2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Northern Illinois 12 90 181 2.01 0 28 9 8 2
2 Middle Tennessee 12 48 115 2.40 0 16 6 3 0
3 Ohio 13 71 182 2.56 0 22 5 5 1
4 Wisconsin 13 59 158 2.68 0 26 7 5 1
5 LSU 12 60 171 2.85 0 16 6 4 0
6 Michigan 13 90 262 2.91 0 52 6 6 4
7 Florida 11 60 177 2.95 0 22 8 5 1
8 Georgia Tech 10 45 134 2.98 0 21 4 4 1
9 South Florida 12 55 170 3.09 0 18 6 6 0
10 Auburn 11 32 100 3.13 0 16 3 3 0
11 Texas 13 84 264 3.14 0 27 11 9 2
12 California 12 51 164 3.22 0 17 5 5 0
13 Oklahoma State 13 57 184 3.23 0 18 7 5 0
14 Alabama 14 91 295 3.24 0 21 12 8 2
15 Southern Mississippi 13 69 225 3.26 0 26 8 9 2
16 UCF 13 80 264 3.30 0 17 12 8 0
17 San Diego State 12 44 147 3.34 0 12 6 1 0
18 Ohio State 14 96 326 3.40 0 37 12 10 5
19 Arkansas State 12 85 293 3.45 0 71 10 10 3
20 Fresno State 14 50 173 3.46 0 21 7 3 1
21 Western Michigan 12 74 258 3.49 0 29 13 10 2
22 Kansas State 13 40 140 3.50 0 36 4 4 1
23 Florida State 13 56 197 3.52 0 21 5 6 2
24 Oregon 12 61 216 3.54 0 34 9 6 2
25 Northwestern 12 55 207 3.76 0 22 8 7 1
26 Iowa State 13 56 211 3.77 0 35 7 5 2
27 Virginia 13 85 321 3.78 0 19 15 9 0
28 Georgia Southern 10 33 126 3.82 0 61 4 4 2
29 Georgia 15 58 227 3.91 0 31 9 6 2
30 Marshall 13 58 228 3.93 0 23 6 5 1
30 Penn State 13 72 283 3.93 0 45 9 8 1
32 Michigan State 13 83 327 3.94 1 82 14 13 2
33 Buffalo 12 57 226 3.96 0 32 9 4 1
34 Clemson 13 65 258 3.97 0 45 10 7 2
35 Notre Dame 13 49 195 3.98 0 31 10 9 2
36 Georgia State 12 67 267 3.99 0 59 8 8 2
37 Rutgers 10 61 245 4.02 0 18 7 7 0
38 Virginia Tech 13 88 364 4.14 0 69 9 12 4
39 Troy 12 66 275 4.17 0 33 9 7 1
40 Purdue 13 58 243 4.19 0 33 9 7 2
41 Oregon State 10 35 148 4.23 0 13 6 5 0
41 Louisiana Tech 13 44 186 4.23 0 18 7 5 0
43 Texas State 10 65 276 4.25 0 35 12 10 1
43 Indiana 11 67 285 4.25 0 29 11 8 1
45 Kentucky 11 50 213 4.26 0 16 9 9 0
46 TCU 13 81 346 4.27 0 54 15 14 4
47 Boise State 13 46 197 4.28 0 24 8 8 2
48 Miami (Florida) 13 70 304 4.34 0 56 10 8 2
49 Minnesota 12 54 235 4.35 0 41 9 5 1
50 BYU 13 53 236 4.45 0 24 7 5 2
51 Vanderbilt 12 38 171 4.50 0 38 5 4 1
51 Temple 12 54 243 4.50 0 26 7 11 1
53 UAB 12 44 200 4.55 0 32 7 8 2
54 Nevada 11 32 146 4.56 0 33 4 4 2
55 Idaho 10 54 247 4.57 0 53 10 9 2
56 Maryland 12 49 227 4.63 0 23 9 6 2
57 Miami (Ohio) 11 54 252 4.67 0 23 7 3 2
58 Rice 11 37 174 4.70 0 19 7 7 0
59 Massachusetts 12 56 267 4.77 0 35 12 9 5
59 Missouri 13 56 267 4.77 0 71 5 5 4
61 Utah State 12 72 344 4.78 0 25 15 13 2
62 Wyoming 12 74 357 4.82 0 28 16 13 2
63 Boston College 13 86 416 4.84 0 64 17 12 2
64 Syracuse 11 58 283 4.88 0 34 14 11 1
65 Old Dominion 12 52 257 4.94 0 35 12 7 3
66 Florida Atlantic 13 45 223 4.96 0 16 6 7 0
67 Appalachian State 13 66 330 5.00 1 95 9 9 3
68 Cincinnati 12 60 302 5.03 0 53 7 5 2
69 Pittsburgh 11 50 252 5.04 1 83 9 8 1
70 South Carolina 13 41 207 5.05 0 16 8 7 0
71 Oklahoma 12 23 119 5.17 0 45 5 4 1
72 Mississippi State 12 66 342 5.18 0 75 10 7 2
72 UTSA 11 71 368 5.18 1 89 10 9 3
74 Kansas 11 50 264 5.28 0 63 11 10 4
75 Ball State 12 49 259 5.29 0 18 12 11 0
75 New Mexico State 13 55 291 5.29 0 58 10 10 2
77 Wake Forest 12 48 260 5.42 0 69 9 8 3
78 UTEP 12 65 355 5.46 0 33 16 11 2
79 USC 14 66 361 5.47 1 84 11 11 2
80 South Alabama 11 60 332 5.53 0 32 17 12 4
81 North Carolina State 13 48 266 5.54 1 89 9 7 2
82 Mississippi 12 57 318 5.58 0 52 11 10 2
83 Duke 13 83 467 5.63 2 92 17 9 3
84 Louisville 12 47 265 5.64 1 81 8 5 2
85 Charlotte 12 63 357 5.67 1 80 16 10 4
86 North Carolina 12 58 330 5.69 0 74 13 11 2
86 New Mexico 12 71 404 5.69 1 83 10 9 4
88 Florida International 12 48 275 5.73 0 59 10 9 3
89 Louisiana-Monroe 12 69 397 5.75 1 82 14 12 5
90 Colorado 10 47 273 5.81 0 63 9 8 4
91 Army 13 35 205 5.86 1 81 6 2 1
91 Connecticut 12 49 287 5.86 0 30 10 9 3
93 Navy 12 52 305 5.87 0 71 11 9 2
94 Arizona 13 47 278 5.91 0 63 9 7 4
95 Texas Tech 13 34 202 5.94 0 42 4 4 3
96 Houston 10 57 341 5.98 0 84 10 7 2
97 West Virginia 13 56 336 6.00 0 41 17 12 1
98 Washington 13 62 377 6.08 1 92 14 11 4
99 Nebraska 11 53 323 6.09 0 30 14 10 3
100 Eastern Michigan 12 67 409 6.10 0 69 12 10 4
101 Central Michigan 13 74 458 6.19 0 74 15 10 8
102 Western Kentucky 13 67 417 6.22 1 89 12 9 3
103 Utah 12 44 276 6.27 0 38 10 11 3
104 SMU 13 63 402 6.38 1 92 12 9 6
105 Illinois 11 47 301 6.40 0 79 10 10 3
106 Arizona State 11 37 238 6.43 1 95 7 6 2
107 San Jose State 13 89 578 6.49 1 82 20 15 6
108 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 52 339 6.52 0 37 13 11 4
109 Arkansas 12 55 367 6.67 0 79 15 6 5
110 Air Force 10 41 275 6.71 1 91 7 7 3
111 Coastal Carolina 12 51 344 6.75 2 88 10 7 2
112 Toledo 14 64 437 6.83 0 82 14 13 4
113 UCLA 13 62 424 6.84 0 80 15 9 3
114 Tulsa 11 42 288 6.86 0 47 13 12 4
115 North Texas 14 54 371 6.87 1 82 10 8 2
116 Tennessee 12 70 483 6.90 0 52 20 15 5
117 Kent State 12 67 463 6.91 0 64 13 13 6
118 Colorado State 12 62 431 6.95 1 90 14 10 4
119 Baylor 12 46 321 6.98 1 99 10 7 4
120 Texas A&M 13 60 425 7.08 0 79 9 8 5
121 Iowa 12 42 298 7.10 0 66 5 5 3
122 Stanford 14 63 454 7.21 0 59 14 14 3
123 Memphis 13 65 476 7.32 1 96 14 11 7
124 Akron 11 39 289 7.41 0 80 10 7 3
125 Washington State 13 61 458 7.51 1 86 14 12 3
126 Hawai'i 11 58 436 7.52 0 66 14 12 7
127 Tulane 12 54 472 8.74 1 82 15 14 7
128 Bowling Green 12 59 519 8.80 1 88 17 13 5
129 UNLV 12 40 374 9.35 0 67 13 13 4
130 East Carolina 11 43 427 9.93 2 85 13 11 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards