CFB Team Rushing Defense
2026 season · through Week 8 · highlighting miami-fl and north-carolina · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.
Definition138 of 138 FBS teams
| RK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA Miami | 7 | 7-0 | ACC | 60.0#1 |
| 2 | PITT Pittsburgh | 8 | 5-3 | ACC | 66.0#2 |
| 3 | ND Notre Dame | 7 | 6-1 | FBS Independents | 67.3#3 |
| 4 | IU Indiana | 8 | 7-1 | Big Ten | 73.1#4 |
| 5 | IOWA Iowa | 7 | 5-2 | Big Ten | 82.9#5 |
| 6 | LSU LSU | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 85.6#6 |
| 7 | UNM New Mexico | 7 | 6-1 | Mountain West | 86.4#7 |
| 8 | UTAH Utah | 7 | 7-0 | Big 12 | 88.3#8 |
| 9 | UCLA UCLA | 7 | 7-0 | Big Ten | 90.4#9 |
| 10 | UGA Georgia | 7 | 6-1 | SEC | 91.4#10 |
| 11 | WAKE Wake Forest | 7 | 6-1 | ACC | 92.4#11 |
| 12 | OSU Ohio State | 7 | 6-1 | Big Ten | 92.9#12 |
| 13 | VT Virginia Tech | 8 | 6-2 | ACC | 93.4#13 |
| 14 | MICH Michigan | 7 | 4-3 | Big Ten | 95.6#14 |
| 15 | WIS Wisconsin | 7 | 5-2 | Big Ten | 96.6#15 |
| 16 | M-OH Miami (OH) | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 97.1#16 |
| 17 | BYU BYU | 7 | 6-1 | Big 12 | 98.1#17 |
| 18 | BOIS Boise State | 7 | 6-1 | Pac-12 | 99.1#18 |
| 19 | NEB Nebraska | 7 | 5-2 | Big Ten | 99.6#19 |
| 20 | HOU Houston | 8 | 6-2 | Big 12 | 100.5#20 |
| 21 | BAY Baylor | 7 | 4-3 | Big 12 | 104.1#21 |
| 22 | MIZ Missouri | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 104.3#22 |
| 23 | TCU TCU | 7 | 3-4 | Big 12 | 105.4#23 |
| 24 | TTU Texas Tech | 7 | 6-1 | Big 12 | 106.9#24 |
| T-25 | ARIZ Arizona | 7 | 6-1 | Big 12 | 107.1T-25 |
| T-25 | DUKE Duke | 7 | 5-2 | ACC | 107.1T-25 |
| 27 | TEX Texas | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 107.3#27 |
| 28 | CONN UConn | 7 | 4-3 | FBS Independents | 107.9#28 |
| 29 | ALA Alabama | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 108.0#29 |
| 30 | NMSU New Mexico State | 7 | 3-4 | Conference USA | 108.7#30 |
| 31 | NAVY Navy | 7 | 2-5 | American Athletic | 109.3#31 |
| 32 | JMU James Madison | 8 | 7-1 | Sun Belt | 110.1#32 |
| 33 | UK Kentucky | 8 | 7-1 | SEC | 113.3#33 |
| T-34 | TXST Texas State | 7 | 4-3 | Pac-12 | 114.9T-34 |
| T-34 | USC USC | 8 | 6-2 | Big Ten | 114.9T-34 |
| 36 | SC South Carolina | 7 | 4-3 | SEC | 115.1#36 |
| 37 | LIB Liberty | 7 | 6-1 | Conference USA | 115.3#37 |
| 38 | OU Oklahoma | 7 | 4-3 | SEC | 117.4#38 |
| 39 | UCF UCF | 7 | 4-3 | Big 12 | 118.0#39 |
| 40 | FLA Florida | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 120.7#40 |
| 41 | NDSU North Dakota State | 8 | 6-2 | Mountain West | 121.5#41 |
| 42 | FIU Florida International | 7 | 3-4 | Conference USA | 121.6#42 |
| 43 | TENN Tennessee | 8 | 6-2 | SEC | 122.9#43 |
| 44 | MINN Minnesota | 7 | 5-2 | Big Ten | 123.6#44 |
| 45 | SMU SMU | 7 | 6-1 | ACC | 124.1#45 |
| 46 | MSST Mississippi State | 7 | 4-3 | SEC | 124.6#46 |
| 47 | LT Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5-2 | Sun Belt | 125.4#47 |
| 48 | DEL Delaware | 7 | 3-4 | Conference USA | 126.1#48 |
| 49 | GASO Georgia Southern | 7 | 3-4 | Sun Belt | 126.3#49 |
| 50 | UL Louisiana | 8 | 5-3 | Sun Belt | 127.0#50 |
| 51 | TOL Toledo | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | 127.8#51 |
| 52 | ORE Oregon | 7 | 4-3 | Big Ten | 127.9#52 |
| 53 | WASH Washington | 7 | 4-3 | Big Ten | 131.1#53 |
| T-54 | APP App State | 7 | 5-2 | Sun Belt | 131.3T-54 |
| T-54 | CLEM Clemson | 7 | 4-3 | ACC | 131.3T-54 |
| 56 | TROY Troy | 7 | 3-4 | Sun Belt | 131.7#56 |
| T-57 | AF Air Force | 7 | 5-2 | Mountain West | 132.6T-57 |
| T-57 | USU Utah State | 7 | 2-5 | Pac-12 | 132.6T-57 |
| 59 | TA&M Texas A&M | 8 | 4-4 | SEC | 133.1#59 |
| 60 | SYR Syracuse | 7 | 3-4 | ACC | 134.0#60 |
| 61 | ILL Illinois | 7 | 4-3 | Big Ten | 134.4#61 |
| 62 | OHIO Ohio | 8 | 6-2 | Mid-American | 135.1#62 |
| 63 | EMU Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4-5 | Mid-American | 136.4#63 |
| 64 | ODU Old Dominion | 8 | 2-6 | Sun Belt | 137.3#64 |
| 65 | OKST Oklahoma State | 7 | 5-2 | Big 12 | 137.6#65 |
| 66 | NCSU NC State | 7 | 3-4 | ACC | 139.3#66 |
| 67 | COLO Colorado | 7 | 2-5 | Big 12 | 139.4#67 |
| 68 | ORST Oregon State | 7 | 5-2 | Pac-12 | 140.3#68 |
| 69 | KENT Kent State | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 142.1#69 |
| 70 | UVA Virginia | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 142.5#70 |
| T-71 | ECU East Carolina | 7 | 3-4 | American Athletic | 142.6T-71 |
| T-71 | MASS Massachusetts | 8 | 4-4 | Mid-American | 142.6T-71 |
| 73 | SJSU San José State | 8 | 4-4 | Mountain West | 144.0#73 |
| 74 | USF South Florida | 7 | 5-2 | American Athletic | 144.1#74 |
| 75 | ARK Arkansas | 7 | 3-4 | SEC | 144.9#75 |
| 76 | CIN Cincinnati | 7 | 5-2 | Big 12 | 145.0#76 |
| 77 | AUB Auburn | 7 | 4-3 | SEC | 146.1#77 |
| 78 | ASU Arizona State | 7 | 4-3 | Big 12 | 146.4#78 |
| 79 | ARMY Army | 7 | 5-2 | American Athletic | 148.0#79 |
| 80 | MD Maryland | 7 | 2-5 | Big Ten | 148.7#80 |
| 81 | VAN Vanderbilt | 8 | 3-5 | SEC | 149.6#81 |
| 82 | BUF Buffalo | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 149.8#82 |
| 83 | GAST Georgia State | 7 | 4-3 | Sun Belt | 149.9#83 |
| 84 | LOU Louisville | 7 | 4-3 | ACC | 151.0#84 |
| 85 | BC Boston College | 7 | 4-3 | ACC | 151.1#85 |
| 86 | ISU Iowa State | 7 | 3-4 | Big 12 | 152.0#86 |
| 87 | WMU Western Michigan | 8 | 5-3 | Mid-American | 152.3#87 |
| 88 | NU Northwestern | 7 | 6-1 | Big Ten | 152.7#88 |
| 89 | KENN Kennesaw State | 7 | 1-6 | Conference USA | 153.3#89 |
| 90 | MSU Michigan State | 8 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 153.8#90 |
| 91 | UNC North Carolina | 7 | 4-3 | ACC | 154.7#91 |
| 92 | JXST Jacksonville State | 7 | 5-2 | Conference USA | 156.4#92 |
| 93 | KSU Kansas State | 7 | 4-3 | Big 12 | 158.1#93 |
| 94 | MISS Ole Miss | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 161.1#94 |
| 95 | PUR Purdue | 7 | 3-4 | Big Ten | 161.6#95 |
| 96 | USA South Alabama | 7 | 4-3 | Sun Belt | 161.7#96 |
| 97 | TEM Temple | 7 | 2-5 | American Athletic | 165.9#97 |
| 98 | WVU West Virginia | 8 | 5-3 | Big 12 | 166.0#98 |
| 99 | KU Kansas | 7 | 3-4 | Big 12 | 166.9#99 |
| 100 | NEV Nevada | 7 | 3-4 | Mountain West | 167.3#100 |
| 101 | FRES Fresno State | 7 | 4-3 | Pac-12 | 170.7#101 |
| 102 | WSU Washington State | 8 | 1-7 | Pac-12 | 170.8#102 |
| 103 | MEM Memphis | 8 | 6-2 | American Athletic | 171.4#103 |
| 104 | HAW Hawai'i | 8 | 2-6 | Mountain West | 171.9#104 |
| 105 | PSU Penn State | 7 | 3-4 | Big Ten | 172.3#105 |
| 106 | UNT North Texas | 7 | 5-2 | American Athletic | 174.1#106 |
| 107 | RICE Rice | 8 | 1-7 | American Athletic | 175.8#107 |
| 108 | SAC Sacramento State | 8 | 1-7 | Mid-American | 177.0#108 |
| 109 | SDSU San Diego State | 8 | 3-5 | Pac-12 | 177.9#109 |
| 110 | FSU Florida State | 7 | 3-4 | ACC | 178.6#110 |
| 111 | CMU Central Michigan | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 178.9#111 |
| 112 | UNLV UNLV | 7 | 4-3 | Mountain West | 182.6#112 |
| 113 | BALL Ball State | 8 | 3-5 | Mid-American | 183.1#113 |
| 114 | UTSA UTSA | 8 | 7-1 | American Athletic | 183.3#114 |
| 115 | WKU Western Kentucky | 7 | 3-4 | Conference USA | 184.1#115 |
| 116 | MOST Missouri State | 7 | 2-5 | Conference USA | 184.4#116 |
| 117 | AKR Akron | 8 | 1-7 | Mid-American | 185.6#117 |
| 118 | CLT Charlotte | 7 | 1-6 | American Athletic | 187.1#118 |
| 119 | STAN Stanford | 8 | 4-4 | ACC | 187.6#119 |
| 120 | WYO Wyoming | 8 | 5-3 | Mountain West | 188.6#120 |
| 121 | CAL California | 8 | 3-5 | ACC | 190.5#121 |
| 122 | UAB UAB | 7 | 4-3 | American Athletic | 190.9#122 |
| 123 | MRSH Marshall | 7 | 4-3 | Sun Belt | 191.6#123 |
| 124 | MTSU Middle Tennessee | 7 | 4-3 | Conference USA | 192.3#124 |
| 125 | UTEP UTEP | 7 | 1-6 | Mountain West | 193.4#125 |
| 126 | ARST Arkansas State | 8 | 4-4 | Sun Belt | 194.9#126 |
| 127 | CCU Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2-5 | Sun Belt | 198.7#127 |
| 128 | RUTG Rutgers | 7 | 2-5 | Big Ten | 199.1#128 |
| 129 | SHSU Sam Houston | 7 | 1-6 | Conference USA | 200.7#129 |
| 130 | TLSA Tulsa | 8 | 4-4 | American Athletic | 202.0#130 |
| 131 | GT Georgia Tech | 7 | 2-5 | ACC | 210.4#131 |
| 132 | TULN Tulane | 7 | 3-4 | American Athletic | 214.0#132 |
| 133 | BGSU Bowling Green | 8 | 2-6 | Mid-American | 214.8#133 |
| 134 | ULM UL Monroe | 7 | 1-6 | Sun Belt | 218.7#134 |
| 135 | NIU Northern Illinois | 7 | 0-7 | Mountain West | 220.9#135 |
| 136 | USM Southern Miss | 7 | 2-5 | Sun Belt | 232.9#136 |
| 137 | FAU Florida Atlantic | 7 | 5-2 | American Athletic | 258.3#137 |
| 138 | CSU Colorado State | 7 | 3-4 | Pac-12 | 259.1#138 |
Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.
Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 8. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.