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

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