2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 13 368 1239 3.37 12 28.31 95.31
2 Washington 13 459 1311 2.86 11 35.31 100.85
3 Alabama 14 487 1326 2.72 9 34.79 94.71
4 Troy 13 479 1374 2.87 7 36.85 105.69
5 Wisconsin 14 436 1378 3.16 7 31.14 98.43
6 Texas 13 462 1389 3.01 14 35.54 106.85
7 Northwestern 13 431 1400 3.25 13 33.15 107.69
8 UTSA 11 375 1405 3.75 10 34.09 127.73
9 Ohio 13 416 1436 3.45 11 32.00 110.46
10 TCU 14 480 1455 3.03 8 34.29 103.93
11 Ohio State 14 501 1471 2.94 13 35.79 105.07
12 South Florida 12 457 1523 3.33 17 38.08 126.92
13 Kansas State 13 427 1530 3.58 17 32.85 117.69
14 Penn State 13 449 1534 3.42 14 34.54 118.00
15 Virginia Tech 13 462 1554 3.36 7 35.54 119.54
16 Northern Illinois 13 526 1560 2.97 14 40.46 120.00
17 Michigan 13 451 1572 3.49 16 34.69 120.92
18 Marshall 13 465 1575 3.39 13 35.77 121.15
19 Fresno State 14 463 1588 3.43 13 33.07 113.43
20 Clemson 14 512 1608 3.14 5 36.57 114.86
21 Arkansas State 12 460 1633 3.55 17 38.33 136.08
22 Georgia State 12 396 1637 4.13 14 33.00 136.42
23 Iowa State 13 460 1664 3.62 10 35.38 128.00
24 LSU 13 433 1669 3.85 16 33.31 128.38
25 Oregon 13 481 1671 3.47 19 37.00 128.54
26 Boise State 14 495 1683 3.40 20 35.36 120.21
27 Georgia Tech 11 373 1690 4.53 15 33.91 153.64
28 Florida 11 400 1693 4.23 16 36.36 153.91
29 Texas State 12 455 1700 3.74 21 37.92 141.67
30 North Carolina State 13 435 1703 3.91 15 33.46 131.00
31 Utah 13 427 1707 4.00 14 32.85 131.31
32 Pittsburgh 12 407 1709 4.20 14 33.92 142.42
33 Mississippi State 13 448 1711 3.82 18 34.46 131.62
34 Purdue 13 489 1728 3.53 10 37.62 132.92
35 Middle Tennessee 13 504 1743 3.46 19 38.77 134.08
36 Florida State 13 466 1763 3.78 19 35.85 135.62
37 San Diego State 13 471 1770 3.76 17 36.23 136.15
38 Houston 12 471 1775 3.77 19 39.25 147.92
39 Appalachian State 13 459 1787 3.89 14 35.31 137.46
40 Southern Mississippi 13 478 1800 3.77 21 36.77 138.46
41 South Alabama 12 431 1822 4.23 15 35.92 151.83
42 Oklahoma State 13 506 1829 3.61 23 38.92 140.69
43 South Carolina 13 484 1834 3.79 15 37.23 141.08
44 Western Michigan 12 443 1873 4.23 27 36.92 156.08
45 Iowa 13 455 1880 4.13 10 35.00 144.62
46 New Mexico 12 406 1889 4.65 20 33.83 157.42
47 Georgia 15 506 1890 3.74 8 33.73 126.00
48 Miami (Florida) 13 541 1895 3.50 10 41.62 145.77
49 Auburn 14 529 1918 3.63 11 37.79 137.00
50 BYU 13 520 1919 3.69 15 40.00 147.62
51 Indiana 12 497 1925 3.87 18 41.42 160.42
52 California 12 475 1969 4.15 21 39.58 164.08
53 Washington State 13 469 1981 4.22 26 36.08 152.38
54 Duke 13 498 1992 4.00 16 38.31 153.23
55 Miami (Ohio) 12 449 2001 4.46 13 37.42 166.75
56 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 38.92 154.46
57 Navy 13 447 2009 4.49 18 34.38 154.54
58 Idaho 12 463 2017 4.36 19 38.58 168.08
59 Coastal Carolina 12 469 2034 4.34 28 39.08 169.50
60 Kansas 12 491 2059 4.19 31 40.92 171.58
61 Minnesota 12 422 2066 4.90 19 35.17 172.17
62 Missouri 13 521 2075 3.98 27 40.08 159.62
63 UCF 13 498 2079 4.17 17 38.31 159.92
63 Eastern Michigan 12 481 2079 4.32 17 40.08 173.25
65 Wyoming 13 599 2084 3.48 16 46.08 160.31
66 Texas Tech 13 488 2101 4.31 16 37.54 161.62
67 Louisville 13 514 2124 4.13 24 39.54 163.38
68 New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.16 25 40.00 166.46
68 Georgia Southern 12 414 2164 5.23 21 34.50 180.33
70 Rutgers 12 475 2182 4.59 21 39.58 181.83
71 Oklahoma 14 500 2191 4.38 24 35.71 156.50
72 Western Kentucky 13 500 2214 4.43 27 38.46 170.31
73 USC 14 510 2221 4.35 20 36.43 158.64
73 Texas A&M 13 530 2221 4.19 19 40.77 170.85
73 Connecticut 12 447 2221 4.97 26 37.25 185.08
76 Florida Atlantic 14 557 2224 3.99 22 39.79 158.86
77 Florida International 13 478 2227 4.66 23 36.77 171.31
78 Army 13 423 2248 5.31 23 32.54 172.92
79 Ball State 12 448 2256 5.04 27 37.33 188.00
80 Temple 13 532 2270 4.27 18 40.92 174.62
81 Arizona State 13 465 2272 4.89 31 35.77 174.77
82 Kentucky 13 466 2279 4.89 23 35.85 175.31
82 Baylor 12 463 2279 4.92 22 38.58 189.92
84 UAB 13 494 2287 4.63 19 38.00 175.92
85 Maryland 12 490 2290 4.67 29 40.83 190.83
86 Louisiana Tech 13 491 2296 4.68 21 37.77 176.62
87 Cincinnati 12 526 2309 4.39 19 43.83 192.42
88 Rice 12 462 2311 5.00 30 38.50 192.58
89 Buffalo 12 534 2338 4.38 21 44.50 194.83
90 Arkansas 12 469 2353 5.02 28 39.08 196.08
91 Syracuse 12 451 2360 5.23 28 37.58 196.67
92 Stanford 14 516 2366 4.59 18 36.86 169.00
93 Massachusetts 12 480 2375 4.95 27 40.00 197.92
94 Vanderbilt 12 479 2382 4.97 30 39.92 198.50
95 Memphis 13 568 2394 4.21 25 43.69 184.15
96 Arizona 13 522 2406 4.61 32 40.15 185.08
97 Central Michigan 13 557 2408 4.32 24 42.85 185.23
98 Wake Forest 13 547 2415 4.41 24 42.08 185.77
99 Colorado State 13 474 2432 5.13 22 36.46 187.08
100 Old Dominion 12 529 2450 4.63 30 44.08 204.17
101 Charlotte 12 517 2470 4.78 26 43.08 205.83
102 Boston College 13 516 2482 4.81 26 39.69 190.92
103 Toledo 14 518 2490 4.81 27 37.00 177.86
104 Colorado 12 477 2496 5.23 23 39.75 208.00
105 Nevada 12 565 2499 4.42 24 47.08 208.25
106 Hawai'i 12 480 2522 5.25 23 40.00 210.17
107 Tulane 12 464 2525 5.44 26 38.67 210.42
108 North Carolina 12 532 2556 4.80 21 44.33 213.00
109 Kent State 12 487 2559 5.25 31 40.58 213.25
110 Nebraska 12 463 2577 5.57 33 38.58 214.75
111 Virginia 13 557 2591 4.65 25 42.85 199.31
112 Illinois 12 548 2622 4.78 27 45.67 218.50
113 West Virginia 13 539 2654 4.92 26 41.46 204.15
114 Air Force 12 451 2674 5.93 31 37.58 222.83
115 SMU 13 546 2700 4.95 33 42.00 207.69
116 Louisiana-Monroe 12 499 2793 5.60 32 41.58 232.75
117 UTEP 12 520 2812 5.41 32 43.33 234.33
118 Utah State 13 626 2813 4.49 20 48.15 216.38
119 Oregon State 12 515 2829 5.49 35 42.92 235.75
120 North Texas 14 590 2835 4.81 35 42.14 202.50
121 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 537 2839 5.29 39 44.75 236.58
122 UNLV 12 530 2872 5.42 32 44.17 239.33
123 Akron 14 572 2876 5.03 24 40.86 205.43
124 Mississippi 12 550 2944 5.35 29 45.83 245.33
125 East Carolina 12 501 2946 5.88 36 41.75 245.50
126 Tennessee 12 555 3015 5.43 29 46.25 251.25
127 Bowling Green 12 544 3039 5.59 35 45.33 253.25
128 Tulsa 12 543 3180 5.86 32 45.25 265.00
129 San Jose State 13 686 3710 5.41 40 52.77 285.38
130 UCLA 13 649 3736 5.76 35 49.92 287.38