2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas 13 226 579 2.56 6 40 34 26 4
2 Ohio 13 210 544 2.59 6 23 36 19 3
3 Wisconsin 14 204 558 2.74 1 53 34 18 5
4 Alabama 14 239 662 2.77 6 54 42 21 5
5 Virginia Tech 13 216 610 2.82 2 33 42 22 4
6 Washington 13 226 648 2.87 5 35 39 17 4
7 Clemson 14 246 710 2.89 4 45 50 23 5
8 Ohio State 14 246 728 2.96 7 55 39 20 13
9 Marshall 13 232 689 2.97 6 36 42 26 7
9 Purdue 13 233 691 2.97 5 49 45 25 4
11 Michigan 13 239 724 3.03 8 52 40 26 13
12 Northern Illinois 13 280 881 3.15 10 54 45 27 7
13 Northwestern 13 222 704 3.17 7 53 46 27 4
14 Troy 13 253 805 3.18 3 47 56 22 6
14 Miami (Florida) 13 254 807 3.18 5 46 54 34 8
16 Fresno State 14 236 752 3.19 6 25 46 29 3
17 Middle Tennessee 13 232 745 3.21 6 58 51 19 6
17 Appalachian State 13 233 748 3.21 6 30 47 33 7
19 Kansas State 13 217 701 3.23 11 74 43 19 3
20 Arkansas State 12 217 708 3.26 6 71 38 23 7
20 BYU 13 276 901 3.26 6 21 57 21 1
22 Iowa State 13 213 700 3.29 4 29 39 25 6
23 Oklahoma 14 246 815 3.31 11 50 49 27 5
24 Oregon 13 260 866 3.33 7 58 48 28 7
25 Michigan State 13 177 595 3.36 4 36 29 16 4
26 TCU 14 238 802 3.37 4 69 35 26 8
27 Wyoming 13 295 1010 3.42 8 44 62 34 6
28 Boise State 14 216 757 3.50 9 56 44 24 4
29 New Mexico 12 218 765 3.51 4 60 40 23 5
30 South Carolina 13 252 898 3.56 7 54 46 28 5
31 Georgia 15 247 894 3.62 4 39 53 27 9
31 Oklahoma State 13 252 913 3.62 10 55 50 33 8
33 UTSA 11 177 643 3.63 3 89 34 24 5
34 Texas A&M 13 253 921 3.64 10 79 47 27 9
35 South Alabama 12 215 790 3.67 6 40 44 23 7
36 Florida State 13 233 860 3.69 10 51 49 28 8
37 Florida 11 206 763 3.70 8 45 40 27 6
37 Duke 13 248 917 3.70 6 92 50 21 5
39 Texas State 12 228 847 3.71 10 71 40 18 6
39 California 12 243 901 3.71 11 68 60 22 3
41 Penn State 13 228 849 3.72 7 69 51 26 6
42 Florida Atlantic 14 273 1022 3.74 13 75 55 29 3
43 Auburn 14 278 1043 3.75 5 64 57 30 7
44 Temple 13 263 989 3.76 9 66 52 39 10
45 New Mexico State 13 261 993 3.80 11 61 48 28 10
45 Memphis 13 279 1061 3.80 10 58 64 37 8
47 North Carolina State 13 213 811 3.81 9 89 47 21 5
48 Missouri 13 262 1005 3.84 9 71 58 28 10
49 Iowa 13 220 850 3.86 6 44 39 21 4
50 Georgia Tech 11 207 802 3.87 9 32 50 24 6
51 South Florida 12 216 837 3.88 11 54 46 31 8
51 Miami (Ohio) 12 230 892 3.88 3 28 46 23 10
53 San Diego State 13 231 898 3.89 8 53 51 19 5
54 Southern Mississippi 13 241 939 3.90 12 67 47 28 9
55 Cincinnati 12 255 997 3.91 10 53 54 21 7
56 Pittsburgh 12 215 846 3.93 7 47 43 29 5
57 Notre Dame 13 270 1064 3.94 6 40 60 38 8
58 Rice 12 221 877 3.97 9 33 47 33 7
59 Idaho 12 233 929 3.99 9 62 50 32 9
59 Stanford 14 259 1034 3.99 9 39 61 37 6
61 Indiana 12 252 1011 4.01 12 59 52 34 9
62 LSU 13 208 840 4.04 9 74 39 26 8
63 Utah 13 211 855 4.05 10 68 42 29 7
63 Mississippi State 13 227 920 4.05 8 67 44 30 10
65 Army 13 202 820 4.06 9 52 48 25 7
66 Buffalo 12 276 1134 4.11 12 50 68 32 4
67 Eastern Michigan 12 251 1039 4.14 9 69 53 31 7
68 Georgia Southern 12 222 921 4.15 5 61 45 27 8
69 Central Michigan 13 280 1171 4.18 10 74 55 30 11
70 Western Michigan 12 244 1033 4.23 14 58 56 34 13
70 Kansas 12 251 1061 4.23 14 55 50 40 10
72 UCF 13 230 982 4.27 9 66 47 30 9
72 Illinois 12 286 1222 4.27 12 79 63 40 5
74 Minnesota 12 198 854 4.31 8 67 41 29 11
74 Utah State 13 302 1303 4.31 9 48 66 41 11
76 SMU 13 256 1117 4.36 13 64 60 38 12
77 Nevada 12 289 1271 4.40 11 75 63 40 8
78 Georgia State 12 191 843 4.41 8 59 43 28 8
79 Texas Tech 13 250 1118 4.47 9 58 54 31 12
80 Navy 13 220 985 4.48 10 79 52 31 9
81 Arizona State 13 238 1069 4.49 15 64 55 35 10
82 Florida International 13 248 1117 4.50 12 65 57 32 11
83 Washington State 13 225 1015 4.51 15 79 50 33 10
84 Kentucky 13 245 1121 4.58 9 64 67 31 13
85 USC 14 228 1049 4.60 9 84 53 35 12
86 Houston 12 253 1166 4.61 11 84 65 36 8
87 UAB 13 250 1167 4.67 12 37 56 48 10
87 Louisville 13 270 1261 4.67 16 81 62 31 9
89 Vanderbilt 12 250 1171 4.68 12 55 61 44 10
89 Rutgers 12 251 1174 4.68 11 53 52 29 10
91 Toledo 14 271 1271 4.69 17 62 66 40 9
91 Old Dominion 12 287 1346 4.69 15 51 67 48 14
93 Charlotte 12 258 1213 4.70 12 80 62 35 7
94 Maryland 12 244 1157 4.74 14 55 61 32 8
95 Western Kentucky 13 256 1215 4.75 15 77 59 28 10
96 North Texas 14 297 1433 4.82 17 82 72 41 11
97 Nebraska 12 235 1134 4.83 13 64 60 33 9
98 Kent State 12 253 1224 4.84 14 64 60 45 13
98 Akron 14 290 1403 4.84 10 54 76 47 11
100 Virginia 13 285 1388 4.87 13 78 72 36 13
101 Louisiana Tech 13 237 1159 4.89 13 44 72 37 9
102 Connecticut 12 229 1123 4.90 15 65 60 40 15
103 Massachusetts 12 232 1141 4.92 12 60 52 33 14
103 Colorado State 13 250 1230 4.92 10 90 61 34 10
103 West Virginia 13 275 1354 4.92 13 60 66 52 11
106 Boston College 13 263 1301 4.95 16 70 54 37 14
107 Wake Forest 13 253 1263 4.99 12 70 63 41 16
108 Coastal Carolina 12 250 1266 5.06 16 88 65 37 11
109 Oregon State 12 274 1396 5.09 18 71 79 45 10
109 UTEP 12 286 1455 5.09 18 66 76 50 9
111 Syracuse 12 232 1189 5.13 12 76 62 38 13
112 Baylor 12 249 1284 5.16 10 65 68 44 13
112 Arizona 13 261 1346 5.16 18 63 64 40 15
114 North Carolina 12 270 1406 5.21 15 74 68 39 12
115 Hawai'i 12 250 1306 5.22 13 66 61 37 16
116 Arkansas 12 238 1244 5.23 11 48 71 36 8
117 Ball State 12 217 1138 5.24 13 73 50 37 12
118 Tulsa 12 280 1471 5.25 14 73 58 36 15
119 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 265 1398 5.28 20 77 74 42 11
119 UNLV 12 303 1600 5.28 22 54 91 57 9
119 San Jose State 13 344 1816 5.28 16 68 90 49 15
122 Tulane 12 271 1447 5.34 16 57 73 48 13
123 Louisiana-Monroe 12 259 1385 5.35 18 63 70 42 17
124 Mississippi 12 285 1551 5.44 12 52 73 47 18
125 Air Force 12 234 1309 5.59 15 75 58 35 15
126 Colorado 12 227 1276 5.62 14 75 63 32 14
127 UCLA 13 332 1908 5.75 17 71 77 52 20
128 Tennessee 12 310 1785 5.76 13 74 90 54 17
129 East Carolina 12 248 1459 5.88 13 85 67 33 11
130 Bowling Green 12 272 1654 6.08 17 88 81 48 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards