2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 13 | -40 | -3.08 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | -30 | -6.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 6 | 10 | -27 | -2.70 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 6 | -24 | -4.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | -23 | -3.29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 6 | 10 | -22 | -2.20 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | -19 | -2.71 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 6 | 14 | -11 | -0.79 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | -7 | -1.17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 9 | -4 | -0.44 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 12 | 19 | 13 | 0.68 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 8 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 10 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Baylor | 7 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 7 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 6 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Army | 6 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 10 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 9 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 10 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | South Florida | 9 | 11 | -37 | -3.36 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Washington | 9 | 14 | -19 | -1.36 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Duke | 8 | 12 | -13 | -1.08 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Alabama | 7 | 6 | -10 | -1.67 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 13 | -10 | -0.77 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 11 | 14 | -6 | -0.43 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Louisville | 6 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Charlotte | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 12 | -2 | -0.17 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Texas | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | LSU | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | BYU | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Arizona | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Rice | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | UCF | 8 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Memphis | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | California | 10 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Notre Dame | 6 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | UTEP | 8 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Penn State | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1.39 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Troy | 9 | 15 | 25 | 1.67 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 8 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Indiana | 5 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 19 | 29 | 1.53 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 9 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 6 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Maryland | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 7 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | USC | 9 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 6 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 7 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Hawai'i | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 5 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 10 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Idaho | 9 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 9 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Virginia | 9 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 100 | Marshall | 8 | 13 | -47 | -3.62 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | UNLV | 9 | 17 | -17 | -1.00 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Tulane | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Kent State | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Old Dominion | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Toledo | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Auburn | 11 | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Akron | 9 | 16 | 22 | 1.38 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Kansas | 8 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 10 | 18 | 31 | 1.72 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Tulsa | 7 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Houston | 9 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Utah State | 10 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 8 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 7 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 100 | Illinois | 7 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 100 | UCLA | 11 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 9 | -7 | -0.78 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Florida State | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | SMU | 11 | 20 | 23 | 1.15 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Nevada | 9 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | Boise State | 10 | 14 | 41 | 2.93 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 121 | Georgia State | 9 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 121 | East Carolina | 7 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 121 | Wake Forest | 10 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 130 | North Texas | 11 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||