2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 4 20 -21 -1.05 0 7 0 0 0
2 Akron 1 5 -11 -2.20 0 3 0 0 0
3 Rutgers 1 3 -10 -3.33 0 7 1 0 0
4 Washington State 3 8 -5 -0.63 0 6 1 0 0
5 Ohio 1 2 -4 -2.00 0 0 0 0 0
5 Western Kentucky 2 6 -4 -0.67 0 1 0 0 0
7 UTEP 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
7 Coastal Carolina 1 3 -2 -0.67 0 6 0 0 0
7 Kansas 2 6 -2 -0.33 0 7 0 0 0
10 Buffalo 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
10 Sacramento State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
12 Southern Miss 1 3 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
13 California 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
13 Kennesaw State 1 1 3 3.00 1 3 0 0 0
15 Northern Illinois 1 3 4 1.33 0 4 0 0 0
15 East Carolina 1 3 4 1.33 0 6 0 0 0
17 Alabama 5 23 7 0.30 0 20 5 2 1
18 San Diego State 1 4 8 2.00 0 4 0 0 0
18 Bowling Green 1 3 8 2.67 0 6 1 0 0
20 Georgia 4 16 9 0.56 1 9 2 0 0
20 Maryland 3 9 9 1.00 1 11 1 1 0
20 Kent State 1 7 9 1.29 0 5 0 0 0
23 UAB 1 3 10 3.33 0 8 1 0 0
24 Clemson 1 13 11 0.85 0 10 1 1 0
25 TCU 2 8 13 1.63 1 14 1 1 0
26 Iowa 3 6 15 2.50 0 9 0 0 0
26 Ball State 1 4 15 3.75 0 13 1 1 0
28 New Mexico State 2 16 18 1.13 0 13 1 1 0
28 Michigan 2 9 18 2.00 0 8 2 0 0
30 Miami (FL) 5 27 22 0.81 0 7 1 0 0
30 Arizona 4 10 22 2.20 0 24 2 2 1
32 Duke 3 22 23 1.05 0 7 1 0 0
32 New Mexico 4 20 23 1.15 0 14 3 1 0
32 Syracuse 3 8 23 2.88 0 9 0 0 0
35 Navy 1 5 24 4.80 0 10 1 1 0
36 Air Force 3 7 25 3.57 0 13 2 1 0
36 Sam Houston State 1 5 25 5.00 0 14 2 1 0
38 Arkansas 2 14 27 1.93 0 11 0 1 0
38 Eastern Michigan 2 10 27 2.70 0 12 2 1 0
40 Wyoming 2 12 30 2.50 0 11 3 1 0
41 Army 2 4 31 7.75 1 24 1 1 1
42 UCF 4 29 34 1.17 1 13 2 1 0
43 San Jose State 2 12 36 3.00 0 9 1 0 0
44 Minnesota 3 29 37 1.28 1 18 4 3 0
44 Western Michigan 2 9 37 4.11 0 11 2 1 0
46 SMU 3 23 38 1.65 0 15 1 2 0
47 Oregon 1 12 39 3.25 1 11 3 1 0
48 Baylor 4 20 40 2.00 0 13 3 4 0
48 Texas Tech 5 19 40 2.11 0 17 1 1 0
50 Massachusetts 4 14 42 3.00 0 24 2 1 1
50 Delaware 2 10 42 4.20 0 13 3 3 0
52 Old Dominion 2 20 45 2.25 0 16 3 3 0
52 Missouri State 2 12 45 3.75 1 21 2 1 1
54 Nebraska 5 30 46 1.53 1 11 4 1 0
54 Colorado 1 7 46 6.57 0 16 2 2 0
54 Stanford 2 4 46 11.50 0 26 2 2 1
57 Missouri 3 26 48 1.85 0 10 4 1 0
57 Houston 5 26 48 1.85 1 19 5 1 0
59 Wisconsin 3 18 49 2.72 0 6 2 0 0
59 Oklahoma State 3 17 49 2.88 1 12 3 2 0
61 Miami (OH) 1 16 52 3.25 1 11 5 3 0
62 Texas A&M 3 17 53 3.12 0 13 2 1 0
62 Virginia 3 12 53 4.42 0 14 1 1 0
64 Notre Dame 5 28 54 1.93 1 15 5 2 0
64 Vanderbilt 2 26 54 2.08 1 16 5 3 0
64 UCLA 4 26 54 2.08 2 12 4 2 0
64 Michigan State 2 20 54 2.70 1 16 5 3 0
64 Arizona State 2 18 54 3.00 0 10 2 2 0
64 Ole Miss 3 17 54 3.18 0 13 3 1 0
64 Utah State 1 7 54 7.71 0 22 3 2 1
71 Boise State 5 20 55 2.75 0 14 3 1 0
71 Wake Forest 3 19 55 2.89 1 11 5 1 0
71 Rice 1 16 55 3.44 0 16 3 1 0
71 Hawaii 1 13 55 4.23 0 13 5 2 0
75 South Carolina 3 32 56 1.75 0 17 4 1 0
75 North Texas 3 24 56 2.33 0 13 4 1 0
75 Connecticut 3 18 56 3.11 1 10 2 1 0
78 North Dakota State 5 36 60 1.67 0 8 3 0 0
79 Troy 4 21 62 2.95 0 14 5 1 0
79 Marshall 2 14 62 4.43 1 12 3 1 0
81 Louisiana Tech 2 18 63 3.50 1 22 6 2 1
81 Georgia State 4 13 63 4.85 0 17 4 4 0
81 Central Michigan 2 10 63 6.30 0 11 4 3 0
84 Louisiana 3 27 65 2.41 1 11 2 1 0
85 Toledo 2 6 66 11.00 1 66 1 1 1
86 FIU 3 30 68 2.27 0 12 4 2 0
87 Temple 2 19 69 3.63 2 15 5 2 0
88 UNLV 3 24 71 2.96 0 16 5 4 0
88 Mississippi State 4 16 71 4.44 0 14 3 1 0
88 Penn State 4 16 71 4.44 0 17 4 3 0
91 Utah 3 21 72 3.43 0 18 4 2 0
91 Texas 3 18 72 4.00 0 22 3 2 1
93 Florida Atlantic 4 27 73 2.70 1 13 4 3 0
93 BYU 5 20 73 3.65 0 21 5 4 2
95 Indiana 5 29 74 2.55 1 17 5 4 0
96 USF 3 15 75 5.00 0 50 3 2 1
97 Georgia Tech 2 21 76 3.62 0 12 4 1 0
97 Kentucky 3 18 76 4.22 0 26 6 3 1
99 Purdue 2 21 78 3.71 0 14 5 3 0
100 Cincinnati 3 16 80 5.00 2 21 6 3 1
101 North Carolina 2 25 81 3.24 0 17 8 2 0
101 Kansas State 3 20 81 4.05 0 30 5 5 1
101 Nevada 1 17 81 4.76 1 23 4 3 2
104 Memphis 4 20 82 4.10 1 22 5 3 1
105 Virginia Tech 4 30 85 2.83 3 21 5 4 2
106 Middle Tennessee State 1 11 87 7.91 1 46 3 1 1
107 West Virginia 4 19 89 4.68 0 48 5 3 1
108 Oregon State 3 10 90 9.00 1 46 2 2 1
109 Pittsburgh 5 40 95 2.38 0 20 12 9 1
110 Oklahoma 2 23 97 4.22 0 23 4 5 2
111 Auburn 3 29 101 3.48 1 17 9 3 0
112 Northwestern 3 30 102 3.40 2 28 8 2 1
113 Boston College 3 29 104 3.59 0 17 7 3 0
114 Louisville 3 17 111 6.53 0 34 4 5 1
115 Louisiana-Monroe 1 13 115 8.85 1 35 5 4 2
116 Texas State 3 23 116 5.04 1 18 7 5 0
117 Iowa State 4 25 117 4.68 3 37 6 2 2
118 Fresno State 3 22 127 5.77 1 50 5 3 2
119 Georgia Southern 3 32 135 4.22 1 26 10 4 1
120 Liberty 5 41 136 3.32 0 20 13 7 2
121 Florida 3 34 139 4.09 3 16 10 4 0
122 Ohio State 4 32 140 4.38 2 37 8 5 2
122 Appalachian State 3 25 140 5.60 1 45 9 4 1
124 Tulsa 4 30 145 4.83 0 19 8 5 0
125 NC State 3 34 149 4.38 1 23 8 7 2
126 Jacksonville State 3 34 150 4.41 0 16 10 5 0
127 South Alabama 5 40 158 3.95 3 31 8 7 1
128 Washington 4 44 161 3.66 2 17 10 5 0
128 Illinois 3 30 161 5.37 1 19 11 5 0
130 Colorado State 3 35 166 4.74 3 16 10 6 0
131 Florida State 5 32 177 5.53 1 97 5 4 1
132 James Madison 5 47 191 4.06 0 41 8 4 1
133 Tennessee 4 28 208 7.43 0 57 11 8 5
134 UTSA 2 44 210 4.77 4 59 10 4 2
135 USC 4 46 217 4.72 3 49 13 6 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards