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

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