2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Appalachian State 13 208 716 3.44 2 27 22 23 7
1 Cincinnati 13 202 843 4.17 2 37 18 18 7
1 Auburn 13 243 936 3.85 2 45 34 31 6
4 Michigan State 13 192 556 2.90 3 78 15 17 3
4 Utah 14 227 564 2.48 3 37 16 18 2
4 Clemson 15 249 781 3.14 3 53 22 23 8
4 Utah State 13 258 907 3.52 3 29 23 25 4
4 Fresno State 14 228 928 4.07 3 24 27 27 2
4 SMU 12 255 1238 4.85 3 50 39 40 10
10 Marshall 13 214 664 3.10 4 37 18 21 3
10 Iowa State 13 238 722 3.03 4 39 21 22 3
10 Mississippi State 13 220 773 3.51 4 36 29 27 6
10 Iowa 13 201 815 4.05 4 33 22 24 2
10 Kansas 12 229 937 4.09 4 47 32 35 5
10 Kentucky 13 211 1080 5.12 4 75 31 33 12
16 Southern Mississippi 11 164 635 3.87 5 62 15 15 2
16 UAB 14 240 791 3.30 5 48 29 30 9
16 Nevada 13 240 797 3.32 5 88 18 20 5
16 Army 13 178 817 4.59 5 50 23 24 7
16 Colorado 12 231 883 3.82 5 44 27 28 6
16 Arizona State 13 257 1193 4.64 5 41 35 37 8
16 Eastern Michigan 13 257 1266 4.93 5 80 27 27 7
23 San Diego State 13 217 569 2.62 6 15 7 7 0
23 Northern Illinois 14 274 757 2.76 6 23 20 20 3
23 North Carolina State 13 190 791 4.16 6 93 22 22 9
23 Troy 13 243 822 3.38 6 58 24 24 9
23 Washington 14 230 861 3.74 6 28 24 24 3
23 Texas 14 233 907 3.89 6 67 21 22 6
23 Notre Dame 13 228 930 4.08 6 58 21 22 5
23 LSU 13 216 950 4.40 6 40 28 32 8
23 Florida 13 231 971 4.20 6 44 24 23 12
23 Kansas State 12 193 974 5.05 6 37 31 32 9
23 Boston College 12 241 986 4.09 6 55 32 32 7
23 Wisconsin 13 215 1163 5.41 6 81 29 29 10
23 Purdue 13 251 1195 4.76 6 80 33 33 6
36 Texas A&M 13 184 653 3.55 7 46 18 22 5
36 California 13 230 790 3.43 7 74 14 13 5
36 Wyoming 12 209 821 3.93 7 44 25 26 3
36 Alabama 15 242 843 3.48 7 45 19 18 6
36 USC 12 214 879 4.11 7 61 17 18 6
36 Florida State 12 249 916 3.68 7 74 24 24 4
36 Missouri 13 222 952 4.29 7 33 29 30 10
36 Buffalo 14 233 962 4.13 7 31 26 26 5
36 East Carolina 12 220 983 4.47 7 86 31 31 8
36 Stanford 13 225 992 4.41 7 48 27 27 8
36 Tulane 13 240 1036 4.32 7 81 32 32 6
36 Miami (Florida) 13 238 1071 4.50 7 75 38 38 10
36 Syracuse 13 244 1148 4.70 7 75 35 35 12
36 Middle Tennessee 14 245 1150 4.69 7 62 32 33 11
36 Florida International 13 245 1275 5.20 7 37 41 41 12
51 Michigan 13 217 781 3.60 8 80 20 21 7
51 North Texas 13 217 821 3.78 8 68 23 23 6
51 Virginia 13 188 884 4.70 8 75 21 22 5
51 Tennessee 12 225 933 4.15 8 47 24 23 6
51 TCU 13 259 945 3.65 8 51 33 33 6
51 Arizona 12 239 951 3.98 8 39 26 30 11
51 Northwestern 14 232 957 4.13 8 48 24 25 8
51 Oregon 13 250 1004 4.02 8 64 26 27 9
51 Boise State 13 217 1036 4.77 8 75 27 27 8
51 Tulsa 12 266 1173 4.41 8 61 25 29 9
51 Temple 13 290 1177 4.06 8 53 37 40 8
51 Arkansas State 13 253 1207 4.77 8 72 35 38 12
51 Penn State 13 264 1214 4.60 8 63 38 38 11
64 Ohio 13 194 854 4.40 9 75 30 29 4
64 Georgia Tech 13 211 952 4.51 9 28 30 30 3
64 West Virginia 12 224 993 4.43 9 30 34 40 7
64 UTSA 12 245 1058 4.32 9 35 35 38 5
64 Louisiana Tech 13 231 1152 4.99 9 62 42 42 11
64 Duke 13 262 1155 4.41 9 84 33 33 8
64 Vanderbilt 13 261 1437 5.51 9 75 47 47 13
71 Air Force 12 191 660 3.46 10 70 18 18 3
71 Texas State 12 227 968 4.26 10 64 22 23 3
71 Georgia Southern 13 226 1029 4.55 10 61 34 36 6
71 Texas Tech 12 236 1031 4.37 10 65 26 27 8
71 Georgia 14 221 1033 4.67 10 59 25 25 5
71 Indiana 12 236 1068 4.53 10 75 24 27 5
71 Minnesota 13 204 1092 5.35 10 81 29 32 11
71 Akron 12 255 1298 5.09 10 44 44 47 12
71 Navy 13 243 1400 5.76 10 75 46 47 12
71 Louisville 12 267 1681 6.30 10 74 41 41 13
81 Charlotte 12 192 578 3.01 11 52 16 16 4
81 BYU 13 214 936 4.37 11 37 22 22 6
81 Oklahoma 14 245 1003 4.09 11 42 22 24 7
81 Arkansas 12 243 1011 4.16 11 32 33 34 6
81 UNLV 12 240 1113 4.64 11 45 35 37 12
81 San Jose State 12 263 1203 4.57 11 58 30 34 10
81 Western Kentucky 12 228 1210 5.31 11 77 32 33 10
81 Florida Atlantic 12 240 1212 5.05 11 92 37 38 9
81 Georgia State 12 221 1416 6.41 11 92 26 26 17
81 UCF 13 304 1424 4.68 11 62 48 51 12
81 Rutgers 12 246 1499 6.09 11 73 41 41 21
92 Miami (Ohio) 12 238 899 3.78 12 46 29 29 4
92 Washington State 13 215 966 4.49 12 64 25 25 10
92 Ohio State 14 245 1061 4.33 12 80 36 36 8
92 Louisiana-Monroe 12 248 1162 4.69 12 82 37 40 12
92 Maryland 12 245 1211 4.94 12 80 28 27 9
92 Pittsburgh 14 252 1312 5.21 12 75 41 41 15
92 Liberty 12 248 1435 5.79 12 59 41 42 15
99 New Mexico 12 271 1337 4.93 13 90 33 34 6
99 UTEP 12 244 1343 5.50 13 81 41 43 11
99 Oklahoma State 13 265 1378 5.20 13 83 35 35 13
99 UCLA 12 261 1382 5.30 13 72 32 36 6
99 Colorado State 12 255 1539 6.04 13 68 40 42 13
99 Mississippi 12 268 1599 5.97 13 69 53 55 13
105 Memphis 14 275 1050 3.82 14 59 32 31 6
105 North Carolina 11 242 1188 4.91 14 56 36 36 13
105 Central Michigan 12 257 1193 4.64 14 70 28 29 12
105 Illinois 12 252 1405 5.58 14 66 47 50 10
105 South Carolina 13 290 1476 5.09 14 41 42 43 10
105 Oregon State 12 258 1720 6.67 14 75 46 47 18
111 Baylor 13 216 1336 6.19 15 79 34 32 13
111 Nebraska 12 240 1350 5.63 15 88 29 31 14
111 South Alabama 12 241 1451 6.02 15 61 43 45 14
114 Toledo 13 236 1308 5.54 16 66 36 38 14
114 Ball State 12 271 1356 5.00 16 47 34 35 8
114 South Florida 13 313 1657 5.29 16 73 53 55 18
114 Coastal Carolina 12 234 1767 7.55 16 75 53 53 24
118 Wake Forest 13 242 1151 4.76 17 70 29 30 11
118 Kent State 12 252 1171 4.65 17 69 24 25 10
118 Virginia Tech 13 257 1284 5.00 17 97 40 42 12
118 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 300 1487 4.96 17 59 41 42 8
118 Hawai'i 14 275 1566 5.69 17 76 38 39 18
118 Bowling Green 12 284 1668 5.87 17 68 47 49 9
118 New Mexico State 12 310 1676 5.41 17 74 48 48 14
125 Old Dominion 12 251 1379 5.49 18 87 32 32 11
126 Western Michigan 13 262 1260 4.81 19 74 42 44 13
127 Rice 13 236 1386 5.87 21 51 45 44 14
127 Houston 13 313 1668 5.33 21 60 52 56 11
129 Massachusetts 12 285 1730 6.07 22 76 58 60 19
129 Connecticut 12 275 2073 7.54 22 79 65 67 29
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards