2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Iowa 13 227 646 2.85 1 19 15 15 0
2 UCLA 13 209 774 3.70 4 20 23 24 1
3 Wisconsin 13 201 592 2.95 6 22 16 16 1
3 North Carolina 14 254 1067 4.20 15 22 25 26 4
5 Memphis 13 227 703 3.10 11 23 16 16 2
6 East Carolina 13 200 783 3.92 6 24 24 23 5
7 Iowa State 12 179 680 3.80 1 25 20 21 4
8 Washington 13 209 798 3.82 5 26 23 24 3
9 Duke 13 219 865 3.95 7 30 30 31 6
10 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 211 807 3.82 6 33 14 14 4
11 Middle Tennessee 13 221 746 3.38 4 34 21 20 5
11 Baylor 13 222 844 3.80 8 34 24 24 4
13 Navy 12 157 401 2.55 3 35 10 13 5
13 Kansas 13 257 1174 4.57 13 35 30 30 7
15 Oregon State 13 167 652 3.90 4 36 20 21 1
15 UTEP 12 198 879 4.44 5 36 31 32 7
17 Illinois 13 190 557 2.93 2 37 23 23 7
17 New Mexico 12 215 931 4.33 3 37 18 18 6
17 LSU 14 235 993 4.23 6 37 26 28 9
20 Colorado State 12 230 957 4.16 9 39 22 23 6
20 New Mexico State 13 237 978 4.13 6 39 23 23 5
20 UNLV 12 230 984 4.28 10 39 24 24 5
20 Western Kentucky 14 255 1060 4.16 11 39 31 33 4
20 Louisville 13 239 1198 5.01 10 39 38 41 16
25 Clemson 14 218 648 2.97 6 40 22 23 5
25 Air Force 13 171 688 4.02 5 40 19 21 7
25 Florida State 13 239 987 4.13 1 40 28 29 8
25 Louisiana-Monroe 12 238 1079 4.53 16 40 34 36 10
29 Boise State 14 224 760 3.39 3 42 16 18 3
29 Miami (Florida) 12 206 888 4.31 7 42 31 34 7
29 Missouri 13 225 919 4.08 10 42 32 36 6
32 Marshall 13 215 610 2.84 3 44 22 22 5
32 Charlotte 12 233 1070 4.59 8 44 34 35 9
34 Kentucky 13 197 899 4.56 4 45 21 21 7
34 Toledo 14 240 1022 4.26 9 45 30 30 8
36 Troy 14 232 865 3.73 7 46 23 24 4
36 Akron 12 221 1035 4.68 13 46 32 34 6
38 Tulane 14 237 890 3.76 5 47 15 15 3
38 South Carolina 13 262 1251 4.77 5 47 35 38 10
40 Kansas State 14 232 1035 4.46 9 48 29 31 8
41 Bowling Green 13 242 783 3.24 11 49 21 22 4
41 Houston 13 213 877 4.12 6 49 27 27 13
43 Kent State 12 228 917 4.02 6 50 20 20 6
43 Syracuse 13 234 967 4.13 10 50 20 21 5
43 Washington State 13 203 1011 4.98 8 50 36 36 8
43 Northern Illinois 12 218 1016 4.66 7 50 28 28 6
43 Mississippi 13 249 1201 4.82 10 50 34 34 10
48 San Diego State 13 211 855 4.05 6 51 23 25 8
49 Texas State 12 185 608 3.29 8 52 15 14 3
49 Oregon 13 186 750 4.03 8 52 19 19 5
49 Mississippi State 13 221 913 4.13 12 52 25 27 7
52 Wake Forest 13 215 831 3.87 7 53 24 25 9
52 Florida Atlantic 12 213 995 4.67 8 53 23 22 7
52 Central Michigan 12 233 1021 4.38 10 53 35 36 14
55 Michigan 14 199 883 4.44 7 54 24 24 6
55 West Virginia 12 209 959 4.59 9 54 27 27 9
55 TCU 15 278 1410 5.07 16 54 40 41 13
55 Georgia Southern 13 274 1634 5.96 10 54 53 53 17
59 South Alabama 13 179 634 3.54 3 55 22 22 5
59 Eastern Michigan 13 234 1033 4.41 8 55 27 27 3
59 Arizona 12 225 1242 5.52 17 55 41 44 9
62 San Jose State 12 210 813 3.87 10 56 18 18 5
62 UTSA 14 240 1029 4.29 8 56 27 28 11
64 Utah 14 192 763 3.97 7 57 28 29 7
64 Oklahoma State 13 256 1201 4.69 12 57 42 42 12
66 Liberty 13 241 872 3.62 8 58 20 22 8
67 Virginia 10 199 922 4.63 3 59 21 22 5
67 Cincinnati 13 255 961 3.77 9 59 23 23 6
67 Fresno State 14 229 1101 4.81 9 59 37 38 9
67 North Texas 14 265 1360 5.13 4 59 37 41 11
71 Purdue 14 231 986 4.27 6 60 21 20 6
71 Western Michigan 12 210 1007 4.80 7 60 30 31 9
71 California 12 209 1018 4.87 8 60 26 28 5
71 Southern Mississippi 13 234 1044 4.46 11 60 35 36 10
71 Ball State 12 248 1172 4.73 8 60 33 36 6
76 Florida International 12 248 1286 5.19 12 61 37 39 13
76 Texas A&M 12 261 1340 5.13 6 61 45 44 12
78 USC 14 220 1383 6.29 14 62 47 50 19
79 Pittsburgh 13 171 615 3.60 6 63 17 17 9
79 Georgia 15 186 662 3.56 1 63 13 14 4
79 UAB 13 217 1101 5.07 10 63 29 30 8
79 Utah State 13 257 1273 4.95 6 63 37 38 14
83 Miami (Ohio) 13 220 812 3.69 5 64 19 17 7
83 Rice 13 218 1415 6.49 13 64 42 44 17
85 Boston College 12 236 1047 4.44 11 65 29 29 8
85 Florida 13 253 1269 5.02 16 65 41 41 11
85 Colorado 12 244 1479 6.06 16 65 44 44 13
88 Penn State 13 214 772 3.61 11 67 22 22 5
88 Nebraska 12 244 1194 4.89 7 67 31 33 5
90 Minnesota 13 187 775 4.14 5 68 22 23 6
91 Arkansas State 12 223 931 4.17 8 69 23 23 6
91 Texas Tech 13 244 1139 4.67 8 69 33 33 9
91 Oklahoma 13 264 1321 5.00 16 69 41 42 12
94 Rutgers 12 200 1027 5.14 10 70 31 28 10
94 Coastal Carolina 13 222 1045 4.71 8 70 32 34 13
94 UCF 14 237 1048 4.42 9 70 33 33 10
94 Wyoming 13 239 1165 4.87 11 70 33 34 8
94 Ohio 14 241 1190 4.94 10 70 36 38 15
94 Tulsa 12 242 1246 5.15 8 70 36 35 10
100 James Madison 11 167 407 2.44 3 71 6 8 2
100 North Carolina State 13 183 617 3.37 6 71 17 17 6
100 Appalachian State 12 195 786 4.03 7 71 24 25 7
100 Indiana 12 246 1159 4.71 7 71 27 29 9
104 Arkansas 13 228 1115 4.89 14 72 22 23 14
105 Notre Dame 13 209 830 3.97 5 74 26 27 5
106 Ohio State 13 220 951 4.32 6 75 19 19 6
106 Buffalo 13 212 1040 4.91 8 75 32 38 12
106 Northwestern 12 231 1044 4.52 10 75 26 26 5
106 Connecticut 13 237 1055 4.45 12 75 28 30 6
106 Arizona State 12 214 1167 5.45 11 75 38 38 14
106 Massachusetts 12 253 1342 5.30 9 75 35 34 18
106 South Florida 12 240 1616 6.73 20 75 47 47 18
113 Tennessee 13 231 856 3.71 6 76 27 26 6
113 Auburn 12 217 1097 5.06 6 76 29 27 8
113 SMU 13 239 1542 6.45 8 76 40 41 19
116 Army 12 235 1349 5.74 10 77 40 46 10
117 Michigan State 12 229 978 4.27 7 79 24 25 6
118 Virginia Tech 11 180 751 4.17 7 80 22 25 8
118 BYU 13 233 1044 4.48 10 80 27 27 3
118 Georgia Tech 12 253 1225 4.84 10 80 39 39 9
118 Stanford 12 222 1387 6.25 14 80 45 45 12
122 Texas 13 209 831 3.98 7 81 20 20 4
122 Old Dominion 12 282 1191 4.22 8 81 34 35 4
124 Nevada 12 232 1111 4.79 15 82 22 24 10
125 Georgia State 12 231 983 4.26 9 83 27 27 8
125 Vanderbilt 12 195 1036 5.31 12 83 26 26 7
127 Temple 12 230 1206 5.24 10 84 30 31 10
128 Hawai'i 13 267 1455 5.45 14 87 44 45 14
129 Alabama 13 213 784 3.68 7 88 19 21 3
130 Maryland 13 218 804 3.69 5 89 20 21 4
131 Louisiana Tech 12 240 1685 7.02 20 92 41 43 27
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards