2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Virginia 12 222 737 3.32 5 52 17 18 5
1 UTSA 12 217 804 3.71 6 77 17 18 5
1 San Diego State 13 242 833 3.44 11 47 17 18 4
4 Akron 12 204 722 3.54 6 80 18 18 3
4 Michigan 12 205 739 3.60 5 35 18 17 6
4 BYU 13 250 837 3.35 10 38 18 17 3
7 Michigan State 13 169 645 3.82 5 75 19 19 7
7 Boston College 13 190 652 3.43 7 43 19 20 4
7 Alabama 14 216 759 3.51 1 85 19 20 4
7 Buffalo 11 212 779 3.67 11 57 19 20 6
7 California 12 207 812 3.92 8 30 19 19 3
12 Penn State 13 208 661 3.18 5 44 20 22 6
12 TCU 13 235 715 3.04 5 50 20 22 5
12 East Carolina 13 219 826 3.77 8 48 20 21 8
12 Washington State 12 204 853 4.18 7 41 20 21 5
16 UCF 13 197 678 3.44 3 68 21 23 7
16 Air Force 13 232 710 3.06 7 32 21 21 6
16 Oklahoma 13 224 905 4.04 8 53 21 23 5
19 Utah State 14 263 815 3.10 6 62 22 24 3
19 Iowa 13 236 1073 4.55 6 88 22 21 7
21 Kansas State 13 218 893 4.10 12 65 23 25 6
21 Toledo 13 223 909 4.08 6 65 23 24 3
21 Georgia Southern 12 206 954 4.63 7 63 23 24 6
21 Massachusetts 12 243 1105 4.55 5 47 23 27 7
21 Texas State 12 233 1153 4.95 8 75 23 24 10
26 Houston 13 245 854 3.49 9 31 24 24 3
26 Syracuse 12 246 877 3.57 6 29 24 24 3
26 Miami (Florida) 13 243 924 3.80 8 41 24 25 3
26 Appalachian State 12 211 944 4.47 5 61 24 25 7
26 Arizona State 13 246 1025 4.17 5 81 24 25 9
26 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 224 1079 4.82 11 99 24 25 6
26 Kent State 11 224 1141 5.09 6 80 24 24 5
33 Ohio 12 199 742 3.73 2 48 25 25 3
33 Florida 12 228 900 3.95 5 43 25 28 11
33 Baylor 13 239 932 3.90 10 50 25 25 4
33 Memphis 13 238 996 4.18 8 75 25 26 7
33 LSU 13 234 1039 4.44 6 66 25 25 13
33 Boise State 14 248 1090 4.40 7 76 25 27 11
39 Clemson 13 216 704 3.26 8 65 26 27 5
39 Stanford 13 212 764 3.60 8 50 26 27 7
39 North Texas 12 209 979 4.68 12 54 26 26 9
39 Missouri 14 261 1015 3.89 10 75 26 27 7
39 Arizona 14 272 1068 3.93 5 33 26 27 4
39 UTEP 13 234 1228 5.25 16 75 26 28 13
45 Connecticut 12 229 901 3.93 4 24 27 26 3
45 Temple 12 251 1026 4.09 5 38 27 28 5
45 Hawai'i 13 264 1046 3.96 10 43 27 28 9
45 Wisconsin 14 241 1109 4.60 11 81 27 28 8
49 Louisville 13 213 818 3.84 9 82 28 31 8
49 Washington 14 279 966 3.46 4 23 28 29 3
49 Northwestern 12 245 980 4.00 9 61 28 29 8
49 UCLA 13 269 981 3.65 9 31 28 29 4
49 Oklahoma State 13 255 984 3.86 12 56 28 28 8
49 Oregon State 12 202 1013 5.01 12 42 28 31 10
49 USC 13 240 1069 4.45 10 54 28 31 11
49 Texas 13 259 1148 4.43 8 62 28 28 7
49 Middle Tennessee 12 245 1169 4.77 6 80 28 29 4
58 North Carolina State 13 253 958 3.79 4 61 29 29 7
58 Mississippi 13 256 1028 4.02 2 39 29 28 8
58 Georgia 13 245 1066 4.35 8 65 29 30 7
58 Georgia Tech 14 236 1175 4.98 13 75 29 34 8
62 Central Michigan 13 217 938 4.32 7 74 30 31 10
62 Mississippi State 13 228 947 4.15 6 91 30 30 6
62 UAB 12 230 1023 4.45 8 75 30 30 7
62 Vanderbilt 12 243 1043 4.29 10 30 30 31 8
62 Pittsburgh 13 223 1076 4.83 14 57 30 30 8
62 Indiana 12 229 1234 5.39 11 92 30 32 13
68 Arkansas 13 209 897 4.29 4 33 31 32 9
68 Notre Dame 13 252 1052 4.17 7 89 31 31 4
68 Louisiana-Monroe 12 238 1132 4.76 8 64 31 34 11
71 Colorado State 13 261 1387 5.31 13 89 32 34 8
71 SMU 12 267 1398 5.24 11 41 32 36 7
73 Louisiana Tech 14 277 964 3.48 13 46 33 35 7
73 Kentucky 12 247 1124 4.55 8 55 33 33 10
73 Wake Forest 12 234 1207 5.16 8 86 33 33 14
73 Kansas 12 234 1263 5.40 13 66 33 36 13
73 Nebraska 13 252 1353 5.37 12 68 33 33 10
78 South Florida 12 239 1171 4.90 13 63 34 35 10
79 Utah 13 272 1102 4.05 9 61 35 36 10
79 Minnesota 13 247 1192 4.83 8 69 35 37 16
79 Florida International 12 240 1224 5.10 12 71 35 37 10
79 Western Michigan 13 243 1260 5.19 7 55 35 42 12
79 Idaho 11 230 1305 5.67 12 95 35 38 15
79 Florida Atlantic 12 250 1506 6.02 15 66 35 37 13
85 Florida State 14 262 1130 4.31 7 36 36 37 8
85 Ball State 12 235 1231 5.24 13 75 36 37 12
85 Army 12 216 1295 6.00 9 80 36 39 14
85 Eastern Michigan 12 235 1344 5.72 18 80 36 37 14
85 Iowa State 12 231 1428 6.18 16 80 36 37 13
90 Rice 13 218 1021 4.68 6 56 37 38 9
90 Northern Illinois 14 263 1215 4.62 10 46 37 38 11
90 Ohio State 15 267 1261 4.72 11 90 37 37 11
90 Tennessee 13 251 1267 5.05 10 70 37 38 15
90 Purdue 12 255 1269 4.98 12 61 37 39 9
90 West Virginia 13 255 1396 5.47 8 75 37 39 16
90 North Carolina 13 302 1495 4.95 15 90 37 39 7
90 Fresno State 14 299 1613 5.39 14 69 37 37 17
98 South Alabama 13 267 1195 4.48 11 42 38 40 8
98 Nevada 13 238 1197 5.03 5 74 38 40 10
98 Miami (Ohio) 12 249 1273 5.11 13 55 38 42 11
98 Marshall 14 279 1363 4.89 10 36 38 40 10
102 Virginia Tech 13 232 1038 4.47 5 49 39 39 14
102 Cincinnati 13 240 1266 5.28 7 80 39 42 11
102 San Jose State 12 251 1309 5.22 14 56 39 40 9
102 Texas A&M 13 268 1568 5.85 9 51 39 42 15
106 Arkansas State 13 277 1319 4.76 14 80 40 41 10
106 Oregon 15 298 1419 4.76 10 45 40 43 15
106 Illinois 13 288 1520 5.28 13 72 40 40 17
109 Old Dominion 12 276 1288 4.67 17 37 41 45 6
109 Colorado 12 227 1356 5.97 11 92 41 42 17
109 Bowling Green 14 277 1360 4.91 14 91 41 44 13
109 Navy 13 257 1381 5.37 7 88 41 42 7
109 Tulsa 12 232 1608 6.93 17 90 41 42 20
114 Tulane 12 237 1132 4.78 6 61 42 43 13
115 Auburn 13 259 1291 4.98 9 59 43 45 13
115 Maryland 13 281 1328 4.73 8 39 43 43 10
115 Southern Mississippi 12 256 1531 5.98 14 83 43 44 18
115 UNLV 13 328 1748 5.33 16 85 43 45 15
119 Duke 13 271 1348 4.97 8 28 44 45 7
120 Wyoming 12 233 1272 5.46 12 36 45 48 15
120 Texas Tech 12 303 1718 5.67 15 64 45 47 14
122 Georgia State 12 284 1779 6.26 19 76 46 47 13
123 Rutgers 13 252 1532 6.08 15 67 47 49 14
123 South Carolina 13 266 1563 5.88 14 75 47 49 13
125 Troy 12 269 1749 6.50 19 75 50 52 13
126 New Mexico 12 280 1780 6.36 21 59 51 54 21
127 Western Kentucky 13 300 1550 5.17 11 58 52 52 14
128 New Mexico State 12 299 1895 6.34 14 63 57 58 14
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards