2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 368 1239 3.37 12 82 63 30 7
2 Washington 13 459 1311 2.86 11 92 93 34 6
3 Alabama 14 487 1326 2.72 9 54 76 36 8
4 Troy 13 479 1369 2.86 7 49 93 42 10
5 Wisconsin 14 436 1378 3.16 7 77 79 40 12
6 Texas 13 462 1389 3.01 14 50 81 52 10
7 Northwestern 13 431 1400 3.25 13 53 83 48 10
8 UTSA 11 375 1405 3.75 10 89 76 50 13
9 Ohio 13 416 1436 3.45 11 56 74 48 13
10 TCU 14 480 1455 3.03 8 69 79 51 14
11 Ohio State 14 501 1471 2.94 13 55 77 39 20
12 South Florida 12 457 1523 3.33 17 54 85 60 12
13 Kansas State 13 427 1530 3.58 17 74 88 44 8
14 Penn State 13 449 1534 3.42 14 69 87 49 10
15 Virginia Tech 13 462 1554 3.36 7 69 83 53 14
16 Northern Illinois 13 526 1560 2.97 14 54 84 50 17
17 Michigan 13 451 1572 3.49 16 69 79 52 22
18 Marshall 13 465 1575 3.39 13 66 88 51 16
19 Fresno State 14 463 1588 3.43 13 55 92 50 10
20 Clemson 14 512 1608 3.14 5 65 99 50 9
21 Arkansas State 12 460 1633 3.55 17 74 88 56 15
22 Georgia State 12 396 1637 4.13 14 59 83 52 15
23 Iowa State 13 460 1664 3.62 10 52 96 53 16
24 LSU 13 433 1669 3.85 16 74 83 51 15
25 Oregon 13 481 1671 3.47 19 67 93 56 15
26 Boise State 14 495 1683 3.40 20 56 98 49 12
27 Georgia Tech 11 373 1690 4.53 15 39 93 49 14
28 Florida 11 400 1693 4.23 16 74 82 59 18
29 Texas State 12 455 1700 3.74 21 71 89 39 9
30 North Carolina State 13 435 1703 3.91 15 89 99 55 14
31 Utah 13 427 1707 4.00 14 68 87 63 17
32 Pittsburgh 12 407 1709 4.20 14 83 90 55 10
33 Mississippi State 13 448 1711 3.82 18 75 80 54 18
34 Purdue 13 489 1728 3.53 10 74 88 49 14
35 Middle Tennessee 13 504 1743 3.46 19 58 110 52 15
36 Florida State 13 466 1763 3.78 19 51 90 53 19
37 San Diego State 13 471 1770 3.76 17 53 98 38 11
38 Houston 12 471 1775 3.77 19 84 107 56 10
39 Appalachian State 13 459 1787 3.89 14 95 95 62 19
40 Southern Mississippi 13 478 1800 3.77 21 67 95 62 19
41 South Alabama 12 431 1822 4.23 15 74 98 53 15
42 Oklahoma State 13 506 1829 3.61 23 55 112 68 14
43 South Carolina 13 484 1834 3.79 15 54 102 61 12
44 Western Michigan 12 443 1873 4.23 27 74 98 61 22
45 Iowa 13 455 1880 4.13 10 66 96 46 11
46 New Mexico 12 406 1889 4.65 20 83 87 53 21
47 Georgia 15 506 1890 3.74 8 45 108 54 18
48 Miami (Florida) 13 541 1895 3.50 10 56 120 68 17
49 Auburn 14 529 1918 3.63 11 70 100 56 13
50 BYU 13 520 1919 3.69 15 35 119 47 3
51 Indiana 12 497 1925 3.87 18 59 98 59 16
52 California 12 475 1969 4.15 21 76 116 54 12
53 Washington State 13 469 1981 4.22 26 86 102 64 19
54 Duke 13 498 1992 4.00 16 92 103 50 14
55 Miami (Ohio) 12 449 2001 4.46 13 73 97 52 24
56 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 52 110 66 16
57 Navy 13 447 2009 4.49 18 79 101 61 19
58 Idaho 12 463 2017 4.36 19 62 112 72 17
59 Coastal Carolina 12 469 2034 4.34 28 88 114 59 14
60 Kansas 12 491 2059 4.19 31 63 106 70 22
61 Minnesota 12 422 2066 4.90 19 77 101 61 22
62 Missouri 13 521 2075 3.98 27 75 110 60 23
63 UCF 13 498 2079 4.17 17 66 110 70 16
63 Eastern Michigan 12 481 2079 4.32 17 79 96 56 16
65 Wyoming 13 599 2084 3.48 16 44 128 63 10
66 Texas Tech 13 488 2101 4.31 16 58 107 60 22
67 Louisville 13 514 2124 4.13 24 81 118 59 15
68 New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.16 25 76 114 70 16
68 Georgia Southern 12 414 2164 5.23 21 75 96 62 25
70 Rutgers 12 475 2182 4.59 21 53 97 57 16
71 Oklahoma 14 500 2191 4.38 24 75 118 71 17
72 Western Kentucky 13 500 2214 4.43 27 89 111 54 17
73 Texas A&M 13 530 2221 4.19 19 79 108 60 22
73 USC 14 510 2221 4.35 20 84 122 72 21
73 Connecticut 12 447 2221 4.97 26 65 114 81 27
76 Florida Atlantic 14 557 2224 3.99 22 75 116 65 13
77 Florida International 13 478 2227 4.66 23 70 116 67 22
78 Army 13 423 2248 5.31 23 81 115 63 21
79 Ball State 12 448 2256 5.04 27 73 105 70 21
80 Temple 13 532 2270 4.27 18 66 119 85 21
81 Arizona State 13 465 2272 4.89 31 95 112 71 23
82 Kentucky 13 466 2279 4.89 23 64 124 69 22
82 Baylor 12 463 2279 4.92 22 99 124 76 21
84 UAB 13 494 2287 4.63 19 74 110 84 21
85 Maryland 12 490 2290 4.67 29 55 119 65 18
86 Louisiana Tech 13 491 2296 4.68 21 59 142 72 17
87 Cincinnati 12 526 2309 4.39 19 53 119 61 16
88 Rice 12 462 2311 5.00 30 73 121 86 21
89 Buffalo 12 534 2338 4.38 21 66 136 61 14
90 Arkansas 12 469 2353 5.02 28 79 128 58 15
91 Syracuse 12 451 2360 5.23 28 76 109 68 26
92 Stanford 14 516 2366 4.59 18 59 128 73 17
93 Massachusetts 12 480 2375 4.95 27 60 112 74 29
94 Vanderbilt 12 479 2382 4.97 30 61 125 96 19
95 Memphis 13 568 2394 4.21 25 96 125 74 18
96 Arizona 13 522 2406 4.61 32 63 128 71 28
97 Central Michigan 13 557 2408 4.32 24 74 117 62 23
98 Wake Forest 13 547 2415 4.41 24 70 130 79 25
99 Colorado State 13 474 2432 5.13 22 90 118 67 20
100 Old Dominion 12 529 2450 4.63 30 51 129 91 23
101 Charlotte 12 517 2470 4.78 26 80 132 70 16
102 Boston College 13 516 2482 4.81 26 70 111 73 24
103 Toledo 14 518 2490 4.81 27 82 121 70 21
104 Colorado 12 477 2496 5.23 23 75 132 66 22
105 Nevada 12 565 2499 4.42 24 75 142 92 14
106 Hawai'i 12 480 2522 5.25 23 66 124 81 28
107 Tulane 12 464 2525 5.44 26 82 120 80 24
108 North Carolina 12 532 2556 4.80 21 74 132 75 20
109 Kent State 12 487 2559 5.25 31 75 111 88 32
110 Nebraska 12 463 2577 5.57 33 75 131 72 23
111 Virginia 13 557 2591 4.65 25 78 125 70 23
112 Illinois 12 548 2622 4.78 27 79 137 82 14
113 West Virginia 13 539 2654 4.92 26 67 121 89 24
114 Air Force 12 451 2674 5.93 31 91 114 70 30
115 SMU 13 546 2700 4.95 33 92 135 87 32
116 Louisiana-Monroe 12 499 2793 5.60 32 82 137 85 31
117 UTEP 12 520 2812 5.41 32 66 148 94 20
118 Utah State 13 626 2813 4.49 20 59 147 88 22
119 Oregon State 12 515 2829 5.49 35 74 154 92 26
120 North Texas 14 590 2835 4.81 35 82 138 75 25
121 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 537 2839 5.29 39 77 151 88 27
122 UNLV 12 530 2872 5.42 32 67 158 102 20
123 Akron 14 572 2876 5.03 24 80 151 93 21
124 Mississippi 12 550 2944 5.35 29 59 133 85 33
125 East Carolina 12 501 2946 5.88 36 85 140 80 21
126 Tennessee 12 555 3015 5.43 29 74 154 91 27
127 Bowling Green 12 544 3039 5.59 35 88 152 91 28
128 Tulsa 12 543 3180 5.86 32 75 142 94 31
129 San Jose State 13 686 3710 5.41 40 82 172 99 27
130 UCLA 13 649 3736 5.76 35 80 165 109 32
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards