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

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