CFB Team Rushing Defense
2026 season · through Week 7 · highlighting pittsburgh and miami-fl · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.
Definition138 of 138 FBS teams
| RK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITT Pittsburgh | 7 | 5-2 | ACC | 58.4#1 |
| 2 | MIA Miami | 6 | 6-0 | ACC | 58.5#2 |
| 3 | ND Notre Dame | 7 | 6-1 | FBS Independents | 67.3#3 |
| 4 | IU Indiana | 7 | 6-1 | Big Ten | 75.4#4 |
| 5 | TTU Texas Tech | 6 | 6-0 | Big 12 | 82.2#5 |
| 6 | HOU Houston | 7 | 6-1 | Big 12 | 82.6#6 |
| 7 | IOWA Iowa | 6 | 5-1 | Big Ten | 84.7#7 |
| 8 | BYU BYU | 6 | 6-0 | Big 12 | 86.2#8 |
| 9 | BAY Baylor | 6 | 4-2 | Big 12 | 86.7#9 |
| 10 | VT Virginia Tech | 7 | 5-2 | ACC | 87.4#10 |
| 11 | LSU LSU | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 88.3#11 |
| 12 | UTAH Utah | 6 | 6-0 | Big 12 | 88.7#12 |
| 13 | MICH Michigan | 6 | 4-2 | Big Ten | 89.7#13 |
| 14 | UGA Georgia | 7 | 6-1 | SEC | 91.4#14 |
| T-15 | UNM New Mexico | 6 | 5-1 | Mountain West | 92.0T-15 |
| T-15 | TCU TCU | 6 | 3-3 | Big 12 | 92.0T-15 |
| 17 | WAKE Wake Forest | 7 | 6-1 | ACC | 92.4#17 |
| 18 | DUKE Duke | 6 | 4-2 | ACC | 92.5#18 |
| 19 | OSU Ohio State | 7 | 6-1 | Big Ten | 92.9#19 |
| 20 | UCLA UCLA | 6 | 6-0 | Big Ten | 97.7#20 |
| 21 | NAVY Navy | 6 | 2-4 | American Athletic | 98.8#21 |
| 22 | NEB Nebraska | 7 | 5-2 | Big Ten | 99.6#22 |
| 23 | FIU Florida International | 6 | 3-3 | Conference USA | 100.5#23 |
| 24 | M-OH Miami (OH) | 7 | 4-3 | Mid-American | 101.9#24 |
| 25 | SC South Carolina | 6 | 3-3 | SEC | 103.7#25 |
| T-26 | UL Louisiana | 7 | 5-2 | Sun Belt | 104.3T-26 |
| T-26 | MIZ Missouri | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 104.3T-26 |
| 28 | TEX Texas | 6 | 4-2 | SEC | 106.3#28 |
| 29 | BOIS Boise State | 6 | 5-1 | Pac-12 | 106.8#29 |
| 30 | ALA Alabama | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 107.0#30 |
| 31 | OU Oklahoma | 6 | 3-3 | SEC | 109.3#31 |
| 32 | USC USC | 7 | 6-1 | Big Ten | 111.0#32 |
| 33 | ORE Oregon | 6 | 4-2 | Big Ten | 111.7#33 |
| 34 | NDSU North Dakota State | 7 | 6-1 | Mountain West | 112.1#34 |
| 35 | JMU James Madison | 7 | 7-0 | Sun Belt | 114.3#35 |
| 36 | MSST Mississippi State | 6 | 4-2 | SEC | 114.7#36 |
| 37 | WIS Wisconsin | 6 | 4-2 | Big Ten | 115.5#37 |
| 38 | ARIZ Arizona | 6 | 5-1 | Big 12 | 116.3#38 |
| 39 | CONN UConn | 6 | 3-3 | FBS Independents | 117.0#39 |
| 40 | UCF UCF | 6 | 3-3 | Big 12 | 118.3#40 |
| 41 | FLA Florida | 7 | 5-2 | SEC | 120.7#41 |
| 42 | TENN Tennessee | 7 | 6-1 | SEC | 121.3#42 |
| 43 | TXST Texas State | 6 | 3-3 | Pac-12 | 121.8#43 |
| 44 | AF Air Force | 6 | 5-1 | Mountain West | 123.3#44 |
| 45 | LIB Liberty | 6 | 5-1 | Conference USA | 124.2#45 |
| 46 | NMSU New Mexico State | 6 | 2-4 | Conference USA | 125.0#46 |
| 47 | MASS Massachusetts | 7 | 4-3 | Mid-American | 125.1#47 |
| 48 | TOL Toledo | 7 | 5-2 | Mid-American | 125.4#48 |
| 49 | GASO Georgia Southern | 7 | 3-4 | Sun Belt | 126.3#49 |
| 50 | ILL Illinois | 6 | 3-3 | Big Ten | 126.8#50 |
| 51 | UK Kentucky | 7 | 6-1 | SEC | 127.3#51 |
| 52 | MINN Minnesota | 6 | 4-2 | Big Ten | 129.2#52 |
| 53 | WASH Washington | 7 | 4-3 | Big Ten | 131.1#53 |
| 54 | COLO Colorado | 6 | 2-4 | Big 12 | 131.3#54 |
| 55 | DEL Delaware | 6 | 2-4 | Conference USA | 131.5#55 |
| 56 | NCSU NC State | 6 | 3-3 | ACC | 133.5#56 |
| 57 | ODU Old Dominion | 7 | 2-5 | Sun Belt | 137.4#57 |
| 58 | NU Northwestern | 6 | 5-1 | Big Ten | 137.5#58 |
| 59 | APP App State | 6 | 4-2 | Sun Belt | 137.8#59 |
| 60 | TROY Troy | 6 | 3-3 | Sun Belt | 138.0#60 |
| 61 | SMU SMU | 6 | 5-1 | ACC | 138.2#61 |
| 62 | OHIO Ohio | 7 | 5-2 | Mid-American | 138.7#62 |
| 63 | ECU East Carolina | 6 | 3-3 | American Athletic | 139.0#63 |
| 64 | SYR Syracuse | 6 | 2-4 | ACC | 139.5#64 |
| T-65 | CIN Cincinnati | 6 | 4-2 | Big 12 | 140.3T-65 |
| T-65 | ORST Oregon State | 7 | 5-2 | Pac-12 | 140.3T-65 |
| 67 | MSU Michigan State | 7 | 2-5 | Big Ten | 140.7#67 |
| 68 | USU Utah State | 6 | 2-4 | Pac-12 | 140.8#68 |
| 69 | KENT Kent State | 7 | 2-5 | Mid-American | 141.4#69 |
| 70 | CLEM Clemson | 6 | 4-2 | ACC | 141.5#70 |
| 71 | EMU Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4-4 | Mid-American | 142.3#71 |
| 72 | TA&M Texas A&M | 7 | 4-3 | SEC | 142.4#72 |
| 73 | UNT North Texas | 6 | 4-2 | American Athletic | 142.7#73 |
| T-74 | AUB Auburn | 6 | 4-2 | SEC | 143.0T-74 |
| T-74 | KENN Kennesaw State | 6 | 1-5 | Conference USA | 143.0T-74 |
| 76 | USF South Florida | 7 | 5-2 | American Athletic | 144.1#76 |
| T-77 | ARK Arkansas | 7 | 3-4 | SEC | 144.9T-77 |
| T-77 | WMU Western Michigan | 7 | 5-2 | Mid-American | 144.9T-77 |
| 79 | VAN Vanderbilt | 7 | 3-4 | SEC | 146.3#79 |
| 80 | UNC North Carolina | 6 | 4-2 | ACC | 147.3#80 |
| 81 | ARMY Army | 6 | 4-2 | American Athletic | 148.0#81 |
| 82 | GAST Georgia State | 6 | 4-2 | Sun Belt | 148.2#82 |
| 83 | SJSU San José State | 7 | 4-3 | Mountain West | 148.3#83 |
| 84 | LT Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4-2 | Sun Belt | 148.5#84 |
| 85 | MD Maryland | 7 | 2-5 | Big Ten | 148.7#85 |
| 86 | LOU Louisville | 7 | 4-3 | ACC | 151.0#86 |
| 87 | OKST Oklahoma State | 6 | 4-2 | Big 12 | 151.2#87 |
| 88 | UVA Virginia | 7 | 4-3 | ACC | 152.7#88 |
| 89 | BUF Buffalo | 7 | 4-3 | Mid-American | 153.4#89 |
| 90 | MISS Ole Miss | 6 | 5-1 | SEC | 153.5#90 |
| 91 | ISU Iowa State | 6 | 3-3 | Big 12 | 153.8#91 |
| 92 | JXST Jacksonville State | 7 | 5-2 | Conference USA | 156.4#92 |
| 93 | ASU Arizona State | 6 | 3-3 | Big 12 | 156.8#93 |
| 94 | WSU Washington State | 7 | 1-6 | Pac-12 | 158.3#94 |
| 95 | BC Boston College | 6 | 3-3 | ACC | 159.5#95 |
| 96 | KSU Kansas State | 6 | 4-2 | Big 12 | 160.0#96 |
| 97 | PUR Purdue | 7 | 3-4 | Big Ten | 161.6#97 |
| 98 | USA South Alabama | 6 | 4-2 | Sun Belt | 164.2#98 |
| 99 | TEM Temple | 7 | 2-5 | American Athletic | 165.9#99 |
| 100 | FRES Fresno State | 7 | 4-3 | Pac-12 | 170.7#100 |
| 101 | WYO Wyoming | 7 | 4-3 | Mountain West | 172.1#101 |
| 102 | PSU Penn State | 7 | 3-4 | Big Ten | 172.3#102 |
| 103 | SDSU San Diego State | 7 | 3-4 | Pac-12 | 172.4#103 |
| 104 | MEM Memphis | 7 | 5-2 | American Athletic | 172.9#104 |
| 105 | WVU West Virginia | 7 | 4-3 | Big 12 | 173.7#105 |
| 106 | KU Kansas | 6 | 2-4 | Big 12 | 174.3#106 |
| 107 | SAC Sacramento State | 7 | 1-6 | Mid-American | 176.1#107 |
| 108 | MOST Missouri State | 6 | 2-4 | Conference USA | 176.5#108 |
| 109 | FSU Florida State | 7 | 3-4 | ACC | 178.6#109 |
| 110 | GT Georgia Tech | 6 | 2-4 | ACC | 179.0#110 |
| 111 | CAL California | 7 | 3-4 | ACC | 181.1#111 |
| 112 | UNLV UNLV | 7 | 4-3 | Mountain West | 182.6#112 |
| 113 | HAW Hawai'i | 7 | 1-6 | Mountain West | 182.9#113 |
| 114 | RICE Rice | 7 | 1-6 | American Athletic | 183.4#114 |
| 115 | WKU Western Kentucky | 7 | 3-4 | Conference USA | 184.1#115 |
| 116 | NEV Nevada | 6 | 2-4 | Mountain West | 184.3#116 |
| 117 | CMU Central Michigan | 7 | 3-4 | Mid-American | 184.6#117 |
| 118 | RUTG Rutgers | 6 | 2-4 | Big Ten | 185.2#118 |
| 119 | CLT Charlotte | 7 | 1-6 | American Athletic | 187.1#119 |
| 120 | UAB UAB | 7 | 4-3 | American Athletic | 190.9#120 |
| 121 | TLSA Tulsa | 7 | 4-3 | American Athletic | 191.6#121 |
| 122 | UTEP UTEP | 7 | 1-6 | Mountain West | 193.4#122 |
| 123 | MRSH Marshall | 6 | 3-3 | Sun Belt | 193.8#123 |
| 124 | ARST Arkansas State | 7 | 3-4 | Sun Belt | 194.0#124 |
| 125 | MTSU Middle Tennessee | 6 | 3-3 | Conference USA | 196.3#125 |
| 126 | STAN Stanford | 7 | 3-4 | ACC | 196.6#126 |
| 127 | CCU Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2-5 | Sun Belt | 198.7#127 |
| 128 | UTSA UTSA | 7 | 6-1 | American Athletic | 199.9#128 |
| 129 | SHSU Sam Houston | 6 | 1-5 | Conference USA | 200.3#129 |
| 130 | AKR Akron | 7 | 1-6 | Mid-American | 200.4#130 |
| 131 | BALL Ball State | 7 | 2-5 | Mid-American | 201.6#131 |
| 132 | BGSU Bowling Green | 7 | 2-5 | Mid-American | 209.6#132 |
| 133 | TULN Tulane | 6 | 3-3 | American Athletic | 212.5#133 |
| 134 | FAU Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4-2 | American Athletic | 218.2#134 |
| 135 | NIU Northern Illinois | 6 | 0-6 | Mountain West | 228.5#135 |
| 136 | ULM UL Monroe | 6 | 0-6 | Sun Belt | 229.7#136 |
| 137 | USM Southern Miss | 6 | 1-5 | Sun Belt | 252.0#137 |
| 138 | CSU Colorado State | 6 | 2-4 | Pac-12 | 269.7#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 7. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.