2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Navy 12 157 401 2.55 3 35 10 13 5
2 James Madison 11 167 407 2.44 3 71 6 8 2
3 Illinois 13 190 557 2.93 2 37 23 23 7
4 Wisconsin 13 201 592 2.95 6 22 16 16 1
5 Texas State 12 185 608 3.29 8 52 15 14 3
6 Marshall 13 215 610 2.84 3 44 22 22 5
7 Pittsburgh 13 171 615 3.60 6 63 17 17 9
8 North Carolina State 13 183 617 3.37 6 71 17 17 6
9 South Alabama 13 179 634 3.54 3 55 22 22 5
10 Iowa 13 227 646 2.85 1 19 15 15 0
11 Clemson 14 218 648 2.97 6 40 22 23 5
12 Oregon State 13 167 652 3.90 4 36 20 21 1
13 Georgia 15 186 662 3.56 1 63 13 14 4
14 Iowa State 12 179 680 3.80 1 25 20 21 4
15 Air Force 13 171 688 4.02 5 40 19 21 7
16 Memphis 13 227 703 3.10 11 23 16 16 2
17 Middle Tennessee 13 221 746 3.38 4 34 21 20 5
18 Oregon 13 186 750 4.03 8 52 19 19 5
19 Virginia Tech 11 180 751 4.17 7 80 22 25 8
20 Boise State 14 224 760 3.39 3 42 16 18 3
21 Utah 14 192 763 3.97 7 57 28 29 7
22 Penn State 13 214 772 3.61 11 67 22 22 5
23 UCLA 13 209 774 3.70 4 20 23 24 1
24 Minnesota 13 187 775 4.14 5 68 22 23 6
25 Bowling Green 13 242 783 3.24 11 49 21 22 4
25 East Carolina 13 200 783 3.92 6 24 24 23 5
27 Alabama 13 213 784 3.68 7 88 19 21 3
28 Appalachian State 12 195 786 4.03 7 71 24 25 7
29 Washington 13 209 798 3.82 5 26 23 24 3
30 Maryland 13 218 804 3.69 5 89 20 21 4
31 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 211 807 3.82 6 33 14 14 4
32 Miami (Ohio) 13 220 812 3.69 5 64 19 17 7
33 San Jose State 12 210 813 3.87 10 56 18 18 5
34 Notre Dame 13 209 830 3.97 5 74 26 27 5
35 Wake Forest 13 215 831 3.87 7 53 24 25 9
35 Texas 13 209 831 3.98 7 81 20 20 4
37 Baylor 13 222 844 3.80 8 34 24 24 4
38 San Diego State 13 211 855 4.05 6 51 23 25 8
39 Tennessee 13 231 856 3.71 6 76 27 26 6
40 Troy 14 232 865 3.73 7 46 23 24 4
40 Duke 13 219 865 3.95 7 30 30 31 6
42 Liberty 13 241 872 3.62 8 58 20 22 8
43 Houston 13 213 877 4.12 6 49 27 27 13
44 UTEP 12 198 879 4.44 5 36 31 32 7
45 Michigan 14 199 883 4.44 7 54 24 24 6
46 Miami (Florida) 12 206 888 4.31 7 42 31 34 7
47 Tulane 14 237 890 3.76 5 47 15 15 3
48 Kentucky 13 197 899 4.56 4 45 21 21 7
49 Mississippi State 13 221 913 4.13 12 52 25 27 7
50 Kent State 12 228 917 4.02 6 50 20 20 6
51 Missouri 13 225 919 4.08 10 42 32 36 6
52 Virginia 10 199 922 4.63 3 59 21 22 5
53 Arkansas State 12 223 931 4.17 8 69 23 23 6
53 New Mexico 12 215 931 4.33 3 37 18 18 6
55 Ohio State 13 220 951 4.32 6 75 19 19 6
56 Colorado State 12 230 957 4.16 9 39 22 23 6
57 West Virginia 12 209 959 4.59 9 54 27 27 9
58 Cincinnati 13 255 961 3.77 9 59 23 23 6
59 Syracuse 13 234 967 4.13 10 50 20 21 5
60 New Mexico State 13 237 978 4.13 6 39 23 23 5
60 Michigan State 12 229 978 4.27 7 79 24 25 6
62 Georgia State 12 231 983 4.26 9 83 27 27 8
63 UNLV 12 230 984 4.28 10 39 24 24 5
64 Purdue 14 231 986 4.27 6 60 21 20 6
65 Florida State 13 239 987 4.13 1 40 28 29 8
66 LSU 14 235 993 4.23 6 37 26 28 9
67 Florida Atlantic 12 213 995 4.67 8 53 23 22 7
68 Western Michigan 12 210 1007 4.80 7 60 30 31 9
69 Washington State 13 203 1011 4.98 8 50 36 36 8
70 Northern Illinois 12 218 1016 4.66 7 50 28 28 6
71 California 12 209 1018 4.87 8 60 26 28 5
72 Central Michigan 12 233 1021 4.38 10 53 35 36 14
73 Toledo 14 240 1022 4.26 9 45 30 30 8
74 Rutgers 12 200 1027 5.14 10 70 31 28 10
75 UTSA 14 240 1029 4.29 8 56 27 28 11
76 Eastern Michigan 13 234 1033 4.41 8 55 27 27 3
77 Kansas State 14 232 1035 4.46 9 48 29 31 8
77 Akron 12 221 1035 4.68 13 46 32 34 6
79 Vanderbilt 12 195 1036 5.31 12 83 26 26 7
80 Buffalo 13 212 1040 4.91 8 75 32 38 12
81 Southern Mississippi 13 234 1044 4.46 11 60 35 36 10
81 BYU 13 233 1044 4.48 10 80 27 27 3
81 Northwestern 12 231 1044 4.52 10 75 26 26 5
84 Coastal Carolina 13 222 1045 4.71 8 70 32 34 13
85 Boston College 12 236 1047 4.44 11 65 29 29 8
86 UCF 14 237 1048 4.42 9 70 33 33 10
87 Connecticut 13 237 1055 4.45 12 75 28 30 6
88 Western Kentucky 14 255 1060 4.16 11 39 31 33 4
89 North Carolina 14 254 1067 4.20 15 22 25 26 4
90 Charlotte 12 233 1070 4.59 8 44 34 35 9
91 Louisiana-Monroe 12 238 1079 4.53 16 40 34 36 10
92 Auburn 12 217 1097 5.06 6 76 29 27 8
93 Fresno State 14 229 1101 4.81 9 59 37 38 9
93 UAB 13 217 1101 5.07 10 63 29 30 8
95 Nevada 12 232 1111 4.79 15 82 22 24 10
96 Arkansas 13 228 1115 4.89 14 72 22 23 14
97 Texas Tech 13 244 1139 4.67 8 69 33 33 9
98 Indiana 12 246 1159 4.71 7 71 27 29 9
99 Wyoming 13 239 1165 4.87 11 70 33 34 8
100 Arizona State 12 214 1167 5.45 11 75 38 38 14
101 Ball State 12 248 1172 4.73 8 60 33 36 6
102 Kansas 13 257 1174 4.57 13 35 30 30 7
103 Ohio 14 241 1190 4.94 10 70 36 38 15
104 Old Dominion 12 282 1191 4.22 8 81 34 35 4
105 Nebraska 12 244 1194 4.89 7 67 31 33 5
106 Louisville 13 239 1198 5.01 10 39 38 41 16
107 Oklahoma State 13 256 1201 4.69 12 57 42 42 12
107 Mississippi 13 249 1201 4.82 10 50 34 34 10
109 Temple 12 230 1206 5.24 10 84 30 31 10
110 Georgia Tech 12 253 1225 4.84 10 80 39 39 9
111 Arizona 12 225 1242 5.52 17 55 41 44 9
112 Tulsa 12 242 1246 5.15 8 70 36 35 10
113 South Carolina 13 262 1251 4.77 5 47 35 38 10
114 Florida 13 253 1269 5.02 16 65 41 41 11
115 Utah State 13 257 1273 4.95 6 63 37 38 14
116 Florida International 12 248 1286 5.19 12 61 37 39 13
117 Oklahoma 13 264 1321 5.00 16 69 41 42 12
118 Texas A&M 12 261 1340 5.13 6 61 45 44 12
119 Massachusetts 12 253 1342 5.30 9 75 35 34 18
120 Army 12 235 1349 5.74 10 77 40 46 10
121 North Texas 14 265 1360 5.13 4 59 37 41 11
122 USC 14 220 1383 6.29 14 62 47 50 19
123 Stanford 12 222 1387 6.25 14 80 45 45 12
124 TCU 15 278 1410 5.07 16 54 40 41 13
125 Rice 13 218 1415 6.49 13 64 42 44 17
126 Hawai'i 13 267 1455 5.45 14 87 44 45 14
127 Colorado 12 244 1479 6.06 16 65 44 44 13
128 SMU 13 239 1542 6.45 8 76 40 41 19
129 South Florida 12 240 1616 6.73 20 75 47 47 18
130 Georgia Southern 13 274 1634 5.96 10 54 53 53 17
131 Louisiana Tech 12 240 1685 7.02 20 92 41 43 27
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards