2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 10/02/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 7 | -10 | -1.43 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 16 | -1 | -0.06 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 32 | 21 | 0.66 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 29 | 21 | 0.72 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 16 | 23 | 1.44 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 17 | 27 | 1.59 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 25 | 28 | 1.12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 29 | 29 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 23 | 31 | 1.35 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 21 | 36 | 1.71 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 17 | 37 | 2.18 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 50 | 39 | 0.78 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 26 | 39 | 1.50 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 22 | 40 | 1.82 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 22 | 41 | 1.86 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 17 | 42 | 2.47 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 23 | 43 | 1.87 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 21 | 47 | 2.24 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 36 | 50 | 1.39 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 23 | 50 | 2.17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 21 | 51 | 2.43 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 28 | 52 | 1.86 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 21 | 56 | 2.67 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 35 | 64 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 30 | 64 | 2.13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 24 | 65 | 2.71 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 33 | 71 | 2.15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 35 | 73 | 2.09 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 43 | 76 | 1.77 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 22 | 76 | 3.45 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 65 | 77 | 1.18 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 37 | 81 | 2.19 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 37 | 82 | 2.22 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 50 | 85 | 1.70 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 37 | 85 | 2.30 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 64 | 86 | 1.34 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 29 | 89 | 3.07 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 22 | 89 | 4.05 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 22 | 96 | 4.36 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 23 | 104 | 4.52 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 36 | 110 | 3.06 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 44 | 113 | 2.57 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 47 | 116 | 2.47 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 25 | 118 | 4.72 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 29 | 120 | 4.14 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 28 | 121 | 4.32 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 48 | 129 | 2.69 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 34 | 130 | 3.82 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 61 | 132 | 2.16 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 48 | 134 | 2.79 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 50 | 146 | 2.92 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 66 | 165 | 2.50 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 73 | 175 | 2.40 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 57 | 183 | 3.21 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 102 | 188 | 1.84 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Purdue | 1 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 18 | 39 | 2.17 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Central Michigan | 1 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 1 | 27 | 49 | 1.81 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Oklahoma | 1 | 30 | 58 | 1.93 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 25 | 66 | 2.64 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 17 | 67 | 3.94 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Rice | 1 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 20 | 71 | 3.55 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Sacramento State | 1 | 28 | 81 | 2.89 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Illinois | 2 | 33 | 82 | 2.48 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Washington | 1 | 32 | 87 | 2.72 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | UCF | 1 | 34 | 88 | 2.59 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 3 | 26 | 94 | 3.62 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Kentucky | 3 | 36 | 96 | 2.67 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 45 | 106 | 2.36 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 3 | 42 | 115 | 2.74 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 80 | Liberty | 3 | 35 | 115 | 3.29 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Iowa State | 2 | 45 | 119 | 2.64 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Rutgers | 1 | 24 | 141 | 5.88 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Texas | 2 | 37 | 144 | 3.89 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | 1 | 28 | 144 | 5.14 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 34 | 145 | 4.26 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Arizona State | 2 | 29 | 148 | 5.10 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 3 | 61 | 160 | 2.62 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 2 | 56 | 164 | 2.93 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 80 | Penn State | 4 | 77 | 230 | 2.99 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 80 | Utah | 4 | 76 | 238 | 3.13 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 80 | Ohio State | 4 | 81 | 266 | 3.28 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 80 | North Dakota State | 4 | 80 | 307 | 3.84 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 112 | Missouri | 2 | 28 | 72 | 2.57 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 2 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 112 | California | 1 | 26 | 109 | 4.19 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 112 | Boise State | 2 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | Ball State | 1 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 69 | 149 | 2.16 | 1 | 76 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 33 | 158 | 4.79 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 112 | UTSA | 2 | 32 | 183 | 5.72 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 112 | New Mexico | 3 | 62 | 197 | 3.18 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 112 | Nebraska | 4 | 60 | 202 | 3.37 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | Ole Miss | 2 | 47 | 219 | 4.66 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 112 | Florida | 4 | 67 | 239 | 3.57 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 125 | South Carolina | 3 | 35 | 166 | 4.74 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 125 | Colorado State | 2 | 29 | 186 | 6.41 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 125 | USC | 3 | 48 | 197 | 4.10 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 128 | Tennessee | 3 | 55 | 272 | 4.95 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||