2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Nebraska 12 96 240 2.50 1 20 9 6 1
2 Penn State 13 85 282 3.32 1 66 12 8 2
3 James Madison 13 105 262 2.50 2 54 13 7 3
4 Louisville 14 108 222 2.06 1 21 14 12 1
4 Jacksonville State 13 132 280 2.12 4 40 14 6 2
4 Ohio 13 88 325 3.69 1 53 14 9 4
7 UCLA 13 88 261 2.97 0 16 15 11 0
7 East Carolina 12 97 515 5.31 3 69 15 13 8
9 Mississippi State 12 95 376 3.96 3 53 16 8 2
10 Cincinnati 11 86 334 3.88 2 38 17 11 3
11 Michigan 15 112 287 2.56 1 34 18 9 1
11 Georgia Southern 13 111 315 2.84 2 28 18 13 2
11 Rutgers 12 95 318 3.35 2 24 18 6 1
11 Michigan State 12 93 325 3.49 3 50 18 7 1
11 Arizona State 12 93 343 3.69 4 21 18 12 1
11 SMU 14 126 361 2.87 2 52 18 11 1
11 South Florida 13 103 372 3.61 7 33 18 11 8
11 Wake Forest 12 109 385 3.53 1 65 18 10 4
19 Illinois 12 100 372 3.72 1 23 19 8 1
19 Ohio State 13 98 387 3.95 2 27 19 10 2
19 South Alabama 13 110 400 3.64 1 33 19 10 4
19 Notre Dame 13 91 423 4.65 3 49 19 11 2
19 Florida 12 82 450 5.49 3 75 19 13 4
19 Georgia State 13 94 478 5.09 4 65 19 12 4
25 Texas A&M 13 98 391 3.99 3 29 20 15 4
25 Arizona 13 101 437 4.33 6 45 20 13 3
25 Kansas State 13 99 535 5.40 3 71 20 12 5
25 Clemson 13 109 621 5.70 5 80 20 15 9
29 Iowa 14 96 309 3.22 1 29 21 9 1
29 New Mexico 12 86 340 3.95 4 18 21 10 0
29 Indiana 12 97 342 3.53 4 21 21 9 1
29 Akron 12 101 385 3.81 2 40 21 11 3
29 Missouri 13 103 391 3.80 3 22 21 18 2
29 Tennessee 13 107 403 3.77 3 62 21 14 2
29 LSU 13 93 420 4.52 4 43 21 12 6
29 Nevada 12 81 432 5.33 6 43 21 17 4
29 Tulsa 12 95 476 5.01 9 54 21 14 5
29 Mississippi 13 110 503 4.57 4 75 21 14 5
29 Florida State 14 110 552 5.02 3 64 21 14 7
40 Ball State 12 85 368 4.33 0 38 22 9 4
40 Kansas 13 110 407 3.70 3 30 22 7 1
40 Navy 12 113 438 3.88 4 28 22 14 2
40 TCU 12 112 455 4.06 6 35 22 8 3
40 Arkansas 12 108 465 4.31 5 45 22 10 4
40 Virginia 12 96 474 4.94 0 42 22 10 3
40 Army 12 89 481 5.40 4 42 22 14 4
40 Kent State 12 84 497 5.92 4 39 22 17 7
40 Southern Mississippi 12 107 553 5.17 9 75 22 15 5
49 Washington State 12 97 311 3.21 4 38 23 10 2
49 Texas 14 108 349 3.23 4 62 23 10 3
49 North Carolina State 13 98 376 3.84 2 20 23 17 2
49 San Diego State 12 80 386 4.83 1 62 23 9 3
49 South Carolina 12 103 401 3.89 6 42 23 12 3
49 Virginia Tech 13 102 435 4.26 5 36 23 11 3
49 Wisconsin 13 115 449 3.90 3 55 23 10 2
49 Alabama 14 114 464 4.07 3 42 23 13 3
49 Marshall 13 112 514 4.59 3 66 23 16 5
49 West Virginia 13 111 519 4.68 3 32 23 18 3
49 Rice 13 111 543 4.89 4 75 23 15 7
60 Oregon State 13 99 385 3.89 2 38 24 12 4
60 Tulane 14 125 428 3.42 5 35 24 16 3
60 Colorado 12 98 465 4.74 7 30 24 18 3
60 Wyoming 13 100 498 4.98 4 26 24 17 1
60 Boise State 14 119 510 4.29 4 50 24 17 4
60 Buffalo 12 109 586 5.38 4 71 24 17 7
66 Appalachian State 14 117 376 3.21 4 43 25 9 3
66 Miami (Florida) 13 106 411 3.88 6 22 25 13 2
66 Oregon 14 108 447 4.14 2 58 25 15 4
66 Purdue 12 106 491 4.63 8 67 25 14 4
66 Connecticut 12 94 556 5.91 9 82 25 16 7
66 Memphis 13 95 560 5.89 4 75 25 13 7
72 Texas State 13 107 394 3.68 4 41 26 17 4
72 Utah 13 102 413 4.05 5 45 26 14 2
72 Florida Atlantic 12 127 474 3.73 3 26 26 14 2
72 Temple 12 109 482 4.42 3 28 26 14 2
72 Pittsburgh 12 108 495 4.58 1 68 26 15 4
72 BYU 12 107 535 5.00 5 55 26 18 5
72 Massachusetts 12 108 539 4.99 7 60 26 12 4
72 San Jose State 13 106 551 5.20 3 39 26 15 2
72 Vanderbilt 12 92 557 6.05 7 67 26 18 8
72 Toledo 14 124 602 4.85 5 80 26 17 4
82 Kentucky 13 107 419 3.92 5 52 27 10 1
82 Liberty 14 108 440 4.07 5 25 27 12 2
82 Oklahoma 13 114 449 3.94 3 39 27 18 6
82 Charlotte 12 112 473 4.22 6 30 27 15 4
82 Minnesota 13 101 485 4.80 1 26 27 17 2
82 UAB 12 97 488 5.03 6 60 27 13 3
82 North Carolina 13 117 563 4.81 4 39 27 17 4
82 Western Kentucky 13 113 596 5.27 5 79 27 18 8
90 Western Michigan 12 96 365 3.80 2 23 28 15 2
90 Air Force 13 115 394 3.43 4 62 28 10 1
90 Troy 14 118 420 3.56 3 23 28 21 2
90 Middle Tennessee 12 102 422 4.14 4 21 28 14 2
90 Miami (Ohio) 14 137 443 3.23 2 26 28 13 3
90 New Mexico State 15 110 467 4.25 4 20 28 14 1
90 Georgia 14 108 540 5.00 4 75 28 18 3
90 UCF 13 117 551 4.71 3 46 28 18 7
90 Coastal Carolina 13 116 563 4.85 4 43 28 17 4
90 Sam Houston State 12 112 563 5.03 8 75 28 16 5
90 Texas Tech 13 115 576 5.01 6 55 28 20 3
101 California 13 116 464 4.00 5 32 29 11 1
101 UNLV 14 145 486 3.35 6 55 29 10 2
101 Old Dominion 13 140 492 3.51 3 31 29 12 3
101 Washington 15 113 529 4.68 9 59 29 16 3
101 Central Michigan 12 96 537 5.59 4 31 29 21 4
101 Stanford 12 104 582 5.60 9 59 29 15 7
101 Boston College 13 129 589 4.57 6 33 29 12 4
101 Baylor 12 103 741 7.19 4 79 29 21 8
109 Louisiana-Monroe 12 131 487 3.72 4 22 30 14 2
109 Arkansas State 13 124 509 4.10 6 60 30 17 3
109 Northern Illinois 13 113 565 5.00 5 48 30 13 6
109 Iowa State 13 113 622 5.50 4 71 30 18 3
109 Oklahoma State 14 124 623 5.02 5 64 30 19 4
109 UTSA 13 136 626 4.60 7 81 30 16 3
115 Northwestern 13 126 470 3.73 1 36 31 15 4
115 Bowling Green 13 114 500 4.39 6 54 31 16 3
115 Hawai'i 13 112 637 5.69 7 41 31 16 7
118 Maryland 13 120 450 3.75 3 17 32 15 0
118 Houston 12 114 546 4.79 6 37 32 18 2
120 Fresno State 13 137 486 3.55 2 20 33 16 1
120 Florida International 12 111 540 4.86 3 27 33 18 5
120 Duke 13 130 566 4.35 5 34 33 21 3
123 Auburn 13 121 645 5.33 5 36 34 18 7
124 Syracuse 13 119 558 4.69 5 75 35 14 1
124 USC 13 113 645 5.71 8 61 35 23 5
124 UTEP 12 105 751 7.15 9 56 35 25 10
127 Colorado State 12 125 543 4.34 2 28 37 21 4
128 Louisiana Tech 12 124 867 6.99 8 68 40 24 9
129 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 142 601 4.23 5 18 41 16 0
130 Eastern Michigan 13 133 723 5.44 4 55 42 23 3
130 North Texas 12 127 902 7.10 8 65 42 26 10
132 Georgia Tech 13 142 693 4.88 3 32 44 21 3
132 Utah State 13 146 894 6.12 11 64 44 26 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards