2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 James Madison 8 257 617 2.40 7 32.13 77.13
2 Georgia 9 235 708 3.01 3 26.11 78.67
3 Michigan 10 276 800 2.90 6 27.60 80.00
4 Navy 8 197 663 3.37 5 24.63 82.88
5 South Alabama 8 222 710 3.20 5 27.75 88.75
6 Pittsburgh 8 237 752 3.17 5 29.63 94.00
7 Troy 9 290 853 2.94 9 32.22 94.78
8 Utah 10 269 952 3.54 10 26.90 95.20
9 Illinois 9 280 864 3.09 6 31.11 96.00
10 Clemson 9 272 865 3.18 6 30.22 96.11
11 Air Force 8 213 775 3.64 7 26.63 96.88
12 Marshall 8 267 809 3.03 5 33.38 101.13
13 Oregon State 9 250 942 3.77 10 27.78 104.67
14 East Carolina 8 266 842 3.17 10 33.25 105.25
15 Penn State 9 308 955 3.10 12 34.22 106.11
16 Texas State 8 282 874 3.10 8 35.25 109.25
17 Duke 8 247 882 3.57 5 30.88 110.25
18 San Jose State 8 289 884 3.06 9 36.13 110.50
19 Wisconsin 9 333 1010 3.03 12 37.00 112.22
20 Boise State 9 316 1011 3.20 10 35.11 112.33
21 Iowa 9 325 1018 3.13 4 36.11 113.11
22 North Carolina State 8 249 906 3.64 10 31.13 113.25
23 UTEP 8 261 914 3.50 5 32.63 114.25
24 Minnesota 9 268 1061 3.96 8 29.78 117.89
25 Texas 9 332 1084 3.27 10 36.89 120.44
26 Iowa State 9 334 1108 3.32 7 37.11 123.11
27 Appalachian State 8 281 990 3.52 16 35.13 123.75
28 UTSA 9 278 1114 4.01 11 30.89 123.78
29 San Diego State 8 262 1008 3.85 10 32.75 126.00
30 Tennessee 8 295 1015 3.44 12 36.88 126.88
31 Toledo 9 338 1155 3.42 16 37.56 128.33
32 Missouri 8 280 1030 3.68 12 35.00 128.75
33 Southern Mississippi 8 284 1035 3.64 10 35.50 129.38
34 Wake Forest 8 272 1054 3.88 10 34.00 131.75
35 Ohio State 9 324 1186 3.66 8 36.00 131.78
36 Memphis 8 288 1067 3.70 12 36.00 133.38
37 UCLA 9 303 1210 3.99 13 33.67 134.44
38 Western Michigan 8 281 1076 3.83 13 35.13 134.50
39 Oregon 9 277 1213 4.38 12 30.78 134.78
40 New Mexico State 2 67 270 4.03 2 33.50 135.00
41 Ohio 9 299 1220 4.08 11 33.22 135.56
42 Middle Tennessee 8 269 1091 4.06 12 33.63 136.38
43 North Carolina 9 306 1238 4.05 20 34.00 137.56
44 Akron 8 288 1105 3.84 11 36.00 138.13
45 Washington 9 331 1255 3.79 11 36.78 139.44
46 Washington State 9 294 1257 4.28 15 32.67 139.67
47 Coastal Carolina 9 297 1259 4.24 16 33.00 139.89
48 Purdue 10 330 1405 4.26 15 33.00 140.50
49 Louisville 8 297 1132 3.81 10 37.13 141.50
50 Houston 8 276 1138 4.12 10 34.50 142.25
51 Florida State 8 313 1154 3.69 7 39.13 144.25
52 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 287 1158 4.03 10 35.88 144.75
53 Northern Illinois 8 305 1166 3.82 12 38.13 145.75
54 Virginia Tech 7 249 1032 4.14 11 35.57 147.43
55 Fresno State 9 302 1351 4.47 7 33.56 150.11
56 Cincinnati 8 324 1204 3.72 13 40.50 150.50
57 Maryland 9 333 1357 4.08 15 37.00 150.78
58 Alabama 8 293 1209 4.13 11 36.63 151.13
59 Florida 8 294 1218 4.14 15 36.75 152.25
60 USC 10 323 1532 4.74 21 32.30 153.20
61 Virginia 7 295 1075 3.64 11 42.14 153.57
62 Kansas State 10 342 1551 4.54 12 34.20 155.10
63 Baylor 9 332 1399 4.21 21 36.89 155.44
64 California 9 327 1400 4.28 16 36.33 155.56
65 Western Kentucky 8 303 1268 4.18 9 37.88 158.50
66 Eastern Michigan 8 313 1269 4.05 16 39.13 158.63
67 Wyoming 8 302 1272 4.21 11 37.75 159.00
68 UAB 8 283 1278 4.52 12 35.38 159.75
68 Liberty 4 140 639 4.56 9 35.00 159.75
70 Kent State 8 347 1286 3.71 12 43.38 160.75
71 Georgia Tech 8 301 1287 4.28 11 37.63 160.88
72 Miami (Ohio) 8 294 1295 4.40 9 36.75 161.88
73 UCF 9 309 1458 4.72 18 34.33 162.00
74 Kentucky 8 285 1300 4.56 13 35.63 162.50
75 Colorado State 8 321 1312 4.09 14 40.13 164.00
75 Notre Dame 1 29 164 5.66 1 29.00 164.00
77 TCU 10 380 1641 4.32 17 38.00 164.10
78 Boston College 8 310 1320 4.26 18 38.75 165.00
79 Tulane 9 355 1495 4.21 13 39.44 166.11
80 Georgia State 8 308 1330 4.32 16 38.50 166.25
81 Bowling Green 8 333 1333 4.00 13 41.63 166.63
82 Central Michigan 8 337 1354 4.02 12 42.13 169.25
83 North Texas 9 348 1524 4.38 12 38.67 169.33
84 UNLV 8 323 1361 4.21 14 40.38 170.13
85 Miami (Florida) 8 306 1365 4.46 15 38.25 170.63
85 Mississippi State 8 306 1365 4.46 16 38.25 170.63
87 Syracuse 8 334 1366 4.09 11 41.75 170.75
88 Arkansas State 8 329 1376 4.18 16 41.13 172.00
88 Army 2 68 344 5.06 3 34.00 172.00
90 Nebraska 9 382 1549 4.05 12 42.44 172.11
91 Rice 8 296 1383 4.67 12 37.00 172.88
92 LSU 9 342 1565 4.58 15 38.00 173.89
93 Buffalo 8 277 1403 5.06 15 34.63 175.38
94 Louisiana-Monroe 8 330 1414 4.28 17 41.25 176.75
95 Charlotte 8 307 1419 4.62 15 38.38 177.38
96 West Virginia 9 346 1602 4.63 21 38.44 178.00
97 Rutgers 9 341 1618 4.74 22 37.89 179.78
98 Mississippi 8 318 1465 4.61 14 39.75 183.13
99 Hawai'i 8 306 1469 4.80 10 38.25 183.63
100 Florida Atlantic 8 285 1471 5.16 9 35.63 183.88
101 Vanderbilt 8 258 1486 5.76 20 32.25 185.75
102 New Mexico 8 348 1490 4.28 13 43.50 186.25
103 Indiana 9 397 1719 4.33 17 44.11 191.00
104 Oklahoma State 9 340 1722 5.06 18 37.78 191.33
105 Ball State 8 370 1535 4.15 15 46.25 191.88
106 Utah State 8 325 1539 4.74 13 40.63 192.38
107 Arizona State 9 315 1732 5.50 27 35.00 192.44
108 Old Dominion 8 400 1544 3.86 12 50.00 193.00
109 Nevada 8 330 1546 4.68 19 41.25 193.25
110 Texas Tech 9 366 1749 4.78 14 40.67 194.33
111 Northwestern 9 383 1763 4.60 19 42.56 195.89
112 Florida International 8 336 1577 4.69 23 42.00 197.13
113 Auburn 8 319 1614 5.06 22 39.88 201.75
114 South Carolina 8 330 1648 4.99 16 41.25 206.00
115 Michigan State 9 400 1874 4.69 12 44.44 208.22
116 Colorado 9 333 1897 5.70 26 37.00 210.78
117 Oklahoma 9 382 1913 5.01 25 42.44 212.56
118 Kansas 9 395 1919 4.86 27 43.89 213.22
119 Tulsa 8 333 1710 5.14 13 41.63 213.75
120 SMU 8 330 1716 5.20 21 41.25 214.50
121 Arizona 9 338 1950 5.77 29 37.56 216.67
122 Arkansas 8 322 1781 5.53 19 40.25 222.63
123 Temple 8 345 1791 5.19 20 43.13 223.88
124 Connecticut 3 131 672 5.13 7 43.67 224.00
125 Stanford 9 320 2026 6.33 21 35.56 225.11
126 Massachusetts 4 182 908 4.99 13 45.50 227.00
127 South Florida 8 307 1835 5.98 24 38.38 229.38
128 Texas A&M 8 364 1932 5.31 12 45.50 241.50
129 Louisiana Tech 8 316 1996 6.32 24 39.50 249.50
130 Georgia Southern 8 344 2020 5.87 19 43.00 252.50
131 BYU 2 93 534 5.74 3 46.50 267.00