2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 13 434 982 2.26 10 33.38 75.54
2 James Madison 13 416 1089 2.62 13 32.00 83.77
3 UCLA 13 396 1050 2.65 5 30.46 80.77
4 Jacksonville State 13 520 1450 2.79 14 40.00 111.54
5 Texas 14 397 1153 2.90 9 28.36 82.36
6 Nebraska 12 376 1115 2.97 9 31.33 92.92
7 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 30.00 90.00
8 Air Force 13 388 1181 3.04 11 29.85 90.85
9 Utah 13 345 1076 3.12 13 26.54 82.77
10 Iowa 14 498 1565 3.14 7 35.57 111.79
11 Troy 14 472 1493 3.16 13 33.71 106.64
12 Tennessee 13 463 1478 3.19 13 35.62 113.69
13 South Alabama 13 459 1478 3.22 11 35.31 113.69
14 Ohio 13 366 1185 3.24 9 28.15 91.15
15 Kentucky 13 450 1470 3.27 19 34.62 113.08
16 Louisville 14 419 1397 3.33 13 29.93 99.79
16 Miami (Florida) 13 412 1373 3.33 18 31.69 105.62
18 Texas A&M 13 421 1414 3.36 9 32.38 108.77
18 East Carolina 12 436 1466 3.36 13 36.33 122.17
20 Maryland 13 480 1631 3.40 14 36.92 125.46
21 SMU 14 499 1707 3.42 14 35.64 121.93
22 Ohio State 13 452 1553 3.44 6 34.77 119.46
23 Old Dominion 13 529 1842 3.48 13 40.69 141.69
24 Notre Dame 13 437 1547 3.54 14 33.62 119.00
25 Tulane 14 445 1578 3.55 14 31.79 112.71
26 Ball State 12 375 1339 3.57 15 31.25 111.58
27 Oregon 14 401 1436 3.58 10 28.64 102.57
28 Oregon State 13 413 1485 3.60 14 31.77 114.23
29 Arizona 13 422 1537 3.64 19 32.46 118.23
29 Miami (Ohio) 14 509 1851 3.64 12 36.36 132.21
31 Navy 12 423 1546 3.65 12 35.25 128.83
32 Pittsburgh 12 493 1802 3.66 20 41.08 150.17
33 Alabama 14 470 1749 3.72 15 33.57 124.93
33 UTSA 13 474 1761 3.72 16 36.46 135.46
35 Florida Atlantic 12 477 1791 3.75 12 39.75 149.25
36 Clemson 13 396 1490 3.76 17 30.46 114.62
37 Georgia 14 422 1591 3.77 13 30.14 113.64
38 Missouri 13 421 1597 3.79 8 32.38 122.85
39 California 13 456 1734 3.80 23 35.08 133.38
40 Iowa State 13 456 1745 3.83 12 35.08 134.23
41 Wisconsin 13 457 1756 3.84 13 35.15 135.08
42 Syracuse 13 500 1926 3.85 16 38.46 148.15
43 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 575 2221 3.86 24 44.23 170.85
44 South Carolina 12 462 1793 3.88 19 38.50 149.42
45 Duke 13 473 1845 3.90 15 36.38 141.92
45 Mississippi State 12 449 1751 3.90 14 37.42 145.92
45 Illinois 12 459 1790 3.90 19 38.25 149.17
48 Oklahoma 13 461 1802 3.91 14 35.46 138.62
48 Purdue 12 431 1687 3.91 22 35.92 140.58
50 Toledo 14 526 2083 3.96 18 37.57 148.79
51 TCU 12 467 1856 3.97 21 38.92 154.67
52 North Carolina State 13 379 1514 3.99 13 29.15 116.46
53 Akron 12 443 1773 4.00 23 36.92 147.75
53 Mississippi 13 496 1986 4.00 19 38.15 152.77
55 Rutgers 13 444 1783 4.02 16 34.15 137.15
55 Middle Tennessee 12 436 1753 4.02 20 36.33 146.08
55 Texas State 13 489 1967 4.02 26 37.62 151.31
58 Liberty 14 404 1634 4.04 13 28.86 116.71
59 Bowling Green 13 469 1901 4.05 16 36.08 146.23
60 South Florida 13 460 1868 4.06 26 35.38 143.69
61 Northwestern 13 504 2052 4.07 20 38.77 157.85
62 Rice 13 484 1990 4.11 23 37.23 153.08
62 Colorado State 12 485 1995 4.11 18 40.42 166.25
64 Michigan State 12 440 1812 4.12 14 36.67 151.00
65 Wyoming 13 453 1879 4.15 12 34.85 144.54
66 Boise State 14 451 1887 4.18 23 32.21 134.79
67 Virginia Tech 13 459 1924 4.19 21 35.31 148.00
67 Northern Illinois 13 460 1929 4.19 20 35.38 148.38
67 Florida State 14 509 2131 4.19 17 36.36 152.21
67 Indiana 12 448 1875 4.19 18 37.33 156.25
67 Louisiana-Monroe 12 490 2051 4.19 21 40.83 170.92
72 Arizona State 12 381 1602 4.20 16 31.75 133.50
73 Wake Forest 12 440 1852 4.21 13 36.67 154.33
73 North Carolina 13 504 2121 4.21 21 38.77 163.15
75 Connecticut 12 420 1772 4.22 22 35.00 147.67
76 Arkansas 12 437 1853 4.24 13 36.42 154.42
77 West Virginia 13 439 1864 4.25 15 33.77 143.38
78 Washington State 12 425 1810 4.26 26 35.42 150.83
79 UNLV 14 529 2265 4.28 23 37.79 161.79
80 Georgia State 13 442 1896 4.29 18 34.00 145.85
81 Marshall 13 467 2022 4.33 20 35.92 155.54
81 Fresno State 13 499 2160 4.33 16 38.38 166.15
81 Houston 12 467 2023 4.33 27 38.92 168.58
84 Texas Tech 13 480 2085 4.34 19 36.92 160.38
85 Auburn 13 463 2015 4.35 15 35.62 155.00
86 New Mexico State 15 487 2156 4.43 22 32.47 143.73
86 Sam Houston State 12 441 1955 4.43 25 36.75 162.92
88 Kansas 13 472 2100 4.45 26 36.31 161.54
89 Memphis 13 446 2018 4.52 21 34.31 155.23
89 Charlotte 12 429 1938 4.52 19 35.75 161.50
91 LSU 13 462 2093 4.53 24 35.54 161.00
92 San Jose State 13 486 2212 4.55 23 37.38 170.15
93 Oklahoma State 14 512 2335 4.56 23 36.57 166.79
94 Kent State 12 460 2113 4.59 31 38.33 176.08
95 Western Michigan 12 412 1905 4.62 22 34.33 158.75
95 Georgia Southern 13 454 2098 4.62 30 34.92 161.38
95 Hawai'i 13 481 2222 4.62 26 37.00 170.92
98 Temple 12 513 2380 4.64 25 42.75 198.33
99 Central Michigan 12 411 1918 4.67 24 34.25 159.83
100 Minnesota 13 414 1938 4.68 19 31.85 149.08
100 Stanford 12 420 1964 4.68 29 35.00 163.67
100 Tulsa 12 423 1978 4.68 24 35.25 164.83
103 Washington 15 474 2222 4.69 25 31.60 148.13
103 Colorado 12 451 2117 4.69 24 37.58 176.42
105 Florida International 12 487 2290 4.70 17 40.58 190.83
106 Coastal Carolina 13 462 2181 4.72 15 35.54 167.77
107 Arkansas State 13 505 2395 4.74 22 38.85 184.23
108 Kansas State 13 403 1917 4.76 15 31.00 147.46
109 Eastern Michigan 13 513 2452 4.78 24 39.46 188.62
110 USC 13 506 2424 4.79 25 38.92 186.46
111 Florida 12 386 1867 4.84 21 32.17 155.58
112 Western Kentucky 13 509 2470 4.85 24 39.15 190.00
113 BYU 12 439 2132 4.86 18 36.58 177.67
114 Army 12 433 2115 4.88 15 36.08 176.25
115 UCF 13 516 2526 4.90 26 39.69 194.31
116 San Diego State 12 402 1989 4.95 21 33.50 165.75
117 Appalachian State 14 502 2498 4.98 28 35.86 178.43
118 Buffalo 12 433 2159 4.99 19 36.08 179.92
119 Baylor 12 440 2219 5.04 27 36.67 184.92
120 Southern Mississippi 12 424 2145 5.06 28 35.33 178.75
120 Utah State 13 548 2775 5.06 31 42.15 213.46
122 New Mexico 12 407 2066 5.08 25 33.92 172.17
123 Vanderbilt 12 413 2104 5.09 23 34.42 175.33
124 Virginia 12 434 2214 5.10 27 36.17 184.50
125 UAB 12 457 2365 5.18 31 38.08 197.08
126 Boston College 13 462 2443 5.29 30 35.54 187.92
127 Nevada 12 423 2253 5.33 23 35.25 187.75
128 Cincinnati 12 397 2123 5.35 24 33.08 176.92
129 UTEP 12 452 2427 5.37 28 37.67 202.25
130 Georgia Tech 13 535 2877 5.38 28 41.15 221.31
131 Louisiana Tech 12 506 2794 5.52 32 42.17 232.83
132 North Texas 12 544 3062 5.63 37 45.33 255.17
133 Massachusetts 12 468 2650 5.66 30 39.00 220.83