2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Kentucky 7 213 502 2.36 4 30.43 71.71
2 Penn State 9 283 510 1.80 5 31.44 56.67
3 Texas 8 216 558 2.58 3 27.00 69.75
4 Utah 10 261 691 2.65 7 26.10 69.10
5 Nebraska 10 285 703 2.47 5 28.50 70.30
6 Texas A&M 8 256 740 2.89 2 32.00 92.50
7 Tennessee 9 294 816 2.78 9 32.67 90.67
8 Michigan 10 300 826 2.75 5 30.00 82.60
9 Missouri 8 254 874 3.44 5 31.75 109.25
10 UCLA 12 361 921 2.55 5 30.08 76.75
11 South Carolina 8 292 933 3.20 10 36.50 116.63
12 Oregon State 9 282 938 3.33 9 31.33 104.22
13 Iowa State 7 239 939 3.93 3 34.14 134.14
14 Georgia 9 251 954 3.80 8 27.89 106.00
15 North Carolina State 9 243 966 3.98 7 27.00 107.33
16 Ohio State 9 295 969 3.28 2 32.78 107.67
17 Kansas State 8 224 970 4.33 6 28.00 121.25
18 Duke 8 291 975 3.35 9 36.38 121.88
19 Notre Dame 9 297 976 3.29 7 33.00 108.44
20 TCU 8 294 983 3.34 11 36.75 122.88
21 Michigan State 7 275 994 3.61 7 39.29 142.00
22 Florida 7 220 1000 4.55 9 31.43 142.86
23 Oregon 11 313 1012 3.23 7 28.45 92.00
24 Miami (Florida) 9 286 1015 3.55 13 31.78 112.78
25 Rutgers 9 290 1030 3.55 9 32.22 114.44
26 Arkansas 8 278 1033 3.72 7 34.75 129.13
27 Middle Tennessee 9 289 1035 3.58 10 32.11 115.00
28 Alabama 8 279 1041 3.73 7 34.88 130.13
29 Iowa 11 353 1052 2.98 2 32.09 95.64
30 James Madison 13 416 1089 2.62 13 32.00 83.77
31 Mississippi State 8 293 1093 3.73 6 36.63 136.63
32 Louisville 11 316 1099 3.48 11 28.73 99.91
33 Kansas 9 291 1111 3.82 13 32.33 123.44
34 Wake Forest 8 288 1116 3.88 6 36.00 139.50
35 Oklahoma 8 282 1128 4.00 5 35.25 141.00
36 Stanford 8 280 1139 4.07 18 35.00 142.38
37 Mississippi 9 351 1169 3.33 10 39.00 129.89
38 Air Force 13 388 1181 3.04 11 29.85 90.85
39 Ohio 13 366 1185 3.24 9 28.15 91.15
40 Texas Tech 9 314 1191 3.79 9 34.89 132.33
41 Jacksonville State 12 465 1205 2.59 12 38.75 100.42
42 West Virginia 10 329 1216 3.70 6 32.90 121.60
43 Clemson 10 319 1221 3.83 14 31.90 122.10
44 Virginia Tech 10 338 1223 3.62 12 33.80 122.30
45 Arizona 11 362 1225 3.38 14 32.91 111.36
46 Navy 10 357 1237 3.46 7 35.70 123.70
46 LSU 9 312 1237 3.96 10 34.67 137.44
48 Ball State 11 347 1240 3.57 12 31.55 112.73
49 Purdue 9 323 1244 3.85 14 35.89 138.22
49 Arizona State 8 279 1244 4.46 12 34.88 155.50
51 Indiana 8 293 1253 4.28 10 36.63 156.63
52 Auburn 9 294 1255 4.27 6 32.67 139.44
53 Maryland 10 365 1261 3.45 8 36.50 126.10
54 Illinois 9 339 1262 3.72 14 37.67 140.22
55 Wisconsin 10 341 1278 3.75 9 34.10 127.80
56 East Carolina 10 382 1286 3.37 12 38.20 128.60
56 Washington State 9 326 1286 3.94 17 36.22 142.89
58 Connecticut 10 340 1288 3.79 17 34.00 128.80
59 Washington 10 317 1301 4.10 15 31.70 130.10
60 Tulane 12 365 1305 3.58 12 30.42 108.75
61 Vanderbilt 8 268 1331 4.97 14 33.50 166.38
62 Troy 13 434 1346 3.10 10 33.38 103.54
63 South Alabama 12 430 1384 3.22 10 35.83 115.33
64 Cincinnati 9 292 1393 4.77 14 32.44 154.78
65 BYU 8 292 1401 4.80 10 36.50 175.13
66 USC 8 317 1420 4.48 13 39.63 177.50
67 Florida State 10 360 1423 3.95 8 36.00 142.30
68 Pittsburgh 9 390 1429 3.66 12 43.33 158.78
69 California 11 390 1441 3.69 17 35.45 131.00
70 Liberty 13 375 1451 3.87 12 28.85 111.62
71 UTSA 12 441 1458 3.31 12 36.75 121.50
72 Bowling Green 11 389 1486 3.82 13 35.36 135.09
73 New Mexico State 13 390 1513 3.88 15 30.00 116.38
74 SMU 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
75 Minnesota 10 318 1521 4.78 12 31.80 152.10
76 Houston 9 349 1550 4.44 19 38.78 172.22
77 Tulsa 9 334 1558 4.66 14 37.11 173.11
78 UCF 9 354 1605 4.53 14 39.33 178.33
79 Virginia 9 315 1608 5.10 20 35.00 178.67
80 Syracuse 11 431 1609 3.73 11 39.18 146.27
80 Rice 11 400 1609 4.02 20 36.36 146.27
82 Old Dominion 12 484 1612 3.33 11 40.33 134.33
83 Florida Atlantic 11 444 1628 3.67 9 40.36 148.00
84 Western Michigan 11 369 1651 4.47 19 33.55 150.09
85 Memphis 11 368 1659 4.51 16 33.45 150.82
86 South Florida 12 418 1665 3.98 24 34.83 138.75
87 Colorado 10 386 1670 4.33 19 38.60 167.00
88 Oklahoma State 10 378 1679 4.44 16 37.80 167.90
89 Central Michigan 11 374 1682 4.50 22 34.00 152.91
90 Wyoming 12 422 1694 4.01 11 35.17 141.17
91 North Carolina 11 406 1704 4.20 17 36.91 154.91
92 Charlotte 11 391 1710 4.37 17 35.55 155.45
93 Georgia State 12 419 1727 4.12 16 34.92 143.92
94 UTEP 10 358 1742 4.87 22 35.80 174.20
95 Sam Houston State 11 398 1764 4.43 23 36.18 160.36
96 Akron 12 443 1773 4.00 23 36.92 147.75
97 Boise State 13 432 1809 4.19 21 33.23 139.15
98 Northwestern 11 424 1814 4.28 17 38.55 164.91
99 Georgia Tech 9 381 1829 4.80 18 42.33 203.22
100 Southern Mississippi 11 387 1839 4.75 24 35.18 167.18
101 Miami (Ohio) 14 509 1851 3.64 12 36.36 132.21
102 Baylor 10 369 1861 5.04 21 36.90 186.10
103 Marshall 12 433 1886 4.36 18 36.08 157.17
104 Army 11 400 1913 4.78 11 36.36 173.91
105 Louisiana-Monroe 11 453 1926 4.25 20 41.18 175.09
105 Florida International 11 443 1926 4.35 14 40.27 175.09
107 Northern Illinois 13 460 1929 4.19 20 35.38 148.38
108 Buffalo 11 397 1934 4.87 17 36.09 175.82
109 Western Kentucky 11 422 1943 4.60 18 38.36 176.64
110 UNLV 12 457 1944 4.25 19 38.08 162.00
111 Texas State 13 489 1967 4.02 26 37.62 151.31
112 San Diego State 12 402 1989 4.95 21 33.50 165.75
113 Colorado State 12 485 1995 4.11 18 40.42 166.25
113 Hawai'i 12 451 1995 4.42 23 37.58 166.25
115 Boston College 10 356 2003 5.63 24 35.60 200.30
116 New Mexico 12 407 2066 5.08 25 33.92 172.17
117 Massachusetts 10 380 2080 5.47 22 38.00 208.00
118 Toledo 14 526 2083 3.96 18 37.57 148.79
119 Georgia Southern 13 454 2098 4.62 30 34.92 161.38
120 Nevada 11 383 2110 5.51 19 34.82 191.82
121 Kent State 12 460 2113 4.59 31 38.33 176.08
122 Fresno State 13 499 2160 4.33 16 38.38 166.15
123 Arkansas State 12 456 2175 4.77 16 38.00 181.25
123 Temple 11 465 2175 4.68 22 42.27 197.73
125 UAB 11 421 2177 5.17 27 38.27 197.91
126 Coastal Carolina 13 462 2181 4.72 15 35.54 167.77
127 San Jose State 13 486 2212 4.55 23 37.38 170.15
128 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 575 2221 3.86 24 44.23 170.85
129 Louisiana Tech 10 420 2280 5.43 27 42.00 228.00
130 Eastern Michigan 13 513 2452 4.78 24 39.46 188.62
131 Appalachian State 14 502 2498 4.98 28 35.86 178.43
132 Utah State 12 512 2687 5.25 30 42.67 223.92
133 North Texas 11 486 2744 5.65 33 44.18 249.45