2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 1 6 -6 -1.00 0 7 2 0 0
2 Ohio 1 7 -3 -0.43 0 3 0 0 0
3 Oregon 1 16 -1 -0.06 0 4 0 0 0
4 Kent State 2 13 8 0.62 1 10 1 1 0
4 Navy 1 11 8 0.73 0 11 2 2 0
4 UAB 1 1 8 8.00 0 8 0 0 0
7 Washington State 1 11 9 0.82 0 4 0 0 0
8 Clemson 1 2 10 5.00 0 12 1 1 0
9 Hawaii 1 4 12 3.00 1 8 0 0 0
10 Akron 1 6 15 2.50 0 5 1 0 0
11 UNLV 3 14 17 1.21 0 20 1 1 1
12 Iowa 3 62 19 0.31 0 8 5 0 0
13 East Carolina 1 32 21 0.66 0 18 3 1 0
13 Georgia Southern 2 29 21 0.72 0 8 2 0 0
13 Michigan 1 14 21 1.50 0 11 2 2 0
16 UTEP 1 16 23 1.44 0 9 2 0 0
17 New Mexico State 2 17 24 1.41 1 9 3 0 0
18 Houston 3 25 28 1.12 0 5 1 0 0
18 Wyoming 1 4 28 7.00 0 20 2 2 1
20 Duke 2 29 29 1.00 0 7 4 0 0
21 USF 2 13 30 2.31 0 7 2 0 0
21 Stanford 1 8 30 3.75 1 10 3 1 0
23 TCU 2 23 31 1.35 0 8 1 0 0
24 Temple 1 9 32 3.56 0 17 2 1 0
25 Kennesaw State 1 21 36 1.71 0 13 1 1 0
26 North Carolina 1 17 37 2.18 0 11 4 1 0
27 Purdue 1 13 38 2.92 1 26 2 2 1
28 Coastal Carolina 1 18 39 2.17 0 20 3 1 1
28 Arkansas State 1 13 39 3.00 0 7 3 0 0
30 Auburn 1 22 41 1.86 0 12 2 1 0
30 Old Dominion 1 15 41 2.73 1 19 3 2 0
32 Air Force 1 18 42 2.33 0 12 2 2 0
33 Delaware 1 12 43 3.58 1 18 1 1 0
34 San Diego State 1 17 44 2.59 1 7 4 0 0
35 Louisiana 2 21 47 2.24 0 12 3 1 0
36 Maryland 2 36 50 1.39 0 10 4 1 0
36 Army 1 23 50 2.17 0 16 4 1 0
38 Boston College 2 28 52 1.86 0 15 6 4 0
39 SMU 3 19 53 2.79 0 14 4 2 0
40 Tulsa 1 12 54 4.50 0 17 5 4 0
41 Miami (OH) 2 21 56 2.67 1 14 4 2 0
42 Middle Tennessee State 1 11 57 5.18 1 11 4 1 0
43 Oklahoma 1 30 58 1.93 0 51 2 2 1
44 Louisville 2 26 59 2.27 0 13 2 1 0
45 Arizona 3 37 62 1.68 2 18 5 3 0
46 Vanderbilt 2 12 63 5.25 0 37 1 2 1
47 Minnesota 2 35 64 1.83 1 17 4 2 0
47 Appalachian State 2 30 64 2.13 1 15 3 3 0
49 UCLA 2 24 65 2.71 0 13 4 2 0
50 FIU 3 26 66 2.54 0 19 3 3 0
50 Sam Houston State 1 25 66 2.64 0 20 2 1 1
52 Colorado 1 19 68 3.58 0 18 6 4 0
53 Rice 1 14 70 5.00 0 49 2 1 1
54 Missouri 3 39 71 1.82 1 27 8 6 2
54 Texas State 1 33 71 2.15 0 15 6 2 0
54 Oklahoma State 2 20 71 3.55 0 20 2 1 1
54 Nevada 1 17 71 4.18 1 11 5 3 0
58 Missouri State 1 22 76 3.45 0 18 5 4 0
59 Toledo 3 37 77 2.08 0 12 4 2 0
60 Kansas 2 31 79 2.55 0 34 4 2 1
61 North Texas 2 37 81 2.19 0 17 6 3 0
61 Sacramento State 1 28 81 2.89 0 30 3 1 1
63 Louisiana Tech 1 37 82 2.22 0 19 4 2 0
63 Illinois 2 33 82 2.48 1 24 7 1 1
65 Washington 1 32 87 2.72 0 32 4 2 1
66 Fresno State 3 31 89 2.87 0 18 8 3 0
66 Southern Miss 1 22 89 4.05 0 16 4 3 0
68 BYU 3 42 94 2.24 2 19 7 3 0
68 Texas A&M 3 31 94 3.03 0 30 3 1 1
68 Northwestern 3 26 94 3.62 0 35 6 3 1
71 Kentucky 3 36 96 2.67 2 40 7 1 1
71 Arkansas 2 22 96 4.36 3 15 3 2 0
73 Florida State 4 61 97 1.59 1 14 11 1 0
74 Western Kentucky 2 26 101 3.88 0 35 7 3 1
75 Notre Dame 5 68 105 1.54 0 10 13 3 0
76 Pittsburgh 3 45 106 2.36 2 28 5 2 1
77 California 1 26 109 4.19 0 24 4 2 2
78 Syracuse 2 37 112 3.03 2 46 7 4 1
79 UCF 2 36 113 3.14 1 24 6 6 1
80 West Virginia 3 47 116 2.47 0 17 8 4 0
81 Georgia Tech 1 25 118 4.72 0 17 5 5 0
82 Iowa State 2 45 119 2.64 0 44 8 3 1
83 Western Michigan 1 29 120 4.14 1 16 7 3 0
84 Cincinnati 2 28 121 4.32 1 16 7 5 0
85 Texas Tech 3 43 128 2.98 0 14 9 6 0
86 Miami (FL) 5 61 129 2.11 1 21 7 5 1
86 Connecticut 2 48 129 2.69 2 13 10 2 0
88 NC State 3 34 130 3.82 3 19 6 4 0
89 Mississippi State 3 48 134 2.79 0 18 5 4 0
90 Rutgers 1 24 141 5.88 1 75 5 4 1
91 Georgia State 4 62 142 2.29 1 23 11 8 2
91 South Alabama 4 33 142 4.30 2 33 9 5 2
93 Texas 2 37 144 3.89 1 32 8 4 1
94 Troy 2 42 145 3.45 2 44 7 3 1
95 Ball State 1 18 147 8.17 2 66 4 3 2
96 Arizona State 2 29 148 5.10 1 39 10 5 1
97 Virginia Tech 3 69 149 2.16 1 76 9 7 2
97 Central Michigan 2 31 149 4.81 1 29 7 3 2
99 LSU 4 63 152 2.41 2 64 11 4 1
100 Alabama 5 64 153 2.39 2 15 12 5 0
101 Jacksonville State 1 28 158 5.64 1 72 6 3 2
102 Kansas State 3 61 160 2.62 0 26 13 9 1
103 Indiana 4 87 161 1.85 2 26 6 4 1
104 Virginia 3 66 165 2.50 1 13 10 2 0
105 Baylor 3 51 168 3.29 1 18 9 6 0
106 James Madison 4 79 170 2.15 2 24 13 7 1
107 Massachusetts 4 73 175 2.40 1 12 11 3 0
108 Liberty 4 47 179 3.81 1 34 8 5 2
109 UTSA 2 32 183 5.72 1 54 6 2 2
110 Colorado State 2 29 186 6.41 1 58 8 7 3
111 Georgia 5 105 189 1.80 3 19 15 4 0
112 Wake Forest 2 53 190 3.58 0 24 14 4 1
113 USC 3 48 197 4.10 3 32 10 6 3
114 Eastern Michigan 3 47 211 4.49 2 37 10 7 3
115 South Carolina 4 46 212 4.61 1 43 9 5 3
116 Nebraska 5 66 216 3.27 1 22 13 7 2
116 Memphis 2 44 216 4.91 2 75 10 7 1
118 Ole Miss 2 47 219 4.66 2 43 11 5 2
119 Penn State 4 77 230 2.99 3 21 12 7 1
120 Utah 4 76 238 3.13 3 22 14 9 1
121 Florida 4 67 239 3.57 3 21 14 8 2
122 Oregon State 3 69 246 3.57 1 30 16 9 2
123 Wisconsin 3 82 254 3.10 0 17 17 8 0
124 Tennessee 3 55 272 4.95 2 34 15 11 4
124 Boise State 3 48 272 5.67 1 64 12 11 4
126 Ohio State 5 87 278 3.20 1 25 17 8 1
127 Florida Atlantic 3 71 297 4.18 2 49 19 6 2
128 New Mexico 4 87 346 3.98 2 86 19 12 3
129 North Dakota State 5 99 379 3.83 2 24 23 9 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards