2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 12 410 900 2.20 9 34.17 75.00
2 UCLA 12 359 960 2.67 4 29.92 80.00
3 Texas 14 397 1153 2.90 9 28.36 82.36
4 Utah 12 326 1015 3.11 12 27.17 84.58
5 James Madison 12 382 1027 2.69 13 31.83 85.58
6 Michigan 15 450 1350 3.00 9 30.00 90.00
7 Nebraska 12 376 1115 2.97 9 31.33 92.92
8 Air Force 12 362 1138 3.14 11 30.17 94.83
9 Ohio 12 344 1151 3.35 9 28.67 95.92
10 Oregon 13 364 1288 3.54 10 28.00 99.08
11 Louisville 13 387 1303 3.37 13 29.77 100.23
12 Troy 13 444 1389 3.13 11 34.15 106.85
13 Texas A&M 12 396 1321 3.34 9 33.00 110.08
14 Miami (Florida) 12 382 1340 3.51 17 31.83 111.67
15 Iowa 14 498 1565 3.14 7 35.57 111.79
16 Georgia 13 392 1459 3.72 13 30.15 112.23
17 Ball State 11 343 1235 3.60 15 31.18 112.27
18 Jacksonville State 12 482 1363 2.83 14 40.17 113.58
19 Kentucky 12 423 1378 3.26 18 35.25 114.83
20 Tennessee 12 429 1399 3.26 13 35.75 116.58
21 Tulane 13 418 1516 3.63 14 32.15 116.62
22 Liberty 14 404 1634 4.04 13 28.86 116.71
23 South Alabama 12 433 1416 3.27 10 36.08 118.00
24 Oregon State 12 384 1438 3.74 14 32.00 119.83
25 Ohio State 12 419 1454 3.47 5 34.92 121.17
26 Notre Dame 12 401 1458 3.64 14 33.42 121.50
27 Arizona 12 381 1459 3.83 19 31.75 121.58
28 Clemson 12 366 1478 4.04 16 30.50 123.17
29 Maryland 12 446 1483 3.33 14 37.17 123.58
30 SMU 13 459 1613 3.51 14 35.31 124.08
31 Alabama 13 435 1623 3.73 14 33.46 124.85
32 North Carolina State 12 358 1499 4.19 13 29.83 124.92
33 East Carolina 11 396 1390 3.51 13 36.00 126.36
34 Missouri 12 386 1551 4.02 8 32.17 129.25
35 Navy 11 391 1462 3.74 12 35.55 132.91
36 Wisconsin 13 457 1756 3.84 13 35.15 135.08
37 UTSA 13 474 1761 3.72 16 36.46 135.46
38 California 12 430 1627 3.78 21 35.83 135.58
39 Miami (Ohio) 13 481 1774 3.69 12 37.00 136.46
40 Iowa State 12 419 1639 3.91 12 34.92 136.58
41 Arizona State 11 350 1515 4.33 15 31.82 137.73
42 Oklahoma 13 461 1802 3.91 14 35.46 138.62
43 Middle Tennessee 11 398 1546 3.88 19 36.18 140.55
44 Purdue 12 431 1687 3.91 22 35.92 140.58
45 Rutgers 12 415 1700 4.10 16 34.58 141.67
46 Boise State 13 417 1846 4.43 21 32.08 142.00
47 Old Dominion 12 487 1716 3.52 13 40.58 143.00
48 Duke 12 440 1719 3.91 15 36.67 143.25
49 Virginia Tech 13 459 1924 4.19 21 35.31 148.00
50 Washington 15 474 2222 4.69 25 31.60 148.13
51 Georgia State 12 407 1784 4.38 17 33.92 148.67
52 Wyoming 12 413 1789 4.33 11 34.42 149.08
52 Minnesota 13 414 1938 4.68 19 31.85 149.08
54 Illinois 12 459 1790 3.90 19 38.25 149.17
55 Toledo 13 485 1942 4.00 18 37.31 149.38
56 Washington State 11 394 1652 4.19 25 35.82 150.18
57 Mississippi State 11 423 1668 3.94 14 38.45 151.64
58 New Mexico State 14 459 2124 4.63 21 32.79 151.71
59 Bowling Green 12 443 1826 4.12 16 36.92 152.17
60 Florida Atlantic 11 441 1679 3.81 11 40.09 152.64
61 Florida State 13 475 1988 4.19 17 36.54 152.92
62 Akron 11 404 1694 4.19 23 36.73 154.00
63 Texas State 12 450 1849 4.11 23 37.50 154.08
63 South Florida 12 431 1849 4.29 24 35.92 154.08
65 Northern Illinois 12 434 1856 4.28 18 36.17 154.67
66 West Virginia 12 411 1861 4.53 15 34.25 155.08
67 Sam Houston State 11 407 1708 4.20 22 37.00 155.27
68 South Carolina 11 431 1713 3.97 18 39.18 155.73
69 Syracuse 12 462 1872 4.05 16 38.50 156.00
70 Connecticut 11 391 1718 4.39 22 35.55 156.18
71 Northwestern 12 468 1890 4.04 17 39.00 157.50
72 Mississippi 12 459 1893 4.12 18 38.25 157.75
73 Michigan State 11 411 1737 4.23 14 37.36 157.91
74 Georgia Southern 12 411 1900 4.62 30 34.25 158.33
75 Wake Forest 11 411 1748 4.25 12 37.36 158.91
76 Rice 12 453 1909 4.21 23 37.75 159.08
77 Kansas State 12 377 1911 5.07 15 31.42 159.25
78 Marshall 12 431 1916 4.45 19 35.92 159.67
79 UNLV 13 489 2086 4.27 21 37.62 160.46
80 LSU 12 433 1930 4.46 24 36.08 160.83
81 TCU 11 428 1770 4.14 21 38.91 160.91
82 Texas Tech 12 444 1940 4.37 19 37.00 161.67
83 Auburn 12 435 1941 4.46 14 36.25 161.75
84 Arkansas 11 407 1789 4.40 12 37.00 162.64
85 Stanford 11 384 1795 4.67 27 34.91 163.18
86 Pittsburgh 11 474 1803 3.80 20 43.09 163.91
86 Indiana 11 416 1803 4.33 18 37.82 163.91
88 Memphis 12 422 1982 4.70 21 35.17 165.17
89 Florida 11 360 1821 5.06 20 32.73 165.55
90 Charlotte 11 391 1829 4.68 19 35.55 166.27
91 Colorado State 11 450 1831 4.07 18 40.91 166.45
92 Coastal Carolina 12 426 1998 4.69 15 35.50 166.50
93 North Carolina 12 462 2019 4.37 21 38.50 168.25
94 Western Michigan 11 390 1854 4.75 21 35.45 168.55
95 Houston 12 467 2023 4.33 27 38.92 168.58
96 Kansas 12 445 2026 4.55 25 37.08 168.83
97 Fresno State 12 461 2027 4.40 14 38.42 168.92
98 Oklahoma State 13 484 2212 4.57 23 37.23 170.15
99 Central Michigan 11 397 1873 4.72 22 36.09 170.27
100 Tulsa 11 380 1876 4.94 23 34.55 170.55
101 Hawai'i 12 445 2098 4.71 25 37.08 174.83
102 Louisiana-Monroe 11 454 1930 4.25 20 41.27 175.45
103 Colorado 12 451 2117 4.69 24 37.58 176.42
104 San Jose State 12 453 2118 4.68 23 37.75 176.50
105 Southern Mississippi 11 395 1963 4.97 26 35.91 178.45
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 535 2144 4.01 24 44.58 178.67
107 San Diego State 11 385 1967 5.11 20 35.00 178.82
108 New Mexico 11 373 1968 5.28 25 33.91 178.91
109 Vanderbilt 11 380 1969 5.18 23 34.55 179.00
110 Boston College 12 423 2175 5.14 26 35.25 181.25
111 Appalachian State 13 472 2359 5.00 26 36.31 181.46
112 Cincinnati 11 365 1998 5.47 24 33.18 181.64
113 Buffalo 11 390 2009 5.15 19 35.45 182.64
114 Kent State 11 424 2010 4.74 30 38.55 182.73
115 Army 10 351 1852 5.28 15 35.10 185.20
116 BYU 11 412 2048 4.97 17 37.45 186.18
117 USC 13 506 2424 4.79 25 38.92 186.46
118 Eastern Michigan 12 471 2248 4.77 23 39.25 187.33
119 Virginia 11 395 2067 5.23 26 35.91 187.91
120 Baylor 11 411 2076 5.05 26 37.36 188.73
121 Nevada 11 385 2103 5.46 22 35.00 191.18
122 Arkansas State 12 476 2305 4.84 22 39.67 192.08
123 Western Kentucky 12 474 2315 4.88 23 39.50 192.92
124 Florida International 11 446 2125 4.76 16 40.55 193.18
125 UAB 11 416 2218 5.33 31 37.82 201.64
126 UCF 12 486 2443 5.03 24 40.50 203.58
127 Temple 11 474 2250 4.75 25 43.09 204.55
128 UTEP 11 425 2362 5.56 27 38.64 214.73
129 Utah State 12 518 2674 5.16 30 43.17 222.83
130 Georgia Tech 12 493 2681 5.44 26 41.08 223.42
131 Massachusetts 11 435 2555 5.87 29 39.55 232.27
132 Louisiana Tech 11 455 2609 5.73 30 41.36 237.18
133 North Texas 11 511 2892 5.66 37 46.45 262.91