2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 10/09/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UAB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | California | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 4 | 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 |
| 8 | Kansas | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Texas | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Temple | 1 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 1 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Iowa | 1 | 19 | 47 | 2.47 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 2 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Hawaii | 2 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 1 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 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 |
| 26 | Illinois | 1 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | San Jose State | 2 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 1 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | New Mexico State | 3 | 29 | 79 | 2.72 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | 1 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Boston College | 1 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Massachusetts | 1 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 1 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 2 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 1 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Purdue | 1 | 18 | 103 | 5.72 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Rice | 1 | 28 | 104 | 3.71 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | North Texas | 1 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 1 | 24 | 110 | 4.58 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 28 | 111 | 3.96 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 2 | 26 | 112 | 4.31 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 24 | 113 | 4.71 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | UTSA | 1 | 23 | 114 | 4.96 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | 2 | 23 | 115 | 5.00 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 3 | 27 | 116 | 4.30 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Florida State | 1 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 3 | 36 | 118 | 3.28 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Washington | 1 | 23 | 127 | 5.52 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 1 | 30 | 128 | 4.27 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | UNLV | 1 | 25 | 133 | 5.32 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 53 | Colorado | 2 | 24 | 134 | 5.58 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 54 | Virginia | 1 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 2 | 81 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 22 | 149 | 6.77 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 2 | 30 | 150 | 5.00 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Washington State | 2 | 21 | 152 | 7.24 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 3 | 39 | 155 | 3.97 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | NC State | 1 | 39 | 155 | 3.97 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Clemson | 2 | 36 | 162 | 4.50 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Delaware | 3 | 49 | 175 | 3.57 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Missouri State | 2 | 35 | 177 | 5.06 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 63 | Florida | 1 | 19 | 181 | 9.53 | 2 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 64 | Utah State | 2 | 48 | 182 | 3.79 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Penn State | 1 | 31 | 184 | 5.94 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 24 | 185 | 7.71 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 32 | 189 | 5.91 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Maryland | 3 | 30 | 189 | 6.30 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Minnesota | 1 | 33 | 192 | 5.82 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 70 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 31 | 220 | 7.10 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 3 | 61 | 256 | 4.20 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 72 | Stanford | 3 | 58 | 263 | 4.53 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 73 | Kent State | 2 | 55 | 266 | 4.84 | 5 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 2 | 46 | 269 | 5.85 | 4 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 57 | 271 | 4.75 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 76 | Charlotte | 3 | 61 | 282 | 4.62 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 77 | Old Dominion | 3 | 83 | 285 | 3.43 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 2 | 40 | 286 | 7.15 | 3 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 2 | 50 | 287 | 5.74 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 80 | Marshall | 2 | 61 | 288 | 4.72 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 81 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 50 | 304 | 6.08 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 37 | 325 | 8.78 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 83 | Ball State | 4 | 52 | 335 | 6.44 | 5 | 65 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 3 | 52 | 341 | 6.56 | 3 | 57 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 85 | Sacramento State | 4 | 71 | 364 | 5.13 | 6 | 56 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | 2 | 57 | 394 | 6.91 | 4 | 59 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 87 | UTEP | 4 | 78 | 422 | 5.41 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 78 | 462 | 5.92 | 6 | 70 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 89 | Akron | 4 | 83 | 523 | 6.30 | 4 | 71 | 22 | 12 | 6 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 71 | 550 | 7.75 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 91 | Southern Miss | 3 | 89 | 568 | 6.38 | 2 | 68 | 28 | 12 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||