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