2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi State 12 390 1159 2.97 7 32.50 96.58
1 Fresno State 13 475 1749 3.68 7 36.54 134.54
3 Michigan State 13 392 1013 2.58 8 30.15 77.92
3 Clemson 14 523 1327 2.54 8 37.36 94.79
5 Alabama 14 456 1544 3.39 9 32.57 110.29
5 Iowa 12 414 1418 3.43 9 34.50 118.17
5 Cincinnati 12 410 1421 3.47 9 34.17 118.42
5 Auburn 12 440 1720 3.91 9 36.67 143.33
9 Southern Mississippi 10 315 1029 3.27 10 31.50 102.90
9 Iowa State 12 428 1437 3.36 10 35.67 119.75
9 Missouri 12 415 1550 3.73 10 34.58 129.17
12 Army 11 308 1117 3.63 11 28.00 101.55
12 California 12 466 1707 3.66 11 38.83 142.25
12 Kentucky 12 441 1849 4.19 11 36.75 154.08
15 Marshall 12 414 1216 2.94 12 34.50 101.33
15 Appalachian State 12 448 1603 3.58 12 37.33 133.58
15 Utah State 12 488 1707 3.50 12 40.67 142.25
15 Florida 11 416 1693 4.07 12 37.82 153.91
15 Colorado 11 436 1705 3.91 12 39.64 155.00
20 Utah 13 456 1358 2.98 13 35.08 104.46
20 Washington 13 428 1465 3.42 13 32.92 112.69
20 UAB 13 442 1498 3.39 13 34.00 115.23
20 Oregon 12 463 1810 3.91 13 38.58 150.83
20 Kansas State 11 369 1815 4.92 13 33.55 165.00
25 Texas A&M 12 370 1217 3.29 14 30.83 101.42
25 Northwestern 14 478 1815 3.80 14 34.14 129.64
25 Nevada 12 467 1739 3.72 14 38.92 144.92
28 San Diego State 12 422 1296 3.07 15 35.17 108.00
28 Wyoming 11 375 1333 3.55 15 34.09 121.18
28 Michigan 13 450 1656 3.68 15 34.62 127.38
28 Troy 12 476 1605 3.37 15 39.67 133.75
28 LSU 12 424 1737 4.10 15 35.33 144.75
28 Miami (Florida) 12 480 1833 3.82 15 40.00 152.75
28 Florida State 11 484 1722 3.56 15 44.00 156.55
28 Virginia 12 423 1884 4.45 15 35.25 157.00
36 Northern Illinois 14 567 1529 2.70 16 40.50 109.21
36 Boise State 13 438 1598 3.65 16 33.69 122.92
36 Ohio 12 373 1621 4.35 16 31.08 135.08
36 Notre Dame 13 472 1813 3.84 16 36.31 139.46
36 West Virginia 11 414 1636 3.95 16 37.64 148.73
36 Texas Tech 11 429 1825 4.25 16 39.00 165.91
36 Penn State 13 549 2197 4.00 16 42.23 169.00
36 Middle Tennessee 13 494 2203 4.46 16 38.00 169.46
44 Charlotte 11 352 1277 3.63 17 32.00 116.09
44 Air Force 11 376 1373 3.65 17 34.18 124.82
44 Stanford 12 455 1849 4.06 17 37.92 154.08
44 Wisconsin 13 454 2016 4.44 17 34.92 155.08
44 Arizona State 13 513 2217 4.32 17 39.46 170.54
44 Indiana 12 479 2198 4.59 17 39.92 183.17
44 Eastern Michigan 12 546 2459 4.50 17 45.50 204.92
44 Colorado State 11 452 2367 5.24 17 41.09 215.18
44 UCF 12 566 2713 4.79 17 47.17 226.08
53 North Texas 12 417 1414 3.39 18 34.75 117.83
53 North Carolina State 12 367 1547 4.22 18 30.58 128.92
53 Texas 14 486 1839 3.78 18 34.71 131.36
53 Georgia 13 438 1785 4.08 18 33.69 137.31
53 Kansas 11 418 1874 4.48 18 38.00 170.36
53 Vanderbilt 12 475 2427 5.11 18 39.58 202.25
59 TCU 12 465 1718 3.69 19 38.75 143.17
59 Tulane 12 455 1739 3.82 19 37.92 144.92
59 Boston College 11 450 1662 3.69 19 40.91 151.09
59 Miami (Ohio) 12 479 1916 4.00 19 39.92 159.67
59 Western Kentucky 11 415 1932 4.66 19 37.73 175.64
59 Louisiana-Monroe 11 461 2120 4.60 19 41.91 192.73
59 Texas State 11 461 2152 4.67 19 41.91 195.64
59 Arkansas State 12 493 2371 4.81 19 41.08 197.58
67 Georgia Southern 12 423 1707 4.04 20 35.25 142.25
67 Tennessee 11 419 1729 4.13 20 38.09 157.18
67 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 38.75 160.25
67 USC 12 460 1977 4.30 20 38.33 164.75
67 Syracuse 12 447 2071 4.63 20 37.25 172.58
67 Minnesota 13 436 2254 5.17 20 33.54 173.38
67 Maryland 12 504 2207 4.38 20 42.00 183.92
67 Florida International 12 470 2327 4.95 20 39.17 193.92
67 UTEP 11 439 2242 5.11 20 39.91 203.82
67 San Jose State 11 503 2391 4.75 20 45.73 217.36
77 Washington State 12 412 1691 4.10 21 34.33 140.92
77 Buffalo 13 491 2057 4.19 21 37.77 158.23
77 Arizona 11 410 1757 4.29 21 37.27 159.73
80 BYU 12 433 1618 3.74 22 36.08 134.83
80 Louisiana Tech 12 451 1876 4.16 22 37.58 156.33
80 Georgia Tech 12 413 1976 4.78 22 34.42 164.67
80 East Carolina 11 444 1955 4.40 22 40.36 177.73
80 Temple 12 561 2256 4.02 22 46.75 188.00
80 SMU 11 520 2297 4.42 22 47.27 208.82
86 Akron 11 489 2288 4.68 23 44.45 208.00
87 Baylor 12 413 2165 5.24 24 34.42 180.42
87 Pittsburgh 13 491 2436 4.96 24 37.77 187.38
87 UNLV 11 427 2199 5.15 24 38.82 199.91
87 Mississippi 11 478 2420 5.06 24 43.45 220.00
87 Tulsa 11 527 2715 5.15 24 47.91 246.82
92 Purdue 13 499 2183 4.37 25 38.38 167.92
92 Arkansas 11 439 1887 4.30 25 39.91 171.55
92 Rutgers 12 491 2578 5.25 25 40.92 214.83
92 Liberty 10 445 2314 5.20 25 44.50 231.40
96 Ohio State 14 490 2215 4.52 26 35.00 158.21
96 Oklahoma State 12 485 2300 4.74 26 40.42 191.67
96 Florida Atlantic 11 459 2113 4.60 26 41.73 192.09
96 Duke 12 512 2585 5.05 26 42.67 215.42
96 North Carolina 10 443 2274 5.13 26 44.30 227.40
101 Western Michigan 12 447 2041 4.57 27 37.25 170.08
101 New Mexico 11 502 2360 4.70 27 45.64 214.55
103 Nebraska 11 430 2208 5.13 28 39.09 200.73
103 Central Michigan 11 517 2374 4.59 28 47.00 215.82
105 South Carolina 12 545 2461 4.52 29 45.42 205.08
105 Georgia State 11 408 2831 6.94 29 37.09 257.36
107 Rice 12 422 2018 4.78 30 35.17 168.17
107 Old Dominion 11 473 2525 5.34 30 43.00 229.55
107 Coastal Carolina 11 422 2845 6.74 30 38.36 258.64
110 Toledo 12 466 2256 4.84 31 38.83 188.00
110 Navy 12 465 2328 5.01 31 38.75 194.00
110 UCLA 12 520 2393 4.60 31 43.33 199.42
110 Wake Forest 12 496 2438 4.92 31 41.33 203.17
110 Illinois 11 473 2877 6.08 31 43.00 261.55
115 Memphis 13 564 2345 4.16 32 43.38 180.38
115 Virginia Tech 12 472 2700 5.72 32 39.33 225.00
117 Oklahoma 14 548 2237 4.08 33 39.14 159.79
117 South Alabama 11 452 2351 5.20 33 41.09 213.73
119 South Florida 12 580 3026 5.22 34 48.33 252.17
120 Hawai'i 13 555 2841 5.12 35 42.69 218.54
120 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 582 2920 5.02 35 44.77 224.62
120 Ball State 11 522 2704 5.18 35 47.45 245.82
123 New Mexico State 11 582 2883 4.95 36 52.91 262.09
123 Oregon State 11 460 3234 7.03 36 41.82 294.00
125 Bowling Green 11 512 2977 5.81 37 46.55 270.64
125 Massachusetts 11 531 3164 5.96 37 48.27 287.64
127 Kent State 11 490 2578 5.26 38 44.55 234.36
128 Louisville 11 503 3153 6.27 39 45.73 286.64
129 Houston 12 589 2817 4.78 41 49.08 234.75
130 Connecticut 11 496 3821 7.70 42 45.09 347.36