2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Clemson 13 230 407 1.77 4 46 36 16 6
2 Oklahoma 13 227 486 2.14 7 22 36 19 2
3 UCF 13 192 455 2.37 5 68 37 16 2
4 Baylor 13 257 711 2.77 8 65 42 22 2
5 TCU 13 265 750 2.83 4 48 45 30 3
6 Arkansas 13 206 588 2.85 8 43 43 17 4
7 Boston College 13 210 618 2.94 6 29 38 23 3
7 Texas 13 241 709 2.94 3 31 41 22 4
9 Toledo 13 213 631 2.96 7 38 35 22 5
10 USC 13 233 728 3.12 7 54 46 19 4
11 East Carolina 13 211 661 3.13 11 48 39 20 6
11 Stanford 13 216 675 3.13 7 33 40 26 7
13 Michigan 12 198 629 3.18 5 34 37 21 8
14 Syracuse 12 223 724 3.25 5 27 49 21 1
15 Louisville 13 214 707 3.30 5 43 38 22 9
16 Penn State 13 210 697 3.32 5 49 41 26 5
17 UTSA 12 231 769 3.33 4 54 42 26 5
17 Wisconsin 14 248 827 3.33 7 81 43 19 3
19 Central Michigan 13 223 747 3.35 7 74 46 22 5
20 Michigan State 13 169 569 3.37 8 75 28 17 7
21 Mississippi State 13 240 829 3.45 6 34 56 28 4
22 Virginia 12 201 699 3.48 5 52 37 22 7
22 Ohio 12 202 703 3.48 8 53 44 22 6
22 Arizona State 13 249 867 3.48 7 78 47 27 9
25 Houston 13 231 807 3.49 10 39 47 24 4
26 Alabama 14 242 848 3.50 2 54 47 28 7
27 Mississippi 13 271 952 3.51 4 39 53 29 6
28 BYU 13 242 854 3.53 10 68 39 17 3
29 Temple 12 270 961 3.56 6 56 56 31 3
30 Washington 14 290 1034 3.57 11 43 60 30 5
30 Utah State 14 301 1074 3.57 10 72 57 30 5
32 Florida 12 233 836 3.59 5 39 41 25 9
33 Tennessee 13 239 861 3.60 12 28 52 31 5
34 Buffalo 11 209 755 3.61 13 61 39 20 8
35 San Diego State 13 236 864 3.66 7 31 52 25 3
36 Missouri 14 276 1019 3.69 9 75 60 38 8
37 Georgia 13 279 1031 3.70 11 56 66 33 7
38 Miami (Florida) 13 237 885 3.73 7 44 56 27 1
39 Memphis 13 254 959 3.78 9 75 48 28 9
40 South Florida 12 219 833 3.80 11 47 42 27 4
41 Vanderbilt 12 229 875 3.82 10 26 53 30 6
42 UCLA 13 257 984 3.83 8 27 59 31 5
43 Ohio State 15 283 1088 3.84 13 53 64 38 8
44 Rice 13 238 917 3.85 8 43 52 35 9
44 Connecticut 12 244 939 3.85 7 35 54 29 1
46 Marshall 14 326 1267 3.89 7 36 76 39 6
47 Tulane 12 211 827 3.92 6 61 47 32 7
47 Northern Illinois 14 266 1042 3.92 10 47 54 32 6
49 Florida State 14 311 1222 3.93 11 36 71 35 6
50 North Texas 12 203 809 3.99 12 47 45 26 10
51 California 12 208 831 4.00 8 49 41 20 6
52 Maryland 13 306 1229 4.02 12 52 71 37 10
53 Washington State 12 191 770 4.03 7 76 40 25 8
54 Louisiana-Monroe 12 257 1044 4.06 8 64 58 33 9
55 Utah 13 252 1027 4.08 6 61 53 35 13
56 Louisiana Tech 14 259 1069 4.13 9 53 65 36 11
57 Oklahoma State 13 235 972 4.14 11 42 57 32 7
58 Wake Forest 12 233 969 4.16 11 37 56 29 12
58 Notre Dame 13 255 1060 4.16 10 45 66 35 6
58 North Carolina State 13 262 1090 4.16 12 61 71 39 7
61 Bowling Green 14 288 1201 4.17 16 50 65 41 11
62 Appalachian State 12 223 933 4.18 13 61 49 29 10
62 West Virginia 13 236 987 4.18 7 51 46 31 8
64 Kansas State 13 218 923 4.23 11 42 52 24 8
64 Virginia Tech 13 240 1015 4.23 8 68 49 39 16
64 Western Michigan 13 241 1019 4.23 10 55 48 30 9
64 Kentucky 12 257 1086 4.23 9 55 62 34 7
68 Northwestern 12 234 991 4.24 9 61 57 30 6
69 Pittsburgh 13 222 951 4.28 10 51 55 31 9
70 Air Force 13 240 1030 4.29 10 53 45 30 12
71 Cincinnati 13 254 1110 4.37 10 80 62 42 9
72 Auburn 13 245 1074 4.38 10 59 59 40 9
73 Akron 12 233 1023 4.39 7 80 54 30 7
74 Nevada 13 256 1126 4.40 7 28 65 40 8
75 Arizona 14 317 1399 4.41 10 66 67 39 14
76 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 241 1072 4.45 10 99 47 30 10
77 Florida International 12 226 1007 4.46 10 71 50 31 8
78 Georgia Southern 12 226 1010 4.47 8 63 57 30 7
79 Hawai'i 13 252 1136 4.51 14 43 66 38 13
79 Texas Tech 12 281 1268 4.51 17 62 73 36 9
81 Oregon 15 292 1320 4.52 11 45 65 46 11
82 Arkansas State 13 281 1277 4.54 19 80 72 46 14
83 Kent State 11 225 1038 4.61 7 43 50 26 6
83 Boise State 14 264 1216 4.61 14 76 48 31 12
85 Iowa 13 243 1160 4.77 14 83 63 32 10
86 Purdue 12 218 1051 4.82 13 61 54 31 10
86 Massachusetts 12 238 1146 4.82 9 47 59 32 10
88 Nebraska 13 246 1189 4.83 11 62 59 33 12
89 South Alabama 13 275 1331 4.84 10 67 68 46 5
90 Army 12 206 1003 4.87 9 56 51 36 9
90 UAB 12 254 1237 4.87 14 75 73 49 11
90 Duke 13 294 1432 4.87 10 47 90 55 5
93 Middle Tennessee 12 252 1229 4.88 10 80 61 32 8
94 Western Kentucky 13 270 1320 4.89 14 59 63 42 12
95 Illinois 13 329 1612 4.90 15 54 82 49 18
96 Texas A&M 13 291 1452 4.99 16 51 78 40 12
97 Minnesota 13 231 1160 5.02 7 86 54 36 13
98 Oregon State 12 204 1027 5.03 12 68 58 35 9
98 Navy 13 252 1268 5.03 8 44 74 44 4
100 LSU 13 242 1223 5.05 11 79 54 31 13
101 UTEP 13 211 1080 5.12 12 75 48 29 12
102 Miami (Ohio) 12 220 1132 5.15 11 55 59 40 11
103 Southern Mississippi 12 244 1258 5.16 12 52 57 34 15
104 Ball State 12 224 1159 5.17 15 75 54 33 10
105 Colorado State 13 274 1421 5.19 13 89 69 34 11
105 UNLV 13 315 1635 5.19 18 71 77 44 19
107 Fresno State 14 312 1623 5.20 14 69 73 38 17
108 Texas State 12 246 1288 5.24 9 75 58 34 13
109 Indiana 12 219 1157 5.28 9 92 57 34 14
110 Old Dominion 12 271 1433 5.29 16 37 78 44 10
111 Rutgers 13 251 1330 5.30 20 86 61 46 11
112 SMU 12 261 1405 5.38 19 58 67 47 10
113 Kansas 12 221 1195 5.41 12 69 52 34 11
114 South Carolina 13 253 1389 5.49 14 60 63 42 12
115 North Carolina 13 286 1580 5.52 19 90 78 51 9
116 Georgia Tech 14 244 1376 5.64 13 92 62 40 11
117 Georgia State 12 279 1585 5.68 21 54 89 48 8
118 Eastern Michigan 12 253 1459 5.77 25 78 69 44 15
119 San Jose State 12 261 1522 5.83 18 61 77 45 12
120 Troy 12 234 1377 5.88 14 75 69 47 8
121 Wyoming 12 217 1289 5.94 13 69 61 45 15
122 Tulsa 12 224 1343 6.00 15 90 57 37 15
123 New Mexico 12 279 1702 6.10 21 76 78 53 19
124 Colorado 12 201 1233 6.13 10 92 49 35 15
125 Florida Atlantic 12 239 1496 6.26 17 62 72 47 14
126 Iowa State 12 252 1596 6.33 22 80 79 46 13
127 Idaho 11 207 1330 6.43 12 95 55 38 12
128 New Mexico State 12 288 1863 6.47 20 63 90 49 18
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards