2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 California 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
2 West Virginia 1 3 -4 -1.33 0 -1 0 0 0
3 UAB 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 -1 0 0 0
4 Georgia Southern 1 2 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0
5 Navy 1 20 12 0.60 0 6 5 0 0
6 Auburn 1 3 5 1.67 0 4 0 0 0
7 LSU 1 2 4 2.00 0 3 0 0 0
8 Texas State 1 24 62 2.58 2 21 3 3 1
9 Air Force 1 6 16 2.67 0 15 1 1 0
10 Tulsa 1 21 57 2.71 1 12 5 3 0
11 Arizona State 1 8 23 2.88 0 13 1 1 0
12 Ole Miss 1 12 36 3.00 1 6 3 0 0
12 New Mexico State 2 20 60 3.00 3 24 5 2 1
12 Western Michigan 1 24 72 3.00 0 15 6 1 0
15 Old Dominion 2 48 145 3.02 2 35 6 2 2
16 Wisconsin 2 9 30 3.33 0 13 2 1 0
17 Charlotte 2 20 68 3.40 2 17 6 2 0
18 Arkansas State 2 7 24 3.43 0 23 1 1 1
19 Delaware 3 49 175 3.57 2 16 13 4 0
20 San Jose State 2 19 68 3.58 2 15 6 1 0
21 Michigan State 2 19 69 3.63 0 14 4 1 0
22 Rice 1 28 104 3.71 2 15 7 3 0
23 Hawaii 2 14 53 3.79 0 17 5 2 0
23 Marshall 1 38 144 3.79 2 16 9 2 0
25 Coastal Carolina 2 28 111 3.96 1 24 5 1 1
26 NC State 1 39 155 3.97 1 22 8 3 1
27 Ohio 1 2 8 4.00 0 8 0 0 0
27 Kansas 2 3 12 4.00 0 6 0 0 0
29 Stanford 2 35 141 4.03 1 19 7 4 0
30 Arkansas 2 39 158 4.05 2 25 10 7 1
31 Vanderbilt 1 7 29 4.14 0 12 1 1 0
32 Colorado 1 20 85 4.25 0 21 5 5 1
33 Connecticut 1 11 47 4.27 0 14 3 2 0
33 East Carolina 1 30 128 4.27 2 17 9 5 0
35 San Diego State 3 27 116 4.30 1 27 4 2 1
36 South Carolina 2 26 112 4.31 2 39 7 4 1
37 Temple 1 8 35 4.38 0 12 2 1 0
37 Wyoming 2 16 70 4.38 0 18 4 2 0
39 Rutgers 2 23 102 4.43 1 17 6 5 0
40 Utah State 1 26 116 4.46 1 63 5 1 1
41 Illinois 1 14 63 4.50 1 15 4 3 0
41 Miami (OH) 1 18 81 4.50 0 13 6 3 0
43 Louisiana 1 19 86 4.53 1 29 5 3 1
44 Fresno State 1 24 110 4.58 2 16 7 5 0
45 Clemson 1 32 147 4.59 2 13 10 6 0
46 Texas 1 5 23 4.60 0 11 1 1 0
47 Boston College 1 18 84 4.67 2 24 3 2 2
48 Louisiana Tech 2 24 113 4.71 2 33 6 2 1
49 Northern Illinois 3 57 271 4.75 1 30 14 11 3
50 Nevada 1 13 62 4.77 0 13 2 3 0
51 Kent State 2 55 266 4.84 5 60 13 6 1
52 UTSA 1 23 114 4.96 1 20 7 4 1
53 Texas A&M 2 23 115 5.00 2 18 6 4 0
54 UTEP 3 51 260 5.10 1 35 11 7 4
55 Sacramento State 4 71 364 5.13 6 56 15 11 3
56 Jacksonville State 1 21 110 5.24 0 25 6 4 1
57 UNLV 1 25 133 5.32 2 43 6 4 2
58 South Alabama 1 6 33 5.50 0 10 2 1 0
59 Southern Miss 2 69 388 5.62 2 39 22 9 3
60 Oklahoma 1 16 91 5.69 2 54 2 1 1
61 Purdue 1 18 103 5.72 0 44 4 2 1
62 Central Michigan 2 50 287 5.74 4 35 14 8 2
63 Minnesota 1 33 192 5.82 1 30 12 6 2
64 Buffalo 2 46 269 5.85 4 59 15 8 2
65 Eastern Michigan 2 32 189 5.91 1 40 10 6 1
66 Western Kentucky 4 78 462 5.92 6 70 19 11 4
67 Penn State 1 31 184 5.94 1 32 8 5 2
68 Kennesaw State 2 50 304 6.08 4 42 15 11 2
69 Akron 3 68 418 6.15 3 71 17 9 4
70 Kentucky 1 8 50 6.25 1 19 2 1 0
71 Missouri State 1 25 160 6.40 3 15 11 6 0
72 North Texas 1 16 104 6.50 2 43 4 2 2
73 Memphis 1 9 60 6.67 0 18 3 2 0
73 Maryland 2 24 160 6.67 1 63 5 3 1
75 Ball State 3 50 337 6.74 5 65 14 9 4
76 Bowling Green 2 57 394 6.91 4 59 19 11 5
77 Wake Forest 1 6 42 7.00 0 14 2 1 0
78 Sam Houston State 1 18 131 7.28 1 23 8 5 2
79 Louisiana-Monroe 2 50 385 7.70 3 57 17 11 4
80 Florida Atlantic 1 24 185 7.71 3 61 5 3 2
81 Colorado State 1 25 198 7.92 2 49 9 5 2
82 Cincinnati 1 2 16 8.00 0 14 1 1 0
83 Washington State 1 18 145 8.06 0 35 8 5 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards