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