2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi State 13 431 1236 2.87 7 33.15 95.08
2 Michigan State 13 392 1013 2.58 8 30.15 77.92
2 Clemson 15 576 1444 2.51 8 38.40 96.27
2 Fresno State 14 507 1851 3.65 8 36.21 132.21
5 Iowa 13 435 1424 3.27 9 33.46 109.54
5 Cincinnati 13 435 1469 3.38 9 33.46 113.00
5 Auburn 13 475 1767 3.72 9 36.54 135.92
8 Southern Mississippi 11 337 1130 3.35 10 30.64 102.73
8 Iowa State 13 458 1495 3.26 10 35.23 115.00
10 Alabama 15 516 1819 3.53 11 34.40 121.27
10 Missouri 13 444 1644 3.70 11 34.15 126.46
12 Army 13 360 1388 3.86 12 27.69 106.77
12 Appalachian State 13 475 1637 3.45 12 36.54 125.92
12 Utah State 13 531 1859 3.50 12 40.85 143.00
12 Colorado 12 467 1747 3.74 12 38.92 145.58
12 Kentucky 13 462 1971 4.27 12 35.54 151.62
17 Washington 14 461 1626 3.53 13 32.93 116.14
17 UAB 14 480 1653 3.44 13 34.29 118.07
17 California 13 511 1847 3.61 13 39.31 142.08
17 Oregon 13 503 1876 3.73 13 38.69 144.31
17 Florida 13 492 2113 4.29 13 37.85 162.54
22 Texas A&M 13 383 1238 3.23 14 29.46 95.23
22 Utah 14 487 1404 2.88 14 34.79 100.29
22 Marshall 13 459 1355 2.95 14 35.31 104.23
22 Northwestern 14 478 1815 3.80 14 34.14 129.64
22 Nevada 13 510 1846 3.62 14 39.23 142.00
22 Kansas State 12 390 1892 4.85 14 32.50 157.67
28 Michigan 13 450 1656 3.68 15 34.62 127.38
28 LSU 13 466 1802 3.87 15 35.85 138.62
28 Miami (Florida) 13 526 1863 3.54 15 40.46 143.31
28 Virginia 13 442 1918 4.34 15 34.00 147.54
32 San Diego State 13 453 1349 2.98 16 34.85 103.77
32 Northern Illinois 14 567 1529 2.70 16 40.50 109.21
32 Boise State 13 438 1598 3.65 16 33.69 122.92
32 Troy 13 508 1673 3.29 16 39.08 128.69
32 Notre Dame 13 472 1813 3.84 16 36.31 139.46
32 Florida State 12 503 1772 3.52 16 41.92 147.67
32 Texas Tech 12 471 1927 4.09 16 39.25 160.58
32 Penn State 13 549 2197 4.00 16 42.23 169.00
40 Charlotte 12 368 1268 3.45 17 30.67 105.67
40 Air Force 12 406 1403 3.46 17 33.83 116.92
40 Wyoming 12 424 1554 3.67 17 35.33 129.50
40 Ohio 13 412 1782 4.33 17 31.69 137.08
40 Stanford 13 476 1899 3.99 17 36.62 146.08
40 West Virginia 12 450 1772 3.94 17 37.50 147.67
40 Wisconsin 13 454 2016 4.44 17 34.92 155.08
40 Middle Tennessee 14 533 2305 4.32 17 38.07 164.64
40 Arizona State 13 513 2217 4.32 17 39.46 170.54
40 Indiana 12 479 2198 4.59 17 39.92 183.17
40 UCF 13 618 2890 4.68 17 47.54 222.31
51 Texas 14 486 1839 3.78 18 34.71 131.36
51 North Carolina State 13 405 1710 4.22 18 31.15 131.54
51 Georgia 14 467 1876 4.02 18 33.36 134.00
54 TCU 13 499 1802 3.61 19 38.38 138.62
54 Boston College 12 493 1859 3.77 19 41.08 154.92
54 Miami (Ohio) 12 479 1916 4.00 19 39.92 159.67
54 Western Kentucky 12 456 2074 4.55 19 38.00 172.83
54 Texas State 12 481 2188 4.55 19 40.08 182.33
54 Louisiana-Monroe 12 484 2192 4.53 19 40.33 182.67
54 Vanderbilt 13 510 2531 4.96 19 39.23 194.69
54 Eastern Michigan 13 580 2646 4.56 19 44.62 203.54
62 North Texas 13 447 1558 3.49 20 34.38 119.85
62 Tulane 13 494 1915 3.88 20 38.00 147.31
62 Tennessee 12 448 1854 4.14 20 37.33 154.50
62 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 38.75 160.25
62 Syracuse 13 488 2112 4.33 20 37.54 162.46
62 USC 12 460 1977 4.30 20 38.33 164.75
62 Minnesota 13 436 2254 5.17 20 33.54 173.38
62 Maryland 12 504 2207 4.38 20 42.00 183.92
62 Florida International 13 514 2499 4.86 20 39.54 192.23
62 Colorado State 12 494 2634 5.33 20 41.17 219.50
72 Georgia Southern 13 465 1827 3.93 21 35.77 140.54
72 Washington State 13 447 1839 4.11 21 34.38 141.46
72 Kansas 12 468 2061 4.40 21 39.00 171.75
72 Arkansas State 13 524 2493 4.76 21 40.31 191.77
76 BYU 13 461 1691 3.67 22 35.46 130.08
76 Georgia Tech 13 441 2053 4.66 22 33.92 157.92
76 Buffalo 14 545 2256 4.14 22 38.93 161.14
76 East Carolina 12 475 2037 4.29 22 39.58 169.75
76 Temple 13 598 2407 4.03 22 46.00 185.15
76 UTEP 12 475 2349 4.95 22 39.58 195.75
76 SMU 12 547 2357 4.31 22 45.58 196.42
83 Louisiana Tech 13 491 1946 3.96 23 37.77 149.69
83 San Jose State 12 537 2534 4.72 23 44.75 211.17
85 Arizona 12 464 1950 4.20 24 38.67 162.50
85 Pittsburgh 14 519 2496 4.81 24 37.07 178.29
85 UNLV 12 462 2239 4.85 24 38.50 186.58
85 Akron 12 531 2364 4.45 24 44.25 197.00
89 Arkansas 12 480 2014 4.20 25 40.00 167.83
89 Purdue 13 499 2183 4.37 25 38.38 167.92
89 Baylor 13 440 2385 5.42 25 33.85 183.46
89 Rutgers 12 491 2578 5.25 25 40.92 214.83
89 Mississippi 12 523 2661 5.09 25 43.58 221.75
94 Ohio State 14 490 2215 4.52 26 35.00 158.21
94 Oklahoma State 13 522 2410 4.62 26 40.15 185.38
94 Tulsa 12 559 2797 5.00 26 46.58 233.08
97 Western Michigan 13 485 2156 4.45 27 37.31 165.85
97 Florida Atlantic 12 484 2232 4.61 27 40.33 186.00
97 Duke 13 546 2721 4.98 27 42.00 209.31
97 Liberty 12 509 2662 5.23 27 42.42 221.83
101 Central Michigan 12 554 2456 4.43 28 46.17 204.67
101 North Carolina 11 477 2407 5.05 28 43.36 218.82
103 South Carolina 13 569 2539 4.46 29 43.77 195.31
103 Nebraska 12 470 2349 5.00 29 39.17 195.75
105 New Mexico 12 536 2604 4.86 30 44.67 217.00
105 Georgia State 12 459 3012 6.56 30 38.25 251.00
107 Rice 13 450 2158 4.80 31 34.62 166.00
107 Toledo 13 496 2304 4.65 31 38.15 177.23
107 Wake Forest 13 526 2503 4.76 31 40.46 192.54
107 UCLA 12 520 2393 4.60 31 43.33 199.42
107 Old Dominion 12 499 2597 5.20 31 41.58 216.42
107 Illinois 12 494 2943 5.96 31 41.17 245.25
113 Memphis 14 588 2405 4.09 32 42.00 171.79
113 Coastal Carolina 12 451 2933 6.50 32 37.58 244.42
115 Oklahoma 14 548 2237 4.08 33 39.14 159.79
115 Navy 13 490 2490 5.08 33 37.69 191.54
115 South Alabama 12 484 2436 5.03 33 40.33 203.00
115 Virginia Tech 13 501 2734 5.46 33 38.54 210.31
119 Hawai'i 14 582 2865 4.92 35 41.57 204.64
120 Ball State 12 560 2878 5.14 36 46.67 239.83
120 South Florida 13 629 3218 5.12 36 48.38 247.54
122 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 618 3067 4.96 37 44.14 219.07
122 Oregon State 12 499 3382 6.78 37 41.58 281.83
124 Kent State 12 543 2643 4.87 38 45.25 220.25
124 New Mexico State 12 636 3221 5.06 38 53.00 268.42
124 Massachusetts 12 567 3294 5.81 38 47.25 274.50
127 Louisville 12 553 3327 6.02 40 46.08 277.25
128 Houston 13 616 2877 4.67 42 47.38 221.31
128 Bowling Green 12 572 3366 5.88 42 47.67 280.50
130 Connecticut 12 524 4020 7.67 45 43.67 335.00