2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 James Madison 11 174 390 2.24 4 61 20 13 3
2 Georgia 15 201 503 2.50 3 63 27 10 1
3 Navy 12 167 548 3.28 1 41 34 15 4
4 Minnesota 13 192 564 2.94 4 36 34 18 2
5 Texas State 12 195 629 3.23 8 35 34 15 5
6 Pittsburgh 13 199 643 3.23 8 63 36 20 5
7 Ohio State 13 212 644 3.04 6 52 36 18 4
8 South Alabama 13 169 663 3.92 4 55 35 22 5
9 Iowa 13 223 676 3.03 3 35 46 20 1
9 Washington 13 215 676 3.14 5 26 46 26 7
11 San Diego State 13 237 682 2.88 3 63 40 23 5
11 Mississippi State 13 202 682 3.38 5 52 41 23 5
13 Illinois 13 192 686 3.57 3 44 30 20 8
14 Wisconsin 13 217 688 3.17 7 30 38 25 5
15 Penn State 13 224 691 3.08 6 29 55 31 2
16 Michigan 14 205 701 3.42 4 62 40 21 4
17 Clemson 14 202 705 3.49 8 44 44 26 5
17 North Carolina State 13 197 705 3.58 4 71 36 29 8
19 New Mexico 12 196 707 3.61 6 65 39 18 3
20 Marshall 13 211 711 3.37 5 55 33 20 6
21 Oregon State 13 178 715 4.02 6 42 47 24 4
22 Boise State 14 257 725 2.82 9 42 44 13 3
23 San Jose State 12 217 726 3.35 9 56 41 17 6
24 East Carolina 13 192 727 3.79 7 30 41 21 7
25 Virginia Tech 11 181 735 4.06 5 38 43 26 5
26 Missouri 13 226 742 3.28 10 35 49 30 4
27 Notre Dame 13 198 758 3.83 6 74 41 24 6
28 Air Force 13 197 766 3.89 4 26 42 27 7
29 Iowa State 12 220 776 3.53 6 30 42 23 4
30 Washington State 13 231 779 3.37 8 30 54 29 4
31 Miami (Ohio) 13 216 782 3.62 10 55 47 20 6
32 West Virginia 12 197 784 3.98 13 54 42 26 5
33 Baylor 13 216 793 3.67 9 34 49 21 5
34 Middle Tennessee 13 244 796 3.26 9 30 54 27 8
35 Oregon 13 196 804 4.10 7 52 42 22 6
36 Rutgers 12 230 807 3.51 13 43 57 24 3
36 Vanderbilt 12 188 807 4.29 9 52 36 21 7
38 Memphis 13 229 809 3.53 10 61 45 23 4
38 Western Michigan 12 203 809 3.99 8 60 43 25 6
40 Wyoming 13 221 811 3.67 9 38 53 27 5
41 Auburn 12 212 818 3.86 13 36 49 24 6
42 Appalachian State 12 210 822 3.91 12 45 53 35 8
43 Southern Mississippi 13 240 824 3.43 10 64 44 32 9
44 Duke 13 218 825 3.78 4 30 52 29 3
45 Arkansas State 12 220 828 3.76 4 69 46 22 5
46 Tennessee 13 224 832 3.71 8 76 48 28 5
47 Virginia 10 195 836 4.29 7 44 43 26 5
48 Alabama 13 242 846 3.50 8 88 48 23 5
49 Georgia State 12 228 850 3.73 7 83 55 26 6
50 UTEP 12 194 859 4.43 7 46 46 30 11
51 California 12 212 862 4.07 11 43 55 29 2
52 Texas 13 230 868 3.77 7 81 45 23 5
53 Indiana 12 244 872 3.57 9 50 49 26 6
54 Florida Atlantic 12 186 889 4.78 5 63 35 23 8
55 UCLA 13 217 895 4.12 9 47 63 32 3
56 Nevada 12 221 903 4.09 10 49 43 26 10
57 Miami (Florida) 12 217 915 4.22 10 42 48 31 8
58 LSU 14 248 925 3.73 8 39 57 22 8
58 UAB 13 228 925 4.06 10 36 48 24 9
60 Wake Forest 13 242 927 3.83 5 53 59 33 9
61 Central Michigan 12 238 930 3.91 14 53 55 35 10
62 Northern Illinois 12 213 932 4.38 7 61 53 27 6
63 Louisville 13 241 935 3.88 8 46 56 40 13
63 UNLV 12 241 935 3.88 13 60 60 24 5
63 Utah 14 197 935 4.75 10 59 48 33 10
66 Syracuse 13 243 936 3.85 8 36 63 26 4
67 Florida State 13 260 941 3.62 5 36 55 33 6
68 Temple 12 242 956 3.95 10 61 51 28 8
69 Coastal Carolina 13 226 968 4.28 12 70 50 29 10
70 Kent State 12 240 973 4.05 11 75 53 28 7
71 Texas Tech 13 242 979 4.05 8 63 52 32 4
72 Connecticut 13 244 992 4.07 10 38 58 35 8
73 Western Kentucky 14 280 994 3.55 8 64 55 28 4
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 240 998 4.16 8 75 52 21 6
75 Massachusetts 12 207 1009 4.87 14 84 42 31 15
76 UTSA 14 250 1017 4.07 11 68 54 30 10
77 Maryland 13 247 1018 4.12 9 89 52 28 8
78 Troy 14 274 1023 3.73 8 46 69 32 3
78 Houston 13 223 1023 4.59 13 49 59 33 17
80 Ohio 14 228 1024 4.49 9 70 52 38 10
81 Kentucky 13 220 1027 4.67 9 59 45 26 10
81 Rice 13 190 1027 5.41 11 64 48 33 12
83 Eastern Michigan 13 242 1034 4.27 12 47 54 29 8
84 Purdue 14 259 1036 4.00 9 71 52 18 5
85 Liberty 13 257 1038 4.04 9 58 52 34 14
86 Akron 12 226 1046 4.63 14 58 53 30 9
87 Cincinnati 13 269 1054 3.92 9 49 59 25 10
87 Toledo 14 265 1054 3.98 15 43 59 37 6
87 Colorado State 12 233 1054 4.52 11 39 59 31 7
90 Old Dominion 12 266 1055 3.97 10 38 59 35 6
91 Nebraska 12 240 1062 4.43 12 67 65 27 8
92 Fresno State 14 257 1080 4.20 8 59 60 39 10
93 Boston College 12 222 1089 4.91 15 65 52 36 11
94 Michigan State 12 228 1095 4.80 8 61 54 37 11
95 Kansas State 14 232 1098 4.73 6 68 52 29 11
96 Bowling Green 13 245 1101 4.49 13 92 57 34 8
97 BYU 13 244 1116 4.57 11 36 62 27 5
98 Northwestern 12 247 1119 4.53 12 42 64 37 5
99 Florida 13 251 1121 4.47 13 65 68 36 11
100 Mississippi 13 271 1131 4.17 11 48 64 33 11
101 Louisiana-Monroe 12 218 1136 5.21 15 44 55 39 13
102 Arizona State 12 214 1141 5.33 15 51 66 42 9
103 Buffalo 13 217 1142 5.26 10 73 48 44 14
104 Arkansas 13 249 1150 4.62 10 63 62 27 13
104 USC 14 223 1150 5.16 12 55 61 38 12
106 Oklahoma 13 278 1161 4.18 15 67 67 37 9
107 New Mexico State 13 256 1163 4.54 14 66 59 32 9
108 Florida International 12 250 1167 4.67 16 55 61 30 10
109 Arizona 12 208 1171 5.63 18 73 67 38 5
110 Georgia Tech 12 247 1177 4.77 10 80 62 37 9
111 Charlotte 12 235 1199 5.10 14 59 67 40 12
112 Tulane 14 275 1204 4.38 7 67 64 25 5
113 Ball State 12 275 1212 4.41 11 52 73 37 6
114 Utah State 13 265 1238 4.67 10 63 60 39 13
115 North Texas 14 273 1243 4.55 14 39 66 35 6
116 North Carolina 14 265 1255 4.74 18 74 69 30 10
117 Colorado 12 232 1258 5.42 21 42 70 34 10
118 SMU 13 254 1289 5.07 15 76 64 36 14
119 UCF 14 262 1318 5.03 11 70 62 40 15
120 Oklahoma State 13 230 1319 5.73 12 73 53 44 16
121 Army 12 254 1329 5.23 10 69 74 49 11
121 Louisiana Tech 12 212 1329 6.27 14 92 61 40 16
123 Texas A&M 12 257 1339 5.21 5 60 69 47 10
124 TCU 15 297 1344 4.53 15 54 67 41 14
125 Kansas 13 276 1388 5.03 20 40 74 43 13
126 Stanford 12 210 1423 6.78 16 65 74 54 12
127 Tulsa 12 251 1436 5.72 12 70 67 42 16
128 Hawai'i 13 240 1451 6.05 11 74 66 45 18
129 South Florida 12 240 1481 6.17 20 75 69 42 17
130 Georgia Southern 13 269 1509 5.61 14 54 76 47 14
131 South Carolina 13 265 1517 5.72 12 85 79 45 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards