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

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