2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in October Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wake Forest 3 79 139 1.76 0 26.33 46.33
2 Ohio State 3 78 194 2.49 3 26.00 64.67
3 Miami (OH) 4 114 270 2.37 4 28.50 67.50
4 Iowa 3 107 229 2.14 2 35.67 76.33
4 Wisconsin 3 107 229 2.14 2 35.67 76.33
6 Pittsburgh 4 136 307 2.26 7 34.00 76.75
7 Indiana 4 153 322 2.10 3 38.25 80.50
8 Notre Dame 3 74 256 3.46 2 24.67 85.33
9 Miami (FL) 3 91 262 2.88 3 30.33 87.33
10 UCLA 3 89 268 3.01 2 29.67 89.33
11 Liberty 3 81 269 3.32 0 27.00 89.67
12 New Mexico 3 90 270 3.00 1 30.00 90.00
13 SMU 3 93 275 2.96 2 31.00 91.67
14 Utah 3 76 282 3.71 3 25.33 94.00
15 Clemson 3 104 288 2.77 3 34.67 96.00
16 Boise State 3 82 291 3.55 2 27.33 97.00
17 Ohio 4 117 407 3.48 3 29.25 101.75
18 Virginia Tech 4 114 414 3.63 7 28.50 103.50
19 Kentucky 4 121 417 3.45 3 30.25 104.25
20 Michigan 3 105 322 3.07 3 35.00 107.33
21 USC 3 107 326 3.05 4 35.67 108.67
21 Missouri 3 86 326 3.79 1 28.67 108.67
23 Oklahoma State 3 111 328 2.95 1 37.00 109.33
24 South Alabama 3 88 332 3.77 7 29.33 110.67
25 Purdue 3 74 333 4.50 2 24.67 111.00
26 Nebraska 3 85 335 3.94 1 28.33 111.67
27 Nevada 3 100 336 3.36 2 33.33 112.00
28 Baylor 3 116 341 2.94 1 38.67 113.67
29 BYU 4 128 459 3.59 4 32.00 114.75
30 Ole Miss 3 105 349 3.32 4 35.00 116.33
31 Texas State 3 92 351 3.82 4 30.67 117.00
32 Northwestern 4 119 471 3.96 4 29.75 117.75
33 Texas 3 107 354 3.31 2 35.67 118.00
34 Boston College 3 99 358 3.62 3 33.00 119.33
35 Louisiana Tech 4 127 480 3.78 6 31.75 120.00
35 Oklahoma 3 91 360 3.96 0 30.33 120.00
37 New Mexico State 4 142 481 3.39 5 35.50 120.25
38 Western Kentucky 4 118 487 4.13 3 29.50 121.75
39 Alabama 4 150 489 3.26 4 37.50 122.25
40 Toledo 4 135 490 3.63 5 33.75 122.50
41 Texas Tech 3 100 368 3.68 1 33.33 122.67
42 Utah State 3 104 369 3.55 4 34.67 123.00
43 LSU 4 139 493 3.55 6 34.75 123.25
44 Connecticut 3 104 373 3.59 2 34.67 124.33
45 UCF 3 112 380 3.39 7 37.33 126.67
46 Tennessee 4 123 507 4.12 5 30.75 126.75
47 Buffalo 4 146 511 3.50 5 36.50 127.75
48 Eastern Michigan 4 123 519 4.22 5 30.75 129.75
49 TCU 3 115 394 3.43 4 38.33 131.33
50 Louisville 3 121 396 3.27 3 40.33 132.00
51 Illinois 3 92 397 4.32 5 30.67 132.33
52 Air Force 4 109 541 4.96 5 27.25 135.25
53 Old Dominion 4 152 548 3.61 3 38.00 137.00
54 Oregon State 3 80 412 5.15 5 26.67 137.33
55 Houston 4 110 550 5.00 5 27.50 137.50
56 Georgia Southern 3 116 416 3.59 0 38.67 138.67
57 James Madison 5 168 696 4.14 5 33.60 139.20
58 Texas A&M 4 141 558 3.96 2 35.25 139.50
59 Syracuse 4 129 566 4.39 11 32.25 141.50
60 South Carolina 3 125 426 3.41 5 41.67 142.00
60 Navy 4 148 568 3.84 7 37.00 142.00
60 Missouri State 4 134 568 4.24 8 33.50 142.00
63 East Carolina 3 120 427 3.56 3 40.00 142.33
64 North Dakota State 4 148 571 3.86 3 37.00 142.75
65 Arizona 3 135 429 3.18 5 45.00 143.00
65 Western Michigan 4 167 572 3.43 5 41.75 143.00
67 Jacksonville State 3 96 435 4.53 3 32.00 145.00
68 Appalachian State 3 121 438 3.62 4 40.33 146.00
68 Georgia 3 101 438 4.34 3 33.67 146.00
70 Florida 3 103 439 4.26 5 34.33 146.33
71 Oregon 3 119 443 3.72 3 39.67 147.67
72 Kennesaw State 4 149 604 4.05 7 37.25 151.00
72 Mississippi State 3 109 453 4.16 4 36.33 151.00
74 Kent State 4 147 610 4.15 6 36.75 152.50
75 UTSA 4 147 616 4.19 7 36.75 154.00
76 Troy 4 148 620 4.19 6 37.00 155.00
77 San Jose State 4 171 622 3.64 2 42.75 155.50
77 Memphis 4 149 622 4.17 5 37.25 155.50
77 Army 4 113 622 5.50 7 28.25 155.50
80 Georgia State 3 109 473 4.34 7 36.33 157.67
81 North Texas 4 163 631 3.87 7 40.75 157.75
82 Minnesota 3 105 474 4.51 5 35.00 158.00
83 Washington 3 100 476 4.76 5 33.33 158.67
84 Louisiana 4 128 646 5.05 8 32.00 161.50
85 Hawaii 4 136 647 4.76 6 34.00 161.75
86 Arizona State 4 127 652 5.13 8 31.75 163.00
86 NC State 3 94 489 5.20 4 31.33 163.00
88 Duke 3 119 495 4.16 6 39.67 165.00
89 Colorado 3 114 499 4.38 3 38.00 166.33
90 Virginia 4 145 668 4.61 7 36.25 167.00
90 Ball State 4 144 668 4.64 6 36.00 167.00
92 Bowling Green 4 153 669 4.37 6 38.25 167.25
93 Rice 4 164 674 4.11 8 41.00 168.50
94 Fresno State 3 109 508 4.66 2 36.33 169.33
95 UAB 3 121 509 4.21 3 40.33 169.67
96 Washington State 4 135 682 5.05 9 33.75 170.50
97 Arkansas 3 113 514 4.55 8 37.67 171.33
97 Auburn 3 111 514 4.63 6 37.00 171.33
99 USF 3 114 522 4.58 4 38.00 174.00
100 FIU 3 99 528 5.33 2 33.00 176.00
101 Temple 3 111 530 4.77 8 37.00 176.67
102 Delaware 4 129 713 5.53 8 32.25 178.25
103 North Carolina 4 165 714 4.33 5 41.25 178.50
104 Cincinnati 3 126 545 4.33 6 42.00 181.67
105 Kansas State 3 117 548 4.68 6 39.00 182.67
106 Vanderbilt 4 149 732 4.91 11 37.25 183.00
107 San Diego State 4 185 733 3.96 10 46.25 183.25
108 Michigan State 4 165 734 4.45 7 41.25 183.50
109 Louisiana-Monroe 3 136 562 4.13 5 45.33 187.33
110 West Virginia 4 149 751 5.04 10 37.25 187.75
111 Maryland 3 123 567 4.61 7 41.00 189.00
112 California 4 150 762 5.08 11 37.50 190.50
113 Central Michigan 4 167 768 4.60 7 41.75 192.00
114 Sam Houston State 4 163 773 4.74 7 40.75 193.25
115 Wyoming 4 165 775 4.70 5 41.25 193.75
116 Iowa State 3 107 609 5.69 8 35.67 203.00
117 Kansas 4 149 823 5.52 6 37.25 205.75
118 Arkansas State 4 148 829 5.60 10 37.00 207.25
119 Middle Tennessee State 4 146 830 5.68 9 36.50 207.50
120 Massachusetts 4 165 839 5.08 7 41.25 209.75
121 Coastal Carolina 3 119 640 5.38 6 39.67 213.33
122 Akron 4 139 874 6.29 8 34.75 218.50
123 Sacramento State 3 126 666 5.29 11 42.00 222.00
124 UNLV 3 125 675 5.40 6 41.67 225.00
125 Stanford 4 151 903 5.98 14 37.75 225.75
126 Southern Miss 3 150 689 4.59 9 50.00 229.67
127 Florida State 3 127 691 5.44 9 42.33 230.33
128 Charlotte 3 123 692 5.63 6 41.00 230.67
129 Georgia Tech 3 122 717 5.88 8 40.67 239.00
130 Marshall 3 122 723 5.93 6 40.67 241.00
131 Rutgers 3 106 727 6.86 7 35.33 242.33
132 Tulane 3 150 728 4.85 8 50.00 242.67
133 UTEP 3 128 737 5.76 7 42.67 245.67
134 Penn State 3 120 753 6.28 8 40.00 251.00
135 Tulsa 4 217 1178 5.43 12 54.25 294.50
136 Colorado State 3 128 922 7.20 15 42.67 307.33
137 Northern Illinois 3 150 928 6.19 14 50.00 309.33
138 Florida Atlantic 4 191 1372 7.18 17 47.75 343.00