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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Kent State 1 36 103 2.86 1 36.00 103.00
2 Vanderbilt 2 58 175 3.02 1 29.00 87.50
3 Nevada 2 62 240 3.87 2 31.00 120.00
4 East Carolina 2 71 97 1.37 1 35.50 48.50
5 Stanford 3 75 131 1.75 1 25.00 43.67
5 Akron 2 75 196 2.61 1 37.50 98.00
7 Connecticut 3 77 225 2.92 4 25.67 75.00
8 San Diego State 4 82 337 4.11 4 20.50 84.25
9 Southern Mississippi 3 83 385 4.64 3 27.67 128.33
10 Cincinnati 3 84 347 4.13 0 28.00 115.67
11 Louisiana-Monroe 2 86 293 3.41 1 43.00 146.50
12 Buffalo 3 87 283 3.25 0 29.00 94.33
13 Sam Houston State 3 88 418 4.75 7 29.33 139.33
14 Arizona State 3 89 358 4.02 3 29.67 119.33
15 UTEP 3 94 285 3.03 5 31.33 95.00
16 Pittsburgh 3 96 233 2.43 2 32.00 77.67
16 Virginia 3 96 449 4.68 3 32.00 149.67
18 Indiana 3 100 436 4.36 3 33.33 145.33
19 Western Michigan 4 107 339 3.17 4 26.75 84.75
19 Charlotte 3 107 421 3.93 3 35.67 140.33
19 Baylor 3 107 666 6.22 5 35.67 222.00
22 Massachusetts 3 112 509 4.54 4 37.33 169.67
23 New Mexico 4 113 387 3.42 3 28.25 96.75
24 Temple 3 115 348 3.03 2 38.33 116.00
25 Arkansas 4 117 278 2.38 3 29.25 69.50
25 Purdue 4 117 408 3.49 1 29.25 102.00
27 Wake Forest 4 121 392 3.24 1 30.25 98.00
28 Ball State 4 122 406 3.33 3 30.50 101.50
29 Louisiana Tech 3 127 587 4.62 5 42.33 195.67
30 Nebraska 5 130 270 2.08 1 26.00 54.00
31 Middle Tennessee 4 131 422 3.22 3 32.75 105.50
32 Central Michigan 5 133 629 4.73 7 26.60 125.80
33 Florida 5 137 440 3.21 3 27.40 88.00
34 Houston 4 139 565 4.06 6 34.75 141.25
34 UAB 4 139 604 4.35 7 34.75 151.00
36 Tulsa 4 142 538 3.79 3 35.50 134.50
37 Colorado 4 146 643 4.40 7 36.50 160.75
38 Florida International 4 153 689 4.50 5 38.25 172.25
39 Minnesota 6 156 641 4.11 4 26.00 106.83
40 Michigan State 4 157 541 3.45 3 39.25 135.25
41 Navy 5 160 562 3.51 2 32.00 112.40
41 Washington State 5 160 618 3.86 7 32.00 123.60
43 Mississippi State 5 161 498 3.09 2 32.20 99.60
44 Florida Atlantic 4 165 605 3.67 3 41.25 151.25
45 Illinois 5 173 631 3.65 5 34.60 126.20
46 TCU 5 177 524 2.96 4 35.40 104.80
47 California 6 179 523 2.92 6 29.83 87.17
48 South Carolina 5 180 589 3.27 5 36.00 117.80
48 BYU 5 180 694 3.86 4 36.00 138.80
50 Hawai'i 5 185 737 3.98 5 37.00 147.40
51 Arkansas State 6 188 821 4.37 6 31.33 136.83
51 Marshall 6 188 894 4.76 8 31.33 149.00
53 Syracuse 6 192 537 2.80 5 32.00 89.50
53 Auburn 6 192 731 3.81 3 32.00 121.83
55 Utah 8 194 495 2.55 5 24.25 61.88
55 Army 6 194 774 3.99 1 32.33 129.00
57 Colorado State 5 196 839 4.28 7 39.20 167.80
58 North Texas 5 197 1031 5.23 9 39.40 206.20
59 Georgia Southern 6 199 809 4.07 9 33.17 134.83
60 UCF 6 204 744 3.65 4 34.00 124.00
60 Rice 6 204 802 3.93 8 34.00 133.67
62 Miami (Florida) 7 205 504 2.46 7 29.29 72.00
63 Northern Illinois 7 208 675 3.25 5 29.71 96.43
64 South Alabama 7 210 632 3.01 3 30.00 90.29
65 Virginia Tech 7 214 574 2.68 3 30.57 82.00
66 Eastern Michigan 6 215 877 4.08 5 35.83 146.17
67 Rutgers 7 216 681 3.15 5 30.86 97.29
67 Boston College 7 216 1155 5.35 12 30.86 165.00
69 Utah State 6 221 1055 4.77 10 36.83 175.83
70 UCLA 8 223 488 2.19 4 27.88 61.00
70 Kentucky 7 223 613 2.75 6 31.86 87.57
72 Georgia State 7 224 836 3.73 6 32.00 119.43
73 San Jose State 7 226 827 3.66 7 32.29 118.14
74 Wisconsin 7 227 993 4.37 6 32.43 141.86
75 Texas A&M 7 232 663 2.86 2 33.14 94.71
76 Bowling Green 7 234 782 3.34 8 33.43 111.71
77 South Florida 7 236 715 3.03 7 33.71 102.14
77 Old Dominion 6 236 746 3.16 5 39.33 124.33
77 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 236 845 3.58 9 39.33 140.83
80 Air Force 9 237 552 2.33 4 26.33 61.33
81 North Carolina State 9 243 873 3.59 8 27.00 97.00
81 Texas Tech 7 243 920 3.79 7 34.71 131.43
83 Iowa State 7 248 1001 4.04 6 35.43 143.00
84 Oregon State 8 252 832 3.30 8 31.50 104.00
85 Ohio 10 255 713 2.80 6 25.50 71.30
86 Coastal Carolina 8 268 1208 4.51 6 33.50 151.00
87 Boise State 8 270 912 3.38 13 33.75 114.00
88 Wyoming 9 273 946 3.47 3 30.33 105.11
89 North Carolina 8 274 964 3.52 11 34.25 120.50
90 Kansas State 9 275 1181 4.29 8 30.56 131.22
91 Duke 8 276 935 3.39 6 34.50 116.88
92 Texas State 8 281 1097 3.90 13 35.13 137.13
93 Clemson 9 282 994 3.52 11 31.33 110.44
94 Western Kentucky 8 285 1276 4.48 12 35.63 159.50
95 Maryland 8 286 1031 3.60 6 35.75 128.88
96 Tennessee 9 287 746 2.60 6 31.89 82.89
97 Georgia Tech 7 293 1346 4.59 11 41.86 192.29
98 UTSA 9 297 876 2.95 8 33.00 97.33
99 Louisville 10 298 990 3.32 9 29.80 99.00
99 New Mexico State 10 298 1098 3.68 9 29.80 109.80
101 Penn State 10 300 530 1.77 5 30.00 53.00
102 Northwestern 8 301 1261 4.19 9 37.63 157.63
103 Kansas 9 302 1244 4.12 17 33.56 138.22
104 West Virginia 9 303 1076 3.55 5 33.67 119.56
105 Iowa 10 308 939 3.05 2 30.80 93.90
106 Appalachian State 9 311 1316 4.23 13 34.56 146.22
107 USC 8 312 1397 4.48 15 39.00 174.63
108 Tulane 11 315 943 2.99 9 28.64 85.73
109 Fresno State 9 317 1146 3.62 10 35.22 127.33
110 Texas 12 323 850 2.63 4 26.92 70.83
111 Arizona 10 324 1135 3.50 9 32.40 113.50
112 James Madison 11 326 690 2.12 10 29.64 62.73
113 Notre Dame 10 327 1060 3.24 8 32.70 106.00
114 Memphis 10 329 1515 4.60 13 32.90 151.50
115 LSU 10 333 1353 4.06 13 33.30 135.30
116 Jacksonville State 9 334 799 2.39 7 37.11 88.78
117 Oklahoma State 10 340 1527 4.49 14 34.00 152.70
118 Oregon 12 341 1180 3.46 7 28.42 98.33
119 Missouri 11 345 1192 3.46 5 31.36 108.36
120 UNLV 9 346 1354 3.91 14 38.44 150.44
121 Troy 11 356 1096 3.08 9 32.36 99.64
121 Oklahoma 10 356 1401 3.94 6 35.60 140.10
123 Ohio State 11 360 1194 3.32 3 32.73 108.55
124 SMU 11 367 1064 2.90 10 33.36 96.73
125 Liberty 13 375 1451 3.87 12 28.85 111.62
126 Georgia 13 381 1477 3.88 12 29.31 113.62
127 Miami (Ohio) 11 386 1266 3.28 7 35.09 115.09
128 Alabama 12 401 1514 3.78 13 33.42 126.17
129 Toledo 11 407 1548 3.80 14 37.00 140.73
130 Mississippi 11 416 1555 3.74 13 37.82 141.36
131 Washington 14 436 1919 4.40 21 31.14 137.07
132 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 30.00 90.00
133 Florida State 13 462 1759 3.81 12 35.54 135.31