2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah State 14 82 177 2.16 0 20 16 9 1
2 Baylor 13 71 157 2.21 0 19 11 5 0
3 Penn State 13 67 149 2.22 0 17 10 4 0
4 East Carolina 13 62 139 2.24 1 36 7 4 1
5 Louisiana Tech 14 94 218 2.32 1 25 19 8 2
6 Stanford 12 63 148 2.35 2 22 11 8 2
7 Michigan State 12 50 119 2.38 1 38 11 4 2
8 Oregon 15 112 270 2.41 2 33 22 7 3
9 BYU 12 83 204 2.46 1 37 14 5 2
10 Syracuse 12 96 258 2.69 0 18 20 8 0
11 Temple 11 89 241 2.71 2 38 19 7 2
12 Virginia 12 82 232 2.83 0 23 17 7 3
13 Memphis 12 68 193 2.84 1 23 17 5 1
14 Missouri 14 105 316 3.01 2 38 23 9 3
15 Toledo 13 74 224 3.03 0 31 15 8 1
16 UCLA 13 75 232 3.09 1 29 18 8 2
17 Air Force 12 66 211 3.20 3 32 13 7 3
18 Cincinnati 13 89 287 3.22 0 27 26 14 2
18 Virginia Tech 13 89 287 3.22 2 38 13 11 4
20 Minnesota 12 66 217 3.29 1 31 13 9 4
20 UTEP 13 85 280 3.29 1 32 15 10 2
22 Washington 14 110 364 3.31 2 37 24 12 4
23 Notre Dame 13 97 330 3.40 0 18 28 11 0
24 UTSA 12 82 282 3.44 2 24 18 8 3
25 Alabama 12 49 169 3.45 0 22 11 8 1
26 TCU 13 57 200 3.51 0 21 13 9 1
27 LSU 12 62 218 3.52 1 29 13 4 2
28 Fresno State 14 94 335 3.56 3 32 19 11 3
29 Arizona State 13 71 255 3.59 1 22 14 10 3
30 Ball State 12 88 317 3.60 0 25 20 11 1
31 Central Michigan 13 70 256 3.66 1 24 16 7 3
32 Colorado State 12 80 294 3.68 0 19 19 7 0
33 Clemson 13 54 201 3.72 1 23 15 9 2
34 Boise State 14 73 273 3.74 2 34 17 8 4
35 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 72 270 3.75 2 36 15 9 2
36 Florida 11 50 190 3.80 1 39 10 7 1
37 Florida International 12 77 294 3.82 3 34 13 7 4
37 Washington State 12 85 325 3.82 0 29 20 10 3
39 Houston 12 99 380 3.84 0 24 30 14 3
40 Arkansas 13 78 302 3.87 0 24 23 13 5
40 Iowa 13 103 399 3.87 3 29 25 10 3
42 Western Michigan 13 83 323 3.89 2 38 17 11 4
43 Kent State 11 97 378 3.90 1 26 19 6 2
44 Buffalo 9 62 244 3.94 3 31 18 6 3
45 Appalachian State 10 74 293 3.96 1 30 18 9 3
46 Rice 13 72 287 3.99 2 31 22 12 2
47 Utah 13 73 292 4.00 1 33 15 12 5
47 New Mexico 12 100 400 4.00 4 35 29 21 7
49 Wake Forest 12 98 395 4.03 3 33 24 11 7
50 Western Kentucky 13 106 429 4.05 1 28 23 17 6
50 Maryland 13 112 454 4.05 2 33 24 17 4
52 Oklahoma 11 51 207 4.06 0 22 16 6 1
53 San Diego State 12 60 245 4.08 0 21 14 9 1
53 California 12 78 318 4.08 0 24 23 14 2
55 Mississippi 12 67 277 4.13 0 23 19 8 2
56 Arizona 14 70 290 4.14 1 34 17 7 1
56 Tulane 12 78 323 4.14 1 29 18 12 5
58 Kansas State 13 69 288 4.17 4 32 18 11 4
58 Massachusetts 12 100 417 4.17 4 36 25 13 5
60 Michigan 12 63 264 4.19 1 27 20 11 3
61 Indiana 12 64 269 4.20 2 32 19 9 5
62 Akron 12 66 278 4.21 3 24 18 9 4
63 Army 12 90 381 4.23 0 34 24 9 3
64 Texas 13 103 438 4.25 1 30 27 15 4
65 Boston College 11 61 260 4.26 2 36 15 8 4
66 Northern Illinois 14 67 288 4.30 1 32 16 9 3
67 Ohio 11 71 309 4.35 2 30 18 10 3
68 Louisville 12 70 305 4.36 2 38 13 9 4
68 West Virginia 11 74 323 4.36 2 39 18 10 2
70 Texas State 12 84 370 4.40 0 36 23 10 4
70 North Carolina State 12 97 427 4.40 2 27 30 14 3
70 Purdue 12 110 484 4.40 2 31 28 18 3
73 Nevada 13 103 454 4.41 3 28 33 14 6
74 Marshall 13 91 406 4.46 4 33 30 14 5
75 UCF 12 70 313 4.47 1 24 23 14 2
75 Hawai'i 12 99 443 4.47 1 32 30 16 3
75 Rutgers 12 99 443 4.47 4 38 29 17 5
78 Northwestern 12 93 422 4.54 0 26 27 14 4
79 Louisiana-Monroe 12 92 419 4.55 5 37 27 15 6
80 Middle Tennessee 12 108 501 4.64 1 32 34 15 2
81 North Texas 10 55 256 4.65 2 31 13 8 4
81 North Carolina 13 105 488 4.65 3 28 30 16 4
81 Texas Tech 12 129 600 4.65 2 26 38 17 6
84 USC 12 75 350 4.67 1 27 20 8 4
85 Duke 13 103 486 4.72 0 26 29 19 3
86 Ohio State 13 75 355 4.73 3 33 22 13 4
87 Miami (Ohio) 12 105 498 4.74 1 27 30 15 4
88 Mississippi State 13 68 323 4.75 1 32 25 14 4
88 Georgia Southern 12 72 342 4.75 3 39 19 9 3
90 Connecticut 12 83 397 4.78 3 28 26 12 5
91 Kentucky 12 86 418 4.86 4 26 26 14 4
92 Colorado 12 84 415 4.94 3 39 17 12 6
93 Auburn 13 76 378 4.97 2 28 22 15 6
94 Tulsa 12 88 439 4.99 4 34 24 16 6
95 Wisconsin 14 68 342 5.03 4 35 18 10 4
95 Tennessee 13 78 392 5.03 3 28 19 13 7
97 Iowa State 12 90 456 5.07 2 31 33 15 3
98 Georgia Tech 14 88 448 5.09 4 32 30 17 5
99 Navy 13 105 536 5.10 3 38 25 21 5
100 Bowling Green 14 107 548 5.12 5 31 32 25 7
101 Vanderbilt 12 93 480 5.16 2 33 30 20 4
101 Florida State 14 96 495 5.16 4 29 28 16 8
103 UNLV 13 135 699 5.18 4 35 43 24 7
104 Pittsburgh 12 69 360 5.22 3 34 20 12 6
105 South Alabama 13 92 486 5.28 1 34 27 21 5
106 Georgia 12 80 424 5.30 3 26 25 13 5
107 Old Dominion 12 113 601 5.32 4 37 40 24 7
108 Troy 12 108 579 5.36 2 33 36 18 4
108 Georgia State 12 122 654 5.36 2 32 45 25 4
110 Miami (Florida) 13 80 432 5.40 1 26 26 17 1
111 Texas A&M 13 88 481 5.47 2 35 29 14 7
112 UAB 12 58 319 5.50 2 34 19 12 5
113 South Florida 10 79 444 5.62 4 34 25 12 6
113 Kansas 12 90 506 5.62 6 34 21 15 9
113 Arkansas State 13 107 601 5.62 7 33 30 20 10
116 Idaho 11 84 478 5.69 6 39 22 19 8
117 Oregon State 12 70 400 5.71 5 37 20 15 5
118 Wyoming 12 82 479 5.84 4 33 32 22 6
118 Eastern Michigan 12 108 631 5.84 6 32 34 21 9
120 SMU 12 107 628 5.87 3 38 37 23 4
121 Nebraska 12 63 378 6.00 4 32 17 11 5
122 Illinois 13 108 653 6.05 5 35 35 21 9
123 New Mexico State 12 112 683 6.10 4 35 39 22 9
124 Southern Mississippi 11 97 610 6.29 5 33 28 21 10
125 Florida Atlantic 12 76 481 6.33 3 32 28 16 5
126 Oklahoma State 13 99 655 6.62 7 35 32 23 8
127 San Jose State 12 115 795 6.91 3 35 45 27 9
128 South Carolina 13 92 638 6.93 3 38 31 21 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards