2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan 13 39 168 4.31 1 37 10 4 2
2 Air Force 12 46 252 5.48 3 32 12 7 4
3 Ohio State 13 47 109 2.32 1 23 8 3 1
4 Illinois 13 49 72 1.47 0 31 6 3 2
4 Miami (Florida) 12 49 299 6.10 1 26 17 15 3
6 James Madison 11 50 138 2.76 1 28 9 5 2
7 Georgia 13 55 121 2.20 0 16 9 3 0
8 Virginia Tech 10 58 298 5.14 3 38 14 11 3
9 Minnesota 13 60 180 3.00 1 30 13 9 1
9 Wyoming 13 60 341 5.68 2 33 19 9 4
11 Western Michigan 11 61 285 4.67 1 29 16 14 3
12 Navy 10 62 178 2.87 1 28 10 7 3
12 Iowa State 11 62 230 3.71 1 30 13 7 2
12 Purdue 12 62 277 4.47 1 27 20 7 2
15 Wisconsin 13 63 229 3.63 0 21 11 7 1
15 Oregon State 13 63 244 3.87 2 24 13 9 2
15 Utah 14 63 263 4.17 3 29 18 10 3
15 Duke 12 63 284 4.51 0 30 17 13 3
19 Marshall 12 64 179 2.80 1 24 10 8 2
19 East Carolina 12 64 236 3.69 2 24 13 10 4
19 Florida Atlantic 12 64 328 5.13 1 28 17 10 2
22 Texas State 12 66 262 3.97 2 35 15 7 3
22 Western Kentucky 12 66 318 4.82 3 39 17 10 3
22 Kentucky 13 66 323 4.89 2 25 20 11 5
25 Mississippi State 13 67 243 3.63 2 34 14 9 3
25 Penn State 13 67 276 4.12 0 28 17 10 1
25 San Diego State 11 67 282 4.21 4 39 20 13 4
25 Notre Dame 13 67 344 5.13 2 36 21 15 5
29 Alabama 13 68 265 3.90 2 26 19 9 3
29 Maryland 12 68 272 4.00 2 33 19 7 3
29 UTEP 12 68 294 4.32 1 32 16 7 2
29 Oregon 13 68 315 4.63 0 27 16 10 2
29 Rutgers 11 68 339 4.99 1 32 19 12 6
34 USC 14 69 341 4.94 2 32 22 12 2
35 Troy 14 70 227 3.24 1 30 17 5 1
35 South Alabama 13 70 236 3.37 0 25 17 8 1
35 North Carolina State 12 70 277 3.96 1 25 15 11 2
35 South Carolina 12 70 423 6.04 2 39 28 13 5
39 Washington 13 72 277 3.85 1 29 18 9 1
39 Oklahoma State 13 72 309 4.29 2 36 19 13 3
41 Georgia State 12 73 358 4.90 2 37 16 11 6
42 Pittsburgh 13 74 179 2.42 0 23 16 5 1
42 Wake Forest 13 74 241 3.26 0 36 13 7 1
42 Akron 12 74 257 3.47 1 23 22 9 1
45 Clemson 14 75 272 3.63 0 25 16 12 1
45 Memphis 12 75 277 3.69 1 22 17 8 1
45 Boise State 14 75 327 4.36 0 16 19 11 0
48 Tennessee 13 76 218 2.87 1 26 14 6 1
48 UCLA 11 76 240 3.16 0 19 22 10 0
48 UTSA 13 76 257 3.38 2 33 18 6 3
48 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 76 279 3.67 2 36 19 8 3
48 Virginia 10 76 281 3.70 0 26 19 7 1
48 Appalachian State 12 76 283 3.72 3 26 20 12 3
48 Michigan State 12 76 377 4.96 1 34 22 11 4
55 Iowa 13 77 182 2.36 0 15 19 5 0
55 Texas A&M 12 77 312 4.05 0 24 17 10 1
57 Colorado State 12 78 335 4.29 1 34 16 9 2
57 Coastal Carolina 13 78 375 4.81 2 33 21 14 5
59 Texas 13 79 235 2.97 1 23 20 9 2
59 Miami (Ohio) 13 79 267 3.38 1 23 19 7 1
59 Louisville 13 79 285 3.61 2 39 20 14 4
59 LSU 14 79 324 4.10 2 39 22 10 3
59 Auburn 12 79 353 4.47 1 30 19 8 4
59 Vanderbilt 12 79 451 5.71 4 37 24 13 6
65 Kansas State 13 80 350 4.38 1 36 17 10 4
65 Stanford 12 80 485 6.06 6 37 21 18 7
67 Middle Tennessee 12 81 298 3.68 3 27 23 8 3
67 New Mexico 12 81 315 3.89 3 37 26 8 4
67 Buffalo 12 81 407 5.02 2 33 20 15 6
67 UCF 14 81 449 5.54 3 39 26 15 5
71 California 12 82 334 4.07 1 31 21 10 2
71 Florida International 12 82 434 5.29 3 35 28 15 6
73 Southern Mississippi 12 84 283 3.37 2 34 22 11 3
73 Washington State 13 84 320 3.81 1 30 21 11 3
73 North Carolina 14 84 435 5.18 3 38 26 12 6
76 San Jose State 11 85 284 3.34 2 31 21 10 2
76 Ohio 14 85 326 3.84 1 29 20 13 5
76 Florida State 13 85 340 4.00 0 16 24 16 0
76 Missouri 13 85 369 4.34 2 32 23 13 3
76 Boston College 12 85 510 6.00 6 36 28 19 9
81 Liberty 13 86 267 3.10 2 31 16 10 6
81 Toledo 13 86 420 4.88 3 38 29 15 3
83 Bowling Green 13 87 312 3.59 0 20 20 11 1
83 Connecticut 13 87 377 4.33 1 25 24 13 2
83 Tulane 14 87 382 4.39 3 39 22 7 3
83 Arizona State 12 87 417 4.79 0 25 31 19 6
83 TCU 15 87 466 5.36 2 30 30 16 6
83 Baylor 13 87 492 5.66 2 37 30 17 3
89 UAB 12 88 332 3.77 0 23 19 11 1
90 Central Michigan 12 89 396 4.45 5 38 22 16 7
90 Army 12 89 496 5.57 1 33 32 24 2
92 Texas Tech 12 90 299 3.32 0 21 21 13 2
92 Nevada 12 90 432 4.80 5 32 23 8 5
94 West Virginia 12 91 343 3.77 3 30 17 7 4
94 Kent State 12 91 353 3.88 2 28 26 9 2
94 Syracuse 12 91 388 4.26 2 36 25 9 5
94 Fresno State 14 91 451 4.96 3 36 30 23 4
94 Utah State 13 91 519 5.70 3 30 33 21 8
99 Northern Illinois 12 92 293 3.18 0 16 18 12 0
99 Charlotte 12 92 381 4.14 2 27 20 12 4
99 Louisiana Tech 12 92 646 7.02 8 34 33 22 11
102 Houston 13 93 348 3.74 3 38 19 12 6
102 South Florida 12 93 527 5.67 4 35 27 15 8
104 Georgia Tech 12 94 407 4.33 2 28 24 13 4
104 New Mexico State 13 94 568 6.04 5 39 27 14 7
106 Massachusetts 12 95 508 5.35 3 27 23 18 6
107 Tulsa 12 96 407 4.24 2 34 24 12 5
107 Arkansas State 12 96 501 5.22 6 39 27 16 8
107 Hawai'i 13 96 646 6.73 5 38 33 29 8
110 Arkansas 13 97 306 3.15 2 30 22 8 3
110 Rice 13 97 394 4.06 3 28 18 13 6
110 UNLV 12 97 466 4.80 1 34 33 11 3
113 BYU 13 98 518 5.29 1 36 25 12 4
114 Cincinnati 13 99 359 3.63 2 26 25 10 3
115 Mississippi 13 100 407 4.07 0 29 24 10 5
115 Colorado 12 100 483 4.83 3 35 29 11 4
115 Arizona 12 100 551 5.51 3 38 33 22 5
118 Indiana 12 101 457 4.52 2 31 28 12 4
119 Louisiana-Monroe 12 102 432 4.24 2 33 24 13 5
120 North Texas 14 103 583 5.66 4 39 30 20 6
121 Oklahoma 13 104 485 4.66 1 38 32 17 6
121 Temple 12 104 494 4.75 3 37 24 18 7
121 Eastern Michigan 13 104 495 4.76 3 35 31 16 5
124 Florida 12 106 459 4.33 3 29 33 16 4
125 Nebraska 12 107 383 3.58 3 26 27 10 4
126 Ball State 11 111 357 3.22 1 33 29 8 2
127 Kansas 13 112 567 5.06 3 36 31 18 7
128 Old Dominion 12 113 446 3.95 4 32 30 17 6
128 SMU 13 113 475 4.20 5 35 30 14 7
130 Northwestern 12 119 530 4.45 2 32 31 15 3
131 Georgia Southern 13 121 844 6.98 5 33 47 33 10
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards