2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Clemson 1 18 22 1.22 0 18.00 22.00
2 Arkansas 1 20 40 2.00 2 20.00 40.00
3 Arizona 1 21 -7 -0.33 0 21.00 -7.00
4 NC State 1 22 34 1.55 0 22.00 34.00
4 Stanford 1 22 46 2.09 2 22.00 46.00
4 Marshall 1 22 109 4.95 0 22.00 109.00
7 Ohio State 1 23 45 1.96 0 23.00 45.00
7 Florida State 1 23 47 2.04 0 23.00 47.00
9 Arizona State 1 25 102 4.08 1 25.00 102.00
10 Boise State 1 26 135 5.19 1 26.00 135.00
11 Kentucky 1 28 59 2.11 1 28.00 59.00
11 Louisville 1 28 75 2.68 0 28.00 75.00
11 Ball State 1 28 183 6.54 2 28.00 183.00
14 Louisiana 1 29 56 1.93 0 29.00 56.00
15 Temple 1 30 97 3.23 1 30.00 97.00
16 Texas State 1 31 140 4.52 2 31.00 140.00
17 Kansas 1 33 35 1.06 0 33.00 35.00
17 Oklahoma State 1 33 134 4.06 2 33.00 134.00
17 Ole Miss 1 33 143 4.33 0 33.00 143.00
20 Fresno State 1 34 112 3.29 0 34.00 112.00
20 Missouri State 1 34 118 3.47 0 34.00 118.00
22 Rice 1 35 148 4.23 0 35.00 148.00
23 Northern Illinois 1 36 101 2.81 1 36.00 101.00
24 Oklahoma 1 38 112 2.95 0 38.00 112.00
24 Wisconsin 1 38 154 4.05 0 38.00 154.00
26 North Texas 1 39 98 2.51 0 39.00 98.00
27 UTEP 1 40 112 2.80 1 40.00 112.00
27 Northwestern 1 40 147 3.68 1 40.00 147.00
29 Texas 1 41 161 3.93 1 41.00 161.00
30 Western Kentucky 1 42 323 7.69 5 42.00 323.00
31 East Carolina 1 44 128 2.91 3 44.00 128.00
31 Western Michigan 1 44 158 3.59 1 44.00 158.00
33 Iowa State 1 45 67 1.49 1 45.00 67.00
33 Louisiana Tech 1 45 86 1.91 0 45.00 86.00
35 Michigan State 2 46 178 3.87 2 23.00 89.00
35 South Alabama 2 46 257 5.59 3 23.00 128.50
35 Michigan 1 46 132 2.87 0 46.00 132.00
38 Houston 2 47 20 0.43 2 23.50 10.00
39 Texas Tech 2 48 130 2.71 0 24.00 65.00
40 Georgia Tech 1 49 183 3.73 1 49.00 183.00
41 Miami (OH) 2 50 206 4.12 1 25.00 103.00
41 Charlotte 1 50 268 5.36 6 50.00 268.00
43 Georgia State 2 51 156 3.06 1 25.50 78.00
44 Texas A&M 2 52 152 2.92 0 26.00 76.00
44 Akron 2 52 217 4.17 1 26.00 108.50
46 Alabama 2 54 65 1.20 0 27.00 32.50
46 South Carolina 2 54 121 2.24 0 27.00 60.50
46 San Jose State 2 54 198 3.67 3 27.00 99.00
49 Virginia 2 55 131 2.38 1 27.50 65.50
49 Mississippi State 2 55 151 2.75 0 27.50 75.50
49 Army 2 55 197 3.58 2 27.50 98.50
52 BYU 2 56 146 2.61 2 28.00 73.00
53 LSU 2 57 36 0.63 1 28.50 18.00
53 TCU 2 57 110 1.93 1 28.50 55.00
55 Troy 2 58 154 2.66 1 29.00 77.00
55 Duke 2 58 165 2.84 0 29.00 82.50
55 Air Force 2 58 200 3.45 3 29.00 100.00
55 Cincinnati 2 58 239 4.12 2 29.00 119.50
59 Utah 2 59 167 2.83 2 29.50 83.50
59 Colorado 2 59 173 2.93 0 29.50 86.50
59 Penn State 2 59 220 3.73 1 29.50 110.00
62 Miami (FL) 3 60 137 2.28 0 20.00 45.67
62 New Mexico 2 60 137 2.28 1 30.00 68.50
62 Washington 2 60 175 2.92 1 30.00 87.50
65 Vanderbilt 2 61 160 2.62 1 30.50 80.00
66 Maryland 2 62 77 1.24 0 31.00 38.50
66 Florida 2 62 182 2.94 2 31.00 91.00
68 Delaware 2 63 148 2.35 4 31.50 74.00
68 FIU 2 63 164 2.60 1 31.50 82.00
68 Utah State 2 63 196 3.11 2 31.50 98.00
68 Appalachian State 2 63 239 3.79 1 31.50 119.50
72 Navy 2 64 81 1.27 0 32.00 40.50
72 West Virginia 2 64 200 3.13 0 32.00 100.00
72 Liberty 2 64 291 4.55 2 32.00 145.50
75 Notre Dame 2 65 131 2.02 0 32.50 65.50
75 Iowa 2 65 145 2.23 0 32.50 72.50
75 Indiana 2 65 165 2.54 1 32.50 82.50
75 Missouri 2 65 169 2.60 1 32.50 84.50
75 Nebraska 2 65 224 3.45 1 32.50 112.00
75 Purdue 2 65 252 3.88 4 32.50 126.00
75 Middle Tennessee State 2 65 274 4.22 5 32.50 137.00
75 Kent State 2 65 336 5.17 5 32.50 168.00
83 Baylor 2 66 166 2.52 2 33.00 83.00
83 Connecticut 2 66 189 2.86 4 33.00 94.50
85 Massachusetts 2 67 170 2.54 1 33.50 85.00
85 Tennessee 2 67 312 4.66 2 33.50 156.00
85 Bowling Green 2 67 522 7.79 2 33.50 261.00
88 Tulsa 2 68 182 2.68 0 34.00 91.00
88 California 2 68 395 5.81 7 34.00 197.50
90 Georgia 2 69 120 1.74 2 34.50 60.00
90 Kansas State 2 69 193 2.80 0 34.50 96.50
90 SMU 2 69 261 3.78 2 34.50 130.50
90 Wyoming 2 69 293 4.25 0 34.50 146.50
90 UAB 2 69 351 5.09 4 34.50 175.50
90 Washington State 2 69 429 6.22 3 34.50 214.50
96 Auburn 2 70 153 2.19 0 35.00 76.50
96 Georgia Southern 2 70 158 2.26 0 35.00 79.00
96 Buffalo 2 70 226 3.23 0 35.00 113.00
99 Kennesaw State 2 72 279 3.88 3 36.00 139.50
99 Arkansas State 2 72 407 5.65 4 36.00 203.50
101 San Diego State 2 73 309 4.23 5 36.50 154.50
101 Colorado State 2 73 349 4.78 3 36.50 174.50
101 Rutgers 2 73 350 4.79 3 36.50 175.00
104 Virginia Tech 2 74 119 1.61 1 37.00 59.50
104 North Carolina 2 74 183 2.47 1 37.00 91.50
104 Toledo 2 74 223 3.01 1 37.00 111.50
104 Minnesota 2 74 303 4.09 2 37.00 151.50
108 Central Michigan 2 75 300 4.00 4 37.50 150.00
109 Wake Forest 2 76 275 3.62 3 38.00 137.50
109 USF 2 76 299 3.93 1 38.00 149.50
111 Florida Atlantic 2 77 527 6.84 7 38.50 263.50
112 James Madison 2 78 177 2.27 0 39.00 88.50
112 UCLA 2 78 263 3.37 1 39.00 131.50
114 Pittsburgh 3 81 182 2.25 2 27.00 60.67
114 Nevada 2 81 309 3.81 3 40.50 154.50
116 Old Dominion 2 82 215 2.62 3 41.00 107.50
116 Sam Houston State 2 82 418 5.10 3 41.00 209.00
118 USC 3 83 287 3.46 4 27.67 95.67
118 UCF 2 83 210 2.53 1 41.50 105.00
118 Illinois 2 83 364 4.39 2 41.50 182.00
121 UTSA 2 84 466 5.55 3 42.00 233.00
122 Southern Miss 2 86 447 5.20 1 43.00 223.50
123 Boston College 2 87 408 4.69 3 43.50 204.00
124 Ohio 2 88 409 4.65 6 44.00 204.50
125 Tulane 2 89 432 4.85 3 44.50 216.00
125 Louisiana-Monroe 2 89 611 6.87 5 44.50 305.50
127 New Mexico State 3 92 354 3.85 6 30.67 118.00
128 Oregon 3 93 332 3.57 2 31.00 110.67
129 Coastal Carolina 2 94 395 4.20 3 47.00 197.50
130 Sacramento State 3 97 366 3.77 6 32.33 122.00
130 Syracuse 3 97 372 3.84 3 32.33 124.00
132 Eastern Michigan 3 98 444 4.53 4 32.67 148.00
133 UNLV 3 105 496 4.72 4 35.00 165.33
134 North Dakota State 3 108 311 2.88 3 36.00 103.67
135 Hawaii 3 112 530 4.73 7 37.33 176.67
136 Memphis 3 117 635 5.43 6 39.00 211.67
137 Jacksonville State 3 128 569 4.45 2 42.67 189.67