2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 177 595 3.36 4 36 29 16 4
1 UTSA 11 177 643 3.63 3 89 34 24 5
3 Georgia State 12 191 843 4.41 8 59 43 28 8
4 Minnesota 12 198 854 4.31 8 67 41 29 11
5 Army 13 202 820 4.06 9 52 48 25 7
6 Wisconsin 14 204 558 2.74 1 53 34 18 5
7 Florida 11 206 763 3.70 8 45 40 27 6
8 Georgia Tech 11 207 802 3.87 9 32 50 24 6
9 LSU 13 208 840 4.04 9 74 39 26 8
10 Ohio 13 210 544 2.59 6 23 36 19 3
11 Utah 13 211 855 4.05 10 68 42 29 7
12 Iowa State 13 213 700 3.29 4 29 39 25 6
12 North Carolina State 13 213 811 3.81 9 89 47 21 5
14 South Alabama 12 215 790 3.67 6 40 44 23 7
14 Pittsburgh 12 215 846 3.93 7 47 43 29 5
16 Virginia Tech 13 216 610 2.82 2 33 42 22 4
16 Boise State 14 216 757 3.50 9 56 44 24 4
16 South Florida 12 216 837 3.88 11 54 46 31 8
19 Kansas State 13 217 701 3.23 11 74 43 19 3
19 Arkansas State 12 217 708 3.26 6 71 38 23 7
19 Ball State 12 217 1138 5.24 13 73 50 37 12
22 New Mexico 12 218 765 3.51 4 60 40 23 5
23 Iowa 13 220 850 3.86 6 44 39 21 4
23 Navy 13 220 985 4.48 10 79 52 31 9
25 Rice 12 221 877 3.97 9 33 47 33 7
26 Northwestern 13 222 704 3.17 7 53 46 27 4
26 Georgia Southern 12 222 921 4.15 5 61 45 27 8
28 Washington State 13 225 1015 4.51 15 79 50 33 10
29 Texas 13 226 579 2.56 6 40 34 26 4
29 Washington 13 226 648 2.87 5 35 39 17 4
31 Mississippi State 13 227 920 4.05 8 67 44 30 10
31 Colorado 12 227 1276 5.62 14 75 63 32 14
33 Texas State 12 228 847 3.71 10 71 40 18 6
33 Penn State 13 228 849 3.72 7 69 51 26 6
33 USC 14 228 1049 4.60 9 84 53 35 12
36 Connecticut 12 229 1123 4.90 15 65 60 40 15
37 Miami (Ohio) 12 230 892 3.88 3 28 46 23 10
37 UCF 13 230 982 4.27 9 66 47 30 9
39 San Diego State 13 231 898 3.89 8 53 51 19 5
40 Marshall 13 232 689 2.97 6 36 42 26 7
40 Middle Tennessee 13 232 745 3.21 6 58 51 19 6
40 Massachusetts 12 232 1141 4.92 12 60 52 33 14
40 Syracuse 12 232 1189 5.13 12 76 62 38 13
44 Purdue 13 233 691 2.97 5 49 45 25 4
44 Appalachian State 13 233 748 3.21 6 30 47 33 7
44 Florida State 13 233 860 3.69 10 51 49 28 8
44 Idaho 12 233 929 3.99 9 62 50 32 9
48 Air Force 12 234 1309 5.59 15 75 58 35 15
49 Nebraska 12 235 1134 4.83 13 64 60 33 9
50 Fresno State 14 236 752 3.19 6 25 46 29 3
51 Louisiana Tech 13 237 1159 4.89 13 44 72 37 9
52 TCU 14 238 802 3.37 4 69 35 26 8
52 Arizona State 13 238 1069 4.49 15 64 55 35 10
52 Arkansas 12 238 1244 5.23 11 48 71 36 8
55 Alabama 14 239 662 2.77 6 54 42 21 5
55 Michigan 13 239 724 3.03 8 52 40 26 13
57 Southern Mississippi 13 241 939 3.90 12 67 47 28 9
58 California 12 243 901 3.71 11 68 60 22 3
59 Western Michigan 12 244 1033 4.23 14 58 56 34 13
59 Maryland 12 244 1157 4.74 14 55 61 32 8
61 Kentucky 13 245 1121 4.58 9 64 67 31 13
62 Clemson 14 246 710 2.89 4 45 50 23 5
62 Ohio State 14 246 728 2.96 7 55 39 20 13
62 Oklahoma 14 246 815 3.31 11 50 49 27 5
65 Georgia 15 247 894 3.62 4 39 53 27 9
66 Duke 13 248 917 3.70 6 92 50 21 5
66 Florida International 13 248 1117 4.50 12 65 57 32 11
66 East Carolina 12 248 1459 5.88 13 85 67 33 11
69 Baylor 12 249 1284 5.16 10 65 68 44 13
70 Texas Tech 13 250 1118 4.47 9 58 54 31 12
70 UAB 13 250 1167 4.67 12 37 56 48 10
70 Vanderbilt 12 250 1171 4.68 12 55 61 44 10
70 Colorado State 13 250 1230 4.92 10 90 61 34 10
70 Coastal Carolina 12 250 1266 5.06 16 88 65 37 11
70 Hawai'i 12 250 1306 5.22 13 66 61 37 16
76 Eastern Michigan 12 251 1039 4.14 9 69 53 31 7
76 Kansas 12 251 1061 4.23 14 55 50 40 10
76 Rutgers 12 251 1174 4.68 11 53 52 29 10
79 South Carolina 13 252 898 3.56 7 54 46 28 5
79 Oklahoma State 13 252 913 3.62 10 55 50 33 8
79 Indiana 12 252 1011 4.01 12 59 52 34 9
82 Troy 13 253 805 3.18 3 47 56 22 6
82 Texas A&M 13 253 921 3.64 10 79 47 27 9
82 Houston 12 253 1166 4.61 11 84 65 36 8
82 Kent State 12 253 1224 4.84 14 64 60 45 13
82 Wake Forest 13 253 1263 4.99 12 70 63 41 16
87 Miami (Florida) 13 254 807 3.18 5 46 54 34 8
88 Cincinnati 12 255 997 3.91 10 53 54 21 7
89 SMU 13 256 1117 4.36 13 64 60 38 12
89 Western Kentucky 13 256 1215 4.75 15 77 59 28 10
91 Charlotte 12 258 1213 4.70 12 80 62 35 7
92 Stanford 14 259 1034 3.99 9 39 61 37 6
92 Louisiana-Monroe 12 259 1385 5.35 18 63 70 42 17
94 Oregon 13 260 866 3.33 7 58 48 28 7
95 New Mexico State 13 261 993 3.80 11 61 48 28 10
95 Arizona 13 261 1346 5.16 18 63 64 40 15
97 Missouri 13 262 1005 3.84 9 71 58 28 10
98 Temple 13 263 989 3.76 9 66 52 39 10
98 Boston College 13 263 1301 4.95 16 70 54 37 14
100 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 265 1398 5.28 20 77 74 42 11
101 Notre Dame 13 270 1064 3.94 6 40 60 38 8
101 Louisville 13 270 1261 4.67 16 81 62 31 9
101 North Carolina 12 270 1406 5.21 15 74 68 39 12
104 Toledo 14 271 1271 4.69 17 62 66 40 9
104 Tulane 12 271 1447 5.34 16 57 73 48 13
106 Bowling Green 12 272 1654 6.08 17 88 81 48 16
107 Florida Atlantic 14 273 1022 3.74 13 75 55 29 3
108 Oregon State 12 274 1396 5.09 18 71 79 45 10
109 West Virginia 13 275 1354 4.92 13 60 66 52 11
110 BYU 13 276 901 3.26 6 21 57 21 1
110 Buffalo 12 276 1134 4.11 12 50 68 32 4
112 Auburn 14 278 1043 3.75 5 64 57 30 7
113 Memphis 13 279 1061 3.80 10 58 64 37 8
114 Northern Illinois 13 280 881 3.15 10 54 45 27 7
114 Central Michigan 13 280 1171 4.18 10 74 55 30 11
114 Tulsa 12 280 1471 5.25 14 73 58 36 15
117 Virginia 13 285 1388 4.87 13 78 72 36 13
117 Mississippi 12 285 1551 5.44 12 52 73 47 18
119 Illinois 12 286 1222 4.27 12 79 63 40 5
119 UTEP 12 286 1455 5.09 18 66 76 50 9
121 Old Dominion 12 287 1346 4.69 15 51 67 48 14
122 Nevada 12 289 1271 4.40 11 75 63 40 8
123 Akron 14 290 1403 4.84 10 54 76 47 11
124 Wyoming 13 295 1010 3.42 8 44 62 34 6
125 North Texas 14 297 1433 4.82 17 82 72 41 11
126 Utah State 13 302 1303 4.31 9 48 66 41 11
127 UNLV 12 303 1600 5.28 22 54 91 57 9
128 Tennessee 12 310 1785 5.76 13 74 90 54 17
129 UCLA 13 332 1908 5.75 17 71 77 52 20
130 San Jose State 13 344 1816 5.28 16 68 90 49 15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards