2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Ohio State 13 210 803 3.82 2 27 22 22 6
2 James Madison 13 180 475 2.64 3 54 13 14 2
2 Air Force 13 167 534 3.20 3 33 13 13 2
2 UCLA 13 173 574 3.32 3 30 17 19 1
2 Texas 14 192 595 3.10 3 26 18 17 4
2 Iowa 14 228 723 3.17 3 29 18 18 1
2 South Alabama 13 209 732 3.50 3 26 14 16 2
2 Missouri 13 204 789 3.87 3 30 25 27 6
2 Wisconsin 13 208 819 3.94 3 32 25 26 4
2 Wyoming 13 214 836 3.91 3 80 15 16 4
2 Syracuse 13 225 872 3.88 3 38 21 24 6
2 Toledo 14 251 1046 4.17 3 80 29 30 4
13 Nebraska 12 179 481 2.69 4 39 11 12 2
13 Ohio 13 176 518 2.94 4 48 14 14 4
13 Michigan 15 207 743 3.59 4 74 18 19 6
13 California 13 211 807 3.82 4 56 26 27 2
13 Arizona State 12 187 848 4.53 4 54 29 30 8
13 UTSA 13 204 938 4.60 4 81 18 19 9
13 Old Dominion 13 251 942 3.75 4 32 23 23 3
13 Temple 12 254 1189 4.68 4 50 38 38 6
21 Miami (Florida) 13 198 661 3.34 5 23 23 24 5
21 Texas A&M 13 212 799 3.77 5 46 28 29 5
21 Iowa State 13 201 827 4.11 5 71 26 28 3
21 Georgia 14 203 868 4.28 5 75 21 23 4
21 Miami (Ohio) 14 226 884 3.91 5 55 24 24 6
21 Bowling Green 13 218 961 4.41 5 55 30 30 4
21 Kansas State 13 190 980 5.16 5 71 28 28 10
28 Penn State 13 212 471 2.22 6 30 14 13 2
28 Oregon 14 175 596 3.41 6 41 15 16 4
28 Ball State 12 176 604 3.43 6 39 18 17 4
28 Maryland 13 209 748 3.58 6 19 16 16 0
28 Navy 12 201 815 4.05 6 69 28 28 1
28 Florida Atlantic 12 228 838 3.68 6 61 26 26 4
28 Troy 14 219 848 3.87 6 57 29 31 10
28 Jacksonville State 13 245 853 3.48 6 77 13 13 4
28 Oklahoma 13 225 853 3.79 6 39 27 27 7
28 Duke 13 217 916 4.22 6 49 26 25 4
28 Wake Forest 12 210 916 4.36 6 65 24 24 9
28 Indiana 12 227 926 4.08 6 37 27 26 6
28 Army 12 195 976 5.01 6 62 26 26 5
28 Pittsburgh 12 233 999 4.29 6 68 29 29 9
28 San Jose State 13 227 1004 4.42 6 68 23 26 4
28 Colorado State 12 240 1044 4.35 6 48 33 34 9
28 Coastal Carolina 13 220 1067 4.85 6 43 30 32 3
28 Northwestern 13 223 1069 4.79 6 64 32 33 8
46 Tennessee 13 224 733 3.27 7 75 20 21 6
46 SMU 14 229 785 3.43 7 24 24 27 4
46 Liberty 14 202 939 4.65 7 44 32 33 10
46 San Diego State 12 193 942 4.88 7 57 26 26 6
46 Georgia State 13 212 973 4.59 7 61 27 26 10
46 South Carolina 12 237 977 4.12 7 31 34 33 7
46 Buffalo 12 218 992 4.55 7 89 36 37 11
46 Florida 12 202 1067 5.28 7 85 36 35 10
46 Florida International 12 247 1097 4.44 7 34 32 33 11
46 Florida State 14 238 1117 4.69 7 46 35 35 14
46 Arkansas 12 217 1122 5.17 7 49 34 35 14
46 Western Kentucky 13 254 1252 4.93 7 40 39 40 10
58 Utah 13 174 586 3.37 8 45 15 16 3
58 Arizona 13 198 669 3.38 8 28 26 24 5
58 East Carolina 12 212 725 3.42 8 69 22 23 5
58 Oregon State 13 195 749 3.84 8 54 25 26 5
58 Auburn 13 225 823 3.66 8 37 28 28 4
58 West Virginia 13 191 856 4.48 8 58 22 23 8
58 Clemson 13 189 859 4.54 8 80 21 24 10
58 Middle Tennessee 12 221 905 4.10 8 61 26 26 4
58 North Carolina State 13 180 926 5.14 8 83 29 29 11
58 Colorado 12 224 986 4.40 8 49 31 33 6
58 Mississippi 13 236 988 4.19 8 75 25 28 6
58 Texas Tech 13 225 1030 4.58 8 26 28 29 5
58 Cincinnati 12 195 1061 5.44 8 75 41 41 14
58 Baylor 12 212 1078 5.08 8 79 25 27 11
58 Washington 15 237 1082 4.57 8 59 33 33 3
58 USC 13 239 1167 4.88 8 61 32 33 11
74 Akron 12 215 717 3.33 9 50 22 23 3
74 Michigan State 12 215 774 3.60 9 40 20 20 4
74 Alabama 14 212 793 3.74 9 74 17 19 4
74 Notre Dame 13 194 857 4.42 9 61 25 24 8
74 Mississippi State 12 211 933 4.42 9 53 28 31 6
74 Tulsa 12 200 955 4.78 9 58 30 29 9
74 Boise State 14 227 966 4.26 9 68 30 29 4
74 Purdue 12 215 968 4.50 9 67 25 26 8
74 BYU 12 215 998 4.64 9 32 35 35 9
74 Northern Illinois 13 225 1018 4.52 9 48 29 31 4
74 New Mexico State 15 229 1056 4.61 9 43 32 35 8
74 Charlotte 12 209 1083 5.18 9 95 28 29 10
74 Fresno State 13 239 1116 4.67 9 50 36 37 6
74 Arkansas State 13 232 1134 4.89 9 64 33 35 12
88 Louisville 14 209 828 3.96 10 73 29 28 8
88 Tulane 14 234 886 3.79 10 44 28 29 6
88 Connecticut 12 197 945 4.80 10 65 27 27 9
88 Virginia Tech 13 217 983 4.53 10 85 23 25 10
88 Illinois 12 233 1010 4.33 10 43 31 31 6
88 Minnesota 13 202 1023 5.06 10 75 27 27 9
88 Vanderbilt 12 214 1063 4.97 10 74 32 33 8
88 New Mexico 12 205 1093 5.33 10 66 29 33 9
88 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 257 1140 4.44 10 49 28 27 4
88 Boston College 13 233 1270 5.45 10 71 34 33 10
88 UCF 13 256 1393 5.44 10 75 49 48 11
99 Kentucky 13 211 757 3.59 11 29 23 24 2
99 Rutgers 13 195 910 4.67 11 40 25 26 5
99 Sam Houston State 12 217 937 4.32 11 48 24 26 8
99 Kent State 12 222 947 4.27 11 45 28 30 9
99 Washington State 12 205 987 4.81 11 66 25 26 11
99 Kansas 13 229 1006 4.39 11 67 28 28 7
99 UTEP 12 227 1206 5.31 11 59 30 31 11
99 Nevada 12 219 1237 5.65 11 72 39 40 11
99 UNLV 14 257 1273 4.95 11 70 38 39 11
99 Eastern Michigan 13 264 1409 5.34 11 33 45 45 8
109 TCU 12 208 814 3.91 12 55 19 19 7
109 Western Michigan 12 203 990 4.88 12 66 33 35 8
109 Central Michigan 12 209 1033 4.94 12 61 32 33 12
109 Marshall 13 224 1086 4.85 12 75 29 29 9
109 Louisiana-Monroe 12 252 1108 4.40 12 47 35 36 10
109 Rice 13 241 1155 4.79 12 75 34 34 15
109 Memphis 13 228 1274 5.59 12 75 31 33 15
116 South Florida 13 235 922 3.92 13 39 32 33 11
116 Stanford 12 205 1061 5.18 13 39 32 33 8
116 North Carolina 13 246 1072 4.36 13 52 33 33 9
119 Houston 12 208 801 3.85 14 62 16 16 4
119 Texas State 13 251 963 3.84 14 57 41 43 11
119 Oklahoma State 14 246 1019 4.14 14 92 31 29 8
119 LSU 13 218 1054 4.83 14 52 28 29 8
119 Appalachian State 14 238 1248 5.24 14 75 39 38 12
119 Hawai'i 13 240 1284 5.35 14 52 40 40 15
119 North Texas 12 258 1471 5.70 14 66 33 33 14
126 UAB 12 213 1133 5.32 15 80 28 27 12
126 Virginia 12 219 1184 5.41 15 73 40 39 8
126 Massachusetts 12 236 1380 5.85 15 61 33 36 11
129 Georgia Tech 13 266 1507 5.67 17 74 42 44 10
130 Louisiana Tech 12 254 1534 6.04 18 72 45 46 14
131 Georgia Southern 13 233 1103 4.73 19 55 37 37 13
131 Southern Mississippi 12 225 1263 5.61 19 75 35 36 15
131 Utah State 13 278 1527 5.49 19 75 46 46 17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards