2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 8 27 85 3.15 0 10 8 1 0
2 Miami (FL) 8 30 47 1.57 0 11 9 3 0
3 FIU 9 56 158 2.82 0 14 8 5 0
4 Mississippi State 9 55 190 3.45 0 15 11 7 0
4 Western Michigan 8 60 234 3.90 0 15 18 8 0
6 Liberty 9 32 86 2.69 0 16 2 1 0
6 Iowa 8 46 115 2.50 0 16 9 3 0
6 Fresno State 9 61 194 3.18 0 16 12 5 0
9 Washington 9 52 177 3.40 0 17 13 8 0
10 Coastal Carolina 9 63 135 2.14 0 18 13 5 0
10 South Carolina 7 45 152 3.38 0 18 11 4 0
10 Michigan State 9 48 255 5.31 0 18 12 7 0
13 Georgia 9 36 24 0.67 0 19 7 2 0
13 Texas A&M 8 47 163 3.47 0 19 11 4 0
13 Arkansas 9 48 225 4.69 0 19 16 6 0
16 Virginia Tech 9 40 68 1.70 0 20 7 3 1
16 Pittsburgh 7 32 120 3.75 0 20 7 4 1
16 Wisconsin 9 44 149 3.39 0 20 13 7 1
16 Alabama 9 48 176 3.67 0 20 12 4 2
16 Kennesaw State 8 57 205 3.60 0 20 10 7 1
16 Tulsa 9 78 246 3.15 0 20 17 9 1
22 UCLA 8 30 109 3.63 0 21 6 2 2
22 Baylor 9 64 183 2.86 0 21 13 7 1
22 Eastern Michigan 10 57 199 3.49 0 21 10 7 1
22 Illinois 8 48 203 4.23 0 21 11 6 1
22 New Mexico State 9 53 213 4.02 0 21 16 7 2
22 UTEP 9 78 290 3.72 0 21 21 7 1
28 Ohio State 9 38 100 2.63 1 22 9 4 1
28 Utah 9 41 139 3.39 1 22 11 6 1
28 Texas Tech 9 35 165 4.71 0 22 11 8 2
28 Georgia State 9 49 179 3.65 0 22 16 8 2
28 Purdue 8 50 193 3.86 1 22 10 8 2
28 Toledo 9 62 195 3.15 1 22 13 4 1
28 BYU 9 52 227 4.37 1 22 16 8 2
35 New Mexico 6 22 94 4.27 1 23 6 4 1
35 East Carolina 9 59 164 2.78 1 23 11 4 2
35 Hawaii 9 54 213 3.94 1 23 13 6 3
35 Sam Houston State 8 61 271 4.44 1 23 15 11 1
35 Memphis 10 67 311 4.64 1 23 18 13 2
40 Duke 9 38 159 4.18 1 24 8 6 2
40 Army 9 39 176 4.51 2 24 14 5 2
40 Louisiana 9 54 202 3.74 1 24 13 6 2
40 Arkansas State 8 57 228 4.00 2 24 16 10 2
44 Texas State 9 47 203 4.32 2 25 15 7 2
44 Western Kentucky 9 45 225 5.00 1 25 17 10 2
44 Louisville 9 63 256 4.06 1 25 14 7 3
44 Massachusetts 10 68 258 3.79 1 25 18 6 1
44 Charlotte 9 51 264 5.18 2 25 17 12 3
44 UAB 9 71 271 3.82 1 25 17 8 3
50 NC State 9 37 132 3.57 0 26 9 5 2
50 Delaware 9 56 198 3.54 1 26 14 7 3
50 North Texas 9 63 258 4.10 1 26 15 4 1
53 Missouri 9 31 95 3.06 1 27 8 4 2
53 Jacksonville State 9 72 199 2.76 0 27 17 4 1
53 SMU 8 51 214 4.20 3 27 11 5 3
53 Middle Tennessee State 9 53 281 5.30 1 27 17 7 3
53 Boston College 9 76 323 4.25 0 27 23 11 5
58 James Madison 10 49 165 3.37 1 28 10 4 1
58 Kansas 9 72 183 2.54 1 28 13 7 1
58 Bowling Green 10 74 313 4.23 2 28 19 9 4
61 Nebraska 9 33 121 3.67 0 29 6 4 1
61 North Dakota State 8 45 166 3.69 1 29 8 5 2
61 Buffalo 10 66 246 3.73 1 29 13 7 1
61 Oklahoma State 9 69 333 4.83 2 29 21 11 2
61 Georgia Tech 9 93 485 5.22 1 29 27 16 1
66 Arizona 9 49 177 3.61 1 30 9 4 2
66 Minnesota 9 36 186 5.17 0 30 10 7 2
66 Cincinnati 9 42 203 4.83 1 30 15 8 2
66 Maryland 9 54 220 4.07 2 30 13 7 2
66 Florida State 9 59 222 3.76 1 30 14 9 3
66 Rice 9 65 230 3.54 0 30 16 8 1
66 Ole Miss 9 46 238 5.17 1 30 17 8 3
66 Ball State 10 60 239 3.98 2 30 14 9 3
66 UCF 9 66 274 4.15 1 30 14 8 4
66 Colorado 9 68 302 4.44 1 30 20 13 3
66 West Virginia 9 65 306 4.71 4 30 17 12 5
66 Florida Atlantic 9 60 330 5.50 1 30 16 13 6
66 Southern Miss 8 83 352 4.24 1 30 20 7 2
79 Michigan 9 45 144 3.20 0 31 9 4 1
79 Navy 9 45 172 3.82 2 31 10 4 2
79 Tennessee 9 41 178 4.34 2 31 12 8 3
79 Kentucky 9 58 212 3.66 0 31 16 5 1
79 Northwestern 9 58 247 4.26 1 31 17 7 2
79 California 9 51 290 5.69 3 31 19 12 4
79 Air Force 8 52 312 6.00 2 31 19 12 3
86 Wake Forest 9 35 111 3.17 0 32 11 3 1
86 Florida 9 50 186 3.72 2 32 9 4 2
86 USC 9 53 209 3.94 1 32 13 7 1
86 Appalachian State 9 63 218 3.46 0 32 11 8 3
86 Ohio 10 57 235 4.12 2 32 11 7 3
86 Virginia 9 68 245 3.60 2 32 19 10 4
86 Texas 9 61 245 4.02 0 32 16 7 1
86 Syracuse 9 54 251 4.65 2 32 15 11 2
86 Stanford 9 44 274 6.23 3 32 15 9 4
86 Sacramento State 10 64 325 5.08 3 32 17 11 4
86 Nevada 8 72 355 4.93 1 32 23 11 2
86 Colorado State 9 80 504 6.30 4 32 24 14 6
98 Iowa State 8 48 158 3.29 1 33 10 5 2
98 South Alabama 9 47 173 3.68 2 33 8 4 2
98 Utah State 9 59 189 3.20 1 33 13 6 2
98 Marshall 9 57 261 4.58 1 33 15 8 3
98 Louisiana Tech 9 50 271 5.42 3 33 15 11 4
98 Auburn 8 73 280 3.84 3 33 17 9 4
98 Washington State 8 54 310 5.74 1 33 18 13 2
98 Louisiana-Monroe 10 78 416 5.33 6 33 23 13 7
106 LSU 8 42 109 2.60 0 34 6 5 1
106 Clemson 9 58 230 3.97 1 34 14 11 1
106 North Carolina 9 73 280 3.84 1 34 19 7 2
106 USF 10 61 326 5.34 2 34 20 13 5
106 Tulane 9 80 361 4.51 1 34 19 9 2
111 Boise State 9 34 170 5.00 1 35 9 6 2
111 Oregon 8 49 204 4.16 1 35 15 8 4
111 Georgia Southern 9 56 268 4.79 1 35 20 12 2
111 Old Dominion 10 74 280 3.78 0 35 16 9 2
111 Kent State 9 65 307 4.72 2 35 19 12 3
111 Akron 9 58 336 5.79 3 35 15 8 4
117 TCU 8 50 214 4.28 2 36 12 7 3
117 San Jose State 10 70 244 3.49 1 36 19 9 1
117 San Diego State 9 81 333 4.11 3 36 24 7 3
117 UNLV 9 80 424 5.30 3 36 23 12 5
121 Troy 9 56 205 3.66 1 37 14 6 1
121 Houston 8 42 215 5.12 2 37 14 7 3
121 Kansas State 9 59 339 5.75 4 37 19 13 6
121 Central Michigan 10 65 367 5.65 4 37 20 12 5
121 Rutgers 9 63 402 6.38 2 37 23 17 4
121 Northern Illinois 9 65 423 6.51 5 37 22 12 6
127 Oklahoma 9 41 197 4.80 1 38 10 9 1
127 Miami (OH) 10 47 200 4.26 2 38 13 4 2
127 Penn State 9 51 220 4.31 1 38 10 5 4
127 Oregon State 9 50 234 4.68 2 38 9 7 4
127 Arizona State 8 65 249 3.83 1 38 16 9 1
127 Wyoming 9 62 274 4.42 2 38 13 6 2
127 Vanderbilt 8 50 277 5.54 2 38 16 8 4
127 UTSA 9 65 280 4.31 1 38 16 6 2
135 Indiana 9 35 66 1.89 1 39 6 2 1
135 Connecticut 9 78 222 2.85 1 39 20 1 1
135 Missouri State 9 56 258 4.61 2 39 16 8 4
135 Temple 9 75 304 4.05 1 39 18 10 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards