2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 174 601 3.45 4 82 11 12 2
2 Northwestern 13 196 607 3.10 5 40 21 22 2
3 Texas 13 214 665 3.11 5 50 20 20 3
4 Washington 13 205 681 3.32 4 35 15 15 3
5 Alabama 14 240 693 2.89 3 54 13 12 4
6 Wisconsin 14 200 696 3.48 4 53 20 20 6
7 Ohio 13 198 706 3.57 2 56 18 21 6
8 Georgia State 12 170 731 4.30 6 58 21 21 7
9 Clemson 14 224 740 3.30 3 65 22 23 4
10 Troy 13 215 744 3.46 3 49 20 21 6
11 Ohio State 14 239 748 3.13 5 37 18 18 7
12 Mississippi State 13 210 755 3.60 6 59 21 22 5
13 Penn State 13 202 766 3.79 8 45 19 21 5
14 Iowa State 13 221 767 3.47 3 35 22 25 6
15 UTSA 11 186 768 4.13 6 89 20 24 6
16 Virginia Tech 13 219 773 3.53 5 64 26 27 6
17 Michigan 13 214 777 3.63 9 65 24 24 7
18 Southern Mississippi 13 230 778 3.38 8 67 25 25 6
19 Pittsburgh 12 194 790 4.07 4 47 24 25 3
20 Purdue 13 224 828 3.70 2 51 21 23 6
21 North Carolina State 13 221 830 3.76 7 89 27 29 5
22 Marshall 13 224 839 3.75 5 46 26 25 10
23 Utah 13 227 840 3.70 6 56 24 26 9
23 San Diego State 13 216 840 3.89 6 53 14 14 5
25 Kansas State 13 205 844 4.12 6 37 19 19 5
26 Miami (Ohio) 12 192 847 4.41 6 71 15 15 10
27 South Florida 12 233 848 3.64 5 46 23 27 6
28 Florida State 13 231 863 3.74 5 51 19 20 8
29 LSU 13 215 864 4.02 10 29 22 24 4
30 Idaho 12 214 886 4.14 9 60 26 27 8
31 South Alabama 12 199 887 4.46 8 74 19 20 7
32 South Carolina 13 232 892 3.84 8 31 25 26 8
33 Fresno State 14 203 893 4.40 10 55 24 26 7
34 Houston 12 222 894 4.03 9 84 22 25 7
35 Appalachian State 13 210 897 4.27 4 95 23 26 11
36 Northern Illinois 13 251 899 3.58 5 54 23 24 10
37 Washington State 13 227 901 3.97 12 62 33 32 9
38 Boise State 14 236 909 3.85 7 56 25 25 9
39 UCF 13 244 922 3.78 6 51 27 27 4
40 Arkansas State 12 235 928 3.95 4 71 27 27 11
41 Oregon 13 229 934 4.08 10 67 25 25 6
42 Notre Dame 13 230 935 4.07 4 40 32 33 9
43 Iowa 13 216 936 4.33 4 44 20 22 4
44 Georgia Tech 11 184 940 5.11 13 39 24 24 8
45 Texas State 12 210 945 4.50 8 71 16 19 5
46 Middle Tennessee 13 240 964 4.02 12 51 30 29 9
47 Oklahoma State 13 261 965 3.70 7 39 35 36 4
48 Minnesota 12 205 997 4.86 9 67 28 29 8
49 New Mexico 12 202 1004 4.97 9 83 24 25 11
50 TCU 14 244 1005 4.12 4 69 28 29 11
51 Florida 11 209 1010 4.83 8 74 32 32 12
52 Western Michigan 12 221 1013 4.58 15 61 33 34 13
53 Army 13 197 1015 5.15 12 75 24 26 10
54 Florida Atlantic 14 264 1021 3.87 9 75 23 26 6
55 Auburn 14 255 1028 4.03 5 70 25 26 9
56 Miami (Florida) 13 261 1031 3.95 2 56 34 36 8
57 Georgia 15 239 1034 4.33 4 41 29 29 8
58 Wyoming 13 266 1041 3.91 6 34 32 34 5
59 Coastal Carolina 12 226 1044 4.62 13 88 28 26 6
59 Buffalo 12 224 1044 4.66 7 35 24 25 6
61 Duke 13 228 1050 4.61 7 92 23 23 9
62 Florida International 13 224 1051 4.69 11 59 29 30 9
63 Missouri 13 259 1053 4.07 14 71 30 31 12
64 Boston College 13 229 1063 4.64 6 64 24 24 8
65 Rice 12 226 1065 4.71 14 62 35 37 6
66 Massachusetts 12 228 1073 4.71 10 60 31 33 14
67 Louisville 13 249 1074 4.31 13 75 28 28 8
68 California 12 234 1078 4.61 11 57 28 28 7
69 Western Kentucky 13 234 1079 4.61 7 77 26 27 10
70 Maryland 12 245 1081 4.41 13 44 23 24 7
71 Indiana 12 239 1088 4.55 11 59 28 29 10
72 Ball State 12 223 1095 4.91 12 73 31 31 8
73 Old Dominion 12 265 1096 4.14 9 31 38 42 4
74 BYU 13 246 1097 4.46 3 35 27 27 2
75 Cincinnati 12 254 1100 4.33 6 53 23 26 7
76 Temple 13 268 1107 4.13 7 66 37 40 8
77 Navy 13 214 1109 5.18 6 79 28 28 8
78 Kentucky 13 208 1116 5.37 12 64 34 35 11
79 Eastern Michigan 12 233 1120 4.81 8 79 29 29 9
80 Connecticut 12 218 1138 5.22 17 53 36 39 14
81 Oklahoma 14 242 1144 4.73 13 75 37 38 9
82 Wake Forest 13 251 1155 4.60 12 69 39 40 11
83 Kansas 12 248 1165 4.70 17 63 36 38 12
83 UAB 13 242 1165 4.81 8 74 42 44 10
85 New Mexico State 13 264 1166 4.42 13 76 33 33 6
86 Charlotte 12 243 1167 4.80 8 80 26 29 5
87 Kent State 12 244 1172 4.80 12 72 33 34 13
88 Toledo 14 244 1179 4.83 11 48 38 36 9
89 Vanderbilt 12 253 1185 4.68 15 55 47 51 8
90 Texas Tech 13 231 1190 5.15 8 58 29 29 12
91 Rutgers 12 247 1192 4.83 10 49 26 26 8
92 Baylor 12 227 1209 5.33 9 99 36 35 11
93 Stanford 14 250 1235 4.94 8 59 35 36 6
94 Arizona State 13 231 1239 5.36 12 67 34 34 15
95 Colorado 12 231 1243 5.38 13 75 25 26 9
96 Memphis 13 273 1257 4.60 7 96 26 27 10
97 Central Michigan 13 267 1266 4.74 9 74 31 33 12
98 Texas A&M 13 275 1273 4.63 11 75 30 31 13
99 Louisiana Tech 13 254 1275 5.02 10 59 35 37 8
100 Arkansas 12 220 1278 5.81 19 79 26 26 9
101 Virginia 13 272 1280 4.71 13 78 33 33 7
102 Syracuse 12 231 1295 5.61 17 64 39 40 14
103 USC 14 248 1310 5.28 6 84 37 38 14
104 North Carolina 12 264 1317 4.99 12 74 29 30 11
105 Illinois 12 279 1336 4.79 7 79 38 38 8
106 Arizona 13 269 1342 4.99 15 63 33 34 16
107 Georgia Southern 12 219 1343 6.13 15 75 38 38 15
108 Utah State 13 288 1358 4.72 11 41 35 36 9
109 UTEP 12 260 1365 5.25 19 54 39 41 9
110 Nevada 12 277 1378 4.97 10 75 46 47 9
110 West Virginia 13 266 1378 5.18 11 66 45 48 13
112 Oregon State 12 256 1382 5.40 12 56 44 46 14
113 Louisiana-Monroe 12 266 1384 5.20 14 66 36 37 14
114 Colorado State 13 244 1385 5.68 14 90 38 38 11
115 North Texas 14 274 1386 5.06 12 68 33 36 9
116 Nebraska 12 235 1387 5.90 14 75 36 37 9
117 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 261 1419 5.44 15 77 40 44 13
118 Tulsa 12 262 1421 5.42 13 75 35 36 17
119 Tulane 12 234 1432 6.12 15 82 38 40 18
120 Air Force 12 231 1441 6.24 17 91 31 33 16
121 Akron 14 281 1483 5.28 12 80 43 47 12
122 Mississippi 12 281 1495 5.32 13 48 40 42 14
123 Hawai'i 12 255 1510 5.92 9 66 47 49 17
124 Bowling Green 12 281 1521 5.41 12 75 42 45 10
125 UNLV 12 254 1534 6.04 13 67 48 53 10
126 Tennessee 12 263 1548 5.89 8 74 43 46 13
127 SMU 13 270 1556 5.76 15 92 44 46 16
128 East Carolina 12 247 1798 7.28 22 85 43 45 15
129 San Jose State 13 333 1810 5.44 14 82 36 44 11
130 UCLA 13 335 1823 5.44 18 80 48 47 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards