2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Tennessee 1 3 -11 -3.67 0 1 0 0 0
2 Northwestern 1 3 -5 -1.67 0 2 0 0 0
3 Virginia Tech 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 0 0 0 0
4 SMU 1 5 2 0.40 0 7 0 0 0
4 Georgia 1 3 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
6 North Texas 2 11 6 0.55 0 9 1 0 0
7 South Carolina 2 7 8 1.14 0 9 2 0 0
8 New Mexico 1 10 11 1.10 0 5 1 0 0
8 Oklahoma 3 5 11 2.20 0 7 0 0 0
10 Army 1 4 12 3.00 0 8 1 0 0
11 TCU 1 4 15 3.75 0 11 0 1 0
12 North Dakota State 2 4 17 4.25 0 11 1 1 0
13 Notre Dame 1 7 18 2.57 0 12 1 1 0
14 Liberty 1 9 21 2.33 0 7 0 0 0
15 Illinois 2 9 24 2.67 1 7 0 0 0
16 Nebraska 1 4 26 6.50 0 13 1 2 0
17 Oregon 4 16 28 1.75 0 7 1 0 0
17 Wake Forest 1 16 28 1.75 0 14 2 1 0
17 FIU 2 13 28 2.15 0 11 1 1 0
20 Air Force 2 12 30 2.50 1 10 2 1 0
21 Iowa 1 9 31 3.44 0 10 2 1 0
22 Baylor 1 18 32 1.78 0 11 2 2 0
22 Missouri 3 8 32 4.00 0 7 1 0 0
24 Kansas State 2 14 34 2.43 1 13 2 1 0
25 Miami (OH) 2 13 38 2.92 0 14 3 1 0
25 Texas 1 11 38 3.45 0 6 1 0 0
27 LSU 1 10 39 3.90 0 22 3 2 1
28 Appalachian State 2 20 40 2.00 0 9 4 0 0
28 USC 2 13 40 3.08 1 14 5 1 0
28 Texas State 1 8 40 5.00 1 13 3 1 0
28 Pittsburgh 2 7 40 5.71 1 20 3 2 1
32 Jacksonville State 2 13 41 3.15 1 11 1 1 0
32 Georgia State 3 10 41 4.10 0 19 3 2 0
34 NC State 3 13 43 3.31 1 16 4 1 0
35 Connecticut 2 22 44 2.00 2 10 3 1 0
36 Louisville 2 10 46 4.60 0 15 2 1 0
37 Tulsa 3 17 49 2.88 0 20 3 2 1
37 Arizona 1 11 49 4.45 0 16 4 2 0
39 UCF 3 25 50 2.00 0 7 3 0 0
40 Houston 3 14 52 3.71 1 37 3 2 1
41 Louisiana Tech 3 27 54 2.00 0 12 6 3 0
42 Delaware 3 24 56 2.33 1 15 6 3 0
43 Duke 1 19 57 3.00 1 7 5 0 0
44 Washington 2 18 59 3.28 0 15 4 3 0
45 UTSA 1 15 60 4.00 0 12 4 1 0
46 Middle Tennessee State 3 14 61 4.36 2 19 2 2 0
47 Cincinnati 2 12 63 5.25 1 58 0 1 1
48 Kentucky 2 11 64 5.82 0 16 3 2 0
49 Alabama 2 24 70 2.92 2 11 3 1 0
49 North Carolina 2 17 70 4.12 0 12 2 1 0
49 Eastern Michigan 3 10 70 7.00 3 14 4 3 0
52 Memphis 3 29 73 2.52 1 7 2 0 0
53 Temple 2 15 78 5.20 0 14 4 2 0
54 Massachusetts 2 2 79 39.50 2 70 1 1 1
55 Rice 5 28 81 2.89 2 45 5 2 1
56 East Carolina 3 29 83 2.86 2 14 4 2 0
57 Troy 4 30 84 2.80 1 15 6 2 0
57 Oklahoma State 3 20 84 4.20 0 11 5 2 0
59 West Virginia 3 13 85 6.54 1 30 3 3 2
60 Florida 3 19 86 4.53 2 21 5 1 1
61 Syracuse 3 33 88 2.67 0 18 8 5 0
62 South Alabama 1 9 91 10.11 1 39 4 2 2
63 Florida Atlantic 4 22 92 4.18 3 25 6 4 1
63 Oregon State 1 20 92 4.60 1 21 4 4 1
65 Purdue 3 26 95 3.65 1 14 7 2 0
66 Nevada 2 31 98 3.16 1 15 7 2 0
67 Utah State 4 27 103 3.81 1 33 4 2 1
67 Fresno State 3 20 103 5.15 0 17 6 4 0
69 Penn State 2 19 106 5.58 1 24 6 5 1
70 Boston College 3 30 111 3.70 1 19 6 3 0
71 Arizona State 3 19 113 5.95 1 62 4 3 2
71 UNLV 2 19 113 5.95 2 50 5 3 1
73 Vanderbilt 5 40 120 3.00 1 16 12 2 0
74 Virginia 4 33 122 3.70 1 48 8 3 2
75 Central Michigan 5 31 123 3.97 1 17 8 4 0
75 California 5 20 123 6.15 3 53 6 3 1
77 Charlotte 5 41 124 3.02 2 18 12 2 0
77 Arkansas 3 11 124 11.27 2 62 5 2 1
79 Old Dominion 5 42 129 3.07 0 27 10 3 1
80 Minnesota 2 17 130 7.65 2 33 7 4 2
81 Ole Miss 2 26 131 5.04 2 44 7 3 1
81 Buffalo 2 24 131 5.46 0 61 2 2 1
83 Kennesaw State 3 32 132 4.13 2 15 9 6 0
84 San Jose State 3 23 134 5.83 2 36 8 5 1
85 Coastal Carolina 4 45 137 3.04 1 25 9 5 1
85 Western Michigan 2 29 137 4.72 1 26 9 6 1
87 Colorado 5 36 138 3.83 1 21 7 5 1
88 Mississippi State 4 35 139 3.97 0 47 6 2 1
89 Navy 4 45 142 3.16 0 21 10 3 1
90 Toledo 3 29 144 4.97 1 87 6 3 1
91 Wisconsin 3 30 147 4.90 2 33 7 4 1
92 Florida State 2 15 150 10.00 1 44 7 6 2
93 Tulane 3 36 156 4.33 2 25 6 6 1
93 Maryland 4 29 156 5.38 2 51 7 5 1
95 Texas Tech 1 14 159 11.36 1 58 4 3 3
96 Marshall 3 13 160 12.31 2 70 4 4 2
97 Georgia Southern 3 45 169 3.76 0 21 10 8 1
97 Colorado State 4 31 169 5.45 2 22 10 6 1
99 Kent State 3 32 170 5.31 2 36 8 4 1
100 Missouri State 4 40 180 4.50 3 39 9 3 2
101 UAB 4 67 183 2.73 2 16 9 4 0
101 Auburn 3 35 183 5.23 2 53 8 4 1
103 Bowling Green 5 22 184 8.36 1 72 5 3 3
104 Iowa State 3 43 203 4.72 2 39 10 5 3
105 Sam Houston State 6 45 204 4.53 2 33 9 5 2
106 Stanford 4 22 205 9.32 4 97 8 5 1
107 Arkansas State 3 36 210 5.83 2 42 9 6 2
108 Sacramento State 6 53 216 4.08 6 30 11 5 2
109 Texas A&M 4 47 222 4.72 3 54 11 8 1
110 Western Kentucky 5 45 224 4.98 2 33 10 7 3
111 Kansas 4 49 235 4.80 2 90 8 5 3
112 Akron 6 25 238 9.52 3 58 11 8 3
113 Northern Illinois 6 34 241 7.09 4 41 13 7 3
114 Rutgers 6 36 243 6.75 0 41 14 10 2
115 Ball State 5 48 244 5.08 3 68 11 6 2
116 San Diego State 5 61 249 4.08 3 36 11 4 1
117 UTEP 6 32 254 7.94 3 72 11 7 2
118 Ohio 2 40 257 6.43 3 39 14 9 3
119 Michigan State 5 53 264 4.98 5 47 13 7 1
120 Wyoming 3 49 273 5.57 2 38 16 7 3
121 Southern Miss 3 61 279 4.57 6 48 14 8 2
122 Clemson 3 51 281 5.51 3 19 14 10 0
123 Louisiana-Monroe 5 48 290 6.04 4 56 13 7 3
124 Washington State 6 35 311 8.89 4 75 9 7 4
125 New Mexico State 5 56 369 6.59 3 84 14 13 2
126 Georgia Tech 3 61 370 6.07 4 47 18 16 5
127 Hawaii 6 71 401 5.65 5 67 18 13 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards