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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Oklahoma State 13 181 659 3.64 0 22 41 25 3
2 Pittsburgh 12 115 478 4.16 0 23 24 16 3
3 South Florida 12 143 388 2.71 0 24 22 15 1
3 Washington 13 159 475 2.99 0 24 31 11 1
5 Houston 12 127 393 3.09 0 27 26 11 2
6 Ohio State 14 153 418 2.73 0 30 24 12 6
7 Northern Illinois 13 152 561 3.69 0 34 28 20 8
7 Florida State 13 151 609 4.03 0 34 34 20 6
7 Wyoming 13 186 673 3.62 0 34 41 19 2
10 BYU 13 152 510 3.36 0 35 33 14 1
11 Michigan State 13 117 462 3.95 0 36 25 10 2
12 UTSA 11 110 403 3.66 0 37 24 13 4
12 Old Dominion 12 158 706 4.47 0 37 38 28 8
14 Charlotte 12 156 796 5.10 0 38 41 27 6
15 Ohio 13 140 508 3.63 0 39 27 18 5
15 Georgia Tech 11 107 544 5.08 0 39 26 16 5
15 Boise State 14 181 622 3.44 0 39 32 18 5
18 Northwestern 13 122 459 3.76 0 40 27 16 3
19 Iowa State 13 143 628 4.39 0 41 32 20 10
19 Central Michigan 13 164 637 3.88 0 41 31 18 3
19 Illinois 12 142 726 5.11 0 41 30 20 3
22 Alabama 14 150 389 2.59 0 44 25 11 3
22 Iowa 13 139 558 4.01 0 44 30 13 3
24 San Diego State 13 177 596 3.37 0 45 28 11 3
24 Fresno State 14 158 623 3.94 0 45 35 23 4
24 Arizona 13 161 659 4.09 0 45 39 18 6
24 Georgia 15 197 781 3.96 0 45 41 21 7
28 Indiana 12 168 700 4.17 0 46 33 22 8
29 Troy 13 136 390 2.87 0 47 28 14 4
30 Appalachian State 13 148 723 4.89 0 48 34 26 12
30 Miami (Florida) 13 189 851 4.50 0 48 48 25 11
30 Utah State 13 200 889 4.45 0 48 40 30 9
33 Texas 13 151 519 3.44 0 50 31 19 2
34 Notre Dame 13 134 639 4.77 0 52 28 22 6
34 Stanford 14 184 858 4.66 0 52 39 22 6
36 Coastal Carolina 12 115 496 4.31 0 53 29 13 4
36 Rutgers 12 121 584 4.83 0 53 28 16 3
36 Cincinnati 12 141 668 4.74 0 53 36 17 6
39 South Carolina 13 162 660 4.07 0 54 36 19 7
39 Western Kentucky 13 141 716 5.08 0 54 35 21 8
39 Tulane 12 122 736 6.03 0 54 37 22 7
39 UNLV 12 134 792 5.91 0 54 45 29 6
43 Maryland 12 120 472 3.93 0 55 23 14 3
43 Kansas 12 96 477 4.97 0 55 20 13 4
45 Georgia State 12 104 487 4.68 0 58 26 18 3
45 Texas Tech 13 153 625 4.08 0 58 33 20 7
45 Middle Tennessee 13 140 647 4.62 0 58 32 19 9
48 Louisiana Tech 13 163 820 5.03 0 59 48 26 8
48 Mississippi 12 165 1076 6.52 0 59 44 29 13
50 Massachusetts 12 125 756 6.05 0 60 30 22 7
51 Vanderbilt 12 135 528 3.91 1 61 32 24 2
52 Idaho 12 135 610 4.52 1 62 33 18 4
53 Toledo 14 194 793 4.09 2 63 36 20 8
54 Virginia Tech 13 164 537 3.27 1 64 30 21 4
54 Kentucky 13 134 649 4.84 0 64 37 20 9
54 Memphis 13 166 775 4.67 1 64 36 25 3
57 New Mexico 12 121 516 4.26 1 65 25 17 5
57 Connecticut 12 140 596 4.26 1 65 30 21 8
57 Clemson 14 189 617 3.26 0 65 36 19 5
60 Marshall 13 168 667 3.97 0 66 33 23 8
60 Buffalo 12 157 771 4.91 1 66 45 25 6
60 Temple 13 158 772 4.89 0 66 41 28 5
60 Hawai'i 12 114 797 6.99 2 66 33 23 8
60 UTEP 12 124 857 6.91 0 66 42 30 7
60 Louisiana-Monroe 12 137 922 6.73 2 66 41 30 11
60 UCF 13 180 934 5.19 1 66 47 32 11
67 Oregon 13 136 442 3.25 1 67 26 17 4
67 Southern Mississippi 13 139 528 3.80 1 67 28 18 6
67 Arizona State 13 133 663 4.98 3 67 32 23 9
67 Mississippi State 13 171 680 3.98 1 67 29 17 6
67 West Virginia 13 161 1008 6.26 1 67 43 38 11
72 Utah 13 152 531 3.49 1 68 26 19 6
72 Akron 14 163 885 5.43 1 68 44 32 5
72 North Texas 14 201 1031 5.13 1 68 49 36 13
75 TCU 14 168 469 2.79 1 69 23 11 4
75 Michigan 13 145 555 3.83 2 69 27 17 10
75 Penn State 13 168 625 3.72 1 69 31 19 3
78 Florida International 13 135 805 5.96 1 70 33 21 9
78 SMU 13 162 827 5.10 2 70 40 27 6
78 Wake Forest 13 160 871 5.44 1 70 44 31 10
78 Auburn 14 207 907 4.38 1 70 38 24 6
78 Boston College 13 175 1045 5.97 3 70 38 30 11
83 Texas State 12 121 603 4.98 2 71 24 11 5
83 UCLA 13 196 1421 7.25 4 71 57 39 14
85 Miami (Ohio) 12 151 796 5.27 1 73 34 20 11
85 North Carolina 12 138 805 5.83 2 73 37 24 6
85 Rice 12 131 809 6.18 0 73 35 32 8
85 Ball State 12 122 823 6.75 2 73 27 21 10
89 Kansas State 13 139 578 4.16 1 74 35 16 3
89 South Alabama 12 116 579 4.99 0 74 29 14 4
89 Western Michigan 12 158 588 3.72 1 74 30 18 8
89 LSU 13 159 630 3.96 0 74 30 20 8
89 Arkansas State 12 138 631 4.57 1 74 29 22 5
89 Florida 11 128 644 5.03 1 74 30 22 8
89 Purdue 13 169 744 4.40 2 74 28 17 9
89 UAB 13 177 871 4.92 2 74 38 31 9
89 Oregon State 12 131 902 6.89 3 74 42 30 8
89 Tennessee 12 158 904 5.72 0 74 41 29 9
99 Arkansas 12 120 629 5.24 2 75 28 14 4
99 Kent State 12 112 676 6.04 2 75 27 25 8
99 Missouri 13 168 731 4.35 2 75 34 21 9
99 Florida Atlantic 14 179 777 4.34 2 75 37 24 6
99 Texas A&M 13 203 788 3.88 2 75 39 21 7
99 Louisville 13 166 806 4.86 1 75 38 18 5
99 Nebraska 12 115 819 7.12 3 75 31 24 9
99 Colorado 12 154 826 5.36 1 75 42 20 6
99 USC 14 154 827 5.37 1 75 43 26 10
99 Georgia Southern 12 123 854 6.94 1 75 35 25 8
99 Colorado State 13 163 879 5.39 3 75 42 25 7
99 Army 13 145 884 6.10 4 75 40 23 9
99 East Carolina 12 151 890 5.89 2 75 41 23 5
99 Bowling Green 12 138 933 6.76 1 75 37 23 14
99 Nevada 12 155 975 6.29 2 75 47 37 6
99 Oklahoma 14 176 976 5.55 2 75 47 33 8
99 San Jose State 13 166 1073 6.46 3 75 47 32 10
99 Tulsa 12 150 1132 7.55 2 75 44 31 13
117 California 12 160 659 4.12 2 76 43 16 3
117 New Mexico State 13 156 689 4.42 2 76 29 20 4
117 Syracuse 12 151 790 5.23 3 76 30 19 7
117 Air Force 12 137 1028 7.50 6 76 34 24 11
121 North Carolina State 13 147 622 4.23 2 77 33 20 6
121 Minnesota 12 121 683 5.64 2 77 30 21 9
121 Wisconsin 14 186 705 3.79 0 77 39 21 8
121 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 154 899 5.84 1 77 42 28 9
125 Virginia 13 158 880 5.57 3 78 33 18 7
126 Washington State 13 129 581 4.50 1 79 32 23 7
126 Navy 13 142 662 4.66 1 79 31 18 5
126 Duke 13 178 693 3.89 1 79 38 18 5
126 Baylor 12 124 790 6.37 2 79 40 29 8
126 Eastern Michigan 12 161 813 5.05 2 79 36 20 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards