2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Kansas 3 5 6 1.20 0 4 0 0 0
2 Toledo 3 16 10 0.63 0 6 0 0 0
2 South Carolina 4 12 10 0.83 0 5 0 0 0
4 Oklahoma 4 9 15 1.67 0 4 0 0 0
5 Northern Illinois 3 16 17 1.06 0 7 1 0 0
5 Oregon 3 8 17 2.13 0 9 0 0 0
5 Notre Dame 3 8 17 2.13 0 9 1 0 0
8 Nebraska 5 13 18 1.38 0 11 0 1 0
9 Utah 4 10 21 2.10 0 18 2 2 0
10 Arizona 4 14 22 1.57 0 9 1 0 0
10 Northwestern 2 6 22 3.67 0 10 1 1 0
12 Pittsburgh 5 20 26 1.30 0 11 3 1 0
13 Miami (FL) 4 10 30 3.00 0 10 0 1 0
14 Appalachian State 3 11 32 2.91 0 14 1 1 0
15 Arizona State 4 10 34 3.40 0 11 1 1 0
16 Texas Tech 5 20 35 1.75 0 12 3 2 0
16 Eastern Michigan 5 13 35 2.69 0 12 0 1 0
16 Akron 3 10 35 3.50 0 9 1 0 0
16 Stanford 3 8 35 4.38 0 14 2 2 0
20 Georgia Southern 5 18 37 2.06 0 17 1 2 0
20 Navy 4 7 37 5.29 0 11 1 2 0
22 Houston 5 17 38 2.24 0 19 2 1 0
22 Louisiana Tech 4 16 38 2.38 0 10 1 1 0
22 Indiana 4 15 38 2.53 0 15 1 1 0
25 LSU 5 23 39 1.70 0 22 2 2 1
25 Oregon State 4 11 39 3.55 0 9 0 0 0
25 Georgia 4 9 39 4.33 0 11 1 1 0
28 Wake Forest 5 22 41 1.86 0 7 4 0 0
28 Alabama 5 18 41 2.28 0 12 1 2 0
28 Colorado 5 16 41 2.56 0 16 3 3 0
28 FIU 4 14 41 2.93 0 19 2 2 0
28 Connecticut 3 9 41 4.56 0 15 2 2 0
33 North Dakota State 5 17 42 2.47 0 12 2 1 0
33 Kentucky 5 13 42 3.23 0 26 1 1 1
35 Penn State 5 19 44 2.32 0 7 2 0 0
35 Boston College 4 16 44 2.75 0 20 1 1 1
37 Temple 5 15 48 3.20 0 9 0 0 0
37 Nevada 4 13 48 3.69 0 16 0 1 0
39 Texas State 5 17 49 2.88 0 14 3 1 0
39 Ohio 4 13 49 3.77 0 15 1 1 0
39 UTEP 4 13 49 3.77 0 35 1 1 1
42 Cincinnati 5 20 50 2.50 0 10 2 2 0
43 East Carolina 4 22 51 2.32 0 19 3 2 0
43 Ole Miss 2 12 51 4.25 0 17 3 2 0
45 Syracuse 3 16 52 3.25 0 13 2 1 0
46 Georgia State 4 16 54 3.38 0 21 2 3 1
47 Duke 4 12 55 4.58 0 19 2 1 0
48 UCF 3 22 56 2.55 0 12 3 2 0
48 Washington 6 20 56 2.80 0 12 3 3 0
48 North Carolina 3 11 56 5.09 0 17 3 1 0
51 Massachusetts 4 21 57 2.71 0 12 2 1 0
51 Florida Atlantic 4 17 57 3.35 0 9 3 0 0
51 Air Force 4 14 57 4.07 0 18 2 2 0
51 Texas 3 13 57 4.38 0 22 2 1 1
51 BYU 3 10 57 5.70 0 21 2 2 1
56 Ohio State 4 16 59 3.69 0 11 3 2 0
56 Missouri State 5 15 59 3.93 0 13 2 2 0
56 Miami (OH) 4 14 59 4.21 0 26 2 1 1
59 West Virginia 4 28 61 2.18 0 31 4 2 1
59 Iowa State 6 21 61 2.90 0 32 2 2 1
59 Louisville 5 18 61 3.39 0 13 1 1 0
59 California 4 18 61 3.39 0 17 3 1 0
63 Texas A&M 5 16 62 3.88 0 18 2 1 0
64 Old Dominion 5 19 63 3.32 0 16 2 1 0
65 Illinois 4 17 64 3.76 0 12 3 3 0
66 UCLA 4 21 65 3.10 0 13 4 2 0
67 Virginia Tech 4 22 66 3.00 0 18 1 3 0
68 Buffalo 4 15 67 4.47 0 11 1 1 0
69 USF 6 19 68 3.58 0 15 5 1 0
69 Mississippi State 5 18 68 3.78 0 12 4 3 0
69 UAB 4 18 68 3.78 0 14 2 2 0
72 Michigan State 5 21 69 3.29 0 20 4 3 1
73 Kennesaw State 5 23 70 3.04 0 13 4 2 0
74 TCU 5 20 73 3.65 0 11 3 3 0
74 Delaware 4 18 73 4.06 0 34 2 3 1
76 Rutgers 5 17 75 4.41 0 14 4 4 0
77 Minnesota 5 29 78 2.69 0 10 2 2 0
77 Wisconsin 5 22 78 3.55 0 10 2 1 0
79 Ball State 5 19 79 4.16 0 12 2 3 0
79 San Jose State 5 13 79 6.08 0 17 2 2 0
81 USC 5 23 81 3.52 0 45 2 1 1
81 Michigan 5 22 81 3.68 0 22 3 2 1
83 Liberty 6 23 82 3.57 0 13 4 2 0
84 Georgia Tech 4 19 83 4.37 0 12 3 1 0
85 Maryland 5 15 84 5.60 0 51 1 1 1
86 Coastal Carolina 5 34 85 2.50 0 16 2 1 0
86 Troy 5 17 85 5.00 0 24 2 2 1
88 Auburn 5 27 86 3.19 0 9 3 0 0
88 Kent State 4 23 86 3.74 0 42 4 3 1
90 Missouri 5 24 88 3.67 0 16 5 3 0
91 Arkansas 4 17 89 5.24 0 14 2 2 0
92 UNLV 5 22 90 4.09 0 15 3 4 0
93 Army 4 19 91 4.79 0 47 2 1 1
94 Utah State 6 25 92 3.68 0 11 3 1 0
95 SMU 5 21 94 4.48 0 40 4 3 1
96 Vanderbilt 5 28 96 3.43 0 16 4 4 0
97 James Madison 5 22 98 4.45 0 13 3 3 0
97 Arkansas State 6 20 98 4.90 0 16 5 4 0
99 Sacramento State 5 24 99 4.13 0 30 2 3 1
100 Baylor 4 18 101 5.61 0 14 4 5 0
100 Purdue 3 14 101 7.21 0 44 3 1 1
102 UTSA 5 20 103 5.15 0 65 2 1 1
103 Hawaii 5 23 105 4.57 0 15 4 3 0
104 Central Michigan 4 14 106 7.57 0 29 3 3 1
105 Tulane 4 21 107 5.10 0 23 4 6 1
105 Charlotte 5 19 107 5.63 0 16 5 2 0
105 Colorado State 4 17 107 6.29 0 19 4 4 0
108 Louisiana 5 22 108 4.91 0 28 2 1 1
109 North Texas 5 15 117 7.80 0 76 3 2 1
110 Clemson 5 24 121 5.04 0 19 3 3 0
110 Tennessee 5 20 121 6.05 0 34 4 3 3
112 Iowa 6 41 122 2.98 0 12 5 1 0
112 Washington State 6 21 122 5.81 0 14 3 4 0
112 Oklahoma State 3 8 122 15.25 0 75 2 2 1
115 Louisiana-Monroe 5 24 123 5.13 0 48 5 3 1
115 NC State 5 17 123 7.24 0 22 5 5 2
117 San Diego State 5 23 126 5.48 0 19 6 4 0
118 Middle Tennessee State 5 26 127 4.88 0 38 5 4 1
119 Florida 5 11 129 11.73 1 80 3 2 2
120 New Mexico State 4 19 132 6.95 0 52 4 3 2
121 Marshall 5 21 133 6.33 0 32 5 3 1
122 Southern Miss 5 22 135 6.14 0 43 4 2 1
123 Western Michigan 4 28 142 5.07 0 29 6 5 1
124 Jacksonville State 6 28 160 5.71 0 25 7 5 2
125 New Mexico 5 32 164 5.13 1 86 4 3 2
126 Western Kentucky 5 30 166 5.53 0 42 5 2 1
127 Kansas State 4 22 168 7.64 0 53 5 5 2
127 Memphis 4 16 168 10.50 0 71 5 3 2
129 Florida State 6 23 184 8.00 1 97 8 4 2
130 Tulsa 5 22 185 8.41 0 84 6 4 1
131 Wyoming 6 29 189 6.52 0 34 8 6 2
132 Rice 4 21 196 9.33 0 66 6 5 3
133 Fresno State 5 33 197 5.97 1 88 4 3 2
134 South Alabama 6 16 202 12.63 1 80 5 5 3
135 Boise State 5 13 214 16.46 1 80 5 5 4
136 Virginia 5 30 226 7.53 1 81 5 4 3
137 Bowling Green 5 17 262 15.41 0 83 5 5 4
138 Sam Houston State 5 34 265 7.79 1 81 8 7 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards