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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Rutgers 3 89 97 1.09 1 29.67 32.33
2 Iowa State 3 69 180 2.61 1 23.00 60.00
3 West Virginia 3 88 193 2.19 3 29.33 64.33
4 Wisconsin 4 110 280 2.55 2 27.50 70.00
5 Georgia 6 166 447 2.69 4 27.67 74.50
6 Iowa 4 140 299 2.14 0 35.00 74.75
7 Mississippi State 5 140 380 2.71 4 28.00 76.00
8 Marshall 5 152 400 2.63 5 30.40 80.00
9 Washington 4 117 321 2.74 3 29.25 80.25
10 North Carolina State 5 141 403 2.86 3 28.20 80.60
11 Miami (Florida) 4 120 340 2.83 3 30.00 85.00
12 Middle Tennessee 5 183 427 2.33 2 36.60 85.40
13 Arkansas 5 165 430 2.61 7 33.00 86.00
14 James Madison 3 99 265 2.68 1 33.00 88.33
15 Minnesota 4 108 356 3.30 2 27.00 89.00
16 Michigan State 3 100 269 2.69 2 33.33 89.67
17 Air Force 5 153 464 3.03 3 30.60 92.80
18 San Diego State 5 174 472 2.71 3 34.80 94.40
18 Miami (Ohio) 5 158 472 2.99 8 31.60 94.40
20 Maryland 4 126 382 3.03 1 31.50 95.50
21 Ohio State 4 123 388 3.15 4 30.75 97.00
22 Alabama 5 174 486 2.79 4 34.80 97.20
23 Tennessee 5 164 490 2.99 3 32.80 98.00
24 New Mexico 4 113 403 3.57 6 28.25 100.75
25 Navy 4 158 404 2.56 2 39.50 101.00
26 South Alabama 5 145 511 3.52 3 29.00 102.20
27 Oregon 4 111 409 3.68 5 27.75 102.25
28 Syracuse 5 169 512 3.03 6 33.80 102.40
28 LSU 5 165 512 3.10 3 33.00 102.40
30 Memphis 5 161 520 3.23 5 32.20 104.00
31 Pittsburgh 5 147 522 3.55 8 29.40 104.40
32 Kentucky 5 148 528 3.57 3 29.60 105.60
33 Nevada 4 128 429 3.35 4 32.00 107.25
34 Illinois 4 115 433 3.77 0 28.75 108.25
35 Texas Tech 4 150 445 2.97 4 37.50 111.25
36 Virginia Tech 4 132 455 3.45 4 33.00 113.75
37 Auburn 4 128 458 3.58 6 32.00 114.50
38 Clemson 5 170 573 3.37 6 34.00 114.60
39 Oregon State 4 125 465 3.72 7 31.25 116.25
40 Central Michigan 4 141 477 3.38 8 35.25 119.25
41 Coastal Carolina 4 143 480 3.36 6 35.75 120.00
42 Missouri 5 167 602 3.60 7 33.40 120.40
43 Louisville 5 189 610 3.23 3 37.80 122.00
44 UCLA 4 141 490 3.48 5 35.25 122.50
45 Penn State 4 128 491 3.84 2 32.00 122.75
46 Washington State 4 141 493 3.50 2 35.25 123.25
47 East Carolina 5 159 620 3.90 5 31.80 124.00
48 Indiana 3 110 382 3.47 2 36.67 127.33
49 Tulane 5 191 637 3.34 2 38.20 127.40
50 Notre Dame 12 407 1543 3.79 15 33.92 128.58
51 Temple 4 161 520 3.23 1 40.25 130.00
52 Oklahoma 4 162 524 3.23 4 40.50 131.00
52 Texas State 4 121 524 4.33 10 30.25 131.00
54 California 3 99 395 3.99 3 33.00 131.67
55 Baylor 4 164 528 3.22 4 41.00 132.00
56 UNLV 4 158 534 3.38 5 39.50 133.50
57 Western Kentucky 6 225 802 3.56 8 37.50 133.67
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 177 683 3.86 8 35.40 136.60
59 Northern Illinois 4 141 548 3.89 2 35.25 137.00
60 Texas 4 137 550 4.01 4 34.25 137.50
61 Duke 5 179 690 3.85 5 35.80 138.00
62 Appalachian State 4 139 554 3.99 4 34.75 138.50
63 Kansas State 4 143 560 3.92 3 35.75 140.00
64 Liberty 9 376 1263 3.36 11 41.78 140.33
65 Vanderbilt 4 139 562 4.04 5 34.75 140.50
66 Wake Forest 5 192 710 3.70 4 38.40 142.00
67 Michigan 4 145 571 3.94 4 36.25 142.75
68 Arkansas State 4 155 573 3.70 7 38.75 143.25
69 Mississippi 5 198 719 3.63 4 39.60 143.80
70 Texas A&M 4 156 576 3.69 1 39.00 144.00
71 Houston 5 173 721 4.17 8 34.60 144.20
72 Wyoming 5 165 723 4.38 6 33.00 144.60
73 San Jose State 4 164 583 3.55 6 41.00 145.75
74 Purdue 4 145 585 4.03 4 36.25 146.25
75 Boise State 5 183 733 4.01 6 36.60 146.60
76 Oklahoma State 4 154 592 3.84 5 38.50 148.00
77 TCU 5 178 742 4.17 12 35.60 148.40
78 Fresno State 5 188 745 3.96 10 37.60 149.00
79 Ohio 5 161 753 4.68 8 32.20 150.60
80 UCF 5 179 754 4.21 6 35.80 150.80
81 Western Michigan 4 146 607 4.16 5 36.50 151.75
82 Eastern Michigan 5 159 760 4.78 7 31.80 152.00
82 Utah 4 125 608 4.86 8 31.25 152.00
84 New Mexico State 11 429 1673 3.90 19 39.00 152.09
85 Southern Mississippi 5 199 761 3.82 5 39.80 152.20
86 Virginia 3 112 457 4.08 1 37.33 152.33
87 Connecticut 10 371 1534 4.13 17 37.10 153.40
88 BYU 11 404 1711 4.24 19 36.73 155.55
89 Cincinnati 5 229 788 3.44 5 45.80 157.60
90 Buffalo 5 160 790 4.94 8 32.00 158.00
91 Kent State 4 149 635 4.26 7 37.25 158.75
92 Colorado State 4 152 651 4.28 10 38.00 162.75
93 Troy 5 202 820 4.06 6 40.40 164.00
94 Ball State 4 161 663 4.12 8 40.25 165.75
95 Florida Atlantic 4 155 677 4.37 6 38.75 169.25
96 Toledo 5 185 850 4.59 9 37.00 170.00
97 Boston College 4 148 689 4.66 7 37.00 172.25
98 Bowling Green 5 171 863 5.05 9 34.20 172.60
99 Arizona State 3 120 525 4.38 4 40.00 175.00
100 Florida State 5 201 879 4.37 7 40.20 175.80
100 UAB 5 190 879 4.63 11 38.00 175.80
102 USC 4 126 705 5.60 8 31.50 176.25
103 Northwestern 3 114 533 4.68 5 38.00 177.67
104 Massachusetts 8 283 1424 5.03 16 35.38 178.00
105 UTSA 5 228 894 3.92 10 45.60 178.80
106 Georgia State 4 168 716 4.26 6 42.00 179.00
107 UTEP 4 142 718 5.06 8 35.50 179.50
108 Florida International 4 157 724 4.61 8 39.25 181.00
109 South Carolina 5 192 926 4.82 7 38.40 185.20
110 SMU 5 205 931 4.54 9 41.00 186.20
111 Arizona 3 111 559 5.04 4 37.00 186.33
112 Rice 5 143 980 6.85 9 28.60 196.00
113 Tulsa 4 175 785 4.49 7 43.75 196.25
114 Georgia Southern 5 198 982 4.96 10 39.60 196.40
115 Utah State 5 205 985 4.80 6 41.00 197.00
116 Kansas 4 169 800 4.73 10 42.25 200.00
117 Army 10 405 2044 5.05 16 40.50 204.40
118 Old Dominion 4 170 836 4.92 7 42.50 209.00
119 Akron 4 170 844 4.96 14 42.50 211.00
120 Florida 5 213 1060 4.98 14 42.60 212.00
121 North Carolina 5 207 1075 5.19 9 41.40 215.00
122 Stanford 3 123 667 5.42 4 41.00 222.33
123 Louisiana Tech 4 161 922 5.73 10 40.25 230.50
124 Louisiana-Monroe 4 152 923 6.07 12 38.00 230.75
125 Nebraska 3 117 720 6.15 10 39.00 240.00
126 South Florida 4 153 982 6.42 13 38.25 245.50
127 Georgia Tech 4 199 983 4.94 9 49.75 245.75
128 North Texas 5 224 1245 5.56 14 44.80 249.00
129 Hawai'i 5 189 1304 6.90 18 37.80 260.80
130 Charlotte 4 170 1050 6.18 14 42.50 262.50
131 Colorado 3 152 1044 6.87 13 50.67 348.00