2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 12 338 1128 3.34 18 28.17 94.00
2 Boston College 12 377 1212 3.21 14 31.42 101.00
3 UCF 12 386 1284 3.33 9 32.17 107.00
4 Stanford 12 416 1297 3.12 12 34.67 108.08
5 Penn State 13 443 1306 2.95 14 34.08 100.46
6 Florida 11 397 1315 3.31 10 36.09 119.55
7 TCU 12 461 1327 2.88 8 38.42 110.58
8 Clemson 12 425 1337 3.15 11 35.42 111.42
9 Louisville 12 416 1375 3.31 12 34.67 114.58
10 Oklahoma 13 458 1383 3.02 15 35.23 106.38
10 East Carolina 12 406 1383 3.41 16 33.83 115.25
12 Virginia 11 400 1389 3.47 10 36.36 126.27
13 Michigan 12 440 1412 3.21 13 36.67 117.67
14 Alabama 13 439 1442 3.28 5 33.77 110.92
15 Baylor 12 444 1452 3.27 17 37.00 121.00
15 Ohio 11 384 1452 3.78 12 34.91 132.00
17 Arkansas 12 401 1456 3.63 11 33.42 121.33
18 Memphis 12 431 1464 3.40 16 35.92 122.00
19 Toledo 12 400 1474 3.69 12 33.33 122.83
20 Syracuse 11 433 1481 3.42 8 39.36 134.64
21 Central Michigan 12 397 1492 3.76 15 33.08 124.33
22 Louisiana Tech 13 462 1553 3.36 16 35.54 119.46
23 BYU 12 460 1561 3.39 19 38.33 130.08
24 California 11 411 1618 3.94 18 37.36 147.09
25 Appalachian State 10 362 1627 4.49 18 36.20 162.70
26 Akron 11 406 1635 4.03 14 36.91 148.64
27 Washington 13 493 1639 3.32 14 37.92 126.08
28 Washington State 11 397 1655 4.17 17 36.09 150.45
29 UTSA 12 471 1682 3.57 14 39.25 140.17
30 Mississippi 12 477 1691 3.55 9 39.75 140.92
31 Air Force 12 431 1700 3.94 16 35.92 141.67
32 Wisconsin 13 462 1711 3.70 19 35.54 131.62
33 Utah State 13 527 1728 3.28 16 40.54 132.92
34 Utah 12 463 1730 3.74 12 38.58 144.17
35 USC 13 453 1734 3.83 20 34.85 133.38
36 Florida International 10 395 1743 4.41 17 39.50 174.30
37 Missouri 13 499 1746 3.50 16 38.38 134.31
38 Kansas State 12 419 1755 4.19 15 34.92 146.25
39 Miami (Florida) 12 465 1757 3.78 21 38.75 146.42
39 Georgia Southern 11 398 1757 4.41 19 36.18 159.73
41 Buffalo 9 372 1760 4.73 28 41.33 195.56
42 Oregon State 11 388 1767 4.55 22 35.27 160.64
43 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 423 1772 4.19 21 35.25 147.67
44 Houston 12 464 1800 3.88 18 38.67 150.00
45 Virginia Tech 12 456 1806 3.96 15 38.00 150.50
46 Mississippi State 12 433 1819 4.20 16 36.08 151.58
47 Tulane 11 411 1837 4.47 15 37.36 167.00
48 North Texas 11 405 1863 4.60 22 36.82 169.36
49 San Diego State 12 486 1877 3.86 21 40.50 156.42
50 Army 10 362 1891 5.22 13 36.20 189.10
51 Arizona State 12 479 1894 3.95 16 39.92 157.83
52 Temple 11 479 1896 3.96 12 43.55 172.36
53 Western Michigan 12 446 1905 4.27 18 37.17 158.75
54 UCLA 13 505 1923 3.81 19 38.85 147.92
55 Connecticut 11 445 1934 4.35 18 40.45 175.82
56 LSU 12 424 1935 4.56 16 35.33 161.25
57 Northwestern 11 445 1955 4.39 18 40.45 177.73
58 Oklahoma State 12 476 1962 4.12 23 39.67 163.50
59 Georgia 12 481 1979 4.11 22 40.08 164.92
60 Rice 13 460 1983 4.31 19 35.38 152.54
61 Boise State 14 516 1996 3.87 24 36.86 142.57
62 Vanderbilt 11 457 2006 4.39 22 41.55 182.36
62 UAB 11 430 2006 4.67 18 39.09 182.36
64 Middle Tennessee 11 470 2046 4.35 18 42.73 186.00
65 Pittsburgh 12 434 2058 4.74 26 36.17 171.50
66 North Carolina State 12 476 2067 4.34 21 39.67 172.25
67 Georgia Tech 13 416 2075 4.99 22 32.00 159.62
68 Auburn 12 455 2081 4.57 22 37.92 173.42
69 Tennessee 12 478 2084 4.36 22 39.83 173.67
70 Kentucky 11 464 2111 4.55 19 42.18 191.91
71 Wake Forest 11 469 2115 4.51 19 42.64 192.27
71 South Florida 11 458 2115 4.62 20 41.64 192.27
73 Ohio State 15 537 2120 3.95 24 35.80 141.33
74 Florida State 13 517 2132 4.12 21 39.77 164.00
75 Nebraska 12 443 2134 4.82 23 36.92 177.83
76 Texas 13 549 2136 3.89 17 42.23 164.31
77 West Virginia 12 473 2144 4.53 20 39.42 178.67
78 Ball State 10 423 2159 5.10 23 42.30 215.90
79 Indiana 11 426 2162 5.08 21 38.73 196.55
80 Iowa 12 470 2163 4.60 19 39.17 180.25
81 Minnesota 12 437 2172 4.97 17 36.42 181.00
82 Nevada 12 466 2177 4.67 16 38.83 181.42
83 Marshall 13 551 2179 3.95 15 42.38 167.62
84 Hawai'i 12 501 2185 4.36 18 41.75 182.08
85 Louisiana-Monroe 12 507 2200 4.34 22 42.25 183.33
86 Northern Illinois 13 510 2215 4.34 24 39.23 170.38
87 Notre Dame 13 525 2225 4.24 21 40.38 171.15
88 Purdue 11 479 2247 4.69 26 43.55 204.27
89 UTEP 13 439 2299 5.24 26 33.77 176.85
90 Massachusetts 12 492 2301 4.68 23 41.00 191.75
90 Southern Mississippi 11 450 2301 5.11 26 40.91 209.18
92 Texas State 11 483 2307 4.78 21 43.91 209.73
93 Oregon 14 548 2309 4.21 21 39.14 164.93
94 Miami (Ohio) 11 440 2317 5.27 24 40.00 210.64
95 Kent State 11 492 2354 4.78 19 44.73 214.00
96 Duke 12 533 2370 4.45 18 44.42 197.50
97 Arizona 14 581 2377 4.09 19 41.50 169.79
98 Cincinnati 13 501 2388 4.77 18 38.54 183.69
99 Kansas 11 430 2392 5.56 21 39.09 217.45
100 Wyoming 11 446 2394 5.37 24 40.55 217.64
101 South Alabama 13 541 2419 4.47 22 41.62 186.08
102 Colorado State 12 496 2431 4.90 25 41.33 202.58
103 Colorado 12 437 2458 5.62 21 36.42 204.83
104 Maryland 12 540 2464 4.56 23 45.00 205.33
105 Eastern Michigan 11 472 2493 5.28 33 42.91 226.64
106 Rutgers 12 456 2501 5.48 28 38.00 208.42
107 Navy 12 492 2522 5.13 18 41.00 210.17
108 South Carolina 12 475 2548 5.36 28 39.58 212.33
109 Tulsa 12 467 2576 5.52 30 38.92 214.67
110 Arkansas State 12 521 2582 4.96 33 43.42 215.17
111 Iowa State 11 477 2653 5.56 31 43.36 241.18
112 Old Dominion 11 526 2661 5.06 29 47.82 241.91
113 Florida Atlantic 12 483 2665 5.52 34 40.25 222.08
114 Idaho 11 482 2708 5.62 32 43.82 246.18
115 Texas A&M 12 523 2718 5.20 23 43.58 226.50
116 Bowling Green 13 533 2733 5.13 36 41.00 210.23
117 San Jose State 11 504 2755 5.47 34 45.82 250.45
118 Fresno State 13 581 2770 4.77 24 44.69 213.08
119 Troy 11 481 2772 5.76 32 43.73 252.00
120 SMU 12 541 2829 5.23 32 45.08 235.75
121 Western Kentucky 13 576 2870 4.98 33 44.31 220.77
122 Illinois 12 558 2906 5.21 30 46.50 242.17
123 Texas Tech 11 546 2936 5.38 33 49.64 266.91
124 North Carolina 12 558 2969 5.32 30 46.50 247.42
125 New Mexico 12 554 3228 5.83 40 46.17 269.00
126 New Mexico State 11 544 3446 6.33 39 49.45 313.27
127 Georgia State 11 546 3546 6.49 41 49.64 322.36
128 UNLV 12 637 3682 5.78 36 53.08 306.83