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