2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 37 | 5 | 0.14 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 28 | 17 | 0.61 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia | 1 | 30 | 19 | 0.63 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 1 | 18 | 12 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Navy | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Maryland | 1 | 24 | 22 | 0.92 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 1 | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 1 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 1 | 20 | 30 | 1.50 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Penn State | 1 | 24 | 36 | 1.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 21 | 36 | 1.71 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | NC State | 1 | 21 | 36 | 1.71 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | BYU | 1 | 21 | 36 | 1.71 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 1 | 27 | 49 | 1.81 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 20 | 37 | 1.85 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Kansas | 1 | 23 | 43 | 1.87 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 1 | 25 | 47 | 1.88 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 1 | 30 | 58 | 1.93 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 1 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | North Dakota State | 2 | 24 | 47 | 1.96 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 1 | 28 | 56 | 2.00 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Army | 1 | 23 | 50 | 2.17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | LSU | 1 | 18 | 40 | 2.22 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 37 | 82 | 2.22 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 31 | 72 | 2.32 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Air Force | 1 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 1 | 27 | 64 | 2.37 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 1 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 1 | 21 | 52 | 2.48 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 1 | 38 | 96 | 2.53 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Missouri | 2 | 28 | 72 | 2.57 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Virginia | 2 | 47 | 121 | 2.57 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | San Diego State | 1 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | UCF | 1 | 34 | 88 | 2.59 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 43 | Louisville | 1 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Georgia State | 1 | 22 | 59 | 2.68 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Sacramento State | 1 | 28 | 81 | 2.89 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Purdue | 1 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Florida | 1 | 35 | 110 | 3.14 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | USC | 2 | 30 | 95 | 3.17 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Boston College | 1 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 1 | 37 | 130 | 3.51 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Temple | 1 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Delaware | 1 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Stanford | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Illinois | 1 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 1 | 22 | 89 | 4.05 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Indiana | 1 | 26 | 106 | 4.08 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 1 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Nevada | 1 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Utah | 1 | 25 | 107 | 4.28 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Texas | 1 | 29 | 124 | 4.28 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 1 | 27 | 120 | 4.44 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Nebraska | 1 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | South Carolina | 1 | 18 | 85 | 4.72 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 1 | 21 | 101 | 4.81 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | Rice | 1 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | 1 | 28 | 144 | 5.14 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 1 | 20 | 103 | 5.15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 1 | 23 | 135 | 5.87 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 76 | USF | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | UTSA | 1 | 26 | 156 | 6.00 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||