2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 13 448 1219 2.72 9 34.46 93.77
2 Michigan State 13 368 1239 3.37 12 28.31 95.31
3 Wisconsin 14 436 1378 3.16 7 31.14 98.43
4 Ohio State 14 501 1471 2.94 13 35.79 105.07
5 Washington 12 426 1280 3.00 11 35.50 106.67
6 Texas 13 462 1389 3.01 14 35.54 106.85
7 Troy 12 447 1289 2.88 7 37.25 107.42
8 Northwestern 13 431 1400 3.25 13 33.15 107.69
9 Kansas State 12 372 1307 3.51 16 31.00 108.92
10 TCU 13 438 1431 3.27 8 33.69 110.08
11 Clemson 13 458 1453 3.17 5 35.23 111.77
12 Ohio 12 384 1389 3.62 11 32.00 115.75
13 Penn State 13 449 1534 3.42 14 34.54 118.00
14 Boise State 14 495 1683 3.40 20 35.36 120.21
15 Virginia Tech 12 416 1447 3.48 7 34.67 120.58
16 Michigan 13 451 1572 3.49 16 34.69 120.92
17 Marshall 13 465 1575 3.39 13 35.77 121.15
18 Fresno State 13 436 1618 3.71 13 33.54 124.46
19 Northern Illinois 12 481 1500 3.12 13 40.08 125.00
20 Georgia State 11 354 1399 3.95 12 32.18 127.18
21 Iowa State 12 438 1545 3.53 10 36.50 128.75
22 South Florida 11 421 1431 3.40 16 38.27 130.09
23 North Carolina State 12 388 1570 4.05 15 32.33 130.83
24 Oregon 12 443 1572 3.55 17 36.92 131.00
25 UTSA 10 342 1321 3.86 9 34.20 132.10
26 Purdue 13 489 1728 3.53 10 37.62 132.92
27 LSU 12 406 1601 3.94 15 33.83 133.42
28 Georgia 14 483 1868 3.87 8 34.50 133.43
29 Middle Tennessee 13 504 1743 3.46 19 38.77 134.08
30 Utah 12 399 1652 4.14 14 33.25 137.67
31 Auburn 13 494 1818 3.68 11 38.00 139.85
32 South Carolina 12 443 1679 3.79 14 36.92 139.92
33 Oklahoma State 13 506 1829 3.61 23 38.92 140.69
34 Mississippi State 12 409 1693 4.14 18 34.08 141.08
35 Appalachian State 12 426 1710 4.01 14 35.50 142.50
36 San Diego State 12 444 1713 3.86 17 37.00 142.75
37 Arkansas State 11 421 1577 3.75 17 38.27 143.36
38 Iowa 13 455 1880 4.13 10 35.00 144.62
39 Southern Mississippi 12 452 1738 3.85 21 37.67 144.83
40 Pittsburgh 11 381 1602 4.20 13 34.64 145.64
41 Florida State 12 442 1748 3.95 18 36.83 145.67
42 Miami (Florida) 12 511 1774 3.47 9 42.58 147.83
43 Houston 12 471 1775 3.77 19 39.25 147.92
44 Texas State 11 415 1641 3.95 20 37.73 149.18
45 BYU 12 484 1833 3.79 15 40.33 152.75
46 Florida 11 400 1693 4.23 16 36.36 153.91
47 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 38.92 154.46
48 Navy 13 447 2009 4.49 18 34.38 154.54
49 Washington State 12 437 1866 4.27 26 36.42 155.50
50 Oklahoma 14 500 2191 4.38 24 35.71 156.50
51 Georgia Tech 10 335 1574 4.70 15 33.50 157.40
52 USC 14 510 2221 4.35 20 36.43 158.64
53 South Alabama 11 405 1750 4.32 15 36.82 159.09
54 Wyoming 12 547 1911 3.49 16 45.58 159.25
55 Duke 12 467 1928 4.13 15 38.92 160.67
56 UCF 12 454 1935 4.26 15 37.83 161.25
57 Missouri 12 482 1936 4.02 23 40.17 161.33
58 Indiana 11 453 1791 3.95 18 41.18 162.82
59 Coastal Carolina 11 432 1809 4.19 25 39.27 164.45
60 Western Michigan 11 408 1817 4.45 25 37.09 165.18
61 California 11 437 1829 4.19 20 39.73 166.27
62 Florida Atlantic 13 524 2163 4.13 22 40.31 166.38
63 New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.16 25 40.00 166.46
64 Miami (Ohio) 11 412 1841 4.47 12 37.45 167.36
65 Texas Tech 12 452 2020 4.47 16 37.67 168.33
66 Stanford 14 516 2366 4.59 18 36.86 169.00
67 New Mexico 11 385 1881 4.89 20 35.00 171.00
68 Minnesota 12 422 2066 4.90 19 35.17 172.17
69 Eastern Michigan 12 481 2079 4.32 17 40.08 173.25
70 Idaho 11 428 1922 4.49 19 38.91 174.73
71 Arizona State 13 465 2272 4.89 31 35.77 174.77
72 Louisville 12 492 2105 4.28 24 41.00 175.42
73 Texas A&M 12 499 2147 4.30 19 41.58 178.92
74 Florida International 12 453 2149 4.74 23 37.75 179.08
75 Kansas 11 457 1976 4.32 31 41.55 179.64
76 Louisiana Tech 12 458 2163 4.72 20 38.17 180.25
77 Toledo 13 478 2362 4.94 25 36.77 181.69
78 Army 12 389 2182 5.61 22 32.42 181.83
79 Western Kentucky 12 478 2189 4.58 27 39.83 182.42
80 Georgia Southern 11 382 2019 5.29 20 34.73 183.55
81 Wake Forest 12 502 2208 4.40 23 41.83 184.00
82 Kentucky 12 446 2217 4.97 22 37.17 184.75
83 Arizona 12 480 2221 4.63 29 40.00 185.08
84 UAB 12 461 2242 4.86 19 38.42 186.83
85 Temple 12 502 2250 4.48 18 41.83 187.50
86 Cincinnati 11 466 2085 4.47 18 42.36 189.55
87 Memphis 12 531 2291 4.31 25 44.25 190.92
87 Boston College 13 516 2482 4.81 26 39.69 190.92
89 Rutgers 11 438 2102 4.80 21 39.82 191.09
90 Central Michigan 12 526 2300 4.37 24 43.83 191.67
91 Rice 12 462 2311 5.00 30 38.50 192.58
92 Connecticut 11 421 2132 5.06 25 38.27 193.82
93 Ball State 11 415 2140 5.16 26 37.73 194.55
94 Baylor 11 420 2141 5.10 21 38.18 194.64
95 Buffalo 11 496 2171 4.38 20 45.09 197.36
96 Colorado State 12 448 2370 5.29 22 37.33 197.50
97 Maryland 11 454 2191 4.83 29 41.27 199.18
98 Virginia 12 516 2423 4.70 24 43.00 201.92
99 Massachusetts 11 451 2227 4.94 24 41.00 202.45
100 Arkansas 11 438 2273 5.19 28 39.82 206.64
101 West Virginia 12 495 2493 5.04 26 41.25 207.75
102 Syracuse 11 421 2306 5.48 28 38.27 209.64
103 Charlotte 11 477 2309 4.84 23 43.36 209.91
104 Hawai'i 11 432 2310 5.35 22 39.27 210.00
105 Vanderbilt 11 447 2323 5.20 30 40.64 211.18
106 North Texas 13 557 2749 4.94 35 42.85 211.46
107 Old Dominion 11 488 2335 4.78 28 44.36 212.27
108 Kent State 11 439 2353 5.36 28 39.91 213.91
109 Nebraska 12 463 2577 5.57 33 38.58 214.75
110 Nevada 11 530 2385 4.50 23 48.18 216.82
111 Akron 13 538 2835 5.27 24 41.38 218.08
112 Illinois 12 548 2622 4.78 27 45.67 218.50
113 North Carolina 11 495 2405 4.86 21 45.00 218.64
114 SMU 12 511 2625 5.14 32 42.58 218.75
115 Colorado 11 446 2425 5.44 23 40.55 220.45
116 Tulane 11 442 2448 5.54 24 40.18 222.55
117 Utah State 12 588 2700 4.59 19 49.00 225.00
118 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 483 2496 5.17 36 43.91 226.91
119 East Carolina 11 459 2536 5.53 32 41.73 230.55
120 Oregon State 11 461 2538 5.51 32 41.91 230.73
121 Louisiana-Monroe 12 499 2793 5.60 32 41.58 232.75
122 UNLV 11 469 2563 5.46 28 42.64 233.00
123 UTEP 12 520 2812 5.41 32 43.33 234.33
124 Air Force 11 423 2619 6.19 31 38.45 238.09
125 Mississippi 11 506 2725 5.39 26 46.00 247.73
126 Bowling Green 11 492 2825 5.74 31 44.73 256.82
127 Tennessee 11 517 2893 5.60 29 47.00 263.00
128 Tulsa 12 543 3180 5.86 32 45.25 265.00
129 UCLA 13 649 3736 5.76 35 49.92 287.38
130 San Jose State 12 625 3514 5.62 39 52.08 292.83