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

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