2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Iowa 13 465 1317 2.83 4 35.77 101.31
2 Illinois 13 395 1297 3.28 6 30.38 99.77
3 Georgia 15 401 1155 2.88 7 26.73 77.00
3 Navy 12 355 1067 3.01 7 29.58 88.92
5 James Madison 11 356 882 2.48 8 32.36 80.18
5 South Alabama 13 367 1221 3.33 8 28.23 93.92
5 Iowa State 12 403 1288 3.20 8 33.58 107.33
8 Marshall 13 419 1209 2.89 10 32.23 93.00
8 Air Force 13 366 1239 3.39 10 28.15 95.31
8 Michigan 14 421 1371 3.26 10 30.07 97.93
8 Minnesota 13 376 1417 3.77 10 28.92 109.00
8 Duke 13 426 1572 3.69 10 32.77 120.92
13 Clemson 14 442 1438 3.25 12 31.57 102.71
13 Ohio State 13 447 1574 3.52 12 34.38 121.08
13 Virginia 10 407 1532 3.76 12 40.70 153.20
16 Pittsburgh 13 384 1274 3.32 13 29.54 98.00
16 North Carolina State 13 390 1309 3.36 13 30.00 100.69
16 San Diego State 13 436 1480 3.39 13 33.54 113.85
16 Louisville 13 486 1742 3.58 13 37.38 134.00
16 UTEP 12 403 1632 4.05 13 33.58 136.00
16 Texas A&M 12 520 2508 4.82 13 43.33 209.00
22 Wisconsin 13 443 1290 2.91 14 34.08 99.23
22 Penn State 13 436 1446 3.32 14 33.54 111.23
22 Middle Tennessee 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
22 Washington 13 448 1576 3.52 14 34.46 121.23
22 Texas 13 469 1634 3.48 14 36.08 125.69
22 Wake Forest 13 464 1764 3.80 14 35.69 135.69
22 Northern Illinois 12 446 1714 3.84 14 37.17 142.83
22 Florida State 13 514 2033 3.96 14 39.54 156.38
22 Michigan State 12 500 2143 4.29 14 41.67 178.58
31 East Carolina 13 425 1462 3.44 15 32.69 112.46
31 Tennessee 13 459 1505 3.28 15 35.31 115.77
31 Troy 14 492 1673 3.40 15 35.14 119.50
31 San Jose State 12 453 1467 3.24 15 37.75 122.25
31 Alabama 13 467 1695 3.63 15 35.92 130.38
31 Virginia Tech 11 381 1487 3.90 15 34.64 135.18
31 Southern Mississippi 13 483 1796 3.72 15 37.15 138.15
31 Kansas State 14 485 2111 4.35 15 34.64 150.79
31 Tulane 14 546 2132 3.90 15 39.00 152.29
31 Florida Atlantic 12 440 2148 4.88 15 36.67 179.00
41 Boise State 14 499 1744 3.49 16 35.64 124.57
41 Notre Dame 13 436 1707 3.92 16 33.54 131.31
41 Maryland 13 459 1739 3.79 16 35.31 133.77
41 Kentucky 13 433 1828 4.22 16 33.31 140.62
45 Oregon State 13 375 1407 3.75 17 28.85 108.23
45 Memphis 13 449 1587 3.53 17 34.54 122.08
45 Oregon 13 388 1622 4.18 17 29.85 124.77
45 Washington State 13 435 1750 4.02 17 33.46 134.62
45 Miami (Ohio) 13 452 1767 3.91 17 34.77 135.92
45 Syracuse 13 503 1878 3.73 17 38.69 144.46
45 Western Kentucky 14 528 2070 3.92 17 37.71 147.86
45 Fresno State 14 490 2096 4.28 17 35.00 149.71
45 Wyoming 13 467 1995 4.27 17 35.92 153.46
54 Utah 14 394 1560 3.96 18 28.14 111.43
54 Texas State 12 403 1398 3.47 18 33.58 116.50
54 UCLA 13 444 1700 3.83 18 34.15 130.77
54 Western Michigan 12 427 1683 3.94 18 35.58 140.25
54 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 464 1841 3.97 18 35.69 141.62
54 Miami (Florida) 12 426 1705 4.00 18 35.50 142.08
54 Houston 13 449 1859 4.14 18 34.54 143.00
54 LSU 14 507 2077 4.10 18 36.21 148.36
54 Cincinnati 13 553 1992 3.60 18 42.54 153.23
54 Mississippi 13 516 2184 4.23 18 39.69 168.00
54 Texas Tech 13 516 2194 4.25 18 39.69 168.77
65 Missouri 13 447 1632 3.65 19 34.38 125.54
65 Ohio 14 460 1973 4.29 19 32.86 140.93
65 Purdue 14 475 1990 4.19 19 33.93 142.14
65 California 12 426 1795 4.21 19 35.50 149.58
65 New Mexico 12 461 1893 4.11 19 38.42 157.75
65 UNLV 12 481 1895 3.94 19 40.08 157.92
65 Kent State 12 496 1921 3.87 19 41.33 160.08
65 Indiana 12 507 2101 4.14 19 42.25 175.08
65 Utah State 13 530 2524 4.76 19 40.77 194.15
65 Old Dominion 12 570 2380 4.18 19 47.50 198.33
65 Army 12 473 2388 5.05 19 39.42 199.00
76 Appalachian State 12 420 1544 3.68 20 35.00 128.67
76 Mississippi State 13 446 1745 3.91 20 34.31 134.23
76 Liberty 13 516 1902 3.69 20 39.69 146.31
76 Central Michigan 12 478 1831 3.83 20 39.83 152.58
76 Georgia Tech 12 500 2270 4.54 20 41.67 189.17
76 Tulsa 12 508 2495 4.91 20 42.33 207.92
82 UTSA 14 506 2008 3.97 21 36.14 143.43
82 New Mexico State 13 496 1943 3.92 21 38.15 149.46
82 Rice 13 439 2363 5.38 21 33.77 181.77
82 Temple 12 506 2311 4.57 21 42.17 192.58
86 Coastal Carolina 13 440 1739 3.95 22 33.85 133.77
86 Bowling Green 13 504 2196 4.36 22 38.77 168.92
86 Georgia State 12 476 2046 4.30 22 39.67 170.50
86 BYU 13 497 2245 4.52 22 38.23 172.69
86 Nebraska 12 499 2269 4.55 22 41.58 189.08
91 Rutgers 12 430 1715 3.99 23 35.83 142.92
91 Eastern Michigan 13 472 2029 4.30 23 36.31 156.08
91 Arkansas State 12 484 1949 4.03 23 40.33 162.42
91 Nevada 12 458 1975 4.31 23 38.17 164.58
91 UAB 13 473 2157 4.56 23 36.38 165.92
91 Buffalo 13 437 2193 5.02 23 33.62 168.69
91 Oklahoma State 13 494 2314 4.68 23 38.00 178.00
91 Ball State 12 531 2198 4.14 23 44.25 183.17
91 South Carolina 13 522 2574 4.93 23 40.15 198.00
100 West Virginia 12 434 1795 4.14 24 36.17 149.58
100 UCF 14 488 2212 4.53 24 34.86 158.00
100 Colorado State 12 473 1963 4.15 24 39.42 163.58
100 Connecticut 13 502 2206 4.39 24 38.62 169.69
100 Northwestern 12 497 2296 4.62 24 41.42 191.33
105 Toledo 14 523 2005 3.83 25 37.36 143.21
105 Baylor 13 496 1927 3.89 25 38.15 148.23
105 Akron 12 458 1949 4.26 25 38.17 162.42
105 Boston College 12 458 2009 4.39 25 38.17 167.42
105 Vanderbilt 12 397 2048 5.16 25 33.08 170.67
105 Stanford 12 443 2693 6.08 25 36.92 224.42
111 Arkansas 13 487 2211 4.54 26 37.46 170.08
111 North Texas 14 572 2769 4.84 26 40.86 197.79
113 Auburn 12 447 2072 4.64 28 37.25 172.67
113 Hawai'i 13 495 2773 5.60 28 38.08 213.31
115 TCU 15 558 2383 4.27 29 37.20 158.87
115 USC 14 449 2237 4.98 29 32.07 159.79
115 North Carolina 14 513 2313 4.51 29 36.64 165.21
115 Florida 13 507 2278 4.49 29 39.00 175.23
115 Oklahoma 13 544 2437 4.48 29 41.85 187.46
115 Massachusetts 12 465 2332 5.02 29 38.75 194.33
115 Louisiana-Monroe 12 482 2337 4.85 29 40.17 194.75
115 Charlotte 12 477 2469 5.18 29 39.75 205.75
115 Georgia Southern 13 542 3002 5.54 29 41.69 230.92
124 SMU 13 535 2647 4.95 30 41.15 203.62
125 Arizona State 12 435 2257 5.19 31 36.25 188.08
125 Florida International 12 493 2301 4.67 31 41.08 191.75
127 Arizona 12 449 2509 5.59 33 37.42 209.08
128 Louisiana Tech 12 477 2918 6.12 34 39.75 243.17
129 Kansas 13 564 2719 4.82 37 43.38 209.15
129 South Florida 12 460 2817 6.12 37 38.33 234.75
131 Colorado 12 485 2941 6.06 39 40.42 245.08