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