2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Troy 13 226 564 2.50 4 49 37 20 4
2 Houston 12 218 609 2.79 8 27 42 20 2
3 Michigan State 13 191 644 3.37 8 82 34 14 3
4 TCU 14 242 653 2.70 4 54 44 25 6
5 Washington 13 233 663 2.85 6 92 54 17 2
6 Alabama 14 248 664 2.68 3 26 34 15 3
7 Northern Illinois 13 246 679 2.76 4 34 39 23 10
8 Penn State 13 221 685 3.10 7 45 36 23 4
9 South Florida 12 241 686 2.85 6 45 39 29 4
10 Northwestern 13 209 696 3.33 6 40 37 21 6
11 Ohio State 14 255 743 2.91 6 36 38 19 7
12 UTSA 11 198 762 3.85 7 49 42 26 8
13 Coastal Carolina 12 219 768 3.51 12 53 49 22 3
14 Mississippi State 13 221 791 3.58 10 75 36 24 8
15 Georgia State 12 205 794 3.87 6 35 40 24 7
16 Oregon 13 221 805 3.64 12 67 45 28 8
17 Texas 13 236 810 3.43 8 50 47 26 6
18 Wisconsin 14 232 820 3.53 6 77 45 22 7
19 LSU 13 225 829 3.68 7 31 44 25 7
19 Kansas State 13 210 829 3.95 6 37 45 25 5
21 Fresno State 14 227 836 3.68 7 55 46 21 7
22 Western Michigan 12 199 840 4.22 13 74 42 27 9
23 Michigan 13 212 848 4.00 8 69 39 26 9
24 Utah 13 216 852 3.94 4 39 45 34 10
25 Texas State 12 227 853 3.76 11 67 49 21 3
26 Southern Mississippi 13 237 861 3.63 9 46 48 34 10
27 Louisville 13 244 863 3.54 8 41 56 28 6
27 Pittsburgh 12 192 863 4.49 7 83 47 26 5
29 San Diego State 13 240 872 3.63 9 51 47 19 6
30 Auburn 14 251 875 3.49 6 70 43 26 6
31 Marshall 13 233 886 3.80 7 66 46 25 9
32 Georgia Tech 11 166 888 5.35 6 39 43 25 8
33 North Carolina State 13 222 892 4.02 6 66 52 34 9
33 Ohio 13 206 892 4.33 5 56 38 29 10
35 Clemson 14 266 898 3.38 1 65 49 27 4
36 Florida State 13 233 903 3.88 9 39 41 25 11
37 Indiana 12 245 914 3.73 6 45 46 25 7
38 Oklahoma State 13 254 916 3.61 13 39 62 35 6
39 Arkansas State 12 243 925 3.81 11 74 50 33 8
40 Boise State 14 279 926 3.32 11 39 54 25 8
41 Florida 11 194 930 4.79 8 74 42 32 12
42 South Carolina 13 232 936 4.03 8 31 56 33 7
43 Virginia Tech 13 246 944 3.84 5 69 41 31 10
43 Notre Dame 13 236 944 4.00 3 52 50 28 8
45 Iowa State 13 247 964 3.90 6 52 57 28 10
46 Washington State 13 244 966 3.96 11 86 52 31 9
47 Texas Tech 13 238 983 4.13 7 42 53 29 10
48 Baylor 12 214 995 4.65 12 99 56 32 8
49 Georgia 15 259 996 3.85 4 45 55 27 9
50 Middle Tennessee 13 272 998 3.67 13 51 59 33 9
50 Kansas 12 240 998 4.16 17 63 56 30 12
52 Western Kentucky 13 244 999 4.09 12 89 52 26 7
53 Rutgers 12 224 1008 4.50 10 41 45 28 6
54 BYU 13 244 1018 4.17 9 35 62 26 2
55 Navy 13 227 1024 4.51 8 71 49 30 10
56 Iowa 13 235 1030 4.38 4 66 57 25 7
57 South Alabama 12 216 1032 4.78 9 74 54 30 8
58 Purdue 13 256 1037 4.05 5 74 43 24 10
59 Appalachian State 13 226 1039 4.60 8 95 48 29 12
60 Eastern Michigan 12 230 1040 4.52 8 79 43 25 9
61 Arizona 13 261 1060 4.06 14 58 64 31 13
62 California 12 232 1068 4.60 10 76 56 32 9
63 Missouri 13 259 1070 4.13 18 75 52 32 13
64 Wyoming 13 304 1074 3.53 8 36 66 29 4
65 Duke 13 250 1075 4.30 10 81 53 29 9
66 Tulane 12 193 1078 5.59 10 82 47 32 11
67 Miami (Florida) 13 287 1088 3.79 5 56 66 34 9
67 Idaho 12 230 1088 4.73 10 53 62 40 8
69 UCF 13 268 1097 4.09 8 57 63 40 7
70 Connecticut 12 218 1098 5.04 11 53 54 41 12
71 Old Dominion 12 242 1104 4.56 15 39 62 43 9
72 Arkansas 12 231 1109 4.80 17 79 57 22 7
72 Miami (Ohio) 12 219 1109 5.06 10 73 51 29 14
74 Florida International 13 230 1110 4.83 11 70 59 35 11
75 Ball State 12 231 1118 4.84 14 71 55 33 9
76 UAB 13 244 1120 4.59 7 74 54 36 11
77 New Mexico 12 188 1124 5.98 16 83 47 30 16
78 Maryland 12 246 1133 4.61 15 25 58 33 10
79 Louisiana Tech 13 254 1137 4.48 8 59 70 35 8
80 North Carolina 12 262 1150 4.39 6 73 64 36 8
81 Wake Forest 13 294 1152 3.92 12 69 67 38 9
82 Kentucky 13 221 1158 5.24 14 44 57 38 9
83 New Mexico State 13 259 1171 4.52 14 76 66 42 6
83 Syracuse 12 219 1171 5.35 16 64 47 30 13
85 USC 14 282 1172 4.16 11 75 69 37 9
86 Boston College 13 253 1181 4.67 10 65 57 36 10
87 Florida Atlantic 14 284 1202 4.23 9 64 61 36 10
87 Colorado State 13 224 1202 5.37 12 75 57 33 10
89 Virginia 13 272 1203 4.42 12 76 53 34 10
89 Arizona State 13 227 1203 5.30 16 95 57 36 13
91 Buffalo 12 258 1204 4.67 9 66 68 29 10
92 Vanderbilt 12 229 1211 5.29 18 61 64 52 9
93 Minnesota 12 224 1212 5.41 11 77 60 32 11
94 Hawai'i 12 230 1216 5.29 10 66 63 44 12
95 Toledo 14 247 1219 4.94 10 82 55 30 12
96 Colorado 12 250 1220 4.88 9 58 69 34 8
97 Nevada 12 276 1228 4.45 13 50 79 52 6
98 Tennessee 12 245 1230 5.02 16 64 64 37 10
99 Massachusetts 12 248 1234 4.98 15 56 60 41 15
100 Central Michigan 13 277 1237 4.47 14 48 62 32 12
101 Georgia Southern 12 192 1243 6.47 16 75 51 35 17
102 Charlotte 12 259 1257 4.85 14 35 70 35 9
103 UNLV 12 227 1272 5.60 10 67 67 45 11
104 Temple 13 269 1281 4.76 9 60 67 46 11
105 Texas A&M 13 277 1300 4.69 9 75 61 33 13
105 West Virginia 13 264 1300 4.92 13 67 55 37 13
107 Cincinnati 12 271 1312 4.84 9 53 65 40 9
108 Stanford 14 257 1332 5.18 9 59 67 36 11
109 Memphis 13 289 1333 4.61 15 96 61 37 10
110 Kent State 12 234 1335 5.71 17 75 51 43 19
111 UTEP 12 234 1357 5.80 14 54 72 44 11
112 Air Force 12 217 1365 6.29 16 91 56 35 15
113 Oklahoma 14 254 1376 5.42 13 75 69 44 12
114 Bowling Green 12 272 1385 5.09 18 35 71 43 12
115 Mississippi 12 265 1393 5.26 17 59 60 38 15
116 Illinois 12 262 1400 5.34 15 44 74 42 9
117 North Texas 14 293 1402 4.78 18 65 66 34 14
118 Louisiana-Monroe 12 240 1408 5.87 14 82 67 43 14
119 Army 13 221 1428 6.46 14 81 67 38 14
120 Oregon State 12 241 1433 5.95 17 74 75 47 16
121 Rice 12 241 1434 5.95 21 73 74 53 14
122 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 272 1441 5.30 19 60 77 46 16
123 Nebraska 12 228 1443 6.33 20 75 71 39 14
124 Akron 14 282 1473 5.22 14 80 75 46 10
125 East Carolina 12 253 1487 5.88 23 75 73 47 10
126 Utah State 13 324 1510 4.66 11 59 81 47 11
127 SMU 13 290 1583 5.46 20 92 75 49 20
128 Tulsa 12 263 1709 6.50 18 75 84 58 16
129 UCLA 13 317 1828 5.77 18 80 88 57 12
130 San Jose State 13 342 1894 5.54 24 82 82 50 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards