2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Stanford University 7 13 -24 -1.85 0 10 7 1 0
2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 6 7 -23 -3.29 0 3 3 0 0
2 Oklahoma State University 7 9 -23 -2.56 0 12 2 1 0
4 Jacksonville State University 10 13 -16 -1.23 1 3 5 0 0
5 University of Missouri 2 4 -15 -3.75 0 4 2 0 0
5 University of New Mexico 8 12 -15 -1.25 1 5 5 0 0
7 Purdue University 6 7 -14 -2.00 0 2 2 0 0
8 Boise State University 11 16 -13 -0.81 3 7 4 0 0
9 Indiana University 4 4 -6 -1.50 0 4 1 0 0
10 University of Florida 5 6 -5 -0.83 1 6 2 0 0
10 Florida Atlantic University 10 21 -5 -0.24 1 18 9 2 0
12 University of Nebraska 12 14 -4 -0.29 0 6 6 0 0
12 University of Louisville 12 14 -4 -0.29 1 5 7 0 0
14 Troy University 11 18 -3 -0.17 0 10 7 1 0
15 U.S. Air Force Academy 6 9 -2 -0.22 0 3 4 0 0
15 Appalachian State University 7 9 -2 -0.22 1 3 3 0 0
17 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 6 7 -1 -0.14 1 2 3 0 0
17 University of South Alabama 8 12 -1 -0.08 2 5 3 0 0
17 University of Notre Dame 8 14 -1 -0.07 0 8 7 0 0
20 University of Miami 4 5 0 0.00 1 5 3 0 0
20 University of Texas 7 11 0 0.00 0 16 5 1 0
20 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 8 13 0 0.00 0 20 6 2 1
20 University of Michigan 11 16 0 0.00 2 5 4 0 0
24 University of Arkansas 6 10 2 0.20 2 11 4 1 0
25 Western Michigan University 5 5 3 0.60 1 2 1 0 0
25 University of Louisiana Monroe 3 4 3 0.75 0 8 1 0 0
27 Oregon State University 8 12 4 0.33 0 7 7 0 0
28 Utah State University 7 8 6 0.75 1 8 3 0 0
29 Syracuse University 9 14 7 0.50 0 17 9 1 0
29 Louisiana State University 8 11 7 0.64 0 11 6 1 0
31 University of Kansas 8 11 8 0.73 0 4 7 0 0
31 University of Virginia 5 8 8 1.00 1 8 4 0 0
33 University of Kentucky 5 8 10 1.25 1 8 3 0 0
34 Colorado State University 9 12 11 0.92 1 10 6 1 0
34 East Carolina University 5 9 11 1.22 0 13 4 2 0
34 Brigham Young University 5 8 11 1.38 0 7 4 0 0
37 Eastern Michigan University 8 19 13 0.68 0 12 6 1 0
37 Georgia State University 11 15 13 0.87 3 6 4 0 0
37 University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 13 1.86 0 15 3 1 0
40 University of Memphis 9 13 14 1.08 0 6 4 0 0
40 Ball State University 6 8 14 1.75 0 20 5 1 1
40 Old Dominion University 5 7 14 2.00 1 9 1 0 0
43 U.S. Military Academy 9 16 15 0.94 0 5 6 0 0
43 University of Iowa 8 13 15 1.15 0 6 8 0 0
43 Northern Illinois University 5 6 15 2.50 0 8 4 0 0
46 University of Toledo 8 14 16 1.14 0 13 7 1 0
47 University of North Carolina 9 15 17 1.13 1 17 8 1 0
47 University of South Carolina 8 12 17 1.42 1 9 8 0 0
47 University of Utah 7 12 17 1.42 1 45 5 1 1
47 Coastal Carolina University 7 9 17 1.89 0 18 5 1 0
51 Rutgers University 12 17 19 1.12 0 9 11 0 0
51 University of Alabama 7 14 19 1.36 1 11 5 1 0
51 University at Buffalo 9 10 19 1.90 1 10 7 1 0
51 Clemson University 5 8 19 2.38 3 11 4 1 0
55 Texas Tech University 11 14 20 1.43 0 24 5 2 1
55 Baylor University 8 12 20 1.67 2 16 5 2 0
55 Georgia Southern University 2 4 20 5.00 0 21 2 2 1
58 James Madison University 10 15 21 1.40 2 30 7 2 1
58 U.S. Naval Academy 10 14 21 1.50 1 19 10 1 0
58 University of Central Florida 6 8 21 2.63 1 21 5 1 1
61 Rice University 6 9 22 2.44 0 11 6 1 0
62 Southern Methodist University 12 20 23 1.15 2 24 12 1 1
62 University of Southern California 6 10 23 2.30 0 13 7 2 0
62 San Diego State University 8 9 23 2.56 1 13 6 2 0
65 University of Oregon 9 15 24 1.60 0 15 8 2 0
65 University of Wisconsin 11 15 24 1.60 0 17 6 2 0
67 University of Connecticut 9 14 25 1.79 0 9 7 0 0
68 University of Mississippi 7 11 26 2.36 0 14 6 2 0
68 Kent State University 8 11 26 2.36 0 17 5 1 0
70 Pennsylvania State University 6 11 27 2.45 0 9 8 0 0
70 Tulane University 7 11 27 2.45 0 17 7 2 0
70 University of Nevada 7 10 27 2.70 0 8 7 0 0
73 Liberty University 9 13 28 2.15 0 13 7 2 0
74 University of Maryland 10 19 29 1.53 1 11 13 2 0
74 Central Michigan University 9 13 29 2.23 2 17 5 1 0
76 Middle Tennessee State University 6 8 31 3.88 1 30 3 1 1
76 University of Illinois 5 7 31 4.43 0 25 4 1 1
78 University of California, Berkeley 10 19 32 1.68 2 9 10 0 0
78 University of Washington 7 13 32 2.46 0 26 8 2 2
78 University of Houston 9 12 32 2.67 2 27 6 2 1
81 University of Tennessee 10 15 33 2.20 0 45 4 2 1
81 University of Arizona 8 10 33 3.30 0 20 4 3 1
81 University of Texas at El Paso 6 9 33 3.67 0 24 5 1 1
84 Bowling Green State University 11 15 34 2.27 0 23 7 2 2
85 Wake Forest University 8 12 36 3.00 1 18 9 2 0
86 Iowa State University 9 14 37 2.64 1 7 10 0 0
86 Boston College 6 9 37 4.11 0 13 8 1 0
88 Texas Christian University 9 14 38 2.71 1 40 5 1 1
89 The University of Southern Mississippi 5 9 39 4.33 1 19 6 2 0
90 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 9 18 40 2.22 1 10 14 1 0
90 West Virginia University 10 15 40 2.67 0 25 9 1 1
90 University of Pittsburgh 9 13 40 3.08 2 21 6 1 1
90 University of Oklahoma 6 8 40 5.00 0 20 4 1 1
94 University of Texas at San Antonio 9 18 41 2.28 1 13 13 1 0
94 Northwestern University 9 17 41 2.41 3 43 6 1 1
94 Arizona State University 6 12 41 3.42 2 22 6 1 1
97 University of Alabama at Birmingham 6 12 42 3.50 2 27 6 1 1
98 Sam Houston State University 6 12 45 3.75 2 23 5 1 1
99 University of Hawaii 8 11 46 4.18 1 41 5 2 1
100 University of Georgia 11 15 47 3.13 0 24 12 1 1
101 University of Colorado 6 9 48 5.33 1 18 6 2 0
102 Ohio University 10 18 49 2.72 0 12 9 3 0
102 Marshall University 7 13 49 3.77 1 54 4 1 1
104 North Carolina State University 7 11 51 4.64 0 30 7 2 1
105 Miami University 10 18 52 2.89 2 27 8 3 1
105 Temple University 8 9 52 5.78 1 22 6 2 2
107 University of North Texas 9 19 53 2.79 1 26 14 1 1
108 Washington State University 7 13 54 4.15 2 26 7 3 2
108 Michigan State University 8 10 54 5.40 0 20 9 2 1
108 University of Minnesota 3 3 54 18.00 2 52 2 1 1
111 Vanderbilt University 5 6 55 9.17 2 36 5 1 1
112 University of Wyoming 10 12 56 4.67 0 39 7 1 1
113 Florida International University 8 11 59 5.36 1 31 5 2 1
114 Duke University 10 15 60 4.00 0 34 7 2 1
115 Mississippi State University 8 12 66 5.50 0 29 8 1 1
116 New Mexico State University 11 18 68 3.78 0 26 13 1 1
116 California State University, Fresno 8 15 68 4.53 1 33 11 2 1
116 Texas A&M University 8 11 68 6.18 1 49 4 2 2
119 University of Massachusetts Amherst 8 10 71 7.10 1 49 7 1 1
120 Western Kentucky University 10 18 74 4.11 3 28 12 2 1
121 Arkansas State University 9 15 75 5.00 1 19 13 2 0
122 University of South Florida 11 20 78 3.90 0 24 11 4 2
122 The Ohio State University 9 18 78 4.33 1 45 11 2 2
124 Louisiana Tech University 8 13 84 6.46 0 26 10 4 2
125 University of Akron 9 16 88 5.50 0 30 10 3 1
126 University of Cincinnati 9 13 89 6.85 2 26 10 4 2
127 Kansas State University 11 19 90 4.74 4 60 6 3 2
127 Texas State University 9 15 90 6.00 2 41 6 2 2
129 Florida State University 10 18 98 5.44 1 64 12 3 3
130 Georgia Institute of Technology 7 12 99 8.25 1 43 9 2 1
131 Auburn University 8 14 108 7.71 1 29 12 4 2
132 The University of Tulsa 9 11 113 10.27 2 41 9 3 3
133 San Jose State University 11 18 155 8.61 3 34 13 6 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards