2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Nebraska 4 58 80 1.38 0 12 1 1 0
1 James Madison 4 72 99 1.38 1 12 2 2 0
1 Utah 4 47 112 2.38 1 12 2 2 0
1 Louisiana Tech 3 63 125 1.98 2 12 3 3 0
1 Massachusetts 4 62 145 2.34 0 12 2 2 0
1 FIU 4 55 172 3.13 0 12 3 4 0
7 Miami (FL) 4 45 108 2.40 0 13 2 1 0
7 Minnesota 4 63 143 2.27 3 13 4 4 0
7 TCU 4 59 156 2.64 3 13 4 4 0
7 Connecticut 4 65 180 2.77 5 13 3 3 0
11 Miami (OH) 4 57 178 3.12 1 14 6 6 0
12 Notre Dame 4 52 101 1.94 1 15 2 2 0
12 Ohio State 4 56 148 2.64 0 15 4 4 0
12 Wisconsin 4 58 184 3.17 0 15 3 3 0
12 Mississippi State 4 60 232 3.87 1 15 5 5 0
16 Maryland 4 62 177 2.85 2 16 6 7 0
16 East Carolina 4 87 227 2.61 4 16 7 7 0
18 Auburn 4 84 230 2.74 2 17 4 4 0
18 Temple 4 74 290 3.92 5 17 8 9 0
20 North Dakota State 4 61 185 3.03 2 18 5 5 0
20 USF 4 60 220 3.67 0 18 8 8 0
20 UCLA 4 67 240 3.58 1 18 8 8 0
23 BYU 3 37 73 1.97 0 19 2 2 0
23 Indiana 4 55 137 2.49 1 19 3 3 0
23 Florida 4 52 159 3.06 3 19 3 3 0
23 Georgia 4 60 182 3.03 3 19 4 4 0
23 Charlotte 4 68 200 2.94 1 19 7 7 0
23 San Jose State 4 68 231 3.40 3 19 6 6 0
23 Cincinnati 4 59 240 4.07 3 19 7 7 0
23 Tulsa 5 81 288 3.56 0 19 9 9 0
23 Clemson 4 62 329 5.31 1 19 10 12 0
32 Arizona 4 50 95 1.90 1 20 4 4 1
32 Texas Tech 4 55 166 3.02 0 20 4 4 1
32 Michigan State 4 61 201 3.30 2 20 5 5 1
35 Colorado 4 70 192 2.74 1 21 6 6 1
35 Virginia Tech 5 79 209 2.65 4 21 7 8 2
35 Middle Tennessee State 4 63 239 3.79 3 21 7 7 1
38 Houston 4 53 163 3.08 3 22 3 3 1
38 LSU 4 57 169 2.96 2 22 8 8 1
38 Michigan 4 57 170 2.98 0 22 3 3 1
38 Tennessee 4 61 215 3.52 2 22 8 9 2
38 Sam Houston State 4 64 224 3.50 1 22 5 5 2
38 Texas 4 65 233 3.58 1 22 6 6 1
38 NC State 4 55 251 4.56 2 22 6 7 1
45 Virginia 4 65 249 3.83 2 23 6 6 2
45 Florida State 4 65 317 4.88 2 23 9 9 3
47 Army 3 41 221 5.39 2 24 6 6 1
47 Florida Atlantic 4 70 224 3.20 2 24 7 7 1
47 Troy 4 55 255 4.64 1 24 9 9 3
47 Missouri State 4 89 418 4.70 4 24 13 13 3
51 Arkansas 4 62 194 3.13 6 25 9 9 1
51 Baylor 4 70 251 3.59 2 25 11 10 2
51 Liberty 5 78 293 3.76 1 25 10 10 3
51 UTEP 4 76 334 4.39 2 25 11 12 2
55 Georgia Southern 4 67 278 4.15 1 26 10 10 2
55 Marshall 4 66 310 4.70 2 26 4 4 2
57 Missouri 4 63 170 2.70 2 27 5 5 1
57 San Diego State 4 80 345 4.31 3 27 4 5 1
59 Pittsburgh 5 71 175 2.46 1 28 6 6 1
59 Duke 4 57 184 3.23 0 28 3 3 1
59 Vanderbilt 4 65 206 3.17 1 28 7 8 2
62 Louisiana 4 61 229 3.75 0 29 4 4 2
62 Illinois 4 67 266 3.97 2 29 8 9 1
62 Western Michigan 4 74 329 4.45 3 29 7 7 1
65 Jacksonville State 5 89 370 4.16 1 30 10 12 2
66 Kentucky 4 64 205 3.20 5 31 5 5 1
67 Wake Forest 4 67 248 3.70 0 32 7 7 2
67 Sacramento State 5 81 329 4.06 4 32 10 9 1
69 UCF 4 70 172 2.46 1 34 4 4 2
69 Iowa 4 63 203 3.22 0 34 1 1 1
69 Nevada 4 80 351 4.39 5 34 7 7 2
69 Delaware 5 97 359 3.70 4 34 12 12 3
73 Central Michigan 4 67 314 4.69 4 35 9 9 2
73 Louisiana-Monroe 4 77 403 5.23 5 35 11 10 2
75 Texas A&M 4 55 251 4.56 3 36 7 7 2
76 Wyoming 4 71 373 5.25 2 38 9 9 5
77 Utah State 4 57 211 3.70 2 39 5 5 2
77 Arizona State 3 49 238 4.86 1 39 7 7 1
77 Ohio 4 67 254 3.79 1 39 7 8 2
80 Old Dominion 4 72 191 2.65 2 40 4 4 1
80 Louisville 4 66 304 4.61 2 40 5 6 2
80 Eastern Michigan 5 76 342 4.50 3 40 10 10 3
83 Kennesaw State 4 70 305 4.36 7 42 9 10 1
83 UAB 4 88 426 4.84 3 42 15 15 2
85 South Carolina 4 58 169 2.91 1 43 5 5 3
85 Southern Miss 4 84 334 3.98 1 43 5 7 1
85 Ole Miss 4 78 375 4.81 3 43 10 10 4
85 UNLV 4 70 388 5.54 4 43 13 13 3
85 North Texas 5 92 444 4.83 5 43 11 13 3
90 Texas State 4 64 249 3.89 2 45 5 6 2
90 Washington 4 61 254 4.16 1 45 8 8 2
90 Appalachian State 4 72 286 3.97 2 45 8 9 1
90 USC 5 79 308 3.90 4 45 8 8 1
94 Syracuse 3 55 252 4.58 1 46 9 9 2
94 Stanford 4 74 375 5.07 1 46 11 11 2
94 Western Kentucky 5 84 509 6.06 6 46 11 11 6
97 Tulane 4 80 390 4.88 4 47 14 14 3
97 Georgia Tech 4 76 415 5.46 3 47 10 10 2
97 Penn State 5 79 420 5.32 1 47 12 12 5
97 Purdue 4 81 467 5.77 3 47 12 12 4
97 Colorado State 4 80 508 6.35 6 47 14 14 4
102 Navy 3 48 104 2.17 1 48 5 5 1
102 North Carolina 3 49 223 4.55 1 48 3 5 2
102 West Virginia 4 68 288 4.24 1 48 6 6 3
105 Toledo 4 71 262 3.69 0 50 8 8 2
105 Northern Illinois 4 73 330 4.52 3 50 12 13 4
105 Hawaii 4 73 431 5.90 6 50 15 15 4
108 Rice 4 68 261 3.84 3 52 6 5 1
108 New Mexico State 5 79 326 4.13 6 52 8 9 4
110 Kansas State 4 62 256 4.13 2 53 10 10 3
110 California 4 69 341 4.94 6 53 9 9 5
112 New Mexico 4 62 201 3.24 0 54 7 7 2
112 Oklahoma 4 61 236 3.87 2 54 4 4 2
112 Iowa State 4 66 283 4.29 2 54 5 4 3
115 Alabama 4 58 204 3.52 0 56 3 4 2
115 Oregon State 4 78 312 4.00 2 56 9 9 2
117 Air Force 3 47 262 5.57 4 57 7 8 2
118 SMU 4 64 339 5.30 3 58 7 7 2
119 Buffalo 4 71 337 4.75 3 59 8 8 2
120 Kent State 4 68 337 4.96 4 60 5 5 2
121 Georgia State 4 57 298 5.23 4 63 11 11 4
122 Kansas 3 54 210 3.89 1 64 3 4 1
123 Ball State 4 76 406 5.34 3 65 10 10 5
123 UTSA 4 75 444 5.92 2 65 11 11 2
125 Northwestern 4 63 402 6.38 1 70 10 10 5
126 Akron 4 61 361 5.92 3 71 9 10 3
126 Memphis 4 77 421 5.47 4 71 11 12 4
128 Coastal Carolina 4 84 506 6.02 1 72 8 9 4
129 Arkansas State 4 69 409 5.93 4 74 12 14 2
130 South Alabama 4 57 310 5.44 3 75 8 8 3
130 Oregon 4 66 311 4.71 0 75 6 6 2
130 Oklahoma State 4 71 340 4.79 1 75 5 5 1
130 Washington State 4 73 393 5.38 3 75 13 13 2
130 Rutgers 4 78 422 5.41 4 75 13 15 2
135 Boston College 4 75 348 4.64 3 76 9 9 2
136 Boise State 4 47 249 5.30 2 80 7 7 3
137 Bowling Green 4 75 644 8.59 2 83 14 15 8
138 Fresno State 4 80 462 5.78 2 88 14 14 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards