2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Penn State 13 125 219 1.75 2 44 20 6 1
2 Utah 13 103 291 2.83 3 16 22 11 0
3 UCLA 13 135 302 2.24 1 17 23 9 0
4 Clemson 13 128 326 2.55 2 38 19 7 3
5 James Madison 13 136 349 2.57 5 31 19 9 3
6 North Carolina State 13 122 360 2.95 3 26 24 10 1
7 Air Force 13 129 401 3.11 5 62 27 13 3
8 Missouri 13 140 405 2.89 4 39 31 19 2
9 Louisville 14 124 429 3.46 2 35 30 17 2
10 Liberty 14 121 436 3.60 4 29 33 14 1
11 Texas State 13 138 440 3.19 6 27 26 15 1
12 Texas A&M 13 129 460 3.57 1 24 27 15 4
13 Michigan 15 142 463 3.26 3 21 32 17 2
14 Tulane 14 135 464 3.44 3 51 32 18 4
14 Connecticut 12 133 464 3.49 10 82 32 10 3
16 Purdue 12 144 473 3.28 6 39 34 15 3
17 South Carolina 12 143 476 3.33 5 29 35 13 3
18 Illinois 12 145 481 3.32 7 21 36 16 1
19 Ohio 13 108 485 4.49 3 66 23 12 6
20 Ohio State 13 143 492 3.44 2 22 34 15 2
21 Notre Dame 13 152 502 3.30 2 34 23 13 3
22 Jacksonville State 13 174 503 2.89 5 26 35 14 3
23 Tennessee 13 144 505 3.51 2 22 37 21 1
24 Nebraska 12 123 506 4.11 2 53 28 13 5
25 Troy 14 154 513 3.33 7 24 37 20 3
26 Central Michigan 12 126 516 4.10 5 39 38 22 2
27 Pittsburgh 12 167 530 3.17 8 30 42 18 3
27 East Carolina 12 141 530 3.76 3 68 22 18 6
29 Arizona State 12 117 542 4.63 4 59 33 16 3
30 Memphis 13 145 543 3.74 4 24 45 23 6
31 Rice 13 154 546 3.55 5 39 28 19 5
32 Kentucky 13 147 549 3.73 3 52 39 16 3
32 Texas 14 140 549 3.92 6 62 42 16 3
34 Oregon 14 128 561 4.38 3 33 31 16 3
35 Navy 12 133 566 4.26 4 75 30 14 6
36 Wake Forest 12 147 569 3.87 2 35 32 10 4
37 Kansas State 13 130 571 4.39 6 77 26 12 6
38 Mississippi State 12 146 572 3.92 2 32 39 13 4
39 Oregon State 13 146 574 3.93 3 38 44 22 6
40 Northern Illinois 13 157 579 3.69 7 31 42 17 4
40 Wisconsin 13 146 579 3.97 7 33 32 20 7
42 Duke 13 157 585 3.73 4 39 48 18 4
43 Georgia 14 137 590 4.31 5 61 45 20 3
44 Charlotte 12 141 593 4.21 6 35 38 16 4
45 UTSA 13 168 597 3.55 6 64 31 16 5
46 Toledo 14 171 603 3.53 8 36 43 24 1
47 Minnesota 13 136 605 4.45 5 65 32 17 5
47 Ball State 12 130 605 4.65 7 54 34 20 8
49 Colorado State 12 160 606 3.79 7 36 42 18 5
49 Miami (Florida) 13 138 606 4.39 7 60 33 18 5
51 Virginia Tech 13 152 607 3.99 6 36 41 22 7
52 Arizona 13 138 608 4.41 9 62 32 19 3
53 Arkansas 12 144 609 4.23 3 36 36 18 4
54 Sam Houston State 12 139 613 4.41 8 47 47 19 3
55 Florida State 14 175 614 3.51 8 52 38 20 5
56 Alabama 14 157 623 3.97 3 56 44 20 7
57 South Alabama 13 159 626 3.94 4 56 40 21 5
58 Nevada 12 131 627 4.79 7 46 37 16 6
59 Louisiana-Monroe 12 151 639 4.23 7 35 43 19 2
60 Marshall 13 153 642 4.20 6 69 33 23 8
60 Western Kentucky 13 152 642 4.22 10 27 41 18 3
60 California 13 148 642 4.34 13 72 31 13 3
63 Tulsa 12 150 643 4.29 10 48 38 17 7
64 Washington State 12 144 651 4.52 9 52 38 16 6
64 Florida 12 127 651 5.13 7 36 31 20 9
66 Rutgers 13 158 653 4.13 5 39 45 22 4
67 Florida Atlantic 12 151 655 4.34 0 46 49 22 3
68 South Florida 13 142 656 4.62 10 48 42 24 11
69 Wyoming 13 157 660 4.20 4 26 45 20 3
70 Northwestern 13 169 662 3.92 8 36 40 20 4
71 Oklahoma 13 159 664 4.18 8 49 44 28 6
72 New Mexico State 15 155 667 4.30 11 52 45 23 6
73 Georgia Southern 13 140 672 4.80 7 40 41 25 7
74 Maryland 13 163 674 4.13 3 48 50 18 3
75 Middle Tennessee 12 141 676 4.79 4 56 42 21 8
76 Mississippi 13 161 677 4.20 7 55 45 20 4
77 Iowa State 13 168 679 4.04 5 55 40 20 3
78 Iowa 14 171 685 4.01 4 31 41 12 1
79 Syracuse 13 162 691 4.27 9 75 53 16 1
80 Western Michigan 12 133 693 5.21 5 53 35 19 7
81 SMU 14 168 697 4.15 3 69 37 18 6
82 TCU 12 159 701 4.41 5 41 43 19 3
83 Vanderbilt 12 127 702 5.53 8 67 34 18 9
83 Cincinnati 12 123 702 5.71 10 50 29 27 8
85 Texas Tech 13 168 703 4.18 7 69 44 23 3
86 Hawai'i 13 160 705 4.41 7 41 44 21 6
86 Virginia 12 142 705 4.96 6 58 44 14 5
88 Georgia State 13 153 706 4.61 7 67 40 22 6
89 Miami (Ohio) 14 173 714 4.13 3 26 48 18 4
90 Southern Mississippi 12 133 722 5.43 6 62 39 26 7
91 LSU 13 151 725 4.80 7 52 48 23 5
92 Fresno State 13 157 727 4.63 1 24 47 25 5
93 San Diego State 12 146 728 4.99 7 58 55 19 8
94 Bowling Green 13 156 730 4.68 8 44 55 23 5
94 Boise State 14 147 730 4.97 7 52 43 22 9
96 West Virginia 13 164 739 4.51 3 53 52 24 5
97 Kansas 13 163 741 4.55 10 54 45 17 5
98 Old Dominion 13 174 745 4.28 5 75 51 18 3
99 San Jose State 13 155 748 4.83 6 39 47 24 3
100 Coastal Carolina 13 153 750 4.90 4 30 46 29 8
101 North Carolina 13 159 765 4.81 5 70 40 18 5
102 Army 12 141 770 5.46 4 50 38 26 10
103 Stanford 12 147 771 5.24 11 59 59 25 6
104 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 195 772 3.96 9 44 48 22 2
105 Colorado 12 151 774 5.13 7 74 43 28 6
106 Boston College 13 148 781 5.28 15 66 33 20 8
107 UNLV 14 183 785 4.29 7 55 45 23 5
107 Michigan State 12 144 785 5.45 3 50 51 23 8
109 Washington 15 147 786 5.35 14 46 44 24 4
110 Massachusetts 12 151 789 5.23 11 80 55 19 6
111 Kent State 12 152 799 5.26 9 52 40 22 12
112 Baylor 12 147 804 5.47 10 53 47 24 10
113 Indiana 12 149 805 5.40 9 80 54 26 3
114 Arkansas State 13 165 808 4.90 9 60 41 21 6
115 New Mexico 12 135 818 6.06 10 68 54 26 6
116 Georgia Tech 13 177 819 4.63 7 36 56 24 7
116 Louisiana Tech 12 155 819 5.28 8 65 44 23 9
118 BYU 12 151 820 5.43 5 59 43 30 7
119 Eastern Michigan 13 163 822 5.04 8 55 50 29 9
119 Buffalo 12 139 822 5.91 6 71 36 27 12
121 Akron 12 149 828 5.56 11 66 40 20 9
122 Auburn 13 150 846 5.64 5 79 45 25 10
123 UAB 12 154 850 5.52 7 42 57 30 7
124 UTEP 12 148 859 5.80 14 64 50 32 11
125 UCF 13 168 871 5.18 9 36 52 28 10
126 Utah State 13 182 878 4.82 7 64 65 32 4
126 USC 13 171 878 5.13 11 58 51 26 10
128 Temple 12 172 919 5.34 14 43 54 28 9
129 Florida International 12 162 921 5.69 6 43 57 34 11
130 Houston 12 172 926 5.38 7 54 59 33 7
131 Appalachian State 14 175 955 5.46 8 68 58 33 11
132 Oklahoma State 14 184 1008 5.48 8 70 56 35 10
133 North Texas 12 178 1103 6.20 17 66 54 31 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards