2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Middle Tennessee 1 38 60 1.58 2 38.00 60.00
2 Air Force 2 58 153 2.64 1 29.00 76.50
3 Miami (Ohio) 2 57 157 2.75 2 28.50 78.50
4 Georgia 13 354 1043 2.95 6 27.23 80.23
5 UNLV 1 32 92 2.88 1 32.00 92.00
6 Illinois 11 331 1022 3.09 6 30.09 92.91
7 Clemson 11 341 1044 3.06 9 31.00 94.91
8 Michigan 11 317 1063 3.35 9 28.82 96.64
9 Memphis 1 34 97 2.85 2 34.00 97.00
10 Oregon State 10 283 981 3.47 10 28.30 98.10
11 Wisconsin 11 381 1115 2.93 13 34.64 101.36
12 Notre Dame 9 283 923 3.26 9 31.44 102.56
13 North Carolina State 10 316 1036 3.28 11 31.60 103.60
14 Pittsburgh 11 333 1161 3.49 11 30.27 105.55
15 Iowa 11 398 1215 3.05 4 36.18 110.45
16 Liberty 3 127 341 2.69 4 42.33 113.67
17 Penn State 11 387 1258 3.25 13 35.18 114.36
18 Duke 10 320 1162 3.63 7 32.00 116.20
19 Iowa State 10 359 1166 3.25 8 35.90 116.60
20 Utah 12 339 1404 4.14 17 28.25 117.00
21 Minnesota 11 336 1344 4.00 10 30.55 122.18
22 Washington 11 378 1348 3.57 13 34.36 122.55
23 Texas 11 384 1403 3.65 12 34.91 127.55
24 Wake Forest 10 339 1281 3.78 12 33.90 128.10
25 Georgia State 2 76 262 3.45 4 38.00 131.00
26 Tennessee 10 379 1320 3.48 14 37.90 132.00
27 Ohio State 10 350 1321 3.77 10 35.00 132.10
28 Oregon 11 336 1461 4.35 16 30.55 132.82
29 East Carolina 1 32 133 4.16 1 32.00 133.00
30 Missouri 10 358 1371 3.83 17 35.80 137.10
31 Northern Illinois 2 74 276 3.73 1 37.00 138.00
32 Maryland 10 351 1384 3.94 15 35.10 138.40
33 UCLA 10 349 1414 4.05 15 34.90 141.40
34 Mississippi State 10 356 1427 4.01 18 35.60 142.70
35 Washington State 10 338 1431 4.23 15 33.80 143.10
36 Louisville 9 339 1290 3.81 10 37.67 143.33
37 South Alabama 1 37 144 3.89 0 37.00 144.00
38 North Carolina 10 338 1447 4.28 22 33.80 144.70
39 Central Michigan 2 64 291 4.55 6 32.00 145.50
40 Purdue 12 396 1750 4.42 19 33.00 145.83
41 Alabama 10 365 1479 4.05 14 36.50 147.90
42 Connecticut 4 157 593 3.78 10 39.25 148.25
43 Buffalo 1 26 149 5.73 4 26.00 149.00
44 Syracuse 10 388 1504 3.88 13 38.80 150.40
45 Kansas State 12 410 1820 4.44 14 34.17 151.67
46 Fresno State 3 103 456 4.43 9 34.33 152.00
46 Appalachian State 2 53 304 5.74 4 26.50 152.00
48 Kentucky 10 346 1531 4.42 14 34.60 153.10
49 USC 10 323 1532 4.74 21 32.30 153.20
50 Baylor 9 332 1399 4.21 21 36.89 155.44
51 California 9 327 1400 4.28 16 36.33 155.56
52 West Virginia 11 402 1713 4.26 24 36.55 155.73
53 Virginia Tech 8 295 1250 4.24 12 36.88 156.25
54 Temple 2 76 314 4.13 1 38.00 157.00
54 Bowling Green 2 56 314 5.61 3 28.00 157.00
56 Tulane 2 74 318 4.30 1 37.00 159.00
57 Virginia 8 340 1273 3.74 11 42.50 159.13
58 Nevada 1 35 162 4.63 2 35.00 162.00
59 LSU 11 416 1791 4.31 16 37.82 162.82
60 Florida State 11 449 1808 4.03 13 40.82 164.36
61 Rutgers 10 369 1647 4.46 22 36.90 164.70
62 Miami (Florida) 9 338 1489 4.41 16 37.56 165.44
63 Florida 11 416 1839 4.42 25 37.82 167.18
64 San Diego State 2 77 336 4.36 2 38.50 168.00
64 Arkansas State 1 26 168 6.46 2 26.00 168.00
66 TCU 13 493 2194 4.45 25 37.92 168.77
67 Eastern Michigan 1 23 170 7.39 2 23.00 170.00
68 Boston College 9 352 1532 4.35 21 39.11 170.22
69 BYU 4 157 694 4.42 9 39.25 173.50
70 Kent State 3 111 523 4.71 7 37.00 174.33
71 Mississippi 10 400 1760 4.40 17 40.00 176.00
72 Southern Mississippi 1 47 177 3.77 2 47.00 177.00
72 UCF 3 116 531 4.58 5 38.67 177.00
74 Boise State 1 37 178 4.81 2 37.00 178.00
75 Vanderbilt 9 298 1637 5.49 21 33.11 181.89
76 Old Dominion 2 84 365 4.35 2 42.00 182.50
77 Western Kentucky 2 77 372 4.83 4 38.50 186.00
78 Nebraska 10 436 1861 4.27 16 43.60 186.10
79 Georgia Tech 10 404 1867 4.62 19 40.40 186.70
80 Texas Tech 11 446 2057 4.61 17 40.55 187.00
81 Florida Atlantic 1 36 188 5.22 1 36.00 188.00
82 Colorado State 2 68 377 5.54 5 34.00 188.50
83 Indiana 9 397 1719 4.33 17 44.11 191.00
84 Oklahoma State 11 424 2111 4.98 21 38.55 191.91
85 Arizona State 10 361 1929 5.34 29 36.10 192.90
86 Cincinnati 3 132 579 4.39 4 44.00 193.00
87 Michigan State 10 436 1980 4.54 13 43.60 198.00
88 Northwestern 10 418 1984 4.75 22 41.80 198.40
89 Ohio 2 66 397 6.02 5 33.00 198.50
90 Houston 2 87 398 4.57 5 43.50 199.00
91 Louisiana-Monroe 2 67 407 6.07 6 33.50 203.50
92 Oklahoma 11 461 2245 4.87 28 41.91 204.09
93 Arkansas 9 356 1840 5.17 21 39.56 204.44
94 Arizona 10 362 2056 5.68 30 36.20 205.60
95 Auburn 9 358 1859 5.19 27 39.78 206.56
96 Massachusetts 1 38 207 5.45 1 38.00 207.00
97 SMU 2 73 416 5.70 5 36.50 208.00
97 Rice 1 28 208 7.43 4 28.00 208.00
99 South Carolina 9 367 1885 5.14 18 40.78 209.44
100 San Jose State 1 38 210 5.53 3 38.00 210.00
101 Western Michigan 2 84 435 5.18 3 42.00 217.50
102 Ball State 1 51 218 4.27 5 51.00 218.00
103 New Mexico 1 41 219 5.34 4 41.00 219.00
104 Army 1 42 221 5.26 4 42.00 221.00
105 Kansas 11 482 2452 5.09 34 43.82 222.91
106 Stanford 9 320 2026 6.33 21 35.56 225.11
107 Colorado 11 415 2506 6.04 34 37.73 227.82
108 Texas A&M 9 400 2107 5.27 12 44.44 234.11
109 James Madison 1 45 244 5.42 1 45.00 244.00
109 Charlotte 2 68 488 7.18 9 34.00 244.00
111 New Mexico State 3 140 739 5.28 13 46.67 246.33
112 Akron 2 93 498 5.35 11 46.50 249.00
113 South Florida 2 76 500 6.58 7 38.00 250.00
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 45 251 5.58 5 45.00 251.00
115 Georgia Southern 1 47 257 5.47 5 47.00 257.00
116 Wyoming 1 41 258 6.29 3 41.00 258.00
117 UTEP 1 38 259 6.82 4 38.00 259.00
118 Troy 1 44 266 6.05 3 44.00 266.00
119 UAB 1 41 269 6.56 5 41.00 269.00
120 Utah State 1 32 278 8.69 1 32.00 278.00
121 Toledo 1 44 281 6.39 5 44.00 281.00
122 Texas State 1 37 293 7.92 5 37.00 293.00
123 UTSA 1 36 298 8.28 3 36.00 298.00
124 Louisiana Tech 2 89 603 6.78 9 44.50 301.50
125 Tulsa 1 51 308 6.04 3 51.00 308.00
126 Hawai'i 2 77 672 8.73 10 38.50 336.00