2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Old Dominion 3 8 11 1.38 0 7 0 0 0
2 Utah 4 14 12 0.86 0 11 1 1 0
3 Arkansas 3 9 14 1.56 1 6 2 0 0
4 Pittsburgh 5 30 17 0.57 0 10 4 1 0
5 Sacramento State 1 3 19 6.33 0 15 1 1 0
6 Oklahoma 2 18 23 1.28 0 10 3 1 0
7 Northern Illinois 2 12 26 2.17 0 14 3 2 0
7 Rutgers 2 6 26 4.33 0 10 1 1 0
9 Florida 5 20 29 1.45 0 9 2 0 0
10 Maryland 3 15 32 2.13 1 19 2 1 0
11 Appalachian State 3 16 34 2.13 0 8 1 0 0
12 Iowa 4 15 35 2.33 0 8 1 0 0
13 Connecticut 4 14 37 2.64 0 8 2 0 0
14 East Carolina 3 22 40 1.82 1 10 1 1 0
15 Hawaii 2 12 41 3.42 1 15 4 2 0
16 Wisconsin 4 16 44 2.75 0 9 3 0 0
17 Oklahoma State 3 27 46 1.70 0 12 2 2 0
18 Miami (FL) 5 19 47 2.47 0 27 4 1 1
19 South Carolina 4 25 48 1.92 0 16 4 1 0
19 Fresno State 4 23 48 2.09 0 14 3 1 0
19 New Mexico State 2 16 48 3.00 1 18 3 1 0
19 Navy 2 7 48 6.86 1 48 3 1 1
23 Indiana 5 25 54 2.16 0 9 3 0 0
23 Georgia 5 21 54 2.57 0 16 2 2 0
25 Massachusetts 4 33 55 1.67 0 14 4 1 0
26 Alabama 4 19 57 3.00 0 13 2 2 0
27 Penn State 4 12 58 4.83 0 22 2 2 1
28 Vanderbilt 3 18 60 3.33 0 19 5 5 0
29 Mississippi State 3 27 63 2.33 0 11 7 1 0
29 Missouri State 2 14 63 4.50 0 21 3 2 1
31 LSU 4 25 64 2.56 0 16 4 3 0
31 Stanford 2 24 64 2.67 1 46 6 3 2
33 Duke 4 30 69 2.30 0 8 5 0 0
33 Oregon State 5 28 69 2.46 1 11 5 2 0
33 Kent State 2 24 69 2.88 1 11 5 2 0
36 Washington 4 31 71 2.29 1 17 6 4 0
36 New Mexico 4 11 71 6.45 0 54 2 2 1
38 North Dakota State 5 34 72 2.12 1 17 5 3 0
38 Boise State 4 29 72 2.48 1 11 4 2 0
40 Cincinnati 4 23 75 3.26 0 8 4 0 0
41 Kennesaw State 3 28 78 2.79 2 9 2 0 0
42 Baylor 4 33 79 2.39 1 15 9 5 0
43 Delaware 3 27 80 2.96 1 15 4 2 0
44 Notre Dame 5 32 82 2.56 0 12 5 2 0
45 Texas 3 52 84 1.62 0 15 10 5 0
46 Illinois 3 24 85 3.54 0 29 3 3 1
47 Nebraska 5 27 86 3.19 0 19 5 3 0
48 Georgia Southern 3 25 88 3.52 0 15 7 3 0
48 Akron 3 13 88 6.77 1 55 3 2 1
50 Ohio State 5 32 90 2.81 1 11 6 2 0
51 Minnesota 4 26 93 3.58 1 14 6 3 0
52 Tennessee 4 33 94 2.85 1 17 6 3 0
52 Army 3 17 94 5.53 1 18 6 4 0
54 Louisiana-Monroe 1 23 95 4.13 0 14 8 2 0
55 Clemson 4 29 97 3.34 0 16 8 2 0
55 Texas A&M 4 22 97 4.41 0 19 8 5 0
55 Miami (OH) 4 21 97 4.62 3 53 4 2 1
58 Texas Tech 5 24 99 4.13 0 20 8 5 1
59 James Madison 5 40 100 2.50 1 10 7 1 0
59 Missouri 4 37 100 2.70 1 17 8 4 0
61 Tulsa 4 49 101 2.06 0 14 9 3 0
61 Buffalo 3 43 101 2.35 1 15 6 4 0
61 Colorado State 2 20 101 5.05 1 36 7 4 1
64 Kansas 4 20 103 5.15 1 64 3 2 1
65 FIU 3 24 105 4.38 0 21 6 2 1
66 UCLA 4 38 107 2.82 1 20 8 7 1
66 Florida State 5 30 107 3.57 2 21 8 5 1
68 Houston 5 30 108 3.60 4 29 5 4 2
68 Central Michigan 4 18 108 6.00 1 20 7 4 1
70 Virginia Tech 5 26 109 4.19 2 45 6 5 2
71 Troy 5 27 112 4.15 1 50 6 4 1
71 Michigan State 3 16 112 7.00 1 71 4 3 2
73 Ohio 4 54 113 2.09 2 24 5 1 1
74 Florida Atlantic 4 33 114 3.45 1 48 5 4 2
74 UTEP 2 29 114 3.93 2 16 6 2 0
76 Virginia 4 22 115 5.23 2 23 5 4 1
76 NC State 3 20 115 5.75 1 70 5 3 2
78 Charlotte 1 23 116 5.04 3 56 4 1 1
79 USC 6 46 120 2.61 1 13 7 3 0
79 Boston College 4 30 120 4.00 1 22 5 4 1
81 San Diego State 3 31 121 3.90 0 19 10 3 0
82 TCU 4 31 122 3.94 1 34 5 4 1
83 Arizona State 2 11 126 11.45 1 63 5 3 1
84 Kansas State 4 25 127 5.08 1 53 3 2 1
85 Utah State 4 33 130 3.94 2 30 8 4 2
86 Ball State 3 20 131 6.55 0 50 4 4 1
87 Louisiana 5 41 136 3.32 1 28 7 4 1
88 Arizona 5 38 137 3.61 1 21 9 5 2
88 Rice 3 20 137 6.85 1 45 7 5 2
90 Wake Forest 4 57 139 2.44 2 25 12 5 1
90 Colorado 4 39 139 3.56 0 35 7 5 2
92 Wyoming 3 22 140 6.36 1 34 9 6 1
93 Kentucky 5 31 141 4.55 2 74 4 3 1
94 Purdue 4 34 144 4.24 3 18 9 5 0
95 BYU 5 49 145 2.96 0 20 10 6 1
95 Southern Miss 2 22 145 6.59 1 74 5 3 1
97 Syracuse 3 29 147 5.07 1 71 8 4 1
98 Toledo 5 31 150 4.84 1 27 7 5 3
99 Middle Tennessee State 4 31 152 4.90 3 21 10 5 1
100 Northwestern 3 31 153 4.94 0 16 8 5 0
101 Georgia Tech 4 56 156 2.79 1 16 12 2 0
101 Eastern Michigan 5 39 156 4.00 1 13 7 3 0
103 Western Kentucky 3 18 157 8.72 0 48 6 4 2
104 Coastal Carolina 3 29 159 5.48 1 45 8 4 1
105 Bowling Green 2 45 165 3.67 1 30 8 7 2
105 North Texas 3 40 165 4.13 4 26 8 8 1
105 Texas State 4 38 165 4.34 4 25 11 6 1
108 Oregon 4 36 166 4.61 1 27 10 5 2
108 Louisiana Tech 1 20 166 8.30 2 54 6 4 4
110 Jacksonville State 5 51 172 3.37 2 15 14 5 0
110 Georgia State 5 36 172 4.78 2 63 7 7 2
112 Auburn 4 61 174 2.85 1 25 12 3 1
113 North Carolina 4 47 185 3.94 1 48 9 2 2
114 UNLV 4 34 191 5.62 2 36 8 6 2
115 Tulane 3 40 195 4.88 1 23 12 7 1
116 Liberty 5 38 197 5.18 2 65 9 8 2
117 Ole Miss 3 39 199 5.10 2 41 9 6 3
118 Louisville 5 44 200 4.55 3 25 12 4 1
119 Air Force 3 33 202 6.12 2 57 9 5 2
120 Sam Houston State 3 32 206 6.44 2 56 8 7 3
121 Washington State 3 44 210 4.77 2 54 10 6 1
122 California 4 39 213 5.46 4 42 12 7 4
123 Iowa State 4 45 226 5.02 3 32 11 6 3
124 Western Michigan 4 45 230 5.11 2 29 11 9 1
125 Memphis 5 37 234 6.32 3 71 13 10 3
126 Marshall 4 44 249 5.66 0 32 13 6 3
127 Michigan 5 85 252 2.96 0 31 15 5 2
128 UTSA 5 57 261 4.58 2 65 10 4 2
129 UCF 3 49 267 5.45 3 78 10 4 2
130 Temple 5 54 274 5.07 3 21 18 8 1
131 West Virginia 5 42 286 6.81 3 63 11 9 4
132 San Jose State 5 66 300 4.55 2 50 21 9 2
133 UAB 3 69 307 4.45 2 42 20 10 1
134 Arkansas State 5 57 313 5.49 4 36 20 9 1
135 Nevada 3 69 340 4.93 2 34 17 7 2
136 South Alabama 6 48 395 8.23 5 80 10 8 4
137 USF 6 85 441 5.19 4 53 25 13 4
138 SMU 5 75 455 6.07 5 58 20 13 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards