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

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