2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | California | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | UAB | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas State | 1 | 24 | 62 | 2.58 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Stanford | 1 | 20 | 74 | 3.70 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 2 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Marshall | 1 | 38 | 144 | 3.79 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 1 | 18 | 70 | 3.89 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | NC State | 1 | 39 | 155 | 3.97 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 27 | 113 | 4.19 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 1 | 30 | 128 | 4.27 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | UTEP | 1 | 28 | 120 | 4.29 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 2 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 1 | 24 | 110 | 4.58 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Clemson | 1 | 32 | 147 | 4.59 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Boston College | 1 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 1 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 1 | 25 | 123 | 4.92 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 22 | 112 | 5.09 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 30 | 156 | 5.20 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Missouri State | 1 | 25 | 160 | 6.40 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | North Texas | 1 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Akron | 1 | 24 | 164 | 6.83 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Kent State | 1 | 26 | 186 | 7.15 | 3 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 24 | 185 | 7.71 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Ball State | 1 | 23 | 199 | 8.65 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 29 | 282 | 9.72 | 3 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||