2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Eastern Michigan 1 23 170 7.39 2 23.00 170.00
2 Buffalo 1 26 149 5.73 4 26.00 149.00
2 Arkansas State 1 26 168 6.46 2 26.00 168.00
4 Rice 1 28 208 7.43 4 28.00 208.00
5 UNLV 1 32 92 2.88 1 32.00 92.00
5 East Carolina 1 32 133 4.16 1 32.00 133.00
5 Utah State 1 32 278 8.69 1 32.00 278.00
8 Memphis 1 34 97 2.85 2 34.00 97.00
9 Nevada 1 35 162 4.63 2 35.00 162.00
10 Florida Atlantic 1 36 188 5.22 1 36.00 188.00
10 UTSA 1 36 298 8.28 3 36.00 298.00
12 South Alabama 1 37 144 3.89 0 37.00 144.00
12 Boise State 1 37 178 4.81 2 37.00 178.00
12 Texas State 1 37 293 7.92 5 37.00 293.00
15 Middle Tennessee 1 38 60 1.58 2 38.00 60.00
15 Massachusetts 1 38 207 5.45 1 38.00 207.00
15 San Jose State 1 38 210 5.53 3 38.00 210.00
15 UTEP 1 38 259 6.82 4 38.00 259.00
19 New Mexico 1 41 219 5.34 4 41.00 219.00
19 Wyoming 1 41 258 6.29 3 41.00 258.00
19 UAB 1 41 269 6.56 5 41.00 269.00
22 Army 1 42 221 5.26 4 42.00 221.00
23 Troy 1 44 266 6.05 3 44.00 266.00
23 Toledo 1 44 281 6.39 5 44.00 281.00
25 James Madison 1 45 244 5.42 1 45.00 244.00
25 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 45 251 5.58 5 45.00 251.00
27 Southern Mississippi 1 47 177 3.77 2 47.00 177.00
27 Georgia Southern 1 47 257 5.47 5 47.00 257.00
29 Ball State 1 51 218 4.27 5 51.00 218.00
29 Tulsa 1 51 308 6.04 3 51.00 308.00
31 Appalachian State 2 53 304 5.74 4 26.50 152.00
32 Bowling Green 2 56 314 5.61 3 28.00 157.00
33 Miami (Ohio) 2 57 157 2.75 2 28.50 78.50
34 Air Force 2 58 153 2.64 1 29.00 76.50
35 Central Michigan 2 64 291 4.55 6 32.00 145.50
36 Ohio 2 66 397 6.02 5 33.00 198.50
37 Louisiana-Monroe 2 67 407 6.07 6 33.50 203.50
38 Colorado State 2 68 377 5.54 5 34.00 188.50
38 Charlotte 2 68 488 7.18 9 34.00 244.00
40 SMU 2 73 416 5.70 5 36.50 208.00
41 Northern Illinois 2 74 276 3.73 1 37.00 138.00
41 Tulane 2 74 318 4.30 1 37.00 159.00
43 Georgia State 2 76 262 3.45 4 38.00 131.00
43 Temple 2 76 314 4.13 1 38.00 157.00
43 South Florida 2 76 500 6.58 7 38.00 250.00
46 San Diego State 2 77 336 4.36 2 38.50 168.00
46 Western Kentucky 2 77 372 4.83 4 38.50 186.00
46 Hawai'i 2 77 672 8.73 10 38.50 336.00
49 Old Dominion 2 84 365 4.35 2 42.00 182.50
49 Western Michigan 2 84 435 5.18 3 42.00 217.50
51 Houston 2 87 398 4.57 5 43.50 199.00
52 Louisiana Tech 2 89 603 6.78 9 44.50 301.50
53 Akron 2 93 498 5.35 11 46.50 249.00
54 Fresno State 3 103 456 4.43 9 34.33 152.00
55 Kent State 3 111 523 4.71 7 37.00 174.33
56 UCF 3 116 531 4.58 5 38.67 177.00
57 Liberty 3 127 341 2.69 4 42.33 113.67
58 Cincinnati 3 132 579 4.39 4 44.00 193.00
59 New Mexico State 3 140 739 5.28 13 46.67 246.33
60 Connecticut 4 157 593 3.78 10 39.25 148.25
60 BYU 4 157 694 4.42 9 39.25 173.50
62 Oregon State 10 283 981 3.47 10 28.30 98.10
62 Notre Dame 9 283 923 3.26 9 31.44 102.56
64 Virginia Tech 8 295 1250 4.24 12 36.88 156.25
65 Vanderbilt 9 298 1637 5.49 21 33.11 181.89
66 North Carolina State 10 316 1036 3.28 11 31.60 103.60
67 Michigan 11 317 1063 3.35 9 28.82 96.64
68 Duke 10 320 1162 3.63 7 32.00 116.20
68 Stanford 9 320 2026 6.33 21 35.56 225.11
70 USC 10 323 1532 4.74 21 32.30 153.20
71 California 9 327 1400 4.28 16 36.33 155.56
72 Illinois 11 331 1022 3.09 6 30.09 92.91
73 Baylor 9 332 1399 4.21 21 36.89 155.44
74 Pittsburgh 11 333 1161 3.49 11 30.27 105.55
75 Minnesota 11 336 1344 4.00 10 30.55 122.18
75 Oregon 11 336 1461 4.35 16 30.55 132.82
77 Washington State 10 338 1431 4.23 15 33.80 143.10
77 North Carolina 10 338 1447 4.28 22 33.80 144.70
77 Miami (Florida) 9 338 1489 4.41 16 37.56 165.44
80 Utah 12 339 1404 4.14 17 28.25 117.00
80 Wake Forest 10 339 1281 3.78 12 33.90 128.10
80 Louisville 9 339 1290 3.81 10 37.67 143.33
83 Virginia 8 340 1273 3.74 11 42.50 159.13
84 Clemson 11 341 1044 3.06 9 31.00 94.91
85 Kentucky 10 346 1531 4.42 14 34.60 153.10
86 UCLA 10 349 1414 4.05 15 34.90 141.40
87 Ohio State 10 350 1321 3.77 10 35.00 132.10
88 Maryland 10 351 1384 3.94 15 35.10 138.40
89 Boston College 9 352 1532 4.35 21 39.11 170.22
90 Georgia 13 354 1043 2.95 6 27.23 80.23
91 Mississippi State 10 356 1427 4.01 18 35.60 142.70
91 Arkansas 9 356 1840 5.17 21 39.56 204.44
93 Missouri 10 358 1371 3.83 17 35.80 137.10
93 Auburn 9 358 1859 5.19 27 39.78 206.56
95 Iowa State 10 359 1166 3.25 8 35.90 116.60
96 Arizona State 10 361 1929 5.34 29 36.10 192.90
97 Arizona 10 362 2056 5.68 30 36.20 205.60
98 Alabama 10 365 1479 4.05 14 36.50 147.90
99 South Carolina 9 367 1885 5.14 18 40.78 209.44
100 Rutgers 10 369 1647 4.46 22 36.90 164.70
101 Washington 11 378 1348 3.57 13 34.36 122.55
102 Tennessee 10 379 1320 3.48 14 37.90 132.00
103 Wisconsin 11 381 1115 2.93 13 34.64 101.36
104 Texas 11 384 1403 3.65 12 34.91 127.55
105 Penn State 11 387 1258 3.25 13 35.18 114.36
106 Syracuse 10 388 1504 3.88 13 38.80 150.40
107 Purdue 12 396 1750 4.42 19 33.00 145.83
108 Indiana 9 397 1719 4.33 17 44.11 191.00
109 Iowa 11 398 1215 3.05 4 36.18 110.45
110 Mississippi 10 400 1760 4.40 17 40.00 176.00
110 Texas A&M 9 400 2107 5.27 12 44.44 234.11
112 West Virginia 11 402 1713 4.26 24 36.55 155.73
113 Georgia Tech 10 404 1867 4.62 19 40.40 186.70
114 Kansas State 12 410 1820 4.44 14 34.17 151.67
115 Colorado 11 415 2506 6.04 34 37.73 227.82
116 LSU 11 416 1791 4.31 16 37.82 162.82
116 Florida 11 416 1839 4.42 25 37.82 167.18
118 Northwestern 10 418 1984 4.75 22 41.80 198.40
119 Oklahoma State 11 424 2111 4.98 21 38.55 191.91
120 Nebraska 10 436 1861 4.27 16 43.60 186.10
120 Michigan State 10 436 1980 4.54 13 43.60 198.00
122 Texas Tech 11 446 2057 4.61 17 40.55 187.00
123 Florida State 11 449 1808 4.03 13 40.82 164.36
124 Oklahoma 11 461 2245 4.87 28 41.91 204.09
125 Kansas 11 482 2452 5.09 34 43.82 222.91
126 TCU 13 493 2194 4.45 25 37.92 168.77