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

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