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