2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 14 240 693 2.89 3 54 13 12 4
2 Northwestern 13 196 607 3.10 5 40 21 22 2
3 Texas 13 214 665 3.11 5 50 20 20 3
4 Ohio State 14 239 748 3.13 5 37 18 18 7
5 Clemson 14 224 740 3.30 3 65 22 23 4
6 Washington 13 205 681 3.32 4 35 15 15 3
7 Southern Mississippi 13 230 778 3.38 8 67 25 25 6
8 Michigan State 13 174 601 3.45 4 82 11 12 2
9 Troy 13 215 744 3.46 3 49 20 21 6
10 Iowa State 13 221 767 3.47 3 35 22 25 6
11 Wisconsin 14 200 696 3.48 4 53 20 20 6
12 Virginia Tech 13 219 773 3.53 5 64 26 27 6
13 Ohio 13 198 706 3.57 2 56 18 21 6
14 Northern Illinois 13 251 899 3.58 5 54 23 24 10
15 Mississippi State 13 210 755 3.60 6 59 21 22 5
16 Michigan 13 214 777 3.63 9 65 24 24 7
17 South Florida 12 233 848 3.64 5 46 23 27 6
18 Purdue 13 224 828 3.70 2 51 21 23 6
18 Utah 13 227 840 3.70 6 56 24 26 9
18 Oklahoma State 13 261 965 3.70 7 39 35 36 4
21 Florida State 13 231 863 3.74 5 51 19 20 8
22 Marshall 13 224 839 3.75 5 46 26 25 10
23 North Carolina State 13 221 830 3.76 7 89 27 29 5
24 UCF 13 244 922 3.78 6 51 27 27 4
25 Penn State 13 202 766 3.79 8 45 19 21 5
26 South Carolina 13 232 892 3.84 8 31 25 26 8
27 Boise State 14 236 909 3.85 7 56 25 25 9
28 Florida Atlantic 14 264 1021 3.87 9 75 23 26 6
29 San Diego State 13 216 840 3.89 6 53 14 14 5
30 Wyoming 13 266 1041 3.91 6 34 32 34 5
31 Arkansas State 12 235 928 3.95 4 71 27 27 11
31 Miami (Florida) 13 261 1031 3.95 2 56 34 36 8
33 Washington State 13 227 901 3.97 12 62 33 32 9
34 LSU 13 215 864 4.02 10 29 22 24 4
34 Middle Tennessee 13 240 964 4.02 12 51 30 29 9
36 Houston 12 222 894 4.03 9 84 22 25 7
36 Auburn 14 255 1028 4.03 5 70 25 26 9
38 Pittsburgh 12 194 790 4.07 4 47 24 25 3
38 Notre Dame 13 230 935 4.07 4 40 32 33 9
38 Missouri 13 259 1053 4.07 14 71 30 31 12
41 Oregon 13 229 934 4.08 10 67 25 25 6
42 Kansas State 13 205 844 4.12 6 37 19 19 5
42 TCU 14 244 1005 4.12 4 69 28 29 11
44 UTSA 11 186 768 4.13 6 89 20 24 6
44 Temple 13 268 1107 4.13 7 66 37 40 8
46 Idaho 12 214 886 4.14 9 60 26 27 8
46 Old Dominion 12 265 1096 4.14 9 31 38 42 4
48 Appalachian State 13 210 897 4.27 4 95 23 26 11
49 Georgia State 12 170 731 4.30 6 58 21 21 7
50 Louisville 13 249 1074 4.31 13 75 28 28 8
51 Iowa 13 216 936 4.33 4 44 20 22 4
51 Georgia 15 239 1034 4.33 4 41 29 29 8
51 Cincinnati 12 254 1100 4.33 6 53 23 26 7
54 Fresno State 14 203 893 4.40 10 55 24 26 7
55 Miami (Ohio) 12 192 847 4.41 6 71 15 15 10
55 Maryland 12 245 1081 4.41 13 44 23 24 7
57 New Mexico State 13 264 1166 4.42 13 76 33 33 6
58 South Alabama 12 199 887 4.46 8 74 19 20 7
58 BYU 13 246 1097 4.46 3 35 27 27 2
60 Texas State 12 210 945 4.50 8 71 16 19 5
61 Indiana 12 239 1088 4.55 11 59 28 29 10
62 Western Michigan 12 221 1013 4.58 15 61 33 34 13
63 Wake Forest 13 251 1155 4.60 12 69 39 40 11
63 Memphis 13 273 1257 4.60 7 96 26 27 10
65 Duke 13 228 1050 4.61 7 92 23 23 9
65 California 12 234 1078 4.61 11 57 28 28 7
65 Western Kentucky 13 234 1079 4.61 7 77 26 27 10
68 Coastal Carolina 12 226 1044 4.62 13 88 28 26 6
69 Texas A&M 13 275 1273 4.63 11 75 30 31 13
70 Boston College 13 229 1063 4.64 6 64 24 24 8
71 Buffalo 12 224 1044 4.66 7 35 24 25 6
72 Vanderbilt 12 253 1185 4.68 15 55 47 51 8
73 Florida International 13 224 1051 4.69 11 59 29 30 9
74 Kansas 12 248 1165 4.70 17 63 36 38 12
75 Rice 12 226 1065 4.71 14 62 35 37 6
75 Massachusetts 12 228 1073 4.71 10 60 31 33 14
75 Virginia 13 272 1280 4.71 13 78 33 33 7
78 Utah State 13 288 1358 4.72 11 41 35 36 9
79 Oklahoma 14 242 1144 4.73 13 75 37 38 9
80 Central Michigan 13 267 1266 4.74 9 74 31 33 12
81 Illinois 12 279 1336 4.79 7 79 38 38 8
82 Charlotte 12 243 1167 4.80 8 80 26 29 5
82 Kent State 12 244 1172 4.80 12 72 33 34 13
84 Eastern Michigan 12 233 1120 4.81 8 79 29 29 9
84 UAB 13 242 1165 4.81 8 74 42 44 10
86 Florida 11 209 1010 4.83 8 74 32 32 12
86 Toledo 14 244 1179 4.83 11 48 38 36 9
86 Rutgers 12 247 1192 4.83 10 49 26 26 8
89 Minnesota 12 205 997 4.86 9 67 28 29 8
90 Ball State 12 223 1095 4.91 12 73 31 31 8
91 Stanford 14 250 1235 4.94 8 59 35 36 6
92 New Mexico 12 202 1004 4.97 9 83 24 25 11
92 Nevada 12 277 1378 4.97 10 75 46 47 9
94 North Carolina 12 264 1317 4.99 12 74 29 30 11
94 Arizona 13 269 1342 4.99 15 63 33 34 16
96 Louisiana Tech 13 254 1275 5.02 10 59 35 37 8
97 North Texas 14 274 1386 5.06 12 68 33 36 9
98 Georgia Tech 11 184 940 5.11 13 39 24 24 8
99 Army 13 197 1015 5.15 12 75 24 26 10
99 Texas Tech 13 231 1190 5.15 8 58 29 29 12
101 Navy 13 214 1109 5.18 6 79 28 28 8
101 West Virginia 13 266 1378 5.18 11 66 45 48 13
103 Louisiana-Monroe 12 266 1384 5.20 14 66 36 37 14
104 Connecticut 12 218 1138 5.22 17 53 36 39 14
105 UTEP 12 260 1365 5.25 19 54 39 41 9
106 USC 14 248 1310 5.28 6 84 37 38 14
106 Akron 14 281 1483 5.28 12 80 43 47 12
108 Mississippi 12 281 1495 5.32 13 48 40 42 14
109 Baylor 12 227 1209 5.33 9 99 36 35 11
110 Arizona State 13 231 1239 5.36 12 67 34 34 15
111 Kentucky 13 208 1116 5.37 12 64 34 35 11
112 Colorado 12 231 1243 5.38 13 75 25 26 9
113 Oregon State 12 256 1382 5.40 12 56 44 46 14
114 Bowling Green 12 281 1521 5.41 12 75 42 45 10
115 Tulsa 12 262 1421 5.42 13 75 35 36 17
116 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 261 1419 5.44 15 77 40 44 13
116 San Jose State 13 333 1810 5.44 14 82 36 44 11
116 UCLA 13 335 1823 5.44 18 80 48 47 14
119 Syracuse 12 231 1295 5.61 17 64 39 40 14
120 Colorado State 13 244 1385 5.68 14 90 38 38 11
121 SMU 13 270 1556 5.76 15 92 44 46 16
122 Arkansas 12 220 1278 5.81 19 79 26 26 9
123 Tennessee 12 263 1548 5.89 8 74 43 46 13
124 Nebraska 12 235 1387 5.90 14 75 36 37 9
125 Hawai'i 12 255 1510 5.92 9 66 47 49 17
126 UNLV 12 254 1534 6.04 13 67 48 53 10
127 Tulane 12 234 1432 6.12 15 82 38 40 18
128 Georgia Southern 12 219 1343 6.13 15 75 38 38 15
129 Air Force 12 231 1441 6.24 17 91 31 33 16
130 East Carolina 12 247 1798 7.28 22 85 43 45 15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards