2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 13 363 1150 3.17 18 27.92 88.46
2 Boston College 13 399 1228 3.08 14 30.69 94.46
3 Penn State 13 443 1306 2.95 14 34.08 100.46
4 Alabama 14 452 1434 3.17 5 32.29 102.43
5 Clemson 13 453 1344 2.97 11 34.85 103.38
6 UCF 13 428 1356 3.17 10 32.92 104.31
7 Stanford 13 443 1358 3.07 12 34.08 104.46
8 Oklahoma 13 458 1383 3.02 15 35.23 106.38
9 TCU 13 508 1414 2.78 9 39.08 108.77
10 Louisville 13 435 1416 3.26 12 33.46 108.92
11 East Carolina 13 437 1453 3.32 16 33.62 111.77
12 Arkansas 13 429 1490 3.47 11 33.00 114.62
13 Florida 12 440 1394 3.17 10 36.67 116.17
14 Toledo 13 431 1511 3.51 13 33.15 116.23
15 Michigan 12 440 1412 3.21 13 36.67 117.67
16 Baylor 13 485 1530 3.15 17 37.31 117.69
17 Louisiana Tech 14 500 1655 3.31 19 35.71 118.21
18 Virginia 12 431 1448 3.36 11 35.92 120.67
19 Memphis 13 465 1580 3.40 16 35.77 121.54
20 BYU 13 483 1584 3.28 19 37.15 121.85
21 Central Michigan 13 426 1598 3.75 15 32.77 122.92
22 Washington 14 529 1737 3.28 14 37.79 124.07
23 Wisconsin 14 492 1765 3.59 19 35.14 126.07
24 Utah State 14 558 1830 3.28 16 39.86 130.71
25 Ohio 12 414 1595 3.85 13 34.50 132.92
26 Missouri 14 531 1865 3.51 18 37.93 133.21
27 USC 13 453 1734 3.83 20 34.85 133.38
28 Air Force 13 461 1763 3.82 17 35.46 135.62
29 Mississippi 13 513 1780 3.47 9 39.46 136.92
30 Miami (Florida) 13 498 1782 3.58 21 38.31 137.08
31 Syracuse 12 493 1671 3.39 9 41.08 139.25
32 UTSA 12 471 1682 3.57 14 39.25 140.17
33 Kansas State 13 440 1824 4.15 17 33.85 140.31
34 Ohio State 15 537 2120 3.95 24 35.80 141.33
35 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 455 1849 4.06 21 35.00 142.23
36 Boise State 14 516 1996 3.87 24 36.86 142.57
37 Houston 13 503 1863 3.70 18 38.69 143.31
38 California 12 436 1735 3.98 19 36.33 144.58
39 Virginia Tech 13 484 1882 3.89 15 37.23 144.77
40 Washington State 12 430 1748 4.07 18 35.83 145.67
41 Utah 13 507 1909 3.77 12 39.00 146.85
42 UCLA 13 505 1923 3.81 19 38.85 147.92
43 Akron 12 457 1783 3.90 14 38.08 148.58
44 Mississippi State 13 471 1970 4.18 17 36.23 151.54
45 Appalachian State 12 430 1828 4.25 21 35.83 152.33
46 Rice 13 460 1983 4.31 19 35.38 152.54
47 LSU 13 460 1985 4.32 16 35.38 152.69
48 Western Michigan 13 470 1996 4.25 19 36.15 153.54
49 Georgia Southern 12 432 1844 4.27 19 36.00 153.67
50 San Diego State 13 522 2001 3.83 22 40.15 153.92
51 Arizona State 13 511 2046 4.00 17 39.31 157.38
52 Tulane 12 447 1895 4.24 16 37.25 157.92
53 Oregon State 12 412 1898 4.61 24 34.33 158.17
54 Temple 12 509 1922 3.78 12 42.42 160.17
55 Marshall 14 590 2243 3.80 15 42.14 160.21
56 Florida International 12 474 1925 4.06 18 39.50 160.42
57 Pittsburgh 13 465 2091 4.50 26 35.77 160.85
58 North Texas 12 447 1941 4.34 22 37.25 161.75
59 Oklahoma State 13 517 2117 4.09 24 39.77 162.85
60 Northern Illinois 14 541 2284 4.22 24 38.64 163.14
61 Texas 13 549 2136 3.89 17 42.23 164.31
62 Oregon 15 587 2481 4.23 22 39.13 165.40
63 Georgia 13 526 2169 4.12 23 40.46 166.85
64 Georgia Tech 14 463 2346 5.07 24 33.07 167.57
65 West Virginia 13 502 2186 4.35 20 38.62 168.15
66 Iowa 13 495 2188 4.42 19 38.08 168.31
67 North Carolina State 13 521 2189 4.20 21 40.08 168.38
67 Tennessee 13 515 2189 4.25 23 39.62 168.38
69 Auburn 13 493 2194 4.45 22 37.92 168.77
70 Arizona 14 581 2377 4.09 19 41.50 169.79
71 Connecticut 12 482 2038 4.23 18 40.17 169.83
72 Northwestern 12 481 2039 4.24 18 40.08 169.92
73 Florida State 14 573 2382 4.16 21 40.93 170.14
74 Notre Dame 13 525 2225 4.24 21 40.38 171.15
75 Hawai'i 13 537 2240 4.17 19 41.31 172.31
76 Minnesota 13 476 2271 4.77 18 36.62 174.69
77 UAB 12 474 2101 4.43 18 39.50 175.08
78 Buffalo 11 451 1927 4.27 29 41.00 175.18
79 UTEP 13 439 2299 5.24 26 33.77 176.85
80 Nebraska 13 488 2312 4.74 25 37.54 177.85
81 Nevada 13 488 2333 4.78 17 37.54 179.46
82 Middle Tennessee 12 505 2191 4.34 19 42.08 182.58
83 Wake Forest 12 501 2192 4.38 20 41.75 182.67
83 Indiana 12 450 2192 4.87 22 37.50 182.67
85 South Florida 12 487 2195 4.51 22 40.58 182.92
86 Louisiana-Monroe 12 507 2200 4.34 22 42.25 183.33
87 Cincinnati 13 501 2388 4.77 18 38.54 183.69
88 Vanderbilt 12 498 2205 4.43 23 41.50 183.75
89 South Alabama 13 541 2419 4.47 22 41.62 186.08
90 Ball State 12 475 2293 4.83 24 39.58 191.08
91 Kentucky 12 511 2294 4.49 20 42.58 191.17
92 Massachusetts 12 492 2301 4.68 23 41.00 191.75
93 Purdue 12 504 2305 4.57 27 42.00 192.08
94 Duke 13 564 2508 4.45 19 43.38 192.92
95 Army 12 436 2316 5.31 19 36.33 193.00
96 Navy 13 522 2582 4.95 18 40.15 198.62
97 Miami (Ohio) 12 472 2399 5.08 24 39.33 199.92
98 Colorado State 13 529 2610 4.93 27 40.69 200.77
99 Maryland 13 584 2625 4.49 24 44.92 201.92
100 Fresno State 14 615 2827 4.60 24 43.93 201.93
101 Bowling Green 14 568 2830 4.98 37 40.57 202.14
102 Texas State 12 522 2434 4.66 21 43.50 202.83
103 Wyoming 12 465 2436 5.24 24 38.75 203.00
104 Colorado 12 437 2458 5.62 21 36.42 204.83
105 Arkansas State 13 565 2668 4.72 34 43.46 205.23
106 Kansas 12 466 2516 5.40 22 38.83 209.67
107 South Carolina 13 514 2759 5.37 29 39.54 212.23
108 Rutgers 13 499 2760 5.53 32 38.38 212.31
109 Kent State 11 492 2354 4.78 19 44.73 214.00
110 Tulsa 12 467 2576 5.52 30 38.92 214.67
111 Texas A&M 13 561 2808 5.01 23 43.15 216.00
112 Southern Mississippi 12 482 2596 5.39 28 40.17 216.33
113 Western Kentucky 13 576 2870 4.98 33 44.31 220.77
114 Florida Atlantic 12 483 2665 5.52 34 40.25 222.08
115 Old Dominion 12 552 2670 4.84 30 46.00 222.50
116 Eastern Michigan 12 513 2687 5.24 34 42.75 223.92
117 SMU 12 541 2829 5.23 32 45.08 235.75
118 Illinois 13 617 3109 5.04 31 47.46 239.15
119 San Jose State 12 536 2873 5.36 35 44.67 239.42
120 North Carolina 13 599 3126 5.22 33 46.08 240.46
121 Troy 12 521 2953 5.67 35 43.42 246.08
122 Idaho 11 482 2708 5.62 32 43.82 246.18
123 Iowa State 12 521 2955 5.67 35 43.42 246.25
124 Texas Tech 12 600 3114 5.19 36 50.00 259.50
125 New Mexico 12 554 3228 5.83 40 46.17 269.00
126 UNLV 13 677 3820 5.64 37 52.08 293.85
127 Georgia State 12 582 3641 6.26 41 48.50 303.42
128 New Mexico State 12 593 3705 6.25 40 49.42 308.75