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

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