2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 10/23/2026

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 USC 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 -1 0 0 0
5 SMU 1 5 2 0.40 0 7 0 0 0
6 North Texas 2 11 6 0.55 0 9 1 0 0
7 Georgia 1 3 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
8 New Mexico 1 10 11 1.10 0 5 1 0 0
9 South Carolina 2 7 8 1.14 0 9 2 0 0
10 Wake Forest 1 16 28 1.75 0 14 2 1 0
11 Baylor 1 18 32 1.78 0 11 2 2 0
12 Appalachian State 2 20 40 2.00 0 9 4 0 0
12 Connecticut 2 22 44 2.00 2 10 3 1 0
12 UCF 3 25 50 2.00 0 7 3 0 0
12 Louisiana Tech 3 27 54 2.00 0 12 6 3 0
16 Oregon 3 13 28 2.15 0 7 1 0 0
16 FIU 2 13 28 2.15 0 11 1 1 0
18 Oklahoma 3 5 11 2.20 0 7 0 0 0
19 Navy 3 23 51 2.22 0 7 5 0 0
20 Liberty 1 9 21 2.33 0 7 0 0 0
20 Delaware 3 24 56 2.33 1 15 6 3 0
22 Mississippi State 3 16 38 2.38 0 8 3 0 0
23 Air Force 2 12 30 2.50 1 10 2 1 0
24 Memphis 3 29 73 2.52 1 7 2 0 0
25 Notre Dame 1 7 18 2.57 0 12 1 1 0
26 Illinois 2 9 24 2.67 1 7 0 0 0
27 UAB 4 67 183 2.73 2 16 9 4 0
28 East Carolina 3 29 83 2.86 2 14 4 2 0
29 Tulsa 3 17 49 2.88 0 20 3 2 1
30 Rice 5 28 81 2.89 2 45 5 2 1
31 Vanderbilt 4 32 93 2.91 0 16 9 2 0
32 Miami (OH) 2 13 38 2.92 0 14 3 1 0
32 Alabama 2 24 70 2.92 2 11 3 1 0
34 North Dakota State 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
34 Army 1 4 12 3.00 0 8 1 0 0
34 Duke 1 19 57 3.00 1 7 5 0 0
37 Charlotte 5 41 124 3.02 2 18 12 2 0
38 Coastal Carolina 4 45 137 3.04 1 25 9 5 1
39 Jacksonville State 2 13 41 3.15 1 11 1 1 0
40 Nevada 2 31 98 3.16 1 15 7 2 0
41 Syracuse 2 29 94 3.24 0 18 8 5 0
42 Washington 2 18 59 3.28 0 15 4 3 0
42 Old Dominion 4 36 118 3.28 0 27 9 3 1
44 NC State 3 13 43 3.31 1 16 4 1 0
45 Troy 3 26 88 3.38 1 15 6 2 0
46 Iowa 1 9 31 3.44 0 10 2 1 0
47 Texas 1 11 38 3.45 0 6 1 0 0
48 Purdue 3 26 95 3.65 1 14 7 2 0
49 Tulane 2 29 107 3.69 1 25 4 4 1
50 Boston College 3 30 111 3.70 1 19 6 3 0
50 Virginia 4 33 122 3.70 1 48 8 3 2
52 TCU 1 4 15 3.75 0 11 0 1 0
53 Georgia Southern 3 45 169 3.76 0 21 10 8 1
54 Sacramento State 5 39 148 3.79 4 30 7 4 2
55 Utah State 4 27 103 3.81 1 33 4 2 1
56 LSU 1 10 39 3.90 0 22 3 2 1
57 Central Michigan 5 31 123 3.97 1 17 8 4 0
58 Missouri 3 8 32 4.00 0 7 1 0 0
58 UTSA 1 15 60 4.00 0 12 4 1 0
60 Colorado 4 29 117 4.03 1 21 7 4 1
61 San Diego State 4 48 197 4.10 2 36 8 4 1
62 North Carolina 2 17 70 4.12 0 12 2 1 0
63 Kennesaw State 3 32 132 4.13 2 15 9 6 0
64 Oklahoma State 3 20 84 4.20 0 11 5 2 0
65 Arizona 1 11 49 4.45 0 16 4 2 0
66 Missouri State 4 40 180 4.50 3 39 9 3 2
67 Florida 3 19 86 4.53 2 21 5 1 1
68 Auburn 2 28 128 4.57 1 53 5 1 1
68 Southern Miss 3 61 279 4.57 6 48 14 8 2
70 Louisville 2 10 46 4.60 0 15 2 1 0
70 Oregon State 1 20 92 4.60 1 21 4 4 1
72 Kansas 4 49 235 4.80 2 90 8 5 3
73 Sam Houston State 5 39 189 4.85 1 33 8 5 2
74 Wisconsin 3 30 147 4.90 2 33 7 4 1
75 Michigan State 4 47 231 4.91 4 47 11 5 1
76 Iowa State 2 33 163 4.94 1 39 7 3 3
77 Toledo 3 29 144 4.97 1 87 6 3 1
78 Pittsburgh 1 2 10 5.00 0 6 1 0 0
78 Texas State 1 8 40 5.00 1 13 3 1 0
80 Ball State 5 48 244 5.08 3 68 11 6 2
81 Georgia Tech 2 47 241 5.13 3 47 12 10 3
82 Fresno State 3 20 103 5.15 0 17 6 4 0
83 Georgia State 2 6 31 5.17 0 19 2 1 0
84 Florida Atlantic 2 17 88 5.18 3 25 5 4 1
85 Temple 2 15 78 5.20 0 14 4 2 0
86 New Mexico State 4 51 267 5.24 2 52 12 11 1
87 Cincinnati 2 12 63 5.25 1 58 0 1 1
88 Texas A&M 3 36 190 5.28 3 54 9 6 1
89 Kent State 3 32 170 5.31 2 36 8 4 1
90 Western Michigan 1 14 75 5.36 1 26 7 2 1
91 Maryland 4 29 156 5.38 2 51 7 5 1
92 Colorado State 4 31 169 5.45 2 22 10 6 1
93 Buffalo 2 24 131 5.46 0 61 2 2 1
94 Ole Miss 1 20 110 5.50 1 44 5 3 1
95 Clemson 3 51 281 5.51 3 19 14 10 0
96 Wyoming 3 49 273 5.57 2 38 16 7 3
97 Penn State 2 19 106 5.58 1 24 6 5 1
98 Hawaii 6 71 401 5.65 5 67 18 13 3
99 Middle Tennessee State 2 9 51 5.67 1 19 2 2 0
100 Kentucky 2 11 64 5.82 0 16 3 2 0
101 Arkansas State 3 36 210 5.83 2 42 9 6 2
102 Arizona State 3 19 113 5.95 1 62 4 3 2
102 UNLV 2 19 113 5.95 2 50 5 3 1
104 Houston 2 10 60 6.00 1 37 3 2 1
105 Louisiana-Monroe 5 48 290 6.04 4 56 13 7 3
106 Western Kentucky 4 34 207 6.09 2 33 9 6 3
107 San Jose State 2 14 86 6.14 1 36 4 3 1
108 California 4 16 100 6.25 2 53 5 2 1
109 Ohio 2 40 257 6.43 3 39 14 9 3
110 Nebraska 1 4 26 6.50 0 13 1 2 0
111 West Virginia 3 13 85 6.54 1 30 3 3 2
112 Kansas State 1 5 34 6.80 1 13 2 1 0
113 Eastern Michigan 3 10 70 7.00 3 14 4 3 0
114 Northern Illinois 5 32 233 7.28 4 41 12 7 3
115 Washington State 5 32 236 7.38 3 75 8 6 3
116 Rutgers 5 30 223 7.43 0 41 11 9 2
117 Minnesota 2 17 130 7.65 2 33 7 4 2
118 UTEP 6 32 254 7.94 3 72 11 7 2
119 Stanford 4 22 205 9.32 4 97 8 5 1
120 Bowling Green 4 18 175 9.72 1 72 4 3 3
121 Florida State 2 15 150 10.00 1 44 7 6 2
122 South Alabama 1 9 91 10.11 1 39 4 2 2
123 Akron 5 22 230 10.45 2 58 11 8 3
124 Arkansas 3 11 124 11.27 2 62 5 2 1
125 Marshall 3 13 160 12.31 2 70 4 4 2
126 Massachusetts 2 2 79 39.50 2 70 1 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards