2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 New Mexico 9 133 279 2.10 0 54 9 9 2
2 Indiana 9 139 296 2.13 2 26 10 10 1
3 Nebraska 9 118 289 2.45 1 56 7 7 1
4 Pittsburgh 9 138 369 2.67 5 28 14 14 2
5 Ohio State 9 125 346 2.77 3 20 9 8 1
6 Wisconsin 9 135 378 2.80 3 20 7 7 1
7 Miami (FL) 9 112 327 2.92 3 24 5 5 2
8 Iowa 9 135 404 2.99 0 34 6 6 2
9 Notre Dame 9 124 372 3.00 2 29 5 6 1
10 Texas 9 144 433 3.01 2 22 10 9 1
10 Toledo 10 148 445 3.01 3 87 12 12 4
12 Miami (OH) 10 141 429 3.04 3 27 11 11 1
12 Louisiana Tech 9 159 483 3.04 4 33 16 16 3
14 Georgia 9 136 418 3.07 5 25 12 12 2
15 Virginia Tech 9 133 414 3.11 6 42 13 15 5
16 UCLA 9 137 430 3.14 2 18 11 11 0
17 TCU 9 147 464 3.16 4 18 11 11 0
18 Missouri 9 132 419 3.17 2 27 11 11 2
19 Wake Forest 9 124 394 3.18 0 32 10 10 2
20 Maryland 9 160 515 3.22 6 30 14 15 2
21 Alabama 9 144 472 3.28 1 56 9 11 6
22 LSU 9 124 413 3.33 5 77 12 12 2
23 Connecticut 9 166 563 3.39 7 17 11 10 0
24 BYU 9 119 407 3.42 1 22 14 13 2
25 Michigan 9 141 484 3.43 3 31 7 7 2
26 USC 9 143 492 3.44 5 45 10 10 1
27 Old Dominion 10 194 676 3.48 5 49 18 18 3
28 Arizona 9 150 523 3.49 4 27 15 15 5
28 Tulsa 9 167 583 3.49 1 19 13 13 0
30 Utah State 9 128 451 3.52 5 54 10 10 5
31 Utah 9 113 401 3.55 6 48 8 8 3
31 Liberty 9 122 433 3.55 1 25 13 13 3
33 James Madison 10 171 626 3.66 4 47 16 16 3
33 East Carolina 9 174 637 3.66 6 25 23 23 5
33 Western Michigan 10 178 652 3.66 5 29 15 15 1
36 Jacksonville State 9 141 519 3.68 3 30 12 14 2
37 Minnesota 9 145 536 3.70 3 33 17 17 3
37 Appalachian State 9 171 633 3.70 6 45 15 16 2
39 UCF 9 159 592 3.72 4 34 15 16 5
40 Louisville 9 155 579 3.74 4 40 9 10 4
41 Michigan State 9 146 548 3.75 6 20 15 16 1
42 Colorado 9 169 637 3.77 2 35 17 20 3
43 Texas State 9 147 559 3.80 8 45 16 16 2
44 North Dakota State 9 146 565 3.87 3 57 14 14 1
45 Oklahoma 9 138 535 3.88 2 54 12 13 2
46 Illinois 9 139 541 3.89 6 36 15 17 2
46 Ohio 10 161 626 3.89 4 48 18 19 6
48 Missouri State 9 162 635 3.92 8 27 18 18 4
49 Kennesaw State 9 155 610 3.94 11 42 17 19 2
50 Baylor 9 151 596 3.95 4 56 20 19 6
51 Texas Tech 9 147 582 3.96 2 58 12 13 4
52 Duke 9 149 592 3.97 4 60 15 16 5
53 Auburn 9 190 756 3.98 7 65 17 17 5
54 Kentucky 9 136 542 3.99 10 66 13 13 2
54 Delaware 9 154 615 3.99 6 34 21 22 6
54 Massachusetts 10 177 706 3.99 5 70 17 17 5
57 Boston College 9 167 669 4.01 4 76 22 22 4
58 Navy 9 143 578 4.04 8 59 16 16 6
59 Georgia State 9 153 620 4.05 9 63 23 24 6
60 Tennessee 9 140 574 4.10 5 31 17 20 6
61 Iowa State 9 148 613 4.14 7 54 10 9 5
61 San Jose State 10 180 746 4.14 6 43 21 25 4
63 Syracuse 9 158 656 4.15 7 71 21 19 5
64 Charlotte 9 162 674 4.16 7 44 21 22 2
64 San Diego State 9 184 766 4.16 11 30 13 14 3
66 Nevada 9 152 637 4.19 6 34 17 17 3
66 Georgia Southern 9 154 645 4.19 2 45 21 20 5
68 South Carolina 9 142 597 4.20 2 44 17 17 7
69 Florida 9 144 610 4.24 6 80 10 10 3
70 FIU 9 146 620 4.25 5 27 20 21 1
71 Texas A&M 9 134 573 4.28 4 41 17 17 3
72 Ole Miss 9 171 736 4.30 6 46 20 19 7
73 Oklahoma State 9 157 679 4.32 2 75 13 12 3
74 Vanderbilt 9 152 660 4.34 8 59 18 20 5
75 Eastern Michigan 10 160 697 4.36 8 40 22 25 5
76 UTEP 9 174 761 4.37 6 54 20 21 4
77 North Carolina 9 163 716 4.39 5 48 14 16 3
77 Buffalo 10 180 790 4.39 5 59 20 20 3
79 Central Michigan 10 154 678 4.40 7 35 19 19 4
80 New Mexico State 9 155 687 4.43 10 84 19 20 6
81 Mississippi State 9 157 698 4.45 4 47 15 16 4
82 Oregon 9 149 677 4.54 2 75 16 16 5
83 Arkansas 9 154 703 4.56 11 59 23 23 6
84 Air Force 9 137 626 4.57 9 57 16 17 4
84 Troy 9 141 644 4.57 6 25 20 20 5
84 Clemson 9 145 663 4.57 3 34 19 21 1
84 Sacramento State 11 203 928 4.57 11 32 30 29 4
88 UAB 9 183 839 4.58 3 42 27 27 3
89 North Texas 9 173 796 4.60 6 56 18 20 6
90 Kent State 10 180 830 4.61 7 60 21 21 6
91 Houston 9 136 633 4.65 6 37 21 22 5
92 Kansas 9 167 780 4.67 7 64 21 23 5
93 Rice 9 163 763 4.68 11 60 20 19 5
94 Tulane 9 190 900 4.74 10 47 27 27 5
95 Wyoming 9 161 769 4.78 4 38 20 21 7
96 Oregon State 9 157 754 4.80 6 63 18 18 7
97 USF 10 165 794 4.81 3 47 25 26 6
97 Temple 9 181 870 4.81 10 51 24 26 4
99 Boise State 9 112 540 4.82 5 80 13 13 8
100 South Alabama 9 143 697 4.87 5 75 17 18 6
101 Southern Miss 9 195 956 4.90 11 48 23 25 5
102 Marshall 9 153 751 4.91 8 70 16 16 5
102 Sam Houston State 9 161 790 4.91 4 33 24 24 8
104 Louisiana 10 167 823 4.93 6 45 19 20 11
105 Virginia 9 161 797 4.95 9 55 19 20 9
106 Louisiana-Monroe 10 190 946 4.98 10 48 23 23 5
107 Coastal Carolina 9 176 883 5.02 2 72 19 20 6
108 Washington 9 147 740 5.03 5 59 21 21 7
109 Penn State 9 127 644 5.07 1 47 18 18 7
110 UTSA 9 170 868 5.11 5 65 23 24 5
111 SMU 9 132 682 5.17 6 58 17 18 7
112 Fresno State 9 173 896 5.18 4 88 27 27 6
113 Northwestern 9 133 691 5.20 2 70 19 20 8
113 West Virginia 9 176 916 5.20 8 75 22 23 11
115 Kansas State 9 163 853 5.23 9 53 28 28 12
116 California 9 172 903 5.25 11 53 27 27 11
117 Washington State 9 153 805 5.26 7 75 21 21 6
118 Army 9 136 723 5.32 9 72 14 15 5
119 Ball State 10 185 989 5.35 12 68 31 30 10
120 Arizona State 9 137 739 5.39 7 75 17 17 7
120 Rutgers 9 171 922 5.39 7 75 29 31 6
122 Middle Tennessee State 9 154 848 5.51 11 45 27 27 8
122 Florida State 9 157 865 5.51 8 97 24 24 8
124 Purdue 9 161 890 5.53 6 75 17 17 7
125 Florida Atlantic 9 177 983 5.55 12 69 23 23 11
126 Stanford 9 159 884 5.56 6 75 25 25 8
127 Memphis 10 203 1132 5.58 7 75 31 32 10
128 NC State 9 128 715 5.59 5 70 18 20 6
128 Western Kentucky 9 138 771 5.59 9 75 15 15 7
130 Georgia Tech 9 195 1093 5.61 9 52 30 31 11
131 Cincinnati 9 158 888 5.62 5 64 26 29 5
132 UNLV 9 175 1025 5.86 7 49 30 31 11
133 Colorado State 9 192 1135 5.91 12 53 31 33 8
134 Northern Illinois 9 172 1020 5.93 12 60 29 30 13
135 Hawaii 9 154 919 5.97 10 67 25 27 10
136 Akron 10 163 1034 6.34 5 91 22 23 8
137 Arkansas State 9 161 1048 6.51 11 77 31 34 7
138 Bowling Green 10 186 1260 6.77 8 83 26 28 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards