2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 4 131 182 1.39 2 32.75 45.50
2 Pittsburgh 4 103 186 1.81 1 25.75 46.50
3 Air Force 4 97 186 1.92 1 24.25 46.50
4 Wisconsin 4 152 326 2.14 2 38.00 81.50
5 Georgia 4 110 270 2.45 2 27.50 67.50
6 North Carolina State 4 127 326 2.57 4 31.75 81.50
7 Navy 3 78 205 2.63 1 26.00 68.33
8 Ohio 4 89 235 2.64 1 22.25 58.75
9 Iowa State 4 133 369 2.77 3 33.25 92.25
10 Utah 4 101 299 2.96 5 25.25 74.75
11 East Carolina 3 65 194 2.98 3 21.67 64.67
11 UTEP 3 87 259 2.98 2 29.00 86.33
13 Middle Tennessee 4 116 355 3.06 2 29.00 88.75
14 Marshall 4 120 368 3.07 3 30.00 92.00
15 Texas State 4 127 392 3.09 3 31.75 98.00
16 Akron 2 75 244 3.25 2 37.50 122.00
17 San Jose State 4 157 521 3.32 5 39.25 130.25
18 James Madison 4 148 493 3.33 3 37.00 123.25
19 Kent State 4 175 586 3.35 5 43.75 146.50
20 Toledo 3 113 382 3.38 4 37.67 127.33
21 BYU 3 70 237 3.39 4 23.33 79.00
21 Memphis 4 132 448 3.39 3 33.00 112.00
23 Duke 4 119 405 3.40 2 29.75 101.25
23 Texas 4 148 503 3.40 2 37.00 125.75
25 Iowa 4 147 501 3.41 1 36.75 125.25
26 Michigan 4 111 380 3.42 2 27.75 95.00
27 Auburn 4 105 365 3.48 5 26.25 91.25
28 San Diego State 4 147 514 3.50 3 36.75 128.50
29 Wake Forest 4 138 487 3.53 5 34.50 121.75
30 Minnesota 4 118 420 3.56 3 29.50 105.00
31 UNLV 4 144 516 3.58 3 36.00 129.00
32 Appalachian State 4 136 497 3.65 7 34.00 124.25
33 Troy 4 164 603 3.68 6 41.00 150.75
34 South Alabama 4 101 373 3.69 4 25.25 93.25
35 Clemson 4 132 498 3.77 5 33.00 124.50
36 Georgia State 4 142 537 3.78 6 35.50 134.25
36 Tennessee 4 158 598 3.78 4 39.50 149.50
38 Oregon State 4 107 406 3.79 5 26.75 101.50
39 Bowling Green 4 176 669 3.80 7 44.00 167.25
40 Illinois 4 151 576 3.81 3 37.75 144.00
41 Missouri 4 156 603 3.87 8 39.00 150.75
42 North Carolina 4 154 601 3.90 9 38.50 150.25
43 Syracuse 4 176 692 3.93 5 44.00 173.00
44 New Mexico State 3 105 415 3.95 4 35.00 138.33
44 Mississippi State 4 158 624 3.95 7 39.50 156.00
46 Cincinnati 4 153 606 3.96 4 38.25 151.50
47 UCLA 4 123 489 3.98 8 30.75 122.25
47 Colorado State 4 164 653 3.98 6 41.00 163.25
49 Coastal Carolina 3 89 355 3.99 5 29.67 118.33
49 Virginia 2 88 351 3.99 3 44.00 175.50
51 LSU 4 148 592 4.00 5 37.00 148.00
52 Washington 4 160 642 4.01 6 40.00 160.50
53 USC 4 122 492 4.03 7 30.50 123.00
53 Ball State 4 175 705 4.03 5 43.75 176.25
55 Louisville 4 154 624 4.05 4 38.50 156.00
56 Liberty 4 182 743 4.08 10 45.50 185.75
57 UTSA 4 144 591 4.10 5 36.00 147.75
58 Notre Dame 4 146 605 4.14 7 36.50 151.25
58 Arkansas State 3 140 580 4.14 8 46.67 193.33
60 Western Michigan 4 146 608 4.16 5 36.50 152.00
61 Oklahoma 4 180 750 4.17 11 45.00 187.50
62 Nebraska 4 179 748 4.18 6 44.75 187.00
63 Ohio State 4 165 692 4.19 5 41.25 173.00
64 Florida 4 138 580 4.20 7 34.50 145.00
64 Northern Illinois 4 178 747 4.20 7 44.50 186.75
66 Purdue 4 157 663 4.22 5 39.25 165.75
67 Eastern Michigan 3 104 440 4.23 8 34.67 146.67
68 Florida State 4 145 615 4.24 3 36.25 153.75
69 New Mexico 4 189 804 4.25 7 47.25 201.00
70 Charlotte 3 87 371 4.26 5 29.00 123.67
70 Virginia Tech 3 115 490 4.26 4 38.33 163.33
72 Houston 4 126 543 4.31 5 31.50 135.75
73 Michigan State 4 180 794 4.41 5 45.00 198.50
74 TCU 4 138 614 4.45 5 34.50 153.50
75 Hawai'i 4 159 711 4.47 4 39.75 177.75
76 Army 4 143 642 4.49 4 35.75 160.50
77 West Virginia 4 162 731 4.51 9 40.50 182.75
78 Baylor 4 164 745 4.54 12 41.00 186.25
79 Western Kentucky 4 166 756 4.55 6 41.50 189.00
79 Old Dominion 4 198 901 4.55 4 49.50 225.25
81 Washington State 4 108 494 4.57 8 27.00 123.50
82 Wyoming 3 110 504 4.58 4 36.67 168.00
83 Central Michigan 4 179 824 4.60 6 44.75 206.00
84 Nevada 3 108 499 4.62 7 36.00 166.33
85 Fresno State 4 132 612 4.64 3 33.00 153.00
86 Mississippi 3 116 540 4.66 4 38.67 180.00
87 Tulane 4 175 823 4.70 8 43.75 205.75
88 Northwestern 4 171 805 4.71 10 42.75 201.25
89 Maryland 4 159 750 4.72 7 39.75 187.50
90 North Texas 3 120 570 4.75 6 40.00 190.00
90 Kentucky 4 161 764 4.75 6 40.25 191.00
90 California 4 169 802 4.75 8 42.25 200.50
93 Texas Tech 4 171 814 4.76 2 42.75 203.50
94 Louisiana-Monroe 4 177 845 4.77 8 44.25 211.25
95 Oregon 4 137 658 4.80 8 34.25 164.50
96 Texas A&M 4 178 861 4.84 6 44.50 215.25
97 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 143 695 4.86 7 35.75 173.75
97 Southern Mississippi 4 169 821 4.86 7 42.25 205.25
99 Florida International 4 204 993 4.87 13 51.00 248.25
100 Boise State 4 146 721 4.94 5 36.50 180.25
101 Georgia Tech 4 157 782 4.98 7 39.25 195.50
102 Alabama 4 151 753 4.99 6 37.75 188.25
103 UCF 4 169 850 5.03 10 42.25 212.50
104 Florida Atlantic 3 105 531 5.06 4 35.00 177.00
104 Rutgers 4 168 850 5.06 11 42.00 212.50
106 Arizona 4 167 847 5.07 12 41.75 211.75
107 Miami (Florida) 4 158 807 5.11 9 39.50 201.75
108 Kansas State 4 127 652 5.13 7 31.75 163.00
108 Connecticut 3 131 672 5.13 7 43.67 224.00
110 Utah State 4 144 743 5.16 4 36.00 185.75
111 Tulsa 4 156 815 5.22 4 39.00 203.75
112 Indiana 4 162 859 5.30 10 40.50 214.75
113 Oklahoma State 4 157 835 5.32 8 39.25 208.75
114 Boston College 4 162 871 5.38 11 40.50 217.75
115 Arkansas 4 181 978 5.40 5 45.25 244.50
116 UAB 4 146 803 5.50 10 36.50 200.75
117 Kansas 4 182 1032 5.67 14 45.50 258.00
118 Temple 4 144 828 5.75 8 36.00 207.00
119 Rice 4 120 693 5.78 7 30.00 173.25
120 Massachusetts 4 163 943 5.79 12 40.75 235.75
121 Buffalo 3 115 674 5.86 8 38.33 224.67
122 Miami (Ohio) 3 111 659 5.94 4 37.00 219.67
123 Georgia Southern 4 197 1194 6.06 10 49.25 298.50
124 SMU 4 134 823 6.14 11 33.50 205.75
125 South Carolina 4 160 989 6.18 7 40.00 247.25
126 Louisiana Tech 4 160 1004 6.28 13 40.00 251.00
126 Colorado 4 166 1043 6.28 17 41.50 260.75
128 Vanderbilt 4 118 828 7.02 9 29.50 207.00
129 Arizona State 4 147 1041 7.08 16 36.75 260.25
130 South Florida 4 164 1166 7.11 15 41.00 291.50
131 Stanford 4 146 1056 7.23 9 36.50 264.00