2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Pittsburgh 2 11 -6 -0.55 0 5 0 0 0
2 Stanford 1 3 -5 -1.67 0 5 1 0 0
3 California 4 16 2 0.13 0 15 2 2 0
4 Marshall 2 22 6 0.27 1 10 1 1 0
5 Charlotte 1 4 9 2.25 0 4 0 0 0
6 Boston College 1 1 11 11.00 0 11 1 1 0
7 Florida International 1 6 12 2.00 1 13 2 2 0
8 Sam Houston State 1 10 22 2.20 2 9 2 0 0
9 Northern Illinois 2 26 26 1.00 0 14 2 2 0
10 Louisiana-Monroe 1 16 30 1.88 0 9 3 0 0
11 Utah 4 43 32 0.74 0 14 1 3 0
12 Houston 1 14 40 2.86 0 8 3 0 0
13 Western Michigan 3 28 49 1.75 1 23 4 3 1
14 UTEP 1 17 52 3.06 2 14 4 3 0
15 Ball State 2 20 56 2.80 0 39 3 3 1
16 Buffalo 3 21 59 2.81 0 21 5 3 1
17 Hawai'i 2 21 60 2.86 2 15 4 3 0
18 Navy 2 27 61 2.26 0 8 2 0 0
19 East Carolina 2 35 63 1.80 0 19 7 4 0
20 Massachusetts 2 11 64 5.82 0 17 3 1 0
21 Kent State 2 32 70 2.19 1 17 5 1 0
21 Louisiana Tech 1 22 70 3.18 1 14 6 4 0
23 Connecticut 3 36 76 2.11 2 27 7 3 1
23 New Mexico 2 27 76 2.81 0 14 4 1 0
25 Syracuse 5 55 79 1.44 0 17 6 3 0
26 Indiana 2 29 80 2.76 0 11 6 2 0
26 Nebraska 4 25 80 3.20 0 12 5 1 0
28 Virginia Tech 7 81 89 1.10 1 15 11 5 0
29 San Diego State 3 15 91 6.07 2 20 7 4 1
30 Wyoming 6 57 94 1.65 0 11 12 4 0
31 Arkansas 3 43 108 2.51 1 46 6 4 2
31 Purdue 3 26 108 4.15 0 19 5 4 0
33 Minnesota 4 17 109 6.41 2 52 5 4 2
34 Michigan State 3 33 111 3.36 0 20 6 5 2
35 New Mexico State 6 42 115 2.74 0 23 8 5 1
36 Vanderbilt 3 16 116 7.25 1 39 6 4 2
37 South Carolina 2 32 119 3.72 0 13 8 2 0
38 Temple 2 48 124 2.58 0 22 7 4 1
38 Iowa 3 27 124 4.59 0 18 6 4 0
40 Wake Forest 2 26 125 4.81 1 49 8 3 1
41 Central Michigan 1 10 128 12.80 1 61 3 3 2
42 Florida Atlantic 3 56 133 2.38 0 20 14 9 1
43 Army 3 59 134 2.27 0 15 6 6 0
44 UTSA 8 68 139 2.04 1 15 14 6 0
44 North Carolina State 5 49 139 2.84 2 56 8 4 2
46 Cincinnati 3 40 140 3.50 0 34 10 8 2
47 North Carolina 6 69 145 2.10 2 33 11 8 1
47 Miami (Ohio) 7 48 145 3.02 1 20 10 7 2
49 Utah State 3 42 146 3.48 3 28 13 6 1
50 Boise State 7 86 150 1.74 2 45 13 4 1
51 Colorado 2 28 151 5.39 1 44 7 5 1
52 Colorado State 3 33 152 4.61 1 39 9 5 3
53 Texas Tech 5 57 154 2.70 0 25 7 6 1
54 Nevada 2 30 155 5.17 2 22 7 5 2
55 Penn State 9 113 158 1.40 1 18 17 9 0
56 Appalachian State 5 55 159 2.89 0 43 10 7 2
57 Baylor 2 26 162 6.23 2 42 9 5 3
58 Rutgers 5 55 167 3.04 0 18 14 8 0
59 Louisville 6 58 174 3.00 1 39 12 8 1
60 Wisconsin 4 39 175 4.49 2 24 9 6 1
61 Middle Tennessee 4 59 178 3.02 2 55 8 3 1
62 Tulane 7 61 179 2.93 2 21 17 11 1
63 Florida 4 50 185 3.70 2 20 9 7 1
64 Miami (Florida) 4 62 186 3.00 2 23 11 9 2
65 Mississippi State 3 43 187 4.35 1 29 11 6 1
66 Southern Mississippi 2 36 190 5.28 2 75 7 6 1
67 Oklahoma State 4 45 193 4.29 3 20 16 7 1
68 South Florida 4 67 196 2.93 0 24 12 8 1
69 Tulsa 3 41 199 4.85 0 55 8 6 3
70 UCLA 6 77 200 2.60 3 66 9 4 1
70 BYU 4 48 200 4.17 3 20 11 8 1
72 Kentucky 5 79 201 2.54 2 16 16 6 0
73 West Virginia 5 61 211 3.46 2 53 17 9 2
74 Georgia State 7 75 213 2.84 3 58 13 9 2
75 Clemson 6 91 217 2.38 4 26 14 6 2
76 Jacksonville State 5 84 224 2.67 2 75 14 7 1
77 Old Dominion 4 35 231 6.60 1 75 12 5 2
78 Duke 5 71 236 3.32 2 39 19 6 2
79 UAB 3 51 237 4.65 2 39 16 5 3
80 North Texas 3 53 238 4.49 2 20 15 6 1
81 TCU 5 79 240 3.04 2 20 15 8 1
82 Texas A&M 6 91 242 2.66 0 46 12 9 2
83 Eastern Michigan 3 44 245 5.57 2 27 13 9 3
84 Air Force 8 71 246 3.46 1 34 17 9 1
85 Iowa State 5 72 248 3.44 2 29 15 11 1
86 Rice 4 70 251 3.59 2 23 9 7 4
87 Ohio 5 70 264 3.77 3 46 15 8 3
88 Oregon State 8 93 278 2.99 5 28 24 11 1
89 San Jose State 7 97 286 2.95 3 17 22 12 0
90 Fresno State 5 80 287 3.59 3 18 17 10 0
90 Memphis 7 79 287 3.63 0 67 14 11 5
92 Bowling Green 6 83 290 3.49 3 23 23 12 2
93 Kansas State 7 104 297 2.86 1 46 21 10 2
94 Ohio State 8 122 307 2.52 0 21 20 6 3
95 UCF 5 106 311 2.93 4 24 17 14 1
96 Mississippi 6 99 316 3.19 2 24 20 12 2
96 Coastal Carolina 5 76 316 4.16 2 19 20 10 0
98 James Madison 7 93 319 3.43 5 58 19 10 2
99 Troy 9 112 320 2.86 3 41 23 16 6
100 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 95 325 3.42 5 49 20 8 1
101 Notre Dame 9 148 328 2.22 2 31 24 9 2
101 Western Kentucky 5 70 328 4.69 3 27 22 10 2
103 Auburn 5 91 342 3.76 1 60 16 15 6
104 Georgia Tech 5 65 343 5.28 4 47 17 10 3
105 Northwestern 4 65 344 5.29 4 64 16 8 3
106 Missouri 7 95 345 3.63 1 41 22 12 2
107 Texas 10 118 368 3.12 1 21 24 10 1
108 Washington State 5 86 372 4.33 5 34 20 12 5
109 Alabama 5 100 374 3.74 3 74 16 11 3
110 Arizona 7 104 380 3.65 2 21 24 16 2
111 Washington 6 91 382 4.20 3 19 20 7 0
112 Tennessee 7 127 388 3.06 3 75 26 15 2
113 Oklahoma 6 121 400 3.31 1 49 21 11 2
114 LSU 5 100 419 4.19 2 52 23 14 1
115 Arkansas State 5 81 426 5.26 3 60 25 16 3
116 Kansas 7 84 427 5.08 6 72 23 12 3
117 South Alabama 7 139 446 3.21 3 44 25 12 3
118 Toledo 8 113 452 4.00 5 36 34 19 1
119 Liberty 10 139 478 3.44 6 32 34 20 6
120 SMU 7 173 486 2.81 4 69 26 15 4
120 USC 4 100 486 4.86 3 59 27 13 6
122 Georgia Southern 6 100 511 5.11 3 35 28 22 10
123 Georgia 10 152 523 3.44 4 48 29 15 3
124 UNLV 6 98 524 5.35 5 42 26 24 6
125 Maryland 7 148 539 3.64 4 25 38 10 1
126 Texas State 7 135 555 4.11 7 32 29 23 9
127 Florida State 9 145 580 4.00 4 40 35 19 6
128 Michigan 13 187 635 3.40 3 74 39 22 6
129 Oregon 11 191 666 3.49 4 41 40 21 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards