2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 11/12/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | USF | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | USC | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 2 | 10 | -10 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Army | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Iowa | 1 | 19 | 47 | 2.47 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | LSU | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Texas | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Toledo | 1 | 19 | 26 | 1.37 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | UAB | 3 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 1 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Temple | 2 | 24 | 122 | 5.08 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 2 | 36 | 162 | 4.50 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FIU | 1 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 3 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 2 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Illinois | 1 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Western Michigan | 2 | 27 | 69 | 2.56 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | San Jose State | 3 | 27 | 87 | 3.22 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Troy | 2 | 25 | 94 | 3.76 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Missouri State | 3 | 46 | 229 | 4.98 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 1 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 1 | 24 | 110 | 4.58 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Delaware | 3 | 49 | 175 | 3.57 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Hawaii | 3 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | East Carolina | 1 | 30 | 128 | 4.27 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Auburn | 3 | 30 | 129 | 4.30 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Kansas | 3 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | 3 | 25 | 113 | 4.52 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 3 | 39 | 155 | 3.97 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 1 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 3 | 19 | 120 | 6.32 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | 3 | 52 | 185 | 3.56 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 2 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 24 | 83 | 3.46 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | 3 | 34 | 115 | 3.38 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Texas State | 2 | 35 | 89 | 2.54 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Nevada | 3 | 52 | 246 | 4.73 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 2 | 44 | 205 | 4.66 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Missouri | 1 | 24 | 143 | 5.96 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 48 | Michigan State | 4 | 53 | 213 | 4.02 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 53 | 323 | 6.09 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 52 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 35 | 122 | 3.49 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 5 | 47 | 132 | 2.81 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | South Alabama | 2 | 22 | 78 | 3.55 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 54 | Massachusetts | 3 | 68 | 296 | 4.35 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 57 | UCF | 1 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Boston College | 2 | 45 | 140 | 3.11 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 57 | NC State | 3 | 69 | 268 | 3.88 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 4 | 63 | 264 | 4.19 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 60 | 294 | 4.90 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 62 | Navy | 2 | 33 | 88 | 2.67 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Louisiana | 1 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Rice | 4 | 49 | 189 | 3.86 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 64 | Colorado | 4 | 43 | 201 | 4.67 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 2 | 51 | 271 | 5.31 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 122 | 526 | 4.31 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 3 |
| 68 | Penn State | 1 | 31 | 184 | 5.94 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 68 | Georgia State | 2 | 35 | 187 | 5.34 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 70 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 24 | 113 | 4.71 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | UTSA | 2 | 38 | 181 | 4.76 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 71 | Tulane | 2 | 45 | 245 | 5.44 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 73 | Washington State | 4 | 47 | 238 | 5.06 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 6 | 122 | 383 | 3.14 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 4 | 90 | 453 | 5.03 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 76 | Mississippi State | 5 | 54 | 146 | 2.70 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 4 | 77 | 356 | 4.62 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 2 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 43 | 321 | 7.47 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 79 | South Carolina | 2 | 26 | 112 | 4.31 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 63 | 373 | 5.92 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 84 | 440 | 5.24 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 82 | North Texas | 1 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | UNLV | 2 | 26 | 134 | 5.15 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 82 | California | 5 | 58 | 301 | 5.19 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 85 | Purdue | 1 | 18 | 103 | 5.72 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Washington | 2 | 31 | 185 | 5.97 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 87 | Marshall | 4 | 101 | 459 | 4.54 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 88 | Oklahoma | 2 | 37 | 175 | 4.73 | 3 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | UTEP | 6 | 92 | 490 | 5.33 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 90 | Sacramento State | 7 | 124 | 650 | 5.24 | 10 | 56 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 5 | 81 | 495 | 6.11 | 5 | 57 | 24 | 18 | 5 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 78 | 576 | 7.38 | 4 | 57 | 23 | 17 | 7 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 93 | Buffalo | 2 | 46 | 269 | 5.85 | 4 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 48 | 288 | 6.00 | 1 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | 2 | 57 | 394 | 6.91 | 4 | 59 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 97 | Kent State | 5 | 81 | 354 | 4.37 | 6 | 60 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 98 | Charlotte | 4 | 83 | 445 | 5.36 | 5 | 61 | 25 | 17 | 3 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 2 | 35 | 170 | 4.86 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 99 | Utah State | 2 | 48 | 182 | 3.79 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Maryland | 4 | 60 | 317 | 5.28 | 3 | 63 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 5 | 139 | 1026 | 7.38 | 13 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 12 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 3 | 50 | 294 | 5.88 | 1 | 64 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 104 | Ball State | 6 | 67 | 399 | 5.96 | 5 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 105 | Florida State | 2 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 105 | Southern Miss | 4 | 101 | 648 | 6.42 | 3 | 68 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 46 | 396 | 8.61 | 6 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 79 | 461 | 5.84 | 6 | 70 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 109 | Akron | 7 | 114 | 690 | 6.05 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 9 |
| 110 | Arizona State | 3 | 51 | 296 | 5.80 | 4 | 75 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 110 | Stanford | 5 | 96 | 551 | 5.74 | 8 | 75 | 26 | 12 | 4 |
| 112 | Florida | 4 | 49 | 308 | 6.29 | 2 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 113 | Virginia | 2 | 50 | 361 | 7.22 | 5 | 81 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||