2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Georgia 8 203 580 2.86 3 25.38 72.50
2 Penn State 10 312 746 2.39 6 31.20 74.60
3 Michigan 11 329 854 2.60 6 29.91 77.64
4 Clemson 10 292 790 2.71 5 29.20 79.00
5 James Madison 11 356 882 2.48 8 32.36 80.18
6 Washington State 7 218 580 2.66 5 31.14 82.86
7 Wisconsin 12 400 1032 2.58 12 33.33 86.00
8 South Alabama 11 289 949 3.28 7 26.27 86.27
9 Oregon State 8 212 693 3.27 8 26.50 86.63
10 North Carolina State 11 324 958 2.96 10 29.45 87.09
11 Marshall 11 351 979 2.79 8 31.91 89.00
12 Utah 8 209 727 3.48 10 26.13 90.88
13 Navy 11 321 1001 3.12 6 29.18 91.00
14 Illinois 11 333 1013 3.04 5 30.27 92.09
15 Iowa State 9 284 835 2.94 6 31.56 92.78
16 Washington 9 300 853 2.84 7 33.33 94.78
17 Air Force 13 366 1239 3.39 10 28.15 95.31
18 Oregon 8 232 766 3.30 4 29.00 95.75
19 Pittsburgh 11 321 1055 3.29 9 29.18 95.91
20 Iowa 11 393 1079 2.75 1 35.73 98.09
21 UCLA 8 248 792 3.19 8 31.00 99.00
22 Minnesota 12 342 1242 3.63 8 28.50 103.50
23 Missouri 9 308 932 3.03 7 34.22 103.56
24 Rutgers 9 306 944 3.08 11 34.00 104.89
25 Syracuse 9 299 948 3.17 8 33.22 105.33
26 Tennessee 7 241 748 3.10 5 34.43 106.86
27 Maryland 10 333 1087 3.26 9 33.30 108.70
28 Ohio State 9 323 1000 3.10 5 35.89 111.11
29 Texas 9 338 1017 3.01 10 37.56 113.00
30 Louisville 10 367 1137 3.10 8 36.70 113.70
31 Miami (Florida) 9 295 1027 3.48 9 32.78 114.11
32 Virginia Tech 10 338 1161 3.43 9 33.80 116.10
33 California 6 176 699 3.97 7 29.33 116.50
34 Middle Tennessee 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
35 Texas State 11 369 1291 3.50 18 33.55 117.36
36 East Carolina 12 393 1421 3.62 14 32.75 118.42
37 Memphis 11 374 1304 3.49 12 34.00 118.55
38 San Diego State 11 372 1309 3.52 11 33.82 119.00
39 Kansas State 9 279 1074 3.85 7 31.00 119.33
40 Troy 14 492 1673 3.40 15 35.14 119.50
41 Duke 12 393 1452 3.69 9 32.75 121.00
42 San Jose State 11 417 1369 3.28 14 37.91 124.45
43 Alabama 8 296 996 3.36 7 37.00 124.50
44 Boise State 11 392 1406 3.59 10 35.64 127.82
45 Notre Dame 9 315 1176 3.73 10 35.00 130.67
46 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 383 1441 3.76 12 34.82 131.00
47 Western Michigan 11 375 1445 3.85 16 34.09 131.36
48 Purdue 11 374 1447 3.87 11 34.00 131.55
49 Vanderbilt 8 259 1058 4.08 12 32.38 132.25
50 Toledo 13 479 1724 3.60 20 36.85 132.62
51 Mississippi State 10 348 1330 3.82 13 34.80 133.00
52 Wake Forest 11 391 1464 3.74 13 35.55 133.09
53 Kentucky 9 295 1203 4.08 10 32.78 133.67
54 Ohio 13 426 1739 4.08 16 32.77 133.77
55 LSU 9 324 1215 3.75 10 36.00 135.00
56 Southern Mississippi 11 401 1491 3.72 11 36.45 135.55
57 Miami (Ohio) 13 452 1767 3.91 17 34.77 135.92
58 UTEP 12 403 1632 4.05 13 33.58 136.00
59 Appalachian State 11 391 1498 3.83 16 35.55 136.18
60 USC 7 222 960 4.32 12 31.71 137.14
61 Coastal Carolina 12 404 1646 4.07 19 33.67 137.17
62 New Mexico 10 370 1389 3.75 11 37.00 138.90
63 UTSA 12 428 1670 3.90 17 35.67 139.17
64 Fresno State 12 415 1685 4.06 9 34.58 140.42
65 Baylor 10 377 1420 3.77 16 37.70 142.00
66 Northern Illinois 12 446 1714 3.84 14 37.17 142.83
67 Liberty 13 516 1902 3.69 20 39.69 146.31
68 Texas Tech 10 396 1466 3.70 12 39.60 146.60
69 Cincinnati 12 505 1771 3.51 16 42.08 147.58
70 Houston 12 421 1775 4.22 18 35.08 147.92
71 Oklahoma 9 370 1336 3.61 15 41.11 148.44
72 Western Kentucky 13 489 1935 3.96 16 37.62 148.85
73 Virginia 9 359 1343 3.74 11 39.89 149.22
74 New Mexico State 13 496 1943 3.92 21 38.15 149.46
75 UCF 12 430 1803 4.19 21 35.83 150.25
76 Tulane 12 472 1814 3.84 14 39.33 151.17
77 Arkansas State 10 407 1513 3.72 16 40.70 151.30
78 Central Michigan 11 446 1665 3.73 18 40.55 151.36
79 Kent State 10 421 1532 3.64 13 42.10 153.20
80 TCU 10 378 1552 4.11 17 37.80 155.20
81 Akron 11 413 1711 4.14 20 37.55 155.55
82 Boston College 9 353 1404 3.98 16 39.22 156.00
83 Eastern Michigan 13 472 2029 4.30 23 36.31 156.08
84 Wyoming 12 433 1881 4.34 14 36.08 156.75
85 Florida State 11 440 1727 3.93 12 40.00 157.00
86 Colorado State 11 433 1729 3.99 20 39.36 157.18
87 UAB 12 432 1888 4.37 18 36.00 157.33
88 Indiana 9 375 1417 3.78 11 41.67 157.44
89 UNLV 10 408 1604 3.93 15 40.80 160.40
90 Florida 6 242 968 4.00 9 40.33 161.33
91 North Carolina 10 379 1618 4.27 18 37.90 161.80
92 BYU 11 408 1799 4.41 19 37.09 163.55
93 West Virginia 8 295 1313 4.45 15 36.88 164.13
94 Nevada 11 425 1812 4.26 20 38.64 164.73
95 Arizona State 7 243 1157 4.76 13 34.71 165.29
96 Arkansas 9 329 1494 4.54 14 36.56 166.00
97 Auburn 7 268 1164 4.34 10 38.29 166.29
98 Buffalo 13 437 2193 5.02 23 33.62 168.69
99 Oklahoma State 10 382 1687 4.42 16 38.20 168.70
100 Michigan State 8 321 1364 4.25 11 40.13 170.50
101 Bowling Green 11 448 1882 4.20 19 40.73 171.09
102 Georgia State 11 444 1967 4.43 21 40.36 178.82
103 Florida Atlantic 12 440 2148 4.88 15 36.67 179.00
104 Rice 12 411 2155 5.24 17 34.25 179.58
105 Ball State 11 480 1980 4.13 18 43.64 180.00
106 Connecticut 11 433 1984 4.58 17 39.36 180.36
107 Nebraska 11 450 2005 4.46 20 40.91 182.27
108 Louisiana-Monroe 9 372 1666 4.48 20 41.33 185.11
109 Mississippi 9 362 1667 4.60 13 40.22 185.22
110 Northwestern 10 404 1869 4.63 20 40.40 186.90
111 Utah State 12 498 2246 4.51 18 41.50 187.17
112 South Carolina 9 376 1712 4.55 14 41.78 190.22
113 Florida International 12 493 2301 4.67 31 41.08 191.75
114 Kansas 10 434 1918 4.42 25 43.40 191.80
115 Georgia Tech 8 345 1535 4.45 13 43.13 191.88
116 Temple 12 506 2311 4.57 21 42.17 192.58
117 Massachusetts 11 426 2136 5.01 25 38.73 194.18
118 Tulsa 11 455 2138 4.70 19 41.36 194.36
119 SMU 11 458 2146 4.69 22 41.64 195.09
120 Charlotte 11 437 2174 4.97 23 39.73 197.64
121 North Texas 14 572 2769 4.84 26 40.86 197.79
122 Old Dominion 12 570 2380 4.18 19 47.50 198.33
123 Hawai'i 11 423 2260 5.34 21 38.45 205.45
124 Army 11 451 2316 5.14 19 41.00 210.55
125 Stanford 5 183 1064 5.81 8 36.60 212.80
126 Arizona 6 231 1283 5.55 13 38.50 213.83
127 Colorado 5 211 1104 5.23 12 42.20 220.80
128 Texas A&M 8 378 1771 4.69 6 47.25 221.38
129 Georgia Southern 13 542 3002 5.54 29 41.69 230.92
130 South Florida 11 409 2582 6.31 33 37.18 234.73
131 Louisiana Tech 11 438 2638 6.02 30 39.82 239.82