2019 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 4 104 178 1.71 1 26.00 44.50
2 San Diego State 4 102 209 2.05 2 25.50 52.25
3 Georgia 4 99 228 2.30 0 24.75 57.00
4 Miami (Florida) 4 116 239 2.06 3 29.00 59.75
5 Navy 3 81 253 3.12 3 27.00 84.33
6 Utah 5 108 269 2.49 3 21.60 53.80
7 Penn State 4 145 272 1.88 1 36.25 68.00
8 Michigan State 5 150 279 1.86 3 30.00 55.80
9 Troy 4 131 304 2.32 3 32.75 76.00
10 Iowa 4 90 308 3.42 0 22.50 77.00
11 TCU 4 125 317 2.54 5 31.25 79.25
12 UAB 4 121 319 2.64 2 30.25 79.75
13 North Carolina State 5 138 359 2.60 6 27.60 71.80
14 Air Force 4 124 373 3.01 4 31.00 93.25
15 Old Dominion 4 134 376 2.81 5 33.50 94.00
16 Missouri 4 130 383 2.95 4 32.50 95.75
17 LSU 4 133 386 2.90 3 33.25 96.50
18 Baylor 4 131 410 3.13 6 32.75 102.50
19 Oregon 4 137 411 3.00 1 34.25 102.75
20 Wyoming 5 180 417 2.32 6 36.00 83.40
21 Army 4 133 418 3.14 7 33.25 104.50
22 Maryland 4 147 419 2.85 5 36.75 104.75
23 Ohio State 5 180 425 2.36 2 36.00 85.00
24 Florida 5 160 434 2.71 2 32.00 86.80
25 Fresno State 4 127 438 3.45 6 31.75 109.50
26 Utah State 4 170 456 2.68 4 42.50 114.00
27 Virginia 5 175 457 2.61 7 35.00 91.40
28 Pittsburgh 5 159 459 2.89 5 31.80 91.80
29 Iowa State 4 144 460 3.19 2 36.00 115.00
30 Auburn 5 154 476 3.09 3 30.80 95.20
31 Minnesota 4 127 477 3.76 7 31.75 119.25
32 Buffalo 5 174 478 2.75 5 34.80 95.60
33 Texas 4 142 488 3.44 4 35.50 122.00
34 Western Kentucky 4 164 494 3.01 4 41.00 123.50
35 Arizona State 5 175 518 2.96 3 35.00 103.60
36 Cincinnati 4 151 521 3.45 7 37.75 130.25
37 Clemson 5 189 524 2.77 3 37.80 104.80
38 Central Michigan 5 165 525 3.18 9 33.00 105.00
39 Temple 4 165 530 3.21 5 41.25 132.50
40 Mississippi 5 164 534 3.26 5 32.80 106.80
41 Louisville 4 149 541 3.63 7 37.25 135.25
42 Texas A&M 5 145 542 3.74 5 29.00 108.40
42 Georgia Southern 4 144 542 3.76 8 36.00 135.50
44 Arizona 4 125 549 4.39 6 31.25 137.25
45 Duke 4 146 560 3.84 3 36.50 140.00
46 Boise State 4 143 568 3.97 3 35.75 142.00
47 Ball State 4 157 571 3.64 10 39.25 142.75
48 Northwestern 4 151 581 3.85 4 37.75 145.25
49 Illinois 4 171 584 3.42 5 42.75 146.00
50 New Mexico 4 138 586 4.25 8 34.50 146.50
51 Tulane 4 140 589 4.21 5 35.00 147.25
52 Eastern Michigan 4 144 595 4.13 8 36.00 148.75
53 UCF 5 172 598 3.48 3 34.40 119.60
54 Tennessee 4 164 599 3.65 7 41.00 149.75
55 SMU 5 170 608 3.58 3 34.00 121.60
56 Coastal Carolina 5 170 611 3.59 9 34.00 122.20
57 Oklahoma 4 141 613 4.35 3 35.25 153.25
58 Southern Mississippi 5 152 616 4.05 8 30.40 123.20
59 Notre Dame 4 155 617 3.98 5 38.75 154.25
59 UTEP 4 138 617 4.47 7 34.50 154.25
61 Purdue 4 144 618 4.29 6 36.00 154.50
62 Stanford 5 168 631 3.76 9 33.60 126.20
63 Memphis 4 177 640 3.62 4 44.25 160.00
64 Connecticut 4 133 641 4.82 6 33.25 160.25
65 Vanderbilt 4 125 643 5.14 6 31.25 160.75
66 Indiana 5 169 651 3.85 5 33.80 130.20
67 Appalachian State 4 152 660 4.34 6 38.00 165.00
