2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah 4 47 112 2.38 1 12 2 2 0
2 Notre Dame 5 64 126 1.97 1 15 2 2 0
3 Nebraska 5 70 153 2.19 1 56 3 3 1
4 Miami (FL) 5 57 155 2.72 0 21 3 2 1
5 Arizona 5 65 158 2.43 1 21 6 6 2
6 Indiana 5 71 165 2.32 1 26 4 4 1
7 Minnesota 5 75 169 2.25 3 13 4 4 0
8 Pittsburgh 5 71 175 2.46 1 28 6 6 1
9 Navy 4 71 180 2.54 2 48 7 7 1
10 James Madison 5 88 182 2.07 1 12 4 4 0
11 Louisiana Tech 4 81 184 2.27 2 14 5 5 0
11 LSU 5 68 184 2.71 2 22 8 8 1
11 Duke 4 57 184 3.23 0 28 3 3 1
14 Texas Tech 5 67 192 2.87 0 20 4 4 1
15 Ohio State 5 67 196 2.93 1 15 5 5 0
16 Alabama 5 70 200 2.86 0 56 3 4 2
17 Virginia Tech 5 79 209 2.65 4 21 7 8 2
18 Georgia 5 72 210 2.92 3 19 5 5 0
19 TCU 5 72 213 2.96 3 16 6 6 0
19 BYU 5 66 213 3.23 0 21 9 8 1
21 New Mexico 5 78 215 2.76 0 54 8 8 2
22 Massachusetts 5 79 223 2.82 1 25 5 5 1
23 Miami (OH) 5 71 224 3.15 2 17 7 7 0
24 Missouri 5 78 225 2.88 2 27 8 8 1
25 East Carolina 4 87 227 2.61 4 16 7 7 0
26 South Carolina 5 74 230 3.11 2 43 7 6 3
27 Houston 5 65 232 3.57 3 37 6 6 2
28 Texas 4 65 233 3.58 1 22 6 6 1
29 Oklahoma 4 61 236 3.87 2 54 4 4 2
30 UCLA 4 67 240 3.58 1 18 8 8 0
31 FIU 5 69 247 3.58 0 27 4 5 1
32 Kansas 4 63 250 3.97 1 64 4 5 2
33 Wisconsin 5 77 253 3.29 0 15 3 3 0
34 Tennessee 5 73 254 3.48 2 22 10 11 3
35 UCF 5 90 255 2.83 2 34 6 6 2
36 Maryland 5 83 256 3.08 4 19 9 10 0
36 Kansas State 4 62 256 4.13 2 53 10 10 3
38 North Dakota State 5 76 258 3.39 2 18 6 6 0
39 Connecticut 5 88 259 2.94 6 13 4 4 0
40 Michigan 5 75 264 3.52 1 31 5 5 2
41 Toledo 5 82 265 3.23 0 50 8 8 2
41 Michigan State 5 79 265 3.35 2 20 7 7 1
43 Louisiana 5 72 268 3.72 1 29 4 4 2
44 Ohio 5 81 279 3.44 1 39 7 8 2
45 Boise State 5 58 283 4.88 2 80 8 8 3
46 Kentucky 5 79 284 3.59 6 31 7 7 1
47 Iowa 6 94 285 3.03 0 34 3 3 1
48 Appalachian State 4 72 286 3.97 2 45 8 9 1
49 Florida Atlantic 5 92 288 3.13 3 24 9 9 1
49 Tulsa 5 81 288 3.56 0 19 9 9 0
51 Florida 5 73 292 4.00 5 80 4 4 1
52 Illinois 5 81 293 3.62 2 29 8 9 1
53 Wake Forest 5 84 294 3.50 0 32 7 7 2
54 Troy 5 69 301 4.36 2 24 10 10 3
54 Texas A&M 5 65 301 4.63 3 36 9 9 2
56 Arkansas 5 86 302 3.51 9 25 13 13 3
57 Colorado 5 89 303 3.40 1 35 10 11 2
58 Old Dominion 5 97 310 3.20 2 40 8 8 1
59 Georgia State 5 76 311 4.09 4 63 12 12 4
59 Oregon 4 66 311 4.71 0 75 6 6 2
61 Baylor 5 86 314 3.65 2 25 13 12 2
62 Charlotte 5 92 318 3.46 3 19 10 11 0
63 Air Force 4 64 319 4.98 4 57 9 10 2
64 Liberty 6 89 321 3.61 1 25 11 11 3
65 Texas State 5 80 326 4.08 4 45 9 9 2
66 Sacramento State 5 81 329 4.06 4 32 10 9 1
67 Northern Illinois 4 73 330 4.52 3 50 12 13 4
68 Army 4 56 334 5.96 3 72 7 7 2
69 Utah State 6 85 337 3.96 4 54 6 6 3
70 Oklahoma State 4 71 340 4.79 1 75 5 5 1
71 Vanderbilt 5 87 343 3.94 3 59 10 11 3
72 Kennesaw State 5 85 349 4.11 9 42 10 11 1
73 Nevada 4 80 351 4.39 5 34 7 7 2
74 Virginia 5 88 353 4.01 5 23 9 9 3
75 Georgia Southern 5 84 354 4.21 1 26 13 12 2
76 USC 6 93 355 3.82 4 45 8 8 1
76 Temple 5 89 355 3.99 5 21 10 11 1
78 North Carolina 4 72 356 4.94 1 48 5 7 2
79 Delaware 5 97 359 3.70 4 34 12 12 3
80 New Mexico State 6 97 361 3.72 7 52 8 9 4
81 Rice 5 87 368 4.23 4 52 11 10 2
82 Mississippi State 5 82 369 4.50 4 37 8 8 1
83 Auburn 5 107 370 3.46 5 44 7 7 2
84 Ole Miss 4 78 375 4.81 3 43 10 10 4
85 Syracuse 4 74 376 5.08 3 71 11 11 3
86 Boston College 5 88 377 4.28 3 76 10 11 3
87 Buffalo 5 90 387 4.30 4 59 9 9 2
88 Tulane 4 80 390 4.88 4 47 14 14 3
89 Eastern Michigan 6 88 394 4.48 4 40 10 11 3
90 Western Michigan 5 93 398 4.28 3 29 9 9 1
91 Northwestern 4 63 402 6.38 1 70 10 10 5
92 Central Michigan 5 86 404 4.70 5 35 11 12 2
93 Kent State 5 87 407 4.68 4 60 9 9 2
94 Jacksonville State 6 103 408 3.96 2 30 11 13 2
95 Cincinnati 5 81 410 5.06 3 58 12 14 1
96 San Jose State 6 103 412 4.00 3 28 12 13 1
96 Oregon State 5 90 412 4.58 3 56 12 12 3
98 Stanford 5 87 414 4.76 2 46 12 12 2
99 Georgia Tech 4 76 415 5.46 3 47 10 10 2
100 California 5 86 417 4.85 6 53 11 11 6
100 NC State 5 66 417 6.32 3 70 9 11 4
102 Louisville 6 110 418 3.80 3 40 6 7 2
103 Penn State 5 79 420 5.32 1 47 12 12 5
104 San Diego State 5 106 422 3.98 3 27 5 6 1
104 South Alabama 6 85 422 4.96 3 75 11 11 3
106 UTEP 5 92 431 4.68 4 54 12 13 3
107 Sam Houston State 5 89 440 4.94 2 33 13 13 4
107 Marshall 5 84 440 5.24 4 33 7 7 4
107 Arizona State 4 71 440 6.20 3 75 10 10 4
110 SMU 5 82 443 5.40 3 58 11 12 3
111 North Texas 5 92 444 4.83 5 43 11 13 3
112 USF 6 97 451 4.65 1 34 13 13 3
113 Fresno State 5 93 465 5.00 2 88 14 14 2
114 Hawaii 5 87 467 5.37 6 50 15 15 4
115 Akron 5 83 468 5.64 3 71 11 12 3
116 West Virginia 5 96 475 4.95 2 63 11 11 5
116 UNLV 5 82 475 5.79 5 43 15 15 5
118 Clemson 5 85 480 5.65 3 34 14 16 1
119 Iowa State 6 100 481 4.81 4 54 9 8 5
120 Missouri State 5 106 484 4.57 5 24 14 14 3
121 Louisiana-Monroe 5 97 496 5.11 6 35 12 11 3
122 UAB 5 104 508 4.88 3 42 18 18 2
123 Washington 6 99 512 5.17 3 56 14 14 4
124 Washington State 6 100 513 5.13 4 75 15 15 3
124 Middle Tennessee State 5 92 513 5.58 7 38 17 17 4
126 Wyoming 6 105 522 4.97 2 38 14 14 5
127 UTSA 6 110 531 4.83 2 65 12 12 2
128 Purdue 5 95 532 5.60 3 47 14 14 4
129 Western Kentucky 6 94 546 5.81 6 46 11 11 6
130 Coastal Carolina 5 97 558 5.75 1 72 10 11 4
131 Memphis 5 89 575 6.46 5 75 16 17 5
132 Florida State 6 100 598 5.98 6 97 17 17 6
133 Southern Miss 5 115 601 5.23 5 48 14 16 3
134 Ball State 5 100 606 6.06 6 68 15 15 7
135 Colorado State 5 100 629 6.29 8 47 17 17 5
136 Rutgers 5 100 645 6.45 5 75 20 22 5
137 Bowling Green 5 94 714 7.60 2 83 16 17 8
138 Arkansas State 6 116 723 6.23 9 74 22 26 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards