2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UAB 1 1 8 8.00 0 8 0 0 0
2 Hawaii 1 4 12 3.00 1 8 0 0 0
3 Michigan State 1 6 -6 -1.00 0 7 2 0 0
3 Akron 1 6 15 2.50 0 5 1 0 0
5 Temple 1 9 32 3.56 0 17 2 1 0
6 San Jose State 1 10 51 5.10 1 15 3 2 0
7 Navy 1 11 8 0.73 0 11 2 2 0
7 Washington State 1 11 9 0.82 0 4 0 0 0
7 Bowling Green 1 11 14 1.27 0 6 1 0 0
7 Middle Tennessee State 1 11 57 5.18 1 11 4 1 0
7 Buffalo 1 11 61 5.55 1 14 3 3 0
12 Vanderbilt 2 12 63 5.25 0 37 1 2 1
13 Kent State 2 13 8 0.62 1 10 1 1 0
14 UNLV 3 14 17 1.21 0 20 1 1 1
14 Michigan 1 14 21 1.50 0 11 2 2 0
14 Rice 1 14 70 5.00 0 49 2 1 1
17 Old Dominion 1 15 41 2.73 1 19 3 2 0
18 Oregon 1 16 -1 -0.06 0 4 0 0 0
18 UTEP 1 16 23 1.44 0 9 2 0 0
18 Delaware 2 16 56 3.50 1 18 2 1 0
21 New Mexico State 2 17 24 1.41 1 9 3 0 0
21 San Diego State 1 17 44 2.59 1 7 4 0 0
21 Arkansas State 2 17 47 2.76 1 7 3 0 0
24 Ball State 1 18 147 8.17 2 66 4 3 2
25 SMU 3 19 53 2.79 0 14 4 2 0
25 Tulsa 2 19 61 3.21 0 17 6 4 0
25 Colorado 1 19 68 3.58 0 18 6 4 0
28 Purdue 2 20 51 2.55 1 26 2 2 1
29 Kennesaw State 1 21 36 1.71 0 13 1 1 0
29 Stanford 2 21 160 7.62 2 53 8 4 2
31 Auburn 1 22 41 1.86 0 12 2 1 0
31 Missouri State 1 22 76 3.45 0 18 5 4 0
31 North Carolina 2 22 77 3.50 0 33 5 2 1
31 Southern Miss 1 22 89 4.05 0 16 4 3 0
31 Arkansas 2 22 96 4.36 3 15 3 2 0
36 TCU 2 23 31 1.35 0 8 1 0 0
36 USF 3 23 40 1.74 0 14 2 1 0
36 Oklahoma State 3 23 89 3.87 0 20 3 1 1
39 UCLA 2 24 65 2.71 0 13 4 2 0
39 Rutgers 1 24 141 5.88 1 75 5 4 1
41 Sam Houston State 1 25 66 2.64 0 20 2 1 1
41 Georgia Tech 1 25 118 4.72 0 17 5 5 0
43 Louisville 2 26 59 2.27 0 13 2 1 0
43 FIU 3 26 66 2.54 0 19 3 3 0
43 Western Kentucky 2 26 101 3.88 0 35 7 3 1
43 California 1 26 109 4.19 0 24 4 2 2
43 Nevada 2 26 134 5.15 1 20 8 6 2
48 Boston College 2 28 52 1.86 0 15 6 4 0
48 Sacramento State 1 28 81 2.89 0 30 3 1 1
48 Cincinnati 2 28 121 4.32 1 16 7 5 0
48 Jacksonville State 1 28 158 5.64 1 72 6 3 2
52 Clemson 2 29 9 0.31 0 13 2 2 0
52 Duke 2 29 29 1.00 0 7 4 0 0
52 Colorado State 2 29 186 6.41 1 58 8 7 3
55 Georgia Southern 3 30 23 0.77 0 8 2 0 0
55 Oklahoma 1 30 58 1.93 0 51 2 2 1
55 Appalachian State 2 30 64 2.13 1 15 3 3 0
55 Miami (OH) 3 30 114 3.80 2 14 8 4 0
59 Kansas 2 31 79 2.55 0 34 4 2 1
59 Fresno State 3 31 89 2.87 0 18 8 3 0
59 Air Force 3 31 107 3.45 1 13 5 5 0
59 Central Michigan 2 31 149 4.81 1 29 7 3 2
59 Wyoming 3 31 159 5.13 1 20 10 7 1
59 Arizona State 3 31 159 5.13 1 39 10 5 1
65 Washington 1 32 87 2.72 0 32 4 2 1
65 Louisiana 3 32 119 3.72 1 25 6 3 2
65 UTSA 2 32 183 5.72 1 54 6 2 2
68 South Alabama 4 33 142 4.30 2 33 9 5 2
69 NC State 3 34 130 3.82 3 19 6 4 0
70 Minnesota 2 35 64 1.83 1 17 4 2 0
71 Maryland 2 36 50 1.39 0 10 4 1 0
71 Kentucky 3 36 96 2.67 2 40 7 1 1
71 UCF 2 36 113 3.14 1 24 6 6 1
74 Syracuse 2 37 112 3.03 2 46 7 4 1
74 Texas 2 37 144 3.89 1 32 8 4 1
74 Coastal Carolina 2 37 175 4.73 1 50 8 4 3
77 BYU 3 42 94 2.24 2 19 7 3 0
77 Army 2 42 102 2.43 0 16 11 3 0
77 Louisiana Tech 2 42 112 2.67 0 19 6 3 0
77 Troy 2 42 145 3.45 2 44 7 3 1
81 Missouri 4 43 84 1.95 1 27 10 6 2
81 Illinois 3 43 152 3.53 1 36 10 2 2
81 Western Michigan 3 43 181 4.21 1 16 10 6 0
84 Houston 4 44 88 2.00 0 10 6 1 0
85 East Carolina 2 45 31 0.69 0 18 5 1 0
85 Pittsburgh 3 45 106 2.36 2 28 5 2 1
85 Iowa State 2 45 119 2.64 0 44 8 3 1
88 Arizona 4 47 111 2.36 2 20 7 5 1
88 West Virginia 3 47 116 2.47 0 17 8 4 0
88 Eastern Michigan 3 47 211 4.49 2 37 10 7 3
91 Mississippi State 3 48 134 2.79 0 18 5 4 0
91 USC 3 48 197 4.10 3 32 10 6 3
93 Baylor 3 51 168 3.29 1 18 9 6 0
93 Memphis 3 51 205 4.02 2 75 10 7 1
95 Northwestern 4 52 183 3.52 1 35 13 6 1
95 Ohio 3 52 222 4.27 2 40 12 8 4
95 Boise State 4 52 264 5.08 1 64 12 11 4
98 Liberty 5 54 182 3.37 1 34 8 5 2
99 South Carolina 5 56 246 4.39 2 43 11 5 3
100 Connecticut 3 57 163 2.86 3 13 12 2 0
100 Tennessee 4 57 266 4.67 2 34 15 11 4
102 Texas State 2 58 213 3.67 2 15 13 7 0
103 North Texas 3 59 117 1.98 0 17 9 5 0
104 Toledo 4 60 111 1.85 0 18 8 6 0
105 Florida State 4 61 97 1.59 1 14 11 1 0
105 Miami (FL) 5 61 129 2.11 1 21 7 5 1
105 Kansas State 3 61 160 2.62 0 26 13 9 1
108 Iowa 3 62 19 0.31 0 8 5 0 0
108 Georgia State 4 62 142 2.29 1 23 11 8 2
110 Texas A&M 4 63 203 3.22 0 30 11 4 1
111 Texas Tech 4 64 128 2.00 0 16 12 8 0
111 Alabama 5 64 153 2.39 2 15 12 5 0
113 Virginia 3 66 165 2.50 1 13 10 2 0
113 Nebraska 5 66 216 3.27 1 22 13 7 2
115 Florida 4 67 239 3.57 3 21 14 8 2
116 Florida Atlantic 3 71 297 4.18 2 49 19 6 2
117 Massachusetts 4 73 175 2.40 1 12 11 3 0
118 Virginia Tech 4 76 216 2.84 2 76 11 9 4
118 Utah 4 76 238 3.13 3 22 14 9 1
120 Penn State 4 77 230 2.99 3 21 12 7 1
121 Wake Forest 4 78 245 3.14 0 24 22 8 1
122 Wisconsin 3 82 254 3.10 0 17 17 8 0
123 Notre Dame 6 83 149 1.80 0 11 15 4 0
124 Indiana 4 87 161 1.85 2 26 6 4 1
124 New Mexico 4 87 346 3.98 2 86 19 12 3
126 LSU 5 91 306 3.36 2 64 20 10 3
126 Ole Miss 4 91 336 3.69 3 43 16 7 3
128 Ohio State 6 99 323 3.26 1 25 18 9 1
128 North Dakota State 5 99 379 3.83 2 24 23 9 1
130 Georgia 5 105 189 1.80 3 19 15 4 0
131 James Madison 5 107 313 2.93 3 24 20 12 1
132 Oregon State 5 109 433 3.97 3 41 26 14 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards