2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Houston 5 49 67 1.37 0 22 5 2 1
2 Northern Illinois 4 34 69 2.03 0 23 6 4 1
3 Iowa 6 69 85 1.23 0 11 6 2 0
4 Duke 4 49 110 2.24 0 28 8 2 1
5 Air Force 4 42 115 2.74 0 15 6 3 0
6 Utah 4 40 118 2.95 0 16 4 3 0
7 UCLA 4 50 119 2.38 0 18 8 4 0
8 Kent State 5 33 121 3.67 0 13 8 3 0
9 Miami (FL) 5 58 122 2.10 0 21 5 3 1
10 Texas 4 48 126 2.63 0 15 9 6 0
11 Baylor 5 55 132 2.40 0 21 9 6 1
12 Miami (OH) 5 49 135 2.76 0 17 6 5 0
13 Massachusetts 5 59 140 2.37 0 14 11 5 0
14 LSU 5 68 141 2.07 1 64 11 5 1
15 Alabama 5 71 143 2.01 0 56 9 5 1
16 Texas State 5 45 144 3.20 0 15 8 6 0
17 Michigan 5 59 147 2.49 0 13 8 5 0
18 Pittsburgh 5 49 149 3.04 0 28 11 6 2
19 TCU 5 62 150 2.42 0 16 8 4 0
20 Virginia Tech 5 73 153 2.10 1 76 8 7 3
21 FIU 5 47 154 3.28 0 27 9 3 1
22 Wake Forest 5 58 157 2.71 0 16 10 4 0
22 Texas Tech 5 52 157 3.02 0 17 10 6 0
22 Colorado 5 51 157 3.08 0 21 10 5 1
25 Troy 5 46 161 3.50 0 21 10 7 2
26 Indiana 5 72 163 2.26 0 26 10 5 1
26 Delaware 5 55 163 2.96 0 15 13 7 0
28 Auburn 5 55 166 3.02 0 13 14 4 0
29 Kennesaw State 5 43 169 3.93 0 24 10 5 1
30 Georgia Southern 5 56 172 3.07 0 13 12 4 0
30 Appalachian State 4 47 172 3.66 0 45 8 2 1
32 Georgia Tech 4 49 177 3.61 0 33 8 5 1
33 New Mexico State 6 52 178 3.42 0 23 12 8 1
34 Notre Dame 5 70 180 2.57 0 12 9 4 0
35 New Mexico 5 65 181 2.78 0 54 12 6 1
36 Georgia 5 79 182 2.30 0 16 10 2 0
37 Arizona 5 43 183 4.26 0 24 10 7 2
38 Minnesota 5 58 184 3.17 0 30 12 6 1
39 Illinois 5 52 185 3.56 0 14 14 5 0
39 Louisiana 5 48 185 3.85 0 29 9 5 1
41 Virginia 5 75 186 2.48 0 23 11 3 1
41 Central Michigan 5 42 186 4.43 0 23 10 5 2
43 Oklahoma State 4 61 187 3.07 0 14 7 3 0
43 UNLV 5 55 187 3.40 0 21 12 5 2
45 Connecticut 5 52 188 3.62 0 32 11 3 2
45 Clemson 5 50 188 3.76 0 17 11 7 0
47 Navy 4 58 189 3.26 0 12 14 5 0
48 Missouri 5 68 190 2.79 0 27 13 8 1
49 North Dakota State 5 64 192 3.00 0 18 13 4 0
50 BYU 5 57 195 3.42 0 25 11 6 2
51 Louisiana Tech 4 53 196 3.70 0 30 13 7 2
51 Oregon 4 42 196 4.67 0 75 9 5 2
53 Tulsa 5 57 198 3.47 0 18 10 6 0
54 Wisconsin 5 68 199 2.93 0 13 11 2 0
55 Wyoming 6 58 200 3.45 0 14 14 6 0
56 North Carolina 4 54 202 3.74 0 48 15 6 2
57 Boise State 5 46 209 4.54 0 64 11 9 1
58 Charlotte 5 55 210 3.82 0 28 12 8 3
59 Texas A&M 5 57 213 3.74 0 30 11 7 1
60 Mississippi State 5 61 215 3.52 0 23 10 3 1
60 Syracuse 4 47 215 4.57 1 71 10 3 2
62 James Madison 5 72 216 3.00 0 24 15 6 1
63 Ohio 5 46 218 4.74 0 39 11 7 3
64 Oklahoma 4 57 221 3.88 0 51 7 5 2
65 UCF 5 56 225 4.02 1 78 6 3 2
66 Tennessee 5 60 226 3.77 0 57 11 10 4
67 Temple 5 60 227 3.78 0 23 14 6 1
67 Sacramento State 5 57 227 3.98 0 33 9 6 1
69 UTEP 5 46 229 4.98 0 36 12 9 3
69 Arkansas 5 44 229 5.20 0 62 10 8 2
71 Hawaii 5 56 230 4.11 0 21 15 9 1
72 Vanderbilt 5 58 231 3.98 0 59 11 7 2
73 Nebraska 5 68 233 3.43 0 22 11 8 1
74 Kansas State 4 53 234 4.42 0 30 15 14 2
75 USC 6 61 236 3.87 0 49 11 7 1
75 Oregon State 5 60 236 3.93 0 46 14 6 2
77 Fresno State 5 60 238 3.97 0 18 21 10 0
78 Michigan State 5 50 241 4.82 1 71 8 7 1
79 Ohio State 5 68 249 3.66 0 37 13 6 2
79 North Texas 5 59 249 4.22 0 24 13 12 1
81 San Diego State 5 67 252 3.76 0 27 16 5 1
82 Rice 5 39 253 6.49 0 45 13 8 1
83 Stanford 5 60 256 4.27 0 24 17 8 1
83 Georgia State 5 52 256 4.92 1 63 11 10 2
85 Western Michigan 5 68 257 3.78 0 16 15 7 0
85 Cincinnati 5 38 257 6.76 0 58 11 10 1
87 San Jose State 6 60 260 4.33 0 22 15 9 1
87 Ole Miss 4 52 260 5.00 0 43 13 7 3
89 Sam Houston State 5 59 261 4.42 0 20 13 8 2
90 USF 6 78 262 3.36 0 30 18 7 1
91 Florida 5 70 264 3.77 0 77 10 4 1
92 Northwestern 4 34 269 7.91 0 70 11 9 4
93 Kansas 4 62 271 4.37 1 64 9 6 3
94 Utah State 6 53 272 5.13 1 63 16 9 3
95 Florida Atlantic 5 68 275 4.04 0 61 13 4 3
96 Missouri State 5 49 277 5.65 0 24 14 11 3
97 Louisville 6 79 279 3.53 0 40 14 6 2
98 Middle Tennessee State 5 44 281 6.39 0 21 16 11 1
99 Maryland 5 67 287 4.28 1 63 15 9 3
100 Army 4 45 289 6.42 1 72 14 8 1
101 Buffalo 5 70 293 4.19 0 61 12 5 1
102 California 5 54 297 5.50 1 75 12 7 4
103 East Carolina 4 68 298 4.38 0 41 15 11 2
104 Jacksonville State 6 52 303 5.83 1 72 11 10 2
105 Tulane 4 50 305 6.10 0 66 11 9 4
106 UTSA 6 70 318 4.54 0 59 13 4 2
107 Toledo 5 48 323 6.73 1 66 12 10 4
107 Arizona State 4 47 323 6.87 2 75 11 9 3
109 Florida State 6 69 324 4.70 1 68 15 8 3
110 Kentucky 5 53 325 6.13 0 74 15 9 2
111 Bowling Green 5 44 326 7.41 1 61 12 10 4
112 Eastern Michigan 6 55 330 6.00 0 37 19 12 3
113 Purdue 5 47 332 7.06 0 47 18 11 3
114 Memphis 5 55 333 6.05 1 75 15 12 3
115 SMU 5 68 336 4.94 0 54 15 12 3
116 Nevada 4 62 337 5.44 0 34 20 11 3
117 Washington 6 67 339 5.06 0 45 13 6 3
118 NC State 5 59 342 5.80 1 70 13 9 4
119 UAB 5 68 343 5.04 0 23 21 13 2
120 Old Dominion 5 74 345 4.66 0 40 14 8 3
121 Boston College 5 61 348 5.70 1 76 19 13 3
122 South Carolina 5 68 350 5.15 0 43 18 7 4
123 Colorado State 5 58 353 6.09 0 49 14 10 6
124 West Virginia 5 56 356 6.36 1 63 15 8 4
125 Liberty 6 69 360 5.22 1 65 18 11 4
125 Washington State 6 62 360 5.81 1 75 16 10 5
127 Louisiana-Monroe 5 61 368 6.03 0 35 17 10 4
128 Penn State 5 82 376 4.59 0 47 15 11 3
129 South Alabama 6 58 392 6.76 1 75 16 11 5
130 Akron 5 65 403 6.20 1 71 16 11 4
131 Coastal Carolina 5 51 409 8.02 1 72 14 7 5
132 Iowa State 6 66 418 6.33 0 44 14 9 5
133 Marshall 5 57 419 7.35 1 73 13 7 4
134 Western Kentucky 6 60 429 7.15 2 72 17 12 6
135 Arkansas State 6 73 445 6.10 1 74 19 14 3
136 Rutgers 5 64 447 6.98 1 75 20 16 6
137 Southern Miss 5 77 521 6.77 1 74 22 13 6
138 Ball State 5 63 592 9.40 3 68 25 16 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards