2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 North Carolina State 13 51 68 1.33 0 16 8 5 0
2 Navy 12 78 169 2.17 0 18 12 4 0
3 Jacksonville State 13 66 151 2.29 0 26 11 6 2
4 Penn State 13 61 145 2.38 2 30 12 3 2
5 Tennessee 13 89 227 2.55 0 19 17 7 0
6 South Alabama 11 59 151 2.56 0 14 11 6 0
7 Arizona 13 76 199 2.62 0 24 18 8 1
8 Ohio 13 58 154 2.66 0 15 10 6 0
9 Troy 14 86 233 2.71 0 20 17 10 1
10 Colorado State 12 105 288 2.74 1 22 21 10 3
11 Nebraska 10 75 211 2.81 1 22 20 7 3
12 UCLA 12 58 164 2.83 0 17 9 6 0
13 East Carolina 12 78 230 2.95 0 37 17 12 2
14 Georgia 14 60 179 2.98 0 18 12 5 0
15 James Madison 12 60 180 3.00 2 31 12 7 3
15 Kentucky 13 79 237 3.00 1 29 18 9 2
17 Wisconsin 13 82 248 3.02 1 33 18 9 3
18 Wyoming 13 87 271 3.11 0 19 22 7 0
19 Iowa 13 82 256 3.12 0 15 17 3 0
20 Air Force 12 63 199 3.16 1 29 13 5 2
21 Ohio State 13 71 228 3.21 1 22 18 9 3
22 Texas 10 37 119 3.22 0 18 6 5 0
22 Iowa State 13 76 245 3.22 0 19 13 6 0
24 Akron 12 80 260 3.25 1 36 15 6 2
25 Old Dominion 13 82 271 3.30 0 20 19 9 1
26 Bowling Green 13 86 288 3.35 1 23 20 12 2
26 Pittsburgh 11 92 308 3.35 2 27 18 11 4
28 Oregon 13 74 251 3.39 0 15 19 6 0
29 Texas A&M 13 82 279 3.40 1 29 18 13 3
29 Marshall 13 91 309 3.40 3 37 21 12 4
31 Alabama 13 70 239 3.41 0 28 17 7 2
31 Maryland 12 78 266 3.41 0 19 21 6 0
33 Florida Atlantic 12 116 399 3.44 0 25 25 12 2
34 SMU 12 65 226 3.48 1 24 14 8 2
35 Army 12 86 308 3.58 2 34 18 8 2
36 Tulane 14 78 282 3.62 1 23 18 13 3
37 Kansas State 12 59 214 3.63 2 36 13 7 3
38 Utah 11 46 170 3.70 0 25 13 4 1
39 Buffalo 12 86 319 3.71 2 34 20 14 4
40 California 12 59 220 3.73 0 21 16 11 1
41 Mississippi 13 73 273 3.74 1 33 19 9 4
42 Washington 14 62 233 3.76 0 21 18 10 1
42 Houston 11 85 320 3.76 1 21 25 10 2
44 Michigan State 12 80 302 3.78 1 21 25 10 1
45 UTSA 12 67 256 3.82 2 32 13 8 2
46 Oregon State 13 78 299 3.83 0 28 20 11 3
47 Tulsa 12 49 188 3.84 2 29 13 7 2
48 San Diego State 12 72 277 3.85 0 20 20 10 1
49 Toledo 14 98 382 3.90 1 38 24 13 1
50 Arizona State 12 71 281 3.96 2 24 21 11 3
51 Mississippi State 12 75 300 4.00 1 28 17 9 3
51 Colorado 12 79 316 4.00 2 27 17 11 3
53 Georgia State 13 72 289 4.01 0 21 20 11 2
53 Oklahoma 13 77 309 4.01 3 38 17 11 5
53 South Carolina 12 80 321 4.01 1 31 23 8 2
53 Liberty 14 81 325 4.01 2 25 23 14 2
57 Oklahoma State 14 65 265 4.08 2 31 14 8 6
58 Boise State 13 68 278 4.09 0 24 16 11 3
59 Northern Illinois 12 83 340 4.10 0 16 29 13 0
60 Auburn 12 95 393 4.14 1 29 29 15 1
61 Notre Dame 12 58 242 4.17 2 31 11 8 3
61 Duke 13 72 300 4.17 2 30 18 6 3
61 Texas State 13 92 384 4.17 2 39 22 14 3
64 Northwestern 13 89 374 4.20 1 24 25 13 2
65 Ball State 12 66 279 4.23 3 35 16 8 5
66 Miami (Ohio) 14 83 357 4.30 1 26 18 11 3
66 TCU 12 88 378 4.30 2 35 25 14 5
68 San Jose State 12 90 389 4.32 1 34 22 9 1
69 USC 13 83 364 4.39 1 28 25 15 3
69 Fresno State 13 109 478 4.39 3 33 31 16 6
71 Wake Forest 11 71 315 4.44 2 38 13 8 3
72 Coastal Carolina 13 92 409 4.45 0 27 24 14 3
73 Louisville 13 52 233 4.48 5 39 12 9 6
74 Southern Mississippi 11 66 299 4.53 2 29 17 14 3
74 Illinois 12 109 494 4.53 2 30 27 18 5
76 Florida International 12 118 536 4.54 5 32 24 21 10
77 Florida State 14 67 305 4.55 1 29 17 10 4
78 Connecticut 12 70 319 4.56 2 39 20 9 3
79 Michigan 14 65 298 4.58 1 34 18 13 2
79 Miami (Florida) 13 65 298 4.58 3 38 17 11 3
81 Clemson 13 56 257 4.59 3 36 13 7 4
82 Rutgers 13 78 363 4.65 0 21 30 13 1
83 Louisiana-Monroe 12 87 407 4.68 2 34 27 12 3
84 Central Michigan 12 79 371 4.70 0 29 21 12 2
85 Syracuse 12 89 419 4.71 2 32 26 12 3
86 Texas Tech 13 83 393 4.73 1 30 22 11 3
86 Rice 13 91 430 4.73 2 33 21 13 6
86 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 107 506 4.73 2 28 31 13 2
89 UNLV 14 67 318 4.75 2 32 21 13 5
90 Arkansas State 13 90 432 4.80 0 34 28 16 3
91 Missouri 12 60 289 4.82 2 39 16 14 3
91 Arkansas 12 72 347 4.82 1 32 24 15 4
93 BYU 11 73 353 4.84 1 34 23 12 2
94 Kansas 12 87 422 4.85 1 35 22 12 5
95 Kent State 12 89 433 4.87 3 37 22 11 7
96 West Virginia 12 61 298 4.89 1 31 13 9 5
97 Washington State 12 52 255 4.90 4 38 13 8 4
97 North Carolina 13 70 343 4.90 2 33 21 12 2
97 Indiana 12 81 397 4.90 2 37 25 16 3
100 Temple 12 112 550 4.91 3 23 29 20 4
101 Hawai'i 13 99 488 4.93 9 35 27 16 9
102 South Florida 13 84 415 4.94 6 34 23 19 10
103 Baylor 12 107 533 4.98 5 38 30 16 8
104 Nevada 12 79 394 4.99 2 36 20 11 4
105 Charlotte 11 80 404 5.05 2 35 26 15 5
106 Utah State 13 98 505 5.15 3 33 31 16 7
107 Middle Tennessee 12 77 398 5.17 1 27 23 11 3
108 Georgia Tech 13 116 601 5.18 3 36 35 19 6
109 Memphis 12 69 359 5.20 3 37 22 13 4
110 Appalachian State 13 70 368 5.26 2 36 25 16 5
110 UAB 12 102 537 5.26 3 39 38 19 7
112 Virginia 12 82 433 5.28 6 34 26 15 7
113 Vanderbilt 12 76 402 5.29 4 36 23 11 6
114 Minnesota 13 40 212 5.30 0 21 9 6 2
115 Purdue 12 72 384 5.33 4 35 19 13 6
115 Sam Houston State 12 75 400 5.33 2 31 24 14 5
117 Boston College 13 85 455 5.35 5 35 23 12 7
118 Eastern Michigan 13 104 562 5.40 2 34 32 19 7
119 Western Michigan 12 78 423 5.42 0 33 22 16 7
120 UTEP 12 70 387 5.53 3 32 23 14 5
121 LSU 13 74 416 5.62 5 33 25 14 6
122 Western Kentucky 12 98 555 5.66 5 28 25 20 7
123 Florida 11 67 380 5.67 4 36 19 14 7
124 Cincinnati 12 70 401 5.73 5 30 23 16 7
125 New Mexico 12 82 473 5.77 2 35 24 16 3
126 Louisiana Tech 12 97 567 5.85 4 34 29 19 9
127 New Mexico State 14 71 425 5.99 3 35 24 16 7
128 UCF 12 91 548 6.02 2 31 29 23 4
129 Virginia Tech 13 65 395 6.08 5 39 23 14 11
130 Georgia Southern 13 66 403 6.11 2 28 22 15 7
131 North Texas 12 96 589 6.14 7 39 33 17 9
132 Massachusetts 12 91 604 6.64 4 36 30 20 6
133 Stanford 11 81 549 6.78 6 39 34 20 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards