2015 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Akron 8 240 664 2.77 7 30.00 83.00
2 Alabama 9 285 742 2.60 5 31.67 82.44
3 Boston College 8 304 785 2.58 5 38.00 98.13
4 Louisville 8 276 846 3.07 6 34.50 105.75
5 Arizona State 9 254 847 3.33 11 28.22 94.11
5 Wisconsin 8 257 847 3.30 7 32.13 105.88
7 Louisiana Tech 8 267 873 3.27 6 33.38 109.13
8 San Diego State 9 295 889 3.01 9 32.78 98.78
9 Northwestern 8 285 901 3.16 15 35.63 112.63
10 Georgia Southern 8 259 933 3.60 5 32.38 116.63
11 Navy 8 243 944 3.88 10 30.38 118.00
12 Toledo 8 276 975 3.53 8 34.50 121.88
13 Arkansas 8 273 986 3.61 16 34.13 123.25
14 Michigan State 9 271 995 3.67 10 30.11 110.56
15 Southern Mississippi 9 310 1006 3.25 7 34.44 111.78
16 Utah 9 315 1024 3.25 9 35.00 113.78
17 Ohio State 8 293 1041 3.55 7 36.63 130.13
18 Clemson 9 292 1057 3.62 11 32.44 117.44
19 Pittsburgh 8 248 1062 4.28 6 31.00 132.75
20 Arkansas State 8 269 1067 3.97 12 33.63 133.38
20 Nebraska 8 257 1067 4.15 12 32.13 133.38
22 Central Michigan 8 282 1086 3.85 8 35.25 135.75
23 Middle Tennessee 8 304 1094 3.60 8 38.00 136.75
24 Mississippi 8 297 1105 3.72 6 37.13 138.13
25 LSU 8 273 1122 4.11 12 34.13 140.25
26 Temple 9 309 1124 3.64 11 34.33 124.89
27 Florida State 8 292 1128 3.86 5 36.50 141.00
28 Michigan 8 282 1143 4.05 10 35.25 142.88
29 Maryland 8 335 1152 3.44 16 41.88 144.00
30 Iowa 9 308 1158 3.76 10 34.22 128.67
31 Appalachian State 8 315 1167 3.70 12 39.38 145.88
31 UTEP 8 266 1167 4.39 10 33.25 145.88
33 Houston 9 324 1169 3.61 10 36.00 129.89
34 Tulane 8 325 1192 3.67 20 40.63 149.00
35 South Florida 8 317 1210 3.82 11 39.63 151.25
36 Penn State 8 305 1217 3.99 12 38.13 152.13
37 Missouri 8 349 1232 3.53 9 43.63 154.00
38 Florida 9 343 1233 3.59 7 38.11 137.00
39 Boise State 8 294 1235 4.20 12 36.75 154.38
40 Virginia 8 280 1240 4.43 12 35.00 155.00
41 Western Kentucky 9 296 1242 4.20 10 32.89 138.00
42 Rice 8 270 1243 4.60 13 33.75 155.38
43 Georgia 8 304 1246 4.10 9 38.00 155.75
44 Memphis 8 356 1265 3.55 17 44.50 158.13
45 Georgia State 8 292 1268 4.34 9 36.50 158.50
46 Tennessee 8 286 1273 4.45 9 35.75 159.13
47 Ohio 8 260 1275 4.90 13 32.50 159.38
48 Florida Atlantic 8 320 1286 4.02 7 40.00 160.75
49 UTSA 8 315 1296 4.11 13 39.38 162.00
50 Miami (Ohio) 8 316 1297 4.10 18 39.50 162.13
51 Marshall 8 325 1303 4.01 4 40.63 162.88
52 Bowling Green 9 346 1314 3.80 11 38.44 146.00
53 Wake Forest 8 307 1316 4.29 10 38.38 164.50
54 Washington 9 356 1328 3.73 10 39.56 147.56
54 Massachusetts 8 354 1328 3.75 9 44.25 166.00
54 Duke 8 353 1328 3.76 14 44.13 166.00
57 Virginia Tech 8 326 1339 4.11 10 40.75 167.38
58 Western Michigan 8 275 1344 4.89 11 34.38 168.00
59 Stanford 10 297 1347 4.54 13 29.70 134.70
59 Oklahoma 9 365 1347 3.69 9 40.56 149.67
61 Georgia Tech 8 284 1351 4.76 19 35.50 168.88
62 Air Force 9 278 1383 4.97 15 30.89 153.67
63 Kent State 8 342 1401 4.10 11 42.75 175.13
64 Baylor 9 374 1406 3.76 10 41.56 156.22
65 USC 10 364 1420 3.90 13 36.40 142.00
66 East Carolina 8 351 1422 4.05 13 43.88 177.75
67 Connecticut 8 301 1431 4.75 9 37.63 178.88
68 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 329 1435 4.36 9 41.13 179.38
69 Minnesota 8 341 1454 4.26 18 42.63 181.75
70 Troy 8 375 1457 3.89 11 46.88 182.13
71 Vanderbilt 8 300 1463 4.88 9 37.50 182.88
72 Kentucky 8 324 1466 4.52 14 40.50 183.25
73 Charlotte 8 344 1470 4.27 14 43.00 183.75
74 Utah State 8 370 1480 4.00 20 46.25 185.00
75 Buffalo 8 344 1498 4.35 17 43.00 187.25
76 West Virginia 9 376 1501 3.99 8 41.78 166.78
77 Northern Illinois 9 374 1517 4.06 11 41.56 168.56
78 Old Dominion 8 344 1529 4.44 22 43.00 191.13
79 North Carolina State 8 314 1530 4.87 13 39.25 191.25
80 Syracuse 8 310 1539 4.96 17 38.75 192.38
81 Illinois 8 326 1554 4.77 14 40.75 194.25
82 Auburn 8 323 1572 4.87 15 40.38 196.50
83 New Mexico 8 352 1586 4.51 12 44.00 198.25
84 Mississippi State 8 316 1590 5.03 10 39.50 198.75
85 Indiana 8 304 1617 5.32 22 38.00 202.13
86 Cincinnati 8 317 1629 5.14 14 39.63 203.63
87 Kansas State 9 350 1678 4.79 18 38.89 186.44
88 Iowa State 9 359 1682 4.69 18 39.89 186.89
89 Louisiana-Monroe 8 405 1703 4.20 17 50.63 212.88
90 TCU 9 399 1724 4.32 18 44.33 191.56
91 Nevada 9 367 1727 4.71 14 40.78 191.89
92 Oregon 9 340 1729 5.09 17 37.78 192.11
93 South Alabama 8 324 1747 5.39 23 40.50 218.38
94 New Mexico State 8 341 1750 5.13 20 42.63 218.75
95 South Carolina 8 345 1789 5.19 18 43.13 223.63
96 North Texas 8 340 1791 5.27 22 42.50 223.88
97 UNLV 8 305 1797 5.89 24 38.13 224.63
98 Florida International 8 338 1800 5.33 22 42.25 225.00
99 UCLA 9 407 1814 4.46 12 45.22 201.56
100 Arizona 9 377 1826 4.84 24 41.89 202.89
101 Rutgers 8 321 1830 5.70 29 40.13 228.75
102 Texas A&M 8 358 1849 5.16 13 44.75 231.13
103 Washington State 9 356 1850 5.20 19 39.56 205.56
104 UCF 8 352 1859 5.28 20 44.00 232.38
105 Oklahoma State 9 416 1877 4.51 22 46.22 208.56
105 California 9 384 1877 4.89 14 42.67 208.56
107 Tulsa 8 365 1879 5.15 22 45.63 234.88
108 Purdue 8 345 1881 5.45 21 43.13 235.13
109 San Jose State 8 348 1888 5.43 18 43.50 236.00
110 North Carolina 9 409 1903 4.65 15 45.44 211.44
111 Texas 9 432 1908 4.42 14 48.00 212.00
112 Wyoming 8 367 1926 5.25 18 45.88 240.75
113 Miami (Florida) 8 338 1930 5.71 22 42.25 241.25
114 Colorado 9 367 1992 5.43 16 40.78 221.33
115 Ball State 8 345 2010 5.83 21 43.13 251.25
116 SMU 8 379 2016 5.32 31 47.38 252.00
117 Hawai'i 8 452 2088 4.62 23 56.50 261.00
118 Texas State 8 364 2105 5.78 20 45.50 263.13
119 Colorado State 9 397 2106 5.30 23 44.11 234.00
120 Idaho 8 347 2167 6.24 23 43.38 270.88
121 Fresno State 8 417 2188 5.25 21 52.13 273.50
122 Eastern Michigan 8 368 2193 5.96 25 46.00 274.13
123 Oregon State 9 424 2319 5.47 22 47.11 257.67
124 Kansas 9 416 2443 5.87 30 46.22 271.44
125 Texas Tech 9 416 2490 5.99 35 46.22 276.67