2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 7 90 198 2.20 2 15 3 3 0
2 Nebraska 7 96 231 2.41 1 56 5 5 1
3 Utah 7 85 246 2.89 3 26 5 5 1
4 New Mexico 7 108 250 2.31 0 54 8 8 2
5 Indiana 8 129 272 2.11 2 26 9 9 1
6 Ohio State 7 95 279 2.94 1 15 6 6 0
6 Miami (FL) 7 89 279 3.13 1 24 4 4 2
8 Wisconsin 7 100 284 2.84 2 15 4 4 0
9 Miami (OH) 8 105 303 2.89 3 17 7 7 0
10 BYU 7 91 305 3.35 0 21 11 10 1
11 Louisiana Tech 7 120 315 2.63 3 25 11 11 2
12 Iowa 7 108 320 2.96 0 34 4 4 2
13 TCU 7 110 328 2.98 3 16 8 8 0
14 Pittsburgh 8 128 336 2.63 4 28 11 11 2
15 Boise State 7 81 339 4.19 3 80 9 9 4
16 Liberty 7 99 341 3.44 1 25 11 11 3
17 Missouri 7 102 343 3.36 2 27 10 10 2
18 Wake Forest 7 104 349 3.36 0 32 9 9 2
19 Virginia Tech 8 117 358 3.06 6 42 12 14 4
20 Arizona 7 118 366 3.10 3 21 10 10 3
21 LSU 8 111 375 3.38 5 77 11 11 2
22 Connecticut 7 116 378 3.26 6 17 8 7 0
22 Minnesota 7 111 378 3.41 3 33 11 11 2
24 Texas 7 116 379 3.27 2 22 9 8 1
25 Navy 7 114 385 3.38 5 59 10 10 3
26 Kentucky 8 119 386 3.24 7 31 11 11 1
26 UCLA 7 111 386 3.48 2 18 10 10 0
28 South Carolina 7 105 388 3.70 2 43 12 12 5
29 Georgia 7 109 392 3.60 4 25 10 11 2
30 Utah State 7 97 393 4.05 5 54 7 7 4
31 Michigan 7 111 396 3.57 3 31 6 6 2
32 Florida 7 103 397 3.85 5 80 6 6 2
33 Maryland 7 126 409 3.25 4 22 11 12 1
33 Baylor 7 120 409 3.41 3 25 16 15 3
35 Texas Tech 7 103 411 3.99 1 58 10 10 3
36 Toledo 8 122 412 3.38 2 87 11 11 4
37 UCF 7 126 414 3.29 3 34 10 10 3
38 Texas State 7 111 422 3.80 6 45 11 11 2
39 USC 8 125 426 3.41 5 45 8 8 1
39 Illinois 7 108 426 3.94 5 36 11 12 2
41 Oklahoma 7 107 427 3.99 2 54 9 10 2
42 Oregon State 7 110 448 4.07 4 56 12 12 3
43 Alabama 8 130 451 3.47 1 56 9 11 6
44 Appalachian State 7 131 453 3.46 5 45 10 11 1
45 Oklahoma State 7 114 456 4.00 1 75 7 6 1
46 Ohio 8 120 459 3.83 2 40 15 16 5
47 East Carolina 7 141 472 3.35 5 24 14 14 3
48 North Dakota State 8 133 474 3.56 2 19 13 13 0
49 FIU 7 107 477 4.46 1 27 16 17 1
50 Tennessee 8 122 487 3.99 5 31 16 18 6
51 Louisville 7 126 488 3.87 4 40 7 8 3
52 USF 7 114 492 4.32 1 34 15 15 3
52 Air Force 7 105 492 4.69 7 57 13 14 3
54 Syracuse 7 125 494 3.95 6 71 15 14 3
55 Charlotte 7 122 498 4.08 4 44 16 17 1
56 Old Dominion 8 151 499 3.30 4 40 15 15 1
57 Colorado 7 135 500 3.70 2 35 15 18 3
58 Jacksonville State 8 131 503 3.84 3 30 11 13 2
59 Texas A&M 8 121 505 4.17 3 36 15 15 2
60 Michigan State 8 132 511 3.87 5 20 15 16 1
60 Georgia State 7 120 511 4.26 8 63 20 20 6
62 Nevada 7 121 512 4.23 5 34 11 11 2
63 Auburn 7 144 517 3.59 7 44 13 13 3
63 Arkansas 7 121 517 4.27 10 59 18 18 4
65 Georgia Southern 7 126 519 4.12 1 35 17 16 3
65 Iowa State 7 117 519 4.44 6 54 9 8 5
65 Army 7 91 519 5.70 6 72 10 11 3
68 Tulsa 8 150 523 3.49 1 19 13 13 0
69 SMU 7 105 524 4.99 3 58 12 13 4
70 NC State 7 100 529 5.29 4 70 13 15 4
71 Clemson 7 117 538 4.60 3 34 15 17 1
72 Duke 7 119 544 4.57 4 60 14 15 5
73 Mississippi State 7 118 545 4.62 4 47 12 12 3
74 Boston College 7 123 549 4.46 3 76 19 19 3
74 Cincinnati 7 117 549 4.69 4 58 16 19 2
76 Ole Miss 7 135 550 4.07 5 43 15 14 6
76 Troy 8 121 550 4.55 4 25 17 17 5
78 Houston 8 113 551 4.88 6 37 17 18 5
79 James Madison 9 153 553 3.61 3 47 14 14 3
79 Massachusetts 8 139 553 3.98 4 70 15 15 4
79 South Alabama 7 102 553 5.42 3 75 15 16 5
82 Oregon 7 124 555 4.48 1 75 12 12 4
83 Kennesaw State 8 141 560 3.97 11 42 15 16 1
84 New Mexico State 8 132 561 4.25 9 84 14 15 6
85 Buffalo 8 139 563 4.05 4 59 12 12 2
86 San Jose State 8 143 580 4.06 4 28 18 21 2
86 Kansas 7 133 580 4.36 4 64 14 16 3
86 Northwestern 7 106 580 5.47 2 70 16 17 6
89 Western Michigan 8 156 583 3.74 5 29 12 12 1
90 Kansas State 7 118 584 4.95 5 53 23 23 7
91 Delaware 8 140 586 4.19 6 34 20 21 5
91 North Carolina 7 128 586 4.58 3 48 10 12 3
93 Penn State 7 111 594 5.35 1 47 18 18 7
94 Louisiana 8 126 596 4.73 4 39 14 14 7
95 Washington 7 116 598 5.16 3 59 16 16 5
96 Missouri State 8 146 599 4.10 7 24 17 17 3
97 Virginia 8 136 605 4.45 6 48 14 14 6
98 Temple 7 131 618 4.72 9 51 18 19 4
99 UTEP 7 135 619 4.59 5 54 18 19 3
100 Louisiana-Monroe 7 140 627 4.48 8 35 13 12 3
100 Eastern Michigan 9 135 627 4.64 5 40 18 21 5
102 Western Kentucky 8 121 629 5.20 7 46 13 13 6
103 Rice 8 145 638 4.40 8 52 17 16 4
103 Kent State 8 143 638 4.46 4 60 15 15 4
105 Central Michigan 8 140 642 4.59 7 35 19 19 4
106 Sam Houston State 8 143 648 4.53 4 33 17 17 7
107 Marshall 7 122 658 5.39 6 70 14 14 5
108 Vanderbilt 8 144 663 4.60 8 59 18 20 5
109 Middle Tennessee State 8 135 667 4.94 9 38 24 24 5
110 Stanford 8 140 669 4.78 3 46 19 19 5
111 Arizona State 7 113 673 5.96 6 75 16 16 7
112 Sacramento State 8 150 674 4.49 10 32 20 19 4
113 North Texas 8 152 676 4.45 6 43 17 19 5
113 Purdue 7 122 676 5.54 4 53 16 16 6
115 UTSA 8 147 686 4.67 3 65 15 16 3
116 UAB 7 150 715 4.77 3 42 24 24 2
117 Tulane 7 150 723 4.82 7 47 23 23 4
118 Wyoming 8 145 735 5.07 3 38 18 19 7
119 Florida State 7 123 742 6.03 8 97 22 22 7
120 San Diego State 8 171 745 4.36 10 30 13 14 3
121 Fresno State 7 138 754 5.46 2 88 22 22 4
121 Washington State 8 135 754 5.59 7 75 20 20 6
123 Coastal Carolina 7 145 755 5.21 2 72 16 17 5
124 Southern Miss 7 156 773 4.96 8 48 19 21 4
125 Georgia Tech 7 141 779 5.52 6 47 23 23 7
126 UNLV 7 132 784 5.94 7 43 24 24 10
127 West Virginia 8 153 789 5.16 6 63 19 19 10
128 Akron 8 129 801 6.21 4 71 19 20 6
129 Hawaii 8 139 805 5.79 9 67 20 22 7
129 Rutgers 7 129 805 6.24 6 75 26 28 6
131 California 8 150 811 5.41 10 53 25 25 10
132 Ball State 8 144 813 5.65 7 68 24 23 9
133 Memphis 8 156 830 5.32 6 75 22 23 7
133 Northern Illinois 7 142 830 5.85 11 53 25 26 11
135 Florida Atlantic 8 160 905 5.66 12 69 21 21 10
136 Colorado State 7 147 907 6.17 12 53 25 26 7
137 Arkansas State 8 138 932 6.75 10 77 26 30 6
138 Bowling Green 8 154 1067 6.93 6 83 23 25 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards