2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UTEP 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
1 Sacramento State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
1 California 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
1 Kennesaw State 1 1 3 3.00 1 3 0 0 0
1 Charlotte 1 1 12 12.00 0 12 1 1 0
6 Rutgers 1 3 -10 -3.33 0 7 1 0 0
6 Southern Miss 1 3 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
6 Northern Illinois 1 3 4 1.33 0 4 0 0 0
6 UAB 1 3 10 3.33 0 8 1 0 0
10 Ball State 1 4 15 3.75 0 13 1 1 0
11 Akron 1 5 -11 -2.20 0 3 0 0 0
11 Buffalo 2 5 3 0.60 0 3 0 0 0
11 Ohio 3 5 5 1.00 0 5 0 0 0
11 Sam Houston State 1 5 25 5.00 0 14 2 1 0
15 Iowa 3 6 15 2.50 0 9 0 0 0
16 Kent State 1 7 9 1.29 0 5 0 0 0
16 Navy 3 7 26 3.71 0 10 1 1 0
16 Army 3 7 41 5.86 2 24 2 2 1
16 Colorado 1 7 46 6.57 0 16 2 2 0
16 Utah State 1 7 54 7.71 0 22 3 2 1
16 Toledo 3 7 67 9.57 1 66 1 1 1
22 Washington State 3 8 -5 -0.63 0 6 1 0 0
22 Air Force 4 8 20 2.50 0 13 2 1 0
24 Kansas 3 10 20 2.00 0 13 1 1 0
24 Eastern Michigan 2 10 27 2.70 0 12 2 1 0
24 Delaware 2 10 42 4.20 0 13 3 3 0
24 Bowling Green 2 10 47 4.70 0 9 3 0 0
24 Central Michigan 2 10 63 6.30 0 11 4 3 0
29 Maryland 4 12 22 1.83 1 11 2 2 0
29 Oregon 1 12 39 3.25 1 11 3 1 0
29 Missouri State 2 12 45 3.75 1 21 2 1 1
29 Oregon State 5 12 97 8.08 1 46 2 2 1
33 Georgia State 4 13 63 4.85 0 17 4 4 0
33 Louisiana-Monroe 1 13 115 8.85 1 35 5 4 2
35 Clemson 2 14 11 0.79 0 10 1 1 0
35 Arkansas 2 14 27 1.93 0 11 0 1 0
35 Massachusetts 4 14 42 3.00 0 24 2 1 1
35 Marshall 2 14 62 4.43 1 12 3 1 0
35 San Diego State 2 14 74 5.29 1 16 3 2 0
40 Virginia 4 15 57 3.80 0 14 2 1 0
41 Western Kentucky 3 16 11 0.69 0 8 1 0 0
41 Michigan 3 16 45 2.81 1 9 3 0 0
41 Mississippi State 4 16 71 4.44 0 14 3 1 0
41 Penn State 4 16 71 4.44 0 17 4 3 0
41 Cincinnati 3 16 80 5.00 2 21 6 3 1
46 TCU 3 18 21 1.17 1 14 1 1 0
46 Wisconsin 3 18 49 2.72 0 6 2 0 0
46 Arkansas State 1 18 61 3.39 0 15 3 2 0
46 Kentucky 3 18 76 4.22 0 26 6 3 1
50 Oklahoma State 4 19 48 2.53 1 12 3 2 0
50 Temple 2 19 69 3.63 2 15 5 2 0
50 Syracuse 5 19 81 4.26 1 20 3 1 1
50 West Virginia 4 19 89 4.68 0 48 5 3 1
54 New Mexico 4 20 23 1.15 0 14 3 1 0
54 Baylor 4 20 40 2.00 0 13 3 4 0
54 Old Dominion 2 20 45 2.25 0 16 3 3 0
54 Texas A&M 4 20 49 2.45 0 13 2 1 0
54 Connecticut 4 20 52 2.60 1 10 2 1 0
54 Coastal Carolina 3 20 63 3.15 1 32 4 3 1
54 USF 4 20 74 3.70 0 50 4 3 1
61 New Mexico State 3 21 49 2.33 1 18 3 3 0
61 Texas Tech 6 21 50 2.38 0 17 1 2 0
61 Wake Forest 5 21 57 2.71 1 11 5 1 0
61 Troy 4 21 62 2.95 0 14 5 1 0
65 Duke 3 22 23 1.05 0 7 1 0 0
65 Hawaii 2 22 94 4.27 1 25 6 3 1
65 Fresno State 3 22 127 5.77 1 50 5 3 2
68 Alabama 5 23 7 0.30 0 20 5 2 1
68 Louisiana Tech 3 23 73 3.17 1 22 7 2 1
68 Oklahoma 2 23 97 4.22 0 23 4 5 2
68 Georgia 6 23 115 5.00 1 58 5 2 2
72 UNLV 3 24 71 2.96 0 16 5 4 0
72 Michigan State 3 24 75 3.13 2 16 7 4 0
72 Kansas State 4 24 121 5.04 0 33 6 6 2
75 Iowa State 4 25 117 4.68 3 37 6 2 2
75 Texas State 4 25 121 4.84 1 18 7 5 0
75 Tulane 1 25 148 5.92 0 17 11 8 0
78 SMU 4 26 41 1.58 0 15 2 3 0
78 Vanderbilt 2 26 54 2.08 1 16 5 3 0
78 Ole Miss 5 26 67 2.58 0 13 4 2 0
78 Boise State 6 26 85 3.27 0 14 6 2 0
78 Purdue 3 26 91 3.50 0 14 5 3 0
83 Florida Atlantic 4 27 73 2.70 1 13 4 3 0
83 Rice 2 27 96 3.56 1 16 6 4 0
83 Memphis 5 27 96 3.56 1 22 6 3 1
83 Georgia Tech 3 27 111 4.11 0 14 7 4 0
83 Louisville 4 27 128 4.74 0 34 7 6 1
88 LSU 5 28 -9 -0.32 0 9 1 0 0
88 Miami (FL) 6 28 16 0.57 0 7 1 0 0
88 San Jose State 3 28 61 2.18 0 13 5 2 0
88 Miami (OH) 3 28 71 2.54 1 11 7 3 0
88 Stanford 4 28 97 3.46 1 26 5 3 1
88 Middle Tennessee State 3 28 221 7.89 2 46 11 8 3
94 UCF 4 29 34 1.17 1 13 2 1 0
94 Minnesota 3 29 37 1.28 1 18 4 3 0
94 Indiana 5 29 74 2.55 1 17 5 4 0
94 Arizona State 3 29 85 2.93 0 11 5 3 0
98 Missouri 4 30 38 1.27 0 10 4 1 0
98 Notre Dame 6 30 60 2.00 1 15 5 2 0
98 BYU 6 30 94 3.13 0 21 6 4 2
101 Appalachian State 4 31 186 6.00 2 45 11 6 2
102 FIU 4 32 83 2.59 0 12 5 3 0
102 Florida State 5 32 177 5.53 1 97 5 4 1
104 Northwestern 4 33 106 3.21 2 28 9 3 1
105 North Texas 4 34 75 2.21 0 13 5 2 0
105 NC State 3 34 149 4.38 1 23 8 7 2
105 Nevada 3 34 150 4.41 2 23 8 5 2
108 Florida 4 35 133 3.80 3 16 10 4 0
108 Colorado State 3 35 166 4.74 3 16 10 6 0
110 North Carolina 3 36 125 3.47 0 17 11 3 0
111 South Carolina 4 37 56 1.51 0 17 5 1 0
112 Jacksonville State 4 38 163 4.29 0 16 12 5 0
112 Texas 5 38 188 4.95 0 42 7 5 2
112 Illinois 4 38 190 5.00 2 19 13 6 0
115 Virginia Tech 5 39 89 2.28 3 21 5 4 2
115 Nebraska 6 39 99 2.54 1 13 9 3 0
115 Boston College 4 39 166 4.26 0 17 11 5 0
115 Tennessee 5 39 252 6.46 1 57 13 10 5
119 Louisiana 5 40 125 3.13 3 24 6 4 1
119 South Alabama 5 40 158 3.95 3 31 8 7 1
121 Auburn 4 42 131 3.12 1 17 13 4 0
122 East Carolina 4 44 135 3.07 0 22 8 4 3
122 Ohio State 6 44 169 3.84 3 37 10 6 2
122 UTSA 2 44 210 4.77 4 59 10 4 2
122 Wyoming 4 44 243 5.52 0 28 15 9 2
126 North Dakota State 6 45 108 2.40 0 13 5 3 0
126 Georgia Southern 4 45 147 3.27 1 26 10 4 1
126 Utah 5 45 157 3.49 1 18 7 4 0
129 Houston 7 46 187 4.07 2 29 12 8 2
130 Pittsburgh 7 50 118 2.36 1 20 13 10 1
130 Western Michigan 4 50 156 3.12 1 11 11 2 0
130 Washington 5 50 170 3.40 3 17 11 5 0
133 Arizona 5 52 183 3.52 3 24 12 6 2
133 USC 5 52 225 4.33 3 49 14 6 1
135 Liberty 6 56 185 3.30 0 20 17 9 2
136 UCLA 6 59 179 3.03 3 17 11 5 0
137 James Madison 7 61 229 3.75 0 41 10 4 1
138 Tulsa 6 64 314 4.91 1 19 19 10 0
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards