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