2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah 13 170 674 3.96 8 47 36 24 3
2 Kent State 12 182 753 4.14 11 39 34 26 9
3 Nebraska 12 183 581 3.17 4 53 30 15 4
3 Cincinnati 12 183 908 4.96 8 38 45 36 13
5 Western Michigan 12 187 867 4.64 10 66 50 29 6
5 Nevada 12 187 975 5.21 9 72 50 34 8
7 Florida 12 188 1027 5.46 11 85 46 34 13
8 North Carolina State 13 189 813 4.30 8 80 43 31 6
9 Arizona State 12 191 772 4.04 12 38 44 33 5
9 Ball State 12 191 777 4.07 9 54 43 23 8
11 Ohio 13 192 621 3.23 3 66 35 20 6
11 Central Michigan 12 192 879 4.58 8 39 46 31 8
13 New Mexico 12 194 978 5.04 14 35 55 29 7
14 Penn State 13 195 497 2.55 7 66 27 16 5
14 Michigan State 12 195 770 3.95 7 50 45 20 7
14 San Diego State 12 195 1102 5.65 9 62 59 30 8
17 UCLA 13 196 581 2.96 1 30 38 22 1
18 Charlotte 12 200 837 4.19 6 40 49 27 9
18 Army 12 200 863 4.32 7 42 46 25 6
20 James Madison 13 201 422 2.10 5 54 22 10 4
21 Stanford 12 202 1166 5.77 19 59 68 42 9
22 Clemson 13 203 829 4.08 6 80 35 22 10
22 East Carolina 12 203 843 4.15 8 69 39 28 10
24 Tulsa 12 204 986 4.83 12 55 48 28 12
25 Washington State 12 205 747 3.64 11 66 40 17 7
25 Vanderbilt 12 205 982 4.79 15 67 50 31 11
25 Baylor 12 205 1232 6.01 15 79 54 37 18
28 Texas 14 206 658 3.19 7 62 40 23 5
28 Akron 12 206 797 3.87 10 66 43 23 6
30 Oregon 14 207 674 3.26 5 58 44 23 4
30 UAB 12 207 1063 5.14 15 80 58 30 11
32 South Carolina 12 208 842 4.05 11 42 50 27 8
33 Missouri 13 209 693 3.32 3 34 39 30 4
33 Rutgers 13 209 752 3.60 7 24 53 22 2
33 Minnesota 13 209 964 4.61 8 65 54 30 6
33 LSU 13 209 987 4.72 10 52 48 28 13
37 Connecticut 12 210 1027 4.89 13 82 52 28 12
38 Georgia Southern 13 211 725 3.44 10 35 42 30 7
38 Georgia State 13 211 857 4.06 8 65 43 24 6
40 Texas A&M 13 212 673 3.17 6 29 36 31 6
40 Notre Dame 13 212 827 3.90 5 49 42 23 5
42 Kansas State 13 213 1064 5.00 10 77 44 26 12
43 Miami (Florida) 13 214 601 2.81 9 22 42 21 3
43 Kentucky 13 214 763 3.57 8 52 47 21 2
43 Indiana 12 214 771 3.60 9 32 42 20 3
43 Buffalo 12 214 1177 5.50 7 71 54 41 14
47 Ohio State 13 215 786 3.66 2 45 40 19 6
47 Purdue 12 215 920 4.28 12 67 54 34 7
47 Liberty 14 215 982 4.57 9 44 64 33 7
50 Wyoming 13 216 912 4.22 7 80 45 24 5
50 UTEP 12 216 1233 5.71 16 56 62 41 14
52 Air Force 13 217 768 3.54 9 62 47 20 6
52 Oregon State 13 217 850 3.92 6 43 53 33 9
52 Navy 12 217 855 3.94 8 75 46 31 3
52 Middle Tennessee 12 217 878 4.05 11 61 52 28 8
52 Mississippi State 12 217 965 4.45 9 53 49 27 8
52 Arkansas 12 217 966 4.45 8 49 48 30 9
58 Arizona 13 218 793 3.64 11 62 42 31 5
58 Iowa State 13 218 966 4.43 8 71 54 32 4
58 Marshall 13 218 1066 4.89 9 70 42 32 12
58 Southern Mississippi 12 218 1078 4.94 15 75 50 33 9
58 Sam Houston State 12 218 1180 5.41 15 75 58 34 10
63 Michigan 15 219 566 2.58 3 34 32 19 3
63 Memphis 13 219 1010 4.61 11 75 48 29 10
65 Illinois 12 221 806 3.65 11 25 51 24 3
66 Georgia 14 222 879 3.96 6 75 54 31 4
66 Wake Forest 12 222 910 4.10 8 65 44 24 8
66 Colorado 12 222 1052 4.74 13 49 56 39 7
66 Coastal Carolina 13 222 1088 4.90 8 43 56 33 7
70 Boise State 14 223 945 4.24 9 50 48 29 8
71 Tennessee 13 224 677 3.02 7 62 40 26 3
71 West Virginia 13 224 962 4.29 8 34 51 33 9
73 Iowa 14 226 671 2.97 4 29 43 18 1
73 BYU 12 226 1014 4.49 7 55 54 35 7
75 South Florida 13 228 935 4.10 15 39 53 34 14
76 Louisville 14 231 703 3.04 7 39 42 27 4
76 Pittsburgh 12 231 862 3.73 9 68 50 30 6
76 Oklahoma 13 231 908 3.93 6 54 50 31 8
76 Northern Illinois 13 231 1062 4.60 10 48 59 28 8
76 Virginia 12 231 1138 4.93 11 42 61 32 8
81 Auburn 13 232 1019 4.39 7 36 58 34 8
81 Kansas 13 232 1116 4.81 8 67 55 27 7
83 Virginia Tech 13 233 931 4.00 10 56 50 25 10
83 Temple 12 233 1018 4.37 9 37 61 35 5
85 South Alabama 13 234 674 2.88 3 33 38 18 4
85 New Mexico State 15 234 1069 4.57 12 54 61 32 7
87 Florida Atlantic 12 235 980 4.17 8 41 55 34 3
87 Colorado State 12 235 1009 4.29 6 36 61 40 11
87 San Jose State 13 235 1074 4.57 11 61 57 28 4
90 Massachusetts 12 236 1386 5.87 20 80 71 33 8
91 Duke 13 238 897 3.77 6 34 55 31 4
91 Alabama 14 238 1030 4.33 8 56 51 28 10
93 Texas Tech 13 239 1083 4.53 8 69 53 31 6
93 Appalachian State 14 239 1211 5.07 13 68 63 38 13
95 Bowling Green 13 240 858 3.58 7 54 57 29 7
96 Houston 12 241 997 4.14 12 62 59 30 4
96 Florida International 12 241 1259 5.22 6 34 69 43 13
98 Rice 13 242 1110 4.59 7 75 51 37 13
99 Louisiana-Monroe 12 243 905 3.72 12 31 53 30 4
99 Texas State 13 243 988 4.07 17 57 52 36 11
99 Boston College 13 243 1112 4.58 16 59 53 27 6
99 Washington 15 243 1225 5.04 15 59 71 43 8
103 Tulane 14 244 778 3.19 8 35 52 32 4
103 Wisconsin 13 244 981 4.02 8 82 50 25 6
103 Western Kentucky 13 244 1218 4.99 11 79 60 40 12
106 North Carolina 13 245 1017 4.15 9 39 54 29 5
106 USC 13 245 1236 5.04 16 61 68 42 10
108 Maryland 13 246 895 3.64 6 25 59 24 3
108 UCF 13 246 1170 4.76 8 46 65 42 11
110 California 13 247 919 3.72 11 32 56 27 2
110 Syracuse 13 247 989 4.00 6 75 66 27 3
110 Mississippi 13 247 996 4.03 9 75 52 28 6
113 Hawai'i 13 248 1117 4.50 15 44 58 29 11
114 Florida State 14 249 1189 4.78 11 64 53 37 17
114 Arkansas State 13 249 1233 4.95 11 63 63 38 11
116 Troy 14 250 852 3.41 8 57 51 35 5
116 TCU 12 250 1041 4.16 14 41 57 29 7
118 SMU 14 251 805 3.21 6 69 41 22 4
119 Northwestern 13 252 967 3.84 6 41 57 28 8
120 Eastern Michigan 13 255 1285 5.04 11 55 68 43 4
120 Georgia Tech 13 255 1316 5.16 10 68 77 41 5
120 Louisiana Tech 12 255 1565 6.14 18 68 74 46 17
123 Oklahoma State 14 256 1128 4.41 9 70 57 36 7
124 Fresno State 13 258 1062 4.12 6 70 59 35 3
125 UTSA 13 259 1158 4.47 11 81 54 31 10
126 Old Dominion 13 264 959 3.63 7 31 51 24 3
127 Jacksonville State 13 267 699 2.62 8 40 40 19 5
127 Miami (Ohio) 14 267 989 3.70 4 37 58 28 4
129 Toledo 14 270 1144 4.24 8 80 57 33 6
130 North Texas 12 273 1885 6.90 20 66 83 50 21
131 Utah State 13 280 1577 5.63 15 75 80 50 17
132 UNLV 14 289 1187 4.11 16 70 63 31 9
133 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 299 1193 3.99 11 44 77 38 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards