2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 West Virginia 1 7 -12 -1.71 0 8 0 0 0
2 USC 2 7 -11 -1.57 0 4 0 0 0
3 Kentucky 2 6 -2 -0.33 0 3 0 0 0
3 Utah 2 6 -2 -0.33 0 12 1 1 0
3 Houston 3 9 -2 -0.22 0 2 0 0 0
6 Notre Dame 1 3 -1 -0.33 0 6 0 0 0
6 Delaware 2 5 -1 -0.20 0 4 0 0 0
6 North Texas 2 5 -1 -0.20 0 5 0 0 0
9 UTEP 1 6 1 0.17 0 5 0 0 0
9 Georgia 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
11 Army 2 6 2 0.33 0 3 0 0 0
11 Kansas 2 4 2 0.50 0 3 0 0 0
13 Nebraska 2 4 3 0.75 0 11 0 1 0
13 BYU 1 3 3 1.00 0 7 0 0 0
15 Maryland 2 6 4 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
15 Miami (OH) 2 4 4 1.00 0 6 0 0 0
15 Stanford 2 4 4 1.00 0 9 0 0 0
15 FIU 1 2 4 2.00 0 3 0 0 0
19 Florida 2 2 5 2.50 0 4 0 0 0
20 UAB 1 3 6 2.00 0 6 0 0 0
21 Oklahoma 2 6 7 1.17 0 4 0 0 0
22 Illinois 1 4 8 2.00 0 9 0 0 0
23 Texas Tech 3 12 9 0.75 0 10 1 1 0
23 Georgia Southern 2 10 9 0.90 0 17 1 1 0
23 Iowa State 2 9 9 1.00 0 10 1 1 0
23 Northern Illinois 1 6 9 1.50 0 7 1 0 0
23 Arkansas State 2 5 9 1.80 0 10 1 1 0
28 Wake Forest 3 12 10 0.83 0 6 2 0 0
28 Arizona 2 11 10 0.91 0 9 0 0 0
28 Fresno State 2 10 10 1.00 0 7 1 0 0
28 Akron 1 2 10 5.00 0 6 0 0 0
32 South Carolina 2 7 11 1.57 0 4 0 0 0
32 Colorado 2 5 11 2.20 0 11 1 1 0
34 Nevada 2 6 12 2.00 0 16 0 1 0
34 Ball State 2 5 12 2.40 0 4 0 0 0
34 Ohio 1 4 12 3.00 0 4 0 0 0
37 Boston College 1 6 13 2.17 0 3 0 0 0
38 New Mexico 2 10 14 1.40 0 9 1 0 0
38 California 1 7 14 2.00 0 7 1 0 0
38 LSU 2 6 14 2.33 0 6 0 0 0
38 Ole Miss 1 3 14 4.67 0 17 1 1 0
42 Texas A&M 2 3 15 5.00 0 7 0 0 0
43 Toledo 1 10 16 1.60 0 5 0 0 0
43 Oregon 2 7 16 2.29 0 9 0 0 0
43 Appalachian State 2 5 16 3.20 0 14 1 1 0
43 Air Force 2 3 16 5.33 0 12 0 1 0
47 Old Dominion 2 6 17 2.83 0 6 1 0 0
47 James Madison 2 5 17 3.40 0 6 0 0 0
49 Oregon State 2 6 18 3.00 0 9 0 0 0
49 SMU 2 5 18 3.60 0 7 1 0 0
49 Massachusetts 1 4 18 4.50 0 12 1 1 0
52 San Diego State 2 6 19 3.17 0 11 1 1 0
52 North Carolina 2 5 19 3.80 0 5 0 0 0
52 Ohio State 2 5 19 3.80 0 10 1 1 0
52 Baylor 1 4 19 4.75 0 7 1 0 0
52 San Jose State 2 4 19 4.75 0 8 0 0 0
57 Missouri 2 10 20 2.00 0 12 1 1 0
57 Texas State 2 8 20 2.50 0 5 1 0 0
57 Utah State 2 6 20 3.33 0 7 1 0 0
60 Pittsburgh 3 15 21 1.40 0 11 3 1 0
61 Mississippi State 2 5 22 4.40 0 12 1 1 0
62 Iowa 2 19 23 1.21 0 6 0 0 0
62 North Dakota State 3 10 23 2.30 0 12 2 1 0
62 Miami (FL) 2 8 23 2.88 0 10 0 1 0
62 Arizona State 2 5 23 4.60 0 11 1 1 0
62 Navy 2 4 23 5.75 0 11 0 1 0
67 Auburn 2 12 24 2.00 0 7 0 0 0
67 Penn State 2 10 24 2.40 0 6 2 0 0
67 Temple 2 9 24 2.67 0 9 0 0 0
70 Michigan State 2 10 25 2.50 0 20 2 2 1
70 Alabama 2 8 25 3.13 0 12 0 1 0
70 Missouri State 2 5 25 5.00 0 13 1 1 0
73 Duke 2 7 26 3.71 0 6 0 0 0
73 Cincinnati 2 7 26 3.71 0 10 1 1 0
75 Louisiana Tech 2 8 27 3.38 0 10 1 1 0
75 Indiana 2 6 27 4.50 0 15 1 1 0
77 Middle Tennessee State 2 14 28 2.00 0 10 2 2 0
77 Eastern Michigan 3 10 28 2.80 0 12 0 1 0
77 Georgia State 2 10 28 2.80 0 12 1 2 0
77 Louisville 1 6 28 4.67 0 13 0 1 0
81 Liberty 2 11 30 2.73 0 9 1 0 0
81 Wisconsin 2 9 30 3.33 0 10 1 1 0
81 TCU 2 9 30 3.33 0 10 2 1 0
84 Virginia Tech 2 13 31 2.38 0 11 1 1 0
84 UCLA 2 12 31 2.58 0 8 1 0 0
86 Syracuse 2 13 32 2.46 0 8 1 0 0
86 Kansas State 2 10 32 3.20 0 10 1 1 0
86 USF 2 9 32 3.56 0 7 3 0 0
86 Arkansas 1 5 32 6.40 0 11 0 1 0
90 Coastal Carolina 2 21 33 1.57 0 7 1 0 0
90 Oklahoma State 2 5 33 6.60 0 9 0 0 0
92 Louisiana 2 9 34 3.78 0 9 0 0 0
92 Washington 2 9 34 3.78 0 12 2 2 0
92 Texas 1 6 34 5.67 0 22 1 1 1
95 Virginia 2 11 36 3.27 0 9 1 0 0
95 Charlotte 2 8 36 4.50 0 9 1 0 0
97 East Carolina 2 11 37 3.36 0 12 2 1 0
97 Marshall 2 10 37 3.70 0 9 1 0 0
97 Tulsa 2 10 37 3.70 0 14 2 1 0
97 Connecticut 2 8 37 4.63 0 15 2 2 0
101 Southern Miss 2 8 40 5.00 0 12 1 1 0
101 Buffalo 1 7 40 5.71 0 11 1 1 0
101 Central Michigan 2 7 40 5.71 0 17 1 1 0
101 Florida State 2 5 40 8.00 0 23 3 1 1
105 Troy 2 8 41 5.13 0 24 1 1 1
106 Florida Atlantic 2 7 42 6.00 0 9 3 0 0
107 Minnesota 2 20 44 2.20 0 10 1 1 0
107 UCF 2 20 44 2.20 0 12 2 2 0
107 Washington State 2 6 44 7.33 0 13 2 2 0
107 Vanderbilt 2 6 44 7.33 0 16 2 2 0
111 Kennesaw State 2 14 46 3.29 0 13 2 1 0
111 Michigan 2 10 46 4.60 0 22 2 1 1
113 Rutgers 2 10 49 4.90 0 13 2 2 0
114 Tulane 2 11 50 4.55 0 11 2 3 0
114 Sacramento State 3 10 50 5.00 0 30 2 2 1
116 New Mexico State 1 1 52 52.00 0 52 1 1 1
117 Colorado State 2 9 53 5.89 0 19 2 2 0
118 Western Michigan 1 11 55 5.00 0 15 2 2 0
119 Georgia Tech 2 11 58 5.27 0 12 3 1 0
120 Clemson 2 14 59 4.21 0 10 2 1 0
120 Purdue 1 4 59 14.75 0 44 2 1 1
122 NC State 2 9 64 7.11 0 22 3 3 1
123 Hawaii 3 10 65 6.50 0 15 4 3 0
123 Kent State 2 9 65 7.22 0 42 2 2 1
125 Tennessee 2 10 71 7.10 0 34 2 2 2
126 Jacksonville State 3 11 72 6.55 0 25 3 2 2
126 Wyoming 2 8 72 9.00 0 34 2 2 1
128 Louisiana-Monroe 2 5 74 14.80 0 48 3 3 1
129 Rice 2 10 75 7.50 0 49 2 1 1
130 UTSA 2 4 76 19.00 0 65 1 1 1
131 UNLV 3 15 81 5.40 0 15 3 4 0
132 Western Kentucky 2 16 100 6.25 0 42 2 1 1
133 Sam Houston State 2 16 138 8.63 1 81 3 2 1
133 Boise State 2 5 138 27.60 1 80 3 3 2
135 Memphis 2 12 139 11.58 0 71 3 2 2
136 Bowling Green 2 4 179 44.75 0 83 3 3 3
137 South Alabama 2 8 180 22.50 1 80 4 4 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards