2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 09/18/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | California | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UAB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Navy | 1 | 20 | 12 | 0.60 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Delaware | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 1 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Texas | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Temple | 1 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 1 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 1 | 24 | 48 | 2.00 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Charlotte | 1 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Hawaii | 2 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Texas State | 1 | 24 | 62 | 2.58 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Nevada | 1 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 1 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | San Jose State | 1 | 18 | 70 | 3.89 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Stanford | 1 | 20 | 74 | 3.70 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Buffalo | 1 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Boston College | 1 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 1 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 2 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Rice | 1 | 28 | 104 | 3.71 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | North Texas | 1 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 1 | 24 | 110 | 4.58 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 27 | 113 | 4.19 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | UTEP | 1 | 28 | 120 | 4.29 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Central Michigan | 1 | 25 | 123 | 4.92 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 18 | 127 | 7.06 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 1 | 30 | 128 | 4.27 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | UNLV | 1 | 25 | 133 | 5.32 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 46 | Marshall | 1 | 38 | 144 | 3.79 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Washington State | 1 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 48 | Clemson | 1 | 32 | 147 | 4.59 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | NC State | 1 | 39 | 155 | 3.97 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 30 | 156 | 5.20 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 51 | Missouri State | 1 | 25 | 160 | 6.40 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Akron | 1 | 24 | 164 | 6.83 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 | Sacramento State | 2 | 26 | 165 | 6.35 | 4 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 24 | 185 | 7.71 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 55 | Kent State | 1 | 26 | 186 | 7.15 | 3 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Minnesota | 1 | 33 | 192 | 5.82 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | 1 | 21 | 196 | 9.33 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 58 | Ball State | 1 | 23 | 199 | 8.65 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 29 | 282 | 9.72 | 3 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 1 | 43 | 283 | 6.58 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 53 | 316 | 5.96 | 4 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||