68 Marshall 4 156 664 4.26 6 39.00 166.00
69 Northern Illinois 4 124 666 5.37 10 31.00 166.50
70 Michigan 4 175 672 3.84 9 43.75 168.00
71 Alabama 5 184 674 3.66 1 36.80 134.80
72 Nevada 5 169 680 4.02 7 33.80 136.00
73 Washington 5 162 687 4.24 7 32.40 137.40
74 West Virginia 4 165 690 4.18 3 41.25 172.50
75 South Carolina 5 183 695 3.80 2 36.60 139.00
76 Toledo 4 140 699 4.99 7 35.00 174.75
77 Colorado 4 157 702 4.47 7 39.25 175.50
78 Tulsa 4 151 703 4.66 7 37.75 175.75
79 Texas Tech 4 165 719 4.36 7 41.25 179.75
80 Arkansas 5 176 722 4.10 7 35.20 144.40
80 Oregon State 4 166 722 4.35 4 41.50 180.50
82 Florida State 5 205 724 3.53 9 41.00 144.80
83 Wake Forest 5 184 738 4.01 4 36.80 147.60
84 South Florida 4 185 755 4.08 11 46.25 188.75
85 Virginia Tech 4 174 756 4.34 10 43.50 189.00
86 East Carolina 5 206 757 3.67 11 41.20 151.40
87 California 5 193 758 3.93 7 38.60 151.60
88 Florida Atlantic 5 183 762 4.16 8 36.60 152.40
89 Kansas State 4 131 785 5.99 5 32.75 196.25
90 Syracuse 5 174 790 4.54 11 34.80 158.00
90 Mississippi State 5 173 790 4.57 12 34.60 158.00
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 179 793 4.43 8 35.80 158.60
93 Rutgers 4 175 795 4.54 11 43.75 198.75
94 Louisiana Tech 5 202 810 4.01 8 40.40 162.00
95 Rice 5 184 811 4.41 9 36.80 162.20
96 UCLA 5 188 813 4.32 6 37.60 162.60
97 North Carolina 5 182 815 4.48 9 36.40 163.00
98 Oklahoma State 5 212 829 3.91 5 42.40 165.80
99 Ohio 4 152 834 5.49 7 38.00 208.50
100 Nebraska 5 204 835 4.09 10 40.80 167.00
101 Kentucky 5 174 856 4.92 12 34.80 171.20
102 Florida International 4 155 869 5.61 8 38.75 217.25
103 USC 5 194 875 4.51 7 38.80 175.00
103 Hawai'i 5 165 875 5.30 10 33.00 175.00
105 San Jose State 4 196 879 4.48 8 49.00 219.75
106 Bowling Green 4 173 883 5.10 10 43.25 220.75
107 Washington State 5 196 893 4.56 10 39.20 178.60
108 Houston 5 170 894 5.26 8 34.00 178.80
109 South Alabama 5 196 895 4.57 7 39.20 179.00
110 UNLV 4 179 910 5.08 10 44.75 227.50
111 Boston College 5 211 915 4.34 4 42.20 183.00
112 North Texas 5 198 945 4.77 11 39.60 189.00
113 Arkansas State 5 200 952 4.76 11 40.00 190.40
114 Western Michigan 5 193 954 4.94 8 38.60 190.80
115 Akron 5 212 969 4.57 9 42.40 193.80
116 Georgia State 4 166 979 5.90 13 41.50 244.75
117 Louisiana-Monroe 4 176 995 5.65 9 44.00 248.75
118 Middle Tennessee 4 183 1017 5.56 9 45.75 254.25
119 Georgia Tech 4 199 1018 5.12 9 49.75 254.50
120 UTSA 4 157 1026 6.54 12 39.25 256.50
121 Charlotte 5 200 1041 5.21 13 40.00 208.20
122 Kent State 4 215 1044 4.86 11 53.75 261.00
123 Kansas 5 242 1057 4.37 9 48.40 211.40
123 Miami (Ohio) 5 216 1057 4.89 11 43.20 211.40
125 BYU 5 237 1104 4.66 6 47.40 220.80
126 Texas State 5 222 1118 5.04 9 44.40 223.60
127 Liberty 5 214 1141 5.33 6 42.80 228.20
128 New Mexico State 5 188 1192 6.34 13 37.60 238.40
129 Colorado State 5 205 1198 5.84 11 41.00 239.60
130 Massachusetts 5 200 1206 6.03 16 40.00 241.20