2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 East Carolina 2 71 97 1.37 1 35.50 48.50
2 Kent State 1 36 103 2.86 1 36.00 103.00
3 Stanford 3 75 131 1.75 1 25.00 43.67
4 Vanderbilt 2 58 175 3.02 1 29.00 87.50
5 Akron 2 75 196 2.61 1 37.50 98.00
6 Connecticut 3 77 225 2.92 4 25.67 75.00
7 Pittsburgh 3 96 233 2.43 2 32.00 77.67
8 Nevada 2 62 240 3.87 2 31.00 120.00
9 Nebraska 5 130 270 2.08 1 26.00 54.00
10 Arkansas 4 117 278 2.38 3 29.25 69.50
11 Buffalo 3 87 283 3.25 0 29.00 94.33
12 UTEP 3 94 285 3.03 5 31.33 95.00
13 Louisiana-Monroe 2 86 293 3.41 1 43.00 146.50
14 San Diego State 4 82 337 4.11 4 20.50 84.25
15 Western Michigan 4 107 339 3.17 4 26.75 84.75
16 Cincinnati 3 84 347 4.13 0 28.00 115.67
17 Temple 3 115 348 3.03 2 38.33 116.00
18 Arizona State 3 89 358 4.02 3 29.67 119.33
19 Southern Mississippi 3 83 385 4.64 3 27.67 128.33
20 New Mexico 4 113 387 3.42 3 28.25 96.75
21 Wake Forest 4 121 392 3.24 1 30.25 98.00
22 Ball State 4 122 406 3.33 3 30.50 101.50
23 Purdue 4 117 408 3.49 1 29.25 102.00
24 Sam Houston State 3 88 418 4.75 7 29.33 139.33
25 Charlotte 3 107 421 3.93 3 35.67 140.33
26 Middle Tennessee 4 131 422 3.22 3 32.75 105.50
27 Indiana 3 100 436 4.36 3 33.33 145.33
28 Florida 5 137 440 3.21 3 27.40 88.00
29 Virginia 3 96 449 4.68 3 32.00 149.67
30 UCLA 8 223 488 2.19 4 27.88 61.00
31 Utah 8 194 495 2.55 5 24.25 61.88
32 Mississippi State 5 161 498 3.09 2 32.20 99.60
33 Miami (Florida) 7 205 504 2.46 7 29.29 72.00
34 Massachusetts 3 112 509 4.54 4 37.33 169.67
35 California 6 179 523 2.92 6 29.83 87.17
36 TCU 5 177 524 2.96 4 35.40 104.80
37 Penn State 10 300 530 1.77 5 30.00 53.00
38 Syracuse 6 192 537 2.80 5 32.00 89.50
39 Tulsa 4 142 538 3.79 3 35.50 134.50
40 Michigan State 4 157 541 3.45 3 39.25 135.25
41 Air Force 9 237 552 2.33 4 26.33 61.33
42 Navy 5 160 562 3.51 2 32.00 112.40
43 Houston 4 139 565 4.06 6 34.75 141.25
44 Virginia Tech 7 214 574 2.68 3 30.57 82.00
45 Louisiana Tech 3 127 587 4.62 5 42.33 195.67
46 South Carolina 5 180 589 3.27 5 36.00 117.80
47 UAB 4 139 604 4.35 7 34.75 151.00
48 Florida Atlantic 4 165 605 3.67 3 41.25 151.25
49 Kentucky 7 223 613 2.75 6 31.86 87.57
50 Washington State 5 160 618 3.86 7 32.00 123.60
51 Central Michigan 5 133 629 4.73 7 26.60 125.80
52 Illinois 5 173 631 3.65 5 34.60 126.20
53 South Alabama 7 210 632 3.01 3 30.00 90.29
54 Minnesota 6 156 641 4.11 4 26.00 106.83
55 Colorado 4 146 643 4.40 7 36.50 160.75
56 Texas A&M 7 232 663 2.86 2 33.14 94.71
57 Baylor 3 107 666 6.22 5 35.67 222.00
58 Northern Illinois 7 208 675 3.25 5 29.71 96.43
59 Rutgers 7 216 681 3.15 5 30.86 97.29
60 Florida International 4 153 689 4.50 5 38.25 172.25
61 James Madison 11 326 690 2.12 10 29.64 62.73
62 BYU 5 180 694 3.86 4 36.00 138.80
63 Ohio 10 255 713 2.80 6 25.50 71.30
64 South Florida 7 236 715 3.03 7 33.71 102.14
65 Auburn 6 192 731 3.81 3 32.00 121.83
66 Hawai'i 5 185 737 3.98 5 37.00 147.40
67 UCF 6 204 744 3.65 4 34.00 124.00
68 Tennessee 9 287 746 2.60 6 31.89 82.89
68 Old Dominion 6 236 746 3.16 5 39.33 124.33
70 Army 6 194 774 3.99 1 32.33 129.00
71 Bowling Green 7 234 782 3.34 8 33.43 111.71
72 Jacksonville State 9 334 799 2.39 7 37.11 88.78
73 Rice 6 204 802 3.93 8 34.00 133.67
74 Georgia Southern 6 199 809 4.07 9 33.17 134.83
75 Arkansas State 6 188 821 4.37 6 31.33 136.83
76 San Jose State 7 226 827 3.66 7 32.29 118.14
77 Oregon State 8 252 832 3.30 8 31.50 104.00
78 Georgia State 7 224 836 3.73 6 32.00 119.43
79 Colorado State 5 196 839 4.28 7 39.20 167.80
80 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 236 845 3.58 9 39.33 140.83
81 Texas 12 323 850 2.63 4 26.92 70.83
82 North Carolina State 9 243 873 3.59 8 27.00 97.00
83 UTSA 9 297 876 2.95 8 33.00 97.33
84 Eastern Michigan 6 215 877 4.08 5 35.83 146.17
85 Marshall 6 188 894 4.76 8 31.33 149.00
86 Boise State 8 270 912 3.38 13 33.75 114.00
87 Texas Tech 7 243 920 3.79 7 34.71 131.43
88 Duke 8 276 935 3.39 6 34.50 116.88
89 Iowa 10 308 939 3.05 2 30.80 93.90
90 Tulane 11 315 943 2.99 9 28.64 85.73
91 Wyoming 9 273 946 3.47 3 30.33 105.11
92 North Carolina 8 274 964 3.52 11 34.25 120.50
93 Louisville 10 298 990 3.32 9 29.80 99.00
94 Wisconsin 7 227 993 4.37 6 32.43 141.86
95 Clemson 9 282 994 3.52 11 31.33 110.44
96 Iowa State 7 248 1001 4.04 6 35.43 143.00
97 Maryland 8 286 1031 3.60 6 35.75 128.88
97 North Texas 5 197 1031 5.23 9 39.40 206.20
99 Utah State 6 221 1055 4.77 10 36.83 175.83
100 Notre Dame 10 327 1060 3.24 8 32.70 106.00
101 SMU 11 367 1064 2.90 10 33.36 96.73
102 West Virginia 9 303 1076 3.55 5 33.67 119.56
103 Troy 11 356 1096 3.08 9 32.36 99.64
104 Texas State 8 281 1097 3.90 13 35.13 137.13
105 New Mexico State 10 298 1098 3.68 9 29.80 109.80
106 Arizona 10 324 1135 3.50 9 32.40 113.50
107 Fresno State 9 317 1146 3.62 10 35.22 127.33
108 Boston College 7 216 1155 5.35 12 30.86 165.00
109 Oregon 12 341 1180 3.46 7 28.42 98.33
110 Kansas State 9 275 1181 4.29 8 30.56 131.22
111 Missouri 11 345 1192 3.46 5 31.36 108.36
112 Ohio State 11 360 1194 3.32 3 32.73 108.55
113 Coastal Carolina 8 268 1208 4.51 6 33.50 151.00
114 Kansas 9 302 1244 4.12 17 33.56 138.22
115 Northwestern 8 301 1261 4.19 9 37.63 157.63
116 Miami (Ohio) 11 386 1266 3.28 7 35.09 115.09
117 Western Kentucky 8 285 1276 4.48 12 35.63 159.50
118 Appalachian State 9 311 1316 4.23 13 34.56 146.22
119 Georgia Tech 7 293 1346 4.59 11 41.86 192.29
120 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 30.00 90.00
121 LSU 10 333 1353 4.06 13 33.30 135.30
122 UNLV 9 346 1354 3.91 14 38.44 150.44
123 USC 8 312 1397 4.48 15 39.00 174.63
124 Oklahoma 10 356 1401 3.94 6 35.60 140.10
125 Liberty 13 375 1451 3.87 12 28.85 111.62
126 Georgia 13 381 1477 3.88 12 29.31 113.62
127 Alabama 12 401 1514 3.78 13 33.42 126.17
128 Memphis 10 329 1515 4.60 13 32.90 151.50
129 Oklahoma State 10 340 1527 4.49 14 34.00 152.70
130 Toledo 11 407 1548 3.80 14 37.00 140.73
131 Mississippi 11 416 1555 3.74 13 37.82 141.36
132 Florida State 13 462 1759 3.81 12 35.54 135.31
133 Washington 14 436 1919 4.40 21 31.14 137.07