2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 LSU 2 57 36 0.63 1 28.50 18.00
2 Navy 1 44 42 0.95 0 44.00 42.00
3 Houston 1 25 26 1.04 2 25.00 26.00
4 Massachusetts 1 25 27 1.08 0 25.00 27.00
5 Alabama 2 54 65 1.20 0 27.00 32.50
6 Clemson 1 18 22 1.22 0 18.00 22.00
7 Troy 1 24 38 1.58 0 24.00 38.00
8 Colorado 1 30 51 1.70 0 30.00 51.00
9 West Virginia 1 27 52 1.93 0 27.00 52.00
10 Ohio State 1 23 45 1.96 0 23.00 45.00
11 Notre Dame 2 65 131 2.02 0 32.50 65.50
12 Florida State 1 23 47 2.04 0 23.00 47.00
13 Stanford 1 22 46 2.09 2 22.00 46.00
14 Maryland 1 31 67 2.16 0 31.00 67.00
15 Utah 1 28 61 2.18 0 28.00 61.00
16 Auburn 2 70 153 2.19 0 35.00 76.50
17 Missouri 1 36 80 2.22 0 36.00 80.00
18 Iowa 2 65 145 2.23 0 32.50 72.50
19 FIU 1 25 56 2.24 0 25.00 56.00
20 Pittsburgh 3 81 182 2.25 2 27.00 60.67
21 James Madison 1 38 91 2.39 0 38.00 91.00
22 North Texas 1 39 98 2.51 0 39.00 98.00
23 Syracuse 1 26 67 2.58 0 26.00 67.00
24 Tulsa 2 68 182 2.68 0 34.00 91.00
25 Vanderbilt 1 36 98 2.72 1 36.00 98.00
25 North Carolina 1 39 106 2.72 1 39.00 106.00
27 Mississippi State 2 55 151 2.75 0 27.50 75.50
28 Duke 2 58 165 2.84 0 29.00 82.50
29 Eastern Michigan 1 17 49 2.88 1 17.00 49.00
30 Texas Tech 1 19 55 2.89 0 19.00 55.00
31 Texas A&M 2 52 152 2.92 0 26.00 76.00
31 Washington 2 60 175 2.92 1 30.00 87.50
33 Oklahoma 1 38 112 2.95 0 38.00 112.00
34 Georgia 1 37 110 2.97 2 37.00 110.00
35 Michigan 2 75 232 3.09 0 37.50 116.00
36 BYU 1 31 97 3.13 1 31.00 97.00
37 USC 2 59 185 3.14 3 29.50 92.50
38 Virginia 1 24 76 3.17 1 24.00 76.00
39 Florida 1 37 120 3.24 2 37.00 120.00
40 California 1 36 118 3.28 1 36.00 118.00
41 Fresno State 1 34 112 3.29 0 34.00 112.00
42 Kansas State 1 30 101 3.37 0 30.00 101.00
42 UCLA 2 78 263 3.37 1 39.00 131.50
44 Miami (FL) 1 23 78 3.39 0 23.00 78.00
44 Middle Tennessee State 1 38 129 3.39 3 38.00 129.00
46 Georgia State 1 21 72 3.43 1 21.00 72.00
47 Nebraska 2 65 224 3.45 1 32.50 112.00
48 Ohio 1 46 161 3.50 2 46.00 161.00
49 Texas 2 72 255 3.54 2 36.00 127.50
50 North Dakota State 2 82 292 3.56 3 41.00 146.00
51 Jacksonville State 1 46 165 3.59 1 46.00 165.00
52 Wake Forest 2 76 275 3.62 3 38.00 137.50
53 New Mexico 1 32 119 3.72 1 32.00 119.00
54 Penn State 2 59 220 3.73 1 29.50 110.00
55 Boston College 1 41 154 3.76 0 41.00 154.00
56 Georgia Southern 1 39 150 3.85 0 39.00 150.00
57 Michigan State 2 46 178 3.87 2 23.00 89.00
58 Nevada 1 42 164 3.90 2 42.00 164.00
59 USF 2 76 299 3.93 1 38.00 149.50
60 Buffalo 1 39 154 3.95 0 39.00 154.00
61 Virginia Tech 1 31 123 3.97 1 31.00 123.00
62 South Carolina 1 25 100 4.00 0 25.00 100.00
62 Indiana 1 38 152 4.00 1 38.00 152.00
64 Illinois 1 48 194 4.04 1 48.00 194.00
65 Sacramento State 2 63 262 4.16 6 31.50 131.00
66 Colorado State 1 34 143 4.21 1 34.00 143.00
67 UNLV 2 71 301 4.24 3 35.50 150.50
67 Ole Miss 2 72 305 4.24 2 36.00 152.50
69 San Jose State 1 25 107 4.28 1 25.00 107.00
70 Cincinnati 1 38 165 4.34 1 38.00 165.00
70 Oregon 2 76 330 4.34 2 38.00 165.00
72 Tennessee 1 31 135 4.35 1 31.00 135.00
73 UTEP 1 39 170 4.36 2 39.00 170.00
74 New Mexico State 2 65 284 4.37 5 32.50 142.00
75 SMU 1 45 199 4.42 2 45.00 199.00
76 Tulane 1 40 182 4.55 1 40.00 182.00
77 Rutgers 1 32 150 4.69 2 32.00 150.00
78 Hawaii 3 112 530 4.73 7 37.33 176.67
79 Marshall 1 22 109 4.95 0 22.00 109.00
80 UAB 2 69 351 5.09 4 34.50 175.50
81 Louisiana-Monroe 1 52 266 5.12 1 52.00 266.00
82 Appalachian State 1 35 187 5.34 1 35.00 187.00
83 Memphis 3 117 635 5.43 6 39.00 211.67
84 UTSA 1 50 289 5.78 2 50.00 289.00
85 Ball State 1 35 237 6.77 3 35.00 237.00
86 Florida Atlantic 1 36 246 6.83 2 36.00 246.00
87 South Alabama 1 29 212 7.31 3 29.00 212.00
88 Western Kentucky 1 42 323 7.69 5 42.00 323.00