2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Kentucky 9 86 243 2.83 2 16 11 4 0
2 Miami (FL) 9 69 115 1.67 2 14 12 4 0
3 Indiana 9 99 255 2.58 0 30 13 8 2
4 New Mexico 9 86 216 2.51 0 15 14 9 0
5 James Madison 10 117 288 2.46 2 24 16 7 1
5 Ohio State 9 93 362 3.89 7 48 16 11 3
5 UCF 9 108 375 3.47 5 78 16 8 2
8 Michigan 9 97 231 2.38 1 20 17 5 1
8 Arizona State 9 90 313 3.48 5 38 17 7 1
8 TCU 9 101 336 3.33 3 40 17 9 3
8 Northwestern 9 90 371 4.12 2 46 17 8 2
12 Oregon 9 89 258 2.90 4 35 18 4 3
12 Miami (OH) 10 93 329 3.54 3 26 18 8 2
14 Boise State 9 73 325 4.45 2 46 19 9 2
14 Utah 9 94 332 3.53 2 33 19 13 2
14 Utah State 9 95 341 3.59 3 63 19 9 3
14 Oklahoma 9 102 416 4.08 7 38 19 13 3
18 Pittsburgh 9 86 178 2.07 2 36 20 7 2
18 Houston 9 78 286 3.67 2 29 20 12 3
18 Virginia Tech 9 89 299 3.36 5 59 20 13 3
18 Navy 9 89 323 3.63 2 21 20 7 1
18 Notre Dame 9 87 364 4.18 2 23 20 8 1
18 Texas A&M 9 100 389 3.89 4 54 20 13 1
24 LSU 9 97 230 2.37 4 64 21 8 2
24 Baylor 9 96 269 2.80 1 20 21 6 1
24 Texas Tech 9 87 275 3.16 2 24 21 13 2
24 FIU 9 92 328 3.57 4 54 21 10 3
24 SMU 9 95 351 3.69 4 53 21 13 3
29 Duke 9 78 198 2.54 0 13 22 3 0
29 Georgia 9 98 227 2.32 1 58 22 5 1
29 Wake Forest 9 94 244 2.60 4 14 22 4 0
29 UCLA 9 101 256 2.53 2 26 22 9 2
29 Texas State 9 88 286 3.25 7 21 22 7 1
29 Texas 9 101 304 3.01 1 34 22 12 2
29 Wisconsin 9 119 345 2.90 2 17 22 7 0
29 Troy 9 98 357 3.64 5 50 22 9 4
37 Syracuse 9 90 302 3.36 5 32 23 9 2
37 Alabama 9 108 326 3.02 5 22 23 9 1
37 Liberty 9 83 326 3.93 2 51 23 10 5
37 Tennessee 9 92 335 3.64 1 57 23 12 3
37 North Dakota State 9 103 375 3.64 2 29 23 11 1
37 Eastern Michigan 10 106 409 3.86 5 21 23 15 1
37 California 9 99 426 4.30 5 55 23 10 3
44 North Carolina 9 93 365 3.92 2 25 24 7 3
44 Georgia Southern 9 97 402 4.14 1 66 24 11 2
44 Florida 9 96 411 4.28 5 77 24 11 4
47 Washington 9 96 376 3.92 3 36 25 13 2
47 NC State 9 89 448 5.03 4 33 25 17 6
47 Air Force 9 86 449 5.22 5 68 25 12 5
50 Auburn 9 95 305 3.21 3 33 26 11 2
50 Iowa 9 105 327 3.11 1 17 26 6 0
50 Delaware 9 91 361 3.97 3 27 26 12 2
50 Arizona 9 101 369 3.65 6 30 26 13 5
50 Nebraska 9 95 379 3.99 1 22 26 14 1
50 Kansas 9 102 399 3.91 2 59 26 12 3
50 South Carolina 9 104 402 3.87 2 39 26 9 2
50 Illinois 9 97 423 4.36 3 41 26 11 3
50 UTSA 9 112 501 4.47 5 53 26 13 4
50 Toledo 10 125 537 4.30 4 66 26 17 3
50 Louisiana Tech 9 109 544 4.99 8 54 26 15 8
61 Mississippi State 9 107 334 3.12 2 23 27 9 1
61 Missouri 9 100 403 4.03 2 27 27 17 3
61 Michigan State 9 111 440 3.96 7 71 27 10 2
61 Virginia 9 105 444 4.23 4 81 27 13 2
61 Georgia State 9 84 447 5.32 1 32 27 18 5
66 Louisiana 10 92 396 4.30 4 25 28 15 1
66 Vanderbilt 9 88 413 4.69 2 37 28 14 3
66 UAB 9 108 414 3.83 4 51 28 8 2
66 Connecticut 9 103 422 4.10 4 62 28 8 2
66 Arkansas 9 96 457 4.76 8 43 28 12 3
66 Old Dominion 10 129 460 3.57 3 27 28 10 3
66 Ohio 10 119 615 5.17 5 33 28 18 7
73 Clemson 9 101 419 4.15 5 18 29 18 0
73 Hawaii 9 108 422 3.91 1 31 29 13 4
73 Oregon State 9 108 494 4.57 4 40 29 14 5
73 Kansas State 9 110 578 5.25 5 30 29 21 6
73 Maryland 9 109 605 5.55 5 64 29 17 6
78 BYU 9 104 389 3.74 4 30 30 14 4
78 Appalachian State 9 111 452 4.07 3 56 30 14 3
78 Minnesota 9 101 491 4.86 4 30 30 19 3
78 West Virginia 9 113 528 4.67 5 40 30 15 5
78 Jacksonville State 9 115 535 4.65 3 72 30 16 5
78 Washington State 9 101 536 5.31 5 54 30 16 6
78 Penn State 9 103 573 5.56 7 47 30 16 7
85 USF 10 110 395 3.59 4 50 31 11 3
85 Oklahoma State 9 113 427 3.78 6 29 31 9 2
85 Coastal Carolina 9 114 428 3.75 6 32 31 16 3
85 Florida State 9 115 443 3.85 4 68 31 11 4
85 USC 9 101 521 5.16 7 49 31 13 4
85 UTEP 9 115 608 5.29 4 72 31 13 5
85 Florida Atlantic 9 114 733 6.43 9 74 31 17 6
92 Fresno State 9 103 370 3.59 2 72 32 7 1
92 Arkansas State 9 113 490 4.34 6 42 32 10 2
92 Bowling Green 10 117 523 4.47 9 59 32 17 7
92 Rice 9 111 646 5.82 4 66 32 21 8
92 South Alabama 9 98 730 7.45 11 80 32 24 10
97 Cincinnati 9 113 446 3.95 9 51 33 17 2
97 East Carolina 9 117 455 3.89 4 44 33 16 4
97 New Mexico State 9 105 468 4.46 4 23 33 17 3
97 Ole Miss 9 120 584 4.87 10 47 33 15 6
97 Western Kentucky 9 97 599 6.18 4 72 33 18 7
97 North Texas 9 126 605 4.80 7 76 33 18 7
97 Marshall 9 105 625 5.95 4 73 33 15 5
104 Rutgers 9 96 483 5.03 4 37 34 19 4
104 Colorado 9 122 494 4.05 3 39 34 17 4
104 Boston College 9 113 517 4.58 8 54 34 17 4
104 Kennesaw State 9 113 527 4.66 5 38 34 20 3
104 Northern Illinois 9 119 532 4.47 4 37 34 16 2
104 Iowa State 9 107 587 5.49 7 75 34 16 6
104 Central Michigan 10 116 623 5.37 4 37 34 19 5
104 Sacramento State 11 146 744 5.10 10 56 34 18 8
112 Nevada 9 129 507 3.93 2 23 35 12 1
112 Purdue 9 90 511 5.68 9 48 35 14 6
112 Akron 10 120 568 4.73 7 57 35 14 5
112 Missouri State 9 114 569 4.99 6 55 35 18 6
116 Western Michigan 10 117 453 3.87 2 19 36 16 0
116 Army 9 100 520 5.20 3 47 36 14 6
116 Buffalo 10 126 584 4.63 6 61 36 16 4
116 Tulane 9 124 694 5.60 4 66 36 20 5
120 Ball State 10 125 591 4.73 4 67 37 16 3
120 UNLV 9 112 594 5.30 3 50 37 19 5
120 Stanford 9 113 739 6.54 13 97 37 20 5
123 Temple 9 113 531 4.70 9 39 38 13 3
124 Kent State 10 114 440 3.86 3 36 39 15 2
124 Louisville 9 121 539 4.45 4 39 39 15 4
124 Memphis 10 130 658 5.06 6 68 39 23 7
127 Massachusetts 10 139 625 4.50 4 46 40 16 3
127 Sam Houston State 9 127 696 5.48 9 81 40 22 8
127 Southern Miss 9 138 732 5.30 6 74 40 16 6
130 San Diego State 9 130 542 4.17 6 36 41 8 2
131 San Jose State 10 123 545 4.43 4 36 42 20 3
131 Middle Tennessee State 9 113 631 5.58 7 46 42 17 6
133 Charlotte 9 127 712 5.61 14 61 43 24 6
134 Georgia Tech 9 124 593 4.78 8 40 44 19 5
135 Louisiana-Monroe 10 135 882 6.53 5 57 48 26 10
136 Wyoming 9 126 690 5.48 4 37 51 25 3
137 Tulsa 9 143 862 6.03 6 84 52 25 7
138 Colorado State 9 126 965 7.66 13 63 56 26 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards