2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 09/11/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Massachusetts 1 8 -7 -0.88 0 3 0 0 0
1 Arkansas 1 6 4 0.67 0 3 0 0 0
3 Arizona 1 6 -15 -2.50 0 4 0 0 0
4 Buffalo 1 15 4 0.27 0 5 1 0 0
4 Western Michigan 1 5 11 2.20 0 5 1 0 0
4 Colorado State 1 12 23 1.92 0 5 0 0 0
7 South Alabama 1 6 -1 -0.17 0 6 0 0 0
7 Iowa 1 15 0 0.00 0 6 1 0 0
7 Minnesota 1 13 2 0.15 0 6 0 0 0
7 Georgia Tech 1 8 11 1.38 0 6 1 0 0
7 Oregon 1 8 11 1.38 0 6 1 0 0
7 North Texas 1 3 12 4.00 0 6 0 0 0
7 San Diego State 1 5 14 2.80 0 6 1 0 0
7 Kennesaw State 1 13 15 1.15 0 6 0 0 0
7 Texas A&M 1 15 16 1.07 0 6 1 0 0
7 Appalachian State 1 14 35 2.50 0 6 0 0 0
7 Notre Dame 1 9 37 4.11 0 6 1 0 0
18 Colorado 1 5 -2 -0.40 0 7 0 0 0
18 Duke 1 11 15 1.36 0 7 2 0 0
18 Georgia 1 19 20 1.05 0 7 1 0 0
18 FIU 1 8 27 3.38 0 7 2 0 0
18 Auburn 1 11 34 3.09 0 7 2 0 0
23 LSU 1 14 5 0.36 0 8 2 0 0
23 Pittsburgh 1 11 8 0.73 0 8 1 0 0
23 James Madison 1 10 13 1.30 0 8 2 0 0
23 Georgia Southern 1 15 18 1.20 0 8 1 0 0
23 Connecticut 1 14 34 2.43 0 8 3 0 0
28 Alabama 1 10 -18 -1.80 0 9 0 0 0
28 Houston 1 10 3 0.30 0 9 0 0 0
28 Maryland 1 21 4 0.19 0 9 2 0 0
28 Texas State 1 7 5 0.71 0 9 0 0 0
28 Delaware 1 12 19 1.58 0 9 0 0 0
28 Louisiana 1 9 28 3.11 0 9 1 0 0
28 Missouri State 1 5 28 5.60 0 9 2 0 0
28 Bowling Green 1 6 29 4.83 0 9 1 0 0
28 Miami (FL) 2 22 50 2.27 0 9 0 0 0
28 Middle Tennessee State 1 11 51 4.64 0 9 3 0 0
28 Virginia 2 31 72 2.32 0 9 3 0 0
39 Penn State 1 15 24 1.60 0 10 0 1 0
39 Miami (OH) 1 8 27 3.38 0 10 1 1 0
39 Arizona State 1 13 30 2.31 0 10 2 1 0
39 Wyoming 1 9 32 3.56 0 10 2 1 0
39 Navy 1 11 35 3.18 0 10 4 2 0
39 Marshall 1 11 48 4.36 0 10 3 1 0
39 New Mexico 1 19 52 2.74 0 10 3 1 0
46 TCU 1 7 11 1.57 0 11 2 1 0
46 Utah State 1 8 16 2.00 0 11 1 1 0
46 Kent State 1 7 16 2.29 0 11 2 1 0
46 Louisiana Tech 1 23 17 0.74 0 11 2 2 0
46 Kentucky 1 12 30 2.50 0 11 3 1 0
46 Oklahoma State 1 11 35 3.18 0 11 1 1 0
46 Boise State 1 7 43 6.14 0 11 4 2 0
46 Michigan 1 11 46 4.18 0 11 2 1 0
46 Air Force 1 16 47 2.94 0 11 2 1 0
46 Florida 1 19 69 3.63 0 11 4 1 0
46 Louisville 2 30 73 2.43 0 11 7 2 0
46 San Jose State 2 20 79 3.95 0 11 6 1 0
58 Northwestern 1 8 31 3.88 0 12 2 1 0
58 Tulsa 1 13 47 3.62 0 12 3 2 0
58 UCLA 1 12 47 3.92 0 12 2 2 0
61 Temple 1 11 23 2.09 0 13 1 1 0
61 Wisconsin 1 8 26 3.25 0 13 2 1 0
61 UCF 1 16 31 1.94 0 13 1 1 0
61 Illinois 1 14 56 4.00 0 13 3 1 0
61 USC 2 21 66 3.14 0 13 4 2 0
61 Clemson 1 15 68 4.53 0 13 4 2 0
61 NC State 2 33 108 3.27 0 13 5 2 0
68 Troy 1 8 5 0.63 0 14 2 1 0
68 Charlotte 1 15 40 2.67 0 14 2 2 0
68 USF 1 11 42 3.82 0 14 2 1 0
68 Texas 1 13 51 3.92 0 14 2 2 0
72 California 1 5 28 5.60 0 15 1 1 0
72 Fresno State 1 5 41 8.20 0 15 2 2 0
72 Ohio State 1 12 44 3.67 0 15 2 1 0
75 Rice 1 9 46 5.11 0 16 3 1 0
75 Utah 1 16 52 3.25 0 16 3 1 0
75 Southern Miss 1 22 61 2.77 0 16 3 2 0
75 Army 1 21 68 3.24 0 16 3 1 0
75 Wake Forest 1 14 69 4.93 0 16 4 2 0
75 UNLV 2 29 119 4.10 0 16 7 3 0
81 UAB 1 4 16 4.00 0 17 1 1 0
81 Vanderbilt 1 13 24 1.85 0 17 2 2 0
81 Texas Tech 1 11 24 2.18 0 17 1 1 0
81 Georgia State 1 14 42 3.00 0 17 3 2 0
81 Kansas State 1 22 43 1.95 0 17 5 3 0
81 Toledo 1 8 63 7.88 0 17 4 4 0
81 Nebraska 1 14 69 4.93 0 17 4 2 0
81 Louisiana-Monroe 1 12 77 6.42 0 17 5 2 0
89 Purdue 1 10 49 4.90 0 18 3 3 0
89 Cincinnati 1 8 59 7.38 0 18 4 4 0
89 Mississippi State 1 22 64 2.91 0 18 1 1 0
89 North Dakota State 2 23 65 2.83 0 18 6 2 0
89 Sacramento State 2 34 88 2.59 0 18 4 1 0
89 New Mexico State 2 22 88 4.00 0 18 6 3 0
95 BYU 1 12 19 1.58 0 19 1 1 0
95 Indiana 1 13 69 5.31 0 19 3 3 0
95 Stanford 2 24 70 2.92 0 19 5 2 0
95 Rutgers 2 27 112 4.15 0 19 9 7 0
99 Nevada 1 12 48 4.00 0 20 4 2 1
99 West Virginia 1 9 51 5.67 0 20 1 1 1
99 Sam Houston State 1 12 68 5.67 0 20 3 3 1
102 Virginia Tech 1 28 -1 -0.04 0 21 1 1 1
102 Baylor 1 11 30 2.73 0 21 1 1 1
102 Washington State 1 6 38 6.33 0 21 1 1 1
102 Oregon State 1 12 58 4.83 0 21 5 1 1
102 Hawaii 2 24 111 4.63 0 21 5 4 1
107 Tennessee 1 12 51 4.25 0 22 3 2 2
108 Northern Illinois 1 5 45 9.00 0 23 3 3 1
108 Florida State 2 17 51 3.00 0 23 2 1 1
108 Central Michigan 1 7 55 7.86 0 23 3 2 1
108 East Carolina 1 14 98 7.00 0 23 5 4 1
112 UTEP 1 9 53 5.89 0 24 3 3 1
113 Washington 1 10 50 5.00 0 25 1 1 1
114 South Carolina 1 16 91 5.69 0 26 4 2 2
115 Missouri 2 28 73 2.61 0 27 3 3 1
116 Old Dominion 1 18 74 4.11 0 30 3 3 1
117 Boston College 2 28 148 5.29 0 31 7 6 2
118 Eastern Michigan 2 15 107 7.13 0 37 6 5 1
119 Ohio 1 11 86 7.82 0 39 4 4 2
120 Ole Miss 1 15 70 4.67 0 41 3 2 1
121 Iowa State 1 13 75 5.77 0 44 1 1 1
121 Memphis 2 21 110 5.24 0 44 6 5 1
123 Syracuse 1 19 51 2.68 0 46 3 1 1
124 Tulane 1 14 101 7.21 0 47 3 3 2
125 North Carolina 1 14 50 3.57 0 48 4 3 1
126 Liberty 1 9 82 9.11 0 51 3 2 1
126 Oklahoma 1 22 92 4.18 0 51 1 1 1
128 UTSA 1 12 98 8.17 0 54 4 1 1
128 SMU 1 21 125 5.95 0 54 5 4 2
130 Akron 1 10 83 8.30 0 57 1 2 1
131 Florida Atlantic 1 11 87 7.91 0 61 2 1 1
132 Kansas 2 31 124 4.00 1 64 4 2 1
133 Ball State 1 14 126 9.00 1 65 5 3 1
134 Michigan State 1 11 96 8.73 1 71 2 2 1
135 Western Kentucky 1 6 90 15.00 1 72 2 2 1
135 Coastal Carolina 1 11 121 11.00 0 72 4 2 2
135 Jacksonville State 2 24 173 7.21 1 72 4 6 1
138 Arkansas State 1 13 115 8.85 1 74 3 2 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards