2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 James Madison 1 35 18 0.51 3 35.00 18.00
2 Ohio 1 23 38 1.65 0 23.00 38.00
3 New Mexico State 1 26 65 2.50 0 26.00 65.00
4 Utah State 1 36 88 2.44 1 36.00 88.00
5 Jacksonville State 1 38 89 2.34 2 38.00 89.00
6 South Alabama 1 29 94 3.24 1 29.00 94.00
7 Texas State 1 32 108 3.38 1 32.00 108.00
8 East Carolina 1 31 122 3.94 1 31.00 122.00
9 Central Michigan 1 31 127 4.10 2 31.00 127.00
10 New Mexico 1 29 134 4.62 1 29.00 134.00
11 Fresno State 2 57 151 2.65 2 28.50 75.50
12 Coastal Carolina 1 31 153 4.94 0 31.00 153.00
13 Colorado State 2 62 160 2.58 3 31.00 80.00
14 Toledo 1 35 168 4.80 1 35.00 168.00
15 Georgia State 1 23 169 7.35 2 23.00 169.00
16 Liberty 1 29 183 6.31 1 29.00 183.00
17 UAB 1 36 188 5.22 4 36.00 188.00
18 Memphis 2 56 201 3.59 2 28.00 100.50
18 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 51 201 3.94 3 51.00 201.00
20 Western Kentucky 1 33 204 6.18 3 33.00 204.00
21 Old Dominion 2 86 206 2.40 1 43.00 103.00
22 Georgia Southern 1 38 207 5.45 5 38.00 207.00
23 Ball State 2 48 212 4.42 5 24.00 106.00
24 Arkansas State 1 49 220 4.49 6 49.00 220.00
25 South Florida 2 83 223 2.69 2 41.50 111.50
26 Akron 2 56 227 4.05 3 28.00 113.50
27 Tulsa 2 50 228 4.56 5 25.00 114.00
28 Wyoming 2 64 278 4.34 2 32.00 139.00
29 Louisiana-Monroe 2 70 283 4.04 4 35.00 141.50
30 Troy 2 76 294 3.87 4 38.00 147.00
31 Eastern Michigan 1 56 296 5.29 2 56.00 296.00
32 Sam Houston State 2 71 298 4.20 5 35.50 149.00
33 Louisiana Tech 1 48 312 6.50 3 48.00 312.00
34 Buffalo 1 40 314 7.85 4 40.00 314.00
35 Middle Tennessee 2 86 317 3.69 6 43.00 158.50
36 Appalachian State 1 45 319 7.09 5 45.00 319.00
37 Marshall 2 64 320 5.00 4 32.00 160.00
38 Florida International 1 54 323 5.98 1 54.00 323.00
39 Rice 2 77 341 4.43 5 38.50 170.50
40 Charlotte 2 69 354 5.13 3 34.50 177.00
41 San Jose State 2 69 357 5.17 6 34.50 178.50
41 North Texas 1 56 357 6.38 6 56.00 357.00
43 Nevada 2 60 358 5.97 6 30.00 179.00
44 Florida Atlantic 2 74 370 5.00 5 37.00 185.00
44 Northern Illinois 2 72 370 5.14 4 36.00 185.00
46 UNLV 3 110 404 3.67 4 36.67 134.67
46 UTSA 2 71 404 5.69 4 35.50 202.00
48 Hawai'i 3 90 424 4.71 6 30.00 141.33
49 UTEP 2 71 428 6.03 4 35.50 214.00
50 San Diego State 2 71 445 6.27 4 35.50 222.50
51 Tulane 2 85 451 5.31 4 42.50 225.50
52 Bowling Green 3 96 493 5.14 4 32.00 164.33
53 Miami (Ohio) 2 93 523 5.62 5 46.50 261.50
54 Massachusetts 2 81 535 6.60 10 40.50 267.50
55 Southern Mississippi 2 82 544 6.63 5 41.00 272.00
56 Kent State 2 91 561 6.16 6 45.50 280.50
57 Temple 2 94 577 6.14 5 47.00 288.50
58 Western Michigan 3 113 601 5.32 9 37.67 200.33
59 Boise State 3 96 616 6.42 5 32.00 205.33
60 UCLA 9 255 626 2.45 2 28.33 69.56
61 SMU 3 132 643 4.87 4 44.00 214.33
62 Army 3 131 681 5.20 10 43.67 227.00
63 Connecticut 4 161 810 5.03 10 40.25 202.50
64 Penn State 11 371 836 2.25 9 33.73 76.00
65 Texas 12 334 971 2.91 8 27.83 80.92
66 Utah 12 326 1015 3.11 12 27.17 84.58
67 Nebraska 10 333 1043 3.13 8 33.30 104.30
68 Oregon 11 317 1061 3.35 10 28.82 96.45
69 North Carolina State 9 257 1065 4.14 7 28.56 118.33
70 Oregon State 9 280 1076 3.84 10 31.11 119.56
71 Texas A&M 10 333 1103 3.31 8 33.30 110.30
72 Michigan 12 357 1105 3.10 8 29.75 92.08
73 Ohio State 10 347 1198 3.45 4 34.70 119.80
74 Notre Dame 10 319 1201 3.76 12 31.90 120.10
75 Clemson 10 299 1212 4.05 13 29.90 121.20
76 Kentucky 10 357 1257 3.52 17 35.70 125.70
77 Louisville 12 359 1259 3.51 13 29.92 104.92
78 Tennessee 10 361 1276 3.53 13 36.10 127.60
79 Miami (Florida) 10 341 1278 3.75 17 34.10 127.80
80 Georgia 11 338 1296 3.83 12 30.73 117.82
81 Iowa 12 438 1332 3.04 7 36.50 111.00
82 Maryland 11 412 1358 3.30 13 37.45 123.45
83 Iowa State 10 350 1361 3.89 11 35.00 136.10
84 Alabama 11 363 1368 3.77 14 33.00 124.36
85 Virginia Tech 10 339 1376 4.06 18 33.90 137.60
86 Duke 9 344 1382 4.02 11 38.22 153.56
87 Missouri 10 328 1402 4.27 8 32.80 140.20
88 Arizona 11 355 1410 3.97 19 32.27 128.18
89 Stanford 9 320 1419 4.43 22 35.56 157.67
90 Arizona State 10 316 1446 4.58 15 31.60 144.60
91 Mississippi State 9 350 1447 4.13 13 38.89 160.78
92 South Carolina 10 374 1488 3.98 17 37.40 148.80
93 Syracuse 9 346 1489 4.30 13 38.44 165.44
94 Illinois 10 393 1507 3.83 18 39.30 150.70
95 Indiana 10 376 1540 4.10 15 37.60 154.00
96 Wake Forest 9 345 1544 4.48 11 38.33 171.56
97 Wisconsin 11 399 1562 3.91 12 36.27 142.00
98 Oklahoma 10 358 1566 4.37 14 35.80 156.60
99 Purdue 11 394 1571 3.99 21 35.82 142.82
100 California 11 403 1586 3.94 21 36.64 144.18
101 Auburn 10 371 1588 4.28 12 37.10 158.80
102 Mississippi 10 368 1590 4.32 17 36.80 159.00
103 Minnesota 10 344 1598 4.65 16 34.40 159.80
104 TCU 10 389 1612 4.14 19 38.90 161.20
105 Michigan State 10 370 1614 4.36 14 37.00 161.40
106 Washington State 10 374 1615 4.32 25 37.40 161.50
107 LSU 10 359 1631 4.54 23 35.90 163.10
108 Rutgers 11 391 1632 4.17 16 35.55 148.36
109 Boston College 8 292 1638 5.61 18 36.50 204.75
110 Pittsburgh 10 441 1648 3.74 16 44.10 164.80
111 Arkansas 9 348 1687 4.85 11 38.67 187.44
112 Houston 9 376 1694 4.51 22 41.78 188.22
113 Florida 10 331 1743 5.27 19 33.10 174.30
114 Texas Tech 11 400 1769 4.42 17 36.36 160.82
115 Kansas 10 384 1781 4.64 20 38.40 178.10
116 Northwestern 11 433 1786 4.12 17 39.36 162.36
117 North Carolina 11 418 1800 4.31 19 38.00 163.64
118 Vanderbilt 9 315 1802 5.72 20 35.00 200.22
119 Kansas State 11 349 1841 5.28 15 31.73 167.36
120 West Virginia 12 411 1861 4.53 15 34.25 155.08
121 Cincinnati 10 336 1877 5.59 23 33.60 187.70
122 Florida State 12 447 1884 4.21 16 37.25 157.00
123 Virginia 10 361 1900 5.26 24 36.10 190.00
124 Washington 13 406 1916 4.72 24 31.23 147.38
125 Baylor 10 372 1933 5.20 23 37.20 193.30
126 Oklahoma State 12 437 1969 4.51 21 36.42 164.08
127 BYU 10 388 2010 5.18 17 38.80 201.00
128 Colorado 11 412 2015 4.89 24 37.45 183.18
129 USC 10 412 2052 4.98 21 41.20 205.20
130 UCF 10 411 2176 5.29 24 41.10 217.60
131 Georgia Tech 11 448 2506 5.59 23 40.73 227.82