2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 4 13 1 0.08 0 8 2 0 0
2 Georgia 5 15 8 0.53 0 19 2 1 0
3 Indiana 5 14 11 0.79 0 6 1 0 0
4 Duke 4 15 17 1.13 0 8 2 0 0
4 LSU 4 10 17 1.70 0 10 2 1 0
6 Kansas 4 22 29 1.32 0 12 2 1 0
7 Louisiana 4 15 31 2.07 0 9 2 0 0
8 Virginia Tech 5 20 32 1.60 0 20 4 2 1
9 James Madison 5 22 38 1.73 0 8 4 0 0
9 Pittsburgh 3 12 38 3.17 0 10 3 1 0
11 NC State 5 15 39 2.60 0 22 3 1 1
12 Notre Dame 5 17 46 2.71 0 10 5 1 0
13 Kansas State 4 22 49 2.23 1 30 5 3 1
14 Missouri 5 14 50 3.57 1 27 4 3 1
15 FIU 5 33 53 1.61 0 12 4 2 0
16 Utah 4 21 57 2.71 1 22 6 3 1
17 UCLA 3 13 58 4.46 0 20 2 1 1
18 Florida 5 21 60 2.86 1 21 3 1 1
19 Liberty 6 21 61 2.90 0 16 2 1 0
20 Boise State 5 21 62 2.95 0 17 5 2 0
21 Nebraska 5 20 63 3.15 0 11 3 2 0
21 New Mexico 4 14 63 4.50 1 23 4 3 1
23 Navy 4 25 64 2.56 0 12 5 2 0
24 East Carolina 4 30 65 2.17 0 16 5 2 0
25 Arizona 5 22 66 3.00 0 21 4 2 1
26 Miami (OH) 5 22 68 3.09 1 38 4 1 1
27 Hawaii 5 28 69 2.46 0 14 5 1 0
27 Maryland 5 23 69 3.00 0 13 5 2 0
27 Ohio State 5 22 69 3.14 1 22 6 1 1
27 Oklahoma 4 22 69 3.14 1 38 4 3 1
31 Georgia State 5 28 70 2.50 0 20 8 4 1
31 South Carolina 3 17 70 4.12 0 18 4 2 0
33 Western Michigan 4 23 74 3.22 0 9 7 0 0
33 Army 4 13 74 5.69 2 24 5 2 2
35 TCU 4 15 76 5.07 1 21 6 4 1
36 Baylor 5 28 77 2.75 0 15 6 3 0
36 Troy 5 26 77 2.96 0 15 6 2 0
38 Connecticut 5 44 79 1.80 0 8 9 0 0
39 Alabama 5 15 80 5.33 0 20 5 3 1
40 Iowa State 5 35 81 2.31 0 20 6 2 1
40 Fresno State 5 28 81 2.89 0 16 6 2 0
42 Syracuse 4 26 84 3.23 1 32 6 4 1
43 Stanford 5 21 85 4.05 1 32 5 3 1
44 Wisconsin 5 24 86 3.58 0 16 8 4 0
45 Tulane 4 31 87 2.81 0 12 5 2 0
46 Minnesota 5 19 89 4.68 0 26 5 3 1
47 Wake Forest 5 26 90 3.46 0 32 8 2 1
47 Texas A&M 4 22 90 4.09 0 16 7 3 0
49 Delaware 5 35 92 2.63 0 15 8 2 0
50 Virginia 5 24 93 3.88 0 20 8 5 1
51 Oregon 3 25 95 3.80 0 26 9 3 1
52 Tennessee 5 27 96 3.56 1 23 8 4 1
53 Florida State 6 37 97 2.62 0 21 7 5 1
53 Northwestern 4 26 97 3.73 0 12 6 2 0
53 Michigan 5 25 97 3.88 0 31 7 4 1
56 UAB 5 37 98 2.65 0 22 9 4 1
57 SMU 4 24 99 4.13 1 27 6 2 1
58 Mississippi State 5 29 100 3.45 0 13 6 4 0
59 Iowa 5 29 101 3.48 0 16 6 2 0
60 Houston 4 14 102 7.29 1 37 4 3 2
61 Appalachian State 4 25 103 4.12 0 24 6 5 1
61 Vanderbilt 5 20 103 5.15 1 38 6 3 3
63 Michigan State 5 23 104 4.52 0 17 6 3 0
64 Texas 4 24 106 4.42 0 32 6 2 1
65 Texas Tech 5 19 108 5.68 0 20 7 6 1
66 Arizona State 3 33 109 3.30 0 13 7 2 0
67 Toledo 4 34 110 3.24 1 22 8 2 1
67 BYU 5 28 110 3.93 0 20 8 5 1
67 North Dakota State 5 27 110 4.07 0 24 6 3 1
70 Kennesaw State 4 32 111 3.47 0 13 6 6 0
71 Coastal Carolina 5 40 112 2.80 0 16 8 4 0
71 Illinois 4 27 112 4.15 0 19 7 3 0
73 Memphis 5 29 113 3.90 0 22 8 5 1
73 Penn State 5 23 113 4.91 1 38 5 3 2
75 Buffalo 5 26 114 4.38 1 29 5 2 1
76 UCF 5 39 116 2.97 0 24 7 3 2
77 South Alabama 6 27 118 4.37 2 33 5 3 2
78 Sacramento State 4 20 119 5.95 1 32 7 5 1
79 Boston College 5 44 121 2.75 0 24 11 5 3
80 Cincinnati 5 27 126 4.67 0 21 11 5 1
81 Ole Miss 4 25 128 5.12 1 30 8 3 2
81 Air Force 3 24 128 5.33 1 31 6 4 1
83 Massachusetts 5 33 129 3.91 1 25 8 2 1
84 Eastern Michigan 6 33 130 3.94 0 21 6 4 1
85 Old Dominion 5 41 131 3.20 0 35 7 4 1
85 UNLV 5 29 131 4.52 1 36 7 4 1
87 Rice 5 38 132 3.47 0 17 11 6 0
88 New Mexico State 6 37 133 3.59 0 21 11 3 2
88 Tulsa 5 34 133 3.91 0 20 7 6 1
90 Jacksonville State 6 53 134 2.53 0 27 11 4 1
91 San Diego State 5 42 135 3.21 1 36 9 2 1
91 North Texas 5 31 135 4.35 1 26 9 2 1
91 Florida Atlantic 5 27 135 5.00 0 28 6 5 2
94 Ball State 5 34 136 4.00 1 30 6 3 2
94 Temple 5 31 136 4.39 0 21 8 4 1
96 Oregon State 5 28 138 4.93 1 38 5 4 2
97 USC 6 26 145 5.58 1 32 9 5 1
98 San Jose State 6 41 149 3.63 1 36 11 4 1
98 Kentucky 5 34 149 4.38 0 31 8 3 1
100 Bowling Green 5 41 151 3.68 0 22 12 5 1
101 Utah State 6 42 152 3.62 1 33 9 3 2
101 Washington 6 38 152 4.00 0 17 11 7 0
101 Central Michigan 5 34 152 4.47 1 35 9 5 1
101 Northern Illinois 4 25 152 6.08 2 37 8 5 2
101 Akron 4 24 152 6.33 2 27 8 4 2
106 Texas State 5 29 155 5.34 2 25 10 4 2
106 Marshall 5 25 155 6.20 1 33 7 4 1
108 Arkansas 5 28 156 5.57 0 19 10 5 0
108 West Virginia 5 28 156 5.57 2 24 10 7 2
110 Auburn 4 40 157 3.93 2 33 8 4 2
110 Oklahoma State 4 27 157 5.81 1 29 9 5 1
112 Charlotte 5 31 158 5.10 1 25 12 7 1
113 Purdue 5 35 160 4.57 1 22 10 8 2
114 Ohio 5 34 164 4.82 2 32 9 5 2
115 Nevada 4 36 166 4.61 0 32 10 4 1
115 Western Kentucky 6 28 166 5.93 1 25 12 7 2
117 Wyoming 6 40 168 4.20 2 38 8 3 2
117 North Carolina 4 34 168 4.94 1 34 9 3 1
117 Louisiana Tech 4 24 168 7.00 2 33 9 7 3
120 Kent State 4 34 172 5.06 1 35 11 6 1
121 Clemson 5 35 173 4.94 1 34 10 9 1
122 Middle Tennessee State 5 35 176 5.03 1 24 12 4 2
123 Southern Miss 4 36 177 4.92 0 24 11 5 1
124 Georgia Southern 5 35 181 5.17 1 26 14 8 1
125 California 5 25 182 7.28 2 31 11 8 3
126 Washington State 5 37 188 5.08 0 16 14 9 0
127 Colorado 5 40 193 4.83 1 30 13 8 2
128 Sam Houston State 4 33 197 5.97 1 23 11 9 1
129 Colorado State 5 40 199 4.98 1 30 11 4 1
130 USF 6 43 200 4.65 1 34 14 7 3
131 Missouri State 5 37 206 5.57 1 39 13 6 3
132 Arkansas State 5 39 217 5.56 2 24 14 9 2
133 UTEP 5 53 220 4.15 0 21 16 4 1
134 Louisiana-Monroe 5 40 231 5.78 3 32 13 7 4
135 Georgia Tech 4 40 234 5.85 1 29 13 8 1
136 Rutgers 5 35 241 6.89 0 28 15 11 2
137 UTSA 6 53 262 4.94 1 38 13 6 2
138 Louisville 6 52 266 5.12 1 25 13 7 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards