2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Missouri 5 161 430 2.67 0 32.20 86.00
2 Ohio 5 112 264 2.36 1 22.40 52.80
2 Oklahoma 4 129 265 2.05 1 32.25 66.25
2 Tennessee 5 178 410 2.30 1 35.60 82.00
2 Cincinnati 3 90 329 3.66 1 30.00 109.67
2 Michigan State 3 103 375 3.64 1 34.33 125.00
2 Oregon 4 116 549 4.73 1 29.00 137.25
8 Utah 4 100 260 2.60 2 25.00 65.00
8 Air Force 5 161 340 2.11 2 32.20 68.00
8 Louisville 5 131 350 2.67 2 26.20 70.00
8 Arizona State 3 96 269 2.80 2 32.00 89.67
8 Washington State 3 80 285 3.56 2 26.67 95.00
8 Mississippi State 4 124 395 3.19 2 31.00 98.75
8 West Virginia 4 140 411 2.94 2 35.00 102.75
8 Wake Forest 4 119 417 3.50 2 29.75 104.25
8 Arizona 4 140 473 3.38 2 35.00 118.25
8 Iowa State 4 135 496 3.67 2 33.75 124.00
8 Navy 4 159 617 3.88 2 39.75 154.25
19 Nebraska 3 76 130 1.71 3 25.33 43.33
19 Michigan 5 156 463 2.97 3 31.20 92.60
19 Kansas State 4 115 385 3.35 3 28.75 96.25
19 Texas 4 129 391 3.03 3 32.25 97.75
19 BYU 3 90 299 3.32 3 30.00 99.67
19 California 4 128 409 3.20 3 32.00 102.25
19 Rutgers 4 124 410 3.31 3 31.00 102.50
19 Texas A&M 5 141 522 3.70 3 28.20 104.40
19 UCLA 4 141 424 3.01 3 35.25 106.00
19 Maryland 4 133 440 3.31 3 33.25 110.00
19 Georgia 5 154 563 3.66 3 30.80 112.60
19 Alabama 5 176 616 3.50 3 35.20 123.20
19 Old Dominion 5 208 635 3.05 3 41.60 127.00
19 Liberty 5 152 678 4.46 3 30.40 135.60
19 Iowa 4 145 552 3.81 3 36.25 138.00
19 Ohio State 4 158 558 3.53 3 39.50 139.50
19 Mississippi 5 203 726 3.58 3 40.60 145.20
19 New Mexico 4 138 606 4.39 3 34.50 151.50
19 Illinois 3 110 545 4.95 3 36.67 181.67
38 Arkansas 4 120 243 2.03 4 30.00 60.75
38 Memphis 5 142 445 3.13 4 28.40 89.00
38 Akron 4 123 360 2.93 4 30.75 90.00
38 Wisconsin 4 118 372 3.15 4 29.50 93.00
38 TCU 3 112 299 2.67 4 37.33 99.67
38 Oregon State 4 133 409 3.08 4 33.25 102.25
38 Penn State 4 150 438 2.92 4 37.50 109.50
38 Colorado State 4 140 475 3.39 4 35.00 118.75
38 Texas Tech 4 143 502 3.51 4 35.75 125.50
38 Toledo 5 178 686 3.85 4 35.60 137.20
38 LSU 5 171 725 4.24 4 34.20 145.00
38 Wyoming 5 173 729 4.21 4 34.60 145.80
38 Vanderbilt 4 146 590 4.04 4 36.50 147.50
38 UCF 4 158 634 4.01 4 39.50 158.50
38 South Carolina 4 173 692 4.00 4 43.25 173.00
53 Jacksonville State 5 191 456 2.39 5 38.20 91.20
53 Syracuse 5 186 517 2.78 5 37.20 103.40
53 Houston 3 91 329 3.62 5 30.33 109.67
53 Minnesota 4 107 445 4.16 5 26.75 111.25
53 Duke 5 159 567 3.57 5 31.80 113.40
53 Georgia State 5 150 577 3.85 5 30.00 115.40
53 Ball State 4 107 483 4.51 5 26.75 120.75
53 Tulane 5 174 613 3.52 5 34.80 122.60
53 Auburn 5 164 642 3.91 5 32.80 128.40
53 Oklahoma State 4 134 549 4.10 5 33.50 137.25
53 Charlotte 4 146 565 3.87 5 36.50 141.25
53 Louisiana-Monroe 4 156 576 3.69 5 39.00 144.00
53 San Diego State 4 119 578 4.86 5 29.75 144.50
53 SMU 5 196 765 3.90 5 39.20 153.00
53 Bowling Green 5 171 814 4.76 5 34.20 162.80
53 Indiana 3 111 519 4.68 5 37.00 173.00
53 Colorado 3 117 586 5.01 5 39.00 195.33
53 Coastal Carolina 5 199 1046 5.26 5 39.80 209.20
53 Florida International 4 182 908 4.99 5 45.50 227.00
72 Miami (Florida) 5 145 400 2.76 6 29.00 80.00
72 Fresno State 5 167 555 3.32 6 33.40 111.00
72 Pittsburgh 4 145 521 3.59 6 36.25 130.25
72 North Carolina 5 178 653 3.67 6 35.60 130.60
72 Purdue 3 103 398 3.86 6 34.33 132.67
72 Miami (Ohio) 5 192 839 4.37 6 38.40 167.80
72 Baylor 3 115 510 4.43 6 38.33 170.00
72 Temple 4 161 781 4.85 6 40.25 195.25
80 Florida 4 116 319 2.75 7 29.00 79.75
80 Clemson 5 144 427 2.97 7 28.80 85.40
80 South Alabama 5 162 500 3.09 7 32.40 100.00
80 Troy 5 168 586 3.49 7 33.60 117.20
80 James Madison 5 188 608 3.23 7 37.60 121.60
80 Tulsa 4 134 497 3.71 7 33.50 124.25
80 Middle Tennessee 4 143 557 3.90 7 35.75 139.25
80 East Carolina 4 154 568 3.69 7 38.50 142.00
80 Hawai'i 5 158 728 4.61 7 31.60 145.60
80 Florida Atlantic 4 155 633 4.08 7 38.75 158.25
80 San Jose State 5 178 817 4.59 7 35.60 163.40
80 Stanford 3 100 545 5.45 7 33.33 181.67
92 Kentucky 5 175 477 2.73 8 35.00 95.40
92 New Mexico State 6 178 666 3.74 8 29.67 111.00
92 South Florida 5 167 564 3.38 8 33.40 112.80
92 Kansas 4 116 458 3.95 8 29.00 114.50
92 Central Michigan 4 115 559 4.86 8 28.75 139.75
92 North Carolina State 5 162 706 4.36 8 32.40 141.20
92 Marshall 5 179 707 3.95 8 35.80 141.40
92 Northern Illinois 5 173 723 4.18 8 34.60 144.60
92 USC 4 139 592 4.26 8 34.75 148.00
92 Southern Mississippi 4 148 854 5.77 8 37.00 213.50
92 Louisiana Tech 4 187 955 5.11 8 46.75 238.75
103 Texas State 5 193 628 3.25 9 38.60 125.60
103 UNLV 5 184 674 3.66 9 36.80 134.80
103 Boise State 5 165 836 5.07 9 33.00 167.20
103 Northwestern 4 162 672 4.15 9 40.50 168.00
103 Washington 5 161 842 5.23 9 32.20 168.40
103 Florida State 5 180 878 4.88 9 36.00 175.60
103 Utah State 5 199 941 4.73 9 39.80 188.20
103 Sam Houston State 4 164 789 4.81 9 41.00 197.25
103 Kent State 4 160 807 5.04 9 40.00 201.75
112 UTSA 5 199 798 4.01 10 39.80 159.60
112 Western Michigan 4 135 652 4.83 10 33.75 163.00
112 Nevada 4 132 772 5.85 10 33.00 193.00
112 Virginia Tech 5 200 983 4.92 10 40.00 196.60
112 Buffalo 4 157 958 6.10 10 39.25 239.50
112 Eastern Michigan 5 224 1239 5.53 10 44.80 247.80
118 Rice 5 180 674 3.74 11 36.00 134.80
118 Arkansas State 5 186 761 4.09 11 37.20 152.20
118 UAB 4 142 758 5.34 11 35.50 189.50
118 UTEP 4 146 800 5.48 11 36.50 200.00
118 Western Kentucky 5 207 1101 5.32 11 41.40 220.20
123 Georgia Southern 5 184 766 4.16 12 36.80 153.20
123 Boston College 5 170 805 4.74 12 34.00 161.00
123 Army 11 396 1884 4.76 12 36.00 171.27
123 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 244 862 3.53 12 48.80 172.40
123 Virginia 4 156 720 4.62 12 39.00 180.00
123 Appalachian State 5 171 917 5.36 12 34.20 183.40
123 North Texas 4 164 965 5.88 12 41.00 241.25
130 Georgia Tech 5 197 1101 5.59 13 39.40 220.20
131 Notre Dame 13 437 1547 3.54 14 33.62 119.00
132 Connecticut 11 394 1713 4.35 20 35.82 155.73
133 Massachusetts 10 380 2206 5.81 25 38.00 220.60