2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Air Force 13 70 171 2.44 2 50 12 3 2
2 Texas 14 102 212 2.08 1 13 15 4 0
3 Penn State 13 108 216 2.00 0 20 17 9 1
3 Utah 13 86 216 2.51 2 28 8 7 1
5 UCLA 13 101 218 2.16 0 17 16 8 0
5 Ohio 13 67 218 3.25 3 48 10 6 2
7 Michigan 15 110 244 2.22 3 21 15 6 1
8 Nebraska 12 89 252 2.83 2 34 14 4 1
9 Georgia 14 85 264 3.11 1 24 13 6 1
10 Ball State 12 81 265 3.27 1 23 16 9 2
11 UTSA 13 100 282 2.82 2 46 17 8 4
12 Connecticut 12 88 287 3.26 4 25 18 9 1
13 Clemson 13 79 289 3.66 4 55 14 10 4
14 Oregon State 13 85 301 3.54 2 28 21 11 2
15 Michigan State 12 100 320 3.20 1 45 21 11 1
16 Jacksonville State 13 114 323 2.83 2 20 20 9 1
17 West Virginia 13 102 325 3.19 1 58 23 8 2
18 Oregon 14 86 332 3.86 2 41 14 6 4
19 East Carolina 12 109 339 3.11 3 26 17 11 1
20 San Diego State 12 97 344 3.55 4 25 25 11 2
21 Navy 12 94 347 3.69 1 69 18 8 1
21 Miami (Florida) 13 89 347 3.90 5 38 21 13 3
23 North Carolina State 13 81 355 4.38 3 83 15 10 5
24 Syracuse 13 111 356 3.21 4 30 22 7 1
25 Maryland 13 109 358 3.28 3 26 25 8 1
26 Purdue 12 98 361 3.68 2 52 16 8 2
27 Louisville 13 87 363 4.17 5 73 18 13 3
28 Texas A&M 13 93 366 3.94 2 49 16 13 3
29 Wisconsin 13 95 378 3.98 3 25 24 17 2
30 SMU 14 129 381 2.95 3 24 25 12 3
31 Missouri 13 105 386 3.68 2 39 23 16 4
32 California 13 98 388 3.96 4 24 21 11 1
33 Kentucky 13 119 389 3.27 2 28 24 12 1
33 Florida Atlantic 12 109 389 3.57 2 61 23 14 3
35 Notre Dame 13 106 396 3.74 6 61 20 13 4
36 Stanford 12 107 397 3.71 6 37 29 12 5
37 Tennessee 13 117 406 3.47 5 75 20 12 4
38 James Madison 13 103 408 3.96 5 58 21 14 4
39 Southern Mississippi 12 98 414 4.22 5 42 23 16 3
40 Rice 13 110 415 3.77 7 34 21 11 4
40 South Alabama 13 107 415 3.88 2 56 22 16 2
42 Wyoming 13 106 416 3.92 2 48 26 7 2
43 Sam Houston State 12 114 418 3.67 3 28 27 12 4
44 Troy 14 110 420 3.82 2 28 26 18 5
45 Pittsburgh 11 112 424 3.79 7 55 24 13 4
46 Arizona State 12 88 428 4.86 1 54 21 12 5
47 North Carolina 13 112 429 3.83 5 33 24 14 5
48 South Florida 13 111 432 3.89 6 40 24 17 6
49 Arkansas 12 88 434 4.93 2 46 25 15 3
50 Vanderbilt 12 90 438 4.87 4 74 20 10 6
51 Arizona 13 108 444 4.11 4 21 27 16 2
52 Florida International 12 109 446 4.09 4 28 22 14 6
52 Minnesota 13 98 446 4.55 3 75 18 14 5
54 Miami (Ohio) 14 125 448 3.58 4 26 27 11 2
55 Alabama 14 120 449 3.74 2 31 23 13 2
56 Auburn 13 116 450 3.88 3 37 21 17 4
56 Western Michigan 12 111 450 4.05 7 33 24 14 3
56 Wake Forest 12 92 450 4.89 2 49 18 12 8
59 TCU 12 103 451 4.38 5 55 24 14 4
59 Florida 12 103 451 4.38 6 51 18 13 5
61 Illinois 12 113 454 4.02 2 43 21 12 4
62 Liberty 14 103 458 4.45 1 40 24 13 5
63 Fresno State 13 114 459 4.03 5 24 28 12 2
64 Mississippi State 12 119 460 3.87 3 29 29 17 2
65 Bowling Green 13 119 466 3.92 3 21 31 13 2
66 Ohio State 13 118 468 3.97 3 29 25 16 4
67 Duke 13 116 470 4.05 1 49 27 17 3
68 Iowa State 13 115 471 4.10 2 55 26 15 3
68 Washington 15 109 471 4.32 4 44 22 16 2
70 Toledo 14 130 475 3.65 4 39 27 19 2
71 Old Dominion 13 129 479 3.71 4 75 30 9 3
71 Akron 12 104 479 4.61 9 50 25 11 6
73 Coastal Carolina 13 100 487 4.87 2 43 27 19 5
74 Texas Tech 13 118 489 4.14 5 30 26 17 2
74 Tulane 14 108 489 4.53 5 51 23 17 5
76 Iowa 14 148 490 3.31 2 19 28 9 0
77 New Mexico State 15 119 491 4.13 3 43 27 17 5
78 Middle Tennessee 12 108 492 4.56 3 35 27 16 4
79 Texas State 13 125 496 3.97 4 29 28 23 4
79 South Carolina 12 124 496 4.00 5 31 32 12 3
81 Baylor 12 108 497 4.60 4 49 21 11 4
82 Northern Illinois 13 119 502 4.22 6 42 29 15 1
83 Utah State 13 119 507 4.26 5 46 29 14 3
84 Rutgers 13 118 520 4.41 2 39 33 19 3
84 Appalachian State 14 110 520 4.73 5 75 28 17 4
86 Mississippi 13 125 525 4.20 6 51 24 17 2
86 Virginia 12 101 525 5.20 5 46 29 19 5
88 Indiana 12 117 528 4.51 3 25 35 18 2
88 Washington State 12 109 528 4.84 6 43 29 17 5
90 Buffalo 12 91 529 5.81 6 89 20 15 7
91 Memphis 13 110 530 4.82 6 67 28 19 6
92 New Mexico 12 101 534 5.29 4 46 26 18 5
93 Houston 12 103 535 5.19 5 62 28 16 6
94 Cincinnati 12 84 537 6.39 9 42 27 21 8
95 UNLV 14 111 539 4.86 4 46 27 22 7
96 Marshall 13 126 540 4.29 4 69 29 14 4
96 Hawai'i 13 96 540 5.63 6 52 25 17 7
98 Northwestern 13 130 544 4.18 7 43 31 18 4
98 Georgia State 13 114 544 4.77 2 58 25 17 5
100 Charlotte 12 110 545 4.95 6 95 24 13 7
101 Boise State 14 111 547 4.93 7 68 26 18 6
102 Colorado State 12 123 551 4.48 6 53 24 15 6
102 Oklahoma 13 116 551 4.75 3 49 27 22 8
104 Louisiana-Monroe 12 120 557 4.64 3 36 35 20 6
105 Kansas State 13 93 560 6.02 4 60 19 15 7
106 Tulsa 12 99 563 5.69 8 77 23 16 5
107 Colorado 12 96 574 5.98 5 74 22 19 5
108 San Jose State 13 123 577 4.69 5 68 34 17 1
108 Temple 12 118 577 4.89 6 50 30 21 6
110 Virginia Tech 13 117 589 5.03 5 62 28 16 7
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 136 594 4.37 8 49 32 16 4
111 Army 12 98 594 6.06 3 50 27 20 7
113 North Texas 12 139 596 4.29 6 47 32 15 5
114 Central Michigan 12 101 598 5.92 10 64 30 21 4
115 Florida State 14 137 607 4.43 5 46 33 19 6
116 Kansas 13 117 612 5.23 7 72 30 15 4
117 Arkansas State 13 128 620 4.84 6 64 32 17 4
118 Massachusetts 12 98 625 6.38 4 56 25 19 6
119 USC 13 123 626 5.09 4 59 29 15 6
120 Boston College 13 94 630 6.70 7 71 26 18 8
121 Oklahoma State 14 129 640 4.96 6 92 36 24 7
122 LSU 13 128 642 5.02 8 52 38 22 4
123 Western Kentucky 13 125 647 5.18 6 37 33 19 5
124 Nevada 12 103 649 6.30 6 66 24 15 8
125 Kent State 12 117 679 5.80 7 48 34 25 8
126 BYU 12 100 684 6.84 3 59 33 27 6
127 UCF 13 114 719 6.31 6 75 38 25 9
128 Eastern Michigan 13 129 723 5.60 8 36 34 25 9
129 UAB 12 128 724 5.66 6 59 38 24 7
130 Louisiana Tech 12 124 734 5.92 9 65 35 25 9
131 UTEP 12 125 795 6.36 6 64 34 24 7
132 Georgia Southern 13 123 823 6.69 12 40 34 29 12
133 Georgia Tech 13 148 840 5.68 10 47 39 25 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards