2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Georgia 14 384 1136 2.96 7 27.43 81.14
2 James Madison 10 330 873 2.65 8 33.00 87.30
3 Air Force 12 342 1120 3.27 10 28.50 93.33
4 Navy 11 326 1054 3.23 7 29.64 95.82
5 South Alabama 12 340 1162 3.42 7 28.33 96.83
6 Michigan 14 421 1371 3.26 10 30.07 97.93
7 Illinois 12 362 1204 3.33 6 30.17 100.33
8 Pittsburgh 12 362 1211 3.35 11 30.17 100.92
9 Clemson 13 408 1313 3.22 12 31.38 101.00
10 Wisconsin 12 417 1233 2.96 14 34.75 102.75
11 Oregon State 12 343 1239 3.61 14 28.58 103.25
12 Marshall 11 369 1160 3.14 10 33.55 105.45
13 North Carolina State 12 375 1273 3.39 13 31.25 106.08
14 Iowa 12 434 1284 2.96 4 36.17 107.00
15 Iowa State 11 381 1190 3.12 8 34.64 108.18
16 Penn State 13 436 1446 3.32 14 33.54 111.23
17 Duke 12 385 1355 3.52 9 32.08 112.92
18 East Carolina 12 392 1359 3.47 15 32.67 113.25
19 Minnesota 12 357 1382 3.87 10 29.75 115.17
20 San Diego State 12 403 1400 3.47 13 33.58 116.67
21 Utah 13 373 1517 4.07 17 28.69 116.69
22 Tennessee 12 430 1429 3.32 14 35.83 119.08
23 Ohio State 13 447 1574 3.52 12 34.38 121.08
24 Middle Tennessee 12 425 1457 3.43 14 35.42 121.42
25 San Jose State 11 418 1342 3.21 15 38.00 122.00
26 Texas State 11 384 1359 3.54 18 34.91 123.55
27 Troy 13 457 1609 3.52 13 35.15 123.77
28 Memphis 12 419 1487 3.55 17 34.92 123.92
29 Washington 12 417 1495 3.59 14 34.75 124.58
30 Texas 13 469 1634 3.48 14 36.08 125.69
31 Oregon 12 360 1522 4.23 17 30.00 126.83
32 Missouri 12 420 1523 3.63 19 35.00 126.92
33 Appalachian State 10 334 1294 3.87 20 33.40 129.40
34 Notre Dame 13 436 1707 3.92 16 33.54 131.31
35 Boise State 13 479 1718 3.59 16 36.85 132.15
36 Maryland 13 459 1739 3.79 16 35.31 133.77
37 Louisville 13 486 1742 3.58 13 37.38 134.00
38 UCLA 12 408 1613 3.95 18 34.00 134.42
39 UTEP 12 403 1632 4.05 13 33.58 136.00
40 Mississippi State 12 406 1634 4.02 20 33.83 136.17
41 Alabama 12 442 1636 3.70 15 36.83 136.33
42 UTSA 13 456 1773 3.89 19 35.08 136.38
43 Wake Forest 12 432 1681 3.89 14 36.00 140.08
44 Washington State 12 401 1689 4.21 17 33.42 140.75
45 Northern Illinois 11 416 1549 3.72 14 37.82 140.82
46 Coastal Carolina 12 412 1692 4.11 20 34.33 141.00
47 Ohio 13 427 1836 4.30 18 32.85 141.23
48 Houston 13 449 1859 4.14 18 34.54 143.00
49 Miami (Ohio) 12 425 1727 4.06 16 35.42 143.92
50 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 437 1730 3.96 17 36.42 144.17
51 LSU 13 465 1876 4.03 17 35.77 144.31
52 Virginia Tech 10 357 1449 4.06 14 35.70 144.90
53 Miami (Florida) 11 397 1612 4.06 18 36.09 146.55
54 Western Kentucky 13 479 1913 3.99 16 36.85 147.15
55 Kentucky 12 411 1770 4.31 16 34.25 147.50
56 Southern Mississippi 12 457 1782 3.90 15 38.08 148.50
57 Western Michigan 11 388 1639 4.22 18 35.27 149.00
58 Purdue 13 439 1939 4.42 19 33.77 149.15
59 California 11 399 1650 4.14 18 36.27 150.00
60 Toledo 13 489 1960 4.01 25 37.62 150.77
61 Virginia 9 372 1362 3.66 11 41.33 151.33
61 Liberty 12 482 1816 3.77 19 40.17 151.33
63 Kansas State 13 450 1980 4.40 15 34.62 152.31
64 Fresno State 13 460 1990 4.33 17 35.38 153.08
65 Baylor 12 466 1840 3.95 25 38.83 153.33
66 Syracuse 12 471 1847 3.92 17 39.25 153.92
67 Cincinnati 12 492 1850 3.76 17 41.00 154.17
68 Rutgers 11 399 1696 4.25 23 36.27 154.18
69 West Virginia 11 402 1713 4.26 24 36.55 155.73
70 Eastern Michigan 12 444 1888 4.25 22 37.00 157.33
71 Tulane 13 514 2072 4.03 15 39.54 159.38
72 USC 14 449 2237 4.98 29 32.07 159.79
73 Akron 11 418 1760 4.21 23 38.00 160.00
74 Florida State 12 484 1940 4.01 14 40.33 161.67
75 New Mexico State 11 428 1790 4.18 20 38.91 162.73
76 Nevada 11 415 1794 4.32 21 37.73 163.09
77 Colorado State 11 430 1803 4.19 21 39.09 163.91
78 TCU 14 530 2298 4.34 28 37.86 164.14
79 Kent State 11 458 1809 3.95 19 41.64 164.45
80 Buffalo 12 392 1974 5.04 21 32.67 164.50
81 Central Michigan 11 448 1810 4.04 20 40.73 164.55
82 Wyoming 12 443 1980 4.47 17 36.92 165.00
83 UCF 13 455 2177 4.78 24 35.00 167.46
84 UNLV 11 441 1845 4.18 18 40.09 167.73
85 New Mexico 11 441 1871 4.24 19 40.09 170.09
86 Georgia State 12 476 2046 4.30 22 39.67 170.50
87 UAB 12 434 2059 4.74 23 36.17 171.58
88 Vanderbilt 11 355 1896 5.34 23 32.27 172.36
89 Arkansas State 11 451 1899 4.21 23 41.00 172.64
90 Bowling Green 12 467 2078 4.45 19 38.92 173.17
91 Mississippi 12 476 2082 4.37 18 39.67 173.50
92 North Carolina 13 486 2257 4.64 28 37.38 173.62
93 Boston College 11 429 1920 4.48 25 39.00 174.55
94 Florida 12 462 2125 4.60 28 38.50 177.08
95 Connecticut 12 480 2128 4.43 24 40.00 177.33
96 Michigan State 12 500 2143 4.29 14 41.67 178.58
97 Texas Tech 12 475 2144 4.51 18 39.58 178.67
98 Indiana 11 463 1975 4.27 19 42.09 179.55
99 Arkansas 12 455 2159 4.75 24 37.92 179.92
100 BYU 12 476 2165 4.55 22 39.67 180.42
101 Auburn 11 416 1998 4.80 28 37.82 181.64
102 Rice 12 409 2191 5.36 20 34.08 182.58
103 Oklahoma State 12 463 2233 4.82 23 38.58 186.08
104 Oklahoma 13 544 2437 4.48 29 41.85 187.46
105 Nebraska 11 466 2094 4.49 21 42.36 190.36
106 Florida Atlantic 11 416 2104 5.06 15 37.82 191.27
107 Ball State 11 501 2111 4.21 23 45.55 191.91
108 Utah State 12 475 2325 4.89 18 39.58 193.75
109 Georgia Tech 11 460 2151 4.68 20 41.82 195.55
110 North Texas 13 525 2550 4.86 24 40.38 196.15
111 Charlotte 11 430 2166 5.04 26 39.09 196.91
112 Florida International 11 456 2180 4.78 28 41.45 198.18
113 Old Dominion 12 570 2380 4.18 19 47.50 198.33
114 Northwestern 11 462 2200 4.76 23 42.00 200.00
115 Massachusetts 11 435 2205 5.07 29 39.55 200.45
116 Army 10 406 2022 4.98 18 40.60 202.20
117 Arizona 11 404 2226 5.51 30 36.73 202.36
118 South Carolina 12 482 2429 5.04 22 40.17 202.42
119 Arizona State 11 412 2234 5.42 31 37.45 203.09
120 Louisiana-Monroe 11 459 2262 4.93 29 41.73 205.64
121 Temple 11 467 2284 4.89 21 42.45 207.64
122 Tulsa 11 458 2287 4.99 18 41.64 207.91
123 SMU 12 492 2543 5.17 29 41.00 211.92
124 Texas A&M 11 493 2401 4.87 13 44.82 218.27
125 Kansas 12 521 2626 5.04 37 43.42 218.83
126 Hawai'i 12 457 2639 5.77 28 38.08 219.92
127 Stanford 11 404 2534 6.27 25 36.73 230.36
128 Georgia Southern 12 510 2830 5.55 29 42.50 235.83
129 South Florida 11 420 2649 6.31 34 38.18 240.82
130 Colorado 12 485 2941 6.06 39 40.42 245.08
131 Louisiana Tech 11 440 2774 6.30 33 40.00 252.18