2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah 13 175 402 2.30 5 45 20 16 3
2 Air Force 13 171 413 2.42 2 50 27 12 2
3 UCLA 13 200 469 2.35 4 66 30 15 1
4 Penn State 13 239 485 2.03 3 30 39 18 2
5 Texas 14 191 495 2.59 2 44 32 13 2
6 Nebraska 12 193 534 2.77 5 34 36 13 4
7 Ball State 12 184 562 3.05 6 39 35 21 7
8 Ohio 13 174 564 3.24 6 48 32 16 5
9 UTSA 13 215 603 2.80 5 46 39 18 7
10 East Carolina 12 233 623 2.67 5 56 35 23 2
11 Oregon State 13 196 635 3.24 8 54 49 21 3
12 Troy 14 222 641 2.89 5 28 47 30 10
13 Liberty 14 189 652 3.45 4 40 41 24 6
14 Clemson 13 193 661 3.42 11 55 38 20 7
15 James Madison 13 215 667 3.10 8 58 42 22 6
16 Navy 12 206 691 3.35 4 69 38 17 4
17 Louisville 14 188 694 3.69 6 73 38 28 6
18 North Carolina State 13 190 701 3.69 5 83 35 19 8
19 Kentucky 13 236 706 2.99 11 29 51 26 3
20 Georgia 14 200 712 3.56 7 48 40 19 4
21 Alabama 14 232 719 3.10 7 74 44 25 5
22 Notre Dame 13 225 720 3.20 9 61 39 21 8
23 Maryland 13 234 736 3.15 8 48 52 18 3
24 Texas A&M 13 209 741 3.55 3 49 37 27 6
25 Arizona 13 204 744 3.65 8 28 48 27 6
26 Connecticut 12 210 745 3.55 9 47 42 22 4
27 Jacksonville State 13 253 751 2.97 6 77 39 19 3
28 Oregon 14 194 762 3.93 5 41 40 20 5
29 Ohio State 13 237 767 3.24 4 29 48 25 5
29 Purdue 12 216 767 3.55 10 52 32 19 8
31 Miami (Florida) 13 198 772 3.90 9 60 40 29 8
32 Sam Houston State 12 223 775 3.48 10 32 46 22 7
32 Wisconsin 13 213 775 3.64 5 33 46 32 7
34 Iowa State 13 238 779 3.27 4 55 48 25 3
35 Michigan 15 231 784 3.39 6 74 50 25 5
36 Mississippi State 12 232 786 3.39 5 50 49 28 4
37 Stanford 12 218 798 3.66 10 37 58 24 7
38 Tulane 14 201 800 3.98 6 51 44 30 7
39 Tennessee 13 239 801 3.35 6 75 47 29 6
40 South Alabama 13 225 804 3.57 8 56 42 26 5
41 Florida Atlantic 12 242 808 3.34 4 61 54 28 6
42 TCU 12 217 815 3.76 7 55 45 25 7
42 California 13 209 815 3.90 12 72 44 25 5
44 Arizona State 12 190 830 4.37 4 59 47 25 10
45 Florida 12 198 840 4.24 10 51 38 31 9
46 Kansas State 13 190 853 4.49 5 60 37 26 9
47 Miami (Ohio) 14 242 856 3.54 8 55 50 25 9
48 Northern Illinois 13 229 867 3.79 10 42 52 30 3
49 Middle Tennessee 12 219 875 4.00 9 56 45 25 6
50 Rice 13 242 880 3.64 16 39 45 26 10
51 Old Dominion 13 265 883 3.33 6 75 54 23 4
52 Arkansas 12 220 887 4.03 5 46 52 30 9
52 San Diego State 12 207 887 4.29 12 57 54 28 8
54 Iowa 14 272 894 3.29 3 31 54 17 1
54 Oklahoma 13 230 894 3.89 8 49 45 32 10
56 SMU 14 248 902 3.64 8 57 51 33 8
56 West Virginia 13 215 902 4.20 7 58 56 24 8
58 Missouri 13 212 904 4.26 5 41 52 37 10
59 South Florida 13 232 933 4.02 11 48 50 35 13
60 Syracuse 13 253 937 3.70 10 50 56 24 5
61 Toledo 14 256 939 3.67 10 50 60 36 3
62 Pittsburgh 12 262 940 3.59 11 55 51 30 8
63 Florida State 14 260 942 3.62 6 46 60 35 10
63 Boise State 14 228 942 4.13 14 68 51 33 9
63 Wake Forest 12 218 942 4.32 5 49 47 28 11
66 Duke 13 235 948 4.03 9 49 56 28 6
67 South Carolina 12 254 951 3.74 8 31 62 29 5
67 Marshall 13 249 951 3.82 11 75 52 29 8
69 Wyoming 13 237 967 4.08 5 61 57 22 6
70 Minnesota 13 205 974 4.75 11 75 44 28 11
71 Akron 12 237 976 4.12 13 55 51 26 9
72 Texas State 13 246 979 3.98 9 31 57 48 10
73 Buffalo 12 219 982 4.48 12 89 45 36 14
74 Kansas 13 240 984 4.10 18 72 54 26 8
74 Illinois 12 238 984 4.13 8 43 53 35 8
76 Colorado State 12 250 986 3.94 12 53 54 29 7
77 Baylor 12 235 987 4.20 12 49 50 25 7
78 Mississippi 13 249 990 3.98 10 51 56 34 6
79 Tulsa 12 219 992 4.53 12 77 48 30 10
80 Virginia Tech 13 226 993 4.39 11 85 50 31 12
81 Auburn 13 231 996 4.31 8 79 49 34 10
82 Washington 15 231 997 4.32 10 44 53 28 4
83 Texas Tech 13 241 1002 4.16 11 60 56 37 4
84 Memphis 13 227 1008 4.44 10 67 51 34 14
85 Houston 12 226 1026 4.54 15 62 60 28 8
86 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 276 1028 3.72 13 49 66 24 4
87 Florida International 12 246 1031 4.19 11 43 48 33 12
87 Rutgers 13 235 1031 4.39 9 40 64 33 7
89 Western Michigan 12 225 1038 4.61 12 54 52 34 12
90 Georgia State 13 231 1039 4.50 10 67 52 33 11
90 Central Michigan 12 219 1039 4.74 16 64 55 35 9
92 Bowling Green 13 229 1043 4.55 9 55 65 33 5
93 Michigan State 12 244 1052 4.31 7 45 60 36 6
94 Washington State 12 220 1063 4.83 15 52 56 32 12
95 Colorado 12 229 1065 4.65 11 74 55 34 8
96 Southern Mississippi 12 206 1067 5.18 13 62 51 36 14
97 Virginia 12 203 1076 5.30 16 73 58 31 9
98 UNLV 14 240 1078 4.49 7 50 49 41 10
99 Northwestern 13 252 1085 4.31 14 64 61 35 7
100 New Mexico State 15 253 1087 4.30 10 52 62 40 12
101 New Mexico 12 213 1088 5.11 11 68 50 35 9
102 Coastal Carolina 13 240 1093 4.55 7 43 64 43 7
103 Fresno State 13 241 1098 4.56 10 47 61 38 11
104 Charlotte 12 229 1101 4.81 13 95 51 29 11
105 North Carolina 13 259 1104 4.26 12 70 59 36 10
105 Indiana 12 234 1104 4.72 9 80 66 39 9
107 Hawai'i 13 233 1105 4.74 11 52 60 41 12
108 LSU 13 253 1106 4.37 14 52 68 42 4
109 BYU 12 213 1118 5.25 11 59 55 40 11
110 Vanderbilt 12 208 1122 5.39 8 74 52 30 12
111 San Jose State 13 251 1138 4.53 12 68 65 37 7
112 Louisiana-Monroe 12 247 1146 4.64 9 47 68 38 10
113 Arkansas State 13 256 1162 4.54 11 69 60 36 9
114 Eastern Michigan 13 258 1168 4.53 13 36 61 40 13
115 North Texas 12 271 1177 4.34 17 47 68 30 12
116 USC 13 261 1188 4.55 9 59 59 33 15
117 UTEP 12 236 1194 5.06 12 64 53 35 11
118 Utah State 13 268 1198 4.47 16 46 73 41 11
119 Oklahoma State 14 256 1204 4.70 14 92 63 43 13
120 Cincinnati 12 214 1215 5.68 16 75 64 47 15
121 Louisiana Tech 12 251 1229 4.90 14 72 59 38 14
122 Army 12 233 1252 5.37 8 67 56 37 13
123 Western Kentucky 13 265 1254 4.73 13 37 73 38 9
124 Massachusetts 12 232 1264 5.45 10 56 56 35 12
125 Nevada 12 236 1278 5.42 14 66 58 33 13
126 Appalachian State 14 263 1287 4.89 15 75 71 49 11
127 UAB 12 250 1302 5.21 16 59 72 37 13
128 Boston College 13 219 1331 6.08 14 71 54 37 16
129 UCF 13 270 1356 5.02 18 75 74 44 14
130 Kent State 12 278 1357 4.88 20 52 71 40 14
131 Temple 12 280 1362 4.86 16 50 69 44 14
132 Georgia Southern 13 243 1373 5.65 20 55 65 48 20
133 Georgia Tech 13 280 1551 5.54 18 74 71 46 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards