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

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