2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 8 217 472 2.18 1 27.13 59.00
2 Clemson 11 446 1076 2.41 6 40.55 97.82
3 Florida State 8 311 783 2.52 7 38.88 97.88
4 Northern Illinois 13 519 1320 2.54 13 39.92 101.54
5 Mississippi State 7 219 591 2.70 0 31.29 84.43
6 Utah 10 353 1032 2.92 10 35.30 103.20
7 Marshall 13 459 1355 2.95 14 35.31 104.23
8 Texas A&M 9 242 729 3.01 6 26.89 81.00
9 LSU 8 270 829 3.07 5 33.75 103.63
10 Air Force 9 290 907 3.13 10 32.22 100.78
11 San Diego State 11 374 1175 3.14 12 34.00 106.82
11 UAB 13 446 1401 3.14 11 34.31 107.77
11 TCU 9 325 1021 3.14 10 36.11 113.44
14 Iowa 11 354 1122 3.17 6 32.18 102.00
15 Auburn 8 281 915 3.26 4 35.13 114.38
15 Troy 12 479 1562 3.26 14 39.92 130.17
17 Iowa State 8 293 960 3.28 5 36.63 120.00
18 Appalachian State 12 431 1432 3.32 7 35.92 119.33
19 North Texas 12 407 1361 3.34 17 33.92 113.42
20 Southern Mississippi 11 337 1130 3.35 10 30.64 102.73
20 Cincinnati 12 399 1335 3.35 7 33.25 111.25
22 Texas 10 352 1184 3.36 13 35.20 118.40
23 BYU 10 345 1168 3.39 15 34.50 116.80
24 Alabama 10 361 1226 3.40 5 36.10 122.60
25 Utah State 12 486 1660 3.42 9 40.50 138.33
26 Charlotte 12 368 1268 3.45 17 30.67 105.67
27 Miami (Florida) 12 485 1707 3.52 13 40.42 142.25
28 Washington 12 405 1428 3.53 10 33.75 119.00
29 Fresno State 12 408 1447 3.55 5 34.00 120.58
30 Army 12 335 1198 3.58 11 27.92 99.83
31 Colorado 10 394 1415 3.59 8 39.40 141.50
32 Nevada 11 446 1609 3.61 12 40.55 146.27
33 Missouri 9 296 1071 3.62 9 32.89 119.00
33 Georgia Southern 12 419 1518 3.62 17 34.92 126.50
35 West Virginia 9 328 1189 3.63 9 36.44 132.11
35 California 11 463 1680 3.63 12 42.09 152.73
37 Boise State 10 358 1311 3.66 14 35.80 131.10
37 Tulane 11 408 1492 3.66 15 37.09 135.64
39 Wyoming 8 291 1073 3.69 9 36.38 134.13
40 Oregon 11 434 1605 3.70 10 39.45 145.91
41 Temple 11 508 1889 3.72 16 46.18 171.73
42 North Carolina State 10 302 1137 3.76 6 30.20 113.70
42 Boston College 10 405 1522 3.76 15 40.50 152.20
44 Georgia 9 266 1012 3.80 7 29.56 112.44
44 Michigan 8 263 1000 3.80 6 32.88 125.00
44 Tennessee 7 260 989 3.80 8 37.14 141.29
47 Texas Tech 9 347 1328 3.83 9 38.56 147.56
48 East Carolina 10 382 1474 3.86 18 38.20 147.40
49 Memphis 12 489 1890 3.87 23 40.75 157.50
50 Western Michigan 11 388 1514 3.90 19 35.27 137.64
50 Miami (Ohio) 10 354 1381 3.90 13 35.40 138.10
50 Stanford 10 357 1391 3.90 12 35.70 139.10
50 Louisiana Tech 12 443 1728 3.90 18 36.92 144.00
50 Maryland 7 276 1077 3.90 9 39.43 153.86
55 Washington State 12 403 1581 3.92 18 33.58 131.75
56 Wake Forest 10 386 1527 3.96 14 38.60 152.70
57 Penn State 9 380 1508 3.97 10 42.22 167.56
58 South Carolina 8 314 1250 3.98 11 39.25 156.25
59 Kentucky 9 297 1187 4.00 7 33.00 131.89
59 Oklahoma 9 317 1268 4.00 19 35.22 140.89
61 Florida 9 339 1364 4.02 9 37.67 151.56
61 Middle Tennessee 12 458 1841 4.02 13 38.17 153.42
63 Notre Dame 9 324 1317 4.06 12 36.00 146.33
64 Arizona State 11 439 1786 4.07 14 39.91 162.36
65 Northwestern 10 328 1342 4.09 9 32.80 134.20
66 Buffalo 13 481 1975 4.11 18 37.00 151.92
67 Syracuse 10 363 1502 4.14 14 36.30 150.20
67 Arkansas 9 345 1428 4.14 17 38.33 158.67
67 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 38.75 160.25
67 Arizona 11 441 1827 4.14 22 40.09 166.09
71 Kansas 9 348 1447 4.16 14 38.67 160.78
72 Georgia Tech 11 363 1520 4.19 18 33.00 138.18
73 SMU 9 424 1779 4.20 16 47.11 197.67
74 Central Michigan 11 511 2157 4.22 24 46.45 196.09
75 Wisconsin 9 279 1183 4.24 10 31.00 131.44
76 Florida Atlantic 10 395 1677 4.25 18 39.50 167.70
76 Houston 12 558 2370 4.25 34 46.50 197.50
78 Ohio 12 378 1632 4.32 14 31.50 136.00
78 San Jose State 8 365 1577 4.32 13 45.63 197.13
80 Virginia 13 442 1918 4.34 15 34.00 147.54
81 Louisiana-Monroe 11 439 1911 4.35 15 39.91 173.73
82 Hawai'i 11 429 1922 4.48 23 39.00 174.73
83 USC 9 357 1605 4.50 16 39.67 178.33
84 Ohio State 10 346 1568 4.53 19 34.60 156.80
85 Western Kentucky 12 456 2074 4.55 19 38.00 172.83
85 Texas State 12 481 2188 4.55 19 40.08 182.33
87 Pittsburgh 9 326 1487 4.56 12 36.22 165.22
88 Kansas State 9 294 1351 4.60 11 32.67 150.11
88 Akron 11 495 2278 4.60 22 45.00 207.09
90 Arkansas State 12 480 2215 4.61 20 40.00 184.58
91 Toledo 12 458 2118 4.62 29 38.17 176.50
91 Purdue 10 395 1823 4.62 17 39.50 182.30
91 Oklahoma State 9 371 1715 4.62 15 41.22 190.56
94 Indiana 8 313 1454 4.65 12 39.13 181.75
94 Eastern Michigan 12 507 2357 4.65 17 42.25 196.42
96 UNLV 10 390 1826 4.68 18 39.00 182.60
97 Kent State 11 498 2346 4.71 32 45.27 213.27
98 Rice 12 415 1978 4.77 27 34.58 164.83
99 Navy 9 304 1455 4.79 20 33.78 161.67
99 Vanderbilt 9 312 1495 4.79 13 34.67 166.11
101 Nebraska 8 317 1537 4.85 20 39.63 192.13
101 UCF 11 511 2477 4.85 16 46.45 225.18
103 Florida International 13 514 2499 4.86 20 39.54 192.23
104 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 572 2799 4.89 34 44.00 215.31
105 UTEP 12 475 2349 4.95 22 39.58 195.75
106 Tulsa 11 512 2556 4.99 24 46.55 232.36
106 South Florida 11 519 2589 4.99 29 47.18 235.36
108 Mississippi 9 381 1904 5.00 17 42.33 211.56
109 New Mexico State 11 590 2961 5.02 35 53.64 269.18
110 South Alabama 12 484 2436 5.03 33 40.33 203.00
111 New Mexico 9 402 2036 5.06 24 44.67 226.22
112 Liberty 11 435 2213 5.09 23 39.55 201.18
113 North Carolina 10 444 2267 5.11 26 44.40 226.70
114 UCLA 8 327 1673 5.12 17 40.88 209.13
115 Old Dominion 12 499 2597 5.20 31 41.58 216.42
116 Duke 10 431 2246 5.21 22 43.10 224.60
117 Louisville 8 373 1947 5.22 22 46.63 243.38
118 Colorado State 9 400 2121 5.30 16 44.44 235.67
119 Ball State 11 519 2761 5.32 33 47.18 251.00
120 Virginia Tech 11 433 2311 5.34 26 39.36 210.09
121 Massachusetts 11 522 2868 5.49 32 47.45 260.73
122 Baylor 10 335 1868 5.58 18 33.50 186.80
123 Illinois 9 360 2092 5.81 20 40.00 232.44
124 Rutgers 8 325 1893 5.82 18 40.63 236.63
125 Bowling Green 12 572 3366 5.88 42 47.67 280.50
126 Minnesota 9 301 1874 6.23 15 33.44 208.22
127 Coastal Carolina 12 451 2933 6.50 32 37.58 244.42
128 Georgia State 12 459 3012 6.56 30 38.25 251.00
129 Oregon State 9 382 2632 6.89 27 42.44 292.44
130 Connecticut 8 344 2663 7.74 30 43.00 332.88