2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 9 53 108 2.04 0 11 9 2 0
2 Iowa 9 68 143 2.10 1 13 11 2 0
2 Jacksonville State 9 70 178 2.54 1 13 14 4 0
4 Illinois 9 75 225 3.00 4 15 13 6 0
4 Western Michigan 10 93 356 3.83 3 15 25 10 0
6 UCLA 9 69 198 2.87 1 16 10 5 0
6 Texas 9 83 209 2.52 2 16 17 6 0
8 Arizona State 9 80 191 2.39 3 18 16 7 0
8 Clemson 9 74 252 3.41 2 18 20 12 0
8 North Dakota State 9 78 294 3.77 2 18 17 11 0
8 Tulsa 9 118 408 3.46 4 18 31 13 0
12 Utah 9 58 184 3.17 1 19 12 10 0
13 Troy 9 75 237 3.16 2 20 18 6 1
13 FIU 9 77 239 3.10 2 20 18 13 1
13 UAB 9 94 329 3.50 2 20 21 10 1
13 Nevada 9 102 414 4.06 4 20 26 12 2
17 BYU 9 72 202 2.81 3 21 15 6 2
17 TCU 9 85 221 2.60 2 21 14 6 1
19 Georgia 9 74 200 2.70 4 22 17 7 1
19 Nebraska 9 79 307 3.89 1 22 19 8 2
19 Wyoming 9 95 393 4.14 2 22 26 20 3
22 South Carolina 9 85 275 3.24 3 23 23 11 1
23 Duke 9 73 102 1.40 2 24 9 4 1
23 Miami (FL) 9 61 187 3.07 3 24 11 7 3
25 Wake Forest 9 83 217 2.61 1 25 22 5 1
25 Ohio State 9 70 232 3.31 3 25 13 10 2
25 Texas State 9 82 293 3.57 5 25 18 9 1
25 East Carolina 9 91 321 3.53 3 25 24 13 3
25 Coastal Carolina 9 108 331 3.06 2 25 24 13 1
30 UCF 9 85 271 3.19 3 26 14 8 2
30 Minnesota 9 87 299 3.44 5 26 24 13 1
32 Boise State 9 56 101 1.80 1 27 10 4 2
32 Missouri 9 78 243 3.12 3 27 19 8 1
32 Virginia 9 90 266 2.96 3 27 22 7 1
32 South Alabama 9 79 376 4.76 3 27 21 13 4
36 Utah State 9 64 158 2.47 0 28 11 4 2
36 Delaware 9 80 320 4.00 1 28 19 11 2
38 Houston 9 74 229 3.09 5 29 14 10 1
38 Louisiana 10 77 329 4.27 7 29 19 12 3
40 Connecticut 9 101 379 3.75 3 30 28 7 1
40 Sam Houston State 9 92 384 4.17 6 30 21 10 3
40 Northern Illinois 9 102 421 4.13 4 30 23 12 3
40 Colorado 9 95 427 4.49 2 30 27 20 2
44 USC 9 76 293 3.86 4 32 19 7 3
44 Appalachian State 9 109 411 3.77 5 32 23 12 3
46 Oregon 9 76 211 2.78 1 33 14 6 1
46 Wisconsin 9 88 240 2.73 2 33 18 10 1
46 LSU 9 71 248 3.49 3 33 21 10 1
46 Kansas State 9 93 340 3.66 4 33 19 13 2
46 Louisiana Tech 9 88 351 3.99 3 33 21 9 3
46 Charlotte 9 100 528 5.28 7 33 33 20 2
52 Liberty 9 63 215 3.41 0 34 12 6 2
52 USF 10 95 318 3.35 4 34 16 10 4
52 Louisville 9 102 406 3.98 2 34 20 9 3
55 Georgia State 9 79 261 3.30 2 35 16 13 2
55 Western Kentucky 9 78 306 3.92 4 35 19 9 2
55 Central Michigan 10 90 432 4.80 3 35 29 14 4
58 Pittsburgh 9 86 249 2.90 2 36 19 11 2
58 Washington 9 89 263 2.96 3 36 18 7 1
58 San Diego State 9 109 411 3.77 9 36 22 6 2
61 Alabama 9 68 194 2.85 3 37 9 6 2
61 Mississippi State 9 82 272 3.32 1 37 14 5 1
61 Rutgers 9 90 373 4.14 4 37 24 12 3
64 Middle Tennessee State 9 79 385 4.87 7 38 22 12 4
64 Kennesaw State 9 84 399 4.75 2 38 20 14 2
66 Indiana 9 69 119 1.72 3 39 5 4 2
66 Iowa State 9 97 412 4.25 4 39 24 10 3
66 Temple 9 105 420 4.00 4 39 26 14 1
66 Missouri State 9 97 600 6.19 5 39 31 21 6
70 Old Dominion 10 119 385 3.24 2 40 17 9 3
71 James Madison 10 80 223 2.79 1 41 11 6 1
71 Penn State 9 75 374 4.99 3 41 19 15 3
71 Oregon State 9 91 386 4.24 4 41 21 12 5
74 Arkansas State 9 102 496 4.86 4 42 28 14 5
74 Eastern Michigan 10 94 520 5.53 4 42 24 16 5
76 San Jose State 10 109 469 4.30 6 43 32 19 3
77 North Carolina 9 82 269 3.28 5 45 18 5 2
78 Massachusetts 10 89 376 4.22 4 46 19 13 2
79 Ole Miss 9 91 419 4.60 5 47 22 13 5
79 Army 9 88 426 4.84 3 47 22 11 5
79 Colorado State 9 98 504 5.14 6 47 25 11 6
79 Georgia Tech 9 108 520 4.81 7 47 25 14 6
83 Kent State 10 96 191 1.99 6 48 15 7 2
83 Memphis 10 91 274 3.01 3 48 17 12 3
83 Ohio 10 100 484 4.84 5 48 25 14 7
86 Sacramento State 11 118 411 3.48 4 50 18 8 2
86 UNLV 9 89 417 4.69 5 50 19 10 6
86 Hawaii 9 80 464 5.80 7 50 23 14 4
89 Cincinnati 9 89 369 4.15 4 51 19 12 3
90 New Mexico State 9 96 317 3.30 5 52 18 9 2
91 SMU 9 56 146 2.61 3 53 8 6 3
91 Miami (OH) 10 68 218 3.21 3 53 12 5 1
91 Auburn 9 89 342 3.84 4 53 18 11 2
91 Purdue 9 75 437 5.83 4 53 18 10 5
95 Oklahoma 9 69 239 3.46 2 54 10 8 3
95 Michigan 9 83 263 3.17 2 54 12 7 3
95 UTEP 9 91 394 4.33 6 54 21 9 4
95 Texas A&M 9 94 402 4.28 2 54 17 12 2
99 Baylor 9 86 242 2.81 4 56 19 9 2
100 Air Force 9 52 240 4.62 4 57 11 8 2
100 Tennessee 9 76 376 4.95 4 57 20 15 7
100 North Texas 9 92 468 5.09 6 57 25 15 4
100 Louisiana-Monroe 10 120 716 5.97 7 57 32 21 7
104 Texas Tech 9 64 155 2.42 1 58 8 6 1
104 Tulane 9 115 605 5.26 7 58 32 19 4
106 Navy 9 88 328 3.73 4 59 15 9 5
106 Vanderbilt 9 94 437 4.65 2 59 25 9 5
106 Buffalo 10 105 454 4.32 4 59 22 11 2
106 Arkansas 9 92 493 5.36 5 59 25 15 4
106 Marshall 9 98 510 5.20 6 59 28 17 5
111 Rice 9 113 632 5.59 10 60 29 18 7
112 West Virginia 9 81 289 3.57 4 63 15 10 3
113 Arizona 9 86 372 4.33 5 64 20 14 3
113 Maryland 9 100 498 4.98 7 64 26 13 3
115 Georgia Southern 9 79 275 3.48 2 66 15 9 3
116 Fresno State 9 84 365 4.35 2 67 21 9 4
117 Ball State 10 99 540 5.45 7 68 24 11 5
118 Florida Atlantic 9 91 387 4.25 4 69 17 7 3
119 Northwestern 9 79 300 3.80 4 70 16 6 2
119 NC State 9 74 338 4.57 3 70 16 9 2
121 Syracuse 9 84 321 3.82 5 71 18 12 3
121 Michigan State 9 82 338 4.12 5 71 17 9 2
123 Washington State 9 105 486 4.63 7 72 22 13 4
124 Kentucky 9 71 359 5.06 4 74 16 7 3
124 Southern Miss 9 110 518 4.71 7 74 28 10 3
126 Oklahoma State 9 79 294 3.72 3 75 12 8 3
126 Stanford 9 85 475 5.59 9 75 25 14 5
126 California 9 105 606 5.77 9 75 27 14 6
129 Virginia Tech 9 58 282 4.86 3 76 14 8 3
129 Boston College 9 80 375 4.69 4 76 22 13 3
131 Florida State 9 103 603 5.85 5 79 27 20 6
132 Florida 9 85 333 3.92 3 80 19 10 4
133 UTSA 9 88 480 5.45 6 81 18 13 5
134 Bowling Green 10 103 566 5.50 6 83 24 15 7
135 New Mexico 9 64 262 4.09 2 86 12 9 3
136 Toledo 10 87 294 3.38 3 87 14 11 2
137 Kansas 9 99 436 4.40 3 90 17 7 3
138 Akron 10 99 645 6.52 6 91 20 11 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards