2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Rutgers 6 29 118 4.07 0 12 7 3 0
2 Boise State 6 31 73 2.35 0 27 3 2 1
2 Miami (FL) 6 31 77 2.48 0 27 8 4 1
4 BYU 6 33 45 1.36 0 16 8 3 0
5 Minnesota 5 35 148 4.23 0 33 11 5 1
5 South Alabama 7 35 184 5.26 0 39 10 7 2
7 Arizona State 6 36 124 3.44 0 39 9 3 1
8 Iowa 6 38 138 3.63 0 34 8 3 1
9 Texas Tech 6 39 102 2.62 0 21 9 5 1
9 Houston 6 39 149 3.82 0 29 11 8 1
9 Mississippi State 6 39 191 4.90 0 37 14 5 2
12 Florida 7 40 121 3.03 0 19 10 5 0
13 Texas State 6 41 209 5.10 0 45 8 8 1
13 Clemson 5 41 218 5.32 0 19 15 7 0
13 Syracuse 6 41 235 5.73 0 33 12 11 4
16 Utah 6 42 132 3.14 0 17 6 4 0
16 USC 7 42 152 3.62 0 28 8 5 2
16 Troy 6 42 237 5.64 2 50 13 5 4
19 Arizona 6 43 100 2.33 0 20 10 5 1
19 Virginia Tech 7 43 186 4.33 1 45 11 8 3
19 North Texas 6 43 217 5.05 2 57 8 6 3
22 Ohio State 7 44 121 2.75 0 18 8 5 0
23 Notre Dame 7 45 27 0.60 0 10 8 1 0
23 SMU 6 45 172 3.82 2 58 12 6 3
23 Northwestern 6 45 220 4.89 0 39 14 8 2
26 South Carolina 6 46 84 1.83 0 26 9 4 2
26 Louisiana 7 46 116 2.52 0 15 10 7 0
26 Kansas 6 46 165 3.59 0 37 11 4 1
26 TCU 5 46 178 3.87 0 34 10 4 1
26 Boston College 6 46 196 4.26 0 19 11 6 0
31 Virginia 8 47 223 4.74 0 33 10 7 1
32 Air Force 7 48 222 4.63 1 57 12 7 2
32 Akron 7 48 363 7.56 2 58 18 11 4
34 Kentucky 7 49 109 2.22 0 19 12 4 0
34 North Carolina 6 49 190 3.88 0 45 12 3 2
34 Wisconsin 6 49 208 4.24 0 33 13 6 1
34 Miami (OH) 7 49 258 5.27 2 53 14 6 2
34 Georgia State 6 49 274 5.59 0 35 12 11 4
39 Oregon 6 50 105 2.10 0 22 9 2 1
39 UCF 6 50 130 2.60 0 11 10 3 0
39 Arkansas 7 50 190 3.80 0 23 17 9 2
39 Oklahoma 6 50 197 3.94 1 54 10 6 2
39 Wake Forest 7 50 211 4.22 0 25 17 8 2
39 Army 7 50 301 6.02 1 59 15 10 4
45 Georgia Southern 7 51 176 3.45 0 21 9 6 1
45 Tulane 6 51 320 6.27 1 58 16 9 2
45 Penn State 7 51 436 8.55 1 47 25 17 5
48 Alabama 7 52 170 3.27 0 37 10 5 3
48 Cincinnati 6 52 179 3.44 0 19 9 4 0
48 Fresno State 7 52 230 4.42 1 50 14 5 2
51 Georgia 7 53 157 2.96 0 21 11 6 2
51 Texas 6 53 160 3.02 0 16 11 5 0
51 Kansas State 6 53 191 3.60 0 40 9 4 3
51 NC State 7 53 236 4.45 0 33 15 10 2
51 Oregon State 7 53 267 5.04 1 56 15 9 3
56 Pittsburgh 7 54 94 1.74 0 14 7 5 0
56 New Mexico 6 54 111 2.06 0 16 9 4 0
56 LSU 7 54 114 2.11 0 15 11 4 0
56 Ohio 7 54 137 2.54 0 21 10 2 1
56 Oklahoma State 6 54 160 2.96 0 24 15 5 2
56 Connecticut 7 54 259 4.80 0 20 14 6 1
56 Purdue 7 54 328 6.07 1 53 13 8 5
63 Liberty 7 55 208 3.78 0 25 15 9 5
63 Illinois 6 55 222 4.04 0 29 17 4 2
63 Marshall 7 55 284 5.16 0 26 14 6 2
63 UNLV 7 55 325 5.91 0 43 18 11 4
67 Washington State 7 56 238 4.25 0 54 11 5 4
67 Iowa State 6 56 250 4.46 1 54 13 7 4
67 Colorado 6 56 254 4.54 0 35 15 11 2
67 FIU 7 56 297 5.30 1 54 14 12 2
71 Michigan 6 57 169 2.96 0 11 12 1 0
71 North Dakota State 7 57 180 3.16 0 17 12 5 0
71 Tennessee 7 57 219 3.84 0 22 14 10 2
71 Duke 7 57 246 4.32 1 60 14 5 3
71 Temple 7 57 320 5.61 0 51 23 10 1
71 Colorado State 6 57 531 9.32 4 58 23 16 5
77 East Carolina 7 58 133 2.29 0 18 13 9 0
77 Appalachian State 7 58 259 4.47 0 24 17 10 1
77 Utah State 6 58 260 4.48 1 54 14 7 4
80 Baylor 6 59 148 2.51 0 25 11 5 1
80 New Mexico State 7 59 191 3.24 0 24 9 8 2
80 Nebraska 7 59 237 4.02 0 56 19 9 2
80 Delaware 7 59 316 5.36 1 56 19 12 3
80 Buffalo 7 59 320 5.42 2 59 15 9 2
80 Texas A&M 7 59 324 5.49 1 54 12 9 3
80 USF 7 59 347 5.88 1 53 16 10 3
80 Florida Atlantic 6 59 404 6.85 3 58 19 11 4
88 UTEP 7 60 275 4.58 1 54 10 6 1
88 Ole Miss 6 60 278 4.63 1 45 16 6 3
88 Georgia Tech 6 60 303 5.05 1 47 19 8 2
91 Louisville 7 61 218 3.57 0 17 15 5 0
92 Toledo 7 62 141 2.27 0 15 8 6 0
92 Vanderbilt 7 62 313 5.05 0 37 23 12 2
92 Southern Miss 6 62 421 6.79 2 48 20 12 4
95 Old Dominion 7 63 176 2.79 0 35 12 7 2
95 Auburn 6 63 256 4.06 2 53 14 7 2
95 Sacramento State 7 63 337 5.35 2 56 11 6 5
98 Indiana 7 64 142 2.22 0 22 8 3 1
98 UCLA 6 64 146 2.28 0 14 9 7 0
98 James Madison 8 64 154 2.41 0 41 11 5 1
98 Missouri 7 64 160 2.50 0 24 16 8 1
98 Kent State 7 64 278 4.34 1 60 15 9 1
103 Western Kentucky 7 65 353 5.43 0 48 15 7 4
103 Florida State 7 65 355 5.46 2 57 19 11 2
105 Nevada 6 67 242 3.61 0 23 10 6 2
105 Maryland 7 67 255 3.81 1 45 18 7 2
105 UTSA 7 67 333 4.97 0 53 18 8 3
108 Louisiana Tech 6 68 245 3.60 1 54 13 5 3
108 Western Michigan 7 68 247 3.63 0 26 17 6 1
108 Michigan State 7 68 259 3.81 1 47 20 6 2
108 Charlotte 7 68 351 5.16 2 56 21 15 3
108 Sam Houston State 7 68 357 5.25 1 56 20 11 6
108 Middle Tennessee State 7 68 482 7.09 1 48 26 14 5
114 Jacksonville State 7 69 285 4.13 0 24 19 8 1
114 Hawaii 7 69 392 5.68 2 50 21 9 5
114 Rice 7 69 392 5.68 3 52 18 10 6
117 Navy 6 70 97 1.39 1 48 14 2 1
117 Washington 7 70 204 2.91 1 56 10 7 2
117 San Jose State 7 70 308 4.40 1 50 24 12 2
117 Arkansas State 7 70 381 5.44 1 42 22 11 3
121 California 7 71 393 5.54 2 55 19 11 5
121 Kennesaw State 7 71 395 5.56 1 42 21 13 3
121 Louisiana-Monroe 6 71 436 6.14 1 57 23 9 3
124 Massachusetts 8 72 275 3.82 0 24 18 10 2
125 Central Michigan 7 73 375 5.14 0 21 26 14 1
126 Ball State 7 74 362 4.89 1 49 19 10 4
126 Coastal Carolina 7 74 387 5.23 1 50 21 11 4
126 West Virginia 7 74 387 5.23 2 47 19 12 5
126 Northern Illinois 6 74 568 7.68 3 53 27 19 7
130 Missouri State 7 75 349 4.65 0 23 22 13 2
131 Bowling Green 7 76 406 5.34 2 59 21 12 6
132 Memphis 8 78 356 4.56 1 48 18 9 3
133 Wyoming 8 82 460 5.61 0 37 30 16 3
134 Stanford 8 83 377 4.54 1 46 17 8 4
135 Eastern Michigan 8 84 402 4.79 0 42 21 11 2
136 San Diego State 7 85 328 3.86 0 25 18 4 1
136 UAB 7 85 420 4.94 1 51 22 11 2
136 Tulsa 8 85 445 5.24 3 56 30 14 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards