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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Pittsburgh 1 19 -1 -0.05 0 19.00 -1.00
2 West Virginia 1 28 3 0.11 0 28.00 3.00
3 Kansas State 1 26 6 0.23 0 26.00 6.00
4 Clemson 1 30 12 0.40 1 30.00 12.00
5 North Carolina State 1 21 15 0.71 0 21.00 15.00
6 South Florida 1 29 19 0.66 2 29.00 19.00
7 San Diego State 1 17 22 1.29 1 17.00 22.00
8 New Mexico State 1 28 32 1.14 1 28.00 32.00
9 Miami (Florida) 1 30 33 1.10 1 30.00 33.00
10 Ohio 1 22 34 1.55 0 22.00 34.00
11 Memphis 1 24 36 1.50 0 24.00 36.00
12 Boise State 1 34 41 1.21 2 34.00 41.00
13 Air Force 1 26 43 1.65 0 26.00 43.00
14 Central Michigan 1 14 45 3.21 2 14.00 45.00
15 Missouri 1 35 46 1.31 0 35.00 46.00
15 Florida 1 26 46 1.77 1 26.00 46.00
17 Oregon State 1 29 47 1.62 0 29.00 47.00
18 Western Michigan 1 22 51 2.32 1 22.00 51.00
19 Syracuse 1 38 54 1.42 0 38.00 54.00
19 Connecticut 1 29 54 1.86 0 29.00 54.00
21 Utah 1 19 61 3.21 1 19.00 61.00
22 James Madison 1 34 62 1.82 0 34.00 62.00
22 Tulane 1 27 62 2.30 0 27.00 62.00
22 South Alabama 1 26 62 2.38 1 26.00 62.00
25 Arkansas 1 30 64 2.13 1 30.00 64.00
26 UTEP 1 27 65 2.41 1 27.00 65.00
27 Indiana 1 32 72 2.25 0 32.00 72.00
28 Northern Illinois 1 26 73 2.81 2 26.00 73.00
29 Auburn 1 28 74 2.64 1 28.00 74.00
29 Kansas 1 27 74 2.74 1 27.00 74.00
31 Michigan State 1 29 75 2.59 0 29.00 75.00
31 Bowling Green 1 26 75 2.88 0 26.00 75.00
33 East Carolina 1 40 76 1.90 0 40.00 76.00
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 40 77 1.93 0 40.00 77.00
34 Miami (Ohio) 1 28 77 2.75 0 28.00 77.00
36 Arizona 1 41 78 1.90 0 41.00 78.00
37 Akron 1 39 79 2.03 0 39.00 79.00
37 Tennessee 1 34 79 2.32 0 34.00 79.00
39 South Carolina 1 31 80 2.58 1 31.00 80.00
40 Rice 1 31 81 2.61 0 31.00 81.00
41 Penn State 1 24 82 3.42 1 24.00 82.00
42 UCF 1 30 83 2.77 2 30.00 83.00
42 Rutgers 1 29 83 2.86 0 29.00 83.00
42 Mississippi State 1 26 83 3.19 0 26.00 83.00
45 Navy 1 32 84 2.63 0 32.00 84.00
45 BYU 1 27 84 3.11 1 27.00 84.00
47 TCU 1 39 86 2.21 0 39.00 86.00
48 Jacksonville State 1 38 87 2.29 0 38.00 87.00
48 Arizona State 1 31 87 2.81 1 31.00 87.00
50 Notre Dame 1 36 89 2.47 0 36.00 89.00
51 Wyoming 1 40 90 2.25 1 40.00 90.00
51 UCLA 1 37 90 2.43 1 37.00 90.00
51 Arkansas State 1 29 90 3.10 0 29.00 90.00
54 Kentucky 1 27 92 3.41 1 27.00 92.00
55 Mississippi 1 37 93 2.51 1 37.00 93.00
55 Texas A&M 1 25 93 3.72 0 25.00 93.00
57 SMU 1 40 94 2.35 0 40.00 94.00
57 San Jose State 1 33 94 2.85 0 33.00 94.00
57 Louisville 1 32 94 2.94 0 32.00 94.00
60 Massachusetts 1 33 95 2.88 1 33.00 95.00
61 New Mexico 1 34 98 2.88 0 34.00 98.00
62 Ohio State 1 33 99 3.00 1 33.00 99.00
63 Utah State 1 30 101 3.37 1 30.00 101.00
64 Tulsa 1 43 102 2.37 1 43.00 102.00
64 North Carolina 1 42 102 2.43 0 42.00 102.00
66 Kent State 1 36 103 2.86 1 36.00 103.00
67 Ball State 1 32 104 3.25 0 32.00 104.00
67 Wake Forest 1 29 104 3.59 1 29.00 104.00
67 Troy 1 28 104 3.71 2 28.00 104.00
70 Iowa State 1 37 106 2.86 0 37.00 106.00
70 Marshall 1 36 106 2.94 1 36.00 106.00
72 California 1 26 107 4.12 2 26.00 107.00
73 Charlotte 1 38 109 2.87 0 38.00 109.00
74 Florida Atlantic 1 36 112 3.11 1 36.00 112.00
74 Georgia State 1 35 112 3.20 1 35.00 112.00
76 Texas State 1 39 118 3.03 3 39.00 118.00
77 Louisiana-Monroe 1 36 121 3.36 1 36.00 121.00
78 Oklahoma State 1 28 123 4.39 0 28.00 123.00
79 Hawai'i 1 36 124 3.44 1 36.00 124.00
80 Cincinnati 1 32 125 3.91 0 32.00 125.00
81 Old Dominion 1 42 126 3.00 0 42.00 126.00
81 Alabama 1 35 126 3.60 1 35.00 126.00
81 Duke 1 33 126 3.82 0 33.00 126.00
84 Temple 1 39 130 3.33 0 39.00 130.00
85 Georgia 1 30 132 4.40 0 30.00 132.00
86 Fresno State 1 38 133 3.50 2 38.00 133.00
87 Vanderbilt 1 33 135 4.09 0 33.00 135.00
88 Appalachian State 1 30 139 4.63 2 30.00 139.00
89 Toledo 1 41 141 3.44 0 41.00 141.00
90 Florida State 1 34 143 4.21 0 34.00 143.00
90 Baylor 1 29 143 4.93 1 29.00 143.00
92 Texas Tech 1 36 145 4.03 0 36.00 145.00
93 UAB 1 41 147 3.59 0 41.00 147.00
93 Virginia 1 39 147 3.77 1 39.00 147.00
95 Oregon 1 37 148 4.00 0 37.00 148.00
95 Maryland 1 34 148 4.35 0 34.00 148.00
97 Buffalo 1 43 150 3.49 0 43.00 150.00
97 Nevada 1 38 150 3.95 1 38.00 150.00
99 Western Kentucky 1 35 155 4.43 1 35.00 155.00
100 Washington State 1 31 158 5.10 1 31.00 158.00
101 Northwestern 1 36 162 4.50 3 36.00 162.00
102 LSU 1 29 163 5.62 0 29.00 163.00
103 Colorado State 1 35 164 4.69 0 35.00 164.00
104 Florida International 1 41 165 4.02 1 41.00 165.00
105 Stanford 1 36 169 4.69 2 36.00 169.00
106 North Texas 1 33 170 5.15 0 33.00 170.00
107 UNLV 1 40 179 4.48 2 40.00 179.00
108 Southern Mississippi 1 29 182 6.28 2 29.00 182.00
109 Coastal Carolina 1 36 183 5.08 0 36.00 183.00
110 Louisiana Tech 1 51 185 3.63 2 51.00 185.00
111 Georgia Tech 1 42 196 4.67 2 42.00 196.00
112 Georgia Southern 1 43 198 4.60 0 43.00 198.00
113 Eastern Michigan 1 42 204 4.86 1 42.00 204.00
114 Middle Tennessee 1 38 207 5.45 1 38.00 207.00
115 Sam Houston State 1 34 247 7.26 3 34.00 247.00
116 Army 2 82 263 3.21 0 41.00 131.50
117 Boston College 1 39 268 6.87 4 39.00 268.00