2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah State 9 74 378 5.11 1 63 24 12 4
2 Cincinnati 9 79 485 6.14 0 58 25 18 2
3 Houston 9 80 242 3.03 0 22 12 7 3
3 Northwestern 9 80 411 5.14 0 70 20 15 5
5 Utah 9 81 319 3.94 0 26 11 9 2
5 Purdue 9 81 604 7.46 1 75 26 15 6
7 FIU 9 82 274 3.34 0 27 16 6 1
7 Air Force 9 82 292 3.56 1 68 13 6 2
7 Jacksonville State 9 82 479 5.84 1 72 17 16 4
10 Kent State 10 83 337 4.06 0 36 18 7 3
11 Rice 9 84 390 4.64 0 45 22 14 1
11 Middle Tennessee State 9 84 465 5.54 0 45 23 16 4
13 New Mexico State 9 85 334 3.93 0 27 22 15 2
13 Boise State 9 85 405 4.76 0 64 21 13 4
13 Arkansas 9 85 410 4.82 0 62 20 14 3
16 Northern Illinois 9 86 355 4.13 0 27 28 14 2
17 Arizona State 9 87 495 5.69 3 75 17 11 5
17 Western Kentucky 9 87 582 6.69 3 75 22 14 7
19 Illinois 9 88 316 3.59 0 36 20 8 1
20 USC 9 89 379 4.26 0 49 19 11 2
21 Troy 9 90 358 3.98 0 25 20 13 3
21 Kennesaw State 9 90 412 4.58 0 24 23 14 1
21 Missouri State 9 90 475 5.28 0 55 26 15 5
24 Vanderbilt 9 92 329 3.58 0 59 19 11 2
24 Kentucky 9 92 469 5.10 1 74 21 11 3
26 Pittsburgh 9 93 283 3.04 0 36 19 10 4
26 Auburn 9 93 401 4.31 0 65 24 11 3
26 Michigan State 9 93 412 4.43 1 71 21 13 2
26 Delaware 9 93 424 4.56 0 61 25 14 4
26 Georgia Tech 9 93 477 5.13 0 33 22 17 9
26 Marshall 9 93 608 6.54 2 73 21 13 6
32 West Virginia 9 94 620 6.60 2 75 25 16 6
32 Coastal Carolina 9 94 678 7.21 1 72 28 18 8
34 Eastern Michigan 10 95 488 5.14 0 37 26 19 5
34 Hawaii 9 95 492 5.18 1 67 26 16 4
34 Washington State 9 95 600 6.32 2 75 26 15 7
37 Georgia State 9 96 408 4.25 1 63 21 17 2
37 Central Michigan 10 96 410 4.27 0 23 21 11 4
37 UCF 9 96 410 4.27 1 78 15 8 3
40 Minnesota 9 97 434 4.47 0 31 25 16 2
40 UNLV 9 97 505 5.21 0 50 25 14 6
40 South Alabama 9 97 729 7.52 2 75 31 21 11
43 Iowa 9 98 179 1.83 0 23 11 4 1
43 NC State 9 98 587 5.99 2 70 25 17 7
45 Clemson 9 99 253 2.56 0 18 16 10 0
45 Mississippi State 9 99 329 3.32 0 47 17 6 3
45 San Diego State 9 99 360 3.64 0 27 24 7 1
45 BYU 9 99 367 3.71 0 30 23 11 4
45 Ohio State 9 99 378 3.82 0 37 18 10 4
45 Charlotte 9 99 408 4.12 1 61 22 13 4
45 Toledo 10 99 411 4.15 1 66 21 15 5
45 Kansas State 9 99 494 4.99 0 33 26 22 6
45 Florida State 9 99 543 5.48 2 79 23 13 4
54 Miami (FL) 9 100 265 2.65 0 24 10 6 2
54 Connecticut 9 100 421 4.21 1 62 19 9 3
54 Washington 9 100 481 4.81 0 59 21 9 4
57 Texas State 9 101 334 3.31 0 15 19 10 0
57 Syracuse 9 101 423 4.19 1 71 24 10 5
57 Fresno State 9 101 511 5.06 1 72 38 18 3
60 TCU 9 102 338 3.31 0 40 13 8 1
60 Liberty 9 102 415 4.07 1 65 22 13 4
60 Ole Miss 9 102 514 5.04 0 47 23 15 6
60 Colorado State 9 102 732 7.18 0 63 30 22 10
64 Wake Forest 9 103 254 2.47 0 19 15 6 0
64 Navy 9 103 410 3.98 0 28 24 13 3
64 UTEP 9 103 685 6.65 2 72 30 20 8
67 Texas 9 104 317 3.05 0 42 16 10 2
67 Colorado 9 104 383 3.68 0 39 20 10 2
67 North Carolina 9 104 434 4.17 0 48 28 11 3
67 Sam Houston State 9 104 445 4.28 0 30 23 15 4
67 Penn State 9 104 457 4.39 0 47 17 13 3
67 Army 9 104 534 5.13 1 72 26 15 2
73 New Mexico 9 105 261 2.49 0 54 17 10 1
73 Miami (OH) 10 105 264 2.51 0 27 14 8 1
73 Duke 9 105 266 2.53 0 28 19 7 1
73 Texas Tech 9 105 337 3.21 0 51 18 11 2
73 Louisiana Tech 9 105 354 3.37 0 30 22 13 4
78 Nebraska 9 106 324 3.06 0 22 18 11 1
78 Virginia 9 106 366 3.45 0 48 21 10 2
78 Temple 9 106 533 5.03 0 48 28 17 3
78 Stanford 9 106 636 6.00 1 75 35 19 6
78 Iowa State 9 106 638 6.02 1 75 22 12 6
83 Wisconsin 9 107 245 2.29 0 13 16 2 0
83 Alabama 9 107 278 2.60 0 56 16 9 3
83 Michigan 9 107 290 2.71 0 23 15 8 1
83 Virginia Tech 9 107 387 3.62 1 76 20 14 7
83 Georgia Southern 9 107 403 3.77 1 66 20 9 2
83 Boston College 9 107 480 4.49 1 76 29 17 3
83 Wyoming 9 107 493 4.61 0 35 29 16 3
90 Rutgers 9 108 662 6.13 1 75 27 23 8
91 LSU 9 109 293 2.69 1 64 19 12 3
91 North Dakota State 9 109 367 3.37 0 21 21 9 1
91 Tennessee 9 109 398 3.65 0 57 19 15 5
91 Nevada 9 109 553 5.07 0 34 31 17 5
91 California 9 109 592 5.43 1 75 27 16 7
91 Arkansas State 9 109 769 7.06 2 77 33 23 7
97 Baylor 9 110 242 2.20 0 26 19 9 3
97 UCLA 9 110 308 2.80 0 26 20 10 1
97 Missouri 9 110 317 2.88 0 27 24 12 2
97 Oregon State 9 110 539 4.90 1 63 28 14 5
97 Kansas 9 110 577 5.25 1 64 23 17 6
102 Oregon 9 111 432 3.89 1 75 22 10 3
102 SMU 9 111 468 4.22 0 54 23 16 3
102 Appalachian State 9 111 509 4.59 0 56 25 14 3
102 Ohio 10 111 524 4.72 0 40 28 15 6
102 Arizona 9 111 563 5.07 1 64 29 19 6
102 Bowling Green 10 111 589 5.31 2 73 23 17 6
108 UTSA 9 112 493 4.40 0 59 23 13 2
108 San Jose State 10 112 503 4.49 0 43 26 19 3
108 Akron 10 112 707 6.31 1 71 30 21 8
111 Louisiana 10 113 626 5.54 0 39 33 20 8
112 Tulane 9 114 622 5.46 0 66 29 19 6
113 Louisiana-Monroe 10 115 702 6.10 0 56 31 18 7
114 Texas A&M 9 116 399 3.44 0 30 23 14 1
114 Western Michigan 10 116 457 3.94 0 22 25 13 1
114 Louisville 9 116 464 4.00 0 40 22 10 4
117 Notre Dame 9 117 366 3.13 0 23 16 7 1
117 Oklahoma 9 117 458 3.91 0 51 21 14 2
117 Florida 9 117 476 4.07 0 77 20 10 2
117 Maryland 9 117 511 4.37 2 64 23 12 5
121 Old Dominion 10 118 561 4.75 0 40 27 15 3
122 North Texas 9 120 610 5.08 0 56 28 23 7
123 Indiana 9 121 294 2.43 0 30 19 12 2
124 Massachusetts 10 122 551 4.52 2 70 23 13 3
125 USF 10 125 412 3.30 0 41 29 13 2
125 UAB 9 125 560 4.48 0 23 33 19 2
125 South Carolina 9 125 645 5.16 0 44 35 16 7
128 James Madison 10 126 416 3.30 0 47 21 9 2
128 Buffalo 10 126 530 4.21 0 61 19 10 2
130 Florida Atlantic 9 127 812 6.39 4 74 31 15 8
131 Georgia 9 128 350 2.73 0 25 20 7 2
132 Sacramento State 11 129 595 4.61 0 33 30 17 4
133 Tulsa 9 130 602 4.63 2 78 27 15 4
134 Southern Miss 9 131 666 5.08 1 74 30 17 6
134 Memphis 10 131 807 6.16 2 75 35 28 10
136 Oklahoma State 9 136 531 3.90 1 75 23 9 3
137 Ball State 10 138 868 6.29 4 68 43 24 7
138 East Carolina 9 143 629 4.40 0 44 34 23 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards