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