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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 San Diego State 13 217 569 2.62 6 15 7 7 0
2 California 13 230 790 3.43 7 74 14 13 5
3 Michigan State 13 192 556 2.90 3 78 15 17 3
3 Southern Mississippi 11 164 635 3.87 5 62 15 15 2
5 Utah 14 227 564 2.48 3 37 16 18 2
5 Charlotte 12 192 578 3.01 11 52 16 16 4
7 USC 12 214 879 4.11 7 61 17 18 6
8 Texas A&M 13 184 653 3.55 7 46 18 22 5
8 Air Force 12 191 660 3.46 10 70 18 18 3
8 Marshall 13 214 664 3.10 4 37 18 21 3
8 Nevada 13 240 797 3.32 5 88 18 20 5
8 Cincinnati 13 202 843 4.17 2 37 18 18 7
13 Alabama 15 242 843 3.48 7 45 19 18 6
14 Northern Illinois 14 274 757 2.76 6 23 20 20 3
14 Michigan 13 217 781 3.60 8 80 20 21 7
16 Iowa State 13 238 722 3.03 4 39 21 22 3
16 Virginia 13 188 884 4.70 8 75 21 22 5
16 Texas 14 233 907 3.89 6 67 21 22 6
16 Notre Dame 13 228 930 4.08 6 58 21 22 5
20 Appalachian State 13 208 716 3.44 2 27 22 23 7
20 Clemson 15 249 781 3.14 3 53 22 23 8
20 North Carolina State 13 190 791 4.16 6 93 22 22 9
20 Iowa 13 201 815 4.05 4 33 22 24 2
20 BYU 13 214 936 4.37 11 37 22 22 6
20 Texas State 12 227 968 4.26 10 64 22 23 3
20 Oklahoma 14 245 1003 4.09 11 42 22 24 7
27 Army 13 178 817 4.59 5 50 23 24 7
27 North Texas 13 217 821 3.78 8 68 23 23 6
27 Utah State 13 258 907 3.52 3 29 23 25 4
30 Troy 13 243 822 3.38 6 58 24 24 9
30 Washington 14 230 861 3.74 6 28 24 24 3
30 Florida State 12 249 916 3.68 7 74 24 24 4
30 Tennessee 12 225 933 4.15 8 47 24 23 6
30 Northwestern 14 232 957 4.13 8 48 24 25 8
30 Florida 13 231 971 4.20 6 44 24 23 12
30 Indiana 12 236 1068 4.53 10 75 24 27 5
30 Kent State 12 252 1171 4.65 17 69 24 25 10
38 Wyoming 12 209 821 3.93 7 44 25 26 3
38 Washington State 13 215 966 4.49 12 64 25 25 10
38 Georgia 14 221 1033 4.67 10 59 25 25 5
38 Tulsa 12 266 1173 4.41 8 61 25 29 9
42 Arizona 12 239 951 3.98 8 39 26 30 11
42 Buffalo 14 233 962 4.13 7 31 26 26 5
42 Oregon 13 250 1004 4.02 8 64 26 27 9
42 Texas Tech 12 236 1031 4.37 10 65 26 27 8
42 Georgia State 12 221 1416 6.41 11 92 26 26 17
47 Colorado 12 231 883 3.82 5 44 27 28 6
47 Fresno State 14 228 928 4.07 3 24 27 27 2
47 Stanford 13 225 992 4.41 7 48 27 27 8
47 Boise State 13 217 1036 4.77 8 75 27 27 8
47 Eastern Michigan 13 257 1266 4.93 5 80 27 27 7
52 LSU 13 216 950 4.40 6 40 28 32 8
52 Central Michigan 12 257 1193 4.64 14 70 28 29 12
52 Maryland 12 245 1211 4.94 12 80 28 27 9
55 Mississippi State 13 220 773 3.51 4 36 29 27 6
55 UAB 14 240 791 3.30 5 48 29 30 9
55 Miami (Ohio) 12 238 899 3.78 12 46 29 29 4
55 Missouri 13 222 952 4.29 7 33 29 30 10
55 Minnesota 13 204 1092 5.35 10 81 29 32 11
55 Wake Forest 13 242 1151 4.76 17 70 29 30 11
55 Wisconsin 13 215 1163 5.41 6 81 29 29 10
55 Nebraska 12 240 1350 5.63 15 88 29 31 14
63 Ohio 13 194 854 4.40 9 75 30 29 4
63 Georgia Tech 13 211 952 4.51 9 28 30 30 3
63 San Jose State 12 263 1203 4.57 11 58 30 34 10
66 Kansas State 12 193 974 5.05 6 37 31 32 9
66 East Carolina 12 220 983 4.47 7 86 31 31 8
66 Kentucky 13 211 1080 5.12 4 75 31 33 12
69 Kansas 12 229 937 4.09 4 47 32 35 5
69 Boston College 12 241 986 4.09 6 55 32 32 7
69 Tulane 13 240 1036 4.32 7 81 32 32 6
69 Memphis 14 275 1050 3.82 14 59 32 31 6
69 Middle Tennessee 14 245 1150 4.69 7 62 32 33 11
69 Western Kentucky 12 228 1210 5.31 11 77 32 33 10
69 Old Dominion 12 251 1379 5.49 18 87 32 32 11
69 UCLA 12 261 1382 5.30 13 72 32 36 6
77 TCU 13 259 945 3.65 8 51 33 33 6
77 Arkansas 12 243 1011 4.16 11 32 33 34 6
77 Duke 13 262 1155 4.41 9 84 33 33 8
77 Purdue 13 251 1195 4.76 6 80 33 33 6
77 New Mexico 12 271 1337 4.93 13 90 33 34 6
82 Auburn 13 243 936 3.85 2 45 34 31 6
82 West Virginia 12 224 993 4.43 9 30 34 40 7
82 Georgia Southern 13 226 1029 4.55 10 61 34 36 6
82 Baylor 13 216 1336 6.19 15 79 34 32 13
82 Ball State 12 271 1356 5.00 16 47 34 35 8
87 UTSA 12 245 1058 4.32 9 35 35 38 5
87 UNLV 12 240 1113 4.64 11 45 35 37 12
87 Syracuse 13 244 1148 4.70 7 75 35 35 12
87 Arizona State 13 257 1193 4.64 5 41 35 37 8
87 Arkansas State 13 253 1207 4.77 8 72 35 38 12
87 Oklahoma State 13 265 1378 5.20 13 83 35 35 13
93 Ohio State 14 245 1061 4.33 12 80 36 36 8
93 North Carolina 11 242 1188 4.91 14 56 36 36 13
93 Toledo 13 236 1308 5.54 16 66 36 38 14
96 Louisiana-Monroe 12 248 1162 4.69 12 82 37 40 12
96 Temple 13 290 1177 4.06 8 53 37 40 8
96 Florida Atlantic 12 240 1212 5.05 11 92 37 38 9
99 Miami (Florida) 13 238 1071 4.50 7 75 38 38 10
99 Penn State 13 264 1214 4.60 8 63 38 38 11
99 Hawai'i 14 275 1566 5.69 17 76 38 39 18
102 SMU 12 255 1238 4.85 3 50 39 40 10
103 Virginia Tech 13 257 1284 5.00 17 97 40 42 12
103 Colorado State 12 255 1539 6.04 13 68 40 42 13
105 Florida International 13 245 1275 5.20 7 37 41 41 12
105 Pittsburgh 14 252 1312 5.21 12 75 41 41 15
105 UTEP 12 244 1343 5.50 13 81 41 43 11
105 Liberty 12 248 1435 5.79 12 59 41 42 15
105 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 300 1487 4.96 17 59 41 42 8
105 Rutgers 12 246 1499 6.09 11 73 41 41 21
105 Louisville 12 267 1681 6.30 10 74 41 41 13
112 Louisiana Tech 13 231 1152 4.99 9 62 42 42 11
112 Western Michigan 13 262 1260 4.81 19 74 42 44 13
112 South Carolina 13 290 1476 5.09 14 41 42 43 10
115 South Alabama 12 241 1451 6.02 15 61 43 45 14
116 Akron 12 255 1298 5.09 10 44 44 47 12
117 Rice 13 236 1386 5.87 21 51 45 44 14
118 Navy 13 243 1400 5.76 10 75 46 47 12
118 Oregon State 12 258 1720 6.67 14 75 46 47 18
120 Illinois 12 252 1405 5.58 14 66 47 50 10
120 Vanderbilt 13 261 1437 5.51 9 75 47 47 13
120 Bowling Green 12 284 1668 5.87 17 68 47 49 9
123 UCF 13 304 1424 4.68 11 62 48 51 12
123 New Mexico State 12 310 1676 5.41 17 74 48 48 14
125 Houston 13 313 1668 5.33 21 60 52 56 11
126 Mississippi 12 268 1599 5.97 13 69 53 55 13
126 South Florida 13 313 1657 5.29 16 73 53 55 18
126 Coastal Carolina 12 234 1767 7.55 16 75 53 53 24
129 Massachusetts 12 285 1730 6.07 22 76 58 60 19
130 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