2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Navy 1 18 30 1.67 0 18.00 30.00
2 New Mexico 1 23 63 2.74 2 23.00 63.00
3 Ball State 1 30 71 2.37 2 30.00 71.00
4 Texas State 1 41 91 2.22 2 41.00 91.00
5 UCF 2 81 132 1.63 2 40.50 66.00
5 Hawai'i 1 26 132 5.08 2 26.00 132.00
7 UTSA 1 31 137 4.42 0 31.00 137.00
8 Marshall 1 33 144 4.36 2 33.00 144.00
9 Troy 1 29 162 5.59 0 29.00 162.00
10 Georgia State 1 24 166 6.92 3 24.00 166.00
11 Buffalo 1 51 169 3.31 1 51.00 169.00
12 Eastern Michigan 2 67 181 2.70 2 33.50 90.50
13 Idaho 1 30 183 6.10 2 30.00 183.00
14 Air Force 1 42 190 4.52 1 42.00 190.00
14 UNLV 1 40 190 4.75 0 40.00 190.00
16 Cincinnati 1 37 193 5.22 0 37.00 193.00
17 Tulane 1 32 197 6.16 2 32.00 197.00
18 South Florida 2 50 200 4.00 3 25.00 100.00
19 Memphis 2 77 202 2.62 3 38.50 101.00
20 Nevada 2 84 211 2.51 3 42.00 105.50
21 San Diego State 2 53 223 4.21 3 26.50 111.50
22 Arkansas State 1 38 225 5.92 2 38.00 225.00
23 Boise State 3 95 236 2.48 4 31.67 78.67
24 North Texas 1 59 238 4.03 2 59.00 238.00
25 SMU 1 49 254 5.18 3 49.00 254.00
25 Toledo 1 26 254 9.77 4 26.00 254.00
27 UAB 1 50 257 5.14 1 50.00 257.00
28 Coastal Carolina 1 35 259 7.40 4 35.00 259.00
29 South Alabama 2 66 265 4.02 2 33.00 132.50
30 Charlotte 1 51 304 5.96 5 51.00 304.00
31 New Mexico State 2 91 309 3.40 5 45.50 154.50
32 Tulsa 1 37 332 8.97 4 37.00 332.00
33 Houston 2 72 352 4.89 2 36.00 176.00
34 Rice 2 69 356 5.16 7 34.50 178.00
35 Florida Atlantic 1 54 357 6.61 3 54.00 357.00
36 Army 2 65 359 5.52 5 32.50 179.50
37 Western Kentucky 2 85 367 4.32 3 42.50 183.50
38 Ohio 2 76 371 4.88 3 38.00 185.50
39 Southern Mississippi 3 118 387 3.28 5 39.33 129.00
40 Appalachian State 2 84 389 4.63 3 42.00 194.50
40 Massachusetts 2 84 389 4.63 3 42.00 194.50
42 Fresno State 2 69 397 5.75 5 34.50 198.50
43 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 83 402 4.84 6 41.50 201.00
44 Middle Tennessee 3 131 418 3.19 6 43.67 139.33
45 Akron 2 71 438 6.17 7 35.50 219.00
46 Wyoming 2 106 445 4.20 6 53.00 222.50
47 Northern Illinois 3 138 446 3.23 5 46.00 148.67
48 Louisiana Tech 2 72 470 6.53 4 36.00 235.00
49 East Carolina 2 109 498 4.57 6 54.50 249.00
50 UTEP 2 103 506 4.91 9 51.50 253.00
51 Bowling Green 2 89 518 5.82 6 44.50 259.00
51 Kent State 2 70 518 7.40 9 35.00 259.00
53 Old Dominion 2 107 523 4.89 8 53.50 261.50
54 Utah State 2 104 525 5.05 7 52.00 262.50
55 Western Michigan 2 83 528 6.36 9 41.50 264.00
56 Colorado State 3 106 534 5.04 5 35.33 178.00
57 San Jose State 2 99 566 5.72 8 49.50 283.00
58 Louisiana-Monroe 2 93 622 6.69 8 46.50 311.00
59 Georgia Southern 2 100 633 6.33 6 50.00 316.50
60 Central Michigan 3 131 671 5.12 8 43.67 223.67
61 Connecticut 3 114 676 5.93 8 38.00 225.33
62 Michigan State 10 268 874 3.26 9 26.80 87.40
63 BYU 4 195 953 4.89 8 48.75 238.25
64 Alabama 11 386 1018 2.64 8 35.09 92.55
65 Ohio State 12 402 1036 2.58 10 33.50 86.33
66 Wisconsin 11 348 1106 3.18 5 31.64 100.55
67 North Carolina State 10 309 1151 3.72 13 30.90 115.10
68 Washington 11 395 1161 2.94 11 35.91 105.55
69 Northwestern 11 375 1162 3.10 12 34.09 105.64
70 Kansas State 11 344 1197 3.48 15 31.27 108.82
71 LSU 9 316 1248 3.95 12 35.11 138.67
72 TCU 12 408 1307 3.20 6 34.00 108.92
73 Penn State 11 366 1311 3.58 14 33.27 119.18
74 Clemson 12 414 1334 3.22 5 34.50 111.17
75 Michigan 11 372 1336 3.59 15 33.82 121.45
76 Oregon 10 364 1343 3.69 14 36.40 134.30
76 Virginia Tech 10 361 1343 3.72 7 36.10 134.30
78 Texas 12 439 1347 3.07 14 36.58 112.25
79 Mississippi State 9 310 1385 4.47 17 34.44 153.89
80 Iowa State 10 388 1454 3.75 10 38.80 145.40
81 Auburn 10 370 1463 3.95 9 37.00 146.30
82 Boston College 9 356 1516 4.26 17 39.56 168.44
83 Notre Dame 10 364 1531 4.21 8 36.40 153.10
84 Oklahoma State 11 419 1544 3.68 21 38.09 140.36
85 Pittsburgh 10 358 1547 4.32 13 35.80 154.70
86 Indiana 10 399 1549 3.88 18 39.90 154.90
87 Purdue 12 451 1555 3.45 8 37.58 129.58
88 Utah 10 338 1559 4.61 13 33.80 155.90
89 Georgia Tech 10 335 1574 4.70 15 33.50 157.40
90 Florida State 10 392 1579 4.03 17 39.20 157.90
91 Miami (Florida) 10 440 1580 3.59 9 44.00 158.00
92 USC 12 415 1581 3.81 13 34.58 131.75
93 South Carolina 11 415 1599 3.85 14 37.73 145.36
94 Duke 10 381 1637 4.30 12 38.10 163.70
95 Washington State 10 369 1656 4.49 23 36.90 165.60
96 Kansas 9 380 1657 4.36 28 42.22 184.11
97 Texas Tech 10 373 1660 4.45 14 37.30 166.00
98 Wake Forest 9 390 1664 4.27 19 43.33 184.89
99 Georgia 12 414 1677 4.05 6 34.50 139.75
100 Florida 10 382 1690 4.42 16 38.20 169.00
101 Iowa 11 408 1709 4.19 9 37.09 155.36
102 Missouri 10 403 1734 4.30 22 40.30 173.40
102 Virginia 9 375 1734 4.62 14 41.67 192.67
104 California 11 437 1829 4.19 20 39.73 166.27
105 Arizona State 11 392 1842 4.70 28 35.64 167.45
106 Oklahoma 12 417 1881 4.51 21 34.75 156.75
107 Stanford 11 385 1900 4.94 16 35.00 172.73
108 Baylor 10 375 1921 5.12 21 37.50 192.10
109 Texas A&M 10 428 1934 4.52 17 42.80 193.40
110 Maryland 10 415 1941 4.68 26 41.50 194.10
111 North Carolina 9 405 1962 4.84 18 45.00 218.00
112 Louisville 11 438 1966 4.49 24 39.82 178.73
113 Minnesota 10 385 1969 5.11 19 38.50 196.90
114 Rutgers 10 403 1988 4.93 21 40.30 198.80
115 Arizona 10 429 2046 4.77 27 42.90 204.60
116 Illinois 9 415 2069 4.99 22 46.11 229.89
117 Syracuse 9 354 2107 5.95 27 39.33 234.11
118 Arkansas 9 386 2131 5.52 26 42.89 236.78
119 Kentucky 10 381 2149 5.64 21 38.10 214.90
120 Colorado 9 366 2181 5.96 23 40.67 242.33
121 Vanderbilt 9 391 2280 5.83 29 43.44 253.33
122 Mississippi 9 438 2327 5.31 21 48.67 258.56
123 Oregon State 10 418 2347 5.61 29 41.80 234.70
124 West Virginia 11 463 2351 5.08 26 42.09 213.73
125 Nebraska 10 411 2410 5.86 32 41.10 241.00
126 Tennessee 9 438 2631 6.01 27 48.67 292.33
127 UCLA 11 570 3293 5.78 34 51.82 299.36