2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 13 201 422 2.10 5 54 22 10 4
2 Penn State 13 195 497 2.55 7 66 27 16 5
3 Michigan 15 219 566 2.58 3 34 32 19 3
4 UCLA 13 196 581 2.96 1 30 38 22 1
4 Nebraska 12 183 581 3.17 4 53 30 15 4
6 Miami (Florida) 13 214 601 2.81 9 22 42 21 3
7 Ohio 13 192 621 3.23 3 66 35 20 6
8 Texas 14 206 658 3.19 7 62 40 23 5
9 Iowa 14 226 671 2.97 4 29 43 18 1
10 Texas A&M 13 212 673 3.17 6 29 36 31 6
11 South Alabama 13 234 674 2.88 3 33 38 18 4
11 Oregon 14 207 674 3.26 5 58 44 23 4
11 Utah 13 170 674 3.96 8 47 36 24 3
14 Tennessee 13 224 677 3.02 7 62 40 26 3
15 Missouri 13 209 693 3.32 3 34 39 30 4
16 Jacksonville State 13 267 699 2.62 8 40 40 19 5
17 Louisville 14 231 703 3.04 7 39 42 27 4
18 Georgia Southern 13 211 725 3.44 10 35 42 30 7
19 Washington State 12 205 747 3.64 11 66 40 17 7
20 Rutgers 13 209 752 3.60 7 24 53 22 2
21 Kent State 12 182 753 4.14 11 39 34 26 9
22 Kentucky 13 214 763 3.57 8 52 47 21 2
23 Air Force 13 217 768 3.54 9 62 47 20 6
24 Michigan State 12 195 770 3.95 7 50 45 20 7
25 Indiana 12 214 771 3.60 9 32 42 20 3
26 Arizona State 12 191 772 4.04 12 38 44 33 5
27 Ball State 12 191 777 4.07 9 54 43 23 8
28 Tulane 14 244 778 3.19 8 35 52 32 4
29 Ohio State 13 215 786 3.66 2 45 40 19 6
30 Arizona 13 218 793 3.64 11 62 42 31 5
31 Akron 12 206 797 3.87 10 66 43 23 6
32 SMU 14 251 805 3.21 6 69 41 22 4
33 Illinois 12 221 806 3.65 11 25 51 24 3
34 North Carolina State 13 189 813 4.30 8 80 43 31 6
35 Notre Dame 13 212 827 3.90 5 49 42 23 5
36 Clemson 13 203 829 4.08 6 80 35 22 10
37 Charlotte 12 200 837 4.19 6 40 49 27 9
38 South Carolina 12 208 842 4.05 11 42 50 27 8
39 East Carolina 12 203 843 4.15 8 69 39 28 10
40 Oregon State 13 217 850 3.92 6 43 53 33 9
41 Troy 14 250 852 3.41 8 57 51 35 5
42 Navy 12 217 855 3.94 8 75 46 31 3
43 Georgia State 13 211 857 4.06 8 65 43 24 6
44 Bowling Green 13 240 858 3.58 7 54 57 29 7
45 Pittsburgh 12 231 862 3.73 9 68 50 30 6
46 Army 12 200 863 4.32 7 42 46 25 6
47 Western Michigan 12 187 867 4.64 10 66 50 29 6
48 Middle Tennessee 12 217 878 4.05 11 61 52 28 8
49 Georgia 14 222 879 3.96 6 75 54 31 4
49 Central Michigan 12 192 879 4.58 8 39 46 31 8
51 Maryland 13 246 895 3.64 6 25 59 24 3
52 Duke 13 238 897 3.77 6 34 55 31 4
53 Louisiana-Monroe 12 243 905 3.72 12 31 53 30 4
54 Oklahoma 13 231 908 3.93 6 54 50 31 8
54 Cincinnati 12 183 908 4.96 8 38 45 36 13
56 Wake Forest 12 222 910 4.10 8 65 44 24 8
57 Wyoming 13 216 912 4.22 7 80 45 24 5
58 California 13 247 919 3.72 11 32 56 27 2
59 Purdue 12 215 920 4.28 12 67 54 34 7
60 Virginia Tech 13 233 931 4.00 10 56 50 25 10
61 South Florida 13 228 935 4.10 15 39 53 34 14
62 Boise State 14 223 945 4.24 9 50 48 29 8
63 Old Dominion 13 264 959 3.63 7 31 51 24 3
64 West Virginia 13 224 962 4.29 8 34 51 33 9
65 Minnesota 13 209 964 4.61 8 65 54 30 6
66 Mississippi State 12 217 965 4.45 9 53 49 27 8
67 Iowa State 13 218 966 4.43 8 71 54 32 4
67 Arkansas 12 217 966 4.45 8 49 48 30 9
69 Northwestern 13 252 967 3.84 6 41 57 28 8
70 Nevada 12 187 975 5.21 9 72 50 34 8
71 New Mexico 12 194 978 5.04 14 35 55 29 7
72 Florida Atlantic 12 235 980 4.17 8 41 55 34 3
73 Wisconsin 13 244 981 4.02 8 82 50 25 6
74 Liberty 14 215 982 4.57 9 44 64 33 7
74 Vanderbilt 12 205 982 4.79 15 67 50 31 11
76 Tulsa 12 204 986 4.83 12 55 48 28 12
77 LSU 13 209 987 4.72 10 52 48 28 13
78 Texas State 13 243 988 4.07 17 57 52 36 11
79 Miami (Ohio) 14 267 989 3.70 4 37 58 28 4
79 Syracuse 13 247 989 4.00 6 75 66 27 3
81 Mississippi 13 247 996 4.03 9 75 52 28 6
82 Houston 12 241 997 4.14 12 62 59 30 4
83 Colorado State 12 235 1009 4.29 6 36 61 40 11
84 Memphis 13 219 1010 4.61 11 75 48 29 10
85 BYU 12 226 1014 4.49 7 55 54 35 7
86 North Carolina 13 245 1017 4.15 9 39 54 29 5
87 Temple 12 233 1018 4.37 9 37 61 35 5
88 Auburn 13 232 1019 4.39 7 36 58 34 8
89 Connecticut 12 210 1027 4.89 13 82 52 28 12
89 Florida 12 188 1027 5.46 11 85 46 34 13
91 Alabama 14 238 1030 4.33 8 56 51 28 10
92 TCU 12 250 1041 4.16 14 41 57 29 7
93 Colorado 12 222 1052 4.74 13 49 56 39 7
94 Fresno State 13 258 1062 4.12 6 70 59 35 3
94 Northern Illinois 13 231 1062 4.60 10 48 59 28 8
96 UAB 12 207 1063 5.14 15 80 58 30 11
97 Kansas State 13 213 1064 5.00 10 77 44 26 12
98 Marshall 13 218 1066 4.89 9 70 42 32 12
99 New Mexico State 15 234 1069 4.57 12 54 61 32 7
100 San Jose State 13 235 1074 4.57 11 61 57 28 4
101 Southern Mississippi 12 218 1078 4.94 15 75 50 33 9
102 Texas Tech 13 239 1083 4.53 8 69 53 31 6
103 Coastal Carolina 13 222 1088 4.90 8 43 56 33 7
104 San Diego State 12 195 1102 5.65 9 62 59 30 8
105 Rice 13 242 1110 4.59 7 75 51 37 13
106 Boston College 13 243 1112 4.58 16 59 53 27 6
107 Kansas 13 232 1116 4.81 8 67 55 27 7
108 Hawai'i 13 248 1117 4.50 15 44 58 29 11
109 Oklahoma State 14 256 1128 4.41 9 70 57 36 7
110 Virginia 12 231 1138 4.93 11 42 61 32 8
111 Toledo 14 270 1144 4.24 8 80 57 33 6
112 UTSA 13 259 1158 4.47 11 81 54 31 10
113 Stanford 12 202 1166 5.77 19 59 68 42 9
114 UCF 13 246 1170 4.76 8 46 65 42 11
115 Buffalo 12 214 1177 5.50 7 71 54 41 14
116 Sam Houston State 12 218 1180 5.41 15 75 58 34 10
117 UNLV 14 289 1187 4.11 16 70 63 31 9
118 Florida State 14 249 1189 4.78 11 64 53 37 17
119 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 299 1193 3.99 11 44 77 38 2
120 Appalachian State 14 239 1211 5.07 13 68 63 38 13
121 Western Kentucky 13 244 1218 4.99 11 79 60 40 12
122 Washington 15 243 1225 5.04 15 59 71 43 8
123 Baylor 12 205 1232 6.01 15 79 54 37 18
124 Arkansas State 13 249 1233 4.95 11 63 63 38 11
124 UTEP 12 216 1233 5.71 16 56 62 41 14
126 USC 13 245 1236 5.04 16 61 68 42 10
127 Florida International 12 241 1259 5.22 6 34 69 43 13
128 Eastern Michigan 13 255 1285 5.04 11 55 68 43 4
129 Georgia Tech 13 255 1316 5.16 10 68 77 41 5
130 Massachusetts 12 236 1386 5.87 20 80 71 33 8
131 Louisiana Tech 12 255 1565 6.14 18 68 74 46 17
132 Utah State 13 280 1577 5.63 15 75 80 50 17
133 North Texas 12 273 1885 6.90 20 66 83 50 21
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards