2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 368 1239 3.37 12 82 63 30 7
2 Georgia Tech 11 373 1690 4.53 15 39 93 49 14
3 UTSA 11 375 1405 3.75 10 89 76 50 13
4 Georgia State 12 396 1637 4.13 14 59 83 52 15
5 Florida 11 400 1693 4.23 16 74 82 59 18
6 New Mexico 12 406 1889 4.65 20 83 87 53 21
7 Pittsburgh 12 407 1709 4.20 14 83 90 55 10
8 Georgia Southern 12 414 2164 5.23 21 75 96 62 25
9 Ohio 13 416 1436 3.45 11 56 74 48 13
10 Minnesota 12 422 2066 4.90 19 77 101 61 22
11 Army 13 423 2248 5.31 23 81 115 63 21
12 Kansas State 13 427 1530 3.58 17 74 88 44 8
12 Utah 13 427 1707 4.00 14 68 87 63 17
14 Northwestern 13 431 1400 3.25 13 53 83 48 10
14 South Alabama 12 431 1822 4.23 15 74 98 53 15
16 LSU 13 433 1669 3.85 16 74 83 51 15
17 North Carolina State 13 435 1703 3.91 15 89 99 55 14
18 Wisconsin 14 436 1378 3.16 7 77 79 40 12
19 Western Michigan 12 443 1873 4.23 27 74 98 61 22
20 Navy 13 447 2009 4.49 18 79 101 61 19
20 Connecticut 12 447 2221 4.97 26 65 114 81 27
22 Mississippi State 13 448 1711 3.82 18 75 80 54 18
22 Ball State 12 448 2256 5.04 27 73 105 70 21
24 Penn State 13 449 1534 3.42 14 69 87 49 10
24 Miami (Ohio) 12 449 2001 4.46 13 73 97 52 24
26 Michigan 13 451 1572 3.49 16 69 79 52 22
26 Syracuse 12 451 2360 5.23 28 76 109 68 26
26 Air Force 12 451 2674 5.93 31 91 114 70 30
29 Texas State 12 455 1700 3.74 21 71 89 39 9
29 Iowa 13 455 1880 4.13 10 66 96 46 11
31 South Florida 12 457 1523 3.33 17 54 85 60 12
32 Washington 13 459 1311 2.86 11 92 93 34 6
32 Appalachian State 13 459 1787 3.89 14 95 95 62 19
34 Arkansas State 12 460 1633 3.55 17 74 88 56 15
34 Iowa State 13 460 1664 3.62 10 52 96 53 16
36 Texas 13 462 1389 3.01 14 50 81 52 10
36 Virginia Tech 13 462 1554 3.36 7 69 83 53 14
36 Rice 12 462 2311 5.00 30 73 121 86 21
39 Fresno State 14 463 1588 3.43 13 55 92 50 10
39 Idaho 12 463 2017 4.36 19 62 112 72 17
39 Baylor 12 463 2279 4.92 22 99 124 76 21
39 Nebraska 12 463 2577 5.57 33 75 131 72 23
43 Tulane 12 464 2525 5.44 26 82 120 80 24
44 Marshall 13 465 1575 3.39 13 66 88 51 16
44 Arizona State 13 465 2272 4.89 31 95 112 71 23
46 Florida State 13 466 1763 3.78 19 51 90 53 19
46 Kentucky 13 466 2279 4.89 23 64 124 69 22
48 Washington State 13 469 1981 4.22 26 86 102 64 19
48 Coastal Carolina 12 469 2034 4.34 28 88 114 59 14
48 Arkansas 12 469 2353 5.02 28 79 128 58 15
51 San Diego State 13 471 1770 3.76 17 53 98 38 11
51 Houston 12 471 1775 3.77 19 84 107 56 10
53 Colorado State 13 474 2432 5.13 22 90 118 67 20
54 California 12 475 1969 4.15 21 76 116 54 12
54 Rutgers 12 475 2182 4.59 21 53 97 57 16
56 Colorado 12 477 2496 5.23 23 75 132 66 22
57 Southern Mississippi 13 478 1800 3.77 21 67 95 62 19
57 Florida International 13 478 2227 4.66 23 70 116 67 22
59 Troy 13 479 1369 2.86 7 49 93 42 10
59 Vanderbilt 12 479 2382 4.97 30 61 125 96 19
61 TCU 14 480 1455 3.03 8 69 79 51 14
61 Massachusetts 12 480 2375 4.95 27 60 112 74 29
61 Hawai'i 12 480 2522 5.25 23 66 124 81 28
64 Oregon 13 481 1671 3.47 19 67 93 56 15
64 Eastern Michigan 12 481 2079 4.32 17 79 96 56 16
66 South Carolina 13 484 1834 3.79 15 54 102 61 12
67 Alabama 14 487 1326 2.72 9 54 76 36 8
67 Kent State 12 487 2559 5.25 31 75 111 88 32
69 Texas Tech 13 488 2101 4.31 16 58 107 60 22
70 Purdue 13 489 1728 3.53 10 74 88 49 14
71 Maryland 12 490 2290 4.67 29 55 119 65 18
72 Kansas 12 491 2059 4.19 31 63 106 70 22
72 Louisiana Tech 13 491 2296 4.68 21 59 142 72 17
74 UAB 13 494 2287 4.63 19 74 110 84 21
75 Boise State 14 495 1683 3.40 20 56 98 49 12
76 Indiana 12 497 1925 3.87 18 59 98 59 16
77 Duke 13 498 1992 4.00 16 92 103 50 14
77 UCF 13 498 2079 4.17 17 66 110 70 16
79 Louisiana-Monroe 12 499 2793 5.60 32 82 137 85 31
80 Oklahoma 14 500 2191 4.38 24 75 118 71 17
80 Western Kentucky 13 500 2214 4.43 27 89 111 54 17
82 Ohio State 14 501 1471 2.94 13 55 77 39 20
82 East Carolina 12 501 2946 5.88 36 85 140 80 21
84 Middle Tennessee 13 504 1743 3.46 19 58 110 52 15
85 Oklahoma State 13 506 1829 3.61 23 55 112 68 14
85 Georgia 15 506 1890 3.74 8 45 108 54 18
85 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 52 110 66 16
88 USC 14 510 2221 4.35 20 84 122 72 21
89 Clemson 14 512 1608 3.14 5 65 99 50 9
90 Louisville 13 514 2124 4.13 24 81 118 59 15
91 Oregon State 12 515 2829 5.49 35 74 154 92 26
92 Stanford 14 516 2366 4.59 18 59 128 73 17
92 Boston College 13 516 2482 4.81 26 70 111 73 24
94 Charlotte 12 517 2470 4.78 26 80 132 70 16
95 Toledo 14 518 2490 4.81 27 82 121 70 21
96 BYU 13 520 1919 3.69 15 35 119 47 3
96 New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.16 25 76 114 70 16
96 UTEP 12 520 2812 5.41 32 66 148 94 20
99 Missouri 13 521 2075 3.98 27 75 110 60 23
100 Arizona 13 522 2406 4.61 32 63 128 71 28
101 Northern Illinois 13 526 1560 2.97 14 54 84 50 17
101 Cincinnati 12 526 2309 4.39 19 53 119 61 16
103 Auburn 14 529 1918 3.63 11 70 100 56 13
103 Old Dominion 12 529 2450 4.63 30 51 129 91 23
105 Texas A&M 13 530 2221 4.19 19 79 108 60 22
105 UNLV 12 530 2872 5.42 32 67 158 102 20
107 Temple 13 532 2270 4.27 18 66 119 85 21
107 North Carolina 12 532 2556 4.80 21 74 132 75 20
109 Buffalo 12 534 2338 4.38 21 66 136 61 14
110 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 537 2839 5.29 39 77 151 88 27
111 West Virginia 13 539 2654 4.92 26 67 121 89 24
112 Miami (Florida) 13 541 1895 3.50 10 56 120 68 17
113 Tulsa 12 543 3180 5.86 32 75 142 94 31
114 Bowling Green 12 544 3039 5.59 35 88 152 91 28
115 SMU 13 546 2700 4.95 33 92 135 87 32
116 Wake Forest 13 547 2415 4.41 24 70 130 79 25
117 Illinois 12 548 2622 4.78 27 79 137 82 14
118 Mississippi 12 550 2944 5.35 29 59 133 85 33
119 Tennessee 12 555 3015 5.43 29 74 154 91 27
120 Florida Atlantic 14 557 2224 3.99 22 75 116 65 13
120 Central Michigan 13 557 2408 4.32 24 74 117 62 23
120 Virginia 13 557 2591 4.65 25 78 125 70 23
123 Nevada 12 565 2499 4.42 24 75 142 92 14
124 Memphis 13 568 2394 4.21 25 96 125 74 18
125 Akron 14 572 2876 5.03 24 80 151 93 21
126 North Texas 14 590 2835 4.81 35 82 138 75 25
127 Wyoming 13 599 2084 3.48 16 44 128 63 10
128 Utah State 13 626 2813 4.49 20 59 147 88 22
129 UCLA 13 649 3736 5.76 35 80 165 109 32
130 San Jose State 13 686 3710 5.41 40 82 172 99 27
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards