2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In Overtime through 10/29/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | -15 | -5.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Air Force | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | James Madison | 2 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Charlotte | 1 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||