2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Missouri State | 1 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kansas | 1 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Utah State | 1 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Liberty | 1 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sacramento State | 1 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | NC State | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Stanford | 1 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FIU | 1 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Texas State | 1 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Washington State | 1 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tulane | 1 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Toledo | 1 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | UAB | 1 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Clemson | 1 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Boston College | 1 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 2 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 1 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 1 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 1 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 23 | 75 | 3.26 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 2 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | 1 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | California | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 1 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||