2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 24 | 44 | 1.83 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 32 | 119 | 3.72 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Penn State | 12 | 66 | 122 | 1.85 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | James Madison | 12 | 90 | 124 | 1.38 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 6 | 46 | 136 | 2.96 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Air Force | 9 | 69 | 141 | 2.04 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 7 | 56 | 141 | 2.52 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | UTEP | 5 | 23 | 141 | 6.13 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 8 | 54 | 143 | 2.65 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Purdue | 5 | 55 | 151 | 2.75 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | UTSA | 10 | 73 | 152 | 2.08 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 71 | 153 | 2.15 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | UCLA | 7 | 60 | 157 | 2.62 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 8 | 63 | 165 | 2.62 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Charlotte | 7 | 53 | 170 | 3.21 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Ball State | 7 | 47 | 174 | 3.70 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 7 | 55 | 179 | 3.25 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Utah | 6 | 49 | 192 | 3.92 | 3 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | Florida State | 12 | 89 | 197 | 2.21 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 20 | Hawaii | 5 | 61 | 199 | 3.26 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Texas | 13 | 117 | 200 | 1.71 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Navy | 7 | 73 | 211 | 2.89 | 2 | 75 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | Nevada | 3 | 44 | 221 | 5.02 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Ohio | 13 | 72 | 223 | 3.10 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 6 | 61 | 223 | 3.66 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 12 | 86 | 226 | 2.63 | 5 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Temple | 6 | 55 | 230 | 4.18 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 28 | Maryland | 12 | 84 | 237 | 2.82 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 8 | 63 | 237 | 3.76 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 10 | 97 | 241 | 2.48 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Michigan | 15 | 100 | 253 | 2.53 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Oregon State | 9 | 83 | 256 | 3.08 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 33 | Kent State | 7 | 47 | 258 | 5.49 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 34 | Marshall | 9 | 70 | 264 | 3.77 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 8 | 52 | 264 | 5.08 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 7 | 43 | 264 | 6.14 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 37 | NC State | 11 | 95 | 266 | 2.80 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| 38 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 71 | 267 | 3.76 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 39 | TCU | 9 | 73 | 268 | 3.67 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 58 | 276 | 4.76 | 6 | 55 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 7 | 77 | 278 | 3.61 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 42 | Rice | 10 | 79 | 279 | 3.53 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 43 | Oregon | 12 | 73 | 281 | 3.85 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 7 | 42 | 283 | 6.74 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 73 | 285 | 3.90 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 9 | 66 | 289 | 4.38 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 8 | 71 | 290 | 4.08 | 6 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 48 | Auburn | 8 | 60 | 295 | 4.92 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 49 | Southern Miss | 8 | 55 | 298 | 5.42 | 3 | 61 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | Tulsa | 6 | 57 | 299 | 5.25 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 51 | BYU | 7 | 78 | 300 | 3.85 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 69 | 303 | 4.39 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 53 | Washington State | 9 | 80 | 304 | 3.80 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 54 | Baylor | 8 | 74 | 309 | 4.18 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 10 | 99 | 310 | 3.13 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 8 | 76 | 311 | 4.09 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 8 | 72 | 313 | 4.35 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 58 | Akron | 9 | 110 | 318 | 2.89 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 88 | 326 | 3.70 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 60 | UNLV | 11 | 117 | 327 | 2.79 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 61 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 78 | 329 | 4.22 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 62 | Arkansas State | 7 | 52 | 331 | 6.37 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 63 | Arizona | 10 | 81 | 344 | 4.25 | 6 | 62 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 74 | 344 | 4.65 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 65 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 76 | 347 | 4.57 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 66 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 79 | 357 | 4.52 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 67 | Tulane | 14 | 110 | 359 | 3.26 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 67 | San Diego State | 8 | 73 | 359 | 4.92 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 69 | Massachusetts | 5 | 63 | 361 | 5.73 | 4 | 80 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 70 | California | 11 | 126 | 367 | 2.91 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 71 | Iowa | 10 | 138 | 370 | 2.68 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | UAB | 8 | 66 | 380 | 5.76 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 73 | Georgia | 14 | 94 | 389 | 4.14 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| 74 | Louisville | 13 | 122 | 395 | 3.24 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 75 | Liberty | 14 | 99 | 399 | 4.03 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 76 | Houston | 8 | 80 | 401 | 5.01 | 8 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| 77 | Army | 8 | 88 | 402 | 4.57 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 10 | 82 | 402 | 4.90 | 5 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 10 | 93 | 403 | 4.33 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 2 |
