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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 13 434 982 2.26 10 33.38 75.54
2 UCLA 13 396 1050 2.65 5 30.46 80.77
3 Utah 13 345 1076 3.12 13 26.54 82.77
4 James Madison 13 416 1089 2.62 13 32.00 83.77
5 Nebraska 12 376 1115 2.97 9 31.33 92.92
6 Texas 14 397 1153 2.90 9 28.36 82.36
7 Air Force 13 388 1181 3.04 11 29.85 90.85
8 Ohio 13 366 1185 3.24 9 28.15 91.15
9 Ball State 12 375 1339 3.57 15 31.25 111.58
10 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 30.00 90.00
11 Miami (Florida) 13 412 1373 3.33 18 31.69 105.62
12 Louisville 14 419 1397 3.33 13 29.93 99.79
13 Texas A&M 13 421 1414 3.36 9 32.38 108.77
14 Oregon 14 401 1436 3.58 10 28.64 102.57
15 Jacksonville State 13 520 1450 2.79 14 40.00 111.54
16 East Carolina 12 436 1466 3.36 13 36.33 122.17
17 Kentucky 13 450 1470 3.27 19 34.62 113.08
18 Tennessee 13 463 1478 3.19 13 35.62 113.69
18 South Alabama 13 459 1478 3.22 11 35.31 113.69
20 Oregon State 13 413 1485 3.60 14 31.77 114.23
21 Clemson 13 396 1490 3.76 17 30.46 114.62
22 Troy 14 472 1493 3.16 13 33.71 106.64
23 North Carolina State 13 379 1514 3.99 13 29.15 116.46
24 Arizona 13 422 1537 3.64 19 32.46 118.23
25 Navy 12 423 1546 3.65 12 35.25 128.83
26 Notre Dame 13 437 1547 3.54 14 33.62 119.00
27 Ohio State 13 452 1553 3.44 6 34.77 119.46
28 Iowa 14 498 1565 3.14 7 35.57 111.79
29 Tulane 14 445 1578 3.55 14 31.79 112.71
30 Georgia 14 422 1591 3.77 13 30.14 113.64
31 Missouri 13 421 1597 3.79 8 32.38 122.85
32 Arizona State 12 381 1602 4.20 16 31.75 133.50
33 Maryland 13 480 1631 3.40 14 36.92 125.46
34 Liberty 14 404 1634 4.04 13 28.86 116.71
35 Purdue 12 431 1687 3.91 22 35.92 140.58
36 SMU 14 499 1707 3.42 14 35.64 121.93
37 California 13 456 1734 3.80 23 35.08 133.38
38 Iowa State 13 456 1745 3.83 12 35.08 134.23
39 Alabama 14 470 1749 3.72 15 33.57 124.93
40 Mississippi State 12 449 1751 3.90 14 37.42 145.92
41 Middle Tennessee 12 436 1753 4.02 20 36.33 146.08
42 Wisconsin 13 457 1756 3.84 13 35.15 135.08
43 UTSA 13 474 1761 3.72 16 36.46 135.46
44 Connecticut 12 420 1772 4.22 22 35.00 147.67
45 Akron 12 443 1773 4.00 23 36.92 147.75
46 Rutgers 13 444 1783 4.02 16 34.15 137.15
47 Illinois 12 459 1790 3.90 19 38.25 149.17
48 Florida Atlantic 12 477 1791 3.75 12 39.75 149.25
49 South Carolina 12 462 1793 3.88 19 38.50 149.42
50 Oklahoma 13 461 1802 3.91 14 35.46 138.62
50 Pittsburgh 12 493 1802 3.66 20 41.08 150.17
52 Washington State 12 425 1810 4.26 26 35.42 150.83
53 Michigan State 12 440 1812 4.12 14 36.67 151.00
54 Old Dominion 13 529 1842 3.48 13 40.69 141.69
55 Duke 13 473 1845 3.90 15 36.38 141.92
56 Miami (Ohio) 14 509 1851 3.64 12 36.36 132.21
57 Wake Forest 12 440 1852 4.21 13 36.67 154.33
58 Arkansas 12 437 1853 4.24 13 36.42 154.42
59 TCU 12 467 1856 3.97 21 38.92 154.67
60 West Virginia 13 439 1864 4.25 15 33.77 143.38
61 Florida 12 386 1867 4.84 21 32.17 155.58
62 South Florida 13 460 1868 4.06 26 35.38 143.69
63 Indiana 12 448 1875 4.19 18 37.33 156.25
64 Wyoming 13 453 1879 4.15 12 34.85 144.54
65 Boise State 14 451 1887 4.18 23 32.21 134.79
66 Georgia State 13 442 1896 4.29 18 34.00 145.85
67 Bowling Green 13 469 1901 4.05 16 36.08 146.23
68 Western Michigan 12 412 1905 4.62 22 34.33 158.75
69 Kansas State 13 403 1917 4.76 15 31.00 147.46
70 Central Michigan 12 411 1918 4.67 24 34.25 159.83
71 Virginia Tech 13 459 1924 4.19 21 35.31 148.00
72 Syracuse 13 500 1926 3.85 16 38.46 148.15
73 Northern Illinois 13 460 1929 4.19 20 35.38 148.38
74 Minnesota 13 414 1938 4.68 19 31.85 149.08
74 Charlotte 12 429 1938 4.52 19 35.75 161.50
76 Sam Houston State 12 441 1955 4.43 25 36.75 162.92
77 Stanford 12 420 1964 4.68 29 35.00 163.67
78 Texas State 13 489 1967 4.02 26 37.62 151.31
79 Tulsa 12 423 1978 4.68 24 35.25 164.83
80 Mississippi 13 496 1986 4.00 19 38.15 152.77
81 San Diego State 12 402 1989 4.95 21 33.50 165.75
82 Rice 13 484 1990 4.11 23 37.23 153.08
83 Colorado State 12 485 1995 4.11 18 40.42 166.25
84 Auburn 13 463 2015 4.35 15 35.62 155.00
85 Memphis 13 446 2018 4.52 21 34.31 155.23
86 Marshall 13 467 2022 4.33 20 35.92 155.54
87 Houston 12 467 2023 4.33 27 38.92 168.58
88 Louisiana-Monroe 12 490 2051 4.19 21 40.83 170.92
89 Northwestern 13 504 2052 4.07 20 38.77 157.85
90 New Mexico 12 407 2066 5.08 25 33.92 172.17
91 Toledo 14 526 2083 3.96 18 37.57 148.79
92 Texas Tech 13 480 2085 4.34 19 36.92 160.38
93 LSU 13 462 2093 4.53 24 35.54 161.00
94 Georgia Southern 13 454 2098 4.62 30 34.92 161.38
95 Kansas 13 472 2100 4.45 26 36.31 161.54
96 Vanderbilt 12 413 2104 5.09 23 34.42 175.33
97 Kent State 12 460 2113 4.59 31 38.33 176.08
98 Army 12 433 2115 4.88 15 36.08 176.25
99 Colorado 12 451 2117 4.69 24 37.58 176.42
100 North Carolina 13 504 2121 4.21 21 38.77 163.15
101 Cincinnati 12 397 2123 5.35 24 33.08 176.92
102 Florida State 14 509 2131 4.19 17 36.36 152.21
103 BYU 12 439 2132 4.86 18 36.58 177.67
104 Southern Mississippi 12 424 2145 5.06 28 35.33 178.75
105 New Mexico State 15 487 2156 4.43 22 32.47 143.73
106 Buffalo 12 433 2159 4.99 19 36.08 179.92
107 Fresno State 13 499 2160 4.33 16 38.38 166.15
108 Coastal Carolina 13 462 2181 4.72 15 35.54 167.77
109 San Jose State 13 486 2212 4.55 23 37.38 170.15
110 Virginia 12 434 2214 5.10 27 36.17 184.50
111 Baylor 12 440 2219 5.04 27 36.67 184.92
112 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 575 2221 3.86 24 44.23 170.85
113 Washington 15 474 2222 4.69 25 31.60 148.13
113 Hawai'i 13 481 2222 4.62 26 37.00 170.92
115 Nevada 12 423 2253 5.33 23 35.25 187.75
116 UNLV 14 529 2265 4.28 23 37.79 161.79
117 Florida International 12 487 2290 4.70 17 40.58 190.83
118 Oklahoma State 14 512 2335 4.56 23 36.57 166.79
119 UAB 12 457 2365 5.18 31 38.08 197.08
120 Temple 12 513 2380 4.64 25 42.75 198.33
121 Arkansas State 13 505 2395 4.74 22 38.85 184.23
122 USC 13 506 2424 4.79 25 38.92 186.46
123 UTEP 12 452 2427 5.37 28 37.67 202.25
124 Boston College 13 462 2443 5.29 30 35.54 187.92
125 Eastern Michigan 13 513 2452 4.78 24 39.46 188.62
126 Western Kentucky 13 509 2470 4.85 24 39.15 190.00
127 Appalachian State 14 502 2498 4.98 28 35.86 178.43
128 UCF 13 516 2526 4.90 26 39.69 194.31
129 Massachusetts 12 468 2650 5.66 30 39.00 220.83
130 Utah State 13 548 2775 5.06 31 42.15 213.46
131 Louisiana Tech 12 506 2794 5.52 32 42.17 232.83
132 Georgia Tech 13 535 2877 5.38 28 41.15 221.31
133 North Texas 12 544 3062 5.63 37 45.33 255.17