2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In Overtime through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | California | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | -12 | -4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | USC | 1 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Army | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Temple | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Idaho | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Tulane | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Charlotte | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Memphis | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | South Alabama | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Washington State | 1 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 1 | 25 | 120 | 4.80 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||