2019 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/13/2020

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Penn State 12 456 1231 2.70 13 38.00 102.58
2 Georgia 13 372 1022 2.75 2 28.62 78.62
3 San Diego State 12 337 945 2.80 8 28.08 78.75
4 Buffalo 12 383 1076 2.81 14 31.92 89.67
5 Wyoming 12 437 1299 2.97 9 36.42 108.25
6 Ohio State 14 488 1452 2.98 14 34.86 103.71
7 Pittsburgh 12 441 1367 3.10 12 36.75 113.92
8 Utah 13 352 1109 3.15 9 27.08 85.31
9 Michigan 13 501 1582 3.16 20 38.54 121.69
10 Miami (Florida) 12 445 1429 3.21 13 37.08 119.08
11 Navy 12 407 1312 3.22 12 33.92 109.33
12 Clemson 14 491 1602 3.26 9 35.07 114.43
13 Wisconsin 14 424 1397 3.29 11 30.29 99.79
14 Florida 11 363 1217 3.35 9 33.00 110.64
15 Michigan State 13 440 1479 3.36 11 33.85 113.77
16 UAB 13 445 1510 3.39 12 34.23 116.15
17 Oregon 13 446 1517 3.40 5 34.31 116.69
18 Iowa 13 418 1463 3.50 6 32.15 112.54
19 Boise State 13 416 1467 3.53 19 32.00 112.85
20 Southern Mississippi 12 402 1426 3.55 13 33.50 118.83
20 Central Michigan 13 471 1674 3.55 20 36.23 128.77
22 Minnesota 12 396 1417 3.58 16 33.00 118.08
23 Air Force 12 343 1232 3.59 11 28.58 102.67
24 Arizona State 12 440 1584 3.60 15 36.67 132.00
25 California 12 431 1559 3.62 15 35.92 129.92
26 Cincinnati 14 535 1941 3.63 15 38.21 138.64
27 Baylor 13 515 1881 3.65 14 39.62 144.69
27 UCF 12 521 1902 3.65 14 43.42 158.50
29 Auburn 12 422 1550 3.67 10 35.17 129.17
29 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1568 3.67 18 35.58 130.67
31 Florida State 12 499 1837 3.68 18 41.58 153.08
32 Tennessee 12 449 1675 3.73 17 37.42 139.58
33 Appalachian State 13 448 1680 3.75 14 34.46 129.23
34 Northwestern 12 436 1643 3.77 14 36.33 136.92
35 LSU 14 464 1766 3.81 19 33.14 126.14
35 Notre Dame 13 517 1972 3.81 12 39.77 151.69
37 West Virginia 11 454 1741 3.83 19 41.27 158.27
38 Georgia Southern 12 447 1720 3.85 18 37.25 143.33
39 SMU 13 522 2033 3.89 16 40.15 156.38
40 Western Kentucky 12 444 1742 3.92 10 37.00 145.17
41 Old Dominion 11 433 1702 3.93 21 39.36 154.73
42 Washington 12 401 1580 3.94 14 33.42 131.67
43 Alabama 12 433 1716 3.96 9 36.08 143.00
44 Missouri 11 391 1553 3.97 12 35.55 141.18
44 Temple 12 515 2045 3.97 19 42.92 170.42
46 Mississippi 11 401 1596 3.98 14 36.45 145.09
47 Rice 12 416 1660 3.99 19 34.67 138.33
48 Florida Atlantic 13 473 1903 4.02 17 36.38 146.38
48 North Carolina State 11 426 1713 4.02 21 38.73 155.73
50 Virginia 13 462 1871 4.05 22 35.54 143.92
51 Texas A&M 12 388 1577 4.06 13 32.33 131.42
51 Virginia Tech 11 400 1624 4.06 16 36.36 147.64
53 Indiana 12 428 1749 4.09 17 35.67 145.75
54 Marshall 12 454 1868 4.11 22 37.83 155.67
55 TCU 11 375 1546 4.12 15 34.09 140.55
55 North Carolina 12 437 1802 4.12 19 36.42 150.17
57 Texas 13 437 1806 4.13 13 33.62 138.92
58 Oklahoma 13 434 1807 4.16 20 33.38 139.00
59 BYU 12 483 2021 4.18 13 40.25 168.42
60 Iowa State 12 424 1780 4.20 13 35.33 148.33
61 UCLA 12 411 1746 4.25 21 34.25 145.50
62 South Carolina 11 426 1824 4.28 9 38.73 165.82
62 Illinois 13 594 2542 4.28 19 45.69 195.54
64 Miami (Ohio) 13 542 2344 4.32 24 41.69 180.31
64 Duke 11 470 2029 4.32 18 42.73 184.45
66 Utah State 12 580 2517 4.34 29 48.33 209.75
67 Wake Forest 12 467 2033 4.35 16 38.92 169.42
68 South Alabama 11 494 2164 4.38 16 44.91 196.73
69 Oklahoma State 12 432 1899 4.40 18 36.00 158.25
70 New Mexico 11 421 1856 4.41 20 38.27 168.73
71 Tulane 12 447 1978 4.43 18 37.25 164.83
72 Nevada 12 423 1878 4.44 18 35.25 156.50
73 Oregon State 11 411 1831 4.45 21 37.36 166.45
74 Stanford 12 406 1809 4.46 17 33.83 150.75
75 Fresno State 11 428 1915 4.47 24 38.91 174.09
75 Texas Tech 11 435 1943 4.47 24 39.55 176.64
77 USC 13 471 2110 4.48 19 36.23 162.31
77 Tulsa 12 496 2221 4.48 29 41.33 185.08
79 Memphis 13 547 2459 4.50 26 42.08 189.15
80 Colorado 12 409 1843 4.51 21 34.08 153.58
81 Troy 11 407 1844 4.53 24 37.00 167.64
81 Akron 12 566 2562 4.53 28 47.17 213.50
83 Coastal Carolina 11 413 1882 4.56 23 37.55 171.09
84 Mississippi State 12 428 1954 4.57 25 35.67 162.83
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 518 2365 4.57 21 39.85 181.92
86 Ball State 11 448 2050 4.58 31 40.73 186.36
87 Maryland 11 463 2134 4.61 27 42.09 194.00
88 North Texas 11 450 2080 4.62 28 40.91 189.09
89 South Florida 11 517 2408 4.66 26 47.00 218.91
90 Ohio 12 441 2078 4.71 21 36.75 173.17
91 Purdue 12 487 2310 4.74 25 40.58 192.50
92 Eastern Michigan 12 507 2410 4.75 27 42.25 200.83
93 Boston College 12 483 2297 4.76 19 40.25 191.42
94 Liberty 11 466 2237 4.80 17 42.36 203.36
95 Nebraska 12 468 2257 4.82 25 39.00 188.08
96 Texas State 11 523 2526 4.83 25 47.55 229.64
97 Georgia Tech 11 468 2263 4.84 25 42.55 205.73
98 Western Michigan 12 459 2233 4.86 17 38.25 186.08
99 Army 11 411 2006 4.88 20 37.36 182.36
99 Arizona 11 432 2110 4.88 24 39.27 191.82
99 Rutgers 12 494 2413 4.88 29 41.17 201.08
102 Colorado State 11 467 2286 4.90 23 42.45 207.82
103 Kentucky 12 411 2018 4.91 20 34.25 168.17
104 Middle Tennessee 11 431 2121 4.92 17 39.18 192.82
104 Charlotte 12 475 2336 4.92 24 39.58 194.67
106 Florida International 12 486 2402 4.94 26 40.50 200.17
107 Kansas State 12 403 2001 4.97 17 33.58 166.75
108 Kansas 11 514 2562 4.98 32 46.73 232.91
108 San Jose State 11 537 2675 4.98 30 48.82 243.18
110 Arkansas State 12 511 2572 5.03 30 42.58 214.33
111 Washington State 12 434 2195 5.06 25 36.17 182.92
112 Northern Illinois 11 403 2084 5.17 25 36.64 189.45
113 Syracuse 11 461 2401 5.21 26 41.91 218.27
114 Kent State 12 559 2929 5.24 32 46.58 244.08
115 Georgia State 12 483 2614 5.41 31 40.25 217.83
116 Houston 11 380 2079 5.47 24 34.55 189.00
116 UTSA 11 430 2351 5.47 28 39.09 213.73
118 East Carolina 10 424 2332 5.50 26 42.40 233.20
119 UNLV 11 397 2188 5.51 27 36.09 198.91
120 Hawai'i 14 522 2896 5.55 36 37.29 206.86
121 Louisville 12 455 2547 5.60 27 37.92 212.25
121 Toledo 11 444 2488 5.60 31 40.36 226.18
123 Vanderbilt 11 438 2468 5.63 25 39.82 224.36
124 Arkansas 11 458 2583 5.64 29 41.64 234.82
125 Louisiana-Monroe 11 492 2789 5.67 31 44.73 253.55
126 UTEP 11 397 2302 5.80 24 36.09 209.27
127 Connecticut 11 436 2580 5.92 32 39.64 234.55
128 Bowling Green 11 470 2868 6.10 36 42.73 260.73
129 New Mexico State 11 488 3071 6.29 33 44.36 279.18
130 Massachusetts 11 505 3332 6.60 48 45.91 302.91