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