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

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