2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Ohio State 13 144 359 2.49 2 26 29 13 1
2 James Madison 11 107 276 2.58 3 24 16 8 1
3 San Jose State 12 147 384 2.61 1 35 31 10 3
4 Air Force 13 124 333 2.69 2 32 25 11 4
5 Troy 14 159 450 2.83 4 53 40 18 1
6 Michigan 14 129 379 2.94 1 69 22 6 1
7 Georgia 15 129 395 3.06 5 47 29 11 1
8 East Carolina 13 134 417 3.11 4 27 31 16 3
9 Virginia 10 129 410 3.18 6 20 36 13 1
10 Iowa State 12 141 457 3.24 5 20 34 13 2
10 Louisville 13 163 528 3.24 3 46 48 24 5
12 Rutgers 12 142 462 3.25 7 43 34 11 3
13 Penn State 13 138 456 3.30 2 30 38 20 5
14 Wisconsin 13 158 525 3.32 6 49 31 17 3
14 Toledo 14 177 587 3.32 6 49 40 19 3
16 Northern Illinois 12 143 481 3.36 5 37 34 13 4
17 Tennessee 13 147 495 3.37 6 40 40 11 2
18 North Carolina State 13 127 434 3.42 3 39 26 16 4
19 Maryland 13 151 518 3.43 4 36 37 11 2
19 New Mexico 12 156 535 3.43 9 49 39 11 2
21 San Diego State 13 146 518 3.55 3 63 39 19 4
21 Fresno State 14 158 561 3.55 5 35 32 17 3
23 Middle Tennessee 13 141 505 3.58 4 45 40 18 6
23 Ball State 12 182 651 3.58 11 24 44 16 4
25 Wyoming 13 152 545 3.59 5 25 46 17 2
25 Old Dominion 12 180 646 3.59 6 32 50 21 3
27 Iowa 13 142 511 3.60 1 54 35 16 3
28 Virginia Tech 11 128 462 3.61 7 29 35 16 2
28 Missouri 13 129 466 3.61 7 41 29 19 7
30 Pittsburgh 13 128 463 3.62 7 34 26 17 3
31 South Alabama 13 112 409 3.65 1 39 28 12 3
31 Southern Mississippi 13 142 518 3.65 2 64 29 13 6
33 Miami (Florida) 12 129 472 3.66 5 26 27 15 4
34 Minnesota 13 117 432 3.69 3 20 31 13 1
35 Western Kentucky 14 173 644 3.72 5 40 46 22 4
35 Cincinnati 13 190 707 3.72 4 48 47 20 7
37 Western Michigan 12 146 552 3.78 5 50 33 14 3
37 Texas 13 165 623 3.78 4 75 34 16 4
37 Indiana 12 173 654 3.78 9 59 45 15 4
40 Central Michigan 12 149 568 3.81 5 53 39 22 6
40 Liberty 13 183 697 3.81 6 56 49 24 9
42 Ohio 14 149 569 3.82 4 49 39 26 5
43 Rice 13 153 589 3.85 5 42 35 21 6
44 Coastal Carolina 13 134 520 3.88 8 67 31 14 6
45 Florida 13 163 634 3.89 9 39 43 23 6
46 West Virginia 12 138 538 3.90 11 38 35 15 6
46 Washington 13 146 570 3.90 4 29 43 23 5
48 Marshall 13 135 531 3.93 6 55 29 19 5
48 Syracuse 13 178 699 3.93 5 36 58 22 5
50 Texas State 12 138 547 3.96 9 25 28 16 2
50 Florida State 13 175 693 3.96 9 45 51 27 2
52 Utah 14 128 513 4.01 8 59 29 17 3
52 UTSA 14 162 649 4.01 7 78 39 17 5
54 Appalachian State 12 130 525 4.04 7 45 30 16 5
55 Houston 13 148 600 4.05 8 38 41 20 9
55 Boise State 14 163 660 4.05 7 83 45 14 2
57 Mississippi State 13 148 601 4.06 5 70 41 17 5
58 Texas Tech 13 156 637 4.08 4 63 36 20 5
59 Akron 12 153 629 4.11 5 58 47 24 4
60 UTEP 12 143 590 4.13 7 46 39 16 6
61 Wake Forest 13 149 617 4.14 3 43 38 22 5
61 Alabama 13 161 666 4.14 5 35 44 17 8
61 TCU 15 182 753 4.14 10 47 53 26 8
64 Arkansas 13 164 685 4.18 9 76 43 17 4
65 Nevada 12 142 595 4.19 5 49 38 13 5
65 UAB 13 145 608 4.19 1 35 33 16 6
67 Washington State 13 153 643 4.20 5 48 45 25 5
68 Notre Dame 13 147 619 4.21 7 50 46 20 7
69 Oklahoma 13 178 752 4.22 10 36 51 21 4
70 USC 14 150 634 4.23 9 40 41 19 6
71 Oregon State 13 127 538 4.24 6 74 39 15 3
72 Navy 12 122 519 4.25 3 60 29 15 6
72 Baylor 13 181 770 4.25 11 37 56 21 5
74 Kent State 12 166 708 4.27 10 75 45 20 3
75 California 12 142 609 4.29 6 31 49 19 2
75 Temple 12 169 725 4.29 8 36 42 21 10
77 Utah State 13 171 735 4.30 5 91 43 22 5
78 South Florida 12 151 651 4.31 8 34 45 24 5
79 Mississippi 13 175 761 4.35 5 68 56 22 6
80 Arkansas State 12 162 711 4.39 9 41 48 25 4
81 Kansas State 14 164 726 4.43 4 40 45 23 8
82 Clemson 14 134 598 4.46 4 42 38 23 5
83 New Mexico State 13 174 780 4.48 11 66 53 22 6
84 Florida International 12 155 696 4.49 11 55 40 14 5
85 Auburn 12 145 653 4.50 12 28 41 24 6
86 Kentucky 13 147 671 4.56 8 59 37 20 8
87 Illinois 13 137 628 4.58 2 44 28 21 9
88 UCLA 13 151 706 4.68 10 41 56 28 1
89 Georgia State 12 157 736 4.69 6 43 52 24 6
90 Eastern Michigan 13 165 777 4.71 9 47 50 21 12
91 SMU 13 183 865 4.73 11 63 51 26 4
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 154 735 4.77 6 75 42 17 6
93 Bowling Green 13 144 689 4.78 5 45 33 22 6
94 UNLV 12 158 758 4.80 5 60 53 18 4
95 Purdue 14 154 741 4.81 12 75 34 13 5
95 Tulane 14 184 885 4.81 8 67 50 19 6
95 North Texas 14 188 905 4.81 11 39 58 26 5
98 Memphis 13 135 652 4.83 3 61 42 22 5
99 Miami (Ohio) 13 140 677 4.84 7 86 41 18 4
100 Connecticut 13 165 805 4.88 6 38 52 22 7
101 LSU 14 167 817 4.89 9 81 45 21 8
102 Kansas 13 197 967 4.91 14 36 58 34 9
103 Oregon 13 123 608 4.94 7 33 39 24 4
104 Nebraska 12 175 871 4.98 11 63 65 22 7
105 Duke 13 129 650 5.04 0 55 36 22 3
106 Texas A&M 12 171 866 5.06 4 60 48 30 7
107 Michigan State 12 165 847 5.13 5 68 46 25 10
108 Army 12 147 756 5.14 3 56 53 27 5
109 UCF 14 172 885 5.15 8 68 38 25 12
110 Boston College 12 143 738 5.16 7 60 44 25 11
111 Buffalo 13 149 770 5.17 6 87 36 22 6
111 Colorado State 12 162 837 5.17 8 28 59 31 6
113 Georgia Southern 13 185 979 5.29 14 51 62 32 7
114 Georgia Tech 12 150 801 5.34 7 44 47 25 6
115 Arizona State 12 145 779 5.37 10 72 43 25 7
116 Massachusetts 12 133 715 5.38 14 84 42 21 7
117 Tulsa 12 176 958 5.44 7 55 46 30 12
118 South Carolina 13 174 959 5.51 10 85 56 26 8
119 Northwestern 12 171 948 5.54 10 66 58 33 5
120 BYU 13 182 1018 5.59 7 64 62 27 7
121 Florida Atlantic 12 154 863 5.60 7 72 45 28 6
122 Louisiana-Monroe 12 157 890 5.67 8 64 50 32 8
123 Oklahoma State 13 163 928 5.69 10 73 42 26 9
124 North Carolina 14 169 963 5.70 9 74 66 23 10
125 Louisiana Tech 12 166 960 5.78 9 45 57 36 9
126 Vanderbilt 12 128 760 5.94 8 52 40 23 9
127 Hawai'i 13 157 947 6.03 5 74 58 30 8
128 Stanford 12 134 830 6.19 7 65 48 27 8
129 Charlotte 12 167 1072 6.42 14 61 65 33 11
130 Colorado 12 150 976 6.51 16 66 58 30 14
131 Arizona 12 150 994 6.63 12 73 62 28 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards