2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Iowa 14 498 1565 3.14 7 31 97 35 2
2 Rutgers 13 444 1783 4.02 16 40 117 55 9
3 Missouri 13 421 1597 3.79 8 41 91 67 14
4 South Carolina 12 462 1793 3.88 19 42 112 56 13
5 Illinois 12 459 1790 3.90 19 43 104 59 11
5 Coastal Carolina 13 462 2181 4.72 15 43 120 76 14
5 Florida International 12 487 2290 4.70 17 43 117 76 25
8 Liberty 14 404 1634 4.04 13 44 105 57 13
9 Ohio State 13 452 1553 3.44 6 45 88 44 11
10 Utah 13 345 1076 3.12 13 47 56 40 6
10 Louisiana-Monroe 12 490 2051 4.19 21 47 121 68 14
12 Maryland 13 480 1631 3.40 14 48 111 42 6
12 South Florida 13 460 1868 4.06 26 48 103 69 27
12 Northern Illinois 13 460 1929 4.19 20 48 111 58 11
15 Texas A&M 13 421 1414 3.36 9 49 73 58 12
15 Duke 13 473 1845 3.90 15 49 111 59 10
15 Arkansas 12 437 1853 4.24 13 49 100 60 18
15 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 575 2221 3.86 24 49 143 62 6
19 Michigan State 12 439 1822 4.15 14 50 105 56 13
19 Temple 12 513 2380 4.64 25 50 130 79 19
21 Tulane 14 445 1578 3.55 14 51 96 62 11
22 Kentucky 13 450 1469 3.26 19 52 98 47 5
22 LSU 13 462 2093 4.53 24 52 116 70 17
22 Kent State 12 460 2110 4.59 31 52 105 66 23
22 Hawai'i 13 481 2222 4.62 26 52 118 70 23
26 Nebraska 12 376 1115 2.97 9 53 66 28 8
26 Mississippi State 12 449 1751 3.90 14 53 98 55 12
26 Colorado State 12 485 1995 4.11 18 53 115 69 18
29 Ball State 12 375 1339 3.57 15 54 78 44 15
29 Oregon State 13 413 1485 3.60 14 54 102 54 12
29 Oklahoma 13 461 1802 3.91 14 54 95 63 18
29 New Mexico State 15 487 2156 4.43 22 54 123 72 19
33 Miami (Ohio) 14 509 1845 3.62 12 55 108 53 13
33 TCU 12 467 1856 3.97 21 55 102 54 14
33 Bowling Green 13 469 1901 4.05 16 55 122 62 12
33 Georgia Southern 13 454 2098 4.62 30 55 107 78 27
33 Eastern Michigan 13 513 2453 4.78 24 55 129 83 17
38 South Alabama 13 459 1478 3.22 11 56 80 44 9
39 Troy 14 472 1493 3.16 13 57 98 65 15
39 Texas State 13 489 1967 4.02 26 57 109 84 21
41 James Madison 13 416 1089 2.62 13 58 64 32 10
41 Oregon 14 401 1436 3.58 10 58 84 43 9
41 West Virginia 13 439 1864 4.25 15 58 107 57 17
44 Arizona State 12 381 1602 4.20 16 59 91 58 15
44 Stanford 12 420 1964 4.68 29 59 126 66 16
44 BYU 12 439 2132 4.86 18 59 109 75 18
44 Washington 15 474 2222 4.69 25 59 124 71 12
48 Miami (Florida) 13 412 1373 3.33 18 60 82 50 11
49 Notre Dame 13 437 1547 3.54 14 61 81 44 13
49 Middle Tennessee 12 436 1753 4.02 20 61 97 53 14
49 Florida Atlantic 12 477 1788 3.75 12 61 109 62 9
49 USC 13 506 2424 4.79 25 61 127 75 25
53 Texas 14 397 1153 2.90 9 62 72 36 7
53 Air Force 13 388 1181 3.04 11 62 74 32 8
53 Arizona 13 422 1537 3.64 19 62 90 58 11
53 San Diego State 12 402 1989 4.95 21 62 113 58 16
53 Houston 12 467 2023 4.33 27 62 119 58 12
58 Central Michigan 12 411 1918 4.67 24 64 101 66 17
58 Northwestern 13 504 2052 4.07 20 64 118 63 15
58 Florida State 14 509 2131 4.19 17 64 113 72 27
58 UTEP 12 452 2427 5.37 28 64 115 76 25
62 Wake Forest 12 440 1852 4.21 13 65 91 52 19
63 Penn State 13 434 982 2.26 10 66 66 34 7
63 UCLA 13 396 1050 2.65 5 66 68 37 2
63 Ohio 13 366 1185 3.24 9 66 67 36 11
63 Akron 12 443 1773 4.00 23 66 94 49 15
63 Washington State 12 425 1810 4.26 26 66 96 49 19
63 Western Michigan 12 412 1905 4.62 22 66 102 63 18
63 North Texas 12 544 3062 5.63 37 66 151 80 33
70 Purdue 12 431 1687 3.91 22 67 86 53 15
70 Georgia State 13 442 1896 4.29 18 67 95 57 17
70 Army 12 433 2115 4.88 15 67 102 62 19
73 Pittsburgh 12 493 1802 3.66 20 68 101 60 14
73 Boise State 14 451 1887 4.18 23 68 99 62 17
73 New Mexico 12 407 2066 5.08 25 68 105 64 16
73 San Jose State 13 486 2212 4.55 23 68 122 65 11
77 East Carolina 12 436 1466 3.36 13 69 74 51 12
77 SMU 14 499 1707 3.42 14 69 92 55 12
77 Texas Tech 13 480 2085 4.34 19 69 109 68 10
77 Arkansas State 13 505 2395 4.74 22 69 123 74 20
81 North Carolina 13 504 2121 4.21 21 70 113 65 15
81 Fresno State 13 499 2160 4.33 16 70 120 73 14
81 UNLV 14 529 2265 4.28 23 70 112 72 19
84 Iowa State 13 456 1745 3.83 12 71 102 57 7
84 Boston College 13 462 2443 5.29 30 71 107 64 22
86 California 13 456 1734 3.80 23 72 100 52 7
86 Kansas 13 472 2100 4.45 26 72 109 53 15
86 Nevada 12 423 2253 5.33 23 72 108 67 21
86 Louisiana Tech 12 506 2794 5.52 32 72 133 84 31
90 Louisville 14 419 1397 3.33 13 73 80 55 10
90 Virginia 12 434 2214 5.10 27 73 119 63 17
92 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 74 82 44 8
92 Alabama 14 470 1749 3.72 15 74 95 53 15
92 Vanderbilt 12 413 2104 5.09 23 74 102 61 23
92 Colorado 12 451 2117 4.69 24 74 111 73 15
92 Georgia Tech 13 535 2867 5.36 28 74 148 87 21
97 Tennessee 13 463 1478 3.19 13 75 87 55 9
97 Navy 12 423 1546 3.65 12 75 84 48 7
97 Georgia 14 422 1591 3.77 13 75 94 50 8
97 Old Dominion 13 529 1842 3.48 13 75 105 47 7
97 Syracuse 13 500 1926 3.85 16 75 122 51 8
97 Minnesota 13 414 1938 4.68 19 75 98 58 17
97 Sam Houston State 12 441 1955 4.43 25 75 104 56 17
97 Mississippi 13 496 1986 4.00 19 75 108 62 12
97 Rice 13 484 1990 4.11 23 75 96 63 23
97 Marshall 13 467 2017 4.32 20 75 94 61 20
97 Memphis 13 446 2018 4.52 21 75 99 63 24
97 Cincinnati 12 397 2123 5.35 24 75 109 83 28
97 Southern Mississippi 12 424 2145 5.06 28 75 101 69 23
97 Appalachian State 14 502 2498 4.98 28 75 134 87 24
97 UCF 13 516 2526 4.90 26 75 139 86 25
97 Utah State 13 548 2775 5.06 31 75 153 91 28
113 Jacksonville State 13 520 1450 2.79 14 77 79 38 8
113 Kansas State 13 403 1917 4.76 15 77 81 52 21
113 Tulsa 12 423 1978 4.68 24 77 96 58 22
116 Auburn 13 463 2015 4.35 15 79 107 68 18
116 Baylor 12 440 2219 5.04 27 79 104 62 25
116 Western Kentucky 13 509 2472 4.86 24 79 133 78 21
119 Clemson 13 396 1490 3.76 17 80 73 42 17
119 Indiana 12 448 1875 4.19 18 80 108 59 12
119 Wyoming 13 453 1879 4.15 12 80 102 46 11
119 Toledo 14 526 2083 3.96 18 80 117 69 9
119 UAB 12 457 2365 5.18 31 80 130 67 24
119 Massachusetts 12 468 2650 5.66 30 80 127 68 20
125 UTSA 13 474 1761 3.72 16 81 93 49 17
126 Wisconsin 13 457 1756 3.84 13 82 96 57 13
126 Connecticut 12 420 1772 4.22 22 82 94 50 16
128 North Carolina State 13 379 1514 3.99 13 83 78 50 14
129 Florida 12 386 1867 4.84 21 85 84 65 22
129 Virginia Tech 13 459 1924 4.19 21 85 100 56 22
131 Buffalo 12 433 2159 4.99 19 89 99 77 28
132 Oklahoma State 14 512 2332 4.55 23 92 120 79 20
133 Charlotte 12 429 1938 4.52 19 95 100 56 20
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards