2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 9 283 510 1.80 5 31.44 56.67
2 Utah 10 261 691 2.65 7 26.10 69.10
3 Texas 8 216 558 2.58 3 27.00 69.75
4 Nebraska 10 285 703 2.47 5 28.50 70.30
5 Kentucky 7 213 502 2.36 4 30.43 71.71
6 UCLA 12 361 921 2.55 5 30.08 76.75
7 Michigan 10 300 826 2.75 5 30.00 82.60
8 James Madison 13 416 1089 2.62 13 32.00 83.77
9 Tennessee 9 294 816 2.78 9 32.67 90.67
10 Air Force 13 388 1181 3.04 11 29.85 90.85
11 Ohio 13 366 1185 3.24 9 28.15 91.15
12 Oregon 11 313 1012 3.23 7 28.45 92.00
13 Texas A&M 8 256 740 2.89 2 32.00 92.50
14 Iowa 11 353 1052 2.98 2 32.09 95.64
15 Louisville 11 316 1099 3.48 11 28.73 99.91
16 Jacksonville State 12 465 1205 2.59 12 38.75 100.42
17 Troy 13 434 1346 3.10 10 33.38 103.54
18 Oregon State 9 282 938 3.33 9 31.33 104.22
19 Georgia 9 251 954 3.80 8 27.89 106.00
20 North Carolina State 9 243 966 3.98 7 27.00 107.33
21 Ohio State 9 295 969 3.28 2 32.78 107.67
22 Notre Dame 9 297 976 3.29 7 33.00 108.44
23 Tulane 12 365 1305 3.58 12 30.42 108.75
24 Missouri 8 254 874 3.44 5 31.75 109.25
25 Arizona 11 362 1225 3.38 14 32.91 111.36
26 Liberty 13 375 1451 3.87 12 28.85 111.62
27 Ball State 11 347 1240 3.57 12 31.55 112.73
28 Miami (Florida) 9 286 1015 3.55 13 31.78 112.78
29 Rutgers 9 290 1030 3.55 9 32.22 114.44
30 Middle Tennessee 9 289 1035 3.58 10 32.11 115.00
31 South Alabama 12 430 1384 3.22 10 35.83 115.33
32 New Mexico State 13 390 1513 3.88 15 30.00 116.38
33 South Carolina 8 292 933 3.20 10 36.50 116.63
34 SMU 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
35 Kansas State 8 224 970 4.33 6 28.00 121.25
36 UTSA 12 441 1458 3.31 12 36.75 121.50
37 West Virginia 10 329 1216 3.70 6 32.90 121.60
38 Duke 8 291 975 3.35 9 36.38 121.88
39 Clemson 10 319 1221 3.83 14 31.90 122.10
40 Virginia Tech 10 338 1223 3.62 12 33.80 122.30
41 TCU 8 294 983 3.34 11 36.75 122.88
42 Kansas 9 291 1111 3.82 13 32.33 123.44
43 Navy 10 357 1237 3.46 7 35.70 123.70
44 Maryland 10 365 1261 3.45 8 36.50 126.10
45 Wisconsin 10 341 1278 3.75 9 34.10 127.80
46 East Carolina 10 382 1286 3.37 12 38.20 128.60
47 Connecticut 10 340 1288 3.79 17 34.00 128.80
48 Arkansas 8 278 1033 3.72 7 34.75 129.13
49 Mississippi 9 351 1169 3.33 10 39.00 129.89
50 Washington 10 317 1301 4.10 15 31.70 130.10
51 Alabama 8 279 1041 3.73 7 34.88 130.13
52 California 11 390 1441 3.69 17 35.45 131.00
53 Miami (Ohio) 14 509 1851 3.64 12 36.36 132.21
54 Texas Tech 9 314 1191 3.79 9 34.89 132.33
55 Iowa State 7 239 939 3.93 3 34.14 134.14
56 Old Dominion 12 484 1612 3.33 11 40.33 134.33
57 Bowling Green 11 389 1486 3.82 13 35.36 135.09
58 Mississippi State 8 293 1093 3.73 6 36.63 136.63
59 LSU 9 312 1237 3.96 10 34.67 137.44
60 Purdue 9 323 1244 3.85 14 35.89 138.22
61 South Florida 12 418 1665 3.98 24 34.83 138.75
62 Boise State 13 432 1809 4.19 21 33.23 139.15
63 Auburn 9 294 1255 4.27 6 32.67 139.44
64 Wake Forest 8 288 1116 3.88 6 36.00 139.50
65 Illinois 9 339 1262 3.72 14 37.67 140.22
66 Oklahoma 8 282 1128 4.00 5 35.25 141.00
67 Wyoming 12 422 1694 4.01 11 35.17 141.17
68 Michigan State 7 275 994 3.61 7 39.29 142.00
69 Florida State 10 360 1423 3.95 8 36.00 142.30
70 Stanford 8 280 1139 4.07 18 35.00 142.38
71 Florida 7 220 1000 4.55 9 31.43 142.86
72 Washington State 9 326 1286 3.94 17 36.22 142.89
73 Georgia State 12 419 1727 4.12 16 34.92 143.92
74 Syracuse 11 431 1609 3.73 11 39.18 146.27
74 Rice 11 400 1609 4.02 20 36.36 146.27
76 Akron 12 443 1773 4.00 23 36.92 147.75
77 Florida Atlantic 11 444 1628 3.67 9 40.36 148.00
78 Northern Illinois 13 460 1929 4.19 20 35.38 148.38
79 Toledo 14 526 2083 3.96 18 37.57 148.79
80 Western Michigan 11 369 1651 4.47 19 33.55 150.09
81 Memphis 11 368 1659 4.51 16 33.45 150.82
82 Texas State 13 489 1967 4.02 26 37.62 151.31
83 Minnesota 10 318 1521 4.78 12 31.80 152.10
84 Central Michigan 11 374 1682 4.50 22 34.00 152.91
85 Cincinnati 9 292 1393 4.77 14 32.44 154.78
86 North Carolina 11 406 1704 4.20 17 36.91 154.91
87 Charlotte 11 391 1710 4.37 17 35.55 155.45
88 Arizona State 8 279 1244 4.46 12 34.88 155.50
89 Indiana 8 293 1253 4.28 10 36.63 156.63
90 Marshall 12 433 1886 4.36 18 36.08 157.17
91 Pittsburgh 9 390 1429 3.66 12 43.33 158.78
92 Sam Houston State 11 398 1764 4.43 23 36.18 160.36
93 Georgia Southern 13 454 2098 4.62 30 34.92 161.38
94 UNLV 12 457 1944 4.25 19 38.08 162.00
95 Northwestern 11 424 1814 4.28 17 38.55 164.91
96 San Diego State 12 402 1989 4.95 21 33.50 165.75
97 Fresno State 13 499 2160 4.33 16 38.38 166.15
98 Colorado State 12 485 1995 4.11 18 40.42 166.25
98 Hawai'i 12 451 1995 4.42 23 37.58 166.25
100 Vanderbilt 8 268 1331 4.97 14 33.50 166.38
101 Colorado 10 386 1670 4.33 19 38.60 167.00
102 Southern Mississippi 11 387 1839 4.75 24 35.18 167.18
103 Coastal Carolina 13 462 2181 4.72 15 35.54 167.77
104 Oklahoma State 10 378 1679 4.44 16 37.80 167.90
105 San Jose State 13 486 2212 4.55 23 37.38 170.15
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 575 2221 3.86 24 44.23 170.85
107 New Mexico 12 407 2066 5.08 25 33.92 172.17
108 Houston 9 349 1550 4.44 19 38.78 172.22
109 Tulsa 9 334 1558 4.66 14 37.11 173.11
110 Army 11 400 1913 4.78 11 36.36 173.91
111 UTEP 10 358 1742 4.87 22 35.80 174.20
112 Louisiana-Monroe 11 453 1926 4.25 20 41.18 175.09
112 Florida International 11 443 1926 4.35 14 40.27 175.09
114 BYU 8 292 1401 4.80 10 36.50 175.13
115 Buffalo 11 397 1934 4.87 17 36.09 175.82
116 Kent State 12 460 2113 4.59 31 38.33 176.08
117 Western Kentucky 11 422 1943 4.60 18 38.36 176.64
118 USC 8 317 1420 4.48 13 39.63 177.50
119 UCF 9 354 1605 4.53 14 39.33 178.33
120 Appalachian State 14 502 2498 4.98 28 35.86 178.43
121 Virginia 9 315 1608 5.10 20 35.00 178.67
122 Arkansas State 12 456 2175 4.77 16 38.00 181.25
123 Baylor 10 369 1861 5.04 21 36.90 186.10
124 Eastern Michigan 13 513 2452 4.78 24 39.46 188.62
125 Nevada 11 383 2110 5.51 19 34.82 191.82
126 Temple 11 465 2175 4.68 22 42.27 197.73
127 UAB 11 421 2177 5.17 27 38.27 197.91
128 Boston College 10 356 2003 5.63 24 35.60 200.30
129 Georgia Tech 9 381 1829 4.80 18 42.33 203.22
130 Massachusetts 10 380 2080 5.47 22 38.00 208.00
131 Utah State 12 512 2687 5.25 30 42.67 223.92
132 Louisiana Tech 10 420 2280 5.43 27 42.00 228.00
133 North Texas 11 486 2744 5.65 33 44.18 249.45