2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Miami (OH) 4 114 270 2.37 4 28.50 67.50
2 Louisiana Tech 3 82 210 2.56 3 27.33 70.00
3 Indiana 5 180 354 1.97 4 36.00 70.80
4 Miami (FL) 5 130 362 2.78 3 26.00 72.40
5 UCLA 5 147 370 2.52 4 29.40 74.00
6 Wake Forest 5 151 372 2.46 3 30.20 74.40
7 Wisconsin 4 143 348 2.43 3 35.75 87.00
8 Pittsburgh 5 174 442 2.54 8 34.80 88.40
9 Liberty 3 81 269 3.32 0 27.00 89.67
10 New Mexico 3 90 270 3.00 1 30.00 90.00
11 Nebraska 4 117 374 3.20 2 29.25 93.50
12 Michigan 4 129 380 2.95 3 32.25 95.00
13 Iowa 4 147 382 2.60 2 36.75 95.50
14 Boise State 3 82 291 3.55 2 27.33 97.00
15 Ohio State 4 111 393 3.54 4 27.75 98.25
15 Utah 4 109 393 3.61 4 27.25 98.25
17 Ohio 4 117 407 3.48 3 29.25 101.75
18 UCF 4 139 413 2.97 8 34.75 103.25
19 Georgia 5 156 520 3.33 4 31.20 104.00
20 Baylor 4 155 424 2.74 1 38.75 106.00
20 Texas 4 151 424 2.81 2 37.75 106.00
22 Navy 5 167 538 3.22 7 33.40 107.60
23 LSU 5 167 545 3.26 7 33.40 109.00
24 BYU 4 129 441 3.42 3 32.25 110.25
25 South Alabama 3 88 332 3.77 7 29.33 110.67
26 Virginia Tech 5 152 564 3.71 9 30.40 112.80
27 Tennessee 5 159 568 3.57 7 31.80 113.60
27 Eastern Michigan 5 140 568 4.06 6 28.00 113.60
29 James Madison 6 196 682 3.48 6 32.67 113.67
30 Missouri 4 126 465 3.69 2 31.50 116.25
31 Texas State 3 92 351 3.82 4 30.67 117.00
32 New Mexico State 4 142 481 3.39 5 35.50 120.25
33 Western Kentucky 4 118 487 4.13 3 29.50 121.75
34 Oklahoma 4 117 489 4.18 3 29.25 122.25
35 Toledo 4 135 490 3.63 5 33.75 122.50
36 Utah State 3 104 369 3.55 4 34.67 123.00
37 TCU 4 148 500 3.38 6 37.00 125.00
38 USC 5 172 632 3.67 9 34.40 126.40
39 Kentucky 6 196 759 3.87 8 32.67 126.50
40 Buffalo 4 146 511 3.50 5 36.50 127.75
41 Alabama 6 222 768 3.46 5 37.00 128.00
42 Minnesota 4 132 514 3.89 6 33.00 128.50
43 Florida 5 161 669 4.16 9 32.20 133.80
44 Jacksonville State 4 126 538 4.27 3 31.50 134.50
45 Texas Tech 4 137 543 3.96 1 34.25 135.75
46 South Carolina 5 189 685 3.62 7 37.80 137.00
46 Illinois 4 124 548 4.42 7 31.00 137.00
48 Oregon State 3 80 412 5.15 5 26.67 137.33
49 Georgia Southern 3 116 416 3.59 0 38.67 138.67
50 Syracuse 5 158 697 4.41 11 31.60 139.40
51 Clemson 4 138 562 4.07 4 34.50 140.50
52 Oregon 4 152 563 3.70 4 38.00 140.75
53 Old Dominion 5 189 710 3.76 4 37.80 142.00
53 Duke 4 141 568 4.03 6 35.25 142.00
53 Missouri State 4 134 568 4.24 8 33.50 142.00
56 East Carolina 3 120 427 3.56 3 40.00 142.33
57 Western Michigan 4 167 572 3.43 5 41.75 143.00
58 Houston 5 142 718 5.06 8 28.40 143.60
59 Mississippi State 5 183 721 3.94 5 36.60 144.20
60 Arizona 4 165 577 3.50 6 41.25 144.25
61 Kent State 4 142 578 4.07 6 35.50 144.50
62 Army 5 137 725 5.29 6 27.40 145.00
63 Boston College 4 141 581 4.12 4 35.25 145.25
64 Appalachian State 3 121 438 3.62 4 40.33 146.00
65 SMU 5 175 739 4.22 8 35.00 147.80
66 Virginia 5 169 744 4.40 8 33.80 148.80
67 Washington 4 133 601 4.52 5 33.25 150.25
68 Kennesaw State 4 149 604 4.05 7 37.25 151.00
69 Air Force 5 151 764 5.06 11 30.20 152.80
70 Texas A&M 5 168 768 4.57 7 33.60 153.60
71 Colorado 4 149 615 4.13 3 37.25 153.75
72 UTSA 4 147 616 4.19 7 36.75 154.00
73 Troy 4 148 620 4.19 6 37.00 155.00
74 San Jose State 4 171 622 3.64 2 42.75 155.50
74 Memphis 4 149 622 4.17 5 37.25 155.50
76 North Dakota State 5 199 778 3.91 5 39.80 155.60
77 Middle Tennessee State 4 127 626 4.93 4 31.75 156.50
78 Georgia State 3 109 473 4.34 7 36.33 157.67
79 North Texas 4 163 631 3.87 7 40.75 157.75
80 Louisiana 4 128 646 5.05 8 32.00 161.50
81 Northwestern 4 128 652 5.09 5 32.00 163.00
82 Ole Miss 5 201 823 4.09 12 40.20 164.60
83 North Carolina 4 156 659 4.22 6 39.00 164.75
84 Oklahoma State 4 177 663 3.75 4 44.25 165.75
85 Louisville 5 208 830 3.99 8 41.60 166.00
86 Ball State 4 156 669 4.29 5 39.00 167.25
86 Bowling Green 4 153 669 4.37 6 38.25 167.25
88 Rice 4 164 674 4.11 8 41.00 168.50
89 Massachusetts 4 153 676 4.42 5 38.25 169.00
90 Fresno State 3 109 508 4.66 2 36.33 169.33
91 Hawaii 5 187 847 4.53 10 37.40 169.40
92 Washington State 4 135 682 5.05 9 33.75 170.50
93 Auburn 5 205 869 4.24 11 41.00 173.80
94 Vanderbilt 5 180 871 4.84 12 36.00 174.20
95 Nevada 4 170 699 4.11 5 42.50 174.75
96 Stanford 5 181 874 4.83 14 36.20 174.80
97 Cincinnati 4 156 700 4.49 8 39.00 175.00
98 Wyoming 5 188 877 4.66 5 37.60 175.40
99 Purdue 4 122 702 5.75 6 30.50 175.50
100 FIU 3 99 528 5.33 2 33.00 176.00
101 Michigan State 5 206 891 4.33 9 41.20 178.20
102 Delaware 4 129 713 5.53 8 32.25 178.25
103 San Diego State 4 185 733 3.96 10 46.25 183.25
104 NC State 4 151 747 4.95 6 37.75 186.75
105 Temple 3 129 561 4.35 7 43.00 187.00
106 Louisiana-Monroe 3 136 562 4.13 5 45.33 187.33
107 Arizona State 4 146 767 5.25 8 36.50 191.75
108 Central Michigan 4 167 768 4.60 7 41.75 192.00
108 Arkansas 4 155 768 4.95 12 38.75 192.00
110 California 5 196 964 4.92 12 39.20 192.80
111 Sam Houston State 4 163 773 4.74 7 40.75 193.25
112 Sacramento State 5 193 967 5.01 16 38.60 193.40
113 West Virginia 5 190 971 5.11 11 38.00 194.20
114 Georgia Tech 4 159 803 5.05 9 39.75 200.75
115 Iowa State 4 140 814 5.81 10 35.00 203.50
116 Kansas State 4 155 819 5.28 9 38.75 204.75
117 Arkansas State 4 148 829 5.60 10 37.00 207.25
118 Maryland 4 162 833 5.14 11 40.50 208.25
119 Florida State 4 158 846 5.35 9 39.50 211.50
120 Coastal Carolina 3 119 640 5.38 6 39.67 213.33
121 Penn State 4 148 873 5.90 9 37.00 218.25
122 Akron 4 139 874 6.29 8 34.75 218.50
123 UAB 3 154 668 4.34 5 51.33 222.67
124 Kansas 4 176 901 5.12 7 44.00 225.25
125 USF 3 130 678 5.22 5 43.33 226.00
126 Rutgers 4 137 911 6.65 9 34.25 227.75
127 Southern Miss 3 150 689 4.59 9 50.00 229.67
128 Charlotte 3 123 692 5.63 6 41.00 230.67
129 Marshall 3 122 723 5.93 6 40.67 241.00
130 UNLV 3 134 724 5.40 5 44.67 241.33
131 Tulane 3 150 728 4.85 8 50.00 242.67
132 UTEP 3 128 737 5.76 7 42.67 245.67
133 Tulsa 4 217 1178 5.43 12 54.25 294.50
134 Colorado State 3 128 922 7.20 15 42.67 307.33
135 Northern Illinois 3 150 928 6.19 14 50.00 309.33
136 Florida Atlantic 4 183 1464 8.00 18 45.75 366.00