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

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