2015 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Boise State 4 116 177 1.53 2 29.00 44.25
2 Boston College 4 112 184 1.64 1 28.00 46.00
3 North Carolina State 4 95 198 2.08 2 23.75 49.50
4 Alabama 4 115 227 1.97 2 28.75 56.75
5 Houston 3 91 198 2.18 5 30.33 66.00
6 Appalachian State 3 95 218 2.29 1 31.67 72.67
7 Nebraska 4 106 294 2.77 5 26.50 73.50
8 Kansas State 3 99 235 2.37 2 33.00 78.33
9 Kent State 4 152 326 2.14 4 38.00 81.50
10 Michigan 4 128 328 2.56 2 32.00 82.00
10 Wisconsin 4 111 328 2.95 4 27.75 82.00
12 Iowa 4 127 336 2.65 0 31.75 84.00
13 Temple 3 84 255 3.04 2 28.00 85.00
14 Penn State 4 141 362 2.57 4 35.25 90.50
15 Pittsburgh 3 83 276 3.33 6 27.67 92.00
16 Air Force 3 96 280 2.92 2 32.00 93.33
17 Arkansas 4 105 375 3.57 6 26.25 93.75
18 Toledo 3 104 296 2.85 2 34.67 98.67
19 Syracuse 4 134 408 3.04 4 33.50 102.00
20 Akron 4 141 413 2.93 5 35.25 103.25
21 Washington 4 160 418 2.61 4 40.00 104.50
22 Florida 4 136 420 3.09 3 34.00 105.00
23 Utah State 3 109 321 2.94 4 36.33 107.00
24 Georgia 4 139 429 3.09 3 34.75 107.25
25 Missouri 4 158 435 2.75 2 39.50 108.75
26 LSU 3 95 330 3.47 2 31.67 110.00
27 Illinois 4 142 443 3.12 2 35.50 110.75
28 Louisiana Tech 4 134 448 3.34 4 33.50 112.00
29 Duke 4 164 453 2.76 2 41.00 113.25
30 Clemson 3 118 344 2.92 2 39.33 114.67
31 Rutgers 4 110 472 4.29 6 27.50 118.00
32 Michigan State 4 143 475 3.32 4 35.75 118.75
33 New Mexico 4 159 479 3.01 3 39.75 119.75
34 Memphis 4 141 480 3.40 5 35.25 120.00
35 Middle Tennessee 4 136 482 3.54 5 34.00 120.50
36 Ohio State 4 163 487 2.99 1 40.75 121.75
37 Vanderbilt 4 136 503 3.70 5 34.00 125.75
38 Navy 3 100 384 3.84 0 33.33 128.00
39 Northwestern 4 125 513 4.10 1 31.25 128.25
40 Charlotte 4 164 516 3.15 6 41.00 129.00
41 Oklahoma State 4 160 517 3.23 3 40.00 129.25
42 Stanford 4 147 530 3.61 4 36.75 132.50
43 UCF 4 143 531 3.71 4 35.75 132.75
44 Florida International 4 147 535 3.64 5 36.75 133.75
45 South Florida 3 114 404 3.54 4 38.00 134.67
46 Utah 4 130 539 4.15 1 32.50 134.75
47 Notre Dame 4 135 551 4.08 6 33.75 137.75
48 Indiana 4 137 554 4.04 5 34.25 138.50
49 San Diego State 4 155 556 3.59 4 38.75 139.00
50 Florida State 3 112 420 3.75 1 37.33 140.00
51 Central Michigan 4 132 566 4.29 8 33.00 141.50
52 Miami (Florida) 3 100 429 4.29 1 33.33 143.00
53 Tennessee 4 143 583 4.08 5 35.75 145.75
54 Oklahoma 3 129 443 3.43 3 43.00 147.67
55 Colorado 4 146 591 4.05 3 36.50 147.75
56 Wake Forest 4 162 597 3.69 3 40.50 149.25
57 Minnesota 4 154 605 3.93 3 38.50 151.25
58 Ohio 4 129 609 4.72 6 32.25 152.25
59 West Virginia 3 114 460 4.04 1 38.00 153.33
60 Georgia Tech 4 140 617 4.41 7 35.00 154.25
61 Mississippi 4 175 622 3.55 2 43.75 155.50
62 Army 4 143 626 4.38 11 35.75 156.50
63 Baylor 3 142 470 3.31 5 47.33 156.67
64 Georgia Southern 4 154 634 4.12 5 38.50 158.50
65 Virginia 4 138 640 4.64 3 34.50 160.00
66 Arizona 4 182 649 3.57 8 45.50 162.25
67 Northern Illinois 4 182 652 3.58 2 45.50 163.00
68 USC 4 166 656 3.95 6 41.50 164.00
69 Colorado State 4 156 667 4.28 4 39.00 166.75
70 California 4 155 672 4.34 9 38.75 168.00
71 Kentucky 4 151 673 4.46 7 37.75 168.25
71 Arkansas State 4 149 673 4.52 7 37.25 168.25
73 TCU 4 154 679 4.41 10 38.50 169.75
74 Connecticut 4 164 682 4.16 6 41.00 170.50
75 South Carolina 4 132 687 5.20 8 33.00 171.75
76 Louisville 4 165 689 4.18 2 41.25 172.25
77 Cincinnati 4 151 691 4.58 5 37.75 172.75
78 Oregon 4 146 694 4.75 6 36.50 173.50
79 Purdue 4 159 698 4.39 7 39.75 174.50
80 Oregon State 4 150 712 4.75 10 37.50 178.00
81 Mississippi State 4 183 715 3.91 4 45.75 178.75
82 Florida Atlantic 4 189 716 3.79 9 47.25 179.00
83 Texas A&M 4 166 717 4.32 6 41.50 179.25
84 Louisiana-Monroe 3 117 539 4.61 5 39.00 179.67
85 Arizona State 4 195 722 3.70 5 48.75 180.50
86 Washington State 3 125 544 4.35 4 41.67 181.33
87 Miami (Ohio) 4 172 730 4.24 9 43.00 182.50
88 UTSA 4 168 731 4.35 8 42.00 182.75
89 Buffalo 4 147 735 5.00 6 36.75 183.75
90 BYU 4 157 740 4.71 8 39.25 185.00
91 Iowa State 3 120 557 4.64 3 40.00 185.67
92 Georgia State 3 130 559 4.30 4 43.33 186.33
93 Marshall 4 189 755 3.99 7 47.25 188.75
94 Fresno State 4 170 761 4.48 10 42.50 190.25
94 Nevada 4 145 761 5.25 6 36.25 190.25
96 Ball State 4 157 786 5.01 7 39.25 196.50
96 UTEP 4 128 786 6.14 9 32.00 196.50
98 Bowling Green 4 178 787 4.42 10 44.50 196.75
99 UCLA 4 177 793 4.48 3 44.25 198.25
100 Western Kentucky 4 172 798 4.64 4 43.00 199.50
101 Maryland 4 186 801 4.31 7 46.50 200.25
102 UNLV 4 157 813 5.18 8 39.25 203.25
103 Virginia Tech 4 149 821 5.51 8 37.25 205.25
104 Southern Mississippi 4 152 824 5.42 5 38.00 206.00
105 Texas 4 197 825 4.19 8 49.25 206.25
106 Wyoming 4 158 829 5.25 12 39.50 207.25
107 Rice 4 145 837 5.77 6 36.25 209.25
108 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 123 632 5.14 6 41.00 210.67
109 Auburn 4 163 866 5.31 9 40.75 216.50
110 Hawai'i 4 202 892 4.42 10 50.50 223.00
111 Western Michigan 4 147 895 6.09 12 36.75 223.75
112 North Texas 3 147 672 4.57 9 49.00 224.00
113 South Alabama 4 169 905 5.36 11 42.25 226.25
114 North Carolina 4 182 915 5.03 6 45.50 228.75
115 Old Dominion 4 178 918 5.16 8 44.50 229.50
116 East Carolina 4 199 920 4.62 11 49.75 230.00
117 New Mexico State 3 131 701 5.35 9 43.67 233.67
118 San Jose State 4 170 945 5.56 11 42.50 236.25
119 Troy 3 153 713 4.66 8 51.00 237.67
120 Tulane 3 138 738 5.35 8 46.00 246.00
121 Texas State 4 178 991 5.57 11 44.50 247.75
122 Kansas 3 149 763 5.12 9 49.67 254.33
123 Texas Tech 4 182 1019 5.60 10 45.50 254.75
124 Tulsa 3 155 810 5.23 8 51.67 270.00
125 SMU 4 163 1118 6.86 9 40.75 279.50
126 Massachusetts 3 147 914 6.22 12 49.00 304.67
127 Idaho 4 171 1256 7.35 16 42.75 314.00
128 Eastern Michigan 4 222 1493 6.73 18 55.50 373.25