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