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

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