2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Penn State 13 212 471 2.22 6 30 14 13 2
2 James Madison 13 180 475 2.64 3 54 13 14 2
3 Nebraska 12 179 481 2.69 4 39 11 12 2
4 Ohio 13 176 518 2.94 4 48 14 14 4
5 Air Force 13 167 534 3.20 3 33 13 13 2
6 UCLA 13 173 574 3.32 3 30 17 19 1
7 Utah 13 174 586 3.37 8 45 15 16 3
8 Texas 14 192 595 3.10 3 26 18 17 4
9 Oregon 14 175 596 3.41 6 41 15 16 4
10 Ball State 12 176 604 3.43 6 39 18 17 4
11 Miami (Florida) 13 198 661 3.34 5 23 23 24 5
12 Arizona 13 198 669 3.38 8 28 26 24 5
13 Akron 12 215 717 3.33 9 50 22 23 3
14 Iowa 14 228 723 3.17 3 29 18 18 1
15 East Carolina 12 212 725 3.42 8 69 22 23 5
16 South Alabama 13 209 732 3.50 3 26 14 16 2
17 Tennessee 13 224 733 3.27 7 75 20 21 6
18 Michigan 15 207 743 3.59 4 74 18 19 6
19 Maryland 13 209 748 3.58 6 19 16 16 0
20 Oregon State 13 195 749 3.84 8 54 25 26 5
21 Kentucky 13 211 757 3.59 11 29 23 24 2
22 Michigan State 12 215 774 3.60 9 40 20 20 4
23 SMU 14 229 785 3.43 7 24 24 27 4
24 Missouri 13 204 789 3.87 3 30 25 27 6
25 Alabama 14 212 793 3.74 9 74 17 19 4
26 Texas A&M 13 212 799 3.77 5 46 28 29 5
27 Houston 12 208 801 3.85 14 62 16 16 4
28 Ohio State 13 210 803 3.82 2 27 22 22 6
29 California 13 211 807 3.82 4 56 26 27 2
30 TCU 12 208 814 3.91 12 55 19 19 7
31 Navy 12 201 815 4.05 6 69 28 28 1
32 Wisconsin 13 208 819 3.94 3 32 25 26 4
33 Auburn 13 225 823 3.66 8 37 28 28 4
34 Iowa State 13 201 827 4.11 5 71 26 28 3
35 Louisville 14 209 828 3.96 10 73 29 28 8
36 Wyoming 13 214 836 3.91 3 80 15 16 4
37 Florida Atlantic 12 228 838 3.68 6 61 26 26 4
38 Troy 14 219 848 3.87 6 57 29 31 10
38 Arizona State 12 187 848 4.53 4 54 29 30 8
40 Jacksonville State 13 245 853 3.48 6 77 13 13 4
40 Oklahoma 13 225 853 3.79 6 39 27 27 7
42 West Virginia 13 191 856 4.48 8 58 22 23 8
43 Notre Dame 13 194 857 4.42 9 61 25 24 8
44 Clemson 13 189 859 4.54 8 80 21 24 10
45 Georgia 14 203 868 4.28 5 75 21 23 4
46 Syracuse 13 225 872 3.88 3 38 21 24 6
47 Miami (Ohio) 14 226 884 3.91 5 55 24 24 6
48 Tulane 14 234 886 3.79 10 44 28 29 6
49 Middle Tennessee 12 221 905 4.10 8 61 26 26 4
50 Rutgers 13 195 910 4.67 11 40 25 26 5
51 Duke 13 217 916 4.22 6 49 26 25 4
51 Wake Forest 12 210 916 4.36 6 65 24 24 9
53 South Florida 13 235 922 3.92 13 39 32 33 11
54 Indiana 12 227 926 4.08 6 37 27 26 6
54 North Carolina State 13 180 926 5.14 8 83 29 29 11
56 Mississippi State 12 211 933 4.42 9 53 28 31 6
57 Sam Houston State 12 217 937 4.32 11 48 24 26 8
58 UTSA 13 204 938 4.60 4 81 18 19 9
59 Liberty 14 202 939 4.65 7 44 32 33 10
60 Old Dominion 13 251 942 3.75 4 32 23 23 3
60 San Diego State 12 193 942 4.88 7 57 26 26 6
62 Connecticut 12 197 945 4.80 10 65 27 27 9
63 Kent State 12 222 947 4.27 11 45 28 30 9
64 Tulsa 12 200 955 4.78 9 58 30 29 9
65 Bowling Green 13 218 961 4.41 5 55 30 30 4
66 Texas State 13 251 963 3.84 14 57 41 43 11
67 Boise State 14 227 966 4.26 9 68 30 29 4
68 Purdue 12 215 968 4.50 9 67 25 26 8
69 Georgia State 13 212 973 4.59 7 61 27 26 10
70 Army 12 195 976 5.01 6 62 26 26 5
71 South Carolina 12 237 977 4.12 7 31 34 33 7
72 Kansas State 13 190 980 5.16 5 71 28 28 10
73 Virginia Tech 13 217 983 4.53 10 85 23 25 10
74 Colorado 12 224 986 4.40 8 49 31 33 6
75 Washington State 12 205 987 4.81 11 66 25 26 11
76 Mississippi 13 236 988 4.19 8 75 25 28 6
77 Western Michigan 12 203 990 4.88 12 66 33 35 8
78 Buffalo 12 218 992 4.55 7 89 36 37 11
79 BYU 12 215 998 4.64 9 32 35 35 9
80 Pittsburgh 12 233 999 4.29 6 68 29 29 9
81 San Jose State 13 227 1004 4.42 6 68 23 26 4
82 Kansas 13 229 1006 4.39 11 67 28 28 7
83 Illinois 12 233 1010 4.33 10 43 31 31 6
84 Northern Illinois 13 225 1018 4.52 9 48 29 31 4
85 Oklahoma State 14 246 1019 4.14 14 92 31 29 8
86 Minnesota 13 202 1023 5.06 10 75 27 27 9
87 Texas Tech 13 225 1030 4.58 8 26 28 29 5
88 Central Michigan 12 209 1033 4.94 12 61 32 33 12
89 Colorado State 12 240 1044 4.35 6 48 33 34 9
90 Toledo 14 251 1046 4.17 3 80 29 30 4
91 LSU 13 218 1054 4.83 14 52 28 29 8
92 New Mexico State 15 229 1056 4.61 9 43 32 35 8
93 Stanford 12 205 1061 5.18 13 39 32 33 8
93 Cincinnati 12 195 1061 5.44 8 75 41 41 14
95 Vanderbilt 12 214 1063 4.97 10 74 32 33 8
96 Coastal Carolina 13 220 1067 4.85 6 43 30 32 3
96 Florida 12 202 1067 5.28 7 85 36 35 10
98 Northwestern 13 223 1069 4.79 6 64 32 33 8
99 North Carolina 13 246 1072 4.36 13 52 33 33 9
100 Baylor 12 212 1078 5.08 8 79 25 27 11
101 Washington 15 237 1082 4.57 8 59 33 33 3
102 Charlotte 12 209 1083 5.18 9 95 28 29 10
103 Marshall 13 224 1086 4.85 12 75 29 29 9
104 New Mexico 12 205 1093 5.33 10 66 29 33 9
105 Florida International 12 247 1097 4.44 7 34 32 33 11
106 Georgia Southern 13 233 1103 4.73 19 55 37 37 13
107 Louisiana-Monroe 12 252 1108 4.40 12 47 35 36 10
108 Fresno State 13 239 1116 4.67 9 50 36 37 6
109 Florida State 14 238 1117 4.69 7 46 35 35 14
110 Arkansas 12 217 1122 5.17 7 49 34 35 14
111 UAB 12 213 1133 5.32 15 80 28 27 12
112 Arkansas State 13 232 1134 4.89 9 64 33 35 12
113 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 257 1140 4.44 10 49 28 27 4
114 Rice 13 241 1155 4.79 12 75 34 34 15
115 USC 13 239 1167 4.88 8 61 32 33 11
116 Virginia 12 219 1184 5.41 15 73 40 39 8
117 Temple 12 254 1189 4.68 4 50 38 38 6
118 UTEP 12 227 1206 5.31 11 59 30 31 11
119 Nevada 12 219 1237 5.65 11 72 39 40 11
120 Appalachian State 14 238 1248 5.24 14 75 39 38 12
121 Western Kentucky 13 254 1252 4.93 7 40 39 40 10
122 Southern Mississippi 12 225 1263 5.61 19 75 35 36 15
123 Boston College 13 233 1270 5.45 10 71 34 33 10
124 UNLV 14 257 1273 4.95 11 70 38 39 11
125 Memphis 13 228 1274 5.59 12 75 31 33 15
126 Hawai'i 13 240 1284 5.35 14 52 40 40 15
127 Massachusetts 12 236 1380 5.85 15 61 33 36 11
128 UCF 13 256 1393 5.44 10 75 49 48 11
129 Eastern Michigan 13 264 1409 5.34 11 33 45 45 8
130 North Texas 12 258 1471 5.70 14 66 33 33 14
131 Georgia Tech 13 266 1507 5.67 17 74 42 44 10
132 Utah State 13 278 1527 5.49 19 75 46 46 17
133 Louisiana Tech 12 254 1534 6.04 18 72 45 46 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards