2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Troy 13 226 564 2.50 4 49 37 20 4
2 Alabama 14 248 664 2.68 3 26 34 15 3
3 TCU 14 242 653 2.70 4 54 44 25 6
4 Northern Illinois 13 246 679 2.76 4 34 39 23 10
5 Houston 12 218 609 2.79 8 27 42 20 2
6 Washington 13 233 663 2.85 6 92 54 17 2
6 South Florida 12 241 686 2.85 6 45 39 29 4
8 Ohio State 14 255 743 2.91 6 36 38 19 7
9 Penn State 13 221 685 3.10 7 45 36 23 4
10 Boise State 14 279 926 3.32 11 39 54 25 8
11 Northwestern 13 209 696 3.33 6 40 37 21 6
12 Michigan State 13 191 644 3.37 8 82 34 14 3
13 Clemson 14 266 898 3.38 1 65 49 27 4
14 Texas 13 236 810 3.43 8 50 47 26 6
15 Auburn 14 251 875 3.49 6 70 43 26 6
16 Coastal Carolina 12 219 768 3.51 12 53 49 22 3
17 Wisconsin 14 232 820 3.53 6 77 45 22 7
17 Wyoming 13 304 1074 3.53 8 36 66 29 4
19 Louisville 13 244 863 3.54 8 41 56 28 6
20 Mississippi State 13 221 791 3.58 10 75 36 24 8
21 Oklahoma State 13 254 916 3.61 13 39 62 35 6
22 Southern Mississippi 13 237 861 3.63 9 46 48 34 10
22 San Diego State 13 240 872 3.63 9 51 47 19 6
24 Oregon 13 221 805 3.64 12 67 45 28 8
25 Middle Tennessee 13 272 998 3.67 13 51 59 33 9
26 LSU 13 225 829 3.68 7 31 44 25 7
26 Fresno State 14 227 836 3.68 7 55 46 21 7
28 Indiana 12 245 914 3.73 6 45 46 25 7
29 Texas State 12 227 853 3.76 11 67 49 21 3
30 Miami (Florida) 13 287 1088 3.79 5 56 66 34 9
31 Marshall 13 233 886 3.80 7 66 46 25 9
32 Arkansas State 12 243 925 3.81 11 74 50 33 8
33 Virginia Tech 13 246 944 3.84 5 69 41 31 10
34 UTSA 11 198 762 3.85 7 49 42 26 8
34 Georgia 15 259 996 3.85 4 45 55 27 9
36 Georgia State 12 205 794 3.87 6 35 40 24 7
37 Florida State 13 233 903 3.88 9 39 41 25 11
38 Iowa State 13 247 964 3.90 6 52 57 28 10
39 Wake Forest 13 294 1152 3.92 12 69 67 38 9
40 Utah 13 216 852 3.94 4 39 45 34 10
41 Kansas State 13 210 829 3.95 6 37 45 25 5
42 Washington State 13 244 966 3.96 11 86 52 31 9
43 Michigan 13 212 848 4.00 8 69 39 26 9
43 Notre Dame 13 236 944 4.00 3 52 50 28 8
45 North Carolina State 13 222 892 4.02 6 66 52 34 9
46 South Carolina 13 232 936 4.03 8 31 56 33 7
47 Purdue 13 256 1037 4.05 5 74 43 24 10
48 Arizona 13 261 1060 4.06 14 58 64 31 13
49 Western Kentucky 13 244 999 4.09 12 89 52 26 7
49 UCF 13 268 1097 4.09 8 57 63 40 7
51 Texas Tech 13 238 983 4.13 7 42 53 29 10
51 Missouri 13 259 1070 4.13 18 75 52 32 13
53 Kansas 12 240 998 4.16 17 63 56 30 12
53 USC 14 282 1172 4.16 11 75 69 37 9
55 BYU 13 244 1018 4.17 9 35 62 26 2
56 Western Michigan 12 199 840 4.22 13 74 42 27 9
57 Florida Atlantic 14 284 1202 4.23 9 64 61 36 10
58 Duke 13 250 1075 4.30 10 81 53 29 9
59 Ohio 13 206 892 4.33 5 56 38 29 10
60 Iowa 13 235 1030 4.38 4 66 57 25 7
61 North Carolina 12 262 1150 4.39 6 73 64 36 8
62 Virginia 13 272 1203 4.42 12 76 53 34 10
63 Nevada 12 276 1228 4.45 13 50 79 52 6
64 Central Michigan 13 277 1237 4.47 14 48 62 32 12
65 Louisiana Tech 13 254 1137 4.48 8 59 70 35 8
66 Pittsburgh 12 192 863 4.49 7 83 47 26 5
67 Rutgers 12 224 1008 4.50 10 41 45 28 6
68 Navy 13 227 1024 4.51 8 71 49 30 10
69 Eastern Michigan 12 230 1040 4.52 8 79 43 25 9
69 New Mexico State 13 259 1171 4.52 14 76 66 42 6
71 Old Dominion 12 242 1104 4.56 15 39 62 43 9
72 UAB 13 244 1120 4.59 7 74 54 36 11
73 Appalachian State 13 226 1039 4.60 8 95 48 29 12
73 California 12 232 1068 4.60 10 76 56 32 9
75 Maryland 12 246 1133 4.61 15 25 58 33 10
75 Memphis 13 289 1333 4.61 15 96 61 37 10
77 Baylor 12 214 995 4.65 12 99 56 32 8
78 Utah State 13 324 1510 4.66 11 59 81 47 11
79 Boston College 13 253 1181 4.67 10 65 57 36 10
79 Buffalo 12 258 1204 4.67 9 66 68 29 10
81 Texas A&M 13 277 1300 4.69 9 75 61 33 13
82 Idaho 12 230 1088 4.73 10 53 62 40 8
83 Temple 13 269 1281 4.76 9 60 67 46 11
84 South Alabama 12 216 1032 4.78 9 74 54 30 8
84 North Texas 14 293 1402 4.78 18 65 66 34 14
86 Florida 11 194 930 4.79 8 74 42 32 12
87 Arkansas 12 231 1109 4.80 17 79 57 22 7
88 Florida International 13 230 1110 4.83 11 70 59 35 11
89 Ball State 12 231 1118 4.84 14 71 55 33 9
89 Cincinnati 12 271 1312 4.84 9 53 65 40 9
91 Charlotte 12 259 1257 4.85 14 35 70 35 9
92 Colorado 12 250 1220 4.88 9 58 69 34 8
93 West Virginia 13 264 1300 4.92 13 67 55 37 13
94 Toledo 14 247 1219 4.94 10 82 55 30 12
95 Massachusetts 12 248 1234 4.98 15 56 60 41 15
96 Tennessee 12 245 1230 5.02 16 64 64 37 10
97 Connecticut 12 218 1098 5.04 11 53 54 41 12
98 Miami (Ohio) 12 219 1109 5.06 10 73 51 29 14
99 Bowling Green 12 272 1385 5.09 18 35 71 43 12
100 Stanford 14 257 1332 5.18 9 59 67 36 11
101 Akron 14 282 1473 5.22 14 80 75 46 10
102 Kentucky 13 221 1158 5.24 14 44 57 38 9
103 Mississippi 12 265 1393 5.26 17 59 60 38 15
104 Vanderbilt 12 229 1211 5.29 18 61 64 52 9
104 Hawai'i 12 230 1216 5.29 10 66 63 44 12
106 Arizona State 13 227 1203 5.30 16 95 57 36 13
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 272 1441 5.30 19 60 77 46 16
108 Illinois 12 262 1400 5.34 15 44 74 42 9
109 Georgia Tech 11 166 888 5.35 6 39 43 25 8
109 Syracuse 12 219 1171 5.35 16 64 47 30 13
111 Colorado State 13 224 1202 5.37 12 75 57 33 10
112 Minnesota 12 224 1212 5.41 11 77 60 32 11
113 Oklahoma 14 254 1376 5.42 13 75 69 44 12
114 SMU 13 290 1583 5.46 20 92 75 49 20
115 San Jose State 13 342 1894 5.54 24 82 82 50 12
116 Tulane 12 193 1078 5.59 10 82 47 32 11
117 UNLV 12 227 1272 5.60 10 67 67 45 11
118 Kent State 12 234 1335 5.71 17 75 51 43 19
119 UCLA 13 317 1828 5.77 18 80 88 57 12
120 UTEP 12 234 1357 5.80 14 54 72 44 11
121 Louisiana-Monroe 12 240 1408 5.87 14 82 67 43 14
122 East Carolina 12 253 1487 5.88 23 75 73 47 10
123 Oregon State 12 241 1433 5.95 17 74 75 47 16
123 Rice 12 241 1434 5.95 21 73 74 53 14
125 New Mexico 12 188 1124 5.98 16 83 47 30 16
126 Air Force 12 217 1365 6.29 16 91 56 35 15
127 Nebraska 12 228 1443 6.33 20 75 71 39 14
128 Army 13 221 1428 6.46 14 81 67 38 14
129 Georgia Southern 12 192 1243 6.47 16 75 51 35 17
130 Tulsa 12 263 1709 6.50 18 75 84 58 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards