2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 BYU 13 112 372 3.32 1 15 25 11 0
2 Pittsburgh 12 103 380 3.69 3 22 21 17 1
2 Fresno State 14 116 410 3.53 2 22 24 13 1
2 Miami (Ohio) 12 113 442 3.91 0 22 21 10 4
5 Ohio 13 101 272 2.69 1 23 16 8 1
6 Kentucky 13 126 476 3.78 3 24 30 13 4
7 Georgia 15 125 339 2.71 2 25 26 11 2
8 Rice 12 103 434 4.21 3 26 22 18 2
9 South Carolina 13 129 458 3.55 3 27 21 12 2
10 Middle Tennessee 13 113 384 3.40 2 28 28 10 3
10 Miami (Florida) 13 124 420 3.39 4 28 28 19 2
10 Wyoming 13 139 443 3.19 4 28 28 16 2
13 Washington 13 106 322 3.04 1 29 16 7 3
13 Iowa State 13 110 358 3.25 3 29 20 13 4
13 Nebraska 12 107 472 4.41 4 29 27 16 1
16 Appalachian State 13 117 421 3.60 2 30 22 16 6
17 Georgia Tech 11 104 374 3.60 3 31 26 11 2
17 Auburn 14 130 488 3.75 2 31 24 13 4
17 Old Dominion 12 142 609 4.29 5 31 28 25 6
20 New Mexico State 13 130 425 3.27 3 32 22 12 3
21 Virginia Tech 13 106 279 2.63 1 33 17 9 2
21 Purdue 13 116 378 3.26 3 33 23 14 3
23 UAB 13 116 560 4.83 6 34 29 26 2
24 Marshall 13 130 459 3.53 2 35 26 13 3
24 Akron 14 146 776 5.32 2 35 42 21 8
26 Michigan State 13 93 368 3.96 2 36 18 11 2
27 UTSA 11 78 206 2.64 0 37 11 10 2
27 Florida International 13 108 519 4.81 6 37 25 17 5
29 Connecticut 12 103 446 4.33 4 38 25 16 4
29 Arkansas 12 109 579 5.31 6 38 34 17 3
31 Cincinnati 12 116 430 3.71 6 39 28 9 3
31 Stanford 14 128 526 4.11 4 39 30 18 2
31 Oklahoma State 13 142 527 3.71 3 39 32 20 5
34 Texas 13 106 314 2.96 2 40 17 11 1
34 South Alabama 11 104 337 3.24 1 40 15 9 2
34 Temple 13 140 564 4.03 4 40 30 18 5
34 Notre Dame 13 140 641 4.58 3 40 33 26 6
38 Texas State 12 93 287 3.09 5 41 13 5 1
39 Troy 13 124 326 2.63 1 42 25 9 2
40 Georgia Southern 12 96 440 4.58 2 43 21 15 4
41 Iowa 13 111 505 4.55 2 44 21 12 3
41 Louisiana Tech 13 116 651 5.61 8 44 38 22 5
43 Clemson 14 123 329 2.67 2 45 19 10 2
43 Florida 11 94 357 3.80 5 45 17 15 3
43 Texas Tech 13 123 525 4.27 5 45 27 14 7
43 Louisville 13 137 539 3.93 4 45 29 14 4
47 Michigan 13 110 338 3.07 6 46 15 13 7
47 South Florida 12 103 390 3.79 4 46 20 13 4
47 Western Michigan 12 103 408 3.96 4 46 26 14 5
47 Boston College 13 127 490 3.86 4 46 23 13 5
47 Indiana 12 126 513 4.07 3 46 25 16 5
47 Western Kentucky 13 110 530 4.82 7 46 25 11 4
53 San Diego State 13 117 404 3.45 2 47 23 9 2
53 Colorado 12 109 555 5.09 6 47 32 14 5
53 Arizona 13 126 639 5.07 10 47 27 16 6
56 Mississippi State 13 101 446 4.42 4 48 14 12 7
56 Florida Atlantic 14 154 591 3.84 9 48 34 20 2
56 Hawai'i 12 122 616 5.05 8 48 29 19 5
56 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 114 651 5.71 8 48 41 24 6
56 Utah State 13 153 739 4.83 4 48 35 25 6
61 Wake Forest 13 128 687 5.37 5 49 33 24 9
61 Tulsa 12 133 757 5.69 7 49 31 19 7
61 Tulane 12 132 777 5.89 8 49 39 27 8
64 Buffalo 12 119 521 4.38 5 50 27 12 3
64 Oklahoma 14 132 562 4.26 6 50 31 18 4
64 Vanderbilt 12 125 613 4.90 7 50 33 25 8
67 New Mexico 12 101 312 3.09 1 51 18 9 2
67 Florida State 13 111 434 3.91 6 51 21 13 6
67 UCF 13 129 527 4.09 6 51 24 16 4
70 Army 13 95 425 4.47 3 52 22 10 5
70 Northern Illinois 13 141 554 3.93 6 52 27 18 5
70 Tennessee 12 152 878 5.78 5 52 41 23 9
70 Mississippi 12 144 887 6.16 3 52 37 26 11
74 Wisconsin 14 107 271 2.53 0 53 19 9 3
74 Northwestern 13 107 355 3.32 4 53 25 14 2
74 Rutgers 12 121 595 4.92 5 53 26 15 6
77 Penn State 13 102 379 3.72 2 54 19 9 4
77 Alabama 14 125 394 3.15 3 54 20 10 3
77 UNLV 12 140 823 5.88 10 54 48 30 5
80 Ohio State 14 114 340 2.98 2 55 15 9 6
80 Kansas 12 108 458 4.24 6 55 22 18 3
80 Maryland 12 118 588 4.98 5 55 33 18 3
83 Boise State 14 103 352 3.42 4 56 15 7 2
83 Utah 13 101 373 3.69 4 56 14 11 2
83 Syracuse 12 102 556 5.45 6 56 27 20 6
83 Coastal Carolina 12 109 594 5.45 7 56 33 16 5
87 California 12 114 421 3.69 4 57 31 8 1
88 Oregon 13 125 487 3.90 5 58 24 13 5
88 Memphis 13 140 569 4.06 6 58 28 15 6
90 Georgia State 12 103 536 5.20 4 59 25 14 6
91 Massachusetts 12 116 531 4.58 6 60 26 14 6
91 West Virginia 13 128 698 5.45 6 60 33 29 7
93 Idaho 12 106 527 4.97 5 62 25 17 6
93 Toledo 14 128 580 4.53 9 62 30 16 4
95 Louisiana-Monroe 12 134 811 6.05 10 63 40 25 12
96 Arizona State 13 108 562 5.20 4 64 28 16 5
96 SMU 13 119 570 4.79 8 64 29 20 5
96 Kent State 12 116 590 5.09 7 64 29 20 6
99 Baylor 12 103 603 5.85 1 65 34 24 6
99 North Carolina 12 119 751 6.31 5 65 31 20 8
101 UTEP 12 119 649 5.45 8 66 35 22 4
102 Minnesota 12 91 415 4.56 2 67 16 13 5
102 Southern Mississippi 13 111 495 4.46 9 67 24 17 5
104 San Jose State 13 166 972 5.86 7 68 46 25 8
105 TCU 14 126 470 3.73 2 69 15 12 6
105 Eastern Michigan 12 117 599 5.12 5 69 27 17 6
107 Arkansas State 12 111 405 3.65 3 71 19 13 4
107 Missouri 13 138 549 3.98 6 71 31 13 6
107 Oregon State 12 127 651 5.13 8 71 37 26 6
107 UCLA 13 166 992 5.98 9 71 40 30 12
111 Houston 12 132 663 5.02 7 73 34 22 4
111 Ball State 12 106 684 6.45 7 73 28 21 8
113 Kansas State 13 112 462 4.13 4 74 25 13 2
113 LSU 13 108 542 5.02 6 74 22 15 6
113 Central Michigan 13 139 698 5.02 4 74 28 17 7
116 Air Force 12 114 636 5.58 6 75 29 17 8
116 Nevada 12 140 722 5.16 7 75 33 20 4
116 Bowling Green 12 129 860 6.67 7 75 44 29 9
119 Virginia 13 135 768 5.69 6 78 36 20 9
120 Texas A&M 13 130 543 4.18 6 79 29 17 5
120 Washington State 13 112 574 5.13 7 79 26 17 5
120 Navy 13 112 586 5.23 5 79 30 19 6
120 Illinois 12 128 633 4.95 4 79 29 17 2
124 Charlotte 12 114 547 4.80 6 80 28 15 2
125 North Texas 14 147 677 4.61 9 82 34 21 4
126 USC 14 123 628 5.11 5 84 29 18 8
127 East Carolina 12 121 684 5.65 4 85 34 14 4
128 North Carolina State 13 103 465 4.51 5 89 24 9 2
129 Colorado State 13 124 703 5.67 6 90 31 17 6
130 Duke 13 118 472 4.00 3 92 24 10 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards