2015 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/11/2016

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Boston College 12 209 582 2.78 1 49 15 18 7
2 Toledo 12 196 613 3.13 5 50 23 26 5
3 Boise State 13 204 635 3.11 6 59 16 16 5
4 Akron 13 196 639 3.26 8 61 20 19 3
5 Wisconsin 13 197 692 3.51 5 36 15 14 4
6 Arizona State 13 221 727 3.29 8 65 23 24 5
7 Middle Tennessee 13 224 757 3.38 6 34 22 22 3
8 Utah 13 214 761 3.56 4 48 19 23 4
9 Louisville 13 231 767 3.32 5 54 15 17 5
10 Alabama 15 236 775 3.28 3 83 22 22 7
11 LSU 12 186 787 4.23 5 69 27 27 6
12 Houston 14 236 794 3.36 7 52 17 19 5
13 Michigan 13 202 819 4.05 8 56 33 33 6
14 Arkansas 13 206 824 4.00 12 35 26 27 6
15 Washington 13 231 827 3.58 9 48 16 19 3
15 Missouri 12 222 827 3.73 6 31 24 26 5
17 Nebraska 13 191 830 4.35 9 68 19 19 9
18 Mississippi 13 236 840 3.56 5 43 23 24 9
19 Clemson 15 261 842 3.23 6 52 28 31 8
20 South Florida 13 241 857 3.56 8 42 23 23 7
21 BYU 13 250 862 3.45 9 44 25 27 7
22 Georgia Southern 13 209 868 4.15 4 25 21 23 8
23 Northwestern 13 232 872 3.76 7 41 30 31 7
24 Temple 14 235 874 3.72 6 48 20 21 7
25 Florida 14 233 876 3.76 3 74 29 27 7
26 San Diego State 14 234 900 3.85 4 65 20 20 5
27 Georgia 13 218 903 4.14 5 33 24 26 6
28 Oklahoma 13 257 905 3.52 6 46 26 26 5
29 Florida State 13 237 914 3.86 5 26 25 26 4
30 Iowa 14 228 915 4.01 6 37 24 24 5
31 Pittsburgh 13 217 919 4.24 5 77 25 26 11
32 UTSA 12 235 937 3.99 9 40 19 22 6
33 Virginia 12 208 939 4.51 6 48 28 29 7
34 Illinois 12 237 952 4.02 7 75 21 22 5
34 Louisiana Tech 13 228 952 4.18 7 57 33 35 9
36 Ohio State 13 235 956 4.07 7 79 23 23 5
37 Kent State 12 239 961 4.02 9 88 23 23 3
38 Central Michigan 13 234 966 4.13 9 49 24 27 6
39 Tennessee 13 220 986 4.48 4 50 22 24 8
40 West Virginia 13 252 989 3.92 4 65 30 30 7
41 Florida Atlantic 12 245 999 4.08 4 38 24 24 4
42 Appalachian State 13 239 1006 4.21 7 28 32 32 11
43 Western Kentucky 14 258 1015 3.93 6 49 37 38 7
44 Florida International 12 224 1021 4.56 6 75 33 36 5
45 Michigan State 14 229 1022 4.46 5 72 31 30 10
46 Duke 13 267 1024 3.84 5 43 23 25 4
47 Memphis 13 265 1025 3.87 7 43 29 30 7
48 Buffalo 12 238 1033 4.34 5 91 25 31 6
49 UCF 12 247 1037 4.20 10 46 33 33 14
50 Navy 13 218 1039 4.77 10 45 31 32 6
51 Stanford 14 231 1043 4.52 8 75 33 34 6
52 Utah State 13 261 1056 4.05 10 47 29 30 5
53 Air Force 14 216 1059 4.90 5 83 23 22 13
54 Kentucky 12 244 1072 4.39 6 45 28 30 5
54 Auburn 13 235 1072 4.56 11 71 27 28 7
56 North Carolina State 13 223 1073 4.81 6 75 34 35 12
57 Mississippi State 13 256 1077 4.21 4 72 31 33 10
58 Troy 12 251 1078 4.29 8 25 35 37 5
59 Miami (Ohio) 12 252 1085 4.31 14 75 29 29 11
60 Arkansas State 13 229 1088 4.75 12 85 25 28 10
61 Tulane 12 246 1089 4.43 12 65 37 39 9
61 Vanderbilt 12 229 1089 4.76 6 68 34 36 13
61 UTEP 12 208 1089 5.24 11 82 30 30 12
64 Connecticut 13 220 1090 4.95 4 59 26 28 9
65 Georgia State 13 255 1100 4.31 5 41 34 36 8
66 Nevada 13 240 1108 4.62 9 39 32 33 9
67 Northern Illinois 14 280 1110 3.96 8 49 28 32 7
68 Iowa State 12 222 1111 5.00 11 57 30 33 9
69 Penn State 13 261 1125 4.31 9 56 36 38 12
70 Colorado State 13 271 1138 4.20 11 64 32 33 8
70 Marshall 13 268 1138 4.25 5 38 33 34 8
72 Maryland 12 263 1141 4.34 11 66 26 27 6
73 Indiana 13 245 1145 4.67 6 85 31 31 12
73 Georgia Tech 12 221 1145 5.18 7 35 35 37 9
75 Charlotte 12 247 1152 4.66 10 68 34 37 9
76 South Carolina 12 246 1153 4.69 13 44 29 31 15
77 Minnesota 13 255 1155 4.53 10 69 30 31 5
78 Southern Mississippi 14 251 1159 4.62 8 86 29 30 11
79 Syracuse 12 245 1166 4.76 14 53 40 40 9
80 Ohio 13 223 1169 5.24 11 56 32 32 17
81 Wake Forest 12 231 1172 5.07 11 94 22 23 9
82 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 236 1174 4.97 8 75 37 37 9
83 East Carolina 12 257 1181 4.60 10 90 28 30 6
83 Army 12 227 1181 5.20 12 58 42 42 9
85 Oregon 13 254 1184 4.66 10 72 27 29 11
86 Baylor 13 280 1189 4.25 7 67 31 32 8
87 Rice 12 222 1219 5.49 9 78 32 33 9
88 Rutgers 12 230 1221 5.31 14 80 30 30 13
89 Bowling Green 14 279 1235 4.43 12 80 41 39 10
89 Kansas State 13 261 1235 4.73 14 86 41 42 7
91 Old Dominion 12 257 1239 4.82 11 42 34 35 11
92 Fresno State 12 257 1241 4.83 14 39 30 31 8
93 USC 14 271 1254 4.63 8 61 36 37 13
93 Notre Dame 13 244 1254 5.14 10 83 32 33 13
95 Oklahoma State 13 272 1287 4.73 16 68 36 36 12
95 Texas State 12 263 1287 4.89 10 64 33 35 11
97 Washington State 13 255 1290 5.06 16 60 41 43 17
98 Massachusetts 12 258 1294 5.02 13 70 32 33 9
98 Cincinnati 13 256 1294 5.05 12 56 30 31 9
100 UCLA 13 293 1299 4.43 7 39 35 35 12
101 Western Michigan 13 232 1311 5.65 12 87 40 41 15
102 Arizona 13 286 1323 4.63 15 69 31 32 8
103 North Texas 12 266 1328 4.99 16 55 43 46 9
104 Colorado 13 245 1343 5.48 11 82 31 33 9
105 New Mexico State 12 255 1369 5.37 19 67 34 35 12
106 Virginia Tech 13 264 1394 5.28 14 80 38 41 18
107 New Mexico 13 288 1410 4.90 12 61 42 42 15
108 Louisiana-Monroe 13 299 1428 4.78 8 78 40 43 10
109 Ball State 12 259 1463 5.65 11 95 35 39 13
110 UNLV 12 237 1467 6.19 13 76 41 42 14
111 Miami (Florida) 13 258 1498 5.81 12 63 43 45 17
112 TCU 13 274 1504 5.49 17 75 45 46 11
113 Purdue 12 275 1522 5.53 12 78 49 50 18
114 California 13 282 1526 5.41 11 90 38 39 17
115 Oregon State 12 263 1548 5.89 14 65 48 51 7
116 South Alabama 12 262 1553 5.93 18 75 44 47 15
117 Texas 12 298 1562 5.24 13 74 45 49 12
118 Wyoming 12 262 1579 6.03 14 74 43 44 17
119 San Jose State 13 250 1584 6.34 12 88 42 41 15
120 Texas A&M 13 266 1590 5.98 7 65 54 57 14
121 SMU 12 256 1628 6.36 18 71 47 48 18
122 Hawai'i 13 331 1701 5.14 13 39 44 44 17
123 Idaho 12 264 1711 6.48 22 83 45 47 18
124 North Carolina 14 315 1802 5.72 13 80 43 46 17
125 Tulsa 13 319 1883 5.90 19 51 58 63 21
126 Eastern Michigan 12 294 1932 6.57 24 75 58 61 24
127 Kansas 12 310 2010 6.48 18 93 60 61 13
128 Texas Tech 13 325 2165 6.66 27 91 62 63 25
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards