2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 6 21 18 0.86 0 11 4 2 0
2 Georgia 7 30 21 0.70 0 19 4 1 0
3 Notre Dame 6 19 59 3.11 0 10 6 1 0
4 Virginia Tech 8 34 61 1.79 0 20 6 3 1
5 Liberty 7 25 63 2.52 0 16 2 1 0
6 New Mexico 5 15 66 4.40 1 23 4 3 1
7 NC State 7 23 70 3.04 0 22 6 3 1
8 Indiana 8 33 73 2.21 1 39 6 2 1
9 Boise State 7 26 74 2.85 0 17 6 3 0
10 LSU 7 32 76 2.38 0 34 4 3 1
11 Ohio State 7 29 80 2.76 1 22 8 2 1
12 Utah 7 29 82 2.83 1 22 8 4 1
13 Nebraska 7 28 92 3.29 0 13 4 3 0
14 UCLA 6 20 94 4.70 0 21 4 2 2
15 Wisconsin 7 34 96 2.82 0 16 10 4 0
16 Connecticut 7 49 97 1.98 0 8 12 0 0
16 Missouri 7 23 97 4.22 1 27 6 4 2
18 Iowa State 6 42 99 2.36 0 20 7 3 1
19 Duke 7 30 104 3.47 1 24 7 4 1
20 Wake Forest 7 31 107 3.45 0 32 10 3 1
21 Iowa 6 32 110 3.44 0 16 6 2 0
21 Michigan 7 30 110 3.67 0 31 8 4 1
23 Pittsburgh 6 29 111 3.83 0 20 7 4 1
24 Navy 7 36 115 3.19 1 31 8 3 1
25 Kansas 7 54 116 2.15 0 15 7 4 0
26 FIU 7 44 121 2.75 0 14 7 4 0
26 James Madison 9 41 121 2.95 1 28 7 2 1
28 Army 7 26 126 4.85 2 24 9 4 2
29 South Carolina 5 30 128 4.27 0 18 8 4 0
30 Louisiana 7 42 129 3.07 1 23 8 3 1
30 Florida 7 33 129 3.91 2 32 6 3 2
32 SMU 6 38 132 3.47 1 27 8 2 1
33 Texas Tech 7 25 133 5.32 0 22 9 7 2
34 Miami (OH) 8 38 134 3.53 2 38 10 2 2
35 Coastal Carolina 7 53 136 2.57 0 18 12 5 0
36 Virginia 8 52 139 2.67 1 32 13 7 2
37 Arizona 7 39 141 3.62 1 30 8 4 2
38 South Alabama 7 37 143 3.86 2 33 8 4 2
38 Oklahoma 7 31 143 4.61 1 38 7 6 1
38 Minnesota 7 25 143 5.72 0 30 8 5 2
41 Fresno State 7 52 146 2.81 0 16 9 2 0
41 Mississippi State 7 44 146 3.32 0 13 9 5 0
43 Washington 7 43 147 3.42 0 17 11 7 0
44 Oregon State 7 33 149 4.52 1 38 5 4 2
45 Georgia State 7 40 150 3.75 0 22 13 7 2
46 Delaware 8 52 151 2.90 0 24 12 5 1
46 Utah State 7 44 151 3.43 1 33 9 3 2
48 Cincinnati 7 33 152 4.61 0 21 12 6 1
48 TCU 6 30 152 5.07 2 36 8 6 3
50 Illinois 6 37 155 4.19 0 19 10 5 0
51 Baylor 7 50 156 3.12 0 16 10 6 0
51 Eastern Michigan 9 48 156 3.25 0 21 8 5 1
51 BYU 7 40 156 3.90 0 20 12 6 1
54 Alabama 8 37 159 4.30 0 20 10 4 2
55 Texas A&M 7 44 160 3.64 0 19 11 4 0
56 Appalachian State 7 43 162 3.77 0 32 9 7 2
56 Maryland 7 39 162 4.15 1 25 10 5 1
58 Penn State 7 42 165 3.93 1 38 8 4 3
59 North Dakota State 8 45 166 3.69 1 29 8 5 2
60 East Carolina 7 51 170 3.33 1 23 11 4 2
60 Kennesaw State 7 50 170 3.40 0 13 7 6 0
60 Buffalo 8 41 170 4.15 1 29 9 4 1
63 Ball State 8 51 172 3.37 1 30 9 5 2
63 Purdue 7 39 172 4.41 1 22 10 8 2
65 UCF 7 53 173 3.26 0 24 11 5 2
66 Troy 8 49 175 3.57 1 37 13 5 1
67 San Jose State 8 58 176 3.03 1 36 15 6 1
68 Charlotte 7 37 177 4.78 2 25 13 8 2
69 Texas 7 49 178 3.63 0 32 12 4 1
70 Hawaii 8 49 182 3.71 1 21 12 5 2
70 Northwestern 7 45 182 4.04 0 31 13 4 1
70 Tennessee 8 38 182 4.79 2 31 11 8 3
73 Kansas State 7 43 183 4.26 1 30 14 8 2
74 Kentucky 8 51 185 3.63 0 31 14 5 1
75 Clemson 7 49 186 3.80 1 34 13 10 1
75 Syracuse 7 44 186 4.23 2 32 12 8 2
77 Western Kentucky 8 39 187 4.79 1 25 15 9 2
77 Arkansas 7 37 187 5.05 0 19 12 5 0
77 Stanford 8 35 187 5.34 2 32 11 6 3
80 Toledo 7 54 188 3.48 1 22 13 4 1
80 USC 8 43 188 4.37 1 32 12 7 1
80 Texas State 7 39 188 4.82 2 25 13 6 2
83 Ohio 8 48 189 3.94 2 32 10 6 2
84 Memphis 8 51 191 3.75 0 22 11 7 1
84 Florida State 7 47 191 4.06 1 30 11 8 3
84 Houston 7 30 191 6.37 2 37 10 6 3
87 Rice 8 62 193 3.11 0 17 15 7 0
88 Western Michigan 7 55 198 3.60 0 15 16 6 0
88 Auburn 6 53 198 3.74 2 33 11 6 3
90 New Mexico State 8 50 199 3.98 0 21 14 6 2
91 Jacksonville State 8 70 200 2.86 0 27 17 4 1
92 Ole Miss 7 34 201 5.91 1 30 13 6 3
93 Oregon 6 42 205 4.88 1 35 14 8 4
94 Massachusetts 8 55 207 3.76 1 25 15 4 1
95 Boston College 7 59 209 3.54 0 27 17 7 4
96 UAB 7 59 213 3.61 1 24 14 6 2
97 Arkansas State 7 49 214 4.37 2 24 15 9 2
98 Tulsa 8 67 218 3.25 0 20 14 8 1
99 North Texas 8 56 219 3.91 1 26 13 3 1
100 Marshall 7 47 225 4.79 1 33 13 7 2
101 Kent State 7 55 226 4.11 1 35 16 9 1
102 North Carolina 7 56 228 4.07 1 34 14 4 1
103 Old Dominion 8 64 230 3.59 0 35 13 6 1
104 Wyoming 8 54 232 4.30 2 38 11 4 2
105 Nevada 6 54 233 4.31 0 32 14 7 1
106 Oklahoma State 7 51 234 4.59 1 29 14 8 1
107 Arizona State 6 58 238 4.10 1 38 15 8 1
107 Akron 7 49 238 4.86 2 27 11 6 2
107 Sacramento State 7 44 238 5.41 2 32 13 8 2
107 Louisiana Tech 7 32 238 7.44 3 33 13 11 4
111 Michigan State 8 46 241 5.24 0 18 11 7 0
112 Temple 7 53 243 4.58 1 39 15 9 2
112 USF 7 49 243 4.96 1 34 17 10 4
114 Middle Tennessee State 8 47 245 5.21 1 27 16 7 3
115 Air Force 6 41 249 6.07 1 31 14 9 2
116 Georgia Southern 7 48 251 5.23 1 35 18 11 2
117 Missouri State 8 48 253 5.27 2 39 15 8 4
118 Louisville 7 56 256 4.57 1 25 14 7 3
119 Louisiana-Monroe 7 51 259 5.08 3 32 16 7 4
120 Sam Houston State 7 58 261 4.50 1 23 15 11 1
120 Colorado 7 53 261 4.92 1 30 17 13 3
122 Southern Miss 6 65 262 4.03 0 24 16 5 1
123 UTSA 8 61 263 4.31 1 38 15 6 2
124 Tulane 7 63 269 4.27 0 34 15 7 1
125 Bowling Green 8 63 272 4.32 1 28 18 8 3
126 Vanderbilt 8 50 277 5.54 2 38 16 8 4
127 Washington State 7 48 278 5.79 1 33 17 12 2
128 UNLV 7 52 279 5.37 3 36 16 9 4
129 West Virginia 8 59 280 4.75 4 30 16 10 5
130 California 8 46 281 6.11 3 31 18 12 4
131 UTEP 7 67 296 4.42 0 21 20 7 1
132 San Diego State 8 73 318 4.36 3 36 22 7 3
133 Central Michigan 8 62 327 5.27 3 35 19 11 4
134 Florida Atlantic 8 56 337 6.02 1 30 15 13 6
135 Colorado State 7 61 344 5.64 2 32 17 8 3
136 Rutgers 7 47 347 7.38 2 37 20 15 4
137 Northern Illinois 7 55 370 6.73 5 37 19 11 6
138 Georgia Tech 7 73 385 5.27 1 29 22 14 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards