2008 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/08/2009

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 TCU 13 355 612 1.72 9 27.31 47.08
2 Alabama 14 391 1038 2.65 5 27.93 74.14
3 Texas 13 356 1086 3.05 8 27.38 83.54
4 Mississippi 13 410 1125 2.74 9 31.54 86.54
5 USC 13 416 1136 2.73 8 32.00 87.38
6 Nevada 13 377 1152 3.06 17 29.00 88.62
7 Boston College 14 454 1277 2.81 14 32.43 91.21
8 Penn State 13 430 1212 2.82 12 33.08 93.23
9 Iowa 13 397 1222 3.08 7 30.54 94.00
10 South Florida 13 436 1238 2.84 12 33.54 95.23
11 Utah 13 415 1289 3.11 10 31.92 99.15
12 Tennessee 12 444 1237 2.79 6 37.00 103.08
13 Louisiana Tech 13 434 1357 3.13 12 33.38 104.38
14 Virginia Tech 14 451 1462 3.24 12 32.21 104.43
15 Florida 14 440 1476 3.35 9 31.43 105.43
16 Connecticut 13 423 1427 3.37 16 32.54 109.77
17 LSU 13 421 1432 3.40 17 32.38 110.15
18 Ohio State 13 406 1433 3.53 7 31.23 110.23
19 Cincinnati 14 481 1610 3.35 13 34.36 115.00
20 Oklahoma 14 469 1627 3.47 19 33.50 116.21
21 Boise State 13 476 1534 3.22 9 36.62 118.00
22 Nebraska 13 420 1540 3.67 24 32.31 118.46
23 Oregon 13 503 1552 3.09 18 38.69 119.38
24 Georgia Tech 13 432 1564 3.62 13 33.23 120.31
25 New Mexico 12 439 1462 3.33 6 36.58 121.83
26 California 13 495 1589 3.21 16 38.08 122.23
27 Georgia 13 439 1590 3.62 24 33.77 122.31
28 Kansas 13 407 1600 3.93 22 31.31 123.08
29 Wake Forest 13 458 1614 3.52 10 35.23 124.15
29 Pittsburgh 13 451 1614 3.58 14 34.69 124.15
31 Missouri 14 511 1751 3.43 19 36.50 125.07
32 Arkansas State 12 401 1502 3.75 20 33.42 125.17
33 Arizona State 12 429 1516 3.53 12 35.75 126.33
34 Northwestern 13 454 1643 3.62 15 34.92 126.38
35 UCF 12 448 1519 3.39 18 37.33 126.58
36 Clemson 13 443 1656 3.74 7 34.08 127.38
37 Tulsa 14 474 1813 3.82 13 33.86 129.50
37 Louisville 12 370 1554 4.20 14 30.83 129.50
39 Arizona 13 411 1704 4.15 18 31.62 131.08
40 Oregon State 13 454 1706 3.76 15 34.92 131.23
41 West Virginia 13 475 1711 3.60 15 36.54 131.62
42 Florida State 13 450 1723 3.83 12 34.62 132.54
43 South Carolina 13 476 1725 3.62 23 36.62 132.69
44 Wisconsin 13 450 1733 3.85 23 34.62 133.31
45 Notre Dame 13 430 1744 4.06 18 33.08 134.15
46 Navy 13 467 1753 3.75 19 35.92 134.85
47 Rutgers 13 469 1763 3.76 15 36.08 135.62
48 East Carolina 14 504 1903 3.78 16 36.00 135.93
49 Central Michigan 13 428 1775 4.15 24 32.92 136.54
50 Michigan 12 462 1643 3.56 21 38.50 136.92
51 Northern Illinois 13 437 1786 4.09 13 33.62 137.38
52 Oklahoma State 13 414 1792 4.33 21 31.85 137.85
53 Baylor 12 463 1655 3.57 22 38.58 137.92
54 Southern Mississippi 13 428 1803 4.21 13 32.92 138.69
55 Auburn 12 408 1667 4.09 7 34.00 138.92
56 BYU 13 473 1807 3.82 18 36.38 139.00
57 Kentucky 13 477 1810 3.79 15 36.69 139.23
58 North Carolina 13 484 1812 3.74 15 37.23 139.38
59 Wyoming 12 453 1682 3.71 13 37.75 140.17
60 Troy 13 516 1824 3.53 16 39.69 140.31
61 Texas Tech 13 457 1825 3.99 23 35.15 140.38
62 Western Michigan 13 477 1826 3.83 19 36.69 140.46
63 San Jose State 12 425 1697 3.99 18 35.42 141.42
64 Air Force 13 500 1840 3.68 19 38.46 141.54
65 Hawai'i 14 515 1989 3.86 18 36.79 142.07
66 North Carolina State 13 442 1849 4.18 17 34.00 142.23
67 Michigan State 13 450 1852 4.12 16 34.62 142.46
68 Minnesota 13 458 1863 4.07 13 35.23 143.31
69 Vanderbilt 13 491 1881 3.83 13 37.77 144.69
70 Army 12 434 1741 4.01 14 36.17 145.08
71 Maryland 13 487 1907 3.92 13 37.46 146.69
72 Miami (Florida) 13 493 1943 3.94 21 37.92 149.46
73 Virginia 12 489 1805 3.69 17 40.75 150.42
74 Mississippi State 12 443 1811 4.09 19 36.92 150.92
75 Duke 12 475 1818 3.83 16 39.58 151.50
76 Memphis 13 426 1987 4.66 20 32.77 152.85
77 Illinois 12 464 1835 3.95 16 38.67 152.92
77 Stanford 12 427 1835 4.30 20 35.58 152.92
79 Middle Tennessee 12 453 1842 4.07 20 37.75 153.50
80 Florida International 12 477 1874 3.93 19 39.75 156.17
81 Ohio 12 463 1891 4.08 22 38.58 157.58
82 Utah State 12 430 1923 4.47 22 35.83 160.25
83 Western Kentucky 12 448 1949 4.35 18 37.33 162.42
84 Bowling Green 12 462 1951 4.22 22 38.50 162.58
85 Ball State 14 497 2282 4.59 16 35.50 163.00
86 Marshall 12 498 1973 3.96 20 41.50 164.42
87 Temple 12 489 1989 4.07 20 40.75 165.75
88 Colorado 12 456 1995 4.38 21 38.00 166.25
89 UAB 12 420 2004 4.77 25 35.00 167.00
90 UCLA 12 460 2037 4.43 17 38.33 169.75
91 Arkansas 12 461 2049 4.44 20 38.42 170.75
92 Indiana 12 501 2060 4.11 30 41.75 171.67
93 Buffalo 14 496 2422 4.88 31 35.43 173.00
94 Iowa State 12 438 2096 4.79 25 36.50 174.67
95 Purdue 12 466 2098 4.50 17 38.83 174.83
96 Houston 13 547 2277 4.16 23 42.08 175.15
97 Toledo 12 482 2140 4.44 22 40.17 178.33
98 Kent State 12 473 2145 4.53 31 39.42 178.75
99 Florida Atlantic 13 530 2328 4.39 23 40.77 179.08
100 Rice 13 461 2376 5.15 24 35.46 182.77
101 Akron 12 504 2246 4.46 20 42.00 187.17
102 Syracuse 12 454 2273 5.01 18 37.83 189.42
103 Colorado State 13 470 2476 5.27 22 36.15 190.46
104 Eastern Michigan 12 450 2356 5.24 28 37.50 196.33
105 UTEP 12 464 2394 5.16 22 38.67 199.50
106 North Texas 12 441 2485 5.63 37 36.75 207.08
107 Miami (Ohio) 12 459 2500 5.45 29 38.25 208.33
108 Idaho 12 451 2501 5.55 35 37.58 208.42
109 Fresno State 13 490 2730 5.57 24 37.69 210.00
110 Louisiana-Monroe 12 445 2549 5.73 23 37.08 212.42
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 485 2559 5.28 23 40.42 213.25
112 UNLV 12 510 2563 5.03 24 42.50 213.58
113 Kansas State 12 502 2612 5.20 31 41.83 217.67
114 Tulane 12 463 2621 5.66 30 38.58 218.42
115 Texas A&M 12 507 2631 5.19 34 42.25 219.25
116 New Mexico State 12 508 2642 5.20 31 42.33 220.17
117 SMU 12 548 2707 4.94 24 45.67 225.58
118 Washington 12 507 2887 5.69 33 42.25 240.58
119 San Diego State 12 583 2970 5.09 35 48.58 247.50
120 Washington State 13 557 3219 5.78 50 42.85 247.62