2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 10 312 746 2.39 6 31.20 74.60
2 James Madison 11 356 882 2.48 8 32.36 80.18
3 Wisconsin 12 400 1032 2.58 12 33.33 86.00
4 Michigan 11 329 854 2.60 6 29.91 77.64
5 Washington State 7 218 580 2.66 5 31.14 82.86
6 Clemson 10 292 790 2.71 5 29.20 79.00
7 Iowa 11 393 1079 2.75 1 35.73 98.09
8 Marshall 11 351 979 2.79 8 31.91 89.00
9 Washington 9 300 853 2.84 7 33.33 94.78
10 Georgia 8 203 580 2.86 3 25.38 72.50
11 Iowa State 9 284 835 2.94 6 31.56 92.78
12 North Carolina State 11 324 958 2.96 10 29.45 87.09
13 Texas 9 338 1017 3.01 10 37.56 113.00
14 Missouri 9 308 932 3.03 7 34.22 103.56
15 Illinois 11 333 1013 3.04 5 30.27 92.09
16 Rutgers 9 306 944 3.08 11 34.00 104.89
17 Tennessee 7 241 748 3.10 5 34.43 106.86
17 Ohio State 9 323 1000 3.10 5 35.89 111.11
17 Louisville 10 367 1137 3.10 8 36.70 113.70
20 Navy 11 321 1001 3.12 6 29.18 91.00
21 Syracuse 9 299 948 3.17 8 33.22 105.33
22 UCLA 8 248 792 3.19 8 31.00 99.00
23 Maryland 10 333 1087 3.26 9 33.30 108.70
24 Oregon State 8 212 693 3.27 8 26.50 86.63
25 South Alabama 11 289 949 3.28 7 26.27 86.27
25 San Jose State 11 417 1369 3.28 14 37.91 124.45
27 Pittsburgh 11 321 1055 3.29 9 29.18 95.91
28 Oregon 8 232 766 3.30 4 29.00 95.75
29 Middle Tennessee 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
29 Alabama 8 296 996 3.36 7 37.00 124.50
31 Air Force 13 366 1239 3.39 10 28.15 95.31
32 Troy 14 492 1673 3.40 15 35.14 119.50
33 Virginia Tech 10 338 1161 3.43 9 33.80 116.10
34 Utah 8 209 727 3.48 10 26.13 90.88
34 Miami (Florida) 9 295 1027 3.48 9 32.78 114.11
36 Memphis 11 374 1304 3.49 12 34.00 118.55
37 Texas State 11 369 1291 3.50 18 33.55 117.36
38 Cincinnati 12 505 1771 3.51 16 42.08 147.58
39 San Diego State 11 372 1309 3.52 11 33.82 119.00
40 Boise State 11 392 1406 3.59 10 35.64 127.82
41 Toledo 13 479 1724 3.60 20 36.85 132.62
42 Oklahoma 9 370 1336 3.61 15 41.11 148.44
43 East Carolina 12 393 1421 3.62 14 32.75 118.42
44 Minnesota 12 342 1242 3.63 8 28.50 103.50
45 Kent State 10 421 1532 3.64 13 42.10 153.20
46 Duke 12 393 1452 3.69 9 32.75 121.00
46 Liberty 13 516 1902 3.69 20 39.69 146.31
48 Texas Tech 10 396 1466 3.70 12 39.60 146.60
49 Southern Mississippi 11 401 1491 3.72 11 36.45 135.55
49 Arkansas State 10 407 1513 3.72 16 40.70 151.30
51 Notre Dame 9 315 1176 3.73 10 35.00 130.67
51 Central Michigan 11 446 1665 3.73 18 40.55 151.36
53 Wake Forest 11 391 1464 3.74 13 35.55 133.09
53 Virginia 9 359 1343 3.74 11 39.89 149.22
55 LSU 9 324 1215 3.75 10 36.00 135.00
55 New Mexico 10 370 1389 3.75 11 37.00 138.90
57 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 383 1441 3.76 12 34.82 131.00
58 Baylor 10 377 1420 3.77 16 37.70 142.00
59 Indiana 9 375 1417 3.78 11 41.67 157.44
60 Mississippi State 10 348 1330 3.82 13 34.80 133.00
61 Appalachian State 11 391 1498 3.83 16 35.55 136.18
62 Northern Illinois 12 446 1714 3.84 14 37.17 142.83
62 Tulane 12 472 1814 3.84 14 39.33 151.17
64 Kansas State 9 279 1074 3.85 7 31.00 119.33
64 Western Michigan 11 375 1445 3.85 16 34.09 131.36
66 Purdue 11 374 1447 3.87 11 34.00 131.55
67 UTSA 12 428 1670 3.90 17 35.67 139.17
68 Miami (Ohio) 13 452 1767 3.91 17 34.77 135.92
69 New Mexico State 13 496 1943 3.92 21 38.15 149.46
70 Florida State 11 440 1727 3.93 12 40.00 157.00
70 UNLV 10 408 1604 3.93 15 40.80 160.40
72 Western Kentucky 13 489 1935 3.96 16 37.62 148.85
73 California 6 176 699 3.97 7 29.33 116.50
74 Boston College 9 353 1404 3.98 16 39.22 156.00
75 Colorado State 11 433 1729 3.99 20 39.36 157.18
76 Florida 6 242 968 4.00 9 40.33 161.33
77 UTEP 12 403 1632 4.05 13 33.58 136.00
78 Fresno State 12 415 1685 4.06 9 34.58 140.42
79 Coastal Carolina 12 404 1646 4.07 19 33.67 137.17
80 Vanderbilt 8 259 1058 4.08 12 32.38 132.25
80 Kentucky 9 295 1203 4.08 10 32.78 133.67
80 Ohio 13 426 1739 4.08 16 32.77 133.77
83 TCU 10 378 1552 4.11 17 37.80 155.20
84 Ball State 11 480 1980 4.13 18 43.64 180.00
85 Akron 11 413 1711 4.14 20 37.55 155.55
86 Old Dominion 12 570 2380 4.18 19 47.50 198.33
87 UCF 12 430 1803 4.19 21 35.83 150.25
88 Bowling Green 11 448 1882 4.20 19 40.73 171.09
89 Houston 12 421 1775 4.22 18 35.08 147.92
90 Michigan State 8 321 1364 4.25 11 40.13 170.50
91 Nevada 11 425 1812 4.26 20 38.64 164.73
92 North Carolina 10 379 1618 4.27 18 37.90 161.80
93 Eastern Michigan 13 472 2029 4.30 23 36.31 156.08
94 USC 7 222 960 4.32 12 31.71 137.14
95 Wyoming 12 433 1881 4.34 14 36.08 156.75
95 Auburn 7 268 1164 4.34 10 38.29 166.29
97 UAB 12 432 1888 4.37 18 36.00 157.33
98 BYU 11 408 1799 4.41 19 37.09 163.55
99 Oklahoma State 10 382 1687 4.42 16 38.20 168.70
99 Kansas 10 434 1918 4.42 25 43.40 191.80
101 Georgia State 11 444 1967 4.43 21 40.36 178.82
102 West Virginia 8 295 1313 4.45 15 36.88 164.13
102 Georgia Tech 8 345 1535 4.45 13 43.13 191.88
104 Nebraska 11 450 2005 4.46 20 40.91 182.27
105 Louisiana-Monroe 9 372 1666 4.48 20 41.33 185.11
106 Utah State 12 498 2246 4.51 18 41.50 187.17
107 Arkansas 9 329 1494 4.54 14 36.56 166.00
108 South Carolina 9 376 1712 4.55 14 41.78 190.22
109 Temple 12 506 2311 4.57 21 42.17 192.58
110 Connecticut 11 433 1984 4.58 17 39.36 180.36
111 Mississippi 9 362 1667 4.60 13 40.22 185.22
112 Northwestern 10 404 1869 4.63 20 40.40 186.90
113 Florida International 12 493 2301 4.67 31 41.08 191.75
114 SMU 11 458 2146 4.69 22 41.64 195.09
114 Texas A&M 8 378 1771 4.69 6 47.25 221.38
116 Tulsa 11 455 2138 4.70 19 41.36 194.36
117 Arizona State 7 243 1157 4.76 13 34.71 165.29
118 North Texas 14 572 2769 4.84 26 40.86 197.79
119 Florida Atlantic 12 440 2148 4.88 15 36.67 179.00
120 Charlotte 11 437 2174 4.97 23 39.73 197.64
121 Massachusetts 11 426 2136 5.01 25 38.73 194.18
122 Buffalo 13 437 2193 5.02 23 33.62 168.69
123 Army 11 451 2316 5.14 19 41.00 210.55
124 Colorado 5 211 1104 5.23 12 42.20 220.80
125 Rice 12 411 2155 5.24 17 34.25 179.58
126 Hawai'i 11 423 2260 5.34 21 38.45 205.45
127 Georgia Southern 13 542 3002 5.54 29 41.69 230.92
128 Arizona 6 231 1283 5.55 13 38.50 213.83
129 Stanford 5 183 1064 5.81 8 36.60 212.80
130 Louisiana Tech 11 438 2638 6.02 30 39.82 239.82
131 South Florida 11 409 2582 6.31 33 37.18 234.73