2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Kent State 7 46 243 5.28 0 36 12 6 2
2 Boise State 6 51 250 4.90 0 64 14 10 2
3 Utah State 6 53 272 5.13 1 63 16 9 3
4 Cincinnati 6 54 314 5.81 0 58 16 12 1
4 Northwestern 6 54 325 6.02 0 70 15 11 4
6 Utah 6 56 207 3.70 0 26 7 6 1
6 Rice 7 56 306 5.46 0 45 16 12 1
8 Northern Illinois 6 58 253 4.36 0 27 18 11 2
8 Arkansas 7 58 291 5.02 0 62 14 10 2
10 Houston 7 59 133 2.25 0 22 7 3 2
10 New Mexico State 7 59 169 2.86 0 23 12 8 1
12 Illinois 6 60 229 3.82 0 36 16 6 1
12 Purdue 7 60 368 6.13 0 47 20 11 3
14 BYU 6 61 231 3.79 0 26 12 7 3
14 UCF 6 61 248 4.07 1 78 6 3 2
14 Air Force 7 61 262 4.30 1 68 9 5 2
14 Georgia State 6 61 327 5.36 1 63 15 12 2
18 Baylor 6 62 119 1.92 0 21 9 6 1
18 Auburn 6 62 214 3.45 0 24 16 6 1
18 Oregon 6 62 220 3.55 0 75 10 5 2
18 Jacksonville State 7 62 350 5.65 1 72 12 12 2
22 Arizona State 6 63 452 7.17 3 75 15 11 5
23 Miami (FL) 6 64 159 2.48 0 24 5 4 2
24 Texas Tech 6 65 180 2.77 0 17 12 7 0
24 Clemson 6 65 211 3.25 0 18 12 8 0
24 Troy 6 65 253 3.89 0 21 15 9 2
24 Middle Tennessee State 7 65 367 5.65 0 21 20 13 2
24 Missouri State 7 65 409 6.29 0 55 22 13 4
29 Texas State 6 66 233 3.53 0 15 12 8 0
29 Kennesaw State 7 66 306 4.64 0 24 17 10 1
29 Iowa State 6 66 418 6.33 0 44 14 9 5
32 TCU 6 67 164 2.45 0 16 8 4 0
32 UCLA 6 67 228 3.40 0 26 13 8 1
32 FIU 7 67 240 3.58 0 27 14 6 1
32 USC 7 67 259 3.87 0 49 11 7 1
32 Louisiana 7 67 303 4.52 0 29 15 10 3
32 South Alabama 7 67 458 6.84 1 75 20 14 6
38 Colorado 6 68 205 3.01 0 21 13 5 1
38 Minnesota 6 68 231 3.40 0 30 14 8 1
40 Iowa 6 69 85 1.23 0 11 6 2 0
40 Mississippi State 6 69 229 3.32 0 23 12 3 1
40 Toledo 7 69 349 5.06 1 66 16 11 4
40 Western Kentucky 7 69 462 6.70 2 72 18 12 6
40 Colorado State 6 69 520 7.54 0 63 18 14 9
45 Delaware 7 70 234 3.34 0 28 18 9 1
45 Kansas State 6 70 346 4.94 0 33 20 18 3
47 Michigan 6 71 157 2.21 0 13 8 5 0
47 North Texas 6 71 269 3.79 0 24 15 13 1
47 Ole Miss 6 71 334 4.70 0 43 14 8 4
50 Miami (OH) 7 72 169 2.35 0 17 11 6 0
50 Texas 6 72 196 2.72 0 42 12 8 1
50 New Mexico 6 72 207 2.88 0 54 13 7 1
50 Connecticut 7 72 259 3.60 0 32 13 5 2
50 Michigan State 7 72 313 4.35 1 71 15 9 1
50 Central Michigan 7 72 339 4.71 0 23 17 10 4
50 Hawaii 7 72 377 5.24 1 67 20 12 3
57 Pittsburgh 7 73 179 2.45 0 28 14 6 2
57 Vanderbilt 7 73 271 3.71 0 59 14 8 2
57 San Jose State 7 73 349 4.78 0 22 18 13 1
57 Bowling Green 7 73 410 5.62 1 61 18 14 4
57 West Virginia 7 73 443 6.07 1 63 18 11 4
57 Louisiana-Monroe 6 73 464 6.36 0 56 20 12 5
57 Rutgers 6 73 495 6.78 1 75 22 19 7
64 Syracuse 6 74 267 3.61 1 71 13 4 3
64 North Carolina 6 74 288 3.89 0 48 18 8 2
64 Arizona 6 74 302 4.08 0 24 17 11 3
64 Boston College 6 74 398 5.38 1 76 22 13 3
64 Washington 7 74 413 5.58 0 59 16 8 4
64 UTEP 7 74 538 7.27 2 72 23 16 7
70 Navy 6 75 262 3.49 0 28 17 7 1
70 SMU 6 75 371 4.95 0 54 16 13 3
70 Washington State 7 75 424 5.65 1 75 19 12 5
70 Marshall 7 75 571 7.61 2 73 20 12 6
74 Wake Forest 7 76 190 2.50 0 16 12 4 0
74 Temple 7 76 350 4.61 0 48 18 10 3
74 Ohio 7 76 382 5.03 0 40 19 11 5
74 Eastern Michigan 8 76 391 5.14 0 37 21 15 3
74 Arkansas State 7 76 466 6.13 1 74 20 15 3
79 Wisconsin 6 77 201 2.61 0 13 13 2 0
79 Louisiana Tech 6 77 281 3.65 0 30 18 11 3
79 Georgia Tech 6 77 294 3.82 0 33 15 9 4
79 NC State 7 77 384 4.99 1 70 17 11 4
83 Florida State 7 78 365 4.68 1 68 18 10 3
83 Charlotte 7 78 366 4.69 1 61 18 12 4
83 Army 7 78 433 5.55 1 72 22 12 2
83 Coastal Carolina 7 78 571 7.32 1 72 24 14 7
87 Kentucky 7 79 380 4.81 0 74 19 10 2
87 Liberty 7 79 395 5.00 1 65 19 12 4
87 Ball State 7 79 638 8.08 3 68 28 17 6
90 Duke 7 80 217 2.71 0 28 14 6 1
90 Sacramento State 7 80 408 5.10 0 33 19 12 4
92 North Dakota State 7 81 267 3.30 0 19 16 5 0
92 Oklahoma 6 81 312 3.85 0 51 10 8 2
92 Sam Houston State 7 81 341 4.21 0 30 16 10 3
92 California 7 81 432 5.33 1 75 19 11 5
92 Florida Atlantic 6 81 481 5.94 2 69 20 8 5
97 San Diego State 7 82 300 3.66 0 27 20 7 1
97 Nevada 6 82 428 5.22 0 34 25 13 4
97 Kansas 6 82 499 6.09 1 64 20 15 6
100 Tennessee 7 83 302 3.64 0 57 13 11 5
100 UNLV 7 83 407 4.90 0 50 22 10 5
100 Tulane 6 83 473 5.70 0 66 21 14 5
103 USF 7 84 254 3.02 0 30 19 7 1
103 Western Michigan 7 84 330 3.93 0 16 18 9 0
103 UTSA 7 84 417 4.96 0 59 18 9 2
103 Akron 7 84 558 6.64 1 71 24 16 7
107 Fresno State 7 85 462 5.44 1 72 33 16 2
108 Nebraska 7 86 264 3.07 0 22 13 9 1
108 Ohio State 7 86 323 3.76 0 37 15 7 2
108 Oregon State 7 86 369 4.29 0 46 20 9 3
111 Georgia Southern 7 87 290 3.33 0 21 17 8 1
111 South Carolina 6 87 372 4.28 0 43 23 7 4
111 Southern Miss 6 87 545 6.26 1 74 25 16 6
114 Missouri 7 88 284 3.23 0 27 19 11 2
115 Virginia Tech 7 89 212 2.38 1 76 12 8 4
115 Alabama 7 89 255 2.87 0 56 14 8 3
115 LSU 7 89 273 3.07 1 64 16 10 3
115 Appalachian State 7 89 330 3.71 0 45 16 7 2
119 Louisville 7 90 344 3.82 0 40 17 7 3
120 Oklahoma State 6 91 296 3.25 0 44 13 4 1
120 Old Dominion 7 91 440 4.84 0 40 20 11 3
122 Notre Dame 7 93 264 2.84 0 23 12 5 1
122 Memphis 8 93 506 5.44 1 75 24 18 6
124 Maryland 7 94 387 4.12 1 63 20 9 3
124 Buffalo 7 94 399 4.24 0 61 13 6 2
126 Florida 7 96 347 3.61 0 77 15 7 1
127 Texas A&M 7 97 355 3.66 0 30 20 11 1
127 Massachusetts 8 97 398 4.10 1 70 19 12 2
127 Penn State 7 97 426 4.39 0 47 16 12 3
130 Indiana 7 98 207 2.11 0 26 15 9 1
130 Wyoming 8 98 430 4.39 0 28 26 12 2
130 UAB 7 98 477 4.87 0 23 28 17 2
133 Stanford 8 99 511 5.16 0 53 32 16 4
134 Virginia 8 102 330 3.24 0 48 18 8 2
134 James Madison 8 102 363 3.56 0 47 19 8 2
136 Georgia 7 110 332 3.02 0 25 19 6 2
137 Tulsa 8 113 567 5.02 2 78 25 15 4
138 East Carolina 7 114 476 4.18 0 44 24 16 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards