Defense vs RBs

2026 · per game · 138 FBS teams · rank #1 = stingiest

Season Rank by Order Conference Highlight team

Rank	Team	GP	CAR	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC	REC YDS	SCRIM YDS	TD
#1	Boise State	7	13.7 #1	74.9 #14	0.4 #17	2.7 #62	16.7 #51	91.6 #14	0.6 #20
#2	Miami	7	15.7 #2	57.6 #5	0.3 #7	3.1 #92	23.4 #89	81.0 #6	0.4 #12
#3	Utah	7	16.0 #3	57.1 #2	0.4 #17	3.0 #79	32.9 #121	90.0 #13	0.7 #33
#4	Notre Dame	7	17.0 #4	57.1 #2	0.0 #1	1.3 #1	7.3 #3	64.4 #1	0.0 #1
#5	Houston	8	17.4 #5	66.4 #7	0.6 #42	3.5 #103	37.5 #132	103.9 #27	0.8 #41
#5	Virginia Tech	8	17.4 #5	57.2 #4	0.9 #63	2.5 #54	19.0 #64	76.2 #3	0.9 #57
#7	Tennessee	8	17.6 #7	87.5 #31	0.6 #42	3.0 #79	14.9 #39	102.4 #21	0.8 #41
#8	Georgia	7	17.7 #8	53.4 #1	0.4 #17	2.7 #62	12.0 #18	65.4 #2	0.4 #12
#9	Miami (OH)	8	17.8 #9	69.4 #9	0.9 #63	3.0 #79	33.1 #123	102.5 #24	1.4 #94
#10	Kentucky	8	18.1 #10	71.6 #10	0.9 #63	4.5 #131	29.4 #105	101.0 #19	0.9 #57
#11	Air Force	7	19.0 #11	82.7 #25	1.0 #72	2.9 #71	22.4 #80	105.1 #29	1.1 #82
#11	Army	7	19.0 #11	121.1 #83	0.3 #7	1.6 #7	30.1 #109	151.3 #91	0.6 #20
#11	SMU	7	19.0 #11	98.0 #40	0.6 #29	2.9 #71	22.9 #82	120.9 #48	0.9 #46
#11	Texas Tech	7	19.0 #11	82.6 #24	0.1 #2	5.1 #135	36.6 #129	119.1 #45	0.4 #12
#15	BYU	7	19.1 #15	79.6 #22	0.7 #46	3.9 #114	22.9 #82	102.4 #22	0.9 #46
#15	Liberty	7	19.1 #15	85.9 #29	0.6 #29	2.3 #39	16.6 #50	102.4 #22	0.6 #20
#17	New Mexico	7	19.9 #17	78.6 #19	0.1 #2	2.0 #17	16.1 #44	94.7 #15	0.1 #2
#18	LSU	8	20.4 #18	73.1 #13	0.6 #42	1.6 #10	8.5 #6	81.6 #7	0.6 #31
#19	Cincinnati	7	20.4 #19	101.7 #47	0.9 #54	3.1 #92	29.0 #104	130.7 #62	1.0 #61
#19	South Alabama	7	20.4 #19	145.9 #114	1.9 #129	2.3 #39	21.4 #75	167.3 #113	2.0 #128
#21	Arizona	7	20.7 #21	72.1 #12	0.6 #29	3.1 #92	24.1 #90	96.3 #17	0.6 #20
#22	USC	8	20.9 #22	82.0 #23	1.0 #72	2.2 #33	24.8 #91	106.8 #31	1.0 #61
#23	Ohio	8	21.2 #23	108.1 #59	1.4 #110	3.5 #103	37.1 #131	145.2 #82	1.8 #118
#24	Nebraska	7	21.3 #24	79.1 #20	0.3 #7	1.7 #11	9.0 #7	88.1 #9	0.3 #4
#25	Florida International	7	21.4 #25	91.0 #35	0.6 #29	2.6 #57	13.1 #26	104.1 #28	0.6 #20
#25	NC State	7	21.4 #25	111.3 #65	1.0 #72	2.0 #17	26.9 #96	138.1 #71	1.3 #88
#25	Ohio State	7	21.4 #25	77.1 #18	0.4 #17	2.4 #45	11.4 #15	88.6 #11	0.4 #12
#28	Middle Tennessee	8	21.5 #28	115.2 #72	1.5 #117	3.0 #79	31.4 #113	146.6 #83	1.8 #118
#29	North Dakota State	8	21.8 #29	90.9 #34	0.4 #13	2.1 #25	12.2 #21	103.1 #25	0.4 #7
#30	Florida	7	21.9 #30	100.4 #45	0.9 #54	2.7 #62	18.0 #59	118.4 #42	0.9 #46
#31	Baylor	8	21.9 #31	75.4 #15	0.2 #5	3.5 #103	22.9 #84	98.2 #18	0.2 #3
#31	Indiana	8	21.9 #31	61.1 #6	0.2 #5	3.5 #103	17.0 #54	78.1 #4	0.4 #7
#33	Utah State	7	22.0 #33	95.7 #37	0.9 #54	2.7 #62	11.0 #12	106.7 #30	0.9 #46
#34	Purdue	7	22.1 #34	122.4 #85	1.3 #106	4.1 #126	35.7 #126	158.1 #98	1.7 #114
#34	Wake Forest	7	22.1 #34	83.3 #26	0.6 #29	5.3 #137	28.9 #103	112.1 #35	0.6 #20
#36	Arizona State	7	22.4 #36	117.7 #76	0.9 #54	2.1 #26	11.1 #13	128.9 #60	0.9 #46
#36	Minnesota	7	22.4 #36	85.1 #28	1.0 #72	2.7 #62	16.1 #44	101.3 #20	1.1 #82
#38	Iowa	7	22.6 #38	71.7 #11	0.3 #7	1.3 #1	7.9 #4	79.6 #5	0.3 #4
#38	TCU	7	22.6 #38	76.0 #16	0.6 #29	1.9 #13	8.3 #5	84.3 #8	0.7 #33
#40	Louisiana	8	22.6 #40	114.2 #71	0.9 #63	2.6 #60	18.2 #61	132.5 #64	0.9 #57
#40	Pittsburgh	8	22.6 #40	68.0 #8	1.0 #72	3.2 #95	20.9 #73	88.9 #12	1.0 #61
#42	Arkansas	7	22.7 #42	102.1 #50	1.9 #129	2.9 #71	25.6 #93	127.7 #57	2.0 #128
#43	Duke	7	22.9 #43	98.0 #40	0.9 #54	2.1 #26	16.9 #52	114.9 #38	0.9 #46
#43	Missouri	7	22.9 #43	98.7 #44	0.3 #7	4.1 #126	30.0 #108	128.7 #59	0.4 #12
#45	Delaware	8	23.0 #45	108.9 #60	1.0 #72	4.1 #124	29.8 #106	138.6 #72	1.0 #61
#45	Eastern Michigan	9	23.0 #45	120.2 #80	1.0 #72	1.9 #16	10.6 #10	130.8 #63	1.0 #61
#45	Georgia State	7	23.0 #45	123.3 #86	1.0 #72	2.0 #17	10.7 #11	134.0 #68	1.0 #61
#45	Michigan	7	23.0 #45	76.4 #17	0.3 #7	2.9 #71	11.9 #17	88.3 #10	0.4 #12
#45	Vanderbilt	8	23.0 #45	116.0 #73	0.9 #63	3.4 #98	28.8 #101	144.8 #81	1.0 #61
#50	Washington	7	23.1 #50	97.3 #39	0.6 #29	2.9 #71	18.4 #62	115.7 #39	0.7 #33
#51	Rutgers	7	23.3 #51	155.9 #122	1.1 #96	2.4 #45	17.9 #58	173.7 #120	1.7 #114
#51	Texas	7	23.3 #51	90.4 #33	0.6 #29	4.0 #120	23.0 #85	113.4 #37	0.6 #20
#51	Texas State	7	23.3 #51	98.3 #42	1.4 #111	4.4 #130	32.3 #116	130.6 #61	1.7 #114
#54	Akron	8	23.4 #54	137.5 #107	1.1 #90	2.5 #54	23.1 #86	160.6 #102	1.4 #94
#54	Troy	8	23.4 #54	113.4 #69	1.1 #90	2.9 #77	19.4 #67	132.8 #66	1.1 #79
#56	Iowa State	7	23.6 #56	106.9 #56	1.1 #96	3.6 #109	27.3 #97	134.1 #69	1.3 #88
#57	Alabama	8	23.6 #57	101.8 #48	0.5 #26	2.8 #68	21.4 #74	123.1 #49	0.5 #18
#58	Mississippi State	7	23.7 #58	104.1 #51	0.4 #17	5.1 #135	66.4 #138	170.6 #118	0.9 #46
#58	Northwestern	7	23.7 #58	135.1 #103	0.7 #46	3.3 #97	18.7 #63	153.9 #96	0.7 #33
#60	Buffalo	8	23.8 #60	111.1 #63	1.0 #72	2.6 #60	14.5 #33	125.6 #54	1.1 #79
#60	Virginia	8	23.8 #60	95.9 #38	0.4 #13	1.8 #12	15.8 #43	111.6 #34	0.4 #7
#62	Oklahoma	7	23.9 #62	87.0 #30	0.6 #29	2.4 #45	23.1 #87	110.1 #32	0.6 #20
#63	UCLA	7	24.0 #63	79.3 #21	0.6 #29	2.9 #71	16.1 #44	95.4 #16	0.7 #33
#64	Kennesaw State	8	24.1 #64	118.4 #78	1.2 #101	4.0 #120	30.4 #110	148.8 #87	1.4 #94
#64	Washington State	8	24.1 #64	133.8 #99	1.2 #101	3.4 #98	33.4 #124	167.1 #112	1.6 #109
#66	Georgia Southern	7	24.1 #66	109.1 #61	0.1 #2	1.6 #7	9.3 #8	118.4 #42	0.3 #4
#67	Missouri State	8	24.2 #67	124.6 #87	1.1 #90	4.1 #124	39.9 #135	164.5 #108	1.5 #102
#68	Louisiana Tech	7	24.3 #68	98.6 #43	0.7 #46	3.9 #114	20.1 #71	118.7 #44	0.7 #33
#68	Oregon State	7	24.3 #68	112.6 #66	1.0 #72	3.0 #79	15.6 #41	128.1 #58	1.0 #61
#70	Oklahoma State	7	24.4 #70	105.4 #54	0.4 #17	1.4 #3	7.0 #2	112.4 #36	0.6 #20
#70	Syracuse	7	24.4 #70	127.0 #90	1.6 #121	3.4 #101	26.3 #95	153.3 #95	2.0 #128
#70	UConn	7	24.4 #70	88.7 #32	0.7 #46	3.0 #79	14.4 #32	103.1 #26	0.9 #46
#73	Texas A&M	8	24.6 #73	111.1 #63	0.9 #63	2.0 #17	12.6 #23	123.8 #51	1.0 #61
#74	Penn State	7	24.7 #74	138.3 #108	1.1 #96	2.0 #17	12.3 #22	150.6 #90	1.1 #82
#75	South Florida	7	24.9 #75	106.9 #56	0.6 #29	2.4 #45	17.3 #56	124.1 #52	0.9 #46
#76	California	8	25.0 #76	137.4 #106	1.9 #133	2.2 #33	14.8 #35	152.1 #93	2.0 #128
#76	Navy	7	25.0 #76	107.4 #58	0.9 #54	2.4 #45	19.9 #70	127.3 #56	1.0 #61
#78	James Madison	9	25.1 #78	101.8 #49	0.8 #53	4.8 #134	45.1 #137	146.9 #84	0.8 #45
#79	Temple	7	25.1 #79	128.9 #93	1.0 #72	2.1 #26	12.0 #18	140.9 #76	1.3 #88
#80	San José State	8	25.2 #80	113.2 #67	0.8 #51	3.9 #117	29.9 #107	143.1 #77	1.0 #61
#81	Clemson	7	25.3 #81	100.4 #45	0.7 #46	2.0 #17	15.7 #42	116.1 #41	0.9 #46
#82	Sacramento State	9	25.4 #82	119.8 #79	1.7 #125	2.8 #70	15.0 #40	134.8 #70	1.8 #121
#83	West Virginia	8	25.5 #83	143.6 #112	1.2 #101	2.2 #33	17.0 #54	160.6 #102	1.5 #102
#84	Kansas State	7	25.6 #84	132.1 #97	1.3 #106	1.6 #7	11.1 #13	143.3 #78	1.4 #99
#85	Hawai'i	8	25.6 #85	140.6 #110	1.6 #123	2.2 #33	14.8 #35	155.4 #97	1.6 #109
#85	Western Kentucky	8	25.6 #85	135.2 #104	1.2 #101	3.6 #110	32.4 #117	167.6 #114	1.6 #109
#87	UCF	8	25.8 #87	104.8 #52	0.6 #42	3.1 #88	28.8 #101	133.5 #67	0.6 #31
#88	South Carolina	7	25.9 #88	93.3 #36	0.6 #29	2.3 #39	18.0 #59	111.3 #33	0.6 #20
#89	Ball State	8	25.9 #89	158.4 #126	1.2 #101	3.1 #88	22.2 #77	180.6 #124	1.6 #109
#89	Wyoming	8	25.9 #89	133.8 #99	0.4 #13	2.0 #17	9.9 #9	143.6 #79	0.4 #7
#91	Fresno State	7	26.0 #91	134.3 #102	0.4 #17	2.3 #39	16.1 #44	150.4 #89	0.6 #20
#91	Kansas	7	26.0 #91	125.3 #88	1.0 #72	2.6 #57	13.6 #29	138.9 #73	1.0 #61
#93	Bowling Green	8	26.1 #93	172.0 #132	1.5 #117	2.2 #33	26.2 #94	198.2 #134	1.6 #109
#94	App State	7	26.3 #94	105.1 #53	1.1 #96	2.6 #57	14.9 #38	120.0 #47	1.1 #82
#94	Nevada	7	26.3 #94	114.1 #70	0.9 #54	1.4 #3	5.1 #1	119.3 #46	0.9 #46
#96	Wisconsin	7	26.6 #96	84.7 #27	0.6 #29	4.1 #126	31.0 #111	115.7 #39	0.7 #33
#97	Charlotte	8	26.6 #97	136.5 #105	1.9 #133	3.4 #98	33.9 #125	170.4 #117	2.0 #128
#97	Michigan State	8	26.6 #97	117.4 #75	1.1 #90	2.9 #77	23.2 #88	140.6 #75	1.4 #94
#99	Oregon	7	26.7 #99	113.3 #68	0.4 #17	2.4 #45	12.9 #24	126.1 #55	0.7 #33
#99	UAB	7	26.7 #99	120.4 #82	1.0 #72	2.1 #26	19.3 #66	139.7 #74	1.0 #61
#101	Memphis	8	26.8 #101	146.6 #118	1.1 #90	3.1 #88	31.5 #114	178.1 #122	1.2 #87
#101	UTSA	8	26.8 #101	141.4 #111	0.9 #63	2.2 #33	11.8 #16	153.1 #94	1.0 #61
#103	Jacksonville State	8	26.9 #103	138.4 #109	0.9 #63	3.8 #113	25.4 #92	163.8 #105	0.9 #57
#104	Western Michigan	8	27.0 #104	110.8 #62	0.8 #51	2.4 #43	14.5 #33	125.2 #53	0.8 #41
#105	Massachusetts	8	27.1 #105	122.2 #84	0.5 #26	3.2 #95	22.2 #77	144.5 #80	0.5 #18
#105	New Mexico State	8	27.1 #105	117.0 #74	2.0 #135	3.9 #117	32.5 #118	149.5 #88	2.1 #135
#107	Tulsa	8	27.2 #107	132.8 #98	0.4 #13	4.5 #131	32.5 #118	165.2 #110	0.4 #7
#108	Central Michigan	8	27.5 #108	145.1 #113	1.5 #117	1.9 #15	13.1 #25	158.2 #99	1.5 #102
#109	Kent State	9	27.7 #109	146.2 #117	1.8 #128	2.4 #53	19.1 #65	165.3 #111	1.8 #121
#110	Stanford	8	27.8 #110	156.0 #123	2.2 #136	3.5 #103	33.0 #122	189.0 #128	2.8 #137
#111	East Carolina	7	27.9 #111	105.9 #55	1.0 #72	2.1 #26	17.3 #56	123.1 #50	1.3 #88
#111	Illinois	7	27.9 #111	131.4 #94	1.0 #72	3.7 #111	27.7 #98	159.1 #101	1.7 #114
#113	Maryland	7	28.0 #113	128.0 #91	1.6 #121	4.0 #120	36.3 #128	164.3 #107	1.9 #123
#113	Ole Miss	7	28.0 #113	134.0 #101	1.0 #72	1.9 #13	13.7 #30	147.7 #86	1.0 #61
#115	Marshall	7	28.1 #115	157.4 #125	1.3 #106	2.1 #26	13.3 #27	170.7 #119	1.3 #88
#116	Colorado	7	28.3 #116	128.0 #91	0.4 #17	3.4 #101	32.7 #120	160.7 #104	1.0 #61
#117	Arkansas State	8	28.4 #117	163.6 #128	1.8 #127	3.9 #117	28.4 #100	192.0 #131	1.9 #126
#117	Rice	8	28.4 #117	155.0 #121	1.5 #117	4.8 #133	36.6 #130	191.6 #130	1.8 #118
#117	Sam Houston	8	28.4 #117	148.2 #119	1.1 #90	2.5 #54	16.2 #48	164.5 #108	1.1 #79
#120	Florida State	7	28.7 #120	166.4 #129	1.4 #111	2.0 #17	22.3 #79	188.7 #127	1.4 #99
#121	Toledo	8	28.8 #121	117.8 #77	0.9 #63	2.4 #43	14.8 #35	132.5 #64	1.0 #61
#122	Louisville	7	29.0 #122	131.9 #95	1.1 #96	3.0 #79	32.1 #115	164.0 #106	1.3 #88
#123	North Texas	8	29.4 #123	120.4 #81	1.0 #72	3.1 #88	38.4 #133	158.8 #100	1.4 #94
#124	UTEP	7	29.4 #124	172.3 #133	1.9 #129	1.4 #3	13.3 #27	185.6 #126	2.0 #128
#125	Auburn	7	29.9 #125	132.0 #96	1.4 #111	3.0 #79	19.7 #69	151.7 #92	1.6 #105
#125	UNLV	7	29.9 #125	163.1 #127	1.4 #111	2.7 #62	16.3 #49	179.4 #123	1.6 #105
#127	Old Dominion	8	29.9 #127	125.9 #89	0.5 #26	4.4 #129	21.8 #76	147.6 #85	0.8 #41
#128	Boston College	7	30.0 #128	150.3 #120	0.9 #54	3.0 #79	19.4 #68	169.7 #116	1.4 #99
#128	Coastal Carolina	7	30.0 #128	168.9 #131	1.3 #106	2.4 #45	13.9 #31	182.7 #125	1.6 #105
#128	Tulane	8	30.0 #128	146.1 #115	1.0 #72	3.5 #103	28.2 #99	174.4 #121	1.0 #61
#131	Colorado State	7	31.1 #131	214.1 #138	3.0 #138	3.7 #111	44.7 #136	258.9 #138	3.0 #138
#132	Florida Atlantic	8	31.2 #132	197.1 #137	2.2 #136	1.5 #6	16.9 #53	214.0 #136	2.4 #136
#133	San Diego State	8	32.1 #133	146.1 #115	1.6 #123	2.8 #68	22.6 #81	168.8 #115	1.9 #126
#134	Georgia Tech	7	32.6 #134	168.6 #130	1.4 #111	3.9 #114	31.0 #111	199.6 #135	1.6 #105
#134	Northern Illinois	7	32.6 #134	174.1 #134	1.9 #129	2.4 #45	20.1 #71	194.3 #133	2.0 #128
#136	North Carolina	7	33.0 #136	156.9 #124	0.9 #54	5.6 #138	36.0 #127	192.9 #132	1.1 #82
#137	UL Monroe	7	34.4 #137	177.3 #135	1.7 #126	2.1 #26	12.1 #20	189.4 #129	1.9 #123
#138	Southern Miss	7	35.9 #138	189.4 #136	1.4 #111	4.0 #120	39.4 #134	228.9 #137	1.9 #123

Ranks among 138 FBS teams:▲top 10%▲top thirdmiddle▼bottom third▼bottom 10%For defense, a good rank means it allows less.

Positions come from the box score or roster; unlisted players are placed by their stat line that game (main passer = QB, 3+ carries = RB, other pass-catchers = WR/TE). College tight ends are grouped with receivers.