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