2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Air Force 13 171 413 2.42 2 50 27 12 2
2 Ohio 13 174 564 3.24 6 48 32 16 5
3 Utah 13 175 402 2.30 5 45 20 16 3
4 Ball State 12 184 562 3.05 6 39 35 21 7
5 Louisville 14 188 694 3.69 6 73 38 28 6
6 Liberty 14 189 652 3.45 4 40 41 24 6
7 North Carolina State 13 190 701 3.69 5 83 35 19 8
7 Arizona State 12 190 830 4.37 4 59 47 25 10
7 Kansas State 13 190 853 4.49 5 60 37 26 9
10 Texas 14 191 495 2.59 2 44 32 13 2
11 Nebraska 12 193 534 2.77 5 34 36 13 4
11 Clemson 13 193 661 3.42 11 55 38 20 7
13 Oregon 14 194 762 3.93 5 41 40 20 5
14 Oregon State 13 196 635 3.24 8 54 49 21 3
15 Miami (Florida) 13 198 772 3.90 9 60 40 29 8
15 Florida 12 198 840 4.24 10 51 38 31 9
17 UCLA 13 200 469 2.35 4 66 30 15 1
17 Georgia 14 200 712 3.56 7 48 40 19 4
19 Tulane 14 201 800 3.98 6 51 44 30 7
20 Virginia 12 203 1076 5.30 16 73 58 31 9
21 Arizona 13 204 744 3.65 8 28 48 27 6
22 Minnesota 13 205 974 4.75 11 75 44 28 11
23 Navy 12 206 691 3.35 4 69 38 17 4
23 Southern Mississippi 12 206 1067 5.18 13 62 51 36 14
25 San Diego State 12 207 887 4.29 12 57 54 28 8
26 Vanderbilt 12 208 1122 5.39 8 74 52 30 12
27 Texas A&M 13 209 741 3.55 3 49 37 27 6
27 California 13 209 815 3.90 12 72 44 25 5
29 Connecticut 12 210 745 3.55 9 47 42 22 4
30 Missouri 13 212 904 4.26 5 41 52 37 10
31 Wisconsin 13 213 775 3.64 5 33 46 32 7
31 New Mexico 12 213 1088 5.11 11 68 50 35 9
31 BYU 12 213 1118 5.25 11 59 55 40 11
34 Cincinnati 12 214 1215 5.68 16 75 64 47 15
35 UTSA 13 215 603 2.80 5 46 39 18 7
35 James Madison 13 215 667 3.10 8 58 42 22 6
35 West Virginia 13 215 902 4.20 7 58 56 24 8
38 Purdue 12 216 767 3.55 10 52 32 19 8
39 TCU 12 217 815 3.76 7 55 45 25 7
40 Stanford 12 218 798 3.66 10 37 58 24 7
40 Wake Forest 12 218 942 4.32 5 49 47 28 11
42 Middle Tennessee 12 219 875 4.00 9 56 45 25 6
42 Buffalo 12 219 982 4.48 12 89 45 36 14
42 Tulsa 12 219 992 4.53 12 77 48 30 10
42 Central Michigan 12 219 1039 4.74 16 64 55 35 9
42 Boston College 13 219 1331 6.08 14 71 54 37 16
47 Arkansas 12 220 887 4.03 5 46 52 30 9
47 Washington State 12 220 1063 4.83 15 52 56 32 12
49 Troy 14 222 641 2.89 5 28 47 30 10
50 Sam Houston State 12 223 775 3.48 10 32 46 22 7
51 Notre Dame 13 225 720 3.20 9 61 39 21 8
51 South Alabama 13 225 804 3.57 8 56 42 26 5
51 Western Michigan 12 225 1038 4.61 12 54 52 34 12
54 Virginia Tech 13 226 993 4.39 11 85 50 31 12
54 Houston 12 226 1026 4.54 15 62 60 28 8
56 Memphis 13 227 1008 4.44 10 67 51 34 14
57 Boise State 14 228 942 4.13 14 68 51 33 9
58 Northern Illinois 13 229 867 3.79 10 42 52 30 3
58 Bowling Green 13 229 1043 4.55 9 55 65 33 5
58 Colorado 12 229 1065 4.65 11 74 55 34 8
58 Charlotte 12 229 1101 4.81 13 95 51 29 11
62 Oklahoma 13 230 894 3.89 8 49 45 32 10
63 Michigan 15 231 784 3.39 6 74 50 25 5
63 Auburn 13 231 996 4.31 8 79 49 34 10
63 Washington 15 231 997 4.32 10 44 53 28 4
63 Georgia State 13 231 1039 4.50 10 67 52 33 11
67 Alabama 14 232 719 3.10 7 74 44 25 5
67 Mississippi State 12 232 786 3.39 5 50 49 28 4
67 South Florida 13 232 933 4.02 11 48 50 35 13
67 Massachusetts 12 232 1264 5.45 10 56 56 35 12
71 East Carolina 12 233 623 2.67 5 56 35 23 2
71 Hawai'i 13 233 1105 4.74 11 52 60 41 12
71 Army 12 233 1252 5.37 8 67 56 37 13
74 Maryland 13 234 736 3.15 8 48 52 18 3
74 Indiana 12 234 1104 4.72 9 80 66 39 9
76 Duke 13 235 948 4.03 9 49 56 28 6
76 Baylor 12 235 987 4.20 12 49 50 25 7
76 Rutgers 13 235 1031 4.39 9 40 64 33 7
79 Kentucky 13 236 706 2.99 11 29 51 26 3
79 UTEP 12 236 1194 5.06 12 64 53 35 11
79 Nevada 12 236 1278 5.42 14 66 58 33 13
82 Ohio State 13 237 767 3.24 4 29 48 25 5
82 Wyoming 13 237 967 4.08 5 61 57 22 6
82 Akron 12 237 976 4.12 13 55 51 26 9
85 Iowa State 13 238 779 3.27 4 55 48 25 3
85 Illinois 12 238 984 4.13 8 43 53 35 8
87 Penn State 13 239 485 2.03 3 30 39 18 2
87 Tennessee 13 239 801 3.35 6 75 47 29 6
89 Kansas 13 240 984 4.10 18 72 54 26 8
89 UNLV 14 240 1078 4.49 7 50 49 41 10
89 Coastal Carolina 13 240 1093 4.55 7 43 64 43 7
92 Texas Tech 13 241 1002 4.16 11 60 56 37 4
92 Fresno State 13 241 1098 4.56 10 47 61 38 11
94 Florida Atlantic 12 242 808 3.34 4 61 54 28 6
94 Miami (Ohio) 14 242 856 3.54 8 55 50 25 9
94 Rice 13 242 880 3.64 16 39 45 26 10
97 Georgia Southern 13 243 1373 5.65 20 55 65 48 20
98 Michigan State 12 244 1052 4.31 7 45 60 36 6
99 Texas State 13 246 979 3.98 9 31 57 48 10
99 Florida International 12 246 1031 4.19 11 43 48 33 12
101 Louisiana-Monroe 12 247 1146 4.64 9 47 68 38 10
102 SMU 14 248 902 3.64 8 57 51 33 8
103 Marshall 13 249 951 3.82 11 75 52 29 8
103 Mississippi 13 249 990 3.98 10 51 56 34 6
105 Colorado State 12 250 986 3.94 12 53 54 29 7
105 UAB 12 250 1302 5.21 16 59 72 37 13
107 San Jose State 13 251 1138 4.53 12 68 65 37 7
107 Louisiana Tech 12 251 1229 4.90 14 72 59 38 14
109 Northwestern 13 252 1085 4.31 14 64 61 35 7
110 Jacksonville State 13 253 751 2.97 6 77 39 19 3
110 Syracuse 13 253 937 3.70 10 50 56 24 5
110 New Mexico State 15 253 1087 4.30 10 52 62 40 12
110 LSU 13 253 1106 4.37 14 52 68 42 4
114 South Carolina 12 254 951 3.74 8 31 62 29 5
115 Toledo 14 256 939 3.67 10 50 60 36 3
115 Arkansas State 13 256 1162 4.54 11 69 60 36 9
115 Oklahoma State 14 256 1204 4.70 14 92 63 43 13
118 Eastern Michigan 13 258 1168 4.53 13 36 61 40 13
119 North Carolina 13 259 1104 4.26 12 70 59 36 10
120 Florida State 14 260 942 3.62 6 46 60 35 10
121 USC 13 261 1188 4.55 9 59 59 33 15
122 Pittsburgh 12 262 940 3.59 11 55 51 30 8
123 Appalachian State 14 263 1287 4.89 15 75 71 49 11
124 Old Dominion 13 265 883 3.33 6 75 54 23 4
124 Western Kentucky 13 265 1254 4.73 13 37 73 38 9
126 Utah State 13 268 1198 4.47 16 46 73 41 11
127 UCF 13 270 1356 5.02 18 75 74 44 14
128 North Texas 12 271 1177 4.34 17 47 68 30 12
129 Iowa 14 272 894 3.29 3 31 54 17 1
130 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 276 1028 3.72 13 49 66 24 4
131 Kent State 12 278 1357 4.88 20 52 71 40 14
132 Temple 12 280 1362 4.86 16 50 69 44 14
132 Georgia Tech 13 280 1551 5.54 18 74 71 46 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards