2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Ohio State 13 83 212 2.55 0 18 11 6 0
2 James Madison 11 71 218 3.07 0 26 10 8 2
3 Michigan 14 93 229 2.46 1 54 18 8 2
4 Wisconsin 13 91 268 2.95 1 49 17 9 1
5 Iowa State 12 102 271 2.66 0 20 25 10 2
6 Marshall 13 100 277 2.77 0 21 21 11 1
7 Iowa 13 97 282 2.91 0 19 23 13 0
8 Georgia 14 78 287 3.68 0 47 17 9 3
9 Missouri 13 111 303 2.73 0 36 21 15 2
10 Alabama 13 92 304 3.30 0 45 19 10 2
11 North Carolina State 13 86 329 3.83 0 38 22 13 3
12 Washington 13 123 331 2.69 0 26 31 13 3
13 Utah 14 94 336 3.57 1 57 18 15 4
14 Clemson 14 103 339 3.29 0 26 26 15 3
14 Pittsburgh 13 80 339 4.24 0 56 22 11 5
16 Memphis 12 100 346 3.46 0 34 24 11 2
17 Duke 13 125 348 2.78 0 26 34 12 1
18 Texas State 12 107 355 3.32 1 52 17 10 3
19 San Jose State 12 96 356 3.71 1 56 25 7 3
20 Miami (Ohio) 13 103 364 3.53 1 48 26 13 4
21 Notre Dame 13 84 371 4.42 0 42 19 14 4
22 East Carolina 13 99 373 3.77 0 24 26 13 4
23 Minnesota 12 93 377 4.05 0 23 25 11 2
24 Middle Tennessee 13 102 381 3.74 0 30 22 12 6
25 Appalachian State 12 103 382 3.71 1 45 27 15 5
25 Air Force 12 91 382 4.20 1 40 19 10 3
27 South Alabama 13 87 399 4.59 1 54 20 12 5
28 Michigan State 12 120 402 3.35 0 45 30 12 4
28 UTEP 11 86 402 4.67 1 46 21 16 4
30 Northern Illinois 12 123 407 3.31 0 35 24 9 4
31 Illinois 13 93 408 4.39 0 39 21 16 6
32 San Diego State 13 103 415 4.03 0 51 25 14 5
32 Tennessee 13 101 415 4.11 0 40 31 15 4
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 102 416 4.08 0 33 27 7 2
35 Fresno State 14 98 418 4.27 0 28 24 17 3
36 Navy 12 97 419 4.32 1 60 21 14 5
37 Southern Mississippi 13 123 421 3.42 0 28 28 19 3
38 Penn State 13 97 426 4.39 1 41 29 16 2
39 Virginia 10 100 433 4.33 2 59 23 11 4
40 Virginia Tech 11 100 435 4.35 0 35 30 17 4
41 Texas 12 132 444 3.36 1 42 33 14 1
42 Buffalo 13 103 448 4.35 0 31 23 18 5
43 Arkansas State 12 119 449 3.77 0 23 32 16 2
44 Coastal Carolina 13 122 450 3.69 1 58 29 15 5
45 Boise State 13 115 456 3.97 1 42 30 12 3
46 Rutgers 12 100 458 4.58 0 43 32 19 4
47 Western Michigan 12 109 464 4.26 1 60 22 11 3
47 Oregon State 12 83 464 5.59 1 42 33 18 2
49 Florida Atlantic 12 113 470 4.16 0 50 24 13 3
50 Troy 14 149 482 3.23 0 53 35 17 2
51 Washington State 13 110 484 4.40 1 50 28 18 5
52 Maryland 13 126 490 3.89 2 47 30 12 4
52 Central Michigan 12 120 490 4.08 2 53 33 18 4
54 Texas Tech 13 129 491 3.81 1 40 31 14 4
55 Kentucky 13 112 493 4.40 2 59 22 13 5
55 Mississippi State 13 103 493 4.79 3 50 29 15 5
57 Boston College 12 119 497 4.18 1 60 24 17 5
57 Indiana 12 115 497 4.32 1 50 22 15 7
59 Arkansas 13 114 504 4.42 2 48 28 13 4
60 Ohio 14 118 508 4.31 1 45 19 17 4
61 Purdue 14 124 509 4.10 1 54 20 8 6
62 North Texas 14 132 515 3.90 0 33 36 19 5
63 Nebraska 12 128 517 4.04 2 47 39 12 3
64 New Mexico State 13 133 518 3.89 0 36 32 16 3
64 Baylor 13 125 518 4.14 0 37 34 15 5
66 Arizona State 12 98 520 5.31 1 51 22 14 6
67 USC 14 102 522 5.12 1 53 28 16 6
68 Louisville 13 140 527 3.76 1 40 34 20 9
69 Kansas State 14 105 528 5.03 0 40 30 20 7
70 Oklahoma 13 129 529 4.10 0 55 32 15 3
71 Tulane 14 137 530 3.87 0 47 36 12 4
72 UTSA 14 135 531 3.93 2 53 36 20 6
73 Massachusetts 12 108 532 4.93 1 54 26 15 7
74 Western Kentucky 14 146 542 3.71 2 48 31 15 4
75 Liberty 13 135 543 4.02 3 53 35 21 7
75 BYU 13 111 543 4.89 0 46 37 18 2
77 LSU 14 133 544 4.09 0 35 39 19 6
78 West Virginia 12 106 549 5.18 2 51 34 17 9
79 Utah State 13 130 551 4.24 1 48 34 17 6
80 Miami (Florida) 12 101 553 5.48 0 33 26 22 5
81 Oregon 13 94 558 5.94 1 52 36 20 6
82 Akron 12 108 565 5.23 1 58 29 21 6
83 Syracuse 13 139 570 4.10 1 50 35 12 3
84 Colorado State 12 135 573 4.24 0 39 34 19 5
85 Army 12 112 574 5.13 2 56 36 19 4
86 Florida 13 129 575 4.46 0 45 36 18 7
87 Cincinnati 13 118 577 4.89 3 49 32 14 6
87 South Carolina 13 102 577 5.66 0 47 37 20 7
89 Mississippi 13 126 578 4.59 1 50 39 23 7
90 UNLV 12 114 579 5.08 1 60 36 15 3
91 UCF 14 106 582 5.49 3 60 25 16 6
92 Bowling Green 13 137 583 4.26 1 49 30 18 5
92 TCU 15 125 583 4.66 2 47 35 17 7
94 UCLA 13 124 586 4.73 0 47 39 25 2
95 Kent State 12 154 588 3.82 2 50 39 15 4
95 Houston 13 120 588 4.90 0 37 37 21 9
97 Eastern Michigan 13 124 607 4.90 3 55 31 16 7
98 Georgia Tech 12 135 611 4.53 1 44 36 23 1
99 North Carolina 14 134 612 4.57 1 52 37 20 4
99 Georgia State 12 134 612 4.57 2 58 38 15 5
101 Toledo 14 148 613 4.14 2 49 31 21 7
102 Rice 13 116 614 5.29 1 55 31 22 8
103 Connecticut 13 138 622 4.51 1 47 39 19 5
104 Florida State 13 140 624 4.46 1 45 35 19 4
104 Vanderbilt 12 98 624 6.37 5 52 24 18 8
106 Wyoming 13 132 632 4.79 0 40 40 18 4
107 California 12 116 637 5.49 1 60 34 20 6
107 Wake Forest 13 113 637 5.64 3 52 33 19 10
109 Temple 12 128 647 5.05 2 55 29 13 6
110 New Mexico 12 133 651 4.89 2 49 31 10 5
111 UAB 13 117 653 5.58 0 36 36 23 10
112 Nevada 12 116 655 5.65 3 55 32 17 8
113 Georgia Southern 13 120 657 5.48 1 51 38 25 4
114 Louisiana Tech 12 115 660 5.74 1 46 31 21 7
115 Hawai'i 13 123 664 5.40 0 37 36 21 7
116 Northwestern 12 135 672 4.98 2 46 34 22 5
117 Arizona 12 104 684 6.58 1 55 41 28 4
118 Ball State 12 128 685 5.35 2 60 37 20 7
119 Old Dominion 12 156 692 4.44 0 43 35 22 4
120 Florida International 12 127 698 5.50 2 49 33 20 6
121 Tulsa 12 131 705 5.38 1 47 39 26 8
122 Oklahoma State 13 114 712 6.25 4 57 31 23 8
123 Louisiana-Monroe 12 130 723 5.56 0 40 34 29 6
124 SMU 13 128 734 5.73 2 55 37 21 7
125 Kansas 13 139 743 5.35 1 40 44 20 7
126 South Florida 12 112 751 6.71 3 52 36 24 7
127 Auburn 12 110 770 7.00 2 54 39 30 11
128 Charlotte 12 123 812 6.60 3 59 39 24 9
129 Texas A&M 12 131 834 6.37 1 60 44 28 11
130 Stanford 12 119 917 7.71 3 43 54 34 11
131 Colorado 12 135 935 6.93 4 46 50 33 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards