2014 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Western Kentucky 1 35 64 1.83 2 35.00 64.00
2 Utah State 2 63 85 1.35 2 31.50 42.50
3 Ball State 1 29 113 3.90 0 29.00 113.00
4 Rice 1 26 168 6.46 1 26.00 168.00
5 Buffalo 1 41 189 4.61 4 41.00 189.00
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 35 214 6.11 3 35.00 214.00
7 Texas State 1 27 219 8.11 3 27.00 219.00
8 Houston 1 41 227 5.54 3 41.00 227.00
9 Boise State 2 90 228 2.53 3 45.00 114.00
9 San Diego State 2 69 228 3.30 5 34.50 114.00
11 Ohio 1 52 232 4.46 1 52.00 232.00
12 Akron 2 71 235 3.31 0 35.50 117.50
13 Tulsa 1 31 261 8.42 4 31.00 261.00
14 Nevada 2 56 267 4.77 2 28.00 133.50
15 Miami (Ohio) 1 45 276 6.13 2 45.00 276.00
16 Toledo 2 81 280 3.46 3 40.50 140.00
17 Northern Illinois 2 82 284 3.46 3 41.00 142.00
17 Middle Tennessee 1 50 284 5.68 3 50.00 284.00
19 Army 2 62 299 4.82 2 31.00 149.50
20 Temple 2 76 308 4.05 2 38.00 154.00
21 Arkansas State 2 80 314 3.93 4 40.00 157.00
22 Memphis 2 83 322 3.88 4 41.50 161.00
23 Florida International 2 89 333 3.74 5 44.50 166.50
24 Appalachian State 1 36 350 9.72 3 36.00 350.00
25 UNLV 1 48 353 7.35 3 48.00 353.00
26 New Mexico State 1 54 363 6.72 5 54.00 363.00
27 UTSA 2 93 385 4.14 3 46.50 192.50
28 Georgia State 2 84 391 4.65 5 42.00 195.50
29 UTEP 2 65 414 6.37 7 32.50 207.00
30 UCF 3 112 422 3.77 3 37.33 140.67
31 New Mexico 1 48 423 8.81 6 48.00 423.00
32 BYU 3 120 447 3.73 3 40.00 149.00
33 Hawai'i 3 120 456 3.80 4 40.00 152.00
34 Navy 2 96 478 4.98 5 48.00 239.00
35 Old Dominion 2 95 485 5.11 5 47.50 242.50
36 Louisiana-Monroe 4 149 489 3.28 7 37.25 122.25
37 South Alabama 2 82 498 6.07 4 41.00 249.00
38 Georgia Southern 2 88 521 5.92 2 44.00 260.50
39 North Texas 2 84 526 6.26 7 42.00 263.00
40 Southern Mississippi 2 93 534 5.74 6 46.50 267.00
40 Western Michigan 2 86 534 6.21 4 43.00 267.00
42 Kent State 2 98 538 5.49 6 49.00 269.00
43 Central Michigan 3 118 549 4.65 5 39.33 183.00
43 Troy 2 80 549 6.86 7 40.00 274.50
45 Louisiana Tech 3 121 559 4.62 7 40.33 186.33
46 UAB 2 103 565 5.49 5 51.50 282.50
47 East Carolina 4 153 579 3.78 5 38.25 144.75
48 Eastern Michigan 2 99 595 6.01 11 49.50 297.50
49 Wyoming 2 89 601 6.75 10 44.50 300.50
50 Florida Atlantic 2 89 688 7.73 7 44.50 344.00
51 South Florida 3 150 725 4.83 7 50.00 241.67
52 Colorado State 3 131 732 5.59 8 43.67 244.00
53 San Jose State 2 108 738 6.83 9 54.00 369.00
54 Tulane 3 139 771 5.55 8 46.33 257.00
55 SMU 3 119 794 6.67 10 39.67 264.67
56 Fresno State 3 160 815 5.09 7 53.33 271.67
57 Bowling Green 2 97 879 9.06 13 48.50 439.50
58 Massachusetts 4 193 882 4.57 11 48.25 220.50
59 Cincinnati 3 144 925 6.42 6 48.00 308.33
60 Stanford 10 328 970 2.96 12 32.80 97.00
61 Boston College 10 331 995 3.01 13 33.10 99.50
62 Michigan State 10 292 1010 3.46 17 29.20 101.00
63 Florida 9 330 1126 3.41 10 36.67 125.11
64 Penn State 9 341 1149 3.37 12 37.89 127.67
65 Michigan 9 349 1172 3.36 11 38.78 130.22
66 Louisville 10 347 1188 3.42 11 34.70 118.80
67 Arkansas 10 327 1200 3.67 11 32.70 120.00
68 Virginia 9 330 1210 3.67 8 36.67 134.44
69 Oklahoma 11 395 1235 3.13 15 35.91 112.27
70 TCU 11 416 1238 2.98 8 37.82 112.55
71 Syracuse 9 369 1286 3.49 8 41.00 142.89
72 Clemson 11 392 1297 3.31 11 35.64 117.91
73 Alabama 11 397 1329 3.35 5 36.09 120.82
74 Baylor 10 380 1337 3.52 16 38.00 133.70
75 Mississippi 9 372 1340 3.60 8 41.33 148.89
76 Washington 11 398 1354 3.40 13 36.18 123.09
77 Washington State 10 341 1441 4.23 14 34.10 144.10
78 USC 11 395 1473 3.73 16 35.91 133.91
78 North Carolina State 8 337 1473 4.37 17 42.13 184.13
80 LSU 9 318 1484 4.67 12 35.33 164.89
81 Missouri 11 428 1509 3.53 13 38.91 137.18
82 California 10 372 1511 4.06 17 37.20 151.10
83 Northwestern 9 350 1523 4.35 15 38.89 169.22
84 Wisconsin 11 414 1546 3.73 16 37.64 140.55
85 Wake Forest 8 331 1551 4.69 16 41.38 193.88
86 Oregon State 9 332 1558 4.69 17 36.89 173.11
87 Virginia Tech 9 374 1568 4.19 12 41.56 174.22
88 Mississippi State 9 330 1578 4.78 15 36.67 175.33
89 Miami (Florida) 10 389 1597 4.11 19 38.90 159.70
90 Pittsburgh 9 325 1620 4.98 21 36.11 180.00
91 Ohio State 12 432 1633 3.78 22 36.00 136.08
92 Arizona State 10 384 1646 4.29 12 38.40 164.60
93 Utah 10 404 1663 4.12 11 40.40 166.30
94 Kansas State 11 388 1696 4.37 15 35.27 154.18
94 Georgia Tech 11 353 1696 4.80 17 32.09 154.18
96 Vanderbilt 8 361 1729 4.79 18 45.13 216.13
97 Purdue 8 366 1734 4.74 20 45.75 216.75
98 Notre Dame 11 425 1748 4.11 18 38.64 158.91
99 UCLA 12 466 1759 3.77 16 38.83 146.58
100 Texas 11 446 1809 4.06 12 40.55 164.45
101 Tennessee 10 412 1843 4.47 20 41.20 184.30
101 Indiana 9 351 1843 5.25 19 39.00 204.78
103 Arizona 10 437 1867 4.27 14 43.70 186.70
104 Oklahoma State 11 441 1889 4.28 22 40.09 171.73
105 Auburn 10 377 1911 5.07 20 37.70 191.10
106 Minnesota 10 362 1914 5.29 15 36.20 191.40
107 Nebraska 10 385 1924 5.00 22 38.50 192.40
108 Georgia 11 453 1932 4.26 22 41.18 175.64
109 Colorado 9 330 1956 5.93 16 36.67 217.33
110 Kentucky 9 396 1960 4.95 19 44.00 217.78
111 Florida State 12 482 1975 4.10 21 40.17 164.58
112 Duke 10 432 1981 4.59 14 43.20 198.10
113 Iowa 11 434 2073 4.78 19 39.45 188.45
114 West Virginia 12 473 2144 4.53 20 39.42 178.67
115 Oregon 13 507 2154 4.25 21 39.00 165.69
116 Rutgers 10 382 2178 5.70 25 38.20 217.80
117 North Carolina 9 434 2242 5.17 19 48.22 249.11
118 Kansas 10 395 2291 5.80 20 39.50 229.10
119 South Carolina 10 410 2297 5.60 27 41.00 229.70
120 Texas A&M 9 396 2298 5.80 22 44.00 255.33
121 Maryland 11 503 2381 4.73 22 45.73 216.45
122 Iowa State 10 436 2417 5.54 29 43.60 241.70
123 Illinois 9 445 2550 5.73 25 49.44 283.33
124 Texas Tech 10 493 2668 5.41 30 49.30 266.80