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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Boston College 12 417 998 2.39 6 34.75 83.17
2 Alabama 15 468 1136 2.43 7 31.20 75.73
3 Akron 13 410 1208 2.95 12 31.54 92.92
4 Wisconsin 13 396 1240 3.13 13 30.46 95.38
5 Toledo 12 413 1370 3.32 11 34.42 114.17
6 Boise State 13 440 1407 3.20 14 33.85 108.23
7 Utah 13 430 1412 3.28 11 33.08 108.62
8 Nebraska 13 379 1428 3.77 18 29.15 109.85
9 LSU 12 387 1475 3.81 14 32.25 122.92
10 Arkansas 13 403 1514 3.76 25 31.00 116.46
11 San Diego State 14 482 1522 3.16 14 34.43 108.71
12 Houston 14 480 1524 3.18 16 34.29 108.86
13 Louisiana Tech 13 440 1551 3.53 13 33.85 119.31
14 Louisville 13 477 1563 3.28 11 36.69 120.23
15 Michigan 13 437 1589 3.64 12 33.62 122.23
16 Missouri 12 484 1593 3.29 11 40.33 132.75
17 Michigan State 14 449 1624 3.62 16 32.07 116.00
18 Washington 13 495 1629 3.29 15 38.08 125.31
19 Arizona State 13 450 1637 3.64 16 34.62 125.92
20 Northwestern 13 463 1640 3.54 21 35.62 126.15
21 Ohio State 13 488 1649 3.38 10 37.54 126.85
22 Mississippi 13 496 1652 3.33 9 38.15 127.08
23 Iowa 14 469 1700 3.62 11 33.50 121.43
24 Georgia Southern 13 438 1702 3.89 13 33.69 130.92
25 Appalachian State 13 497 1710 3.44 15 38.23 131.54
26 Vanderbilt 12 427 1718 4.02 12 35.58 143.17
27 Kent State 12 494 1727 3.50 15 41.17 143.92
28 Temple 14 470 1790 3.81 16 33.57 127.86
29 Florida 14 508 1793 3.53 12 36.29 128.07
30 Central Michigan 13 453 1810 4.00 17 34.85 139.23
31 South Florida 13 497 1838 3.70 19 38.23 141.38
32 Navy 13 452 1859 4.11 17 34.77 143.00
33 BYU 13 511 1870 3.66 22 39.31 143.85
34 Clemson 15 531 1879 3.54 18 35.40 125.27
35 Virginia 12 418 1880 4.50 15 34.83 156.67
36 Florida State 13 493 1889 3.83 10 37.92 145.31
37 Memphis 13 540 1904 3.53 24 41.54 146.46
38 North Carolina State 13 444 1917 4.32 18 34.15 147.46
39 Pittsburgh 13 444 1930 4.35 18 34.15 148.46
40 Wake Forest 12 462 1935 4.19 16 38.50 161.25
41 Georgia 13 491 1943 3.96 11 37.77 149.46
42 Maryland 12 521 1953 3.75 23 43.42 162.75
42 UTEP 12 394 1953 4.96 19 32.83 162.75
44 Stanford 14 453 1958 4.32 16 32.36 139.86
45 Penn State 13 510 1963 3.85 19 39.23 151.00
46 Arkansas State 13 454 1969 4.34 21 34.92 151.46
47 Tennessee 13 470 1971 4.19 13 36.15 151.62
48 Utah State 13 552 1975 3.58 27 42.46 151.92
49 Middle Tennessee 13 484 1978 4.09 18 37.23 152.15
50 Georgia Tech 12 422 1981 4.69 24 35.17 165.08
51 Army 12 436 1982 4.55 26 36.33 165.17
52 Illinois 12 468 1997 4.27 16 39.00 166.42
53 Duke 13 553 1999 3.61 17 42.54 153.77
54 Florida Atlantic 12 504 2021 4.01 17 42.00 168.42
55 Air Force 14 483 2026 4.19 20 34.50 144.71
56 Miami (Ohio) 12 488 2027 4.15 27 40.67 168.92
56 UTSA 12 483 2027 4.20 21 40.25 168.92
58 West Virginia 13 522 2063 3.95 9 40.15 158.69
59 USC 14 527 2090 3.97 17 37.64 149.29
60 East Carolina 12 518 2094 4.04 21 43.17 174.50
61 Oklahoma 13 552 2102 3.81 15 42.46 161.69
62 Baylor 13 552 2120 3.84 17 42.46 163.08
63 Southern Mississippi 14 506 2126 4.20 17 36.14 151.86
64 Tulane 12 518 2146 4.14 29 43.17 178.83
65 Connecticut 13 486 2155 4.43 13 37.38 165.77
66 Minnesota 13 523 2163 4.14 23 40.23 166.38
67 Kansas State 13 491 2167 4.41 25 37.77 166.69
68 Syracuse 12 459 2182 4.75 24 38.25 181.83
69 Marshall 13 547 2185 3.99 12 42.08 168.08
70 Ohio 13 438 2187 4.99 21 33.69 168.23
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 487 2205 4.53 17 40.58 183.75
72 Florida International 12 482 2221 4.61 25 40.17 185.08
73 Buffalo 12 491 2233 4.55 23 40.92 186.08
73 Rutgers 12 442 2233 5.05 33 36.83 186.08
75 Iowa State 12 479 2239 4.67 21 39.92 186.58
76 Mississippi State 13 531 2270 4.27 16 40.85 174.62
77 Rice 12 444 2283 5.14 21 37.00 190.25
78 Notre Dame 13 497 2286 4.60 21 38.23 175.85
79 Charlotte 12 500 2287 4.57 23 41.67 190.58
80 Troy 12 561 2295 4.09 20 46.75 191.25
81 Massachusetts 12 530 2315 4.37 22 44.17 192.92
82 Western Kentucky 14 525 2318 4.42 17 37.50 165.57
83 Oregon 13 491 2324 4.73 24 37.77 178.77
84 Virginia Tech 13 514 2349 4.57 22 39.54 180.69
85 Kentucky 12 510 2353 4.61 24 42.50 196.08
86 Georgia State 13 542 2354 4.34 18 41.69 181.08
86 Western Michigan 13 448 2354 5.25 24 34.46 181.08
88 Auburn 13 523 2373 4.54 24 40.23 182.54
89 TCU 13 562 2374 4.22 27 43.23 182.62
90 UCF 12 495 2390 4.83 24 41.25 199.17
91 Oklahoma State 13 571 2430 4.26 26 43.92 186.92
92 Northern Illinois 14 612 2446 4.00 17 43.71 174.71
93 Old Dominion 12 522 2447 4.69 30 43.50 203.92
94 Nevada 13 512 2488 4.86 20 39.38 191.38
95 Cincinnati 13 508 2497 4.92 21 39.08 192.08
96 New Mexico 13 552 2505 4.54 22 42.46 192.69
97 Washington State 13 511 2519 4.93 24 39.31 193.77
98 Indiana 13 487 2544 5.22 30 37.46 195.69
99 Bowling Green 14 592 2553 4.31 28 42.29 182.36
100 Purdue 12 504 2579 5.12 28 42.00 214.92
101 UCLA 13 587 2580 4.40 17 45.15 198.46
102 Colorado 13 513 2583 5.04 19 39.46 198.69
103 Arizona 13 581 2595 4.47 30 44.69 199.62
104 South Carolina 12 509 2609 5.13 26 42.42 217.42
105 San Jose State 13 513 2610 5.09 29 39.46 200.77
105 UNLV 12 462 2610 5.65 32 38.50 217.50
107 Miami (Florida) 13 497 2613 5.26 25 38.23 201.00
108 Texas 12 583 2630 4.51 21 48.58 219.17
109 South Alabama 12 493 2652 5.38 34 41.08 221.00
110 Wyoming 12 512 2702 5.28 28 42.67 225.17
111 Louisiana-Monroe 13 638 2704 4.24 27 49.08 208.00
112 Oregon State 12 526 2706 5.14 28 43.83 225.50
112 Ball State 12 512 2706 5.29 29 42.67 225.50
114 California 13 565 2727 4.83 24 43.46 209.77
115 Colorado State 13 553 2773 5.01 27 42.54 213.31
116 Texas A&M 13 555 2778 5.01 19 42.69 213.69
117 Fresno State 12 563 2816 5.00 32 46.92 234.67
118 North Texas 12 531 2879 5.42 38 44.25 239.92
119 New Mexico State 12 521 2907 5.58 35 43.42 242.25
120 Texas State 12 542 3096 5.71 31 45.17 258.00
121 Tulsa 13 592 3116 5.26 37 45.54 239.69
122 Hawai'i 13 687 3122 4.54 33 52.85 240.15
123 SMU 12 542 3134 5.78 40 45.17 261.17
124 Kansas 12 565 3206 5.67 39 47.08 267.17
125 Idaho 12 517 3279 6.34 39 43.08 273.25
126 North Carolina 14 675 3463 5.13 28 48.21 247.36
127 Texas Tech 13 591 3646 6.17 49 45.46 280.46
128 Eastern Michigan 12 588 3799 6.46 44 49.00 316.58