2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 2 28 -2 -0.07 0 10 1 1 0
2 LSU 2 29 -1 -0.03 0 8 3 0 0
3 TCU 2 29 29 1.00 0 11 2 1 0
4 Troy 2 22 30 1.36 0 14 4 2 0
5 Northwestern 1 8 31 3.88 0 12 2 1 0
6 Louisiana Tech 2 29 34 1.17 0 11 3 2 0
6 Iowa 2 25 34 1.36 0 11 2 1 0
6 Kent State 2 15 34 2.27 0 11 3 2 0
6 Texas State 2 12 34 2.83 0 15 2 1 0
10 Delaware 2 23 35 1.52 0 11 2 1 0
10 Connecticut 2 17 35 2.06 0 9 3 0 0
12 Wyoming 2 19 38 2.00 0 10 4 1 0
13 South Alabama 2 16 39 2.44 0 32 1 1 1
13 Utah State 2 15 39 2.60 0 11 2 2 0
15 Massachusetts 2 24 42 1.75 0 9 2 0 0
15 UCF 2 24 42 1.75 0 13 1 1 0
15 Arizona State 2 19 42 2.21 0 10 2 1 0
15 Arkansas 2 14 42 3.00 0 11 2 1 0
19 Baylor 2 25 43 1.72 0 21 2 2 1
20 Boise State 2 13 44 3.38 0 11 4 2 0
21 Arizona 2 13 45 3.46 0 20 2 2 1
22 Duke 2 23 47 2.04 0 8 4 0 0
23 FIU 2 19 49 2.58 0 7 2 0 0
23 Kentucky 2 17 49 2.88 0 16 4 2 0
25 Florida State 2 17 51 3.00 0 23 2 1 1
26 Houston 3 35 52 1.49 0 22 3 2 1
26 Maryland 2 35 52 1.49 0 26 5 1 1
28 Auburn 2 18 53 2.94 0 12 3 1 0
29 BYU 2 26 54 2.08 0 19 5 2 0
30 San Diego State 2 19 55 2.89 0 8 4 0 0
31 Colorado 2 17 58 3.41 0 12 4 2 0
32 Georgia Southern 2 24 60 2.50 0 13 3 2 0
32 Temple 2 16 60 3.75 0 13 4 2 0
34 Miami (OH) 2 22 61 2.77 0 14 3 2 0
35 Northern Illinois 2 18 63 3.50 0 23 5 3 1
36 New Mexico 2 32 65 2.03 0 13 6 4 0
36 Miami (FL) 3 31 65 2.10 0 13 1 1 0
38 Indiana 2 30 66 2.20 0 19 4 3 0
38 Wisconsin 2 23 66 2.87 0 13 3 1 0
38 Kennesaw State 2 19 66 3.47 0 24 3 2 1
38 UTEP 2 19 66 3.47 0 24 4 4 1
42 Vanderbilt 2 30 67 2.23 0 17 4 4 0
43 Clemson 2 20 68 3.40 0 13 4 2 0
43 North Texas 2 19 68 3.58 0 17 4 3 0
45 Stanford 2 24 70 2.92 0 19 5 2 0
45 UAB 2 15 70 4.67 0 17 3 3 0
47 Utah 2 25 71 2.84 0 16 3 1 0
48 Virginia 2 31 72 2.32 0 9 3 0 0
48 Mississippi State 2 27 72 2.67 0 18 3 1 0
50 Louisville 2 30 73 2.43 0 11 7 2 0
50 Missouri 2 28 73 2.61 0 27 3 3 1
52 Navy 2 25 74 2.96 0 10 9 2 0
53 Georgia 2 39 75 1.92 0 16 4 1 0
54 Ohio State 2 25 77 3.08 0 15 4 1 0
54 Missouri State 2 22 77 3.50 0 18 5 3 0
54 Georgia State 2 20 77 3.85 0 17 4 3 0
54 Rice 2 14 77 5.50 0 16 5 2 0
58 Notre Dame 2 29 78 2.69 0 11 3 2 0
58 Cincinnati 2 13 78 6.00 0 18 4 4 0
60 Marshall 2 22 79 3.59 0 10 4 1 0
60 Texas 2 19 79 4.16 0 14 3 3 0
62 San Jose State 3 27 80 2.96 0 11 6 1 0
62 Air Force 2 25 80 3.20 0 15 4 2 0
64 Charlotte 2 22 82 3.73 0 28 5 3 1
65 Texas A&M 2 31 86 2.77 0 19 5 3 0
66 California 2 12 87 7.25 0 55 4 2 1
67 Georgia Tech 2 23 88 3.83 0 33 4 3 1
68 James Madison 2 33 89 2.70 0 17 6 3 0
68 Tennessee 2 22 89 4.05 0 22 5 4 3
68 Sam Houston State 2 18 89 4.94 0 20 4 3 1
71 UCLA 2 26 90 3.46 0 14 6 3 0
71 Western Michigan 2 23 90 3.91 0 16 6 2 0
73 Florida 2 32 92 2.88 0 11 5 1 0
73 USC 3 32 92 2.88 0 18 5 3 0
73 Oklahoma State 2 30 92 3.07 0 14 4 3 0
73 Tulsa 2 23 92 4.00 0 13 4 3 0
73 Bowling Green 2 13 92 7.08 0 22 4 3 2
78 Washington 2 19 94 4.95 0 25 3 3 1
79 Central Michigan 2 18 95 5.28 0 23 4 2 1
80 Akron 2 24 96 4.00 0 57 2 2 1
81 Virginia Tech 2 42 97 2.31 1 76 5 4 3
81 Oregon State 2 25 97 3.88 0 21 6 1 1
83 Texas Tech 3 29 98 3.38 0 17 6 3 0
84 Michigan 2 24 100 4.17 0 12 5 3 0
84 Purdue 2 17 100 5.88 0 23 6 4 1
84 Toledo 2 17 100 5.88 0 25 6 6 1
87 Buffalo 2 33 103 3.12 0 16 5 3 0
88 Kansas State 2 32 104 3.25 0 17 8 7 0
88 USF 2 29 104 3.59 0 18 7 2 0
90 North Carolina 2 31 107 3.45 0 48 10 4 1
91 NC State 2 33 108 3.27 0 13 5 2 0
91 Middle Tennessee State 2 21 108 5.14 0 17 5 2 0
91 Iowa State 2 20 108 5.40 0 44 2 1 1
94 Colorado State 2 30 109 3.63 0 35 5 5 2
95 South Carolina 2 30 110 3.67 0 26 5 2 2
96 Illinois 2 23 111 4.83 0 14 6 4 0
97 Rutgers 2 27 112 4.15 0 19 9 7 0
98 Fresno State 2 21 113 5.38 0 18 9 5 0
99 New Mexico State 3 28 117 4.18 0 18 8 4 0
99 Minnesota 2 26 117 4.50 0 30 6 3 1
101 North Dakota State 3 39 118 3.03 0 18 7 2 0
101 Wake Forest 3 30 118 3.93 0 16 6 3 0
103 Nebraska 2 32 123 3.84 0 17 5 2 0
103 Pittsburgh 3 29 123 4.24 0 28 8 6 2
105 Kansas 2 31 124 4.00 1 64 4 2 1
106 Syracuse 3 38 125 3.29 0 46 8 2 1
106 Oregon 3 33 125 3.79 0 75 5 2 1
108 Old Dominion 2 31 126 4.06 0 30 5 4 2
109 Ohio 2 19 128 6.74 0 39 7 5 2
110 Army 2 31 129 4.16 0 16 7 3 0
110 Appalachian State 2 30 129 4.30 0 45 6 2 1
110 Michigan State 2 18 129 7.17 1 71 4 4 1
113 Sacramento State 3 39 131 3.36 0 33 5 2 1
114 Nevada 2 24 134 5.58 0 20 9 6 1
115 Oklahoma 2 36 137 3.81 0 51 4 3 1
116 Louisiana 2 24 138 5.75 0 29 6 4 1
117 Penn State 2 32 139 4.34 0 47 4 4 1
118 SMU 2 32 145 4.53 0 54 6 5 2
118 West Virginia 2 22 145 6.59 0 48 4 4 2
120 UNLV 3 37 146 3.95 0 20 8 4 1
121 Boston College 2 28 148 5.29 0 31 7 6 2
122 UTSA 2 24 160 6.67 0 54 7 3 1
123 Florida Atlantic 2 28 163 5.82 0 61 6 3 2
124 East Carolina 2 30 165 5.50 0 23 8 6 1
125 Arkansas State 2 26 170 6.54 1 74 5 3 1
126 Coastal Carolina 2 23 174 7.57 0 72 6 3 3
127 Ole Miss 2 29 175 6.03 0 43 7 4 3
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 25 177 7.08 0 35 8 5 1
129 Liberty 2 21 185 8.81 1 65 7 5 2
130 Tulane 2 27 187 6.93 0 47 9 7 3
131 Southern Miss 2 33 193 5.85 0 39 9 7 3
131 Eastern Michigan 3 25 193 7.72 0 37 10 8 2
133 Western Kentucky 2 18 194 10.78 2 72 4 4 2
134 Jacksonville State 3 32 201 6.28 1 72 5 6 1
135 Hawaii 3 40 207 5.18 0 21 12 8 1
136 Memphis 3 31 213 6.87 0 44 11 9 2
137 Washington State 2 18 230 12.78 1 75 8 6 5
138 Ball State 2 29 296 10.21 2 66 11 8 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards