2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 9 71 130 1.83 0 16 16 3 0
1 Boise State 9 56 130 2.32 0 27 8 3 2
1 Indiana 9 75 166 2.21 0 22 9 3 1
1 Michigan 9 81 256 3.16 0 54 16 3 1
5 LSU 9 61 110 1.80 0 15 13 4 0
5 Arizona State 9 63 145 2.30 0 39 13 4 2
5 Iowa 9 60 205 3.42 0 34 11 4 1
5 San Diego State 9 107 413 3.86 0 25 25 4 1
9 Oregon 9 69 201 2.91 0 33 14 5 2
9 Louisville 9 82 283 3.45 0 17 21 5 0
9 North Carolina 9 80 324 4.05 0 45 21 5 3
12 Pittsburgh 9 69 98 1.42 0 14 9 6 0
12 Miami (FL) 9 53 141 2.66 0 27 15 6 2
12 Kentucky 9 67 205 3.06 0 29 16 6 1
12 UCF 9 76 238 3.13 0 26 19 6 1
12 Duke 9 69 253 3.67 1 60 16 6 3
17 New Mexico 9 75 116 1.55 0 16 11 7 0
17 BYU 9 57 159 2.79 0 30 18 7 1
17 South Carolina 9 80 177 2.21 0 26 18 7 2
17 Georgia 9 69 177 2.57 0 21 14 7 2
17 Florida 9 55 192 3.49 0 19 15 7 0
17 Texas 9 76 200 2.63 0 16 15 7 0
17 Oklahoma State 9 75 211 2.81 0 24 19 7 2
17 James Madison 10 87 217 2.49 0 41 14 7 1
17 USC 9 60 238 3.97 0 28 15 7 2
17 Alabama 9 68 241 3.54 0 37 15 7 3
17 Utah 9 63 247 3.92 1 48 11 7 2
17 Navy 9 92 278 3.02 3 59 21 7 3
17 Kansas State 9 71 300 4.23 1 47 13 7 5
17 Western Kentucky 9 82 404 4.93 0 48 18 7 4
31 SMU 9 56 192 3.43 2 58 15 8 3
31 Minnesota 8 63 214 3.40 0 33 15 8 1
31 Ohio State 9 69 239 3.46 1 48 13 8 1
31 Wake Forest 9 67 247 3.69 0 25 19 8 2
31 South Alabama 9 57 254 4.46 0 39 16 8 2
31 Rutgers 9 56 256 4.57 0 30 17 8 2
31 Utah State 9 84 284 3.38 1 54 18 8 5
31 TCU 8 74 295 3.99 0 34 17 8 1
31 Oklahoma 9 82 298 3.63 1 54 13 8 3
31 Mississippi State 9 76 308 4.05 0 37 23 8 2
31 Wisconsin 9 79 310 3.92 0 33 21 8 1
31 Louisiana Tech 9 91 316 3.47 1 54 17 8 4
31 Miami (OH) 10 63 319 5.06 2 53 17 8 2
31 UTEP 9 76 329 4.33 1 54 14 8 1
31 Illinois 9 81 339 4.19 0 41 25 8 3
31 Michigan State 9 87 349 4.01 1 47 26 8 2
31 Troy 9 77 362 4.70 2 50 22 8 5
48 Arizona 9 71 180 2.54 0 25 17 9 3
48 Nebraska 9 78 235 3.01 0 56 19 9 2
48 Georgia Southern 9 67 240 3.58 1 45 14 9 2
48 Old Dominion 10 96 279 2.91 1 49 17 9 3
48 Virginia 9 59 280 4.75 0 33 14 9 1
48 Nevada 9 90 297 3.30 0 23 14 9 2
48 Kansas 9 71 299 4.21 0 37 19 9 3
48 Boston College 9 60 311 5.18 1 54 17 9 1
48 Washington State 9 74 329 4.45 0 54 16 9 4
48 Fresno State 9 74 344 4.65 1 50 19 9 3
48 Marshall 9 73 361 4.95 0 26 22 9 2
48 Purdue 9 72 380 5.28 1 53 17 9 5
60 UCLA 9 82 216 2.63 0 14 13 10 0
60 Liberty 9 65 226 3.48 0 25 16 10 5
60 Clemson 8 63 280 4.44 0 19 21 10 0
60 Texas State 9 63 281 4.46 0 45 15 10 1
60 Western Michigan 10 90 307 3.41 0 26 22 10 2
60 Jacksonville State 9 78 327 4.19 0 24 21 10 1
60 Ohio 10 81 342 4.22 1 48 19 10 5
60 Air Force 9 65 358 5.51 2 57 17 10 4
60 Baylor 9 82 372 4.54 1 56 24 10 4
60 Connecticut 9 77 403 5.23 0 20 24 10 1
70 Toledo 10 93 221 2.38 0 21 16 11 1
70 Missouri 9 83 230 2.77 0 24 22 11 1
70 New Mexico State 9 86 305 3.55 0 24 18 11 2
70 North Texas 9 73 346 4.74 3 57 16 11 6
70 North Dakota State 9 76 347 4.57 1 57 19 11 2
70 Maryland 9 85 348 4.09 1 45 26 11 3
70 Northwestern 9 73 360 4.93 1 46 19 11 3
70 Texas A&M 9 71 401 5.65 2 54 15 11 4
70 Ole Miss 9 86 422 4.91 1 45 24 11 4
70 Stanford 9 91 434 4.77 1 46 20 11 4
70 Hawaii 9 81 460 5.68 2 50 23 11 7
81 Houston 8 54 231 4.28 0 29 16 12 2
81 Syracuse 9 64 254 3.97 0 33 17 12 4
81 Tennessee 9 75 263 3.51 0 22 17 12 2
81 NC State 9 68 265 3.90 0 33 18 12 2
81 Louisiana 10 72 266 3.69 1 45 16 12 2
81 Texas Tech 9 69 314 4.55 1 58 16 12 4
81 Washington 9 82 328 4.00 2 56 16 12 5
81 Colorado 9 85 334 3.93 0 35 21 12 2
81 Vanderbilt 9 68 334 4.91 0 37 25 12 2
81 Oregon State 9 80 404 5.05 1 56 23 12 4
81 Cincinnati 9 90 428 4.76 1 51 21 12 2
81 Iowa State 9 86 443 5.15 2 54 25 12 6
81 Eastern Michigan 10 96 444 4.63 0 42 24 12 2
81 Memphis 10 102 467 4.58 1 48 26 12 6
95 Virginia Tech 9 65 297 4.57 1 45 20 13 4
95 Arkansas 9 68 329 4.84 0 43 24 13 4
95 Florida State 9 89 431 4.84 2 57 25 13 3
95 Army 9 67 434 6.48 1 59 21 13 6
95 Temple 9 78 441 5.65 0 51 33 13 3
95 Coastal Carolina 9 96 456 4.75 1 50 29 13 4
95 Tulane 9 80 476 5.95 2 58 26 13 3
95 West Virginia 9 92 479 5.21 2 47 21 13 6
95 Arkansas State 9 89 503 5.65 1 42 31 13 4
95 Sacramento State 11 117 624 5.33 3 56 25 13 7
105 East Carolina 9 73 227 3.11 0 25 19 14 1
105 Appalachian State 9 79 348 4.41 0 24 23 14 1
105 Delaware 9 72 361 5.01 1 56 23 14 3
105 Massachusetts 10 97 414 4.27 1 42 24 14 4
105 Ball State 10 98 457 4.66 1 49 26 14 6
105 Tulsa 9 93 462 4.97 3 56 32 14 3
105 Akron 10 87 475 5.46 2 58 25 14 5
105 California 9 88 503 5.72 2 55 23 14 5
105 UAB 9 101 505 5.00 1 51 26 14 3
105 UTSA 9 81 513 6.33 1 59 24 14 8
105 Buffalo 10 95 532 5.60 2 59 28 14 4
105 Louisiana-Monroe 10 108 635 5.88 1 57 32 14 4
117 FIU 9 68 370 5.44 1 54 17 15 4
117 Missouri State 9 88 424 4.82 0 39 26 15 4
117 Auburn 9 95 435 4.58 2 53 26 15 2
117 Bowling Green 10 104 497 4.78 2 59 27 15 7
117 Rice 9 88 527 5.99 4 60 25 15 7
117 Southern Miss 9 85 563 6.62 3 48 29 15 5
123 Georgia State 9 73 369 5.05 0 35 19 16 6
123 Kennesaw State 9 93 460 4.95 1 42 28 16 3
123 Kent State 10 92 462 5.02 2 60 25 16 2
123 Sam Houston State 9 85 465 5.47 1 56 26 16 6
123 USF 10 80 491 6.14 2 53 25 16 5
123 Middle Tennessee State 9 78 567 7.27 1 48 28 16 6
129 Wyoming 9 91 501 5.51 0 37 31 17 4
129 UNLV 9 84 527 6.27 1 43 30 17 6
131 San Jose State 10 99 405 4.09 1 50 30 18 2
131 Central Michigan 10 90 452 5.02 0 21 35 18 1
133 Georgia Tech 9 92 637 6.92 2 52 33 19 8
133 Colorado State 9 84 730 8.69 6 58 32 19 8
133 Florida Atlantic 9 88 800 9.09 8 59 32 19 11
136 Penn State 9 67 522 7.79 1 47 30 20 6
137 Charlotte 9 89 518 5.82 2 56 32 21 4
138 Northern Illinois 9 101 740 7.33 4 60 35 22 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards