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