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

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