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

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