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 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | -11 | -3.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | North Texas | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | North Dakota State | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Oregon | 5 | 20 | 27 | 1.35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Missouri | 4 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas | 1 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | BYU | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 3 | 25 | 28 | 1.12 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 1 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Air Force | 2 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Iowa | 1 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 2 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Louisville | 2 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FIU | 3 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 2 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 4 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Memphis | 3 | 29 | 73 | 2.52 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 3 | 17 | 49 | 2.88 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Houston | 3 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 3 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 2 | 21 | 58 | 2.76 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | USF | 2 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 3 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Alabama | 2 | 24 | 70 | 2.92 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | LSU | 2 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Arizona | 2 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 22 | 68 | 3.09 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Texas State | 2 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Baylor | 2 | 26 | 78 | 3.00 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | East Carolina | 3 | 29 | 83 | 2.86 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | UCF | 4 | 31 | 90 | 2.90 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Utah State | 4 | 27 | 103 | 3.81 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | South Alabama | 2 | 17 | 110 | 6.47 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 4 | 22 | 114 | 5.18 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | 1 | 14 | 159 | 11.36 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Marshall | 4 | 16 | 178 | 11.13 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 53 | USC | 2 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Duke | 1 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 21 | 84 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Army | 3 | 27 | 105 | 3.89 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Buffalo | 3 | 45 | 210 | 4.67 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | Delaware | 4 | 27 | 53 | 1.96 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 27 | 54 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Washington | 3 | 27 | 73 | 2.70 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 4 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | NC State | 4 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 58 | Penn State | 2 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 58 | West Virginia | 4 | 21 | 132 | 6.29 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 58 | California | 6 | 24 | 137 | 5.71 | 4 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | Toledo | 3 | 29 | 144 | 4.97 | 1 | 87 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | 6 | 35 | 214 | 6.11 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 23 | 121 | 5.26 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Maryland | 4 | 29 | 156 | 5.38 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Boston College | 4 | 33 | 167 | 5.06 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 72 | Troy | 5 | 36 | 103 | 2.86 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 4 | 43 | 112 | 2.60 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 5 | 31 | 123 | 3.97 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 4 | 34 | 150 | 4.41 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 72 | Florida | 5 | 33 | 150 | 4.55 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Florida State | 4 | 28 | 154 | 5.50 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | Rice | 6 | 35 | 165 | 4.71 | 3 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 6 | 52 | 172 | 3.31 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | Kansas | 5 | 52 | 236 | 4.54 | 2 | 90 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 81 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 32 | 132 | 4.13 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | 2 | 29 | 137 | 4.72 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | 3 | 33 | 166 | 5.03 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Appalachian State | 4 | 43 | 168 | 3.91 | 0 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | UAB | 5 | 72 | 184 | 2.56 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Kent State | 5 | 48 | 185 | 3.85 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 81 | San Jose State | 4 | 29 | 187 | 6.45 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 81 | Fresno State | 4 | 41 | 197 | 4.80 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 3 | 44 | 200 | 4.55 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 4 | 21 | 206 | 9.81 | 3 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 3 | 36 | 210 | 5.83 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 81 | Washington State | 6 | 35 | 311 | 8.89 | 4 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 93 | Nevada | 4 | 52 | 148 | 2.85 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 4 | 44 | 149 | 3.39 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 93 | Purdue | 4 | 41 | 162 | 3.95 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | Colorado | 6 | 51 | 167 | 3.27 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 45 | 169 | 3.76 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 93 | Tulane | 5 | 47 | 196 | 4.17 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 93 | Missouri State | 5 | 45 | 205 | 4.56 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 93 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 46 | 212 | 4.61 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 93 | UTSA | 2 | 41 | 222 | 5.41 | 3 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 93 | Stanford | 5 | 24 | 239 | 9.96 | 5 | 97 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 103 | Virginia | 5 | 39 | 178 | 4.56 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 103 | Minnesota | 3 | 32 | 201 | 6.28 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 103 | Auburn | 5 | 46 | 210 | 4.57 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 103 | Texas A&M | 4 | 47 | 222 | 4.72 | 3 | 54 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 103 | UNLV | 3 | 45 | 240 | 5.33 | 3 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 5 | 61 | 249 | 4.08 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 40 | 120 | 3.00 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 64 | 191 | 2.98 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 109 | Ball State | 6 | 49 | 273 | 5.57 | 4 | 68 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 112 | Navy | 5 | 50 | 186 | 3.72 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 5 | 53 | 264 | 4.98 | 5 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 112 | Akron | 8 | 39 | 313 | 8.03 | 4 | 58 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 115 | Old Dominion | 6 | 69 | 193 | 2.80 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 6 | 40 | 241 | 6.03 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 42 | 256 | 6.10 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 115 | Ohio | 2 | 40 | 257 | 6.43 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 115 | Iowa State | 4 | 55 | 264 | 4.80 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 115 | Clemson | 3 | 51 | 281 | 5.51 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 115 | UTEP | 7 | 43 | 283 | 6.58 | 4 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 6 | 50 | 171 | 3.42 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 122 | Temple | 4 | 57 | 266 | 4.67 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 124 | Wyoming | 3 | 49 | 273 | 5.57 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 124 | Rutgers | 8 | 48 | 279 | 5.81 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 124 | Sacramento State | 7 | 73 | 293 | 4.01 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 124 | Southern Miss | 4 | 71 | 296 | 4.17 | 7 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 128 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 63 | 402 | 6.38 | 4 | 75 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 129 | Hawaii | 6 | 71 | 401 | 5.65 | 5 | 67 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | 6 | 73 | 445 | 6.10 | 4 | 84 | 18 | 15 | 2 |
| 131 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 72 | 445 | 6.18 | 6 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| 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 | ||||||||||