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