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