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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah 13 110 249 2.26 0 17 15 9 0
2 James Madison 13 143 325 2.27 0 36 18 11 3
3 Michigan 15 184 467 2.54 1 74 27 13 3
4 Texas A&M 13 145 380 2.62 0 29 25 17 4
5 Ohio 13 114 313 2.75 0 66 17 8 4
6 South Alabama 13 162 466 2.88 0 44 27 12 5
7 Penn State 13 179 526 2.94 1 66 27 18 3
8 Rutgers 13 148 461 3.11 0 40 29 13 3
8 SMU 14 188 585 3.11 1 69 24 15 4
10 Kentucky 13 144 465 3.23 0 25 32 16 2
11 Troy 14 160 528 3.30 0 28 34 20 6
12 Louisville 14 164 545 3.32 0 73 34 23 1
13 Nebraska 12 115 385 3.35 0 53 18 5 3
14 Wisconsin 13 133 450 3.38 0 23 29 19 1
15 UCLA 13 140 476 3.40 1 66 29 16 1
16 Iowa 14 175 602 3.44 0 19 35 14 0
17 North Carolina State 13 140 495 3.54 1 71 29 17 5
17 Air Force 13 142 502 3.54 1 62 28 12 4
17 Miami (Florida) 13 151 535 3.54 0 60 26 17 4
17 Virginia Tech 13 166 588 3.54 1 62 32 18 4
21 Arkansas 12 138 494 3.58 0 34 27 17 3
22 Ball State 12 110 398 3.62 0 32 26 16 3
23 Texas 14 150 547 3.65 1 62 29 18 4
23 Clemson 13 156 569 3.65 0 64 29 16 6
23 Miami (Ohio) 14 167 610 3.65 0 55 38 18 6
26 Maryland 13 163 600 3.68 0 48 40 12 3
27 Arizona 13 142 533 3.75 0 20 30 21 3
27 Jacksonville State 13 187 701 3.75 2 77 29 20 4
29 Missouri 13 152 579 3.81 0 30 31 23 4
30 South Florida 13 119 458 3.85 0 48 25 14 6
31 Fresno State 13 156 602 3.86 1 70 31 18 2
32 UTSA 13 168 651 3.88 1 64 32 17 8
33 Michigan State 12 125 486 3.89 0 24 25 17 2
33 West Virginia 13 148 575 3.89 0 53 36 18 4
35 Pittsburgh 12 153 599 3.92 0 68 30 18 5
35 Toledo 14 166 651 3.92 0 50 33 24 3
37 East Carolina 12 127 502 3.95 1 69 22 16 6
37 Boise State 14 143 565 3.95 0 68 29 13 5
39 Hawai'i 13 131 520 3.97 0 44 30 17 3
39 Ohio State 13 154 611 3.97 0 27 30 17 3
41 Oregon 14 158 642 4.06 0 58 27 19 5
41 Alabama 14 176 714 4.06 0 74 36 19 6
43 Wake Forest 12 128 523 4.09 0 35 26 15 6
43 Northern Illinois 13 138 564 4.09 0 42 30 19 5
45 Stanford 12 114 468 4.11 0 38 28 13 4
46 Georgia 14 157 647 4.12 1 75 33 21 6
47 Arizona State 12 102 422 4.14 0 38 20 12 4
47 Florida Atlantic 12 137 567 4.14 0 46 36 23 4
49 Texas State 13 122 511 4.19 0 32 28 24 9
49 Syracuse 13 166 696 4.19 1 75 37 17 2
51 Oregon State 13 117 495 4.23 0 54 34 23 5
51 Akron 12 123 520 4.23 1 66 28 16 5
51 Temple 12 130 550 4.23 0 50 30 19 3
54 Purdue 12 120 510 4.25 1 67 16 10 4
54 Notre Dame 13 172 731 4.25 1 61 36 23 5
56 Georgia Southern 13 135 577 4.27 0 37 28 22 7
56 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 161 688 4.27 0 49 44 19 2
58 Tulane 14 139 597 4.29 0 44 34 22 5
58 Washington State 12 152 652 4.29 0 66 33 15 8
60 Tennessee 13 141 606 4.30 2 75 29 20 5
61 Mississippi State 12 136 599 4.40 0 50 33 19 6
62 Minnesota 13 146 644 4.41 1 75 35 21 5
62 Western Kentucky 13 154 679 4.41 0 42 36 21 4
64 Wyoming 13 125 555 4.44 0 61 31 15 3
65 Iowa State 13 161 717 4.45 0 59 42 27 3
66 New Mexico State 15 142 633 4.46 0 52 33 22 4
67 Oklahoma 13 164 733 4.47 0 49 34 22 7
67 UNLV 14 178 796 4.47 1 70 32 24 7
69 North Carolina 13 174 779 4.48 1 70 43 22 6
70 Texas Tech 13 146 655 4.49 1 69 26 21 3
71 Louisiana-Monroe 12 121 549 4.54 0 45 28 20 4
71 Florida State 14 189 859 4.54 0 64 42 27 11
73 Liberty 14 133 605 4.55 0 40 34 17 5
73 Navy 12 150 683 4.55 1 75 32 21 5
75 Indiana 12 129 595 4.61 1 71 31 14 5
76 South Carolina 12 143 661 4.62 0 37 34 21 7
77 Mississippi 13 172 798 4.64 1 75 38 23 3
78 Northwestern 13 142 661 4.65 1 64 34 19 5
79 LSU 13 151 715 4.74 0 52 35 22 3
80 Bowling Green 13 145 693 4.78 0 55 35 21 5
81 Middle Tennessee 12 118 566 4.80 0 61 30 17 5
81 California 13 147 706 4.80 1 72 38 23 5
83 TCU 12 149 720 4.83 0 41 35 17 5
84 Old Dominion 13 131 634 4.84 1 75 25 12 4
85 Colorado 12 134 654 4.88 0 54 32 22 4
86 Illinois 12 115 562 4.89 0 43 27 15 4
87 Charlotte 12 104 510 4.90 1 62 27 17 6
87 Eastern Michigan 13 127 622 4.90 0 42 30 20 3
89 Connecticut 12 117 574 4.91 1 65 26 17 3
90 Florida 12 126 620 4.92 1 75 29 22 7
90 Washington 15 180 885 4.92 0 59 57 28 3
92 BYU 12 142 701 4.94 0 38 37 23 6
93 San Jose State 13 135 669 4.96 0 39 37 27 5
94 New Mexico 12 97 484 4.99 0 66 24 12 6
95 Sam Houston State 12 122 613 5.02 1 75 31 18 7
96 Oklahoma State 14 200 1022 5.11 3 70 45 29 7
97 Kansas 13 153 783 5.12 1 72 40 24 3
98 Georgia Tech 13 148 761 5.14 1 74 36 20 4
99 Coastal Carolina 13 147 758 5.16 0 43 35 25 6
100 Western Michigan 12 111 574 5.17 1 66 29 16 4
101 Florida International 12 134 697 5.20 0 29 36 21 7
102 Colorado State 12 145 756 5.21 0 53 40 26 6
103 UTEP 12 144 751 5.22 1 64 37 25 8
104 Memphis 13 157 826 5.26 1 75 38 25 11
105 Tulsa 12 129 684 5.30 1 77 32 21 8
106 Auburn 13 129 687 5.33 0 60 31 23 9
107 Cincinnati 12 110 592 5.38 1 75 30 23 6
108 Virginia 12 121 658 5.44 1 73 34 19 4
109 Duke 13 140 766 5.47 0 49 45 30 5
110 Rice 13 140 767 5.48 1 75 30 22 13
111 Central Michigan 12 119 664 5.58 1 64 32 21 9
112 UCF 13 154 866 5.62 1 75 45 34 10
113 Houston 12 118 666 5.64 0 62 30 17 6
114 Marshall 13 155 876 5.65 4 75 25 18 9
115 Georgia State 13 142 806 5.68 3 67 36 25 9
116 USC 13 144 819 5.69 1 61 33 25 9
117 San Diego State 12 146 844 5.78 1 62 43 19 9
118 Massachusetts 12 125 730 5.84 0 61 32 17 5
119 Utah State 13 149 872 5.85 2 75 40 24 10
120 Baylor 12 129 758 5.88 2 79 30 21 8
121 Arkansas State 13 139 825 5.94 1 69 40 26 8
122 Appalachian State 14 153 916 5.99 3 75 39 29 10
123 Kent State 12 104 641 6.16 0 45 26 20 8
124 Kansas State 13 155 956 6.17 2 77 34 26 10
125 Army 12 140 865 6.18 2 67 37 25 9
126 UAB 12 115 716 6.23 0 59 34 20 8
127 Southern Mississippi 12 132 853 6.46 3 75 34 24 9
128 North Texas 12 196 1320 6.73 4 66 54 32 14
129 Buffalo 12 110 745 6.77 2 71 27 22 10
130 Louisiana Tech 12 168 1150 6.85 2 72 50 32 14
131 Nevada 12 124 863 6.96 2 72 40 29 7
132 Boston College 13 133 945 7.11 2 71 39 27 10
133 Vanderbilt 12 122 905 7.42 2 74 33 25 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards