2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 169 645 3.82 5 75 19 19 7
2 Boston College 13 190 652 3.43 7 43 19 20 4
3 Penn State 13 208 661 3.18 5 44 20 22 6
4 UCF 13 197 678 3.44 3 68 21 23 7
5 Clemson 13 216 704 3.26 8 65 26 27 5
6 Air Force 13 232 710 3.06 7 32 21 21 6
7 TCU 13 235 715 3.04 5 50 20 22 5
8 Akron 12 204 722 3.54 6 80 18 18 3
9 Virginia 12 222 737 3.32 5 52 17 18 5
10 Michigan 12 205 739 3.60 5 35 18 17 6
11 Ohio 12 199 742 3.73 2 48 25 25 3
12 Alabama 14 216 759 3.51 1 85 19 20 4
13 Stanford 13 212 764 3.60 8 50 26 27 7
14 Buffalo 11 212 779 3.67 11 57 19 20 6
15 UTSA 12 217 804 3.71 6 77 17 18 5
16 California 12 207 812 3.92 8 30 19 19 3
17 Utah State 14 263 815 3.10 6 62 22 24 3
18 Louisville 13 213 818 3.84 9 82 28 31 8
19 East Carolina 13 219 826 3.77 8 48 20 21 8
20 San Diego State 13 242 833 3.44 11 47 17 18 4
21 BYU 13 250 837 3.35 10 38 18 17 3
22 Washington State 12 204 853 4.18 7 41 20 21 5
23 Houston 13 245 854 3.49 9 31 24 24 3
24 Syracuse 12 246 877 3.57 6 29 24 24 3
25 Kansas State 13 218 893 4.10 12 65 23 25 6
26 Arkansas 13 209 897 4.29 4 33 31 32 9
27 Florida 12 228 900 3.95 5 43 25 28 11
28 Connecticut 12 229 901 3.93 4 24 27 26 3
29 Oklahoma 13 224 905 4.04 8 53 21 23 5
30 Toledo 13 223 909 4.08 6 65 23 24 3
31 Miami (Florida) 13 243 924 3.80 8 41 24 25 3
32 Baylor 13 239 932 3.90 10 50 25 25 4
33 Central Michigan 13 217 938 4.32 7 74 30 31 10
34 Appalachian State 12 211 944 4.47 5 61 24 25 7
35 Mississippi State 13 228 947 4.15 6 91 30 30 6
36 Georgia Southern 12 206 954 4.63 7 63 23 24 6
37 North Carolina State 13 253 958 3.79 4 61 29 29 7
38 Louisiana Tech 14 277 964 3.48 13 46 33 35 7
39 Washington 14 279 966 3.46 4 23 28 29 3
40 North Texas 12 209 979 4.68 12 54 26 26 9
41 Northwestern 12 245 980 4.00 9 61 28 29 8
42 UCLA 13 269 981 3.65 9 31 28 29 4
43 Oklahoma State 13 255 984 3.86 12 56 28 28 8
44 Memphis 13 238 996 4.18 8 75 25 26 7
45 Oregon State 12 202 1013 5.01 12 42 28 31 10
46 Missouri 14 261 1015 3.89 10 75 26 27 7
47 Rice 13 218 1021 4.68 6 56 37 38 9
48 UAB 12 230 1023 4.45 8 75 30 30 7
49 Arizona State 13 246 1025 4.17 5 81 24 25 9
50 Temple 12 251 1026 4.09 5 38 27 28 5
51 Mississippi 13 256 1028 4.02 2 39 29 28 8
52 Virginia Tech 13 232 1038 4.47 5 49 39 39 14
53 LSU 13 234 1039 4.44 6 66 25 25 13
54 Vanderbilt 12 243 1043 4.29 10 30 30 31 8
55 Hawai'i 13 264 1046 3.96 10 43 27 28 9
56 Notre Dame 13 252 1052 4.17 7 89 31 31 4
57 Georgia 13 245 1066 4.35 8 65 29 30 7
58 Arizona 14 272 1068 3.93 5 33 26 27 4
59 USC 13 240 1069 4.45 10 54 28 31 11
60 Iowa 13 236 1073 4.55 6 88 22 21 7
61 Pittsburgh 13 223 1076 4.83 14 57 30 30 8
62 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 224 1079 4.82 11 99 24 25 6
63 Boise State 14 248 1090 4.40 7 76 25 27 11
64 Utah 13 272 1102 4.05 9 61 35 36 10
65 Massachusetts 12 243 1105 4.55 5 47 23 27 7
66 Wisconsin 14 241 1109 4.60 11 81 27 28 8
67 Kentucky 12 247 1124 4.55 8 55 33 33 10
68 Florida State 14 262 1130 4.31 7 36 36 37 8
69 Louisiana-Monroe 12 238 1132 4.76 8 64 31 34 11
69 Tulane 12 237 1132 4.78 6 61 42 43 13
71 Kent State 11 224 1141 5.09 6 80 24 24 5
72 Texas 13 259 1148 4.43 8 62 28 28 7
73 Texas State 12 233 1153 4.95 8 75 23 24 10
74 Middle Tennessee 12 245 1169 4.77 6 80 28 29 4
75 South Florida 12 239 1171 4.90 13 63 34 35 10
76 Georgia Tech 14 236 1175 4.98 13 75 29 34 8
77 Minnesota 13 247 1192 4.83 8 69 35 37 16
78 South Alabama 13 267 1195 4.48 11 42 38 40 8
79 Nevada 13 238 1197 5.03 5 74 38 40 10
80 Wake Forest 12 234 1207 5.16 8 86 33 33 14
81 Northern Illinois 14 263 1215 4.62 10 46 37 38 11
82 Florida International 12 240 1224 5.10 12 71 35 37 10
83 UTEP 13 234 1228 5.25 16 75 26 28 13
84 Ball State 12 235 1231 5.24 13 75 36 37 12
85 Indiana 12 229 1234 5.39 11 92 30 32 13
86 Western Michigan 13 243 1260 5.19 7 55 35 42 12
87 Ohio State 15 267 1261 4.72 11 90 37 37 11
88 Kansas 12 234 1263 5.40 13 66 33 36 13
89 Cincinnati 13 240 1266 5.28 7 80 39 42 11
90 Tennessee 13 251 1267 5.05 10 70 37 38 15
91 Purdue 12 255 1269 4.98 12 61 37 39 9
92 Wyoming 12 233 1272 5.46 12 36 45 48 15
93 Miami (Ohio) 12 249 1273 5.11 13 55 38 42 11
94 Old Dominion 12 276 1288 4.67 17 37 41 45 6
95 Auburn 13 259 1291 4.98 9 59 43 45 13
96 Army 12 216 1295 6.00 9 80 36 39 14
97 Idaho 11 230 1305 5.67 12 95 35 38 15
98 San Jose State 12 251 1309 5.22 14 56 39 40 9
99 Arkansas State 13 277 1319 4.76 14 80 40 41 10
100 Maryland 13 281 1328 4.73 8 39 43 43 10
101 Eastern Michigan 12 235 1344 5.72 18 80 36 37 14
102 Duke 13 271 1348 4.97 8 28 44 45 7
103 Nebraska 13 252 1353 5.37 12 68 33 33 10
104 Colorado 12 227 1356 5.97 11 92 41 42 17
105 Bowling Green 14 277 1360 4.91 14 91 41 44 13
106 Marshall 14 279 1363 4.89 10 36 38 40 10
107 Navy 13 257 1381 5.37 7 88 41 42 7
108 Colorado State 13 261 1387 5.31 13 89 32 34 8
109 West Virginia 13 255 1396 5.47 8 75 37 39 16
110 SMU 12 267 1398 5.24 11 41 32 36 7
111 Oregon 15 298 1419 4.76 10 45 40 43 15
112 Iowa State 12 231 1428 6.18 16 80 36 37 13
113 North Carolina 13 302 1495 4.95 15 90 37 39 7
114 Florida Atlantic 12 250 1506 6.02 15 66 35 37 13
115 Illinois 13 288 1520 5.28 13 72 40 40 17
116 Southern Mississippi 12 256 1531 5.98 14 83 43 44 18
117 Rutgers 13 252 1532 6.08 15 67 47 49 14
118 Western Kentucky 13 300 1550 5.17 11 58 52 52 14
119 South Carolina 13 266 1563 5.88 14 75 47 49 13
120 Texas A&M 13 268 1568 5.85 9 51 39 42 15
121 Tulsa 12 232 1608 6.93 17 90 41 42 20
122 Fresno State 14 299 1613 5.39 14 69 37 37 17
123 Texas Tech 12 303 1718 5.67 15 64 45 47 14
124 UNLV 13 328 1748 5.33 16 85 43 45 15
125 Troy 12 269 1749 6.50 19 75 50 52 13
126 Georgia State 12 284 1779 6.26 19 76 46 47 13
127 New Mexico 12 280 1780 6.36 21 59 51 54 21
128 New Mexico State 12 299 1895 6.34 14 63 57 58 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards