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