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

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