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