2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Clemson 15 285 660 2.32 3 26 46 27 8
2 Mississippi State 13 211 558 2.64 4 28 44 20 2
3 Michigan State 13 179 478 2.67 3 78 23 11 3
3 Iowa 13 208 556 2.67 2 20 43 20 1
5 San Diego State 13 214 583 2.72 9 42 34 15 2
6 Boise State 13 225 619 2.75 8 23 48 22 4
7 Northern Illinois 14 276 766 2.78 4 32 43 22 5
8 Utah 14 244 690 2.83 9 38 37 24 5
9 Marshall 13 238 675 2.84 7 37 42 27 3
9 Appalachian State 13 243 691 2.84 3 24 38 21 2
11 Utah State 13 265 766 2.89 7 29 41 19 5
12 Texas A&M 13 187 550 2.94 5 29 38 21 5
13 Cincinnati 13 218 686 3.15 6 26 30 21 4
14 Southern Mississippi 11 162 512 3.16 5 62 25 15 2
15 Charlotte 12 182 596 3.27 11 39 34 19 3
16 Missouri 13 223 736 3.30 6 65 38 20 7
17 UAB 14 224 743 3.32 7 60 41 28 9
18 Louisiana Tech 13 231 783 3.39 10 33 51 31 9
19 BYU 13 228 775 3.40 8 33 45 20 3
20 Alabama 15 251 861 3.43 6 54 44 25 11
21 Troy 13 265 919 3.47 9 58 54 30 8
22 California 13 246 869 3.53 4 45 47 20 6
22 Fresno State 14 266 940 3.53 2 36 50 26 1
24 Iowa State 13 248 880 3.55 5 48 55 34 7
25 Wyoming 12 207 745 3.60 8 56 47 20 7
26 North Texas 13 233 842 3.61 11 55 51 28 10
27 Georgia Southern 13 221 800 3.62 10 35 46 31 4
28 Michigan 13 218 791 3.63 8 80 43 26 10
29 Notre Dame 13 230 847 3.68 6 41 44 26 5
30 Air Force 12 213 785 3.69 11 74 44 24 7
30 Boston College 12 237 875 3.69 14 75 46 25 5
30 Oregon 13 270 996 3.69 6 42 53 26 11
33 Miami (Florida) 13 267 991 3.71 10 75 55 36 13
34 North Carolina State 13 198 742 3.75 6 62 43 25 6
34 Memphis 14 295 1107 3.75 16 53 60 35 9
36 Nevada 13 240 902 3.76 6 88 39 30 7
36 Temple 13 302 1135 3.76 12 52 73 35 10
38 Texas 14 252 956 3.79 5 55 54 26 9
38 Buffalo 14 283 1072 3.79 10 70 58 29 8
40 Army 13 169 643 3.80 4 33 39 22 2
40 Florida State 12 235 892 3.80 9 74 49 28 6
42 Colorado 12 253 963 3.81 7 45 53 32 6
42 SMU 12 269 1026 3.81 9 50 61 35 10
44 Auburn 13 239 914 3.82 5 38 49 31 8
44 Oklahoma 14 274 1048 3.82 15 39 63 25 6
46 TCU 13 229 879 3.84 9 51 51 32 4
47 West Virginia 12 215 829 3.86 8 68 51 31 8
48 Purdue 13 240 930 3.88 12 46 50 26 3
49 Tennessee 12 223 870 3.90 9 34 49 23 4
50 LSU 13 219 864 3.95 5 40 49 31 9
51 Texas Tech 12 222 881 3.97 8 39 54 31 9
52 Syracuse 13 248 997 4.02 7 75 42 31 9
53 Georgia 14 246 995 4.04 8 59 48 25 5
54 Washington 14 231 937 4.06 3 39 47 29 4
55 USC 12 208 856 4.12 10 71 39 23 9
55 Northwestern 14 254 1046 4.12 8 76 57 28 6
57 Penn State 13 275 1141 4.15 7 71 57 34 9
58 Kentucky 13 231 962 4.16 7 75 52 30 10
59 Georgia Tech 13 227 953 4.20 11 39 64 31 5
59 UNLV 12 243 1020 4.20 11 46 58 36 12
61 Arizona 12 227 956 4.21 14 43 46 34 11
62 Wake Forest 13 271 1144 4.22 16 59 57 38 10
63 Maryland 12 248 1048 4.23 10 35 64 27 8
64 Vanderbilt 13 248 1052 4.24 9 38 66 36 8
65 Central Michigan 12 273 1163 4.26 14 55 59 32 11
66 Western Kentucky 12 212 906 4.27 8 60 48 26 8
67 Florida Atlantic 12 219 940 4.29 8 65 47 29 7
68 UCLA 12 230 989 4.30 12 60 53 24 3
69 Arkansas State 13 243 1048 4.31 8 72 55 37 9
70 East Carolina 12 230 998 4.34 10 68 49 30 7
70 Arizona State 13 252 1094 4.34 9 27 68 42 7
72 Florida 13 262 1154 4.40 5 70 57 33 14
73 Washington State 13 220 973 4.42 14 64 50 29 11
73 Tulane 13 262 1158 4.42 10 81 53 26 10
75 Texas State 12 240 1070 4.46 13 60 51 36 5
75 Toledo 13 246 1098 4.46 13 60 53 29 12
77 Miami (Ohio) 12 256 1145 4.47 11 58 67 39 8
78 UTSA 12 231 1041 4.51 10 50 58 37 9
78 Arkansas 12 241 1087 4.51 14 63 62 30 7
80 Ohio State 14 255 1165 4.57 12 93 52 37 11
81 Oklahoma State 13 265 1217 4.59 12 60 54 44 13
82 Indiana 12 234 1077 4.60 6 47 63 32 8
83 Virginia Tech 13 255 1175 4.61 13 67 59 41 11
84 Western Michigan 13 250 1157 4.63 11 74 51 41 10
84 Eastern Michigan 13 294 1362 4.63 8 53 72 31 9
86 Wisconsin 13 209 974 4.66 7 81 44 28 9
87 South Carolina 13 272 1272 4.68 16 37 78 40 9
88 Stanford 13 246 1159 4.71 12 62 61 34 9
89 Virginia 13 227 1077 4.74 5 70 45 24 9
89 South Florida 13 301 1426 4.74 13 47 65 49 16
91 Nebraska 12 236 1120 4.75 15 57 55 31 12
91 San Jose State 12 268 1274 4.75 12 58 65 39 10
91 Florida International 13 281 1334 4.75 10 37 73 46 13
91 Tulsa 12 291 1381 4.75 14 29 70 46 9
95 Kansas 12 216 1030 4.77 7 47 56 40 3
96 Kent State 12 284 1360 4.79 19 64 67 40 16
97 Middle Tennessee 14 276 1330 4.82 12 66 72 41 12
98 Akron 12 242 1173 4.85 11 34 63 46 6
99 Houston 13 303 1479 4.88 19 77 67 40 13
100 Old Dominion 12 221 1085 4.91 13 87 53 28 7
100 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 305 1498 4.91 21 52 80 47 11
102 Pittsburgh 14 237 1169 4.93 10 75 54 31 16
103 New Mexico State 12 309 1527 4.94 20 40 86 58 12
104 Kansas State 12 190 944 4.97 7 47 45 31 9
105 Rice 13 219 1098 5.01 15 51 59 38 6
106 Louisiana-Monroe 12 257 1290 5.02 13 82 66 42 16
107 Ohio 13 203 1024 5.04 10 75 55 32 9
107 South Alabama 12 227 1144 5.04 17 61 50 34 9
109 Hawai'i 14 272 1387 5.10 18 76 67 35 11
110 Liberty 12 244 1247 5.11 11 59 67 44 14
111 Mississippi 12 253 1305 5.16 13 69 74 47 10
112 North Carolina 11 233 1215 5.21 16 65 54 37 16
113 Colorado State 12 249 1305 5.24 10 56 69 41 10
114 New Mexico 12 243 1277 5.26 18 90 64 38 8
115 UCF 13 322 1697 5.27 10 82 86 57 15
116 Duke 13 283 1499 5.30 15 84 63 41 12
117 UTEP 12 228 1237 5.43 11 45 64 42 11
118 Ball State 12 251 1367 5.45 20 64 65 40 12
119 Rutgers 12 242 1331 5.50 14 73 57 32 14
120 Coastal Carolina 12 241 1361 5.65 15 64 69 46 16
121 Navy 13 229 1326 5.79 20 75 62 40 13
121 Bowling Green 12 289 1674 5.79 21 68 86 52 16
123 Baylor 13 217 1259 5.80 13 79 63 39 14
124 Minnesota 13 203 1185 5.84 10 81 51 40 13
124 Louisville 12 262 1530 5.84 21 74 72 32 12
126 Massachusetts 12 259 1621 6.26 16 66 83 60 21
127 Illinois 12 257 1620 6.30 14 66 84 56 12
128 Oregon State 12 238 1549 6.51 14 64 78 43 18
129 Georgia State 12 218 1462 6.71 11 92 56 39 15
130 Connecticut 12 239 2073 8.67 25 61 90 71 34
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards