2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 California 2 8 -17 -2.13 0 16 1 1 0
2 Florida 1 9 1 0.11 0 8 1 0 0
3 Kentucky 1 10 2 0.20 1 14 2 1 0
4 Rice 1 8 2 0.25 1 15 1 1 0
5 Nebraska 2 16 10 0.63 0 19 1 1 0
6 Illinois 1 7 8 1.14 1 9 1 0 0
7 Nevada 1 32 44 1.38 0 14 5 3 0
8 San Diego State 8 61 87 1.43 0 16 9 3 0
9 Texas 4 53 79 1.49 0 18 9 5 0
10 TCU 9 92 151 1.64 1 36 10 6 2
11 Vanderbilt 3 43 75 1.74 0 18 5 4 0
12 Northern Illinois 5 115 216 1.88 3 25 16 10 1
13 Connecticut 1 9 17 1.89 1 17 1 1 0
14 Missouri 6 125 257 2.06 3 26 24 12 3
15 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 12 25 2.08 1 11 3 1 0
16 Florida State 4 47 101 2.15 0 25 7 7 2
16 Temple 6 60 129 2.15 2 19 8 7 0
16 Appalachian State 6 79 170 2.15 1 24 16 10 2
19 Rutgers 2 31 67 2.16 0 7 0 0 0
20 Georgia State 4 31 69 2.23 1 32 6 2 1
21 Coastal Carolina 1 4 9 2.25 1 6 0 0 0
22 Minnesota 3 40 91 2.28 1 15 6 4 0
23 Duke 4 48 110 2.29 2 81 4 2 1
24 LSU 7 56 129 2.30 4 27 8 4 1
25 Arkansas 2 26 60 2.31 1 26 4 2 1
25 Washington 9 138 319 2.31 2 19 26 11 0
27 Colorado 4 41 95 2.32 0 24 7 3 1
28 UTSA 3 54 132 2.44 2 24 11 5 1
29 South Alabama 2 28 70 2.50 1 14 4 1 0
29 Ohio 8 101 253 2.50 3 56 14 8 3
31 Akron 3 55 141 2.56 0 28 9 6 2
32 Texas A&M 3 53 136 2.57 3 17 9 5 0
33 South Carolina 4 34 88 2.59 3 20 7 6 1
34 Virginia Tech 6 98 255 2.60 0 33 15 9 3
35 Mississippi State 6 110 289 2.63 1 33 20 11 4
36 Utah 6 81 214 2.64 3 13 14 9 0
37 SMU 4 52 138 2.65 2 23 7 3 1
38 New Mexico 2 18 48 2.67 0 12 3 2 0
38 Alabama 11 177 473 2.67 3 54 29 16 4
40 Fresno State 6 99 265 2.68 1 24 18 10 1
41 Wisconsin 10 90 243 2.70 1 26 15 8 3
41 Oregon 7 114 308 2.70 1 24 19 10 1
43 Michigan State 5 33 90 2.73 1 14 5 3 0
44 Arkansas State 6 103 285 2.77 0 24 18 14 5
45 North Carolina State 5 58 161 2.78 2 22 11 6 3
46 Air Force 2 24 68 2.83 0 14 4 3 0
46 Idaho 3 30 85 2.83 0 18 4 5 0
48 Georgia Tech 4 33 95 2.88 1 15 6 4 0
49 Oklahoma 10 143 413 2.89 5 36 30 13 2
50 Iowa State 4 48 140 2.92 1 20 8 6 1
51 Western Michigan 3 69 202 2.93 3 58 14 7 3
52 Pittsburgh 3 47 140 2.98 1 15 7 7 0
53 Wyoming 5 131 392 2.99 1 34 28 13 2
54 Syracuse 3 39 117 3.00 0 12 3 3 0
55 Ohio State 9 204 615 3.01 5 55 29 18 10
56 Miami (Florida) 6 73 222 3.04 1 23 15 10 3
57 Tennessee 2 37 113 3.05 1 13 6 2 0
58 Troy 8 153 471 3.08 2 47 32 12 4
59 Memphis 6 124 387 3.12 3 22 29 19 2
60 Washington State 6 75 236 3.15 3 45 17 9 2
61 Kansas State 4 78 247 3.17 3 19 17 11 0
62 Northwestern 5 54 174 3.22 0 30 13 8 2
63 Penn State 11 223 731 3.28 7 54 45 24 5
64 Clemson 10 197 651 3.30 3 37 40 20 4
65 Purdue 6 54 179 3.31 1 24 11 6 2
66 Texas Tech 6 73 242 3.32 4 45 19 10 3
66 Louisville 6 133 442 3.32 4 33 29 12 2
66 Florida Atlantic 9 193 640 3.32 8 75 34 22 2
69 Toledo 8 145 487 3.36 6 21 25 11 1
70 Eastern Michigan 2 38 128 3.37 0 13 9 4 0
71 South Florida 7 84 284 3.38 4 36 16 9 3
72 Central Michigan 4 60 205 3.42 3 33 13 5 3
73 North Carolina 2 52 182 3.50 0 27 9 5 1
73 North Texas 7 72 252 3.50 2 29 19 6 1
75 Maryland 2 35 124 3.54 0 21 7 2 1
75 Marshall 7 59 209 3.54 2 31 13 7 2
77 Indiana 4 106 377 3.56 0 21 23 14 3
77 Notre Dame 8 144 512 3.56 2 27 29 18 5
79 Auburn 9 184 659 3.58 3 70 41 19 3
80 Michigan 8 69 249 3.61 2 36 14 8 5
81 Massachusetts 3 42 153 3.64 3 26 10 6 1
81 Southern Mississippi 4 55 200 3.64 2 26 12 8 3
83 Oklahoma State 6 159 580 3.65 4 55 31 15 4
84 Utah State 5 104 381 3.66 2 34 24 13 2
85 Wake Forest 6 105 394 3.75 4 58 24 16 4
86 BYU 2 29 110 3.79 0 21 8 5 1
86 Georgia 10 169 640 3.79 4 39 36 19 7
88 Virginia 3 49 186 3.80 2 30 11 5 2
89 Iowa 4 23 90 3.91 0 11 6 2 0
90 Boston College 5 90 353 3.92 2 70 18 12 3
91 Louisiana Tech 3 52 206 3.96 1 32 16 8 1
91 Boise State 6 98 388 3.96 4 33 24 14 1
93 Western Kentucky 2 32 128 4.00 0 77 5 1 1
94 Houston 4 68 283 4.16 2 24 16 10 3
95 Ball State 2 18 75 4.17 1 28 5 2 1
95 UCF 8 160 667 4.17 3 51 33 21 5
97 Old Dominion 1 16 67 4.19 1 21 5 2 1
97 Army 5 64 268 4.19 3 23 18 12 3
99 San Jose State 2 12 51 4.25 0 14 3 2 0
100 Hawai'i 1 17 73 4.29 1 49 5 3 1
101 Texas State 1 3 13 4.33 0 14 1 1 0
102 USC 7 97 426 4.39 4 54 26 14 4
103 Kansas 1 14 62 4.43 0 41 3 1 1
104 Middle Tennessee 5 60 268 4.47 1 58 14 9 3
105 Stanford 6 87 403 4.63 3 27 23 15 2
106 Baylor 1 18 84 4.67 0 43 4 2 1
106 Arizona 5 84 392 4.67 5 47 24 15 3
108 Tulane 2 39 183 4.69 5 51 11 8 2
109 Buffalo 3 59 279 4.73 2 50 18 5 1
110 Arizona State 4 50 238 4.76 5 50 12 11 2
111 Bowling Green 1 13 62 4.77 2 22 4 2 1
112 East Carolina 3 47 231 4.91 2 29 16 6 1
113 UNLV 4 87 438 5.03 5 36 26 15 2
114 UAB 7 95 513 5.40 5 70 23 21 4
115 Charlotte 1 7 39 5.57 1 13 2 1 0
116 Colorado State 6 89 502 5.64 4 70 24 12 5
117 West Virginia 5 106 602 5.68 5 67 24 21 6
118 Miami (Ohio) 4 63 367 5.83 1 28 20 11 5
119 Navy 6 70 411 5.87 3 52 22 17 5
120 New Mexico State 2 24 143 5.96 1 61 6 2 1
121 Florida International 3 30 184 6.13 2 59 10 4 2
122 Louisiana-Monroe 4 41 269 6.56 5 36 15 8 4
123 Mississippi 6 107 706 6.60 8 52 36 25 9
124 Tulsa 3 16 114 7.13 1 46 6 4 1
125 UCLA 2 33 251 7.61 1 66 8 5 3
126 Georgia Southern 2 22 172 7.82 1 75 6 4 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards