2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Utah State 2 63 85 1.35 2 31.50 42.50
2 Western Kentucky 1 35 64 1.83 2 35.00 64.00
3 Stanford 10 328 970 2.96 12 32.80 97.00
4 Boston College 10 331 995 3.01 13 33.10 99.50
5 Michigan State 10 292 1010 3.46 17 29.20 101.00
6 Oklahoma 11 395 1235 3.13 15 35.91 112.27
7 TCU 11 416 1238 2.98 8 37.82 112.55
8 Ball State 1 29 113 3.90 0 29.00 113.00
9 Boise State 2 90 228 2.53 3 45.00 114.00
9 San Diego State 2 69 228 3.30 5 34.50 114.00
11 Akron 2 71 235 3.31 0 35.50 117.50
12 Clemson 11 392 1297 3.31 11 35.64 117.91
13 Louisville 10 347 1188 3.42 11 34.70 118.80
14 Arkansas 10 327 1200 3.67 11 32.70 120.00
15 Alabama 11 397 1329 3.35 5 36.09 120.82
16 Louisiana-Monroe 4 149 489 3.28 7 37.25 122.25
17 Washington 11 398 1354 3.40 13 36.18 123.09
18 Florida 9 330 1126 3.41 10 36.67 125.11
19 Penn State 9 341 1149 3.37 12 37.89 127.67
20 Michigan 9 349 1172 3.36 11 38.78 130.22
21 Nevada 2 56 267 4.77 2 28.00 133.50
22 Baylor 10 380 1337 3.52 16 38.00 133.70
23 USC 11 395 1473 3.73 16 35.91 133.91
24 Virginia 9 330 1210 3.67 8 36.67 134.44
25 Ohio State 12 432 1633 3.78 22 36.00 136.08
26 Missouri 11 428 1509 3.53 13 38.91 137.18
27 Toledo 2 81 280 3.46 3 40.50 140.00
28 Wisconsin 11 414 1546 3.73 16 37.64 140.55
29 UCF 3 112 422 3.77 3 37.33 140.67
30 Northern Illinois 2 82 284 3.46 3 41.00 142.00
31 Syracuse 9 369 1286 3.49 8 41.00 142.89
32 Washington State 10 341 1441 4.23 14 34.10 144.10
33 East Carolina 4 153 579 3.78 5 38.25 144.75
34 UCLA 12 466 1759 3.77 16 38.83 146.58
35 Mississippi 9 372 1340 3.60 8 41.33 148.89
36 BYU 3 120 447 3.73 3 40.00 149.00
37 Army 2 62 299 4.82 2 31.00 149.50
38 California 10 372 1511 4.06 17 37.20 151.10
39 Hawai'i 3 120 456 3.80 4 40.00 152.00
40 Temple 2 76 308 4.05 2 38.00 154.00
41 Kansas State 11 388 1696 4.37 15 35.27 154.18
41 Georgia Tech 11 353 1696 4.80 17 32.09 154.18
43 Arkansas State 2 80 314 3.93 4 40.00 157.00
44 Notre Dame 11 425 1748 4.11 18 38.64 158.91
45 Miami (Florida) 10 389 1597 4.11 19 38.90 159.70
46 Memphis 2 83 322 3.88 4 41.50 161.00
47 Texas 11 446 1809 4.06 12 40.55 164.45
48 Florida State 12 482 1975 4.10 21 40.17 164.58
49 Arizona State 10 384 1646 4.29 12 38.40 164.60
50 LSU 9 318 1484 4.67 12 35.33 164.89
51 Oregon 13 507 2154 4.25 21 39.00 165.69
52 Utah 10 404 1663 4.12 11 40.40 166.30
53 Florida International 2 89 333 3.74 5 44.50 166.50
54 Rice 1 26 168 6.46 1 26.00 168.00
55 Northwestern 9 350 1523 4.35 15 38.89 169.22
56 Oklahoma State 11 441 1889 4.28 22 40.09 171.73
57 Oregon State 9 332 1558 4.69 17 36.89 173.11
58 Virginia Tech 9 374 1568 4.19 12 41.56 174.22
59 Mississippi State 9 330 1578 4.78 15 36.67 175.33
60 Georgia 11 453 1932 4.26 22 41.18 175.64
61 West Virginia 12 473 2144 4.53 20 39.42 178.67
62 Pittsburgh 9 325 1620 4.98 21 36.11 180.00
63 Central Michigan 3 118 549 4.65 5 39.33 183.00
64 North Carolina State 8 337 1473 4.37 17 42.13 184.13
65 Tennessee 10 412 1843 4.47 20 41.20 184.30
66 Louisiana Tech 3 121 559 4.62 7 40.33 186.33
67 Arizona 10 437 1867 4.27 14 43.70 186.70
68 Iowa 11 434 2073 4.78 19 39.45 188.45
69 Buffalo 1 41 189 4.61 4 41.00 189.00
70 Auburn 10 377 1911 5.07 20 37.70 191.10
71 Minnesota 10 362 1914 5.29 15 36.20 191.40
72 Nebraska 10 385 1924 5.00 22 38.50 192.40
73 UTSA 2 93 385 4.14 3 46.50 192.50
74 Wake Forest 8 331 1551 4.69 16 41.38 193.88
75 Georgia State 2 84 391 4.65 5 42.00 195.50
76 Duke 10 432 1981 4.59 14 43.20 198.10
77 Indiana 9 351 1843 5.25 19 39.00 204.78
78 UTEP 2 65 414 6.37 7 32.50 207.00
79 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 35 214 6.11 3 35.00 214.00
80 Vanderbilt 8 361 1729 4.79 18 45.13 216.13
81 Maryland 11 503 2381 4.73 22 45.73 216.45
82 Purdue 8 366 1734 4.74 20 45.75 216.75
83 Colorado 9 330 1956 5.93 16 36.67 217.33
84 Kentucky 9 396 1960 4.95 19 44.00 217.78
85 Rutgers 10 382 2178 5.70 25 38.20 217.80
86 Texas State 1 27 219 8.11 3 27.00 219.00
87 Massachusetts 4 193 882 4.57 11 48.25 220.50
88 Houston 1 41 227 5.54 3 41.00 227.00
89 Kansas 10 395 2291 5.80 20 39.50 229.10
90 South Carolina 10 410 2297 5.60 27 41.00 229.70
91 Ohio 1 52 232 4.46 1 52.00 232.00
92 Navy 2 96 478 4.98 5 48.00 239.00
93 South Florida 3 150 725 4.83 7 50.00 241.67
94 Iowa State 10 436 2417 5.54 29 43.60 241.70
95 Old Dominion 2 95 485 5.11 5 47.50 242.50
96 Colorado State 3 131 732 5.59 8 43.67 244.00
97 South Alabama 2 82 498 6.07 4 41.00 249.00
98 North Carolina 9 434 2242 5.17 19 48.22 249.11
99 Texas A&M 9 396 2298 5.80 22 44.00 255.33
100 Tulane 3 139 771 5.55 8 46.33 257.00
101 Georgia Southern 2 88 521 5.92 2 44.00 260.50
102 Tulsa 1 31 261 8.42 4 31.00 261.00
103 North Texas 2 84 526 6.26 7 42.00 263.00
104 SMU 3 119 794 6.67 10 39.67 264.67
105 Texas Tech 10 493 2668 5.41 30 49.30 266.80
106 Southern Mississippi 2 93 534 5.74 6 46.50 267.00
106 Western Michigan 2 86 534 6.21 4 43.00 267.00
108 Kent State 2 98 538 5.49 6 49.00 269.00
109 Fresno State 3 160 815 5.09 7 53.33 271.67
110 Troy 2 80 549 6.86 7 40.00 274.50
111 Miami (Ohio) 1 45 276 6.13 2 45.00 276.00
112 UAB 2 103 565 5.49 5 51.50 282.50
113 Illinois 9 445 2550 5.73 25 49.44 283.33
114 Middle Tennessee 1 50 284 5.68 3 50.00 284.00
115 Eastern Michigan 2 99 595 6.01 11 49.50 297.50
116 Wyoming 2 89 601 6.75 10 44.50 300.50
117 Cincinnati 3 144 925 6.42 6 48.00 308.33
118 Florida Atlantic 2 89 688 7.73 7 44.50 344.00
119 Appalachian State 1 36 350 9.72 3 36.00 350.00
120 UNLV 1 48 353 7.35 3 48.00 353.00
121 New Mexico State 1 54 363 6.72 5 54.00 363.00
122 San Jose State 2 108 738 6.83 9 54.00 369.00
123 New Mexico 1 48 423 8.81 6 48.00 423.00
124 Bowling Green 2 97 879 9.06 13 48.50 439.50