2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 79 327 4.14 2 57 19 10 4
2 Boston College 12 80 258 3.23 0 43 22 12 1
3 East Carolina 13 94 347 3.69 0 32 23 10 5
3 UCF 13 94 356 3.79 0 29 27 12 3
5 Pittsburgh 13 96 566 5.90 3 57 33 16 6
5 UTEP 13 96 723 7.53 3 51 37 24 13
7 Alabama 14 97 284 2.93 0 54 20 8 4
8 Ohio 12 98 408 4.16 1 53 29 15 4
9 Iowa 12 99 460 4.65 2 45 23 10 4
10 Clemson 13 100 347 3.47 2 51 22 10 5
11 Michigan 12 101 307 3.04 1 44 17 9 2
11 Memphis 13 101 327 3.24 0 33 19 11 4
13 Central Michigan 13 102 324 3.18 0 41 24 13 1
13 Mississippi State 13 102 329 3.23 0 34 29 12 2
13 Tulsa 12 102 738 7.24 3 54 35 21 7
16 TCU 13 103 338 3.28 0 27 27 18 3
16 Kent State 11 103 506 4.91 1 41 27 11 4
18 Penn State 13 104 325 3.13 2 49 23 13 5
18 California 12 104 422 4.06 0 49 22 10 4
18 Nebraska 13 104 526 5.06 2 44 26 14 9
21 Virginia 12 105 386 3.68 1 52 22 12 2
21 Toledo 13 105 416 3.96 1 50 27 15 4
21 Louisiana Tech 14 105 469 4.47 1 53 26 12 5
24 Notre Dame 13 106 460 4.34 0 54 30 14 3
25 Eastern Michigan 12 107 653 6.10 4 55 31 21 7
26 Florida 12 108 233 2.16 0 25 18 6 3
26 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 108 509 4.71 2 60 27 15 6
26 Tulane 12 108 577 5.34 0 50 34 21 6
29 Stanford 12 109 330 3.03 0 33 26 15 3
29 Oregon State 12 109 438 4.02 1 58 28 15 3
29 Auburn 13 109 577 5.29 1 53 33 20 8
29 Kansas 12 109 654 6.00 2 49 33 22 5
33 Oklahoma 13 110 318 2.89 0 29 23 10 2
33 Washington State 12 110 523 4.75 3 60 26 13 4
33 Army 12 110 692 6.29 1 56 36 24 7
36 Arkansas 13 111 452 4.07 1 43 28 14 3
36 Colorado 12 111 637 5.74 2 50 31 23 8
38 BYU 13 112 348 3.11 0 21 28 11 1
38 Georgia Southern 12 112 487 4.35 0 33 35 18 4
38 UAB 12 112 540 4.82 1 60 29 24 7
38 Florida Atlantic 12 112 711 6.35 3 58 40 21 9
42 Louisville 13 114 281 2.46 1 43 19 9 4
42 USC 13 114 414 3.63 1 54 24 12 4
42 Louisiana-Monroe 11 114 555 4.87 1 58 28 17 6
42 Appalachian State 12 114 567 4.97 1 56 29 16 7
42 Colorado State 13 114 587 5.15 2 60 33 15 5
42 Wyoming 12 114 597 5.24 0 38 31 21 6
48 Connecticut 12 115 514 4.47 0 35 26 18 2
48 Georgia Tech 14 115 525 4.57 0 34 37 20 4
48 Ball State 12 115 704 6.12 1 54 37 22 9
51 Buffalo 11 116 453 3.91 3 50 23 13 6
51 Duke 13 116 551 4.75 0 47 37 21 4
51 Nevada 13 116 653 5.63 0 28 36 25 5
54 Southern Mississippi 12 117 421 3.60 1 44 24 12 5
54 Oklahoma State 13 117 518 4.43 1 40 35 17 4
54 Minnesota 13 117 625 5.34 2 44 41 24 10
57 Indiana 12 118 585 4.96 2 60 32 16 6
58 Northwestern 12 119 528 4.44 1 50 32 17 2
58 North Carolina State 13 119 643 5.40 3 53 42 23 5
58 North Texas 12 119 687 5.77 3 54 34 20 9
61 Texas State 12 120 537 4.48 1 43 28 13 4
62 Virginia Tech 13 121 509 4.21 1 57 28 20 10
62 Ohio State 15 121 514 4.25 1 53 33 14 4
62 Houston 13 121 533 4.40 0 39 30 19 3
62 Purdue 12 121 775 6.40 1 47 43 26 6
66 Wisconsin 14 122 456 3.74 2 60 28 12 5
66 Rice 13 122 470 3.85 1 58 26 19 9
66 South Alabama 13 122 523 4.29 1 42 35 20 4
66 Georgia 13 122 597 4.89 2 56 33 16 8
66 LSU 13 122 597 4.89 4 56 32 16 8
66 Massachusetts 12 122 673 5.52 1 43 33 16 5
66 Miami (Ohio) 12 122 790 6.48 3 55 35 24 10
73 Kansas State 13 123 484 3.93 0 34 25 16 4
73 Western Michigan 13 123 517 4.20 1 55 26 20 4
75 Boise State 14 124 529 4.27 2 57 26 15 4
76 Akron 12 125 457 3.66 1 46 26 15 3
76 Air Force 13 125 527 4.22 3 50 27 16 7
76 Kentucky 12 125 616 4.93 0 38 38 17 6
76 Cincinnati 13 125 800 6.40 3 40 42 27 13
80 UTSA 12 126 344 2.73 0 28 25 10 1
80 Middle Tennessee 12 126 632 5.02 1 48 37 18 3
80 Arkansas State 13 126 756 6.00 4 54 48 28 8
83 Syracuse 12 128 470 3.67 1 42 32 14 4
83 North Carolina 13 128 617 4.82 2 56 37 23 6
85 Idaho 11 129 620 4.81 2 54 31 20 6
85 Troy 12 129 758 5.88 4 55 42 29 7
87 Tennessee 13 130 639 4.92 1 51 40 21 6
87 Navy 13 130 707 5.44 0 37 46 25 2
89 Washington 14 131 457 3.49 0 20 36 16 1
89 South Carolina 13 131 606 4.63 1 60 35 16 3
89 Vanderbilt 12 131 616 4.70 0 36 34 17 5
92 Utah 13 132 471 3.57 0 37 37 17 2
92 Temple 12 132 511 3.87 1 48 37 19 2
94 Mississippi 13 133 458 3.44 0 23 32 16 3
94 Baylor 13 133 463 3.48 2 47 31 14 3
96 Oregon 15 135 569 4.21 0 39 31 21 4
96 New Mexico 12 135 1039 7.70 5 59 44 30 14
98 Miami (Florida) 13 136 457 3.36 1 44 35 15 5
98 Wake Forest 12 136 560 4.12 0 43 30 23 6
98 West Virginia 13 136 581 4.27 0 51 27 17 6
98 Texas Tech 12 136 679 4.99 0 50 35 20 5
98 Iowa State 12 136 854 6.28 1 54 52 27 7
98 SMU 12 136 868 6.38 2 53 44 30 7
104 South Florida 12 137 490 3.58 1 43 34 15 2
105 Florida International 12 138 633 4.59 2 54 36 21 7
105 Maryland 13 138 819 5.93 1 60 38 26 11
107 Fresno State 14 141 904 6.41 5 60 43 24 10
107 Georgia State 12 141 1085 7.70 4 60 50 36 11
109 UCLA 13 143 544 3.80 1 40 35 17 4
110 Rutgers 13 144 835 5.80 5 53 38 30 9
110 San Jose State 12 144 932 6.47 4 60 42 24 8
112 Utah State 14 145 321 2.21 0 34 28 9 1
112 Texas 13 145 655 4.52 0 31 41 17 5
114 Arizona State 13 146 591 4.05 2 60 36 21 6
115 Texas A&M 13 147 911 6.20 5 51 44 23 8
116 Northern Illinois 14 151 553 3.66 0 43 35 17 7
116 San Diego State 13 151 600 3.97 1 47 36 16 6
118 Arizona 14 153 662 4.33 4 56 36 21 8
119 Marshall 14 156 580 3.72 0 37 39 16 6
119 Hawai'i 13 156 608 3.90 0 35 42 16 4
119 Illinois 13 156 655 4.20 3 54 40 21 8
119 Bowling Green 14 156 832 5.33 3 50 46 25 10
123 Florida State 14 158 632 4.00 0 36 46 23 2
123 Old Dominion 12 158 759 4.80 0 35 50 18 3
125 Missouri 14 159 537 3.38 0 45 37 20 5
126 UNLV 13 166 957 5.77 1 53 50 27 10
127 Western Kentucky 13 167 1013 6.07 6 59 52 32 11
128 New Mexico State 12 171 1046 6.12 2 54 55 27 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards