2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Akron 1 5 -11 -2.20 0 3 0 0 0
2 Rutgers 1 3 -10 -3.33 0 7 1 0 0
3 Washington State 3 8 -5 -0.63 0 6 1 0 0
4 UTEP 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
5 Ball State 2 9 1 0.11 0 13 1 1 0
5 Sacramento State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
7 Southern Miss 1 3 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
8 California 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
9 Northern Illinois 1 3 4 1.33 0 4 0 0 0
10 Ohio 3 5 5 1.00 0 5 0 0 0
11 Kent State 1 7 9 1.29 0 5 0 0 0
12 UAB 1 3 10 3.33 0 8 1 0 0
13 Western Kentucky 3 16 11 0.69 0 8 1 0 0
13 Clemson 2 14 11 0.79 0 10 1 1 0
15 Charlotte 1 1 12 12.00 0 12 1 1 0
16 Alabama 6 27 14 0.52 0 20 5 3 1
17 Iowa 3 6 15 2.50 0 9 0 0 0
18 Kansas 3 10 20 2.00 0 13 1 1 0
18 Air Force 4 8 20 2.50 0 13 2 1 0
20 TCU 3 18 21 1.17 1 14 1 1 0
21 Maryland 4 12 22 1.83 1 11 2 2 0
21 Buffalo 3 11 22 2.00 0 7 0 0 0
23 Miami (FL) 7 30 23 0.77 0 7 1 0 0
23 Duke 3 22 23 1.05 0 7 1 0 0
25 Sam Houston State 1 5 25 5.00 0 14 2 1 0
26 Navy 3 7 26 3.71 0 10 1 1 0
27 Arkansas 2 14 27 1.93 0 11 0 1 0
27 Eastern Michigan 2 10 27 2.70 0 12 2 1 0
29 LSU 6 36 35 0.97 1 34 4 1 1
30 Minnesota 3 29 37 1.28 1 18 4 3 0
31 Missouri 4 30 38 1.27 0 10 4 1 0
31 UCF 5 30 38 1.27 1 13 2 1 0
33 Army 3 7 41 5.86 2 24 2 2 1
34 Massachusetts 4 14 42 3.00 0 24 2 1 1
35 Wisconsin 4 25 43 1.72 0 7 4 0 0
36 New Mexico 5 28 45 1.61 0 14 4 2 0
36 SMU 5 28 45 1.61 0 15 2 3 0
36 Old Dominion 2 20 45 2.25 0 16 3 3 0
36 Michigan 3 16 45 2.81 1 9 3 0 0
36 Kennesaw State 2 13 45 3.46 1 20 2 1 1
41 Colorado 1 7 46 6.57 0 16 2 2 0
42 Bowling Green 2 10 47 4.70 0 9 3 0 0
43 New Mexico State 3 21 49 2.33 1 18 3 3 0
43 Texas A&M 4 20 49 2.45 0 13 2 1 0
45 Texas Tech 6 21 50 2.38 0 17 1 2 0
45 Oklahoma State 5 21 50 2.38 1 12 3 2 0
47 Baylor 5 27 51 1.89 0 13 5 4 0
48 Connecticut 4 20 52 2.60 1 10 2 1 0
49 Utah State 1 7 54 7.71 0 22 3 2 1
50 Wake Forest 5 21 57 2.71 1 11 5 1 0
50 Virginia 4 15 57 3.80 0 14 2 1 0
52 Notre Dame 6 30 60 2.00 1 15 5 2 0
53 San Jose State 3 28 61 2.18 0 13 5 2 0
54 Marshall 2 14 62 4.43 1 12 3 1 0
55 Coastal Carolina 3 20 63 3.15 1 32 4 3 1
55 Missouri State 3 14 63 4.50 1 21 3 2 1
55 Georgia State 4 13 63 4.85 0 17 4 4 0
55 Central Michigan 2 10 63 6.30 0 11 4 3 0
59 Ole Miss 5 26 67 2.58 0 13 4 2 0
60 Temple 2 19 69 3.63 2 15 5 2 0
61 Arizona State 4 31 70 2.26 0 11 5 3 0
62 Miami (OH) 3 28 71 2.54 1 11 7 3 0
62 UNLV 3 24 71 2.96 0 16 5 4 0
62 Mississippi State 4 16 71 4.44 0 14 3 1 0
62 Penn State 4 16 71 4.44 0 17 4 3 0
66 Troy 5 23 72 3.13 0 14 6 1 0
67 Indiana 5 29 74 2.55 1 17 5 4 0
67 USF 4 20 74 3.70 0 50 4 3 1
67 San Diego State 2 14 74 5.29 1 16 3 2 0
70 Michigan State 3 24 75 3.13 2 16 7 4 0
71 Kentucky 4 21 77 3.67 0 26 6 3 1
72 Arkansas State 2 21 78 3.71 0 15 3 3 0
73 Louisiana Tech 4 25 80 3.20 1 22 7 2 1
74 Syracuse 5 19 81 4.26 1 20 3 1 1
75 FIU 4 32 83 2.59 0 12 5 3 0
76 Delaware 3 18 85 4.72 0 21 6 4 1
77 Vanderbilt 3 30 86 2.87 1 16 7 4 0
78 Boise State 7 30 87 2.90 0 14 7 2 0
79 Virginia Tech 5 39 89 2.28 3 21 5 4 2
79 Northwestern 5 34 89 2.62 2 28 9 3 1
79 West Virginia 4 19 89 4.68 0 48 5 3 1
82 Purdue 3 26 91 3.50 0 14 5 3 0
83 BYU 6 30 94 3.13 0 21 6 4 2
84 Memphis 5 27 96 3.56 1 22 6 3 1
85 Stanford 4 28 97 3.46 1 26 5 3 1
85 Oregon State 5 12 97 8.08 1 46 2 2 1
87 Nebraska 6 39 99 2.54 1 13 9 3 0
88 Cincinnati 4 19 100 5.26 2 21 7 4 1
89 Hawaii 3 26 104 4.00 1 25 7 3 1
90 Rice 3 32 107 3.34 1 16 8 5 0
91 North Dakota State 6 45 108 2.40 0 13 5 3 0
92 Oregon 2 13 114 8.77 2 75 4 2 1
93 Georgia 6 23 115 5.00 1 58 5 2 2
93 Louisiana-Monroe 1 13 115 8.85 1 35 5 4 2
95 Iowa State 4 25 117 4.68 3 37 6 2 2
96 Pittsburgh 7 50 118 2.36 1 20 13 10 1
97 Kansas State 4 24 121 5.04 0 33 6 6 2
98 South Carolina 5 52 125 2.40 1 20 10 3 1
98 Louisiana 5 40 125 3.13 3 24 6 4 1
100 Fresno State 3 22 127 5.77 1 50 5 3 2
101 Louisville 4 27 128 4.74 0 34 7 6 1
102 Toledo 4 20 130 6.50 2 66 3 3 3
103 Auburn 4 42 131 3.12 1 17 13 4 0
104 Florida 4 35 133 3.80 3 16 10 4 0
105 Texas State 5 29 134 4.62 1 18 9 5 0
106 East Carolina 4 44 135 3.07 0 22 8 4 3
107 Oklahoma 3 32 145 4.53 0 23 6 6 2
108 Georgia Southern 4 45 147 3.27 1 26 10 4 1
109 Tulane 1 25 148 5.92 0 17 11 8 0
110 NC State 3 34 149 4.38 1 23 8 7 2
111 Western Michigan 4 50 156 3.12 1 11 11 2 0
112 Utah 6 46 158 3.43 1 18 7 4 0
112 South Alabama 5 40 158 3.95 3 31 8 7 1
114 Georgia Tech 4 31 161 5.19 0 24 10 7 1
115 Ohio State 6 44 169 3.84 3 37 10 6 2
115 Nevada 4 39 169 4.33 2 23 8 5 2
117 Washington 5 50 170 3.40 3 17 11 5 0
118 Florida State 5 32 177 5.53 1 97 5 4 1
119 Boston College 5 42 178 4.24 0 17 12 5 0
120 Arizona 6 53 183 3.45 3 24 12 6 2
121 UCLA 7 61 184 3.02 3 17 11 5 0
122 Liberty 6 56 185 3.30 0 20 17 9 2
123 Appalachian State 4 31 186 6.00 2 45 11 6 2
124 Illinois 4 38 190 5.00 2 19 13 6 0
125 Jacksonville State 5 43 200 4.65 0 28 13 6 1
126 Texas 6 43 206 4.79 0 42 8 6 2
127 Colorado State 4 48 220 4.58 4 16 13 6 0
127 UTSA 3 47 220 4.68 4 59 10 4 2
129 Middle Tennessee State 3 28 221 7.89 2 46 11 8 3
130 North Carolina 4 58 225 3.88 1 19 18 6 0
130 USC 5 52 225 4.33 3 49 14 6 1
132 Houston 8 49 237 4.84 3 29 15 11 3
133 Wyoming 4 44 243 5.52 0 28 15 9 2
134 Tennessee 5 39 252 6.46 1 57 13 10 5
135 James Madison 8 74 265 3.58 1 41 11 5 1
136 North Texas 6 73 285 3.90 2 33 17 9 2
137 Tulsa 6 64 314 4.91 1 19 19 10 0
138 Florida Atlantic 5 40 348 8.70 5 74 10 8 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards