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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 1 3 -12 -4.00 1 5 0 0 0
2 BYU 1 2 10 5.00 0 7 0 0 0
3 Florida 1 4 14 3.50 0 9 1 0 0
4 Virginia Tech 2 15 17 1.13 1 7 2 0 0
5 Florida Atlantic 1 2 18 9.00 0 18 1 1 0
6 Alabama 2 19 19 1.00 1 12 1 2 0
7 Memphis 2 7 25 3.57 0 7 2 0 0
8 New Mexico 1 9 26 2.89 0 9 1 0 0
9 South Carolina 2 6 27 4.50 0 18 1 1 0
10 UNLV 3 16 28 1.75 0 9 1 0 0
10 Texas 1 12 28 2.33 1 11 3 1 0
12 SMU 2 12 31 2.58 1 27 3 1 1
12 Minnesota 2 10 31 3.10 1 7 2 0 0
14 Texas State 3 13 32 2.46 0 8 0 0 0
14 NC State 1 4 32 8.00 1 22 2 1 1
16 Pittsburgh 1 11 33 3.00 1 8 0 0 0
16 Temple 3 10 33 3.30 0 8 1 0 0
18 Duke 1 11 34 3.09 0 9 3 0 0
19 Wake Forest 1 5 41 8.20 1 32 1 1 1
20 UTEP 4 13 47 3.62 1 11 4 2 0
21 Nevada 3 21 50 2.38 1 11 3 1 0
21 Georgia Tech 2 16 50 3.13 0 16 3 1 0
23 Air Force 2 20 51 2.55 1 17 5 1 0
24 Massachusetts 1 16 52 3.25 1 13 3 2 0
25 Tennessee 2 30 55 1.83 1 11 3 4 0
26 Arizona State 3 22 57 2.59 0 9 2 0 0
26 Connecticut 3 13 57 4.38 1 15 4 3 0
28 Appalachian State 2 15 59 3.93 1 14 3 2 0
29 South Alabama 2 7 64 9.14 1 53 2 2 1
30 Colorado 4 32 65 2.03 0 18 4 4 0
31 Texas A&M 2 14 66 4.71 1 22 2 2 1
32 Central Michigan 3 23 67 2.91 1 10 3 1 0
32 Arizona 3 22 67 3.05 0 15 3 1 0
32 Tulsa 3 21 67 3.19 2 14 2 2 0
35 Louisiana Tech 1 12 68 5.67 2 46 3 2 1
36 Michigan 3 26 69 2.65 0 11 4 2 0
37 Louisiana 1 12 73 6.08 0 15 2 3 0
38 Kansas 2 21 74 3.52 1 13 5 3 0
39 Oklahoma 2 26 75 2.88 0 15 5 1 0
40 Virginia 2 14 76 5.43 1 15 4 3 0
41 Kansas State 2 22 77 3.50 1 17 5 4 0
42 Nebraska 2 9 82 9.11 1 56 2 2 1
43 USC 2 20 84 4.20 3 16 3 2 0
43 Sacramento State 2 8 84 10.50 1 32 3 3 2
45 FIU 2 34 85 2.50 1 10 8 2 0
46 Missouri 2 27 87 3.22 0 15 7 5 0
47 Houston 2 24 91 3.79 1 13 5 4 0
48 Baylor 1 31 93 3.00 1 25 8 4 2
48 Buffalo 5 23 93 4.04 1 16 3 1 0
50 Fresno State 3 20 94 4.70 0 41 4 1 1
51 Kentucky 2 19 95 5.00 2 31 3 2 1
52 Boston College 3 28 97 3.46 0 20 7 4 1
52 Wisconsin 3 25 97 3.88 1 19 6 1 0
54 Boise State 3 16 100 6.25 1 80 2 1 1
55 Louisiana-Monroe 5 32 103 3.22 2 13 6 3 0
56 Oregon 2 33 104 3.15 1 14 6 2 0
56 UCF 3 30 104 3.47 1 21 6 2 1
56 UTSA 4 29 104 3.59 0 15 7 3 0
59 Kent State 4 30 106 3.53 0 12 6 4 0
60 West Virginia 2 19 108 5.68 1 24 7 4 2
60 Ole Miss 1 15 108 7.20 3 45 6 2 1
62 Kennesaw State 4 23 111 4.83 1 18 8 5 0
63 Liberty 2 27 112 4.15 0 51 4 2 2
64 Texas Tech 3 33 113 3.42 0 21 7 4 1
65 Western Michigan 2 39 116 2.97 0 11 8 2 0
65 Iowa State 2 24 116 4.83 0 17 4 3 0
67 Illinois 3 40 118 2.95 1 12 9 3 0
68 Syracuse 3 19 119 6.26 2 33 5 4 2
69 Army 2 22 120 5.45 1 37 6 2 2
70 Southern Miss 4 29 123 4.24 1 20 7 4 1
71 Navy 3 56 125 2.23 1 12 9 3 0
72 Eastern Michigan 2 34 126 3.71 2 33 7 2 1
73 Stanford 4 28 127 4.54 3 20 5 1 1
73 Troy 2 22 127 5.77 2 22 7 5 2
75 Old Dominion 3 30 128 4.27 1 40 8 3 2
76 San Jose State 4 40 132 3.30 1 19 8 6 0
76 Penn State 1 7 132 18.86 2 47 3 3 3
78 Mississippi State 3 26 133 5.12 3 17 8 6 0
78 Akron 4 24 133 5.54 2 16 9 3 0
80 Georgia Southern 3 28 139 4.96 0 17 10 6 0
81 Clemson 3 25 144 5.76 1 34 7 5 1
82 Western Kentucky 4 21 146 6.95 4 42 4 3 2
83 Georgia State 2 20 149 7.45 1 35 6 5 2
84 TCU 3 49 153 3.12 2 21 11 4 1
85 Maryland 3 28 159 5.68 3 33 8 8 1
85 Miami (OH) 4 21 159 7.57 2 50 4 4 3
87 East Carolina 4 28 161 5.75 4 41 9 7 1
88 Jacksonville State 3 34 162 4.76 3 24 8 5 1
89 New Mexico State 5 49 167 3.41 3 23 11 6 3
90 Oregon State 2 29 169 5.83 3 56 6 2 2
91 USF 4 49 171 3.49 1 23 12 5 1
92 Vanderbilt 3 47 173 3.68 2 28 9 5 3
93 Arkansas 3 36 176 4.89 4 23 12 7 3
94 Colorado State 3 32 177 5.53 3 47 9 4 1
95 Louisville 4 61 179 2.93 3 20 11 4 1
95 Washington 3 34 179 5.26 1 56 9 3 2
95 Marshall 4 22 179 8.14 1 73 4 3 2
98 Rutgers 4 42 183 4.36 3 27 14 10 1
99 Charlotte 5 51 184 3.61 2 28 12 8 1
100 Delaware 4 35 185 5.29 2 56 9 6 2
101 Northern Illinois 4 39 190 4.87 3 50 10 6 2
102 Cincinnati 3 40 192 4.80 3 19 12 8 0
103 North Carolina 2 31 198 6.39 2 34 11 4 2
104 Middle Tennessee State 4 48 209 4.35 3 20 14 8 1
105 Hawaii 4 50 210 4.20 2 25 11 5 2
106 Michigan State 3 41 211 5.15 3 26 12 5 1
106 Ball State 4 41 211 5.15 3 30 13 7 2
108 Florida State 4 22 214 9.73 3 57 8 7 4
109 Auburn 2 33 215 6.52 4 44 8 7 3
110 Northwestern 1 27 222 8.22 2 70 7 6 3
111 Washington State 5 57 229 4.02 2 22 12 9 2
112 San Diego State 5 60 230 3.83 1 15 12 2 0
113 Iowa 3 62 232 3.74 0 17 13 4 0
114 Ohio 3 52 234 4.50 4 32 14 7 1
115 Oklahoma State 3 41 240 5.85 3 29 14 7 2
116 Coastal Carolina 4 42 241 5.74 2 67 9 5 1
117 Utah State 6 61 250 4.10 2 54 15 8 3
118 Toledo 4 69 265 3.84 2 50 13 5 1
119 Bowling Green 4 32 276 8.63 2 83 9 5 3
120 Sam Houston State 4 43 279 6.49 3 81 12 9 2
121 North Texas 3 39 282 7.23 3 76 11 7 2
122 Arkansas State 4 49 292 5.96 4 74 16 10 3
123 Wyoming 5 64 294 4.59 2 37 17 7 2
124 Rice 4 50 331 6.62 3 52 17 12 3
125 Missouri State 4 67 334 4.99 3 26 18 12 3
126 California 4 72 350 4.86 4 75 18 10 2
127 Tulane 4 61 365 5.98 4 66 15 12 3
128 UAB 5 63 383 6.08 4 51 20 14 4
129 Purdue 3 51 385 7.55 5 47 17 12 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards