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