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

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