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