| 80 | USF | 12 | 87 | 404 | 4.64 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 8 | 106 | 408 | 3.85 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 11 | 102 | 408 | 4.00 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 10 | 92 | 410 | 4.46 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 3 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 89 | 421 | 4.73 | 2 | 55 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| 85 | Duke | 9 | 94 | 426 | 4.53 | 2 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 4 |
| 85 | Georgia State | 9 | 83 | 426 | 5.13 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 8 | 116 | 429 | 3.70 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 88 | Troy | 12 | 111 | 431 | 3.88 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 2 |
| 89 | Clemson | 12 | 105 | 434 | 4.13 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 5 |
| 90 | Cincinnati | 9 | 90 | 436 | 4.84 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 20 | 6 |
| 91 | SMU | 12 | 122 | 440 | 3.61 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
| 92 | Old Dominion | 10 | 129 | 448 | 3.47 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 1 |
| 93 | Michigan State | 7 | 127 | 449 | 3.54 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 2 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 114 | 451 | 3.96 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 95 | FIU | 6 | 112 | 456 | 4.07 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| 96 | Colorado | 7 | 79 | 458 | 5.80 | 6 | 74 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 97 | Utah State | 8 | 73 | 462 | 6.33 | 5 | 64 | 24 | 19 | 7 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | 13 | 95 | 463 | 4.87 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 99 | South Carolina | 10 | 104 | 467 | 4.49 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 8 |
| 100 | Illinois | 9 | 135 | 476 | 3.53 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 3 |
| 101 | Alabama | 12 | 100 | 477 | 4.77 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| 102 | LSU | 13 | 121 | 479 | 3.96 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 103 | USC | 9 | 81 | 480 | 5.93 | 8 | 52 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 104 | UCF | 11 | 103 | 486 | 4.72 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| 105 | Virginia | 9 | 110 | 503 | 4.57 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 1 |
| 106 | Stanford | 6 | 82 | 507 | 6.18 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 107 | San Jose State | 10 | 102 | 509 | 4.99 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 1 |
| 108 | Indiana | 9 | 116 | 512 | 4.41 | 7 | 71 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 108 | Texas State | 12 | 114 | 512 | 4.49 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 11 | 103 | 519 | 5.04 | 3 | 80 | 26 | 10 | 4 |
| 111 | North Carolina | 11 | 114 | 535 | 4.69 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 112 | Memphis | 13 | 109 | 553 | 5.07 | 9 | 75 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 113 | Florida | 9 | 84 | 557 | 6.63 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 19 | 8 |
| 114 | Toledo | 13 | 151 | 558 | 3.70 | 2 | 80 | 31 | 15 | 2 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 129 | 563 | 4.36 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 116 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 152 | 564 | 3.71 | 3 | 55 | 33 | 12 | 2 |
| 117 | Ohio State | 12 | 148 | 568 | 3.84 | 2 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 118 | Missouri | 13 | 139 | 570 | 4.10 | 4 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 8 |
| 119 | Boise State | 12 | 123 | 583 | 4.74 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| 120 | West Virginia | 12 | 131 | 587 | 4.48 | 4 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 121 | Louisiana | 11 | 135 | 592 | 4.39 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 16 | 1 |
| 122 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 113 | 595 | 5.27 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
| 123 | Kansas | 11 | 140 | 599 | 4.28 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
| 124 | North Texas | 7 | 79 | 608 | 7.70 | 10 | 66 | 26 | 20 | 8 |
| 125 | Washington | 14 | 126 | 629 | 4.99 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 25 | 4 |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 120 | 633 | 5.28 | 6 | 61 | 36 | 18 | 2 |
| 127 | Kansas State | 11 | 115 | 663 | 5.77 | 3 | 60 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| 128 | Oklahoma | 12 | 146 | 664 | 4.55 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
| 129 | Fresno State | 10 | 130 | 688 | 5.29 | 5 | 70 | 36 | 23 | 7 |
| 130 | Ole Miss | 13 | 168 | 709 | 4.22 | 8 | 75 | 34 | 17 | 2 |
| 131 | New Mexico State | 13 | 165 | 722 | 4.38 | 7 | 54 | 46 | 24 | 7 |
| 132 | Boston College | 12 | 144 | 816 | 5.67 | 8 | 71 | 34 | 20 | 8 |
| 133 | Appalachian State | 12 | 158 | 826 | 5.23 | 10 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||