2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 10/02/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | -11 | -3.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | North Texas | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Virginia | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | UCF | 1 | 15 | 22 | 1.47 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FIU | 2 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Temple | 1 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Utah State | 2 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Texas | 1 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | NC State | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 1 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Washington | 1 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Air Force | 1 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Troy | 2 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Akron | 3 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | UNLV | 1 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 1 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 2 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Florida State | 1 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 2 | 24 | 131 | 5.46 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Missouri State | 2 | 17 | 24 | 1.41 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Navy | 1 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Old Dominion | 2 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Toledo | 2 | 16 | 34 | 2.13 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | LSU | 1 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Texas State | 1 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Colorado | 2 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | California | 2 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Sacramento State | 3 | 33 | 73 | 2.21 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Southern Miss | 1 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Boston College | 1 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Kansas | 2 | 25 | 80 | 3.20 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Appalachian State | 1 | 19 | 38 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 22 | 47 | 2.14 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Arizona | 1 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Maryland | 2 | 19 | 50 | 2.63 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | UTSA | 1 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Michigan State | 2 | 20 | 66 | 3.30 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Penn State | 1 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | 2 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Colorado State | 2 | 22 | 76 | 3.45 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 3 | 29 | 83 | 2.86 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 2 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | South Alabama | 1 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 69 | Oregon State | 1 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Auburn | 1 | 19 | 105 | 5.53 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Tulane | 2 | 29 | 107 | 3.69 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Arkansas | 2 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Washington State | 3 | 19 | 124 | 6.53 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Bowling Green | 4 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 89 | Nevada | 1 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Stanford | 2 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Iowa State | 1 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 89 | UAB | 2 | 35 | 92 | 2.63 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Ole Miss | 1 | 20 | 110 | 5.50 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Ball State | 3 | 29 | 111 | 3.83 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 95 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 25 | 52 | 2.08 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Delaware | 3 | 24 | 56 | 2.33 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Purdue | 2 | 18 | 79 | 4.39 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | UTEP | 3 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 2 | 24 | 123 | 5.13 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 1 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 1 | 23 | 107 | 4.65 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 23 | 153 | 6.65 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 100 | San Diego State | 2 | 39 | 172 | 4.41 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 3 | 30 | 81 | 2.70 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | Rutgers | 3 | 23 | 147 | 6.39 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 104 | Hawaii | 3 | 38 | 186 | 4.89 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 38 | 131 | 3.45 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 107 | Clemson | 2 | 28 | 176 | 6.29 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 26 | 197 | 7.58 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 34 | 207 | 6.09 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 111 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 42 | 176 | 4.19 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 3 | 40 | 246 | 6.15 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 113 | Wyoming | 2 | 41 | 213 | 5.20 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 114 | Ohio | 2 | 40 | 257 | 6.43 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||