2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Duke 1 22 73 3.32 0 22.00 73.00
2 Miami (OH) 1 23 60 2.61 1 23.00 60.00
2 Louisiana 1 23 87 3.78 1 23.00 87.00
4 Fresno State 1 24 30 1.25 0 24.00 30.00
4 Memphis 1 24 132 5.50 1 24.00 132.00
6 Oklahoma 1 26 129 4.96 3 26.00 129.00
6 Coastal Carolina 1 26 166 6.38 1 26.00 166.00
8 Troy 1 27 121 4.48 2 27.00 121.00
8 Toledo 1 27 132 4.89 1 27.00 132.00
10 FIU 1 28 107 3.82 0 28.00 107.00
11 Texas State 1 29 130 4.48 2 29.00 130.00
11 Oregon State 1 29 188 6.48 3 29.00 188.00
13 Kennesaw State 1 30 74 2.47 2 30.00 74.00
14 Ohio 1 31 49 1.58 1 31.00 49.00
15 Utah 1 33 111 3.36 1 33.00 111.00
15 UNLV 1 33 118 3.58 0 33.00 118.00
15 Oregon 1 33 120 3.64 1 33.00 120.00
15 Boise State 1 33 169 5.12 0 33.00 169.00
19 Georgia State 1 34 63 1.85 0 34.00 63.00
20 Bowling Green 1 35 108 3.09 0 35.00 108.00
20 New Mexico 1 35 169 4.83 1 35.00 169.00
20 Marshall 1 35 310 8.86 3 35.00 310.00
23 Georgia Southern 1 36 142 3.94 0 36.00 142.00
23 Central Michigan 1 36 160 4.44 1 36.00 160.00
23 North Carolina 1 36 186 5.17 2 36.00 186.00
23 Colorado State 1 36 223 6.19 3 36.00 223.00
23 Florida Atlantic 1 36 246 6.83 2 36.00 246.00
28 Georgia Tech 1 37 86 2.32 1 37.00 86.00
28 Buffalo 1 37 115 3.11 2 37.00 115.00
28 North Texas 1 37 141 3.81 3 37.00 141.00
31 Kansas State 1 38 271 7.13 3 38.00 271.00
32 Middle Tennessee State 1 39 276 7.08 1 39.00 276.00
32 Sam Houston State 1 39 297 7.62 4 39.00 297.00
34 Missouri State 1 40 233 5.83 3 40.00 233.00
35 Eastern Michigan 2 42 155 3.69 2 21.00 77.50
35 UTEP 1 42 230 5.48 3 42.00 230.00
37 Kansas 1 43 133 3.09 1 43.00 133.00
37 Rice 1 43 166 3.86 1 43.00 166.00
39 Texas 1 44 70 1.59 0 44.00 70.00
40 Tulsa 1 45 227 5.04 2 45.00 227.00
40 Akron 1 45 332 7.38 4 45.00 332.00
42 Louisiana-Monroe 1 46 249 5.41 3 46.00 249.00
43 Western Michigan 1 47 135 2.87 1 47.00 135.00
43 Delaware 1 47 282 6.00 3 47.00 282.00
45 Houston 2 53 241 4.55 4 26.50 120.50
46 Liberty 2 54 207 3.83 0 27.00 103.50
46 Ohio State 2 54 238 4.41 2 27.00 119.00
48 Minnesota 2 55 119 2.16 2 27.50 59.50
48 South Alabama 2 55 185 3.36 5 27.50 92.50
50 Nebraska 2 57 180 3.16 2 28.50 90.00
50 Army 2 57 347 6.09 2 28.50 173.50
52 UCLA 2 58 102 1.76 2 29.00 51.00
52 James Madison 2 58 121 2.09 2 29.00 60.50
52 LSU 2 58 154 2.66 2 29.00 77.00
52 Arizona 2 58 222 3.83 2 29.00 111.00
52 San Diego State 1 58 193 3.33 0 58.00 193.00
52 UAB 1 58 249 4.29 2 58.00 249.00
52 Charlotte 1 58 288 4.97 2 58.00 288.00
59 Southern Miss 1 59 437 7.41 5 59.00 437.00
60 Jacksonville State 2 60 220 3.67 2 30.00 110.00
61 Indiana 2 62 91 1.47 2 31.00 45.50
61 Northwestern 2 62 319 5.15 3 31.00 159.50
63 Syracuse 2 63 312 4.95 3 31.50 156.00
63 Western Kentucky 2 63 342 5.43 2 31.50 171.00
65 Michigan 2 64 184 2.88 1 32.00 92.00
66 Missouri 2 65 181 2.78 1 32.50 90.50
66 Washington State 2 65 216 3.32 3 32.50 108.00
66 Illinois 2 65 241 3.71 3 32.50 120.50
66 Vanderbilt 2 65 315 4.85 3 32.50 157.50
70 Oklahoma State 1 66 335 5.08 3 66.00 335.00
71 Kent State 2 67 227 3.39 2 33.50 113.50
71 Sacramento State 2 67 301 4.49 5 33.50 150.50
73 Tennessee 2 68 247 3.63 3 34.00 123.50
74 Baylor 2 69 182 2.64 0 34.50 91.00
74 Texas Tech 2 69 253 3.67 0 34.50 126.50
74 Virginia Tech 2 69 254 3.68 5 34.50 127.00
77 Miami (FL) 3 70 155 2.21 1 23.33 51.67
77 Pittsburgh 2 70 200 2.86 2 35.00 100.00
77 Virginia 2 70 357 5.10 6 35.00 178.50
77 Rutgers 2 70 513 7.33 4 35.00 256.50
77 Nevada 1 70 363 5.19 3 70.00 363.00
82 UCF 2 71 187 2.63 4 35.50 93.50
82 TCU 2 71 260 3.66 4 35.50 130.00
82 Cincinnati 2 71 393 5.54 4 35.50 196.50
85 Colorado 2 72 296 4.11 1 36.00 148.00
85 Air Force 2 72 333 4.63 6 36.00 166.50
87 Utah State 2 73 286 3.92 3 36.50 143.00
87 Massachusetts 2 73 294 4.03 3 36.50 147.00
89 Boston College 2 74 281 3.80 3 37.00 140.50
90 New Mexico State 2 75 146 1.95 2 37.50 73.00
90 Maryland 2 75 475 6.33 7 37.50 237.50
90 Purdue 2 75 489 6.52 4 37.50 244.50
93 UTSA 2 77 255 3.31 3 38.50 127.50
93 Arizona State 2 77 423 5.49 3 38.50 211.50
95 Navy 2 78 158 2.03 2 39.00 79.00
95 San Jose State 2 78 328 4.21 0 39.00 164.00
97 Georgia 3 81 167 2.06 2 27.00 55.67
97 Wisconsin 2 81 246 3.04 1 40.50 123.00
97 Old Dominion 2 81 349 4.31 1 40.50 174.50
100 NC State 2 82 489 5.96 4 41.00 244.50
101 Michigan State 2 83 385 4.64 3 41.50 192.50
101 Penn State 2 83 533 6.42 5 41.50 266.50
103 California 2 84 375 4.46 3 42.00 187.50
104 North Dakota State 2 86 317 3.69 2 43.00 158.50
105 BYU 3 88 271 3.08 1 29.33 90.33
105 West Virginia 2 88 485 5.51 4 44.00 242.50
107 Temple 2 91 393 4.32 4 45.50 196.50
107 Arkansas 2 91 485 5.33 8 45.50 242.50
109 Arkansas State 2 92 547 5.95 8 46.00 273.50
110 Florida 3 94 450 4.79 7 31.33 150.00
110 Ball State 2 94 517 5.50 4 47.00 258.50
112 Wyoming 3 96 397 4.14 4 32.00 132.33
112 Texas A&M 3 96 453 4.72 5 32.00 151.00
112 Ole Miss 2 96 474 4.94 8 48.00 237.00
115 USC 3 98 422 4.31 6 32.67 140.67
116 South Carolina 3 101 381 3.77 3 33.67 127.00
116 Clemson 3 101 492 4.87 4 33.67 164.00
118 Alabama 3 102 297 2.91 1 34.00 99.00
119 Iowa State 3 104 673 6.47 7 34.67 224.33
120 Wake Forest 3 106 282 2.66 3 35.33 94.00
120 Washington 3 106 503 4.75 3 35.33 167.67
122 Mississippi State 3 111 447 4.03 5 37.00 149.00
123 Iowa 3 112 310 2.77 1 37.33 103.33
123 Kentucky 3 112 574 5.13 7 37.33 191.33
125 Florida State 3 114 589 5.17 6 38.00 196.33
126 Hawaii 3 115 509 4.43 6 38.33 169.67
126 SMU 3 115 578 5.03 6 38.33 192.67
128 USF 3 130 678 5.22 5 43.33 226.00
129 Auburn 3 143 592 4.14 8 47.67 197.33
130 Stanford 4 148 749 5.06 12 37.00 187.25
131 Louisville 4 169 707 4.18 7 42.25 176.75