2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Penn State 13 434 982 2.26 10 66 66 34 7
2 UCLA 13 396 1050 2.65 5 66 68 37 2
3 Utah 13 345 1076 3.12 13 47 56 40 6
4 James Madison 13 416 1089 2.62 13 58 64 32 10
5 Nebraska 12 376 1115 2.97 9 53 66 28 8
6 Texas 14 397 1153 2.90 9 62 72 36 7
7 Air Force 13 388 1181 3.04 11 62 74 32 8
8 Ohio 13 366 1185 3.24 9 66 67 36 11
9 Ball State 12 375 1339 3.57 15 54 78 44 15
10 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 74 82 44 8
11 Miami (Florida) 13 412 1373 3.33 18 60 82 50 11
12 Louisville 14 419 1397 3.33 13 73 80 55 10
13 Texas A&M 13 421 1414 3.36 9 49 73 58 12
14 Oregon 14 401 1436 3.58 10 58 84 43 9
15 Jacksonville State 13 520 1450 2.79 14 77 79 38 8
16 East Carolina 12 436 1466 3.36 13 69 74 51 12
17 Kentucky 13 450 1469 3.26 19 52 98 47 5
18 Tennessee 13 463 1478 3.19 13 75 87 55 9
18 South Alabama 13 459 1478 3.22 11 56 80 44 9
20 Oregon State 13 413 1485 3.60 14 54 102 54 12
21 Clemson 13 396 1490 3.76 17 80 73 42 17
22 Troy 14 472 1493 3.16 13 57 98 65 15
23 North Carolina State 13 379 1514 3.99 13 83 78 50 14
24 Arizona 13 422 1537 3.64 19 62 90 58 11
25 Navy 12 423 1546 3.65 12 75 84 48 7
26 Notre Dame 13 437 1547 3.54 14 61 81 44 13
27 Ohio State 13 452 1553 3.44 6 45 88 44 11
28 Iowa 14 498 1565 3.14 7 31 97 35 2
29 Tulane 14 445 1578 3.55 14 51 96 62 11
30 Georgia 14 422 1591 3.77 13 75 94 50 8
31 Missouri 13 421 1597 3.79 8 41 91 67 14
32 Arizona State 12 381 1602 4.20 16 59 91 58 15
33 Maryland 13 480 1631 3.40 14 48 111 42 6
34 Liberty 14 404 1634 4.04 13 44 105 57 13
35 Purdue 12 431 1687 3.91 22 67 86 53 15
36 SMU 14 499 1707 3.42 14 69 92 55 12
37 California 13 456 1734 3.80 23 72 100 52 7
38 Iowa State 13 456 1745 3.83 12 71 102 57 7
39 Alabama 14 470 1749 3.72 15 74 95 53 15
40 Mississippi State 12 449 1751 3.90 14 53 98 55 12
41 Middle Tennessee 12 436 1753 4.02 20 61 97 53 14
42 Wisconsin 13 457 1756 3.84 13 82 96 57 13
43 UTSA 13 474 1761 3.72 16 81 93 49 17
44 Connecticut 12 420 1772 4.22 22 82 94 50 16
45 Akron 12 443 1773 4.00 23 66 94 49 15
46 Rutgers 13 444 1783 4.02 16 40 117 55 9
47 Florida Atlantic 12 477 1788 3.75 12 61 109 62 9
48 Illinois 12 459 1790 3.90 19 43 104 59 11
49 South Carolina 12 462 1793 3.88 19 42 112 56 13
50 Pittsburgh 12 493 1802 3.66 20 68 101 60 14
50 Oklahoma 13 461 1802 3.91 14 54 95 63 18
52 Washington State 12 425 1810 4.26 26 66 96 49 19
53 Michigan State 12 439 1822 4.15 14 50 105 56 13
54 Old Dominion 13 529 1842 3.48 13 75 105 47 7
55 Miami (Ohio) 14 509 1845 3.62 12 55 108 53 13
55 Duke 13 473 1845 3.90 15 49 111 59 10
57 Wake Forest 12 440 1852 4.21 13 65 91 52 19
58 Arkansas 12 437 1853 4.24 13 49 100 60 18
59 TCU 12 467 1856 3.97 21 55 102 54 14
60 West Virginia 13 439 1864 4.25 15 58 107 57 17
61 Florida 12 386 1867 4.84 21 85 84 65 22
62 South Florida 13 460 1868 4.06 26 48 103 69 27
63 Indiana 12 448 1875 4.19 18 80 108 59 12
64 Wyoming 13 453 1879 4.15 12 80 102 46 11
65 Boise State 14 451 1887 4.18 23 68 99 62 17
66 Georgia State 13 442 1896 4.29 18 67 95 57 17
67 Bowling Green 13 469 1901 4.05 16 55 122 62 12
68 Western Michigan 12 412 1905 4.62 22 66 102 63 18
69 Kansas State 13 403 1917 4.76 15 77 81 52 21
70 Central Michigan 12 411 1918 4.67 24 64 101 66 17
71 Virginia Tech 13 459 1924 4.19 21 85 100 56 22
72 Syracuse 13 500 1926 3.85 16 75 122 51 8
73 Northern Illinois 13 460 1929 4.19 20 48 111 58 11
74 Charlotte 12 429 1938 4.52 19 95 100 56 20
74 Minnesota 13 414 1938 4.68 19 75 98 58 17
76 Sam Houston State 12 441 1955 4.43 25 75 104 56 17
77 Stanford 12 420 1964 4.68 29 59 126 66 16
78 Texas State 13 489 1967 4.02 26 57 109 84 21
79 Tulsa 12 423 1978 4.68 24 77 96 58 22
80 Mississippi 13 496 1986 4.00 19 75 108 62 12
81 San Diego State 12 402 1989 4.95 21 62 113 58 16
82 Rice 13 484 1990 4.11 23 75 96 63 23
83 Colorado State 12 485 1995 4.11 18 53 115 69 18
84 Auburn 13 463 2015 4.35 15 79 107 68 18
85 Marshall 13 467 2017 4.32 20 75 94 61 20
86 Memphis 13 446 2018 4.52 21 75 99 63 24
87 Houston 12 467 2023 4.33 27 62 119 58 12
88 Louisiana-Monroe 12 490 2051 4.19 21 47 121 68 14
89 Northwestern 13 504 2052 4.07 20 64 118 63 15
90 New Mexico 12 407 2066 5.08 25 68 105 64 16
91 Toledo 14 526 2083 3.96 18 80 117 69 9
92 Texas Tech 13 480 2085 4.34 19 69 109 68 10
93 LSU 13 462 2093 4.53 24 52 116 70 17
94 Georgia Southern 13 454 2098 4.62 30 55 107 78 27
95 Kansas 13 472 2100 4.45 26 72 109 53 15
96 Vanderbilt 12 413 2104 5.09 23 74 102 61 23
97 Kent State 12 460 2110 4.59 31 52 105 66 23
98 Army 12 433 2115 4.88 15 67 102 62 19
99 Colorado 12 451 2117 4.69 24 74 111 73 15
100 North Carolina 13 504 2121 4.21 21 70 113 65 15
101 Cincinnati 12 397 2123 5.35 24 75 109 83 28
102 Florida State 14 509 2131 4.19 17 64 113 72 27
103 BYU 12 439 2132 4.86 18 59 109 75 18
104 Southern Mississippi 12 424 2145 5.06 28 75 101 69 23
105 New Mexico State 15 487 2156 4.43 22 54 123 72 19
106 Buffalo 12 433 2159 4.99 19 89 99 77 28
107 Fresno State 13 499 2160 4.33 16 70 120 73 14
108 Coastal Carolina 13 462 2181 4.72 15 43 120 76 14
109 San Jose State 13 486 2212 4.55 23 68 122 65 11
110 Virginia 12 434 2214 5.10 27 73 119 63 17
111 Baylor 12 440 2219 5.04 27 79 104 62 25
112 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 575 2221 3.86 24 49 143 62 6
113 Hawai'i 13 481 2222 4.62 26 52 118 70 23
113 Washington 15 474 2222 4.69 25 59 124 71 12
115 Nevada 12 423 2253 5.33 23 72 108 67 21
116 UNLV 14 529 2265 4.28 23 70 112 72 19
117 Florida International 12 487 2290 4.70 17 43 117 76 25
118 Oklahoma State 14 512 2332 4.55 23 92 120 79 20
119 UAB 12 457 2365 5.18 31 80 130 67 24
120 Temple 12 513 2380 4.64 25 50 130 79 19
121 Arkansas State 13 505 2395 4.74 22 69 123 74 20
122 USC 13 506 2424 4.79 25 61 127 75 25
123 UTEP 12 452 2427 5.37 28 64 115 76 25
124 Boston College 13 462 2443 5.29 30 71 107 64 22
125 Eastern Michigan 13 513 2453 4.78 24 55 129 83 17
126 Western Kentucky 13 509 2472 4.86 24 79 133 78 21
127 Appalachian State 14 502 2498 4.98 28 75 134 87 24
128 UCF 13 516 2526 4.90 26 75 139 86 25
129 Massachusetts 12 468 2650 5.66 30 80 127 68 20
130 Utah State 13 548 2775 5.06 31 75 153 91 28
131 Louisiana Tech 12 506 2794 5.52 32 72 133 84 31
132 Georgia Tech 13 535 2867 5.36 28 74 148 87 21
133 North Texas 12 544 3062 5.63 37 66 151 80 33
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards