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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 San Diego State 1 30 -66 -2.20 0 30.00 -66.00
2 Mississippi State 1 28 22 0.79 1 28.00 22.00
3 Akron 1 26 27 1.04 0 26.00 27.00
4 Oregon State 1 33 39 1.18 0 33.00 39.00
5 Louisville 1 38 55 1.45 0 38.00 55.00
6 Maryland 1 18 27 1.50 0 18.00 27.00
7 Air Force 1 26 42 1.62 0 26.00 42.00
8 Middle Tennessee 1 32 55 1.72 0 32.00 55.00
9 Arkansas 1 34 59 1.74 2 34.00 59.00
10 Western Kentucky 1 25 44 1.76 0 25.00 44.00
11 New Mexico State 2 56 101 1.80 0 28.00 50.50
12 North Carolina State 1 41 76 1.85 0 41.00 76.00
13 Wisconsin 1 26 52 2.00 0 26.00 52.00
14 Iowa 1 32 68 2.13 0 32.00 68.00
15 Syracuse 1 33 77 2.33 1 33.00 77.00
16 Georgia 3 80 202 2.53 3 26.67 67.33
17 Navy 1 48 125 2.60 1 48.00 125.00
18 UTSA 2 77 212 2.75 3 38.50 106.00
19 Kentucky 1 24 67 2.79 0 24.00 67.00
20 Washington 1 18 51 2.83 1 18.00 51.00
21 Georgia Southern 1 43 122 2.84 1 43.00 122.00
22 San Jose State 1 41 118 2.88 3 41.00 118.00
23 Notre Dame 1 22 65 2.95 0 22.00 65.00
24 UAB 1 37 110 2.97 1 37.00 110.00
25 Missouri 1 35 106 3.03 1 35.00 106.00
26 Liberty 1 56 173 3.09 1 56.00 173.00
27 Utah State 1 47 146 3.11 2 47.00 146.00
28 Buffalo 2 45 141 3.13 1 22.50 70.50
29 Boise State 2 75 237 3.16 4 37.50 118.50
30 Clemson 2 74 237 3.20 2 37.00 118.50
31 Fresno State 2 58 191 3.29 1 29.00 95.50
31 East Carolina 1 38 125 3.29 3 38.00 125.00
33 Oregon 1 34 116 3.41 0 34.00 116.00
34 BYU 1 50 171 3.42 1 50.00 171.00
35 Wake Forest 1 33 114 3.45 1 33.00 114.00
36 Tulane 2 80 277 3.46 3 40.00 138.50
37 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 38 134 3.53 0 38.00 134.00
38 Duke 1 36 128 3.56 2 36.00 128.00
39 Memphis 1 35 126 3.60 0 35.00 126.00
40 Miami (Ohio) 1 38 138 3.63 2 38.00 138.00
41 Tennessee 1 45 164 3.64 1 45.00 164.00
42 Marshall 1 38 144 3.79 2 38.00 144.00
43 Utah 2 58 225 3.88 3 29.00 112.50
44 Coastal Carolina 2 68 265 3.90 5 34.00 132.50
45 Houston 1 33 129 3.91 0 33.00 129.00
46 Southern Mississippi 1 31 122 3.94 0 31.00 122.00
47 Toledo 2 49 201 4.10 2 24.50 100.50
48 Baylor 1 67 276 4.12 3 67.00 276.00
49 Troy 2 63 260 4.13 1 31.50 130.00
50 Florida 1 39 164 4.21 3 39.00 164.00
51 Florida State 1 60 253 4.22 3 60.00 253.00
52 Penn State 1 43 184 4.28 1 43.00 184.00
53 Minnesota 1 34 147 4.32 2 34.00 147.00
53 Ohio 2 79 341 4.32 3 39.50 170.50
55 LSU 2 80 349 4.36 2 40.00 174.50
56 UCLA 1 46 204 4.43 2 46.00 204.00
57 Michigan 2 78 353 4.53 4 39.00 176.50
58 Army 1 57 259 4.54 1 57.00 259.00
59 Pittsburgh 1 28 128 4.57 2 28.00 128.00
60 Texas Tech 1 43 197 4.58 2 43.00 197.00
61 Connecticut 1 45 210 4.67 1 45.00 210.00
62 Alabama 1 39 191 4.90 2 39.00 191.00
63 Oklahoma 1 34 169 4.97 2 34.00 169.00
64 SMU 1 42 209 4.98 2 42.00 209.00
65 TCU 3 128 645 5.04 10 42.67 215.00
65 Mississippi 1 48 242 5.04 3 48.00 242.00
67 Ohio State 1 26 135 5.19 2 26.00 135.00
68 North Carolina 2 53 277 5.23 5 26.50 138.50
69 Illinois 1 22 116 5.27 0 22.00 116.00
70 Eastern Michigan 1 25 132 5.28 1 25.00 132.00
71 Wyoming 1 38 201 5.29 1 38.00 201.00
72 Oklahoma State 1 47 258 5.49 2 47.00 258.00
73 Kansas State 2 70 393 5.61 3 35.00 196.50
74 North Texas 2 97 545 5.62 5 48.50 272.50
75 Texas 1 28 158 5.64 1 28.00 158.00
76 South Carolina 1 46 265 5.76 3 46.00 265.00
77 Bowling Green 1 41 240 5.85 1 41.00 240.00
78 Cincinnati 1 49 287 5.86 2 49.00 287.00
79 South Alabama 1 26 155 5.96 0 26.00 155.00
80 UCF 2 71 431 6.07 5 35.50 215.50
81 Purdue 2 69 445 6.45 7 34.50 222.50
82 Washington State 1 32 221 6.91 2 32.00 221.00
83 Kansas 1 52 394 7.58 5 52.00 394.00
84 USC 2 69 528 7.65 7 34.50 264.00
85 Rice 1 38 361 9.50 2 38.00 361.00