2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Arkansas 1 3 -13 -4.33 0 1 0 0 0
2 Kentucky 1 2 -12 -6.00 0 -2 0 0 0
3 New Mexico 2 6 -6 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
4 Houston 2 5 -5 -1.00 0 4 0 0 0
5 Auburn 1 5 -4 -0.80 0 6 0 0 0
6 Navy 2 5 -3 -0.60 0 4 1 0 0
7 Virginia 2 4 -2 -0.50 0 9 0 0 0
8 Miami (FL) 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
8 LSU 2 7 0 0.00 0 5 0 0 0
10 Nevada 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
11 Stanford 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 0 0 0
12 Pittsburgh 2 8 3 0.38 0 2 0 0 0
12 North Texas 2 4 3 0.75 0 3 0 0 0
14 Ole Miss 1 11 4 0.36 0 8 2 0 0
14 West Virginia 1 3 4 1.33 0 10 0 1 0
16 USC 1 2 5 2.50 0 3 0 0 0
17 Southern Miss 1 7 6 0.86 0 4 0 0 0
17 South Alabama 1 2 6 3.00 0 7 0 0 0
19 Vanderbilt 1 8 7 0.88 0 10 2 1 0
19 Miami (OH) 2 4 7 1.75 0 4 0 0 0
21 Wisconsin 1 7 8 1.14 0 3 0 0 0
21 Minnesota 2 6 8 1.33 0 7 0 0 0
21 Texas 2 5 8 1.60 0 9 1 0 0
24 Georgia State 1 4 9 2.25 0 12 1 1 0
24 Northwestern 1 3 9 3.00 0 6 0 0 0
26 Tennessee 2 5 10 2.00 0 8 0 0 0
27 Akron 2 5 11 2.20 0 4 0 0 0
27 Florida 1 2 11 5.50 0 7 0 0 0
29 Purdue 1 5 12 2.40 0 8 0 0 0
30 SMU 2 14 13 0.93 0 12 1 1 0
30 Georgia Southern 1 4 13 3.25 0 11 1 1 0
32 Troy 1 8 14 1.75 0 24 2 1 1
32 Utah 2 6 14 2.33 0 4 1 0 0
34 James Madison 2 6 15 2.50 0 5 0 0 0
35 South Carolina 2 7 16 2.29 0 7 1 0 0
36 Fresno State 2 10 17 1.70 0 9 2 0 0
36 Louisiana 2 4 17 4.25 0 7 1 0 0
38 Bowling Green 2 8 19 2.38 0 5 3 0 0
39 Notre Dame 2 8 20 2.50 0 7 1 0 0
40 Utah State 2 10 21 2.10 0 9 1 0 0
41 Michigan State 2 7 22 3.14 0 11 1 1 0
42 Massachusetts 1 8 23 2.88 0 5 3 0 0
42 Rice 1 3 23 7.67 0 13 2 1 0
44 Oklahoma State 2 13 24 1.85 1 9 1 0 0
44 TCU 1 10 24 2.40 0 11 1 1 0
46 Cincinnati 2 8 25 3.13 0 18 1 1 0
46 Buffalo 2 7 25 3.57 0 16 1 1 0
48 Wyoming 2 13 26 2.00 0 8 0 0 0
49 Louisiana Tech 2 15 27 1.80 0 17 2 2 0
49 Temple 1 12 27 2.25 0 12 1 1 0
51 Syracuse 2 9 28 3.11 1 23 2 1 1
52 Kansas 2 20 29 1.45 0 6 0 0 0
53 Western Michigan 2 12 30 2.50 1 10 2 1 0
53 Michigan 1 8 30 3.75 0 12 1 1 0
55 Middle Tennessee State 2 8 31 3.88 0 10 1 1 0
56 Louisiana-Monroe 2 8 32 4.00 0 6 1 0 0
57 North Carolina 2 16 33 2.06 1 11 4 2 0
57 Delaware 2 11 33 3.00 1 20 2 2 1
59 Alabama 1 11 35 3.18 0 8 2 0 0
59 Illinois 1 9 35 3.89 0 13 3 1 0
59 Texas A&M 1 6 35 5.83 0 16 2 1 0
59 Northern Illinois 1 5 35 7.00 0 23 2 2 1
63 Colorado 1 13 37 2.85 0 10 2 1 0
63 Ball State 2 8 37 4.63 0 11 2 2 0
65 Army 2 10 38 3.80 0 10 2 1 0
