2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Air Force 10 44 56 1.27 0 12 4 2 0
2 Penn State 12 48 74 1.54 0 20 1 3 1
3 LSU 9 30 50 1.67 0 9 1 0 0
4 East Carolina 12 46 86 1.87 0 11 1 1 0
5 Rice 11 35 76 2.17 0 18 4 4 0
6 California 13 36 91 2.53 0 15 3 1 0
6 Georgia Southern 13 47 119 2.53 0 23 3 4 1
8 TCU 12 39 99 2.54 0 20 3 3 1
9 Texas 13 57 149 2.61 0 12 11 3 0
10 Miami (Florida) 12 43 119 2.77 0 17 5 4 0
11 Tulane 13 40 111 2.78 0 13 4 5 0
12 Syracuse 11 35 102 2.91 0 12 1 2 0
13 Alabama 14 63 185 2.94 0 56 5 6 1
14 Jacksonville State 12 61 180 2.95 0 17 7 2 0
15 James Madison 12 69 204 2.96 0 54 8 5 1
16 Ohio State 12 57 172 3.02 0 22 7 4 1
17 Missouri 13 53 162 3.06 0 18 8 8 0
18 Old Dominion 12 55 171 3.11 0 15 7 5 0
19 Michigan 15 60 188 3.13 0 16 7 10 0
20 New Mexico State 14 47 149 3.17 0 13 7 4 0
21 Oklahoma 11 46 148 3.22 0 20 9 8 1
22 Nebraska 10 41 134 3.27 0 15 5 6 0
23 Liberty 11 29 95 3.28 0 21 5 3 2
24 Pittsburgh 12 40 132 3.30 0 26 9 7 1
25 Kansas State 13 45 149 3.31 0 23 8 7 1
26 Western Michigan 9 37 123 3.32 0 21 6 5 1
27 Bowling Green 12 39 130 3.33 0 17 4 4 0
27 South Carolina 10 42 140 3.33 0 15 9 6 0
29 Navy 11 46 154 3.35 0 14 7 6 0
30 Georgia State 13 43 145 3.37 0 18 5 4 0
31 Iowa 12 53 179 3.38 0 29 5 5 1
32 Texas State 12 40 136 3.40 0 22 7 6 1
33 Tennessee 13 65 222 3.42 0 35 9 8 2
34 Illinois 12 42 147 3.50 0 28 8 7 2
35 Duke 13 63 222 3.52 0 16 9 6 0
36 Marshall 12 39 138 3.54 0 19 5 5 0
36 Purdue 12 56 198 3.54 0 33 7 5 4
38 Notre Dame 10 22 78 3.55 0 25 1 1 1
39 UCLA 11 36 131 3.64 0 16 6 4 0
40 Central Michigan 12 40 149 3.73 0 22 8 7 2
40 Memphis 12 41 153 3.73 0 67 5 4 2
42 Kent State 10 44 165 3.75 0 16 8 7 0
43 Virginia Tech 12 54 205 3.80 1 85 6 4 1
44 Utah 13 56 215 3.84 0 28 6 10 1
45 Florida International 11 36 143 3.97 0 19 6 6 0
45 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 62 246 3.97 0 21 6 8 1
47 SMU 13 50 199 3.98 0 19 8 9 0
47 Texas Tech 13 54 215 3.98 0 18 9 5 0
47 Florida State 13 57 227 3.98 0 45 7 7 2
50 Sam Houston State 12 51 204 4.00 0 20 10 6 1
51 Miami (Ohio) 14 53 213 4.02 0 19 6 4 0
52 Virginia 10 48 195 4.06 0 19 10 5 0
53 South Florida 12 52 215 4.13 0 24 9 8 2
54 Washington State 11 42 176 4.19 0 22 7 5 1
54 Texas A&M 13 52 218 4.19 0 46 7 8 1
56 Southern Mississippi 12 34 143 4.21 0 31 3 4 2
57 Appalachian State 14 60 256 4.27 0 19 15 12 0
58 Nevada 12 41 176 4.29 0 30 6 4 2
59 UTSA 11 44 190 4.32 1 81 9 4 1
60 San Diego State 12 47 204 4.34 0 21 11 7 1
61 Florida Atlantic 12 51 223 4.37 0 61 7 6 1
62 UNLV 12 58 257 4.43 0 42 12 9 1
63 Temple 12 64 286 4.47 0 24 14 8 3
64 Boston College 13 36 162 4.50 0 40 4 3 1
64 Colorado State 12 42 189 4.50 0 27 7 7 3
66 Louisiana-Monroe 11 53 240 4.53 0 31 11 6 2
67 Vanderbilt 11 41 187 4.56 0 38 7 6 1
67 Washington 15 55 251 4.56 0 22 9 8 1
69 Mississippi 12 50 231 4.62 0 20 8 9 1
70 Ball State 12 52 241 4.63 0 39 8 4 3
71 Maryland 12 55 256 4.65 0 19 12 11 0
72 Ohio 11 44 205 4.66 0 48 6 6 2
72 Louisville 13 47 219 4.66 0 35 10 10 1
74 Coastal Carolina 12 27 126 4.67 0 18 7 6 0
74 Troy 11 39 182 4.67 0 24 8 8 2
74 Oklahoma State 13 61 285 4.67 1 92 9 7 1
77 Houston 12 50 235 4.70 0 62 10 5 2
78 Army 12 35 165 4.71 0 22 6 6 2
79 Utah State 13 65 308 4.74 0 58 8 9 4
80 Stanford 10 26 124 4.77 0 21 6 5 1
80 North Texas 10 35 167 4.77 0 29 5 4 1
82 Connecticut 12 44 211 4.80 1 82 8 5 3
83 Michigan State 12 54 261 4.83 0 50 9 7 4
84 Arizona 11 32 155 4.84 0 62 4 3 1
85 Clemson 13 52 253 4.87 1 80 7 8 2
86 Akron 12 37 181 4.89 0 20 8 6 1
87 Hawai'i 13 44 217 4.93 0 25 9 7 2
88 Oregon State 9 28 139 4.96 0 17 5 3 0
88 Mississippi State 12 55 273 4.96 0 32 11 11 2
90 South Alabama 11 49 244 4.98 0 21 10 8 1
91 BYU 11 52 264 5.08 0 26 11 13 3
92 Kentucky 13 37 190 5.14 0 19 7 8 0
93 Arkansas State 12 65 337 5.18 0 63 12 9 3
94 West Virginia 13 47 244 5.19 0 58 9 7 3
95 Wisconsin 12 54 283 5.24 1 82 6 5 3
96 Middle Tennessee 12 59 312 5.29 0 56 11 10 5
97 Florida 11 45 241 5.36 1 85 9 9 2
98 Fresno State 13 50 269 5.38 0 24 10 9 3
99 San Jose State 13 56 303 5.41 0 68 10 8 3
100 UTEP 12 56 307 5.48 0 59 12 11 3
101 Georgia 13 43 238 5.53 0 61 8 7 1
102 Cincinnati 11 34 190 5.59 0 27 9 7 3
103 Northern Illinois 13 50 281 5.62 0 48 12 10 2
104 Northwestern 11 41 234 5.71 0 25 11 10 2
105 Wake Forest 12 52 298 5.73 0 65 10 8 4
106 USC 12 37 214 5.78 0 59 8 6 2
107 Iowa State 11 50 291 5.82 0 71 10 8 3
108 Baylor 12 41 239 5.83 0 53 7 6 3
109 Auburn 13 65 382 5.88 0 79 10 10 3
110 Oregon 12 28 166 5.93 0 28 6 5 1
110 Arizona State 9 29 172 5.93 0 43 6 5 2
112 Massachusetts 12 35 209 5.97 1 80 8 6 1
113 Eastern Michigan 13 57 341 5.98 0 55 14 11 2
114 Buffalo 12 51 308 6.04 1 89 13 12 4
115 UAB 10 27 168 6.22 1 80 3 2 2
116 Minnesota 13 52 324 6.23 0 42 12 10 4
117 Boise State 12 58 369 6.36 0 45 15 14 3
118 Tulsa 11 46 297 6.46 0 58 10 8 2
119 Toledo 12 49 317 6.47 0 80 11 10 3
120 Arkansas 11 37 242 6.54 0 46 9 9 3
120 Rutgers 12 41 268 6.54 0 27 12 10 1
122 Indiana 11 40 266 6.65 1 80 11 10 1
123 Louisiana Tech 12 53 366 6.91 0 67 10 10 4
123 Charlotte 12 53 366 6.91 1 95 9 8 4
125 UCF 10 32 222 6.94 0 46 10 6 2
126 Wyoming 12 31 223 7.19 1 80 5 5 1
127 Western Kentucky 12 50 360 7.20 0 79 14 12 4
128 North Carolina 11 37 270 7.30 0 33 7 7 4
129 Georgia Tech 12 38 292 7.68 0 36 10 10 2
130 Colorado 10 38 294 7.74 0 74 13 10 2
131 New Mexico 11 42 327 7.79 0 68 10 11 3
132 Kansas 13 26 208 8.00 0 52 6 5 3
133 North Carolina State 13 48 411 8.56 2 83 12 12 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards