2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Oklahoma 6 16 14 0.88 0 4 0 0 0
2 South Carolina 5 15 19 1.27 0 8 0 0 0
3 Louisiana Tech 6 20 40 2.00 0 10 1 1 0
4 Pittsburgh 7 24 49 2.04 0 11 5 1 0
5 Wake Forest 7 28 58 2.07 0 14 5 1 0
6 Houston 7 21 46 2.19 0 19 3 1 0
6 West Virginia 5 32 70 2.19 0 31 5 2 1
8 Georgia Southern 7 31 69 2.23 0 17 4 4 0
9 Ole Miss 4 20 45 2.25 0 17 3 2 0
10 Alabama 7 33 83 2.52 0 12 2 2 0
11 UCF 4 23 59 2.57 0 12 3 2 0
12 Oregon 5 18 47 2.61 0 15 1 1 0
13 Washington 7 22 59 2.68 0 12 3 3 0
14 Cincinnati 6 24 65 2.71 0 10 3 3 0
15 TCU 6 26 71 2.73 0 11 3 3 0
16 Texas Tech 6 27 75 2.78 0 15 4 4 0
17 Oregon State 6 19 53 2.79 0 13 1 1 0
18 Coastal Carolina 7 41 116 2.83 0 16 3 2 0
19 Virginia Tech 6 25 71 2.84 0 18 1 3 0
20 Arizona 5 15 43 2.87 0 21 2 1 1
21 Appalachian State 5 25 72 2.88 0 14 2 1 0
22 Iowa State 6 21 61 2.90 0 32 2 2 1
23 UCLA 6 29 85 2.93 0 13 5 2 0
24 East Carolina 7 36 106 2.94 0 19 6 4 0
25 Nebraska 7 23 68 2.96 0 16 3 3 0
26 Iowa 6 41 122 2.98 0 12 5 1 0
27 Texas State 6 19 57 3.00 0 14 3 1 0
28 Old Dominion 7 25 76 3.04 0 16 2 1 0
28 Kennesaw State 7 26 79 3.04 0 13 4 2 0
28 USF 7 28 85 3.04 0 15 5 2 0
31 Texas 5 19 58 3.05 0 22 2 1 1
32 Utah 6 15 46 3.07 0 18 3 3 0
33 Auburn 6 30 95 3.17 0 9 3 0 0
33 North Dakota State 7 35 111 3.17 0 18 4 4 0
35 Temple 7 19 62 3.26 0 9 0 0 0
36 Indiana 6 19 63 3.32 0 15 1 2 0
37 Notre Dame 5 17 57 3.35 0 12 3 2 0
37 Liberty 7 26 87 3.35 0 13 4 2 0
39 Georgia State 4 16 54 3.38 0 21 2 3 1
39 Miami (OH) 6 26 88 3.38 0 26 2 1 1
41 Florida Atlantic 5 18 61 3.39 0 9 3 0 0
42 Boston College 5 22 75 3.41 0 20 3 3 1
43 UTEP 6 24 82 3.42 0 35 1 2 1
43 Missouri State 7 26 89 3.42 0 13 2 3 0
45 Vanderbilt 7 37 127 3.43 0 16 4 4 0
46 Wisconsin 6 28 97 3.46 0 10 3 1 0
47 USC 5 23 81 3.52 0 45 2 1 1
47 Northern Illinois 5 25 88 3.52 0 19 3 3 0
49 Kentucky 7 17 60 3.53 0 26 2 1 1
50 Louisville 6 21 75 3.57 0 13 2 1 0
51 Michigan 6 26 93 3.58 0 22 3 2 1
52 Delaware 5 22 80 3.64 0 34 2 3 1
52 Ohio State 6 25 91 3.64 0 11 3 2 0
54 Illinois 5 18 66 3.67 0 12 3 3 0
55 Utah State 6 25 92 3.68 0 11 3 1 0
56 Miami (FL) 5 15 56 3.73 0 16 1 2 0
57 Colorado 6 21 79 3.76 0 16 5 5 0
58 Northwestern 4 9 34 3.78 0 10 1 2 0
58 Mississippi State 6 23 87 3.78 0 12 5 3 0
60 Sacramento State 6 29 110 3.79 0 30 2 3 1
61 Penn State 7 26 100 3.85 0 41 4 1 1
62 Nevada 6 22 85 3.86 0 16 1 2 0
63 Kent State 6 28 109 3.89 0 42 5 4 1
64 Navy 6 15 59 3.93 0 11 2 3 0
65 Texas A&M 7 22 87 3.95 0 18 4 3 0
66 Minnesota 6 38 151 3.97 0 26 5 4 2
67 BYU 4 14 57 4.07 0 21 2 2 1
67 Georgia Tech 6 28 114 4.07 0 12 4 2 0
69 Michigan State 7 29 119 4.10 0 20 6 5 1
70 Buffalo 6 24 99 4.13 0 11 2 2 0
71 Massachusetts 7 29 121 4.17 0 46 3 2 1
72 Maryland 7 22 92 4.18 0 51 1 1 1
73 Duke 7 32 135 4.22 0 20 6 4 1
74 SMU 6 24 102 4.25 0 40 4 3 1
74 Middle Tennessee State 7 32 136 4.25 0 38 5 4 1
76 Rutgers 6 19 81 4.26 0 14 4 4 0
76 Louisiana 6 27 115 4.26 0 28 2 1 1
78 UAB 6 22 94 4.27 0 14 3 3 0
79 Louisiana-Monroe 6 31 133 4.29 0 48 5 3 1
80 UNLV 7 30 129 4.30 0 16 5 6 0
81 Air Force 6 19 83 4.37 0 18 3 3 0
82 California 6 25 110 4.40 0 29 4 2 1
83 Missouri 7 33 147 4.45 0 20 8 5 1
84 North Carolina 5 16 73 4.56 0 17 3 1 0
85 Eastern Michigan 7 20 92 4.60 0 19 2 4 0
86 Connecticut 5 13 60 4.62 0 15 2 2 0
87 Troy 6 20 93 4.65 0 24 2 2 1
88 Western Michigan 6 39 183 4.69 0 29 8 5 1
89 Clemson 6 30 144 4.80 0 19 4 4 0
90 Arkansas State 7 22 106 4.82 0 16 5 4 0
91 Army 5 20 97 4.85 0 47 3 1 1
91 James Madison 8 39 189 4.85 0 32 6 7 1
93 Tulane 6 30 146 4.87 0 23 5 7 1
94 LSU 7 25 122 4.88 0 77 3 3 2
95 Ball State 6 21 104 4.95 0 13 4 5 0
96 FIU 6 19 95 5.00 0 20 5 5 1
97 Marshall 7 34 171 5.03 0 32 6 4 1
98 Arizona State 5 11 56 5.09 0 22 2 2 1
99 New Mexico 5 32 164 5.13 1 86 4 3 2
100 Baylor 5 22 113 5.14 0 14 5 6 0
101 San Diego State 7 30 159 5.30 0 19 7 5 0
102 Ohio 6 18 96 5.33 0 33 3 3 1
103 Washington State 7 22 123 5.59 0 14 3 4 0
104 Jacksonville State 7 29 163 5.62 0 25 7 5 2
105 Southern Miss 6 27 152 5.63 0 43 4 2 1
106 Western Kentucky 6 33 186 5.64 0 42 6 3 1
107 NC State 7 29 167 5.76 0 22 7 7 2
108 Kansas State 6 32 186 5.81 0 53 5 5 2
109 Hawaii 7 38 223 5.87 0 41 8 8 1
110 North Texas 6 24 141 5.88 0 76 4 4 1
111 New Mexico State 5 22 130 5.91 0 52 4 3 2
112 Tennessee 7 25 150 6.00 0 34 5 4 3
113 Purdue 5 19 116 6.11 0 44 3 1 1
114 Central Michigan 6 23 142 6.17 0 29 5 3 1
115 Toledo 5 19 119 6.26 1 87 2 2 1
116 UTSA 6 26 163 6.27 0 65 3 3 2
117 Charlotte 7 23 145 6.30 0 20 7 4 1
118 Syracuse 5 22 147 6.68 1 82 3 2 1
119 Arkansas 6 23 155 6.74 0 59 3 3 1
120 Wyoming 8 33 223 6.76 0 34 9 8 2
121 Memphis 7 31 211 6.81 0 71 5 3 2
122 Colorado State 5 18 126 7.00 0 19 5 5 0
123 Sam Houston State 7 52 368 7.08 1 81 12 10 5
124 Virginia 8 40 293 7.33 1 81 8 5 4
125 San Jose State 6 16 120 7.50 0 24 4 4 1
126 Tulsa 8 30 231 7.70 0 84 7 6 1
127 Fresno State 7 39 306 7.85 1 88 6 5 3
128 Florida State 7 29 235 8.10 1 97 9 5 3
129 Georgia 6 12 101 8.42 0 58 2 2 1
130 Akron 5 15 132 8.80 0 69 4 2 1
131 Florida 7 19 172 9.05 1 80 5 3 3
132 Rice 6 27 257 9.52 0 66 8 7 4
133 Stanford 6 18 180 10.00 1 97 4 3 1
134 South Alabama 7 19 205 10.79 1 80 5 5 3
135 Bowling Green 7 27 312 11.56 0 83 7 6 4
136 Oklahoma State 4 12 151 12.58 0 75 4 2 1
137 Kansas 5 11 174 15.82 1 90 2 2 2
138 Boise State 5 13 214 16.46 1 80 5 5 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards