2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Rutgers 3 10 47 4.70 0 17 2 3 0
2 Northern Illinois 2 12 26 2.17 0 14 3 2 0
3 Iowa 4 15 35 2.33 0 8 1 0 0
3 New Mexico 5 15 84 5.60 0 54 2 2 1
5 Wisconsin 4 16 44 2.75 0 9 3 0 0
5 Sacramento State 2 16 88 5.50 1 15 4 2 0
7 Central Michigan 4 18 108 6.00 1 20 7 4 1
8 Arizona State 3 19 146 7.68 1 63 8 5 2
9 Old Dominion 5 20 74 3.70 1 14 4 2 0
9 Colorado State 2 20 101 5.05 1 36 7 4 1
11 New Mexico State 3 21 30 1.43 1 18 3 1 0
12 Southern Miss 2 22 145 6.59 1 74 5 3 1
13 Louisiana-Monroe 1 23 95 4.13 0 14 8 2 0
14 Kent State 2 24 69 2.88 1 11 5 2 0
15 Alabama 5 25 97 3.88 1 17 4 4 0
16 Minnesota 4 26 93 3.58 1 14 6 3 0
17 Mississippi State 3 27 63 2.33 0 11 7 1 0
17 Arkansas 5 27 66 2.44 3 17 5 2 0
17 Texas Tech 6 27 106 3.93 0 20 8 5 1
17 Troy 5 27 112 4.15 1 50 6 4 1
21 Fresno State 6 28 190 6.79 1 72 5 3 2
22 UTEP 2 29 114 3.93 2 16 6 2 0
23 Kennesaw State 4 30 86 2.87 2 9 2 0 0
23 Vanderbilt 4 30 111 3.70 1 19 9 7 0
25 Oklahoma 4 31 41 1.32 0 10 4 1 0
25 Boise State 5 31 96 3.10 1 24 5 3 1
25 Utah 6 31 111 3.58 1 26 5 4 1
28 Illinois 4 32 114 3.56 2 29 5 5 1
28 Maryland 4 32 124 3.88 1 22 7 3 1
28 Toledo 6 32 140 4.38 1 27 7 5 3
28 Louisiana Tech 3 32 211 6.59 4 54 8 6 5
32 Baylor 4 33 79 2.39 1 15 9 5 0
32 Missouri State 4 33 102 3.09 2 21 3 2 1
32 Florida Atlantic 4 33 114 3.45 1 48 5 4 2
32 Clemson 5 33 124 3.76 0 18 9 3 0
32 Utah State 4 33 130 3.94 2 30 8 4 2
32 FIU 4 33 144 4.36 0 21 8 3 1
32 Navy 4 33 153 4.64 3 48 8 3 2
39 South Carolina 5 34 81 2.38 0 26 7 2 1
39 Oregon State 7 34 89 2.62 1 11 6 3 0
39 NC State 4 34 139 4.09 1 70 7 4 2
42 Purdue 5 35 145 4.14 3 18 9 5 0
42 Kansas 5 35 183 5.23 2 64 7 4 2
42 Penn State 6 35 192 5.49 2 43 10 6 2
42 Western Kentucky 4 35 207 5.91 0 48 10 6 2
46 Texas A&M 6 36 148 4.11 0 19 10 5 0
46 Georgia State 5 36 172 4.78 2 63 7 7 2
48 North Dakota State 6 37 79 2.14 1 17 5 3 0
49 Miami (OH) 6 38 107 2.82 3 53 5 2 1
49 Rice 5 38 172 4.53 1 45 11 6 2
51 Miami (FL) 6 39 124 3.18 1 27 8 4 1
51 Kansas State 5 39 195 5.00 2 53 6 5 1
51 Charlotte 2 39 262 6.72 5 56 12 7 3
54 Indiana 7 41 55 1.34 0 9 5 0 0
54 Florida 7 41 80 1.95 0 17 6 3 0
54 Texas State 5 41 161 3.93 4 25 11 6 1
54 North Texas 4 41 166 4.05 4 26 8 8 1
54 Michigan State 4 41 192 4.68 2 71 11 7 2
54 Florida State 6 41 195 4.76 4 30 11 8 3
60 Houston 7 42 153 3.64 4 29 7 5 2
60 Liberty 6 42 208 4.95 2 65 9 8 2
62 Boston College 5 43 160 3.72 1 22 8 4 1
62 Stanford 4 43 186 4.33 2 46 13 8 4
62 Ball State 4 43 202 4.70 0 50 8 6 1
62 Akron 5 43 225 5.23 3 55 10 5 1
66 Notre Dame 7 44 137 3.11 0 12 8 2 0
66 Connecticut 6 44 158 3.59 0 20 8 3 1
66 Colorado 5 44 159 3.61 0 35 8 5 2
66 Washington State 3 44 210 4.77 2 54 10 6 1
66 California 5 44 231 5.25 5 42 13 7 4
71 Ole Miss 5 45 202 4.49 2 41 9 6 3
71 Iowa State 4 45 226 5.02 3 32 11 6 3
71 West Virginia 6 45 301 6.69 3 63 11 9 4
74 Georgia 7 46 150 3.26 1 21 10 6 1
74 Missouri 6 46 160 3.48 1 22 12 7 1
74 Northwestern 5 46 189 4.11 1 16 11 5 0
77 Oregon 5 47 242 5.15 2 35 13 7 3
78 Washington 5 48 149 3.10 2 59 9 6 1
78 Hawaii 4 48 215 4.48 2 41 11 6 2
80 Oklahoma State 5 49 105 2.14 0 12 7 2 0
80 Virginia 7 49 160 3.27 3 23 7 5 1
80 Duke 7 49 160 3.27 3 24 9 4 2
83 San Diego State 4 50 187 3.74 2 19 15 5 0
83 Syracuse 5 50 299 5.98 4 82 13 7 4
85 TCU 5 51 171 3.35 1 34 8 4 1
85 Arizona 6 51 208 4.08 2 30 12 8 3
85 Virginia Tech 7 51 216 4.24 4 45 14 8 3
88 LSU 6 52 218 4.19 3 77 10 6 1
88 Delaware 5 52 219 4.21 3 28 13 6 1
88 South Alabama 7 52 397 7.63 5 80 11 8 4
91 UCLA 6 54 161 2.98 2 26 10 8 2
92 Appalachian State 6 55 192 3.49 2 32 8 3 1
92 Wyoming 5 55 276 5.02 1 34 17 9 1
92 Sam Houston State 4 55 307 5.58 3 56 14 9 4
95 Cincinnati 5 56 213 3.80 3 16 10 5 0
95 Middle Tennessee State 6 56 240 4.29 3 21 13 5 1
95 Coastal Carolina 5 56 275 4.91 3 45 17 9 1
98 Pittsburgh 7 57 49 0.86 1 10 9 1 0
98 Ohio State 7 57 149 2.61 2 11 8 2 0
98 Bowling Green 4 57 208 3.65 2 30 12 9 2
101 Georgia Southern 5 58 257 4.43 0 35 14 8 2
101 Tulane 5 58 312 5.38 2 58 17 9 3
101 Army 6 58 324 5.59 4 59 18 12 2
104 Eastern Michigan 6 59 255 4.32 1 15 15 9 0
104 Western Michigan 6 59 271 4.59 2 29 14 10 1
106 UCF 4 60 305 5.08 5 78 13 6 2
106 Arkansas State 6 60 325 5.42 4 36 20 9 1
106 Temple 7 60 333 5.55 4 51 19 9 2
109 Tennessee 6 61 199 3.26 2 27 10 7 2
110 Ohio 6 62 129 2.08 2 24 5 1 1
110 Buffalo 5 62 136 2.19 2 15 8 4 0
110 USC 7 62 177 2.85 2 13 10 4 0
110 Nebraska 7 62 198 3.19 0 19 13 7 0
114 Wake Forest 6 63 153 2.43 2 25 13 5 1
114 Memphis 8 63 352 5.59 3 71 19 13 4
114 Air Force 5 63 353 5.60 4 57 16 10 3
114 Marshall 5 63 371 5.89 1 32 21 11 4
118 Auburn 5 65 186 2.86 1 25 13 4 2
119 Jacksonville State 6 66 220 3.33 3 15 17 5 0
120 BYU 6 67 243 3.63 2 26 17 8 2
121 Louisiana 7 68 247 3.63 1 28 15 9 1
122 East Carolina 6 70 249 3.56 2 44 11 9 3
122 Louisville 6 70 307 4.39 4 39 19 6 3
124 North Carolina 6 71 248 3.49 2 48 13 3 2
124 James Madison 8 71 265 3.73 2 47 11 6 2
126 Kentucky 7 73 222 3.04 2 74 13 5 1
127 Massachusetts 7 75 286 3.81 1 29 16 8 3
128 UTSA 6 79 351 4.44 3 65 14 7 2
129 Texas 5 80 158 1.98 1 15 16 6 0
129 Nevada 5 80 371 4.64 2 34 18 7 2
131 Georgia Tech 5 82 253 3.09 3 20 17 3 1
132 UAB 5 85 421 4.95 4 42 26 14 2
133 San Jose State 6 88 414 4.70 2 50 29 16 3
134 Michigan 6 90 259 2.88 0 31 15 5 2
135 USF 7 92 440 4.78 4 53 26 14 4
136 UNLV 6 94 584 6.21 5 36 29 17 9
137 SMU 6 96 549 5.72 6 58 25 15 6
138 Tulsa 7 105 313 2.98 3 25 21 9 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards