2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UTEP 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
1 California 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
3 Rutgers 1 3 -10 -3.33 0 7 1 0 0
3 Northern Illinois 1 3 4 1.33 0 4 0 0 0
5 Akron 1 5 -11 -2.20 0 3 0 0 0
5 Sam Houston State 1 5 25 5.00 0 14 2 1 0
7 Sacramento State 2 6 28 4.67 0 15 1 1 0
8 Kent State 1 7 9 1.29 0 5 0 0 0
8 Army 3 7 41 5.86 2 24 2 2 1
8 Colorado 1 7 46 6.57 0 16 2 2 0
11 Washington State 3 8 -5 -0.63 0 6 1 0 0
12 Ball State 2 9 1 0.11 0 13 1 1 0
13 Eastern Michigan 2 10 27 2.70 0 12 2 1 0
14 Buffalo 3 11 22 2.00 0 7 0 0 0
15 Oregon State 5 12 97 8.08 1 46 2 2 1
16 Charlotte 2 13 65 5.00 1 24 4 3 1
16 Louisiana-Monroe 1 13 115 8.85 1 35 5 4 2
18 Southern Miss 2 14 29 2.07 0 10 3 1 0
18 Massachusetts 4 14 42 3.00 0 24 2 1 1
18 Missouri State 3 14 63 4.50 1 21 3 2 1
21 Bowling Green 3 15 40 2.67 0 9 3 0 0
21 Virginia 4 15 57 3.80 0 14 2 1 0
21 Ohio 5 15 59 3.93 1 31 3 3 1
21 Central Michigan 4 15 70 4.67 0 11 4 3 0
25 Western Kentucky 3 16 11 0.69 0 8 1 0 0
25 Mississippi State 4 16 71 4.44 0 14 3 1 0
27 Navy 4 17 46 2.71 1 11 2 2 0
27 Kennesaw State 3 17 70 4.12 1 20 3 2 1
27 San Diego State 3 17 78 4.59 2 16 3 2 0
30 Arkansas 3 18 47 2.61 0 11 1 1 0
31 Kansas 4 19 52 2.74 0 13 2 1 0
31 Temple 2 19 69 3.63 2 15 5 2 0
31 UAB 3 19 78 4.11 0 42 5 1 1
31 West Virginia 4 19 89 4.68 0 48 5 3 1
31 Cincinnati 4 19 100 5.26 2 21 7 4 1
36 Texas A&M 4 20 49 2.45 0 13 2 1 0
36 Connecticut 4 20 52 2.60 1 10 2 1 0
38 New Mexico State 3 21 49 2.33 1 18 3 3 0
38 Kentucky 4 21 77 3.67 0 26 6 3 1
40 Delaware 4 22 115 5.23 1 21 8 5 1
41 TCU 4 23 36 1.57 1 16 2 2 0
41 Troy 5 23 72 3.13 0 14 6 1 0
41 Penn State 6 23 103 4.48 0 23 5 4 1
44 Wake Forest 7 24 56 2.33 1 11 5 1 0
44 USF 5 24 65 2.71 0 50 4 3 1
44 Georgia State 5 24 98 4.08 0 17 7 6 0
44 Kansas State 4 24 121 5.04 0 33 6 6 2
44 Oregon 4 24 129 5.38 2 75 6 4 1
49 Oklahoma State 6 25 70 2.80 1 12 4 2 0
49 Tulane 1 25 148 5.92 0 17 11 8 0
51 Syracuse 6 26 120 4.62 1 20 5 2 1
51 Michigan 4 26 125 4.81 2 54 4 2 2
53 UNLV 4 27 100 3.70 0 17 6 6 0
53 Purdue 4 27 106 3.93 1 15 6 4 0
55 Maryland 5 28 76 2.71 3 30 5 4 1
55 Michigan State 4 28 79 2.82 2 16 7 4 0
55 Marshall 3 28 89 3.18 2 16 5 3 0
55 Stanford 4 28 97 3.46 1 26 5 3 1
55 Georgia 8 28 135 4.82 1 58 6 3 2
60 Alabama 7 29 -1 -0.03 0 20 5 3 1
60 Minnesota 3 29 37 1.28 1 18 4 3 0
60 Indiana 5 29 74 2.55 1 17 5 4 0
60 Arkansas State 3 29 116 4.00 0 18 6 5 0
60 Toledo 6 29 155 5.34 3 66 7 3 3
65 Wisconsin 5 30 51 1.70 0 7 5 0 0
65 Utah State 3 30 65 2.17 0 22 5 4 1
65 Clemson 4 30 70 2.33 0 18 6 5 0
65 Fresno State 4 30 135 4.50 1 50 6 3 2
65 Louisville 6 30 136 4.53 0 34 7 6 1
70 Georgia Tech 4 31 161 5.19 0 24 10 7 1
70 Appalachian State 4 31 186 6.00 2 45 11 6 2
72 Miami (FL) 8 32 20 0.63 0 7 1 0 0
72 Rice 3 32 107 3.34 1 16 8 5 0
72 Hawaii 4 32 167 5.22 2 25 9 5 3
72 Florida State 5 32 177 5.53 1 97 5 4 1
76 Coastal Carolina 4 33 104 3.15 1 32 8 6 1
77 Old Dominion 3 34 67 1.97 0 16 5 5 0
77 Duke 5 34 81 2.38 0 21 3 2 1
77 FIU 5 34 83 2.44 0 12 5 3 0
80 Florida 4 35 133 3.80 3 16 10 4 0
81 LSU 6 36 35 0.97 1 34 4 1 1
81 Ole Miss 6 36 107 2.97 1 13 5 4 0
83 Vanderbilt 4 37 95 2.57 1 16 8 5 0
83 Iowa 5 37 113 3.05 0 11 5 3 0
83 Middle Tennessee State 4 37 304 8.22 3 46 13 10 4
86 Virginia Tech 5 39 89 2.28 3 21 5 4 2
86 UCF 6 39 90 2.31 2 16 6 3 0
86 Nebraska 6 39 99 2.54 1 13 9 3 0
86 BYU 7 39 125 3.21 0 21 8 4 2
86 Nevada 4 39 169 4.33 2 23 8 5 2
91 Arizona State 5 40 50 1.25 0 11 5 3 0
91 Texas Tech 8 40 154 3.85 1 44 4 4 2
91 South Alabama 5 40 158 3.95 3 31 8 7 1
91 Oklahoma 4 40 179 4.48 1 23 9 9 2
95 SMU 6 41 116 2.83 2 22 7 6 1
95 NC State 4 41 170 4.15 1 23 10 7 2
97 San Jose State 4 42 71 1.69 1 16 8 5 0
97 Auburn 4 42 131 3.12 1 17 13 4 0
97 Texas State 7 42 182 4.33 2 18 13 6 0
97 Air Force 6 42 214 5.10 4 46 11 5 3
101 Baylor 7 43 55 1.28 0 13 9 4 0
101 Jacksonville State 5 43 200 4.65 0 28 13 6 1
101 Boise State 9 43 217 5.05 2 35 11 5 3
101 Tennessee 6 43 261 6.07 1 57 14 10 5
105 Missouri 5 44 79 1.80 1 14 7 2 0
105 Louisiana 7 44 172 3.91 4 45 7 5 2
105 Illinois 5 44 218 4.95 2 19 14 7 0
108 Northwestern 6 45 159 3.53 2 35 13 6 2
109 Louisiana Tech 6 46 110 2.39 1 22 10 3 1
109 Notre Dame 8 46 111 2.41 1 15 6 3 0
109 Miami (OH) 4 46 129 2.80 2 27 9 4 1
112 New Mexico 7 47 28 0.60 0 14 4 2 0
112 Texas 7 47 209 4.45 0 42 9 6 2
112 UTSA 3 47 220 4.68 4 59 10 4 2
112 Iowa State 6 47 328 6.98 6 75 16 6 4
116 North Dakota State 7 48 106 2.21 0 13 5 3 0
116 Colorado State 4 48 220 4.58 4 16 13 6 0
118 Washington 5 50 170 3.40 3 17 11 5 0
118 Boston College 6 50 225 4.50 2 20 15 7 1
120 Florida Atlantic 6 51 421 8.25 6 74 12 10 6
121 Memphis 7 52 257 4.94 2 75 13 9 3
122 Ohio State 7 53 202 3.81 4 37 12 7 2
123 East Carolina 5 54 208 3.85 0 22 12 7 3
124 Western Michigan 6 60 179 2.98 1 15 13 4 0
125 South Carolina 7 61 157 2.57 1 20 13 4 1
126 Wyoming 5 62 275 4.44 1 28 17 11 2
127 Arizona 8 63 251 3.98 4 25 15 9 4
128 Pittsburgh 8 64 142 2.22 1 20 15 11 1
128 Utah 8 64 236 3.69 1 19 12 7 0
130 Tulsa 7 65 316 4.86 1 19 19 10 0
131 Georgia Southern 6 66 206 3.12 2 45 15 7 2
131 Houston 9 66 282 4.27 3 29 18 12 3
133 Liberty 8 70 200 2.86 0 20 19 10 2
134 USC 6 71 360 5.07 3 49 20 11 2
135 North Carolina 5 72 310 4.31 2 25 23 9 1
136 UCLA 9 83 242 2.92 4 17 15 7 0
137 James Madison 9 85 282 3.32 2 41 12 5 1
138 North Texas 7 88 333 3.78 3 33 20 10 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards