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

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