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

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