66 Iowa State 2 16 40 2.50 0 9 2 0 0
66 Maryland 2 16 40 2.50 0 26 3 1 1
66 Missouri State 1 5 40 8.00 0 13 2 2 0
69 Arkansas State 2 12 41 3.42 0 11 2 1 0
69 BYU 1 10 41 4.10 1 11 5 1 0
69 Duke 1 8 41 5.13 0 9 1 0 0
72 Texas Tech 2 17 42 2.47 0 11 3 1 0
72 Louisville 1 13 42 3.23 1 17 3 1 0
72 Connecticut 1 11 42 3.82 1 9 2 0 0
72 Toledo 1 11 42 3.82 1 10 2 1 0
72 Marshall 2 10 42 4.20 0 9 1 0 0
77 FIU 2 14 43 3.07 0 12 3 1 0
77 Rutgers 2 10 43 4.30 1 19 4 1 0
79 Nebraska 2 10 44 4.40 0 16 3 2 0
79 NC State 2 10 44 4.40 0 18 3 3 0
81 Eastern Michigan 3 18 45 2.50 0 12 3 2 0
81 Arizona State 1 11 45 4.09 1 19 2 1 0
83 UCF 2 15 46 3.07 0 9 2 0 0
83 New Mexico State 2 12 46 3.83 1 10 3 1 0
85 Washington 2 15 47 3.13 0 25 1 2 1
86 East Carolina 2 11 50 4.55 0 23 3 2 1
86 Boston College 2 11 50 4.55 0 31 2 2 1
88 Sacramento State 3 18 51 2.83 1 7 2 0 0
88 Washington State 2 14 51 3.64 0 12 4 2 0
90 Baylor 2 16 52 3.25 1 16 2 2 0
91 Ohio 1 17 55 3.24 1 11 4 1 0
91 Clemson 1 9 55 6.11 1 15 4 3 0
91 Florida Atlantic 2 8 55 6.88 0 25 3 1 1
91 Air Force 1 6 55 9.17 1 31 2 1 1
95 Tulsa 2 16 57 3.56 0 13 6 3 0
95 UAB 2 12 57 4.75 1 15 3 1 0
97 Kent State 1 8 58 7.25 1 42 2 1 1
98 Boise State 2 6 60 10.00 0 40 2 2 1
99 Kennesaw State 1 12 64 5.33 0 24 3 3 1
100 Sam Houston State 2 24 66 2.75 0 20 4 2 1
100 Liberty 2 14 66 4.71 1 11 4 1 0
100 Appalachian State 2 13 66 5.08 1 15 4 2 0
103 Wake Forest 2 19 70 3.68 2 17 7 2 0
103 Oklahoma 1 14 70 5.00 2 38 2 2 1
105 Coastal Carolina 1 2 75 37.50 1 72 1 1 1
106 Iowa 1 16 80 5.00 0 34 2 3 1
107 Missouri 1 20 81 4.05 0 24 3 3 1
108 Old Dominion 2 15 82 5.47 0 35 2 2 2
109 Texas State 2 15 83 5.53 0 45 2 1 1
110 Central Michigan 2 16 87 5.44 2 16 4 2 0
111 Western Kentucky 2 2 88 44.00 1 72 2 2 1
112 UTEP 2 19 89 4.68 1 13 6 4 0
112 Penn State 1 16 89 5.56 0 47 5 2 1
114 Tulane 2 18 90 5.00 1 27 5 4 1
115 Oregon State 2 29 93 3.21 2 18 5 2 0
116 Jacksonville State 3 26 96 3.69 0 27 4 3 1
117 UNLV 3 17 97 5.71 0 15 6 4 0
118 California 2 10 105 10.50 1 55 2 2 2
119 Florida State 2 29 107 3.69 0 14 6 1 0
120 San Jose State 3 33 108 3.27 2 13 8 2 0
121 UTSA 2 24 113 4.71 1 15 8 4 0
122 Oregon 2 13 127 9.77 0 75 4 1 1
123 Georgia Tech 2 23 128 5.57 1 33 7 4 1
124 USF 2 30 129 4.30 0 13 10 3 0
125 UCLA 2 40 130 3.25 0 11 6 2 0
126 Hawaii 3 22 132 6.00 2 28 6 4 1
127 San Diego State 2 29 148 5.10 1 25 9 3 1
128 Charlotte 2 28 170 6.07 4 29 9 6 2
129 Memphis 3 42 240 5.71 1 54 10 6 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards