2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Notre Dame 4 36 19 0.53 0 10 8 1 0
1 Georgia 4 26 21 0.81 0 7 4 0 0
1 South Carolina 4 36 22 0.61 0 16 4 2 0
1 Washington 4 40 27 0.68 0 11 4 2 0
1 BYU 3 13 28 2.15 0 8 3 0 0
1 Louisiana 4 30 42 1.40 0 15 5 4 0
1 Minnesota 3 15 42 2.80 0 18 5 1 0
1 LSU 4 29 47 1.62 0 15 5 2 0
1 Houston 3 23 50 2.17 0 19 4 2 0
1 East Carolina 4 33 51 1.55 0 18 7 5 0
1 New Mexico 4 34 56 1.65 0 16 6 2 0
1 Pittsburgh 5 36 62 1.72 0 14 5 4 0
1 Kansas 3 17 63 3.71 0 17 4 1 0
1 Kentucky 4 26 67 2.58 0 19 7 3 0
1 Rutgers 4 19 73 3.84 0 11 4 2 0
1 Army 3 19 74 3.89 0 16 4 3 0
1 Duke 4 28 75 2.68 0 9 5 0 0
1 Virginia 4 18 75 4.17 0 14 4 2 0
1 Ohio State 4 24 79 3.29 0 18 7 5 0
1 Indiana 4 34 80 2.35 0 17 5 2 0
1 Oregon 4 28 82 2.93 0 9 6 0 0
1 Tulsa 5 37 84 2.27 0 16 12 4 0
1 Florida 4 19 85 4.47 0 19 6 3 0
1 Michigan State 4 32 87 2.72 0 19 11 2 0
1 Mississippi State 4 22 90 4.09 0 15 6 3 0
1 Texas 4 38 94 2.47 0 16 7 4 0
1 UCF 4 35 94 2.69 0 11 7 3 0
1 Utah 4 33 97 2.94 0 17 5 4 0
1 North Dakota State 4 34 104 3.06 0 17 7 3 0
1 Cincinnati 4 32 104 3.25 0 19 6 1 0
1 Tennessee 4 30 107 3.57 0 17 7 5 0
1 UCLA 4 44 108 2.45 0 14 8 7 0
1 Michigan 4 42 114 2.71 0 11 9 1 0
1 Toledo 4 37 117 3.16 0 15 6 4 0
1 Appalachian State 4 26 120 4.62 0 14 9 5 0
1 Colorado 4 39 122 3.13 0 18 8 5 0
1 NC State 4 29 125 4.31 0 19 8 5 0
1 Boston College 4 34 130 3.82 0 19 7 4 0
1 Wisconsin 4 26 131 5.04 0 19 9 5 0
1 Connecticut 4 28 132 4.71 0 14 6 3 0
1 UTEP 4 31 135 4.35 0 12 5 3 0
1 Louisville 4 39 141 3.62 0 17 10 3 0
1 Clemson 3 30 160 5.33 0 17 13 5 0
1 Temple 4 36 209 5.81 0 14 17 7 0
45 Navy 3 30 8 0.27 1 48 6 1 1
45 Arkansas 4 19 40 2.11 0 22 5 2 1
45 Miami (FL) 4 16 41 2.56 0 27 5 2 1
45 North Carolina 3 20 50 2.50 0 45 5 1 1
45 Boise State 4 22 62 2.82 0 27 2 2 1
45 Massachusetts 4 25 67 2.68 0 24 6 1 1
45 Arizona 4 26 76 2.92 0 20 8 4 1
45 Kansas State 4 36 82 2.28 0 26 5 2 1
45 James Madison 4 40 85 2.13 0 41 6 3 1
45 Alabama 4 27 85 3.15 0 27 6 2 1
45 Iowa 4 21 97 4.62 0 34 4 2 1
45 Missouri 4 41 99 2.41 0 24 10 6 1
45 Louisiana Tech 3 36 108 3.00 0 46 8 2 1
45 Iowa State 4 36 109 3.03 1 54 8 2 1
45 TCU 3 22 109 4.95 0 34 4 3 1
45 FIU 4 30 110 3.67 0 21 6 4 1
45 Baylor 4 41 115 2.80 0 25 10 5 1
45 Nebraska 4 40 115 2.88 0 22 12 5 1
45 Georgia Southern 4 25 118 4.72 0 21 7 6 1
45 Arizona State 3 26 122 4.69 0 39 8 3 1
45 Texas Tech 4 25 124 4.96 0 21 9 5 1
45 Washington State 4 29 127 4.38 0 54 6 2 1
45 Virginia Tech 5 31 131 4.23 0 45 8 6 1
45 Ohio 4 36 133 3.69 0 21 9 2 1
45 Akron 4 29 133 4.59 0 23 7 4 1
45 Maryland 4 42 134 3.19 1 45 8 3 1
45 Vanderbilt 4 32 135 4.22 0 37 12 6 1
45 South Alabama 4 23 136 5.91 0 39 7 6 1
45 Texas State 4 28 139 4.96 0 45 5 5 1
45 Auburn 4 40 141 3.53 1 53 9 4 1
45 Kent State 4 31 150 4.84 1 60 4 3 1
45 UNLV 4 22 151 6.86 0 43 7 6 1
45 USF 4 34 157 4.62 0 50 8 6 1
45 Tulane 4 30 160 5.33 0 25 8 5 1
45 West Virginia 4 40 161 4.03 1 47 8 5 1
45 San Jose State 4 35 165 4.71 1 50 10 6 1
45 Western Michigan 4 37 173 4.68 0 26 9 5 1
45 UTSA 4 35 173 4.94 0 25 12 5 1
45 Nevada 4 46 175 3.80 0 23 7 4 1
45 Memphis 4 41 182 4.44 0 23 11 4 1
45 Oregon State 4 45 195 4.33 1 56 12 7 1
45 Eastern Michigan 5 51 198 3.88 0 40 10 4 1
45 San Diego State 4 45 210 4.67 0 25 9 3 1
45 Jacksonville State 5 53 215 4.06 0 24 15 6 1
45 Central Michigan 4 40 216 5.40 0 21 14 7 1
45 Florida State 4 40 226 5.65 1 57 12 7 1
45 Georgia Tech 4 49 230 4.69 1 47 16 5 1
45 Missouri State 4 46 239 5.20 0 21 16 11 1
93 Old Dominion 4 33 66 2.00 0 35 6 3 2
93 Air Force 3 25 112 4.48 1 57 6 2 2
93 Oklahoma State 4 36 114 3.17 0 24 9 5 2
93 SMU 4 27 126 4.67 2 58 4 3 2
93 New Mexico State 5 43 132 3.07 0 24 6 6 2
93 Charlotte 4 28 134 4.79 1 56 6 5 2
93 Oklahoma 4 36 137 3.81 1 54 7 4 2
93 USC 5 26 137 5.27 0 28 6 4 2
93 Texas A&M 4 27 140 5.19 0 36 5 4 2
93 Syracuse 3 18 144 8.00 0 33 7 7 2
93 Purdue 4 30 160 5.33 0 44 9 4 2
93 Marshall 4 29 161 5.55 0 26 8 2 2
93 Rice 4 37 163 4.41 1 52 7 3 2
93 Northwestern 4 33 164 4.97 0 39 9 6 2
93 Fresno State 4 33 171 5.18 1 50 7 2 2
93 Utah State 4 40 180 4.50 0 36 11 5 2
93 Arkansas State 4 42 183 4.36 0 36 13 4 2
93 Coastal Carolina 4 39 184 4.72 0 24 11 5 2
93 Illinois 4 43 189 4.40 0 29 13 4 2
93 Buffalo 4 28 201 7.18 2 59 6 4 2
93 Wake Forest 4 36 205 5.69 0 25 14 7 2
93 Miami (OH) 4 28 208 7.43 2 53 10 6 2
93 Southern Miss 4 46 270 5.87 2 43 15 7 2
93 Kennesaw State 4 48 287 5.98 1 42 13 8 2
93 UAB 4 54 304 5.63 1 51 13 7 2
93 Louisiana-Monroe 4 49 339 6.92 1 57 18 8 2
119 Troy 4 32 157 4.91 1 50 9 4 3
119 Georgia State 4 26 173 6.65 0 35 7 7 3
119 Ball State 4 38 176 4.63 1 49 9 6 3
119 Sam Houston State 4 36 187 5.19 1 56 11 6 3
119 Stanford 4 35 207 5.91 0 46 10 6 3
119 California 4 48 220 4.58 1 53 10 5 3
119 North Texas 5 36 222 6.17 2 57 8 6 3
119 Middle Tennessee State 4 31 235 7.58 1 48 13 4 3
119 Ole Miss 4 46 256 5.57 1 45 15 6 3
119 Western Kentucky 5 47 267 5.68 0 35 11 5 3
119 Delaware 5 50 277 5.54 1 56 17 10 3
119 Florida Atlantic 4 38 278 7.32 2 49 13 9 3
119 Wyoming 4 44 287 6.52 0 37 17 9 3
119 Colorado State 4 35 330 9.43 3 58 15 9 3
133 Sacramento State 5 43 221 5.14 2 56 7 4 4
133 Hawaii 4 41 274 6.68 1 50 14 7 4
133 Penn State 5 33 274 8.30 0 47 16 10 4
133 Northern Illinois 4 42 323 7.69 1 50 16 13 4
137 Liberty 5 42 175 4.17 0 25 12 8 5
137 Bowling Green 4 45 326 7.24 2 59 15 9 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards