2015 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Boise State 2 55 69 1.25 0 27.50 34.50
2 Wyoming 1 20 75 3.75 2 20.00 75.00
3 Temple 1 28 80 2.86 1 28.00 80.00
4 Connecticut 1 34 85 2.50 1 34.00 85.00
5 Appalachian State 1 44 140 3.18 1 44.00 140.00
6 Cincinnati 1 32 146 4.56 2 32.00 146.00
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 26 178 6.85 2 26.00 178.00
8 Marshall 1 47 184 3.91 3 47.00 184.00
9 Miami (Ohio) 1 45 188 4.18 3 45.00 188.00
10 Air Force 2 76 196 2.58 1 38.00 98.00
11 Navy 1 21 198 9.43 1 21.00 198.00
12 Buffalo 1 39 200 5.13 2 39.00 200.00
13 Ohio 1 36 204 5.67 3 36.00 204.00
14 Florida International 1 52 205 3.94 2 52.00 205.00
15 Houston 3 91 227 2.49 3 30.33 75.67
15 Akron 2 79 227 2.87 4 39.50 113.50
17 San Diego State 2 70 236 3.37 2 35.00 118.00
18 Kent State 2 80 238 2.98 2 40.00 119.00
19 Old Dominion 1 52 256 4.92 4 52.00 256.00
20 Louisiana Tech 2 75 258 3.44 3 37.50 129.00
21 Texas State 1 41 266 6.49 3 41.00 266.00
22 Utah State 2 79 269 3.41 4 39.50 134.50
23 Colorado State 2 73 305 4.18 0 36.50 152.50
24 New Mexico 2 62 306 4.94 5 31.00 153.00
25 Toledo 2 80 310 3.88 2 40.00 155.00
26 Georgia State 1 53 311 5.87 3 53.00 311.00
27 Georgia Southern 2 70 315 4.50 5 35.00 157.50
28 Arkansas State 2 66 325 4.92 3 33.00 162.50
29 East Carolina 2 80 326 4.08 4 40.00 163.00
30 UCF 2 84 346 4.12 2 42.00 173.00
31 Florida Atlantic 2 88 356 4.05 5 44.00 178.00
32 Louisiana-Monroe 2 73 380 5.21 5 36.50 190.00
33 Massachusetts 1 59 390 6.61 5 59.00 390.00
34 Eastern Michigan 1 50 391 7.82 4 50.00 391.00
35 Northern Illinois 2 100 396 3.96 1 50.00 198.00
36 UTEP 2 64 411 6.42 7 32.00 205.50
37 Charlotte 1 44 415 9.43 6 44.00 415.00
38 Western Michigan 2 74 419 5.66 5 37.00 209.50
39 Fresno State 2 83 436 5.25 6 41.50 218.00
40 North Texas 2 91 447 4.91 8 45.50 223.50
41 South Florida 3 113 465 4.12 5 37.67 155.00
42 Memphis 3 125 485 3.88 5 41.67 161.67
43 New Mexico State 2 75 487 6.49 8 37.50 243.50
44 Nevada 2 83 523 6.30 5 41.50 261.50
45 San Jose State 2 94 537 5.71 8 47.00 268.50
45 UNLV 2 85 537 6.32 5 42.50 268.50
47 Tulsa 2 90 540 6.00 8 45.00 270.00
48 UTSA 3 122 560 4.59 7 40.67 186.67
48 Ball State 2 106 560 5.28 3 53.00 280.00
50 SMU 2 78 566 7.26 5 39.00 283.00
51 Troy 3 126 575 4.56 9 42.00 191.67
52 Rice 2 81 576 7.11 5 40.50 288.00
53 Idaho 2 88 581 6.60 10 44.00 290.50
54 South Alabama 2 78 588 7.54 10 39.00 294.00
55 Middle Tennessee 3 119 597 5.02 6 39.67 199.00
56 Bowling Green 3 128 632 4.94 8 42.67 210.67
57 Tulane 2 105 645 6.14 7 52.50 322.50
58 Central Michigan 4 140 657 4.69 8 35.00 164.25
59 Western Kentucky 3 144 663 4.60 4 48.00 221.00
60 Hawai'i 3 156 723 4.63 9 52.00 241.00
61 Army 4 156 742 4.76 11 39.00 185.50
62 Southern Mississippi 3 111 743 6.69 7 37.00 247.67
63 Boston College 8 304 785 2.58 5 38.00 98.13
64 Alabama 12 370 956 2.58 6 30.83 79.67
65 BYU 5 228 992 4.35 10 45.60 198.40
66 Utah 10 344 1100 3.20 9 34.40 110.00
67 Wisconsin 10 322 1150 3.57 13 32.20 115.00
68 Pittsburgh 9 277 1167 4.21 9 30.78 129.67
69 Mississippi 9 327 1168 3.57 8 36.33 129.78
70 Arizona State 11 332 1169 3.52 13 30.18 106.27
70 Ohio State 9 337 1169 3.47 7 37.44 129.89
72 Missouri 8 349 1232 3.53 9 43.63 154.00
73 Arkansas 10 322 1236 3.84 20 32.20 123.60
74 Florida State 9 332 1256 3.78 5 36.89 139.56
75 Louisville 11 393 1266 3.22 11 35.73 115.09
75 Nebraska 10 306 1266 4.14 14 30.60 126.60
77 Michigan State 11 349 1272 3.64 14 31.73 115.64
78 LSU 10 331 1278 3.86 12 33.10 127.80
79 Washington 9 356 1328 3.73 10 39.56 147.56
80 Penn State 9 346 1383 4.00 13 38.44 153.67
81 Northwestern 11 400 1389 3.47 21 36.36 126.27
82 Virginia 9 314 1393 4.44 13 34.89 154.78
83 Clemson 12 409 1443 3.53 16 34.08 120.25
84 Michigan 11 379 1447 3.82 12 34.45 131.55
85 Maryland 9 394 1456 3.70 18 43.78 161.78
86 Vanderbilt 8 300 1463 4.88 9 37.50 182.88
87 Iowa 12 396 1482 3.74 11 33.00 123.50
88 Wake Forest 9 359 1527 4.25 11 39.89 169.67
89 Georgia Tech 9 318 1529 4.81 20 35.33 169.89
90 Georgia 10 377 1560 4.14 9 37.70 156.00
91 Tennessee 10 371 1566 4.22 11 37.10 156.60
92 USC 11 410 1597 3.90 14 37.27 145.18
93 Florida 11 419 1602 3.82 11 38.09 145.64
94 Stanford 12 389 1620 4.16 14 32.42 135.00
95 Baylor 10 410 1650 4.02 12 41.00 165.00
96 Minnesota 9 385 1657 4.30 19 42.78 184.11
97 Notre Dame 10 387 1713 4.43 14 38.70 171.30
98 North Carolina State 9 349 1719 4.93 16 38.78 191.00
99 West Virginia 11 437 1776 4.06 8 39.73 161.45
100 Kentucky 9 364 1780 4.89 18 40.44 197.78
101 Oklahoma 11 468 1788 3.82 14 42.55 162.55
102 Mississippi State 9 367 1800 4.90 13 40.78 200.00
103 Duke 10 454 1807 3.98 17 45.40 180.70
103 Syracuse 9 352 1807 5.13 19 39.11 200.78
105 Illinois 9 363 1808 4.98 16 40.33 200.89
106 Auburn 9 371 1810 4.88 18 41.22 201.11
107 Arizona 9 377 1826 4.84 24 41.89 202.89
108 Virginia Tech 10 391 1842 4.71 15 39.10 184.20
109 Kansas State 10 392 1932 4.93 23 39.20 193.20
110 Iowa State 10 404 1942 4.81 19 40.40 194.20
111 Rutgers 10 367 1975 5.38 31 36.70 197.50
112 Colorado 9 367 1992 5.43 16 40.78 221.33
113 TCU 11 486 2054 4.23 23 44.18 186.73
114 Oklahoma State 10 453 2084 4.60 24 45.30 208.40
115 Indiana 10 382 2089 5.47 27 38.20 208.90
116 Oregon 11 424 2100 4.95 22 38.55 190.91
117 Purdue 9 401 2119 5.28 23 44.56 235.44
118 California 10 436 2163 4.96 20 43.60 216.30
119 Miami (Florida) 10 395 2170 5.49 22 39.50 217.00
120 Washington State 11 423 2173 5.14 21 38.45 197.55
121 Texas 10 473 2188 4.63 17 47.30 218.80
122 South Carolina 10 425 2233 5.25 22 42.50 223.30
123 UCLA 11 503 2238 4.45 16 45.73 203.45
124 Texas A&M 10 445 2248 5.05 16 44.50 224.80
125 Oregon State 10 472 2544 5.39 26 47.20 254.40
126 Kansas 10 474 2755 5.81 32 47.40 275.50
127 North Carolina 12 585 3029 5.18 25 48.75 252.42
128 Texas Tech 11 499 3102 6.22 43 45.36 282.00