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