2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Pittsburgh 6 29 9 0.31 6 14 2 1 0
2 New Mexico 2 12 4 0.33 0 12 0 1 0
3 Colorado 6 33 27 0.82 2 7 0 0 0
4 Michigan 4 19 16 0.84 2 4 1 0 0
5 Boise State 6 27 28 1.04 3 8 1 0 0
6 Oklahoma 6 27 34 1.26 3 11 3 2 0
7 Ohio State 6 25 35 1.40 5 12 2 1 0
8 Georgia 7 20 29 1.45 6 15 3 2 0
9 Indiana 6 23 34 1.48 4 10 2 1 0
10 UCLA 5 18 27 1.50 5 8 3 0 0
11 North Texas 5 50 77 1.54 7 10 5 1 0
12 Texas Tech 6 21 33 1.57 0 14 3 1 0
13 Nebraska 5 22 36 1.64 3 9 4 0 0
14 Duke 6 29 48 1.66 4 10 3 1 0
15 Missouri 6 23 39 1.70 2 8 3 0 0
15 Fresno State 7 30 51 1.70 3 13 3 2 0
17 Toledo 6 54 97 1.80 4 14 8 1 0
18 Mississippi State 5 33 61 1.85 5 17 2 1 0
19 TCU 6 30 58 1.93 5 13 4 1 0
19 Wake Forest 6 42 81 1.93 6 14 8 3 0
21 Old Dominion 6 44 86 1.95 5 20 5 2 1
22 Miami (FL) 4 22 45 2.05 2 9 2 0 0
22 Connecticut 7 38 78 2.05 8 13 5 2 0
24 Texas 6 27 56 2.07 4 14 6 2 0
25 Liberty 6 26 54 2.08 3 12 4 2 0
26 Louisiana Tech 6 41 86 2.10 8 20 5 1 1
27 San Jose State 6 51 108 2.12 7 12 11 3 0
28 Syracuse 5 31 66 2.13 10 14 6 2 0
29 Ole Miss 6 49 105 2.14 9 13 5 2 0
30 Arizona State 5 32 69 2.16 5 12 5 2 0
31 Eastern Michigan 8 40 88 2.20 10 13 6 2 0
31 Marshall 6 41 90 2.20 6 19 5 2 0
33 Kansas 5 48 107 2.23 6 12 6 3 0
34 Georgia Tech 6 30 68 2.27 6 20 6 2 1
35 BYU 6 24 55 2.29 5 11 5 1 0
36 FIU 7 41 95 2.32 3 14 8 4 0
37 New Mexico State 7 55 128 2.33 14 18 9 3 0
38 Florida 7 35 82 2.34 8 16 7 4 0
39 USF 6 34 80 2.35 3 14 6 2 0
40 Troy 6 29 69 2.38 5 15 4 2 0
41 South Carolina 5 23 55 2.39 4 15 3 1 0
42 Appalachian State 7 40 96 2.40 10 16 7 1 0
42 Tulsa 8 65 156 2.40 9 14 12 4 0
44 Michigan State 7 40 97 2.43 9 10 6 1 0
45 West Virginia 7 35 86 2.46 5 13 3 1 0
45 Washington State 7 41 101 2.46 9 16 6 3 0
45 Rice 6 56 138 2.46 9 15 9 3 0
48 Iowa 4 25 62 2.48 1 7 5 0 0
48 SMU 6 25 62 2.48 4 14 2 1 0
48 Navy 6 25 62 2.48 5 10 3 1 0
48 Northwestern 6 48 119 2.48 6 9 7 0 0
52 Wisconsin 5 35 88 2.51 5 14 4 2 0
52 Arizona 6 41 103 2.51 7 16 7 4 0
54 Vanderbilt 6 31 78 2.52 9 11 6 2 0
55 Florida State 7 41 104 2.54 8 20 5 1 1
56 Southern Miss 6 60 153 2.55 10 18 12 4 0
57 LSU 6 27 69 2.56 6 14 7 3 0
57 California 7 39 100 2.56 9 9 5 0 0
59 Baylor 6 23 59 2.57 4 15 3 3 0
60 Oregon 5 39 101 2.59 4 10 3 1 0
61 Memphis 8 41 107 2.61 10 19 6 4 0
62 Texas State 6 36 95 2.64 9 15 6 3 0
63 Utah State 5 26 69 2.65 4 10 3 1 0
64 Kent State 6 57 153 2.68 12 11 10 3 0
65 James Madison 7 33 89 2.70 5 17 2 1 0
66 Penn State 6 29 79 2.72 9 13 6 4 0
67 Kansas State 5 24 66 2.75 5 14 4 3 0
67 Oklahoma State 6 32 88 2.75 5 18 5 1 0
69 Virginia Tech 7 30 83 2.77 8 20 5 3 1
69 Western Michigan 7 43 119 2.77 7 16 9 4 0
71 Notre Dame 6 23 64 2.78 3 15 5 2 0
71 Tennessee 6 27 75 2.78 6 19 5 3 0
71 USC 7 51 142 2.78 10 17 10 1 0
74 Georgia Southern 5 35 98 2.80 2 12 5 2 0
75 Auburn 6 37 104 2.81 5 20 6 4 1
76 Boston College 6 38 107 2.82 5 11 6 2 0
77 Houston 6 36 102 2.83 7 13 5 4 0
77 East Carolina 7 40 113 2.83 11 18 7 4 0
79 Bowling Green 7 39 111 2.85 7 9 7 0 0
80 UCF 6 36 103 2.86 7 19 6 3 0
81 Missouri State 7 65 190 2.92 13 12 9 3 0
82 Tulane 6 49 144 2.94 8 16 11 5 0
83 Illinois 6 37 109 2.95 8 15 5 4 0
84 Alabama 6 34 101 2.97 7 14 7 2 0
84 Arkansas 7 64 190 2.97 19 20 12 5 1
86 Louisiana-Monroe 6 34 103 3.03 9 17 5 2 0
87 Army 7 26 79 3.04 5 18 7 2 0
88 Hawaii 7 39 120 3.08 11 18 6 3 0
89 South Alabama 6 46 142 3.09 12 16 8 5 0
90 Minnesota 6 33 103 3.12 9 13 8 3 0
90 Georgia State 6 34 106 3.12 9 14 7 5 0
90 Akron 6 41 128 3.12 6 16 8 1 0
90 Florida Atlantic 6 41 128 3.12 11 13 8 4 0
90 Cincinnati 6 43 134 3.12 11 19 8 6 0
95 Purdue 6 47 147 3.13 10 17 10 3 0
96 Washington 7 30 95 3.17 6 14 8 3 0
97 NC State 6 37 118 3.19 8 17 6 2 0
98 Oregon State 7 45 145 3.22 9 20 8 4 1
99 North Dakota State 6 29 94 3.24 4 15 5 3 0
99 Kentucky 7 46 149 3.24 10 15 4 2 0
101 San Diego State 7 51 166 3.25 11 11 8 1 0
102 Louisiana 5 28 92 3.29 5 12 4 3 0
102 UNLV 7 42 138 3.29 8 16 7 6 0
104 Central Michigan 7 47 155 3.30 11 11 6 2 0
105 Nevada 6 41 136 3.32 8 10 9 1 0
106 Massachusetts 8 41 137 3.34 6 20 6 3 1
107 Wyoming 8 49 164 3.35 6 18 14 7 0
107 Louisville 7 49 164 3.35 9 20 12 3 1
109 Ball State 7 41 138 3.37 10 14 10 3 0
110 Air Force 6 33 112 3.39 8 17 7 3 0
111 Middle Tennessee State 7 47 160 3.40 13 15 10 6 0
112 Kennesaw State 6 42 144 3.43 12 18 8 5 0
113 Delaware 7 38 131 3.45 10 15 6 3 0
114 UTEP 7 47 163 3.47 11 16 11 5 0
115 UAB 7 37 130 3.51 10 14 8 3 0
116 Buffalo 6 29 103 3.55 9 20 8 6 2
116 Ohio 6 56 199 3.55 11 20 11 7 1
118 Temple 7 52 186 3.58 14 15 11 5 0
119 Utah 6 22 79 3.59 4 18 5 1 0
120 Colorado State 6 52 189 3.63 18 19 14 6 0
121 Miami (OH) 6 22 80 3.64 5 11 6 3 0
122 North Carolina 6 35 128 3.66 5 15 5 2 0
123 Sam Houston State 5 27 99 3.67 9 14 6 2 0
124 Clemson 6 32 118 3.69 7 16 9 4 0
125 Texas A&M 4 24 89 3.71 6 14 5 2 0
125 Charlotte 7 73 271 3.71 14 15 17 6 0
127 Arkansas State 6 50 186 3.72 12 13 12 2 0
128 Jacksonville State 6 35 131 3.74 7 11 9 3 0
129 Virginia 7 40 150 3.75 9 15 8 4 0
130 Iowa State 5 30 113 3.77 8 9 7 0 0
131 Maryland 5 38 145 3.82 10 19 7 6 0
131 UTSA 7 55 210 3.82 12 18 13 5 0
133 Western Kentucky 6 31 119 3.84 10 20 4 2 1
134 Northern Illinois 6 39 151 3.87 7 16 9 4 0
135 Rutgers 5 39 153 3.92 9 19 11 7 0
136 Sacramento State 6 43 174 4.05 15 16 10 5 0
137 Coastal Carolina 6 43 181 4.21 9 15 9 7 0
138 Stanford 8 49 246 5.02 18 20 15 8 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards