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