 53 1.77 0 24 4 3 1
69 Arizona 4 30 120 4.00 1 24 8 5 1
69 UTEP 4 36 122 3.39 1 24 7 3 1
69 Arkansas State 4 44 191 4.34 1 24 13 6 2
69 Missouri State 4 43 248 5.77 1 24 16 11 1
74 Ohio State 4 42 143 3.40 2 25 10 6 1
74 Texas State 4 40 149 3.73 3 25 9 5 1
74 Wake Forest 4 43 160 3.72 1 25 13 4 1
74 Coastal Carolina 4 54 166 3.07 2 25 10 5 1
74 Tulane 4 48 222 4.63 2 25 15 10 1
79 Minnesota 4 33 113 3.42 3 26 9 5 1
79 Georgia Southern 4 33 128 3.88 1 26 8 5 2
79 Stanford 4 40 172 4.30 2 26 12 8 2
82 Boise State 4 26 65 2.50 1 27 5 3 1
82 Missouri 4 37 94 2.54 1 27 7 3 1
84 Louisiana 4 31 133 4.29 2 29 7 5 2
84 Oklahoma State 4 39 141 3.62 1 29 5 5 2
84 Florida State 4 41 187 4.56 1 29 11 7 2
84 Charlotte 4 38 187 4.92 4 29 12 5 1
88 Northern Illinois 4 40 175 4.38 1 30 8 5 2
89 USC 5 40 210 5.25 3 32 10 6 3
90 Sacramento State 5 47 131 2.79 0 33 5 4 1
90 Louisiana Tech 3 36 182 5.06 2 33 10 4 1
92 Tennessee 4 39 200 5.13 3 34 11 10 4
92 Louisville 4 50 215 4.30 2 34 8 5 1
94 Georgia State 4 36 142 3.94 1 35 8 5 1
94 Central Michigan 4 35 205 5.86 2 35 13 8 2
94 Western Kentucky 5 54 278 5.15 4 35 15 7 2
97 San Jose State 4 34 135 3.97 3 36 8 4 1
97 San Diego State 4 51 189 3.71 5 36 8 2 1
99 Vanderbilt 4 38 148 3.89 0 37 6 4 3
100 Kennesaw State 4 43 194 4.51 1 38 7 6 1
101 Ohio 4 38 178 4.68 2 39 9 5 2
102 Old Dominion 4 52 191 3.67 2 40 9 5 3
102 Kentucky 4 36 191 5.31 2 40 9 5 2
102 Eastern Michigan 5 53 317 5.98 2 40 16 10 3
105 James Madison 4 37 92 2.49 0 41 6 2 1
106 Ole Miss 4 48 218 4.54 3 44 12 4 3
107 North Carolina 3 25 139 5.56 2 45 6 2 2
108 Army 3 17 136 8.00 1 47 6 5 2
108 Colorado State 4 35 158 4.51 1 47 6 4 2
108 Georgia Tech 4 45 200 4.44 2 47 8 5 2
108 Purdue 4 37 291 7.86 2 47 12 8 4
112 Navy 3 28 28 1.00 1 48 4 2 1
113 Florida Atlantic 4 36 168 4.67 2 49 7 3 2
114 Toledo 4 35 106 3.03 1 50 3 2 1
114 Fresno State 4 36 183 5.08 2 50 9 4 2
114 Hawaii 4 34 227 6.68 4 50 12 8 1
117 New Mexico State 5 48 158 3.29 2 52 8 5 2
117 Rice 4 51 262 5.14 4 52 12 7 3
119 SMU 4 29 102 3.52 2 53 4 4 3
119 Miami (OH) 4 24 124 5.17 1 53 5 3 1
119 Auburn 4 42 174 4.14 1 53 8 3 1
122 Oklahoma 4 39 164 4.21 2 54 4 4 3
122 UTSA 4 45 281 6.24 3 54 12 7 2
124 Air Force 3 21 102 4.86 1 57 5 3 1
124 Louisiana-Monroe 4 51 253 4.96 2 57 12 6 2
124 North Texas 5 54 299 5.54 4 57 15 10 2
127 Buffalo 4 40 148 3.70 1 59 6 3 1
127 Marshall 4 39 187 4.79 1 59 9 5 2
129 Maryland 4 34 168 4.94 1 63 8 5 1
130 Ball State 4 40 225 5.63 3 66 9 6 2
131 Northwestern 4 33 173 5.24 3 70 7 3 2
132 Michigan State 4 35 180 5.14 3 71 8 3 1
132 Akron 4 43 256 5.95 3 71 9 5 3
134 Southern Miss 4 46 287 6.24 2 74 13 5 2
135 California 4 51 360 7.06 4 75 15 8 4
136 Virginia Tech 5 30 161 5.37 2 76 6 4 1
136 Boston College 4 35 224 6.40 2 76 9 7 2
138 Bowling Green 4 46 306 6.65 4 83 12 6 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards