2005 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/04/2006

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 12 375 881 2.35 12 31.25 73.42
2 Tennessee 11 356 907 2.55 8 32.36 82.45
3 Kansas 12 414 999 2.41 8 34.50 83.25
4 Oklahoma 12 392 1087 2.77 11 32.67 90.58
5 Boston College 12 420 1090 2.60 6 35.00 90.83
6 LSU 13 402 1190 2.96 8 30.92 91.54
7 Penn State 12 442 1116 2.52 12 36.83 93.00
8 Virginia Tech 13 402 1214 3.02 6 30.92 93.38
9 Alabama 12 361 1132 3.14 5 30.08 94.33
10 Florida 12 373 1139 3.05 14 31.08 94.92
11 Colorado 13 460 1303 2.83 18 35.38 100.23
12 Iowa State 12 414 1232 2.98 10 34.50 102.67
13 Georgia Tech 12 409 1247 3.05 9 34.08 103.92
14 North Carolina State 12 461 1286 2.79 11 38.42 107.17
15 TCU 12 456 1295 2.84 12 38.00 107.92
15 Boise State 13 421 1403 3.33 9 32.38 107.92
17 Oregon State 11 385 1188 3.09 13 35.00 108.00
18 Florida State 13 492 1409 2.86 17 37.85 108.38
19 West Virginia 12 452 1316 2.91 14 37.67 109.67
20 Central Michigan 11 385 1251 3.25 6 35.00 113.73
21 Louisville 12 460 1368 2.97 16 38.33 114.00
22 Auburn 12 396 1395 3.52 11 33.00 116.25
23 Miami (Florida) 12 474 1415 2.99 11 39.50 117.92
24 California 12 428 1430 3.34 15 35.67 119.17
25 Clemson 12 431 1447 3.36 12 35.92 120.58
26 Nebraska 12 459 1491 3.25 14 38.25 124.25
27 Toledo 12 433 1507 3.48 13 36.08 125.58
27 Memphis 12 419 1507 3.60 10 34.92 125.58
29 Iowa 12 470 1512 3.22 10 39.17 126.00
30 Kansas State 11 401 1418 3.54 19 36.45 128.91
31 USC 13 444 1697 3.82 17 34.15 130.54
32 New Mexico 11 384 1439 3.75 18 34.91 130.82
33 Texas 13 461 1702 3.69 15 35.46 130.92
34 Notre Dame 12 403 1588 3.94 17 33.58 132.33
35 Arkansas 11 403 1458 3.62 13 36.64 132.55
36 Rutgers 12 483 1596 3.30 16 40.25 133.00
37 Louisiana Tech 11 382 1465 3.84 14 34.73 133.18
38 Wake Forest 11 369 1468 3.98 13 33.55 133.45
39 Oregon 12 407 1607 3.95 12 33.92 133.92
40 Middle Tennessee 11 383 1492 3.90 13 34.82 135.64
41 Michigan 12 430 1648 3.83 12 35.83 137.33
42 North Carolina 11 434 1520 3.50 21 39.45 138.18
43 Texas A&M 11 420 1531 3.65 19 38.18 139.18
44 Miami (Ohio) 11 374 1535 4.10 16 34.00 139.55
45 Connecticut 11 447 1538 3.44 16 40.64 139.82
46 Mississippi State 11 418 1545 3.70 13 38.00 140.45
47 Nevada 12 391 1695 4.34 16 32.58 141.25
48 SMU 11 428 1569 3.67 17 38.91 142.64
49 Washington 11 419 1577 3.76 14 38.09 143.36
50 Purdue 11 445 1578 3.55 14 40.45 143.45
50 Troy 11 424 1578 3.72 16 38.55 143.45
52 Georgia 13 486 1870 3.85 17 37.38 143.85
53 Utah State 11 405 1585 3.91 20 36.82 144.09
54 San Jose State 11 460 1597 3.47 21 41.82 145.18
55 South Florida 12 445 1758 3.95 15 37.08 146.50
56 Western Michigan 11 436 1621 3.72 26 39.64 147.36
57 BYU 12 420 1773 4.22 18 35.00 147.75
58 Northern Illinois 12 454 1775 3.91 13 37.83 147.92
59 UAB 11 418 1629 3.90 14 38.00 148.09
60 Fresno State 13 460 1931 4.20 21 35.38 148.54
61 Utah 12 453 1802 3.98 16 37.75 150.17
62 Virginia 12 456 1814 3.98 18 38.00 151.17
63 Missouri 12 474 1816 3.83 23 39.50 151.33
64 Mississippi 11 457 1686 3.69 15 41.55 153.27
65 Washington State 11 444 1689 3.80 15 40.36 153.55
66 Navy 12 487 1855 3.81 19 40.58 154.58
67 Texas Tech 12 469 1865 3.98 15 39.08 155.42
68 UNLV 11 468 1711 3.66 27 42.55 155.55
69 Minnesota 12 428 1867 4.36 21 35.67 155.58
70 Stanford 11 433 1716 3.96 23 39.36 156.00
71 Akron 13 528 2067 3.91 19 40.62 159.00
72 Southern Mississippi 12 493 1918 3.89 16 41.08 159.83
73 UTEP 12 499 1928 3.86 12 41.58 160.67
74 Baylor 11 438 1779 4.06 21 39.82 161.73
75 Marshall 11 449 1780 3.96 17 40.82 161.82
76 Florida International 11 431 1802 4.18 22 39.18 163.82
77 Tulsa 13 500 2132 4.26 23 38.46 164.00
78 Michigan State 11 397 1811 4.56 15 36.09 164.64
79 Maryland 11 459 1823 3.97 24 41.73 165.73
80 Wisconsin 13 471 2178 4.62 13 36.23 167.54
81 Ohio 11 435 1863 4.28 20 39.55 169.36
82 Wyoming 11 485 1868 3.85 15 44.09 169.82
83 Vanderbilt 11 416 1869 4.49 20 37.82 169.91
84 Army 11 430 1899 4.42 24 39.09 172.64
85 Air Force 11 442 1909 4.32 28 40.18 173.55
86 South Carolina 12 508 2091 4.12 18 42.33 174.25
87 Bowling Green 11 469 1922 4.10 20 42.64 174.73
88 Houston 12 460 2127 4.62 12 38.33 177.25
89 UCF 13 477 2326 4.88 25 36.69 178.92
90 Arizona State 12 493 2157 4.38 20 41.08 179.75
91 Cincinnati 11 454 1984 4.37 27 41.27 180.36
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 445 1986 4.46 21 40.45 180.55
93 Idaho 11 417 2016 4.83 25 37.91 183.27
94 Arizona 11 440 2021 4.59 18 40.00 183.73
95 Pittsburgh 11 477 2037 4.27 14 43.36 185.18
96 San Diego State 12 514 2223 4.32 30 42.83 185.25
97 Arkansas State 12 529 2246 4.25 22 44.08 187.17
98 Syracuse 11 475 2060 4.34 17 43.18 187.27
99 Hawai'i 12 482 2251 4.67 28 40.17 187.58
100 Buffalo 11 431 2086 4.84 16 39.18 189.64
101 Louisiana-Monroe 11 452 2091 4.63 24 41.09 190.09
102 Tulane 11 463 2129 4.60 25 42.09 193.55
103 Kentucky 11 439 2159 4.92 22 39.91 196.27
104 Eastern Michigan 11 463 2186 4.72 19 42.09 198.73
105 Temple 11 472 2218 4.70 31 42.91 201.64
106 Ball State 11 446 2225 4.99 25 40.55 202.27
107 Kent State 11 528 2228 4.22 24 48.00 202.55
108 Oklahoma State 11 456 2260 4.96 24 41.45 205.45
109 Duke 11 444 2280 5.14 30 40.36 207.27
110 Rice 11 432 2332 5.40 33 39.27 212.00
111 Indiana 11 471 2367 5.03 28 42.82 215.18
112 New Mexico State 12 531 2596 4.89 26 44.25 216.33
113 East Carolina 11 494 2394 4.85 26 44.91 217.64
114 Northwestern 12 504 2617 5.19 26 42.00 218.08
115 Florida Atlantic 11 485 2399 4.95 28 44.09 218.09
116 North Texas 11 504 2450 4.86 26 45.82 222.73
117 Colorado State 12 527 2674 5.07 25 43.92 222.83
118 UCLA 12 520 2793 5.37 29 43.33 232.75
119 Illinois 11 471 2574 5.46 27 42.82 234.00