2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Ohio State 2 3 -9 -3.00 0 4 0 0 0
2 Utah 2 6 14 2.33 0 4 1 0 0
3 Pittsburgh 3 9 17 1.89 0 14 1 1 0
4 Houston 5 14 -1 -0.07 0 4 0 0 0
4 Minnesota 5 14 33 2.36 0 8 1 0 0
6 Colorado State 4 18 151 8.39 4 56 4 2 2
7 Boise State 5 19 96 5.05 1 40 4 3 1
8 James Madison 6 20 38 1.90 0 9 0 0 0
8 Florida 5 20 69 3.45 1 32 2 2 1
10 Texas 4 21 12 0.57 0 9 2 0 0
10 Miami (FL) 4 21 80 3.81 0 24 3 2 1
10 Troy 4 21 107 5.10 0 36 5 4 3
10 Clemson 3 21 118 5.62 2 16 7 5 0
10 Western Kentucky 6 21 155 7.38 1 72 6 3 2
15 Wisconsin 4 22 41 1.86 0 5 3 0 0
15 Ole Miss 5 22 62 2.82 1 23 5 2 1
17 Liberty 5 23 99 4.30 1 20 6 2 1
17 Mississippi State 4 23 105 4.57 0 23 5 3 1
19 Notre Dame 6 24 60 2.50 1 9 3 0 0
19 LSU 6 24 65 2.71 1 17 6 4 0
19 Arizona State 5 24 76 3.17 1 19 5 1 0
19 BYU 2 24 80 3.33 1 25 7 3 1
19 North Texas 4 24 106 4.42 1 24 4 2 1
19 Texas State 5 24 133 5.54 1 45 3 3 1
19 Kansas State 4 24 167 6.96 2 30 8 6 4
26 Louisiana 5 25 69 2.76 0 12 4 2 0
26 South Carolina 5 25 93 3.72 0 24 7 1 1
26 Indiana 5 25 93 3.72 1 19 6 2 0
26 Georgia Southern 4 25 97 3.88 2 14 4 3 0
30 Eastern Michigan 7 26 76 2.92 0 12 5 2 0
30 Arizona 3 26 80 3.08 1 20 6 3 1
30 North Carolina 5 26 92 3.54 2 13 7 3 0
30 Illinois 5 26 100 3.85 0 14 8 2 0
30 NC State 5 26 154 5.92 0 49 6 5 2
35 Toledo 6 27 81 3.00 1 14 5 2 0
35 Texas Tech 5 27 95 3.52 0 15 7 4 0
35 Syracuse 5 27 106 3.93 2 23 5 4 1
35 Georgia State 4 27 124 4.59 3 21 7 4 1
35 North Dakota State 2 27 140 5.19 1 18 7 4 0
40 Virginia Tech 2 28 77 2.75 0 18 3 4 0
40 Northwestern 4 28 108 3.86 0 33 5 3 1
40 Utah State 6 28 126 4.50 1 39 6 4 1
43 USC 4 29 95 3.28 0 45 3 1 1
43 Rutgers 5 29 113 3.90 2 20 9 4 1
43 Iowa 3 29 129 4.45 0 34 4 3 1
43 Purdue 4 29 157 5.41 1 32 9 3 2
47 New Mexico 5 30 61 2.03 0 13 4 2 0
47 Florida Atlantic 5 30 268 8.93 3 58 12 5 3
49 Texas A&M 6 31 145 4.68 1 36 7 4 1
50 Oregon State 3 32 103 3.22 2 18 5 2 0
51 Nebraska 5 33 68 2.06 0 16 5 3 0
51 Tennessee 5 33 87 2.64 1 12 4 1 0
51 Cincinnati 5 33 87 2.64 1 19 9 4 0
51 Delaware 7 33 106 3.21 1 27 7 4 2
51 Ohio 5 33 116 3.52 2 28 7 3 1
51 Sacramento State 7 33 172 5.21 3 33 8 4 1
57 Wyoming 6 34 109 3.21 1 19 6 3 0
57 Michigan State 7 34 115 3.38 0 14 8 5 0
57 Georgia 5 34 130 3.82 0 22 7 4 1
57 Washington 6 34 147 4.32 0 35 4 5 2
57 Massachusetts 5 34 188 5.53 1 46 10 5 1
57 Akron 7 34 219 6.44 0 69 8 6 3
63 Vanderbilt 6 35 178 5.09 5 38 10 6 1
64 Wake Forest 6 36 81 2.25 2 17 7 2 0
64 Iowa State 6 36 182 5.06 2 54 6 3 2
66 Baylor 5 37 104 2.81 1 16 3 3 0
66 New Mexico State 6 37 148 4.00 3 23 8 3 2
66 Ball State 6 37 150 4.05 2 41 11 3 1
66 Georgia Tech 6 37 188 5.08 1 33 11 5 2
70 UCF 5 38 93 2.45 0 9 5 0 0
71 Penn State 5 39 159 4.08 0 47 10 5 1
71 Air Force 6 39 230 5.90 3 68 8 4 2
71 Boston College 5 39 235 6.03 2 76 12 6 3
74 Rice 5 40 250 6.25 2 66 10 5 2
75 SMU 5 41 153 3.73 0 49 7 4 1
75 Kent State 6 41 223 5.44 3 42 13 8 2
77 Auburn 5 42 111 2.64 2 17 7 4 0
77 Navy 6 42 131 3.12 3 12 9 5 0
77 Stanford 7 42 209 4.98 3 32 13 9 1
80 Oklahoma 5 43 195 4.53 3 38 8 6 1
80 Northern Illinois 4 43 207 4.81 2 23 14 6 2
80 Kansas 6 43 207 4.81 2 59 9 5 1
80 California 5 43 268 6.23 3 55 10 7 4
80 Coastal Carolina 6 43 307 7.14 2 72 11 8 3
85 Michigan 5 44 131 2.98 1 13 8 3 0
85 Sam Houston State 7 44 139 3.16 1 20 10 4 1
85 Colorado 4 44 141 3.20 1 21 10 3 1
85 Maryland 6 44 148 3.36 2 45 10 3 2
85 Nevada 5 44 188 4.27 1 23 10 3 1
90 Western Michigan 6 46 143 3.11 2 16 8 3 0
90 Oregon 5 46 159 3.46 0 75 8 3 1
90 Washington State 6 46 219 4.76 2 36 13 7 1
90 Southern Miss 5 46 239 5.20 2 43 12 6 2
90 Arkansas 5 46 249 5.41 4 59 15 7 1
95 Missouri 6 47 155 3.30 0 24 8 5 1
95 TCU 5 47 161 3.43 2 16 10 6 0
95 Alabama 6 47 299 6.36 0 56 10 5 5
95 Missouri State 6 47 305 6.49 2 55 16 11 3
99 UTEP 7 48 235 4.90 3 24 13 9 1
99 UTSA 7 48 251 5.23 3 53 13 7 1
101 Miami (OH) 6 49 123 2.51 1 23 6 1 1
101 San Diego State 6 49 174 3.55 2 25 12 4 1
101 Hawaii 6 49 228 4.65 2 31 12 5 2
101 Duke 5 49 239 4.88 1 28 13 8 2
105 Marshall 7 50 182 3.64 0 55 7 3 1
105 South Alabama 4 50 208 4.16 4 22 12 9 2
105 Central Michigan 6 50 253 5.06 5 23 14 9 1
108 UCLA 4 52 153 2.94 0 12 8 3 0
108 UAB 6 52 218 4.19 2 15 12 6 0
110 East Carolina 7 53 211 3.98 2 23 15 9 1
111 Oklahoma State 5 55 225 4.09 2 75 13 3 1
111 Old Dominion 7 55 244 4.44 0 35 8 6 2
113 Louisiana-Monroe 6 56 178 3.18 2 21 10 1 1
113 Kentucky 5 56 224 4.00 3 15 13 7 0
113 Charlotte 6 56 253 4.52 5 29 13 9 3
113 FIU 7 56 259 4.63 3 54 13 9 3
117 Connecticut 5 57 227 3.98 1 32 14 3 2
118 Tulane 6 58 205 3.53 2 27 11 6 1
119 Jacksonville State 7 59 241 4.08 0 30 11 9 2
119 UNLV 7 59 302 5.12 1 18 19 12 0
119 Virginia 7 59 304 5.15 3 33 14 10 5
122 Middle Tennessee State 7 60 258 4.30 1 48 12 8 2
123 Buffalo 6 61 366 6.00 4 50 14 8 4
124 San Jose State 7 62 216 3.48 2 28 14 7 1
125 Fresno State 6 63 267 4.24 1 88 16 5 1
125 Bowling Green 7 63 291 4.62 1 35 16 8 3
127 USF 6 64 265 4.14 0 34 18 7 2
127 Army 6 64 434 6.78 2 72 18 10 4
129 Kennesaw State 5 65 293 4.51 2 29 15 11 2
130 Louisiana Tech 6 67 183 2.73 2 25 10 6 1
131 Florida State 6 72 284 3.94 2 25 16 6 1
132 Tulsa 8 75 462 6.16 4 84 21 10 4
133 Arkansas State 6 77 404 5.25 5 29 22 13 1
134 Memphis 8 78 437 5.60 2 54 19 12 4
135 Louisville 6 82 340 4.15 3 40 19 5 2
135 Appalachian State 7 82 350 4.27 4 24 22 12 2
137 West Virginia 6 90 451 5.01 6 47 22 11 4
138 Temple 6 111 502 4.52 8 48 29 16 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards