2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 5 26 -28 -1.08 0 6 6 0 0
2 Houston 5 22 -22 -1.00 3 8 4 0 0
3 Duke 4 20 -10 -0.50 0 6 5 0 0
4 Iowa 6 33 -9 -0.27 0 9 6 0 0
5 SMU 5 28 -2 -0.07 1 14 6 1 0
6 Notre Dame 5 36 1 0.03 0 12 14 2 0
6 North Texas 5 25 1 0.04 0 15 6 1 0
6 BYU 5 19 1 0.05 1 9 6 0 0
9 Georgia 5 20 16 0.80 0 16 5 1 0
10 New Mexico State 6 34 24 0.71 3 9 8 0 0
11 Mississippi State 5 25 28 1.12 0 14 7 2 0
12 Toledo 5 27 32 1.19 1 13 6 1 0
13 Clemson 5 32 35 1.09 1 17 12 2 0
13 UNLV 5 25 35 1.40 1 12 9 4 0
15 Texas 4 26 36 1.38 1 16 9 2 0
15 Memphis 5 20 36 1.80 1 18 9 1 0
17 FIU 5 28 37 1.32 0 21 8 3 1
18 Colorado 5 29 38 1.31 0 19 10 4 0
19 Arizona 5 17 41 2.41 0 16 5 3 0
20 Minnesota 5 25 42 1.68 1 13 8 1 0
21 Pittsburgh 4 21 43 2.05 2 20 7 4 1
22 Missouri 5 27 44 1.63 0 10 9 2 0
23 Syracuse 4 19 45 2.37 0 23 8 2 1
24 Oklahoma 4 30 46 1.53 0 22 7 4 1
24 Massachusetts 5 22 46 2.09 0 16 8 1 0
26 Miami (FL) 5 25 47 1.88 0 27 8 3 1
27 Air Force 4 16 48 3.00 1 11 4 1 0
28 UCLA 4 19 50 2.63 0 20 6 3 1
29 Kansas 4 23 51 2.22 0 27 4 1 1
30 Army 4 19 54 2.84 0 16 8 2 0
31 Oregon 4 24 55 2.29 1 11 7 2 0
31 Louisiana 5 19 55 2.89 0 13 7 3 0
33 Arizona State 4 20 56 2.80 0 13 8 3 0
34 USC 6 23 57 2.48 0 24 8 2 1
34 Kent State 5 20 57 2.85 1 35 6 3 1
36 North Dakota State 5 31 59 1.90 1 24 10 2 1
36 Georgia Southern 5 29 59 2.03 2 13 9 4 0
36 Penn State 5 27 59 2.19 2 17 6 3 0
39 Akron 5 21 60 2.86 1 23 8 2 2
39 Appalachian State 4 14 60 4.29 1 14 7 2 0
41 Nebraska 5 24 61 2.54 1 22 6 3 1
41 Fresno State 5 22 61 2.77 0 26 8 2 1
43 South Carolina 5 28 62 2.21 1 17 10 2 0
43 Alabama 5 28 62 2.21 1 27 7 3 1
45 Wisconsin 5 33 64 1.94 1 19 13 2 0
45 Troy 5 27 64 2.37 0 21 8 2 1
47 Indiana 5 28 65 2.32 2 17 6 2 0
48 Baylor 5 31 68 2.19 1 16 11 8 0
48 Navy 4 30 68 2.27 1 11 15 2 0
50 Vanderbilt 5 27 70 2.59 1 38 9 3 1
51 Maryland 5 30 71 2.37 2 18 9 2 0
51 Colorado State 5 27 71 2.63 2 15 12 3 0
53 Georgia State 5 28 72 2.57 1 17 6 5 0
54 Tulsa 5 32 74 2.31 2 18 11 5 0
55 Wyoming 6 33 75 2.27 1 16 9 2 0
55 NC State 5 31 75 2.42 2 23 11 4 1
57 Michigan 5 39 76 1.95 0 12 12 3 0
58 Washington 6 40 77 1.93 0 32 9 4 1
59 Ohio 5 38 80 2.11 5 11 16 1 0
60 Northern Illinois 4 18 82 4.56 2 30 10 4 2
61 Utah 4 20 83 4.15 1 16 8 4 0
62 Stanford 5 22 85 3.86 4 24 15 4 2
63 UCF 5 33 86 2.61 0 13 10 2 0
63 Kansas State 4 29 86 2.97 1 30 10 3 2
65 Wake Forest 5 38 87 2.29 2 25 18 4 1
65 Florida 5 29 87 3.00 1 11 11 4 0
67 Old Dominion 5 34 90 2.65 0 35 10 2 2
68 Louisville 6 35 93 2.66 1 13 13 1 0
69 West Virginia 5 30 94 3.13 1 47 11 5 1
69 Bowling Green 5 27 94 3.48 0 30 10 2 1
69 Rutgers 5 18 94 5.22 0 28 9 4 2
72 Oklahoma State 4 26 96 3.69 1 24 10 6 1
73 Sacramento State 5 24 97 4.04 3 30 6 3 1
73 Cincinnati 5 21 97 4.62 1 15 12 3 0
75 North Carolina 4 31 98 3.16 1 34 15 1 1
75 Delaware 5 29 98 3.38 2 56 11 3 1
77 Coastal Carolina 5 33 99 3.00 1 67 14 2 1
78 Kennesaw State 5 26 100 3.85 0 14 11 3 0
79 Sam Houston State 5 30 101 3.37 2 18 9 6 0
80 Boise State 5 26 102 3.92 0 64 6 3 1
81 Northwestern 4 27 103 3.81 2 39 12 4 1
82 San Diego State 5 33 105 3.18 1 19 17 1 0
83 Louisiana Tech 4 33 106 3.21 1 25 13 3 2
84 Rice 5 31 108 3.48 2 19 12 3 0
84 Ohio State 5 30 108 3.60 1 25 14 3 1
84 South Alabama 6 22 108 4.91 2 54 6 3 2
87 UTEP 4 29 109 3.76 3 24 15 4 1
87 Texas State 5 26 109 4.19 1 18 10 6 0
89 Texas A&M 5 25 110 4.40 0 30 7 3 1
90 Boston College 5 38 111 2.92 2 23 15 4 2
91 Ole Miss 4 27 114 4.22 0 16 13 4 0
91 Purdue 5 25 114 4.56 1 26 12 5 1
93 Western Michigan 5 36 115 3.19 1 26 18 4 1
93 Connecticut 5 26 115 4.42 0 32 15 3 1
95 Iowa State 6 30 117 3.90 2 26 10 3 2
96 UAB 5 37 118 3.19 3 16 12 4 0
96 TCU 5 35 118 3.37 1 34 12 4 1
98 Temple 5 34 120 3.53 0 15 18 3 0
99 Marshall 5 21 121 5.76 0 55 9 3 1
100 Auburn 5 40 122 3.05 1 20 11 5 1
100 Texas Tech 5 33 122 3.70 0 21 16 9 1
100 Virginia 5 32 122 3.81 1 21 14 4 1
103 Central Michigan 5 30 125 4.17 3 16 16 2 0
104 Illinois 5 33 126 3.82 1 15 16 3 0
105 San Jose State 6 36 130 3.61 1 17 15 5 0
106 New Mexico 5 22 131 5.95 1 86 8 1 1
107 James Madison 5 33 132 4.00 1 41 13 5 1
108 Oregon State 5 34 136 4.00 2 38 13 3 2
109 Florida State 6 34 139 4.09 2 57 12 5 1
109 Hawaii 5 31 139 4.48 2 18 15 3 0
111 Charlotte 5 38 144 3.79 1 20 18 6 1
112 Washington State 6 36 146 4.06 0 22 13 7 2
112 Western Kentucky 6 32 146 4.56 1 35 12 3 1
112 Miami (OH) 5 20 146 7.30 3 53 11 4 2
115 Virginia Tech 5 30 149 4.97 2 76 9 6 2
116 Tulane 4 33 151 4.58 2 27 15 7 1
117 Georgia Tech 4 34 155 4.56 1 29 17 7 1
118 Eastern Michigan 6 32 158 4.94 1 37 14 5 1
119 Buffalo 5 22 159 7.23 2 50 6 4 2
120 Liberty 6 29 160 5.52 1 65 8 4 1
121 Arkansas State 6 35 161 4.60 0 36 19 4 2
121 Missouri State 5 32 161 5.03 1 26 18 7 1
123 Jacksonville State 6 37 171 4.62 2 25 17 5 1
124 Louisiana-Monroe 5 38 175 4.61 2 27 19 4 2
125 Florida Atlantic 5 25 180 7.20 1 61 10 4 4
126 East Carolina 4 35 181 5.17 2 23 15 10 1
127 Tennessee 5 37 184 4.97 2 31 14 9 4
128 USF 6 40 185 4.63 3 53 16 5 2
129 Middle Tennessee State 5 25 186 7.44 1 48 14 7 1
130 Utah State 6 41 188 4.59 0 30 22 7 2
131 Nevada 4 38 192 5.05 1 32 12 7 2
132 UTSA 6 48 193 4.02 1 54 19 2 1
133 Kentucky 5 35 195 5.57 1 74 18 5 2
133 Southern Miss 5 33 195 5.91 2 43 20 6 3
135 Michigan State 5 32 204 6.38 1 47 17 5 1
136 Arkansas 5 30 205 6.83 1 62 17 7 1
137 California 5 35 225 6.43 4 75 17 5 3
138 Ball State 5 31 260 8.39 3 66 15 8 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards