2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 11 34 64 1.88 0 9 4 0 0
2 Washington 13 71 123 1.73 0 17 15 4 0
3 Alabama 12 71 142 2.00 0 14 11 8 0
4 UTSA 11 54 164 3.04 2 35 11 9 3
5 New Mexico 12 75 171 2.28 1 28 11 8 2
6 Ohio 12 54 177 3.28 0 29 10 9 2
7 Ohio State 13 80 178 2.23 1 36 14 6 3
8 Wisconsin 13 62 191 3.08 1 39 12 5 1
9 Duke 13 74 196 2.65 1 25 15 7 1
10 Northwestern 13 69 206 2.99 1 23 15 7 2
10 Arkansas State 12 68 206 3.03 1 35 17 8 3
12 Troy 13 86 213 2.48 0 20 17 8 1
12 TCU 12 76 213 2.80 2 34 13 8 2
12 Texas 13 68 213 3.13 2 31 13 8 3
12 Penn State 13 60 213 3.55 2 35 17 9 2
12 Georgia 13 59 213 3.61 0 22 18 9 1
17 Clemson 13 66 223 3.38 1 22 18 10 1
18 Iowa State 12 93 227 2.44 0 15 19 7 0
19 South Florida 11 70 230 3.29 2 36 14 12 2
20 Northern Illinois 12 70 235 3.36 0 29 11 6 2
20 Army 12 65 235 3.62 3 32 20 9 3
22 Virginia Tech 12 53 236 4.45 0 36 15 7 2
23 Purdue 13 81 239 2.95 0 20 21 8 1
24 Eastern Michigan 11 68 243 3.57 1 26 14 9 2
25 Wake Forest 13 95 246 2.59 0 28 20 9 1
26 Fresno State 14 75 248 3.31 1 28 17 10 1
26 Texas A&M 13 65 248 3.82 0 27 14 9 4
28 Marshall 13 61 253 4.15 2 35 14 8 4
29 Georgia State 12 64 254 3.97 2 35 17 10 3
30 Oklahoma State 13 73 255 3.49 3 39 21 15 4
30 Appalachian State 13 65 255 3.92 0 28 17 11 3
32 Louisville 13 95 263 2.77 1 39 16 7 3
33 Mississippi State 12 52 267 5.13 3 33 15 9 5
34 Boise State 14 64 273 4.27 0 34 21 10 3
35 Miami (Florida) 13 84 276 3.29 1 22 24 14 2
35 Pittsburgh 11 66 276 4.18 1 32 18 9 2
37 Wyoming 13 101 280 2.77 0 20 22 11 1
37 Iowa 13 83 280 3.37 1 25 17 6 1
39 UCF 13 79 281 3.56 2 30 18 12 2
40 Boston College 13 62 282 4.55 2 32 14 10 3
41 Middle Tennessee 13 96 285 2.97 2 29 24 11 2
42 North Carolina State 13 68 294 4.32 0 31 14 10 2
43 Navy 13 73 299 4.10 0 21 16 9 1
44 Southern Mississippi 13 86 300 3.49 0 26 18 9 3
45 Western Kentucky 13 83 301 3.63 1 26 15 6 1
45 Michigan 11 72 301 4.18 3 32 17 9 4
47 Utah 13 59 302 5.12 2 23 14 13 2
48 Hawai'i 12 83 307 3.70 2 34 25 11 3
49 Houston 12 75 308 4.11 0 20 24 14 2
50 Miami (Ohio) 11 77 309 4.01 4 33 18 10 5
51 Auburn 14 100 315 3.15 2 27 21 11 5
52 LSU 12 67 319 4.76 1 28 20 9 4
53 Oregon 12 76 320 4.21 2 34 18 11 6
54 Florida State 13 71 322 4.54 3 30 18 11 6
55 South Carolina 13 89 331 3.72 0 25 23 13 3
55 Charlotte 12 75 331 4.41 1 35 18 8 4
57 Texas State 11 90 336 3.73 2 36 19 8 2
57 West Virginia 13 89 336 3.78 1 30 19 12 2
59 Florida Atlantic 13 88 337 3.83 2 29 25 12 3
60 Coastal Carolina 12 92 340 3.70 1 26 24 14 3
61 Kansas State 12 73 343 4.70 3 37 18 11 4
62 Georgia Southern 12 87 344 3.95 3 36 18 9 6
63 San Diego State 11 73 345 4.73 3 29 20 8 3
64 South Alabama 12 73 349 4.78 2 27 23 13 3
65 Washington State 13 75 351 4.68 2 28 24 13 5
66 Memphis 13 91 354 3.89 0 29 26 13 2
67 Indiana 12 64 356 5.56 2 32 19 12 5
68 Colorado State 13 84 363 4.32 3 27 20 12 4
69 New Mexico State 13 94 364 3.87 3 38 21 12 5
70 Stanford 14 91 365 4.01 2 27 23 12 5
71 Rutgers 12 75 371 4.95 0 32 19 14 4
72 Arizona State 13 78 373 4.78 2 23 24 12 4
73 Tulane 11 87 375 4.31 3 33 23 12 4
73 Western Michigan 11 70 375 5.36 4 37 21 11 6
75 Idaho 12 88 381 4.33 3 34 21 14 4
75 Cincinnati 12 88 381 4.33 3 39 25 15 3
77 Florida 10 73 383 5.25 5 39 18 15 6
77 Georgia Tech 11 71 383 5.39 2 32 21 12 6
79 UAB 13 93 389 4.18 3 29 20 17 3
80 Florida International 13 99 392 3.96 2 26 27 12 3
80 Tulsa 12 91 392 4.31 4 34 21 13 4
82 Oklahoma 13 73 397 5.44 4 38 26 15 4
83 Baylor 12 97 400 4.12 5 34 20 11 6
84 East Carolina 12 74 404 5.46 2 26 26 16 4
85 Minnesota 12 78 405 5.19 3 34 24 13 6
86 Syracuse 12 90 406 4.51 6 37 24 10 6
87 North Texas 13 94 407 4.33 1 24 26 13 4
87 California 12 91 407 4.47 3 30 25 11 3
87 Colorado 11 79 407 5.15 3 28 29 14 4
90 Nevada 12 113 414 3.66 1 24 30 17 3
91 Arizona 12 89 416 4.67 2 28 24 15 4
91 Texas Tech 13 87 416 4.78 1 29 25 14 5
93 Temple 13 107 419 3.92 3 37 23 15 6
94 Air Force 12 77 421 5.47 3 36 24 12 5
95 Louisiana Tech 13 76 425 5.59 2 35 29 19 4
96 BYU 13 104 426 4.10 0 19 27 9 0
97 Kansas 12 96 429 4.47 3 29 24 16 6
98 Notre Dame 13 116 433 3.73 1 24 31 13 2
99 Rice 11 82 434 5.29 4 29 23 16 8
100 Arkansas 12 103 448 4.35 3 38 32 12 3
100 Kentucky 13 83 448 5.40 3 37 23 12 4
102 Massachusetts 12 89 452 5.08 3 37 22 13 8
103 USC 14 95 461 4.85 2 32 29 14 6
104 Ball State 12 81 463 5.72 5 35 25 16 8
105 Central Michigan 13 89 466 5.24 4 33 26 17 7
105 Toledo 14 69 466 6.75 3 39 23 16 4
107 Connecticut 12 76 467 6.14 5 38 27 17 8
108 SMU 13 109 475 4.36 4 38 30 18 9
109 Nebraska 12 98 481 4.91 2 29 32 15 4
110 North Carolina 12 106 489 4.61 2 35 31 15 5
111 Illinois 12 96 495 5.16 1 33 30 19 3
112 Virginia 12 110 501 4.55 4 36 31 16 7
113 Old Dominion 12 96 513 5.34 5 39 29 20 6
114 Buffalo 12 94 514 5.47 3 37 32 15 4
115 Kent State 12 96 516 5.38 5 39 25 18 7
116 Missouri 13 94 529 5.63 7 36 26 19 10
116 Louisiana-Monroe 12 89 529 5.94 4 38 31 19 7
118 Akron 14 121 535 4.42 2 30 29 13 4
119 Vanderbilt 11 91 537 5.90 4 39 30 22 6
120 Maryland 12 89 572 6.43 4 31 31 22 8
121 UNLV 12 98 573 5.85 2 35 34 22 4
122 Utah State 13 131 574 4.38 3 34 36 16 5
123 Bowling Green 12 120 578 4.82 3 30 34 19 5
124 UTEP 12 110 582 5.29 2 32 38 21 6
125 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 97 604 6.23 2 38 35 21 6
126 UCLA 13 103 617 5.99 1 33 33 25 7
127 Oregon State 12 99 626 6.32 2 32 36 21 7
128 San Jose State 13 121 630 5.21 1 29 36 16 4
129 Tennessee 12 107 634 5.93 2 32 39 20 8
130 Mississippi 12 108 636 5.89 4 38 34 18 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards