2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 27 | -30 | -1.11 | 0 | 27.00 | -30.00 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 21 | 8 | 0.38 | 0 | 21.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 39 | 18 | 0.46 | 0 | 39.00 | 18.00 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 22 | 19 | 0.86 | 0 | 22.00 | 19.00 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 30 | 20 | 0.67 | 0 | 30.00 | 20.00 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 23 | 22 | 0.96 | 0 | 23.00 | 22.00 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 42 | 24 | 0.57 | 0 | 42.00 | 24.00 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 22 | 25 | 1.14 | 0 | 22.00 | 25.00 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 33 | 31 | 0.94 | 0 | 33.00 | 31.00 |
| 1 | Akron | 1 | 34 | 41 | 1.21 | 0 | 34.00 | 41.00 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 33 | 45 | 1.36 | 0 | 33.00 | 45.00 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 32 | 47 | 1.47 | 0 | 32.00 | 47.00 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 30 | 54 | 1.80 | 0 | 30.00 | 54.00 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 28 | 55 | 1.96 | 0 | 28.00 | 55.00 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 28 | 55 | 1.96 | 0 | 28.00 | 55.00 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 39 | 56 | 1.44 | 0 | 39.00 | 56.00 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 27 | 57 | 2.11 | 0 | 27.00 | 57.00 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 32 | 59 | 1.84 | 0 | 32.00 | 59.00 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 33 | 61 | 1.85 | 0 | 33.00 | 61.00 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 26 | 62 | 2.38 | 0 | 26.00 | 62.00 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 26 | 62 | 2.38 | 0 | 26.00 | 62.00 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 31 | 71 | 2.29 | 0 | 31.00 | 71.00 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 26 | 72 | 2.77 | 0 | 26.00 | 72.00 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 31 | 74 | 2.39 | 0 | 31.00 | 74.00 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 33 | 77 | 2.33 | 0 | 33.00 | 77.00 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 25 | 78 | 3.12 | 0 | 25.00 | 78.00 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 37 | 80 | 2.16 | 0 | 37.00 | 80.00 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 31 | 80 | 2.58 | 0 | 31.00 | 80.00 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 36 | 81 | 2.25 | 0 | 36.00 | 81.00 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 34 | 83 | 2.44 | 0 | 34.00 | 83.00 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 32 | 85 | 2.66 | 0 | 32.00 | 85.00 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 36 | 86 | 2.39 | 0 | 36.00 | 86.00 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 33 | 86 | 2.61 | 0 | 33.00 | 86.00 |
| 1 | Idaho | 1 | 35 | 95 | 2.71 | 0 | 35.00 | 95.00 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 36 | 99 | 2.75 | 0 | 36.00 | 99.00 |
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 35 | 100 | 2.86 | 0 | 35.00 | 100.00 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 37 | 103 | 2.78 | 0 | 37.00 | 103.00 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 46 | 107 | 2.33 | 0 | 46.00 | 107.00 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 39 | 107 | 2.74 | 0 | 39.00 | 107.00 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 31 | 108 | 3.48 | 0 | 31.00 | 108.00 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 32 | 115 | 3.59 | 0 | 32.00 | 115.00 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 38 | 116 | 3.05 | 0 | 38.00 | 116.00 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 22 | 119 | 5.41 | 0 | 22.00 | 119.00 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 38 | 122 | 3.21 | 0 | 38.00 | 122.00 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 1 | 47 | 133 | 2.83 | 0 | 47.00 | 133.00 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 44 | 134 | 3.05 | 0 | 44.00 | 134.00 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 37 | 151 | 4.08 | 0 | 37.00 | 151.00 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 54 | 155 | 2.87 | 0 | 54.00 | 155.00 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 44 | 161 | 3.66 | 0 | 44.00 | 161.00 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 52 | 173 | 3.33 | 0 | 52.00 | 173.00 |
| 51 | Florida State | 1 | 24 | 15 | 0.63 | 1 | 24.00 | 15.00 |
| 51 | Texas State | 1 | 40 | 59 | 1.48 | 1 | 40.00 | 59.00 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 45 | 60 | 1.33 | 1 | 45.00 | 60.00 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 1 | 20 | 62 | 3.10 | 1 | 20.00 | 62.00 |
| 51 | Duke | 1 | 31 | 64 | 2.06 | 1 | 31.00 | 64.00 |
| 51 | Army | 1 | 34 | 66 | 1.94 | 1 | 34.00 | 66.00 |
| 51 | LSU | 1 | 27 | 68 | 2.52 | 1 | 27.00 | 68.00 |
| 51 | SMU | 1 | 35 | 75 | 2.14 | 1 | 35.00 | 75.00 |
| 51 | UTSA | 1 | 33 | 84 | 2.55 | 1 | 33.00 | 84.00 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 1 | 26 | 89 | 3.42 | 1 | 26.00 | 89.00 |
| 51 | South Florida | 1 | 36 | 92 | 2.56 | 1 | 36.00 | 92.00 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 26 | 107 | 4.12 | 1 | 26.00 | 107.00 |
| 51 | Utah State | 1 | 38 | 113 | 2.97 | 1 | 38.00 | 113.00 |
| 51 | Nevada | 1 | 35 | 114 | 3.26 | 1 | 35.00 | 114.00 |
| 51 | Ball State | 1 | 33 | 116 | 3.52 | 1 | 33.00 | 116.00 |
| 51 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 30 | 121 | 4.03 | 1 | 30.00 | 121.00 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 33 | 133 | 4.03 | 1 | 33.00 | 133.00 |
| 51 | Baylor | 1 | 43 | 138 | 3.21 | 1 | 43.00 | 138.00 |
| 51 | California | 1 | 38 | 140 | 3.68 | 1 | 38.00 | 140.00 |
| 51 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 32 | 145 | 4.53 | 1 | 32.00 | 145.00 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 1 | 41 | 155 | 3.78 | 1 | 41.00 | 155.00 |
| 51 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 37 | 160 | 4.32 | 1 | 37.00 | 160.00 |
| 51 | Buffalo | 1 | 38 | 167 | 4.39 | 1 | 38.00 | 167.00 |
| 51 | Virginia | 1 | 41 | 168 | 4.10 | 1 | 41.00 | 168.00 |
| 51 | San Jose State | 1 | 61 | 196 | 3.21 | 1 | 61.00 | 196.00 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 1 | 45 | 207 | 4.60 | 1 | 45.00 | 207.00 |
| 51 | Hawai'i | 1 | 48 | 212 | 4.42 | 1 | 48.00 | 212.00 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 1 | 55 | 223 | 4.05 | 1 | 55.00 | 223.00 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 1 | 60 | 224 | 3.73 | 1 | 60.00 | 224.00 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 1 | 35 | 56 | 1.60 | 2 | 35.00 | 56.00 |
| 80 | Tulane | 1 | 22 | 77 | 3.50 | 2 | 22.00 | 77.00 |
| 80 | Oregon | 1 | 38 | 99 | 2.61 | 2 | 38.00 | 99.00 |
| 80 | Old Dominion | 1 | 41 | 115 | 2.80 | 2 | 41.00 | 115.00 |
| 80 | Toledo | 1 | 40 | 128 | 3.20 | 2 | 40.00 | 128.00 |
| 80 | UCF | 1 | 44 | 144 | 3.27 | 2 | 44.00 | 144.00 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 1 | 42 | 238 | 5.67 | 2 | 42.00 | 238.00 |
| 87 | Massachusetts | 1 | 29 | 148 | 5.10 | 3 | 29.00 | 148.00 |
| 87 | Charlotte | 1 | 40 | 161 | 4.03 | 3 | 40.00 | 161.00 |
| 87 | Arizona | 1 | 42 | 185 | 4.40 | 3 | 42.00 | 185.00 |
| 87 | Kent State | 1 | 48 | 206 | 4.29 | 3 | 48.00 | 206.00 |
| 87 | Mississippi | 1 | 44 | 219 | 4.98 | 3 | 44.00 | 219.00 |
| 87 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 37 | 225 | 6.08 | 3 | 37.00 | 225.00 |
| 87 | Oregon State | 1 | 54 | 291 | 5.39 | 3 | 54.00 | 291.00 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 54 | 343 | 6.35 | 3 | 54.00 | 343.00 |
| 95 | Missouri | 1 | 39 | 139 | 3.56 | 4 | 39.00 | 139.00 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | 1 | 52 | 214 | 4.12 | 4 | 52.00 | 214.00 |
| 95 | UNLV | 1 | 61 | 309 | 5.07 | 4 | 61.00 | 309.00 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 1 | 42 | 410 | 9.76 | 4 | 42.00 | 410.00 |