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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 2 12 -6 -0.50 1 5 0 0 0
2 Virginia Tech 2 15 17 1.13 1 7 2 0 0
3 New Mexico 2 23 27 1.17 0 12 1 1 0
4 BYU 2 4 6 1.50 0 7 0 0 0
5 Tennessee 3 32 55 1.72 1 11 3 4 0
6 Miami (FL) 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 0 0 0
7 UNLV 4 27 58 2.15 1 11 3 1 0
7 Alabama 4 53 114 2.15 2 20 7 4 2
9 Colorado 5 54 117 2.17 0 18 8 6 0
10 Michigan 4 37 82 2.22 0 11 4 2 0
11 Appalachian State 5 37 87 2.35 1 14 3 2 0
12 Baylor 2 40 97 2.43 1 25 9 4 2
13 Texas State 3 13 32 2.46 0 8 0 0 0
14 James Madison 2 14 36 2.57 0 7 2 0 0
15 SMU 2 12 31 2.58 1 27 3 1 1
16 Pittsburgh 3 39 101 2.59 2 16 4 2 0
17 North Dakota State 2 29 76 2.62 0 19 4 2 0
17 Navy 5 81 212 2.62 1 28 13 5 1
19 South Carolina 3 8 22 2.75 0 18 1 1 0
20 Oregon 4 72 203 2.82 2 26 11 5 2
21 Louisville 5 62 177 2.85 3 20 11 4 1
22 Arizona State 4 23 66 2.87 1 9 2 0 0
23 New Mexico State 6 58 167 2.88 3 23 11 6 3
24 Indiana 2 50 145 2.90 1 39 10 7 2
25 Illinois 3 40 118 2.95 1 12 9 3 0
26 Western Michigan 2 39 116 2.97 0 11 8 2 0
27 Massachusetts 3 58 173 2.98 1 13 11 6 0
28 Utah 1 4 12 3.00 0 7 1 0 0
28 Ohio State 1 6 18 3.00 0 6 0 0 0
28 Texas 2 25 75 3.00 2 13 7 3 0
31 Arizona 3 22 67 3.05 0 15 3 1 0
32 Buffalo 6 34 104 3.06 1 16 3 1 0
33 Oklahoma 4 53 163 3.08 0 16 9 5 0
34 Wisconsin 4 41 128 3.12 3 19 7 2 0
34 TCU 3 49 153 3.12 2 21 11 4 1
36 Nevada 4 31 97 3.13 1 11 4 2 0
37 Temple 5 35 112 3.20 1 41 6 3 1
38 Florida 3 12 39 3.25 0 14 3 2 0
39 San Jose State 4 40 132 3.30 1 19 8 6 0
40 Louisiana-Monroe 6 39 131 3.36 2 13 8 3 0
41 Kent State 6 45 152 3.38 1 16 10 5 0
42 Texas Tech 3 33 113 3.42 0 21 7 4 1
43 Eastern Michigan 4 50 172 3.44 2 33 9 5 1
44 USF 5 55 190 3.45 1 23 13 6 1
45 Missouri 4 33 115 3.48 0 15 9 5 0
45 UCF 4 33 115 3.48 1 21 7 3 1
47 Old Dominion 5 41 146 3.56 1 40 10 4 2
48 Charlotte 7 59 214 3.63 2 28 13 9 1
49 Central Michigan 5 38 141 3.71 1 20 7 2 1
50 Syracuse 5 39 145 3.72 4 33 7 4 2
51 Iowa 3 62 232 3.74 0 17 13 4 0
52 Toledo 5 81 306 3.78 3 50 16 5 1
53 Houston 2 24 91 3.79 1 13 5 4 0
54 San Diego State 7 70 267 3.81 2 27 14 3 1
55 Arkansas 5 51 195 3.82 4 23 14 7 3
56 Georgia 1 14 54 3.86 1 20 2 1 1
57 Middle Tennessee State 6 53 211 3.98 3 20 14 8 1
58 UCLA 1 7 28 4.00 0 21 1 1 1
58 Memphis 5 37 148 4.00 3 48 5 4 2
58 Air Force 4 43 172 4.00 2 33 11 5 1
58 FIU 4 67 268 4.00 1 18 18 12 0
62 Washington State 5 57 229 4.02 2 22 12 9 2
63 Boston College 4 37 149 4.03 0 20 11 6 1
64 Southern Miss 5 47 190 4.04 2 20 12 7 1
65 Duke 4 59 239 4.05 1 60 12 8 2
66 Georgia Southern 4 47 191 4.06 0 17 13 8 0
67 Utah State 6 61 250 4.10 2 54 15 8 3
68 Vanderbilt 5 66 273 4.14 3 28 15 9 4
69 Liberty 2 27 112 4.15 0 51 4 2 2
70 Kennesaw State 6 36 150 4.17 1 18 10 5 0
71 Virginia 5 44 184 4.18 1 16 11 6 0
72 USC 2 20 84 4.20 3 16 3 2 0
73 Florida Atlantic 2 17 73 4.29 1 18 5 3 0
74 Kansas State 4 42 182 4.33 1 40 10 7 2
75 California 5 84 365 4.35 4 75 18 10 2
76 Connecticut 3 13 57 4.38 1 15 4 3 0
77 Kentucky 4 35 154 4.40 2 31 6 3 1
78 Michigan State 5 59 260 4.41 3 26 13 5 1
78 Fresno State 5 70 309 4.41 1 41 18 7 2
80 UTEP 6 54 240 4.44 2 49 10 6 1
81 Ohio 3 52 234 4.50 4 32 14 7 1
82 Stanford 5 36 164 4.56 3 20 7 1 1
83 Delaware 5 50 229 4.58 3 56 12 9 3
84 Wyoming 5 64 294 4.59 2 37 17 7 2
85 Missouri State 6 75 354 4.72 4 26 19 12 3
86 Jacksonville State 3 34 162 4.76 3 24 8 5 1
86 UTSA 5 49 233 4.76 1 43 13 6 1
88 Maryland 5 47 224 4.77 4 33 12 9 1
89 Cincinnati 3 40 192 4.80 3 19 12 8 0
90 Iowa State 2 24 116 4.83 0 17 4 3 0
91 Army 3 25 123 4.92 1 37 6 2 2
92 Hawaii 6 53 263 4.96 4 49 12 6 3
93 Georgia Tech 3 25 125 5.00 1 28 6 4 2
94 North Carolina 3 54 272 5.04 2 34 13 5 2
95 Rutgers 5 50 256 5.12 4 31 18 13 2
96 Mississippi State 4 31 159 5.13 3 17 10 6 0
97 Texas A&M 3 28 144 5.14 1 22 6 5 1
98 Notre Dame 1 9 47 5.22 1 23 2 2 1
99 Louisiana 2 16 84 5.25 0 15 2 3 0
99 Kansas 4 52 273 5.25 2 64 15 10 2
101 Washington 3 34 179 5.26 1 56 9 3 2
102 Akron 6 28 148 5.29 2 16 10 4 0
102 Ball State 5 48 254 5.29 3 30 16 9 2
104 Oklahoma State 4 67 356 5.31 3 44 19 9 3
105 Tulane 6 93 497 5.34 4 66 22 13 3
106 Coastal Carolina 5 60 323 5.38 2 67 15 9 1
107 NC State 3 29 161 5.55 1 33 10 7 2
108 UAB 7 84 468 5.57 4 51 26 16 4
109 East Carolina 4 28 161 5.75 4 41 9 7 1
109 West Virginia 4 32 184 5.75 2 37 9 5 3
111 Clemson 3 25 144 5.76 1 34 7 5 1
112 Troy 3 38 220 5.79 3 37 10 7 3
113 Oregon State 2 29 169 5.83 3 56 6 2 2
114 Wake Forest 2 7 41 5.86 1 32 1 1 1
115 Minnesota 3 25 147 5.88 1 22 8 5 1
115 Sam Houston State 6 78 459 5.88 4 81 19 14 5
117 Arkansas State 4 49 292 5.96 4 74 16 10 3
118 Tulsa 6 59 361 6.12 5 78 13 9 2
119 Rice 6 74 461 6.23 4 52 22 16 5
120 Boise State 3 16 100 6.25 1 80 2 1 1
121 Nebraska 3 14 90 6.43 1 56 2 2 1
122 Sacramento State 4 19 123 6.47 1 32 4 4 3
123 Auburn 3 39 256 6.56 4 44 9 8 4
124 Louisiana Tech 2 22 145 6.59 3 46 7 7 3
125 Bowling Green 6 51 338 6.63 3 83 13 8 3
126 Georgia State 3 24 160 6.67 2 35 7 6 2
127 Colorado State 4 33 228 6.91 4 51 10 5 2
128 Western Kentucky 4 21 146 6.95 4 42 4 3 2
129 Ole Miss 1 15 108 7.20 3 45 6 2 1
130 North Texas 3 39 282 7.23 3 76 11 7 2
131 Marshall 5 30 218 7.27 1 73 6 4 2
132 South Alabama 3 14 103 7.36 1 53 5 3 2
133 Miami (OH) 5 22 163 7.41 2 50 4 4 3
134 Purdue 4 65 489 7.52 6 53 20 14 7
135 Northern Illinois 6 59 455 7.71 6 53 20 16 6
136 Northwestern 2 31 244 7.87 2 70 9 6 3
137 Florida State 5 26 231 8.88 3 57 8 7 4
138 Penn State 3 28 264 9.43 4 47 9 7 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards