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

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