2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 James Madison 11 356 882 2.48 8 32.36 80.18
2 Navy 12 355 1067 3.01 7 29.58 88.92
3 Georgia 15 401 1155 2.88 7 26.73 77.00
4 Marshall 13 419 1209 2.89 10 32.23 93.00
5 South Alabama 13 367 1221 3.33 8 28.23 93.92
6 Air Force 13 366 1239 3.39 10 28.15 95.31
7 Pittsburgh 13 384 1274 3.32 13 29.54 98.00
8 Iowa State 12 403 1288 3.20 8 33.58 107.33
9 Wisconsin 13 443 1290 2.91 14 34.08 99.23
10 Illinois 13 395 1297 3.28 6 30.38 99.77
11 North Carolina State 13 390 1309 3.36 13 30.00 100.69
12 Iowa 13 465 1317 2.83 4 35.77 101.31
13 Michigan 14 421 1371 3.26 10 30.07 97.93
14 Texas State 12 403 1398 3.47 18 33.58 116.50
15 Oregon State 13 375 1407 3.75 17 28.85 108.23
16 Minnesota 13 376 1417 3.77 10 28.92 109.00
17 Clemson 14 442 1438 3.25 12 31.57 102.71
18 Penn State 13 436 1446 3.32 14 33.54 111.23
19 East Carolina 13 425 1462 3.44 15 32.69 112.46
20 San Jose State 12 453 1467 3.24 15 37.75 122.25
21 San Diego State 13 436 1480 3.39 13 33.54 113.85
22 Virginia Tech 11 381 1487 3.90 15 34.64 135.18
23 Tennessee 13 459 1505 3.28 15 35.31 115.77
24 Middle Tennessee 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
25 Virginia 10 407 1532 3.76 12 40.70 153.20
26 Appalachian State 12 420 1544 3.68 20 35.00 128.67
27 Utah 14 394 1560 3.96 18 28.14 111.43
28 Duke 13 426 1572 3.69 10 32.77 120.92
29 Ohio State 13 447 1574 3.52 12 34.38 121.08
30 Washington 13 448 1576 3.52 14 34.46 121.23
31 Memphis 13 449 1587 3.53 17 34.54 122.08
32 Oregon 13 388 1622 4.18 17 29.85 124.77
33 Missouri 13 447 1632 3.65 19 34.38 125.54
33 UTEP 12 403 1632 4.05 13 33.58 136.00
35 Texas 13 469 1634 3.48 14 36.08 125.69
36 Troy 14 492 1673 3.40 15 35.14 119.50
37 Western Michigan 12 427 1683 3.94 18 35.58 140.25
38 Alabama 13 467 1695 3.63 15 35.92 130.38
39 UCLA 13 444 1700 3.83 18 34.15 130.77
40 Miami (Florida) 12 426 1705 4.00 18 35.50 142.08
41 Notre Dame 13 436 1707 3.92 16 33.54 131.31
42 Northern Illinois 12 446 1714 3.84 14 37.17 142.83
43 Rutgers 12 430 1715 3.99 23 35.83 142.92
44 Maryland 13 459 1739 3.79 16 35.31 133.77
44 Coastal Carolina 13 440 1739 3.95 22 33.85 133.77
46 Louisville 13 486 1742 3.58 13 37.38 134.00
47 Boise State 14 499 1744 3.49 16 35.64 124.57
48 Mississippi State 13 446 1745 3.91 20 34.31 134.23
49 Washington State 13 435 1750 4.02 17 33.46 134.62
50 Wake Forest 13 464 1764 3.80 14 35.69 135.69
51 Miami (Ohio) 13 452 1767 3.91 17 34.77 135.92
52 West Virginia 12 434 1795 4.14 24 36.17 149.58
52 California 12 426 1795 4.21 19 35.50 149.58
54 Southern Mississippi 13 483 1796 3.72 15 37.15 138.15
55 Kentucky 13 433 1828 4.22 16 33.31 140.62
56 Central Michigan 12 478 1831 3.83 20 39.83 152.58
57 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 464 1841 3.97 18 35.69 141.62
58 Houston 13 449 1859 4.14 18 34.54 143.00
59 Syracuse 13 503 1878 3.73 17 38.69 144.46
60 New Mexico 12 461 1893 4.11 19 38.42 157.75
61 UNLV 12 481 1895 3.94 19 40.08 157.92
62 Liberty 13 516 1902 3.69 20 39.69 146.31
63 Kent State 12 496 1921 3.87 19 41.33 160.08
64 Baylor 13 496 1927 3.89 25 38.15 148.23
65 New Mexico State 13 496 1943 3.92 21 38.15 149.46
66 Arkansas State 12 484 1949 4.03 23 40.33 162.42
66 Akron 12 458 1949 4.26 25 38.17 162.42
68 Colorado State 12 473 1963 4.15 24 39.42 163.58
69 Ohio 14 460 1973 4.29 19 32.86 140.93
70 Nevada 12 458 1975 4.31 23 38.17 164.58
71 Purdue 14 475 1990 4.19 19 33.93 142.14
72 Cincinnati 13 553 1992 3.60 18 42.54 153.23
73 Wyoming 13 467 1995 4.27 17 35.92 153.46
74 Toledo 14 523 2005 3.83 25 37.36 143.21
75 UTSA 14 506 2008 3.97 21 36.14 143.43
76 Boston College 12 458 2009 4.39 25 38.17 167.42
77 Eastern Michigan 13 472 2029 4.30 23 36.31 156.08
78 Florida State 13 514 2033 3.96 14 39.54 156.38
79 Georgia State 12 476 2046 4.30 22 39.67 170.50
80 Vanderbilt 12 397 2048 5.16 25 33.08 170.67
81 Western Kentucky 14 528 2070 3.92 17 37.71 147.86
82 Auburn 12 447 2072 4.64 28 37.25 172.67
83 LSU 14 507 2077 4.10 18 36.21 148.36
84 Fresno State 14 490 2096 4.28 17 35.00 149.71
85 Indiana 12 507 2101 4.14 19 42.25 175.08
86 Kansas State 14 485 2111 4.35 15 34.64 150.79
87 Tulane 14 546 2132 3.90 15 39.00 152.29
88 Michigan State 12 500 2143 4.29 14 41.67 178.58
89 Florida Atlantic 12 440 2148 4.88 15 36.67 179.00
90 UAB 13 473 2157 4.56 23 36.38 165.92
91 Mississippi 13 516 2184 4.23 18 39.69 168.00
92 Buffalo 13 437 2193 5.02 23 33.62 168.69
93 Texas Tech 13 516 2194 4.25 18 39.69 168.77
94 Bowling Green 13 504 2196 4.36 22 38.77 168.92
95 Ball State 12 531 2198 4.14 23 44.25 183.17
96 Connecticut 13 502 2206 4.39 24 38.62 169.69
97 Arkansas 13 487 2211 4.54 26 37.46 170.08
98 UCF 14 488 2212 4.53 24 34.86 158.00
99 USC 14 449 2237 4.98 29 32.07 159.79
100 BYU 13 497 2245 4.52 22 38.23 172.69
101 Arizona State 12 435 2257 5.19 31 36.25 188.08
102 Nebraska 12 499 2269 4.55 22 41.58 189.08
103 Georgia Tech 12 500 2270 4.54 20 41.67 189.17
104 Florida 13 507 2278 4.49 29 39.00 175.23
105 Northwestern 12 497 2296 4.62 24 41.42 191.33
106 Florida International 12 493 2301 4.67 31 41.08 191.75
107 Temple 12 506 2311 4.57 21 42.17 192.58
108 North Carolina 14 513 2313 4.51 29 36.64 165.21
109 Oklahoma State 13 494 2314 4.68 23 38.00 178.00
110 Massachusetts 12 465 2332 5.02 29 38.75 194.33
111 Louisiana-Monroe 12 482 2337 4.85 29 40.17 194.75
112 Rice 13 439 2363 5.38 21 33.77 181.77
113 Old Dominion 12 570 2380 4.18 19 47.50 198.33
114 TCU 15 558 2383 4.27 29 37.20 158.87
115 Army 12 473 2388 5.05 19 39.42 199.00
116 Oklahoma 13 544 2437 4.48 29 41.85 187.46
117 Charlotte 12 477 2469 5.18 29 39.75 205.75
118 Tulsa 12 508 2495 4.91 20 42.33 207.92
119 Texas A&M 12 520 2508 4.82 13 43.33 209.00
120 Arizona 12 449 2509 5.59 33 37.42 209.08
121 Utah State 13 530 2524 4.76 19 40.77 194.15
122 South Carolina 13 522 2574 4.93 23 40.15 198.00
123 SMU 13 535 2647 4.95 30 41.15 203.62
124 Stanford 12 443 2693 6.08 25 36.92 224.42
125 Kansas 13 564 2719 4.82 37 43.38 209.15
126 North Texas 14 572 2769 4.84 26 40.86 197.79
127 Hawai'i 13 495 2773 5.60 28 38.08 213.31
128 South Florida 12 460 2817 6.12 37 38.33 234.75
129 Louisiana Tech 12 477 2918 6.12 34 39.75 243.17
130 Colorado 12 485 2941 6.06 39 40.42 245.08
131 Georgia Southern 13 542 3002 5.54 29 41.69 230.92