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

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