2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 1 2 -4 -2.00 0 -1 0 0 0
1 Massachusetts 2 2 79 39.50 2 70 1 1 1
3 Tennessee 1 3 -11 -3.67 0 1 0 0 0
3 Georgia 1 3 2 0.67 0 2 0 0 0
5 North Dakota State 2 4 17 4.25 0 11 1 1 0
6 SMU 2 7 8 1.14 0 7 0 0 0
6 South Carolina 2 7 8 1.14 0 9 2 0 0
6 Notre Dame 1 7 18 2.57 0 12 1 1 0
6 Virginia Tech 2 7 25 3.57 1 9 2 0 0
6 Pittsburgh 2 7 40 5.71 1 20 3 2 1
11 Liberty 1 9 21 2.33 0 7 0 0 0
11 Illinois 2 9 24 2.67 1 7 0 0 0
11 Iowa 1 9 31 3.44 0 10 2 1 0
14 New Mexico 1 10 11 1.10 0 5 1 0 0
14 Missouri 4 10 30 3.00 0 7 1 0 0
14 Louisville 2 10 46 4.60 0 15 2 1 0
14 Oklahoma 4 10 71 7.10 0 30 2 2 1
18 North Texas 2 11 6 0.55 0 9 1 0 0
18 Texas 1 11 38 3.45 0 6 1 0 0
18 LSU 2 11 44 4.00 0 22 4 2 1
21 BYU 1 12 10 0.83 0 9 2 0 0
21 Air Force 2 12 30 2.50 1 10 2 1 0
21 Nebraska 2 12 41 3.42 0 13 2 2 0
21 Arizona 2 12 45 3.75 0 16 4 2 0
21 Kentucky 3 12 69 5.75 1 16 3 2 0
26 Michigan 1 13 1 0.08 0 5 0 0 0
26 USC 2 13 40 3.08 1 14 5 1 0
26 Jacksonville State 2 13 41 3.15 1 11 1 1 0
26 Texas State 2 13 71 5.46 2 19 4 2 0
30 Houston 3 14 52 3.71 1 37 3 2 1
30 Middle Tennessee State 3 14 61 4.36 2 19 2 2 0
30 Texas Tech 1 14 159 11.36 1 58 4 3 3
33 USF 2 15 59 3.93 2 13 3 1 0
33 Cincinnati 3 15 79 5.27 1 58 0 1 1
35 Wake Forest 1 16 28 1.75 0 14 2 1 0
35 TCU 3 16 37 2.31 0 11 0 1 0
35 Marshall 4 16 178 11.13 2 70 4 4 2
38 Tulsa 3 17 49 2.88 0 20 3 2 1
38 North Carolina 2 17 70 4.12 0 12 2 1 0
38 South Alabama 2 17 110 6.47 1 39 4 2 2
41 FIU 3 18 49 2.72 1 14 2 2 0
41 NC State 4 18 94 5.22 1 30 6 3 2
43 Duke 1 19 57 3.00 1 7 5 0 0
43 Penn State 2 19 106 5.58 1 24 6 5 1
45 Oregon 5 20 27 1.35 0 7 1 0 0
45 Kansas State 3 20 57 2.85 2 13 3 1 0
47 Ohio State 2 21 58 2.76 1 21 3 2 1
47 Oklahoma State 4 21 84 4.00 0 11 5 2 0
47 West Virginia 4 21 132 6.29 2 30 6 5 2
47 Arkansas 4 21 206 9.81 3 62 9 4 2
51 Miami (OH) 3 22 68 3.09 0 14 4 2 0
51 Georgia State 4 22 92 4.18 0 19 6 4 0
51 Florida Atlantic 4 22 92 4.18 3 25 6 4 1
51 Arizona State 4 22 114 5.18 1 62 4 3 2
55 Eastern Michigan 4 23 121 5.26 4 16 7 4 0
56 Alabama 2 24 70 2.92 2 11 3 1 0
56 California 6 24 137 5.71 4 53 6 3 1
56 Stanford 5 24 239 9.96 5 97 10 7 2
59 Northwestern 3 25 28 1.12 0 13 2 1 0
60 Baylor 2 26 78 3.00 0 19 4 3 0
61 Delaware 4 27 53 1.96 1 15 6 3 0
61 Louisiana Tech 3 27 54 2.00 0 12 6 3 0
61 Washington 3 27 73 2.70 0 15 6 4 0
61 Utah State 4 27 103 3.81 1 33 4 2 1
61 Army 3 27 105 3.89 1 21 5 2 1
66 Florida State 4 28 154 5.50 1 44 8 6 2
67 Memphis 3 29 73 2.52 1 7 2 0 0
67 East Carolina 3 29 83 2.86 2 14 4 2 0
67 Western Michigan 2 29 137 4.72 1 26 9 6 1
67 Toledo 3 29 144 4.97 1 87 6 3 1
67 Maryland 4 29 156 5.38 2 51 7 5 1
67 San Jose State 4 29 187 6.45 2 43 9 6 2
73 UCF 4 31 90 2.90 0 26 4 1 1
73 Central Michigan 5 31 123 3.97 1 17 8 4 0
75 Kennesaw State 3 32 132 4.13 2 15 9 6 0
75 Minnesota 3 32 201 6.28 2 33 11 7 2
77 Florida 5 33 150 4.55 3 21 8 2 1
77 Ole Miss 3 33 166 5.03 2 44 9 3 1
77 Boston College 4 33 167 5.06 2 54 7 4 1
80 Wisconsin 4 34 150 4.41 2 33 8 5 1
81 Rice 6 35 165 4.71 3 60 8 4 2
81 Bowling Green 6 35 214 6.11 1 72 6 3 3
81 Washington State 6 35 311 8.89 4 75 9 7 4
84 Troy 5 36 103 2.86 2 15 8 4 0
84 Arkansas State 3 36 210 5.83 2 42 9 6 2
86 Virginia 5 39 178 4.56 2 48 11 5 3
86 Akron 8 39 313 8.03 4 58 13 10 4
88 Vanderbilt 5 40 120 3.00 1 16 12 2 0
88 Colorado State 6 40 241 6.03 3 22 14 9 1
88 Ohio 2 40 257 6.43 3 39 14 9 3
91 Purdue 4 41 162 3.95 2 14 10 3 0
91 Fresno State 4 41 197 4.80 0 20 9 6 1
91 UTSA 2 41 222 5.41 3 59 10 4 1
94 Northern Illinois 7 42 256 6.10 4 41 14 7 3
95 Connecticut 4 43 112 2.60 2 11 8 2 0
95 Appalachian State 4 43 168 3.91 0 56 9 3 1
95 UTEP 7 43 283 6.58 4 72 14 7 2
98 Syracuse 4 44 149 3.39 0 20 10 7 1
98 Oregon State 3 44 200 4.55 2 27 9 8 2
100 Georgia Southern 3 45 169 3.76 0 21 10 8 1
100 Missouri State 5 45 205 4.56 3 39 10 4 3
100 Buffalo 3 45 210 4.67 1 61 5 4 1
100 UNLV 3 45 240 5.33 3 50 11 7 2
104 Auburn 5 46 210 4.57 2 53 11 5 1
104 Sam Houston State 7 46 212 4.61 3 33 10 5 2
106 Tulane 5 47 196 4.17 2 25 10 8 1
106 Texas A&M 4 47 222 4.72 3 54 11 8 1
108 Kent State 5 48 185 3.85 3 36 9 5 1
108 Rutgers 8 48 279 5.81 0 41 16 10 2
110 Wyoming 3 49 273 5.57 2 38 16 7 3
110 Ball State 6 49 273 5.57 4 68 12 7 3
112 Charlotte 6 50 171 3.42 3 18 15 4 0
112 Navy 5 50 186 3.72 1 23 13 5 2
114 Colorado 6 51 167 3.27 1 21 10 6 1
114 Clemson 3 51 281 5.51 3 19 14 10 0
116 Nevada 4 52 148 2.85 3 17 10 4 0
116 Mississippi State 6 52 172 3.31 0 47 8 3 1
116 Kansas 5 52 236 4.54 2 90 8 5 3
119 Michigan State 5 53 264 4.98 5 47 13 7 1
120 Iowa State 4 55 264 4.80 4 39 14 7 4
121 Temple 4 57 266 4.67 1 18 15 8 0
122 San Diego State 5 61 249 4.08 3 36 11 4 1
123 Western Kentucky 6 63 402 6.38 4 75 17 11 4
124 Coastal Carolina 5 64 191 2.98 1 25 12 6 1
125 Old Dominion 6 69 193 2.80 0 27 14 6 2
126 Southern Miss 4 71 296 4.17 7 48 16 8 2
126 Hawaii 6 71 401 5.65 5 67 18 13 3
128 UAB 5 72 184 2.56 2 16 9 4 0
128 Louisiana-Monroe 8 72 445 6.18 6 56 21 15 3
130 Sacramento State 7 73 293 4.01 7 30 16 7 2
130 New Mexico State 6 73 445 6.10 4 84 18 15 2
132 Georgia Tech 5 83 529 6.37 6 52 26 22 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards