2009 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/07/2010

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Texas 14 458 1013 2.21 9 32.71 72.36
2 TCU 13 402 1043 2.59 8 30.92 80.23
3 UCF 13 416 1076 2.59 12 32.00 82.77
4 Alabama 14 393 1111 2.83 5 28.07 79.36
5 Wisconsin 13 397 1147 2.89 8 30.54 88.23
6 Penn State 13 410 1168 2.85 6 31.54 89.85
7 Ohio State 13 410 1180 2.88 8 31.54 90.77
8 Oklahoma 13 432 1208 2.80 10 33.23 92.92
9 Syracuse 12 401 1222 3.05 15 33.42 101.83
10 North Carolina 13 439 1243 2.83 12 33.77 95.62
11 Oklahoma State 13 415 1245 3.00 13 31.92 95.77
12 Kansas State 12 362 1265 3.49 10 30.17 105.42
13 Nebraska 14 465 1294 2.78 7 33.21 92.43
14 Arizona State 12 384 1303 3.39 12 32.00 108.58
15 Boston College 13 448 1340 2.99 11 34.46 103.08
16 Louisiana-Monroe 12 395 1341 3.39 20 32.92 111.75
17 Rutgers 13 441 1342 3.04 14 33.92 103.23
18 Pittsburgh 13 425 1382 3.25 12 32.69 106.31
19 Temple 13 434 1399 3.22 9 33.38 107.62
20 Florida 14 448 1406 3.14 6 32.00 100.43
21 BYU 13 422 1432 3.39 15 32.46 110.15
22 Nevada 13 400 1450 3.63 15 30.77 111.54
23 California 13 435 1454 3.34 18 33.46 111.85
24 Michigan State 13 433 1472 3.40 10 33.31 113.23
25 Arkansas State 12 417 1475 3.54 15 34.75 122.92
26 Oregon State 13 392 1487 3.79 19 30.15 114.38
27 Missouri 13 463 1542 3.33 17 35.62 118.62
28 Arizona 13 405 1566 3.87 16 31.15 120.46
29 Buffalo 12 388 1581 4.07 19 32.33 131.75
30 Miami (Florida) 13 451 1590 3.53 10 34.69 122.31
31 Iowa 13 461 1607 3.49 9 35.46 123.62
32 Northern Illinois 13 421 1636 3.89 13 32.38 125.85
33 Georgia 13 480 1640 3.42 12 36.92 126.15
34 West Virginia 13 442 1647 3.73 9 34.00 126.69
35 Texas Tech 13 483 1648 3.41 18 37.15 126.77
35 Kent State 12 451 1648 3.65 15 37.58 137.33
37 Kansas 12 413 1659 4.02 23 34.42 138.25
38 USC 13 456 1666 3.65 18 35.08 128.15
38 Northwestern 13 441 1666 3.78 20 33.92 128.15
40 Virginia Tech 13 468 1669 3.57 10 36.00 128.38
40 North Carolina State 12 425 1669 3.93 26 35.42 139.08
42 Oregon 13 497 1673 3.37 15 38.23 128.69
43 East Carolina 14 448 1684 3.76 11 32.00 120.29
44 Boise State 14 440 1685 3.83 15 31.43 120.36
45 Southern Mississippi 13 469 1708 3.64 18 36.08 131.38
46 Navy 14 435 1710 3.93 12 31.07 122.14
47 Central Michigan 14 470 1720 3.66 16 33.57 122.86
48 UAB 12 411 1724 4.19 21 34.25 143.67
49 Connecticut 13 458 1727 3.77 19 35.23 132.85
50 LSU 13 494 1734 3.51 6 38.00 133.38
51 Air Force 13 465 1742 3.75 12 35.77 134.00
52 Mississippi State 12 442 1752 3.96 18 36.83 146.00
53 Marshall 13 405 1753 4.33 18 31.15 134.85
54 South Florida 13 449 1761 3.92 15 34.54 135.46
55 Tulsa 12 457 1764 3.86 9 38.08 147.00
56 Middle Tennessee 13 512 1778 3.47 20 39.38 136.77
57 Washington 12 396 1786 4.51 17 33.00 148.83
58 South Carolina 13 479 1790 3.74 16 36.85 137.69
59 Troy 13 430 1791 4.17 19 33.08 137.77
60 Utah 13 479 1792 3.74 17 36.85 137.85
61 Stanford 13 424 1793 4.23 19 32.62 137.92
62 Maryland 12 460 1808 3.93 20 38.33 150.67
63 Colorado State 12 434 1825 4.21 22 36.17 152.08
64 Army 12 468 1826 3.90 15 39.00 152.17
65 Ball State 12 462 1828 3.96 14 38.50 152.33
66 Duke 12 458 1834 4.00 18 38.17 152.83
67 Mississippi 13 469 1839 3.92 10 36.08 141.46
68 Illinois 12 438 1853 4.23 22 36.50 154.42
69 UCLA 13 469 1856 3.96 14 36.08 142.77
70 Cincinnati 13 515 1869 3.63 20 39.62 143.77
71 Indiana 12 475 1916 4.03 20 39.58 159.67
72 Colorado 12 468 1934 4.13 16 39.00 161.17
73 Tennessee 13 460 1943 4.22 20 35.38 149.46
74 Louisiana Tech 12 460 1952 4.24 17 38.33 162.67
75 Minnesota 13 513 1972 3.84 19 39.46 151.69
75 Wake Forest 12 433 1972 4.55 17 36.08 164.33
77 New Mexico 12 509 1980 3.89 23 42.42 165.00
78 Louisville 12 466 1981 4.25 23 38.83 165.08
79 Arkansas 13 501 1985 3.96 15 38.54 152.69
80 San Diego State 12 503 1986 3.95 23 41.92 165.50
81 Toledo 12 421 1992 4.73 33 35.08 166.00
82 Idaho 13 427 2020 4.73 27 32.85 155.38
83 Auburn 13 493 2033 4.12 25 37.92 156.38
84 Notre Dame 12 430 2043 4.75 18 35.83 170.25
85 Akron 12 481 2063 4.29 23 40.08 171.92
85 Michigan 12 474 2063 4.35 20 39.50 171.92
87 Purdue 12 472 2081 4.41 26 39.33 173.42
88 Virginia 12 500 2086 4.17 22 41.67 173.83
89 Memphis 12 472 2089 4.43 22 39.33 174.08
90 Clemson 14 606 2121 3.50 9 43.29 151.50
91 Georgia Tech 14 433 2123 4.90 17 30.93 151.64
92 Baylor 12 477 2145 4.50 19 39.75 178.75
93 Western Michigan 12 458 2150 4.69 19 38.17 179.17
94 Iowa State 13 495 2154 4.35 13 38.08 165.69
95 Ohio 14 552 2163 3.92 15 39.43 154.50
96 SMU 13 494 2167 4.39 22 38.00 166.69
97 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 474 2183 4.61 22 39.50 181.92
98 Wyoming 13 511 2227 4.36 24 39.31 171.31
99 Texas A&M 13 485 2231 4.60 29 37.31 171.62
100 Miami (Ohio) 12 459 2243 4.89 30 38.25 186.92
101 Rice 12 483 2287 4.73 36 40.25 190.58
102 North Texas 12 484 2347 4.85 34 40.33 195.58
103 Vanderbilt 12 540 2374 4.40 19 45.00 197.83
104 Kentucky 13 509 2378 4.67 18 39.15 182.92
105 UTEP 12 479 2410 5.03 25 39.92 200.83
106 Utah State 12 466 2466 5.29 25 38.83 205.50
107 Tulane 12 505 2495 4.94 33 42.08 207.92
108 Bowling Green 13 471 2525 5.36 27 36.23 194.23
109 Hawai'i 13 537 2624 4.89 33 41.31 201.85
110 UNLV 12 467 2647 5.67 27 38.92 220.58
111 Florida Atlantic 12 431 2648 6.14 34 35.92 220.67
112 Florida State 13 495 2668 5.39 27 38.08 205.23
113 Fresno State 13 463 2783 6.01 22 35.62 214.08
114 Florida International 12 521 2794 5.36 33 43.42 232.83
115 Washington State 12 477 2837 5.95 35 39.75 236.42
116 New Mexico State 13 511 2869 5.61 31 39.31 220.69
117 Western Kentucky 12 522 2938 5.63 35 43.50 244.83
118 San Jose State 12 507 3110 6.13 35 42.25 259.17
119 Houston 14 621 3172 5.11 37 44.36 226.57
120 Eastern Michigan 12 524 3322 6.34 39 43.67 276.83