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