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