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