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