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

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