2015 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/11/2016

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Boston College 12 417 998 2.39 6 49 54 42 11
2 Alabama 15 468 1136 2.43 7 83 67 36 8
3 Akron 13 410 1208 2.95 12 61 77 42 7
4 Wisconsin 13 396 1240 3.13 13 56 60 27 9
5 Toledo 12 413 1370 3.32 11 50 92 52 12
6 Boise State 13 440 1407 3.20 14 74 71 41 12
7 Utah 13 430 1412 3.28 11 48 82 53 9
8 Nebraska 13 379 1428 3.77 18 68 57 37 17
9 LSU 12 387 1475 3.81 14 80 89 46 12
10 Arkansas 13 403 1514 3.76 25 38 90 51 13
11 San Diego State 14 482 1522 3.16 14 74 83 38 9
12 Houston 14 480 1524 3.18 16 52 84 45 10
13 Louisiana Tech 13 440 1551 3.53 13 57 98 51 11
14 Louisville 13 477 1563 3.28 11 55 90 48 11
15 Michigan 13 437 1589 3.64 12 66 91 63 15
16 Missouri 12 484 1593 3.29 11 46 99 54 9
17 Michigan State 14 449 1624 3.62 16 72 90 54 13
18 Washington 13 495 1629 3.29 15 76 91 46 6
19 Arizona State 13 450 1637 3.64 16 65 93 55 21
20 Northwestern 13 463 1640 3.54 21 41 99 54 13
21 Ohio State 13 488 1649 3.38 10 79 93 46 8
22 Mississippi 13 496 1652 3.33 9 43 99 47 16
23 Iowa 14 469 1700 3.62 11 37 99 53 11
24 Georgia Southern 13 438 1702 3.89 13 60 91 47 15
25 Appalachian State 13 497 1710 3.44 15 73 99 50 16
26 Vanderbilt 12 427 1718 4.02 12 68 80 60 19
27 Kent State 12 494 1727 3.50 15 88 93 49 7
28 Temple 14 470 1790 3.81 16 79 83 52 15
29 Florida 14 508 1793 3.53 12 74 106 63 16
30 Central Michigan 13 453 1810 4.00 17 49 92 57 11
31 South Florida 13 497 1838 3.70 19 74 102 48 18
32 Navy 13 452 1859 4.11 17 45 107 59 11
33 BYU 13 511 1870 3.66 22 60 91 62 21
34 Clemson 15 531 1879 3.54 18 75 93 65 23
35 Virginia 12 418 1880 4.50 15 49 99 64 18
36 Florida State 13 493 1889 3.83 10 60 107 61 11
37 Memphis 13 540 1904 3.53 24 43 113 60 15
38 North Carolina State 13 444 1917 4.32 18 75 92 65 25
39 Pittsburgh 13 444 1930 4.35 18 77 107 57 24
40 Wake Forest 12 462 1935 4.19 16 98 88 55 12
41 Georgia 13 491 1943 3.96 11 60 89 59 17
42 Maryland 12 521 1953 3.75 23 66 102 63 13
42 UTEP 12 394 1953 4.96 19 82 84 55 24
44 Stanford 14 453 1958 4.32 16 75 106 65 15
45 Penn State 13 510 1963 3.85 19 56 108 69 21
46 Arkansas State 13 454 1969 4.34 21 85 92 58 23
47 Tennessee 13 470 1971 4.19 13 66 97 60 16
48 Utah State 13 552 1975 3.58 27 62 104 60 13
49 Middle Tennessee 13 484 1978 4.09 18 62 112 51 17
50 Georgia Tech 12 422 1981 4.69 24 91 94 59 16
51 Army 12 436 1982 4.55 26 58 93 60 17
52 Illinois 12 468 1997 4.27 16 75 102 50 15
53 Duke 13 553 1999 3.61 17 55 118 58 13
54 Florida Atlantic 12 504 2021 4.01 17 75 119 56 13
55 Air Force 14 483 2026 4.19 20 83 90 57 24
56 Miami (Ohio) 12 488 2027 4.15 27 75 99 60 20
56 UTSA 12 483 2027 4.20 21 58 108 51 13
58 West Virginia 13 522 2063 3.95 9 65 99 60 17
59 USC 14 527 2090 3.97 17 61 119 66 19
60 East Carolina 12 518 2094 4.04 21 90 117 52 11
61 Oklahoma 13 552 2102 3.81 15 81 118 63 14
62 Baylor 13 552 2120 3.84 17 67 119 66 16
63 Southern Mississippi 14 506 2126 4.20 17 86 103 66 25
64 Tulane 12 518 2146 4.14 29 65 114 82 16
65 Connecticut 13 486 2155 4.43 13 84 107 65 17
66 Minnesota 13 523 2163 4.14 23 69 112 63 10
67 Kansas State 13 491 2167 4.41 25 86 118 74 15
68 Syracuse 12 459 2182 4.75 24 62 117 74 18
69 Marshall 13 547 2185 3.99 12 47 128 65 14
70 Ohio 13 438 2187 4.99 21 73 97 69 27
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 487 2205 4.53 17 75 115 71 21
72 Florida International 12 482 2221 4.61 25 75 142 65 14
73 Buffalo 12 491 2233 4.55 23 91 108 71 19
73 Rutgers 12 442 2233 5.05 33 80 93 64 28
75 Iowa State 12 479 2239 4.67 21 57 120 72 22
76 Mississippi State 13 531 2270 4.27 16 74 124 71 17
77 Rice 12 444 2283 5.14 21 78 101 69 18
78 Notre Dame 13 497 2286 4.60 21 83 109 67 26
79 Charlotte 12 500 2287 4.57 23 68 115 72 24
80 Troy 12 561 2295 4.09 20 56 132 78 13
81 Massachusetts 12 530 2315 4.37 22 70 118 64 12
82 Western Kentucky 14 525 2318 4.42 17 49 126 83 21
83 Oregon 13 491 2324 4.73 24 72 127 70 23
84 Virginia Tech 13 514 2349 4.57 22 80 101 81 25
85 Kentucky 12 510 2353 4.61 24 63 119 70 22
86 Georgia State 13 542 2354 4.34 18 87 134 66 18
86 Western Michigan 13 448 2354 5.25 24 87 109 89 30
88 Auburn 13 523 2373 4.54 24 71 131 72 16
89 TCU 13 562 2374 4.22 27 75 125 74 17
90 UCF 12 495 2390 4.83 24 47 124 78 33
91 Oklahoma State 13 571 2430 4.26 26 68 128 74 22
92 Northern Illinois 14 612 2446 4.00 17 58 141 71 15
93 Old Dominion 12 522 2447 4.69 30 54 128 77 22
94 Nevada 13 512 2488 4.86 20 72 128 78 22
95 Cincinnati 13 508 2497 4.92 21 65 110 62 21
96 New Mexico 13 552 2505 4.54 22 71 126 79 25
97 Washington State 13 511 2519 4.93 24 60 132 92 25
98 Indiana 13 487 2544 5.22 30 85 113 71 30
99 Bowling Green 14 592 2553 4.31 28 80 140 85 15
100 Purdue 12 504 2579 5.12 28 78 122 92 30
101 UCLA 13 587 2580 4.40 17 70 150 71 20
102 Colorado 13 513 2583 5.04 19 82 112 68 21
103 Arizona 13 581 2595 4.47 30 74 134 73 20
104 South Carolina 12 509 2609 5.13 26 87 133 77 29
105 San Jose State 13 513 2610 5.09 29 88 134 69 23
105 UNLV 12 462 2610 5.65 32 76 121 74 24
107 Miami (Florida) 13 497 2613 5.26 25 72 134 79 29
108 Texas 12 583 2630 4.51 21 74 147 92 16
109 South Alabama 12 493 2652 5.38 34 77 118 80 29
110 Wyoming 12 512 2702 5.28 28 74 137 77 24
111 Louisiana-Monroe 13 638 2704 4.24 27 78 147 94 19
112 Oregon State 12 526 2706 5.14 28 73 146 93 13
112 Ball State 12 512 2706 5.29 29 95 124 77 22
114 California 13 565 2727 4.83 24 90 140 80 25
115 Colorado State 13 553 2773 5.01 27 85 128 82 28
116 Texas A&M 13 555 2778 5.01 19 66 134 98 27
117 Fresno State 12 563 2816 5.00 32 62 139 81 24
118 North Texas 12 531 2879 5.42 38 70 155 94 25
119 New Mexico State 12 521 2907 5.58 35 92 135 79 29
120 Texas State 12 542 3096 5.71 31 64 139 92 31
121 Tulsa 13 592 3116 5.26 37 70 147 105 34
122 Hawai'i 13 687 3122 4.54 33 49 171 92 24
123 SMU 12 542 3134 5.78 40 94 153 95 34
124 Kansas 12 565 3206 5.67 39 93 161 102 27
125 Idaho 12 517 3279 6.34 39 83 150 105 37
126 North Carolina 14 675 3463 5.13 28 80 184 90 27
127 Texas Tech 13 591 3646 6.17 49 91 167 106 39
128 Eastern Michigan 12 588 3799 6.46 44 90 186 120 41
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards