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