2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 3 9 7 0.78 0 8 1 0 0
1 Army 3 9 39 4.33 1 24 3 1 1
3 LSU 4 10 17 1.70 0 10 2 1 0
4 TCU 3 11 44 4.00 0 11 4 2 0
4 Houston 3 11 56 5.09 1 29 2 1 1
4 New Mexico 3 11 83 7.55 1 23 4 3 1
7 Louisiana 3 12 26 2.17 0 9 2 0 0
7 Missouri 4 12 35 2.92 1 27 3 2 1
7 Pittsburgh 3 12 38 3.17 0 10 3 1 0
7 South Carolina 2 12 42 3.50 0 18 2 1 0
11 Indiana 4 13 5 0.38 0 5 1 0 0
11 UCLA 3 13 58 4.46 0 20 2 1 1
11 Alabama 4 13 76 5.85 0 20 4 3 1
14 Georgia 4 14 7 0.50 0 19 2 1 0
14 NC State 4 14 36 2.57 0 22 3 1 1
16 Duke 4 15 17 1.13 0 8 2 0 0
16 Maryland 4 15 30 2.00 0 11 3 1 0
16 Notre Dame 4 15 32 2.13 0 8 4 0 0
16 Nebraska 4 15 37 2.47 0 7 1 0 0
16 Virginia 4 15 45 3.00 0 17 5 3 0
16 Florida 4 15 54 3.60 1 21 2 1 1
16 BYU 3 15 75 5.00 0 20 5 3 1
23 Akron 3 16 76 4.75 0 19 4 2 0
23 Vanderbilt 4 16 82 5.13 1 38 4 3 3
23 Texas Tech 4 16 85 5.31 0 20 5 5 1
23 Minnesota 4 16 89 5.56 0 26 5 3 1
27 Western Michigan 3 17 52 3.06 0 9 5 0 0
27 Liberty 5 17 57 3.35 0 16 2 1 0
27 Iowa 3 17 58 3.41 0 15 2 1 0
27 Texas A&M 3 17 80 4.71 0 16 7 3 0
27 Boise State 4 17 85 5.00 0 17 5 2 0
32 Michigan 4 18 37 2.06 0 11 3 2 0
32 Arizona 4 18 44 2.44 0 10 3 1 0
32 Stanford 4 18 67 3.72 1 32 4 3 1
32 Michigan State 4 18 76 4.22 0 17 4 2 0
32 Marshall 4 18 90 5.00 0 16 4 2 0
32 Louisiana Tech 3 18 143 7.94 1 33 8 6 2
38 Troy 4 19 44 2.32 0 15 4 2 0
38 Syracuse 3 19 60 3.16 1 32 5 3 1
38 Middle Tennessee State 4 19 68 3.58 0 12 5 2 0
38 Buffalo 4 19 78 4.11 1 29 4 2 1
38 Wisconsin 4 19 81 4.26 0 16 8 4 0
38 Charlotte 4 19 103 5.42 1 25 8 4 1
38 Air Force 2 19 111 5.84 1 31 5 4 1
38 Arkansas 4 19 132 6.95 0 19 8 5 0
46 Virginia Tech 5 20 32 1.60 0 20 4 2 1
46 James Madison 4 20 33 1.65 0 8 3 0 0
46 Navy 3 20 46 2.30 0 10 4 1 0
46 Baylor 4 20 58 2.90 0 15 4 2 0
46 Miami (OH) 4 20 70 3.50 1 38 4 1 1
46 North Carolina 3 20 74 3.70 1 34 5 1 1
46 SMU 3 20 102 5.10 1 27 6 2 1
46 Sacramento State 4 20 119 5.95 1 32 7 5 1
54 Kansas 3 21 31 1.48 0 12 2 1 0
54 Hawaii 4 21 43 2.05 0 14 4 1 0
54 Utah 4 21 57 2.71 1 22 6 3 1
54 Ohio State 4 21 61 2.90 1 22 6 1 1
54 Ball State 4 21 70 3.33 0 21 3 2 1
54 Southern Miss 3 21 111 5.29 0 24 7 3 1
54 Arkansas State 3 21 122 5.81 1 24 9 6 1
61 Florida State 4 22 41 1.86 0 15 4 2 0
61 Kansas State 4 22 49 2.23 1 30 5 3 1
61 South Alabama 4 22 63 2.86 1 33 3 1 1
61 Oklahoma 4 22 69 3.14 1 38 4 3 1
61 San Jose State 4 22 86 3.91 1 36 7 3 1
61 Tennessee 4 22 101 4.59 1 23 7 4 1
61 Florida Atlantic 4 22 105 4.77 0 28 4 4 2
61 Kent State 3 22 122 5.55 0 17 9 3 0
61 California 4 22 169 7.68 2 31 10 7 3
70 Mississippi State 4 23 62 2.70 0 12 4 2 0
70 Arizona State 2 23 69 3.00 0 13 4 1 0
70 Wake Forest 4 23 88 3.83 0 32 8 2 1
70 West Virginia 4 23 103 4.48 1 22 8 5 1
70 Cincinnati 4 23 112 4.87 0 21 10 5 1
70 Penn State 5 23 113 4.91 1 38 5 3 2
70 USC 5 23 130 5.65 1 32 8 4 1
70 Texas State 4 23 137 5.96 2 25 9 4 2
78 Utah State 4 24 57 2.38 0 30 4 1 1
78 USF 4 24 77 3.21 0 23 6 3 1
78 Texas 4 24 106 4.42 0 32 6 2 1
78 UNLV 4 24 108 4.50 1 36 6 3 1
82 UCF 4 25 64 2.56 0 24 3 2 2
82 Kentucky 4 25 91 3.64 0 31 6 2 1
82 Oregon 3 25 95 3.80 0 26 9 3 1
82 Washington 4 25 96 3.84 0 17 6 4 0
82 Temple 4 25 102 4.08 0 17 5 3 0
82 Appalachian State 4 25 103 4.12 0 24 6 5 1
82 Ole Miss 4 25 128 5.12 1 30 8 3 2
82 Northern Illinois 4 25 152 6.08 2 37 8 5 2
90 Georgia State 4 26 41 1.58 0 16 7 3 0
90 Iowa State 3 26 49 1.88 0 20 5 1 1
90 Northwestern 4 26 97 3.73 0 12 6 2 0
90 North Dakota State 4 26 101 3.88 0 24 6 3 1
90 New Mexico State 5 26 107 4.12 0 21 8 3 2
90 Illinois 3 26 112 4.31 0 19 7 3 0
90 Wyoming 4 26 127 4.88 2 38 6 2 2
90 Sam Houston State 3 26 134 5.15 1 23 8 6 1
90 Western Kentucky 5 26 164 6.31 1 25 11 7 2
99 FIU 4 27 40 1.48 0 12 3 2 0
99 Massachusetts 4 27 76 2.81 0 7 5 0 0
99 Fresno State 4 27 81 3.00 0 16 6 2 0
99 Eastern Michigan 5 27 105 3.89 0 19 5 3 0
99 Memphis 4 27 107 3.96 0 22 8 5 1
99 Oregon State 4 27 123 4.56 1 38 4 3 2
99 Rutgers 4 27 147 5.44 0 19 10 6 0
99 Oklahoma State 4 27 157 5.81 1 29 9 5 1
107 Rice 4 28 93 3.32 0 15 8 4 0
107 Purdue 4 28 118 4.21 1 22 6 5 2
109 Kennesaw State 3 29 99 3.41 0 13 5 6 0
109 Clemson 4 29 118 4.07 0 18 8 8 0
109 Washington State 3 29 139 4.79 0 16 11 7 0
109 Ohio 4 29 161 5.55 2 32 9 5 2
113 Connecticut 4 30 47 1.57 0 8 6 0 0
113 East Carolina 4 30 65 2.17 0 16 5 2 0
113 Georgia Southern 4 30 145 4.83 1 26 11 6 1
116 Tulane 4 31 87 2.81 0 12 5 2 0
116 Auburn 3 31 101 3.26 1 33 5 3 1
116 North Texas 5 31 135 4.35 1 26 9 2 1
116 Central Michigan 4 31 140 4.52 1 35 9 5 1
116 Missouri State 4 31 145 4.68 0 26 11 5 2
116 Louisville 4 31 185 5.97 1 25 9 5 3
122 San Diego State 4 32 102 3.19 1 36 7 2 1
123 Coastal Carolina 4 33 99 3.00 0 16 7 3 0
123 Toledo 3 33 107 3.24 1 22 8 2 1
123 Old Dominion 4 33 114 3.45 0 35 6 4 1
123 Colorado State 4 33 121 3.67 0 12 8 2 0
123 Colorado 4 33 155 4.70 0 21 12 6 1
128 Tulsa 5 34 133 3.91 0 20 7 6 1
128 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 170 5.00 2 27 10 5 3
130 Delaware 5 35 92 2.63 0 15 8 2 0
130 UAB 4 35 105 3.00 0 22 9 4 1
132 Nevada 4 36 166 4.61 0 32 10 4 1
133 Boston College 4 37 124 3.35 0 24 10 4 2
134 Bowling Green 4 38 138 3.63 0 22 11 5 1
135 UTSA 4 39 179 4.59 0 20 10 5 1
136 Georgia Tech 4 40 234 5.85 1 29 13 8 1
137 UTEP 4 43 183 4.26 0 21 13 4 1
138 Jacksonville State 5 49 132 2.69 0 27 11 4 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards