2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 7 45 27 0.60 0 10 8 1 0
2 Boise State 7 45 74 1.64 0 27 5 2 1
3 Miami (FL) 7 34 88 2.59 0 27 8 4 1
4 Pittsburgh 8 61 89 1.46 0 14 7 5 0
5 BYU 7 39 96 2.46 0 30 12 5 1
6 Arizona 7 51 101 1.98 0 20 10 5 1
7 LSU 8 57 109 1.91 0 15 12 4 0
8 New Mexico 7 65 119 1.83 0 16 10 6 0
8 Kentucky 8 54 119 2.20 0 19 13 4 0
10 Ohio State 7 44 121 2.75 0 18 8 5 0
10 Florida 7 40 121 3.03 0 19 10 5 0
12 South Carolina 7 59 126 2.14 0 26 11 5 2
13 East Carolina 7 58 133 2.29 0 18 13 9 0
14 Louisiana 8 52 141 2.71 0 28 11 8 1
15 Iowa 7 45 148 3.29 0 34 9 3 1
15 Minnesota 6 44 148 3.36 0 33 11 5 1
17 UCLA 7 67 151 2.25 0 14 9 7 0
18 Indiana 8 69 153 2.22 0 22 9 3 1
19 UCF 7 56 154 2.75 0 11 12 3 0
20 Ohio 8 58 155 2.67 0 22 11 3 2
21 Georgia 7 53 157 2.96 0 21 11 6 2
22 Oregon 7 60 159 2.65 0 33 12 3 2
23 Missouri 7 64 160 2.50 0 24 16 8 1
24 Oklahoma State 7 60 162 2.70 0 24 16 5 2
24 SMU 7 47 162 3.45 2 58 13 6 3
24 Utah 7 46 162 3.52 0 33 7 5 1
27 Arizona State 7 47 174 3.70 0 39 11 4 2
28 Texas 7 59 176 2.98 0 16 12 5 0
28 Georgia Southern 7 51 176 3.45 0 21 9 6 1
30 Michigan 7 66 178 2.70 0 11 12 1 0
31 Navy 7 77 184 2.39 2 59 16 4 2
31 USC 8 53 184 3.47 0 28 11 5 2
31 Houston 7 45 184 4.09 0 29 13 9 2
31 South Alabama 7 35 184 5.26 0 39 10 7 2
35 Rutgers 7 41 186 4.54 0 30 13 5 1
36 Toledo 8 74 189 2.55 0 21 11 9 1
37 Arkansas 7 50 190 3.80 0 23 17 9 2
38 Kansas State 7 60 199 3.32 0 40 10 5 3
39 Old Dominion 8 70 201 2.87 0 35 13 7 2
40 Texas Tech 7 54 203 3.76 1 58 12 7 2
41 Washington 7 70 204 2.91 1 56 10 7 2
42 James Madison 9 80 207 2.59 0 41 14 7 1
43 Liberty 7 55 208 3.78 0 25 15 9 5
44 Wake Forest 7 50 211 4.22 0 25 17 8 2
45 Kansas 7 56 217 3.88 0 37 13 6 2
45 Boston College 7 50 217 4.34 0 19 13 7 0
47 Louisville 7 61 218 3.57 0 17 15 5 0
48 Wisconsin 7 54 221 4.09 0 33 15 6 1
49 Cincinnati 7 62 222 3.58 0 19 11 5 0
49 Air Force 7 48 222 4.63 1 57 12 7 2
51 Oklahoma 7 63 223 3.54 1 54 10 6 2
51 Virginia 8 47 223 4.74 0 33 10 7 1
53 Alabama 8 62 224 3.61 0 37 13 7 3
53 Virginia Tech 8 53 224 4.23 1 45 15 11 4
55 Baylor 7 72 225 3.13 0 25 17 6 1
55 Tennessee 8 65 225 3.46 0 22 14 10 2
57 Louisiana Tech 7 75 229 3.05 1 54 13 5 3
58 Fresno State 7 52 230 4.42 1 50 14 5 2
59 TCU 6 54 231 4.28 0 34 13 6 1
60 NC State 7 53 236 4.45 0 33 15 10 2
61 Nebraska 7 59 237 4.02 0 56 19 9 2
62 Clemson 6 48 243 5.06 0 19 18 8 0
62 Syracuse 7 47 243 5.17 0 33 13 11 4
64 Nevada 7 74 244 3.30 0 23 11 6 2
65 Duke 7 57 246 4.32 1 60 14 5 3
66 Maryland 7 67 255 3.81 1 45 18 7 2
66 Texas State 7 52 255 4.90 0 45 12 8 1
68 Mississippi State 7 48 256 5.33 0 37 18 7 2
69 North Dakota State 8 67 259 3.87 0 30 16 9 1
69 Appalachian State 7 58 259 4.47 0 24 17 10 1
69 Connecticut 7 54 259 4.80 0 20 14 6 1
72 North Carolina 7 65 260 4.00 0 45 17 4 3
72 Miami (OH) 8 53 260 4.91 2 53 14 6 2
74 Washington State 8 60 263 4.38 0 54 12 6 4
75 Oregon State 7 53 267 5.04 1 56 15 9 3
76 Western Michigan 8 76 273 3.59 0 26 18 8 1
77 Massachusetts 8 72 275 3.82 0 24 18 10 2
77 UTEP 7 60 275 4.58 1 54 10 6 1
79 Colorado 7 64 283 4.42 0 35 16 11 2
80 Marshall 7 55 284 5.16 0 26 14 6 2
81 New Mexico State 8 79 285 3.61 0 24 17 11 2
82 Utah State 7 70 286 4.09 1 54 17 8 5
83 Illinois 7 62 291 4.69 0 41 19 6 3
84 Iowa State 7 64 295 4.61 1 54 16 9 4
85 FIU 7 56 297 5.30 1 54 14 12 2
86 Army 7 50 301 6.02 1 59 15 10 4
87 Jacksonville State 8 74 310 4.19 0 24 20 9 1
88 North Texas 8 66 314 4.76 3 57 14 10 6
89 Michigan State 8 79 319 4.04 1 47 24 7 2
90 Temple 7 57 320 5.61 0 51 23 10 1
91 UTSA 8 70 321 4.59 0 53 18 8 3
92 UNLV 7 55 325 5.91 0 43 18 11 4
93 Kent State 8 71 327 4.61 1 60 18 11 1
94 Purdue 7 54 328 6.07 1 53 13 8 5
95 Northwestern 7 57 329 5.77 1 46 18 11 3
96 San Jose State 8 79 331 4.19 1 50 25 14 2
97 Vanderbilt 8 67 333 4.97 0 37 25 12 2
98 Georgia State 7 56 336 6.00 0 35 15 14 6
99 Ole Miss 7 67 338 5.04 1 45 19 8 4
100 Missouri State 8 81 339 4.19 0 23 23 13 2
101 Auburn 7 75 340 4.53 2 53 20 13 2
102 Troy 8 68 342 5.03 2 50 20 7 5
103 Texas A&M 8 63 343 5.44 1 54 13 10 3
104 USF 7 59 347 5.88 1 53 16 10 3
105 Delaware 8 67 350 5.22 1 56 23 14 3
106 Charlotte 7 68 351 5.16 2 56 21 15 3
107 Florida State 7 65 355 5.46 2 57 19 11 2
108 Memphis 8 78 356 4.56 1 48 18 9 3
109 Tulane 7 58 358 6.17 1 58 19 10 2
110 Buffalo 8 69 361 5.23 2 59 17 9 2
111 Stanford 8 83 377 4.54 1 46 17 8 4
112 Akron 8 55 378 6.87 2 58 19 11 4
113 Sam Houston State 8 73 381 5.22 1 56 21 12 6
114 Western Kentucky 8 74 383 5.18 0 48 16 7 4
115 Coastal Carolina 7 74 387 5.23 1 50 21 11 4
116 Sacramento State 8 77 393 5.10 2 56 15 8 5
117 San Diego State 8 100 396 3.96 0 25 22 4 1
117 Ball State 8 79 396 5.01 1 49 21 11 5
119 Hawaii 8 72 399 5.54 2 50 21 9 5
120 Central Michigan 8 82 405 4.94 0 21 31 16 1
121 Eastern Michigan 9 86 415 4.83 0 42 21 11 2
122 UAB 7 85 420 4.94 1 51 22 11 2
123 Arkansas State 8 79 423 5.35 1 42 26 11 3
124 West Virginia 8 82 426 5.20 2 47 20 12 5
125 Georgia Tech 7 69 433 6.28 1 47 25 13 5
126 Kennesaw State 8 82 434 5.29 1 42 25 15 3
127 Penn State 7 51 436 8.55 1 47 25 17 5
128 Tulsa 8 85 445 5.24 3 56 30 14 3
129 Rice 8 80 454 5.68 3 52 23 13 6
130 Wyoming 8 82 460 5.61 0 37 30 16 3
131 California 8 80 471 5.89 2 55 22 14 5
132 Bowling Green 8 89 472 5.30 2 59 25 14 7
133 Louisiana-Monroe 7 80 478 5.98 1 57 25 10 3
134 Southern Miss 7 71 490 6.90 3 48 23 13 5
135 Middle Tennessee State 8 73 499 6.84 1 48 27 15 5
136 Colorado State 7 62 541 8.73 4 58 24 16 5
137 Northern Illinois 7 85 622 7.32 3 53 31 20 7
138 Florida Atlantic 8 81 703 8.68 7 59 29 16 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards