2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Troy 8 47 104 2.21 1 15 4 2 0
2 Virginia Tech 13 63 155 2.46 0 36 5 6 2
3 Michigan 11 60 153 2.55 1 69 4 3 1
4 South Florida 12 94 257 2.73 2 24 16 9 2
5 Alabama 10 82 233 2.84 2 26 13 7 1
6 TCU 11 59 169 2.86 1 38 14 5 1
6 Northwestern 12 108 309 2.86 2 23 15 10 3
8 Washington 11 77 227 2.95 3 19 18 4 0
9 Georgia State 9 69 208 3.01 1 25 8 3 2
10 Penn State 6 33 100 3.03 1 28 7 2 1
10 Kentucky 10 59 179 3.03 3 37 8 4 1
12 Coastal Carolina 9 65 202 3.11 3 15 17 6 0
13 Oklahoma State 9 87 278 3.20 2 26 21 13 2
13 Northern Illinois 12 108 346 3.20 3 54 16 8 2
15 Ohio State 9 61 197 3.23 2 30 10 6 3
16 Wisconsin 12 63 204 3.24 0 20 14 7 1
16 Arkansas State 12 79 256 3.24 3 55 17 7 1
18 Houston 11 131 428 3.27 7 27 25 11 1
19 Texas State 9 52 176 3.38 3 44 9 3 1
19 Indiana 10 81 274 3.38 3 45 13 4 2
21 Kansas State 10 73 249 3.41 4 22 14 8 1
22 Georgia 12 74 253 3.42 2 45 13 7 2
22 San Diego State 12 79 270 3.42 3 29 16 4 1
22 Iowa 12 121 414 3.42 2 41 28 9 1
25 UTSA 9 73 252 3.45 3 31 14 8 1
26 Arizona 10 81 286 3.53 5 33 16 10 7
27 Wake Forest 12 67 237 3.54 0 69 15 6 1
28 Ohio 12 53 188 3.55 1 39 9 6 2
28 Notre Dame 10 117 415 3.55 1 32 26 12 2
30 Washington State 13 98 353 3.60 4 52 18 12 1
31 Clemson 10 106 386 3.64 1 45 23 12 2
32 North Texas 12 74 270 3.65 3 47 12 7 2
33 Wyoming 11 122 451 3.70 5 36 27 13 2
34 Florida International 13 104 388 3.73 3 41 18 11 4
35 Louisville 9 106 396 3.74 6 33 23 9 4
35 North Carolina 10 116 434 3.74 2 20 33 13 2
37 Memphis 13 102 384 3.76 6 64 15 10 2
38 Southern Mississippi 9 52 196 3.77 3 45 9 7 1
39 Iowa State 11 76 288 3.79 3 52 13 8 4
39 BYU 12 113 428 3.79 4 24 30 10 1
41 North Carolina State 12 104 399 3.84 2 66 23 14 3
42 Texas 11 103 400 3.88 2 50 20 14 3
43 Cincinnati 12 99 389 3.93 1 23 23 11 1
44 LSU 12 71 282 3.97 2 31 13 9 4
45 California 12 110 438 3.98 3 76 22 10 4
46 Michigan State 11 80 320 4.00 2 47 16 7 2
47 Western Kentucky 11 96 385 4.01 4 54 21 11 1
48 Fresno State 13 89 362 4.07 5 55 19 8 4
49 Buffalo 9 69 282 4.09 3 66 14 7 1
50 Auburn 10 49 201 4.10 2 40 8 5 1
51 Purdue 11 77 317 4.12 3 74 10 6 2
52 USC 12 125 524 4.19 3 35 27 14 6
53 UCF 6 59 248 4.20 1 36 11 9 2
54 Virginia 13 117 495 4.23 3 31 25 13 3
55 Marshall 11 114 483 4.24 3 46 27 15 6
56 Boise State 12 86 371 4.31 5 39 20 11 4
56 Miami (Florida) 13 111 478 4.31 1 56 26 17 5
58 Florida 9 78 338 4.33 3 30 15 13 6
59 New Mexico 11 77 334 4.34 4 41 16 8 5
59 Duke 13 88 382 4.34 3 79 20 11 2
61 Missouri 10 53 232 4.38 5 36 9 5 4
62 Georgia Southern 11 66 290 4.39 3 32 14 8 3
62 New Mexico State 13 111 487 4.39 5 76 27 15 1
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 104 461 4.43 9 50 28 13 2
65 Nevada 11 140 623 4.45 4 38 39 22 3
66 Ball State 9 57 254 4.46 1 37 16 8 2
67 Pittsburgh 9 83 371 4.47 4 20 22 12 1
68 Middle Tennessee 12 80 358 4.48 3 29 20 13 2
69 Georgia Tech 9 45 202 4.49 2 30 12 7 1
69 South Alabama 10 57 256 4.49 2 22 15 10 2
71 Appalachian State 12 125 567 4.54 5 47 34 17 5
72 Stanford 10 101 460 4.55 3 52 25 14 2
73 Idaho 10 94 429 4.56 6 41 21 12 5
74 Connecticut 11 93 426 4.58 6 31 26 17 6
75 UAB 9 46 212 4.61 1 34 11 5 2
75 Maryland 10 72 332 4.61 4 22 18 9 3
77 Rutgers 11 73 338 4.63 4 37 15 10 2
78 Old Dominion 11 83 385 4.64 4 23 22 14 3
79 Eastern Michigan 12 154 718 4.66 6 79 28 16 6
80 Western Michigan 9 70 332 4.74 6 61 18 10 5
81 Tennessee 10 112 535 4.78 7 64 33 14 2
82 SMU 10 87 417 4.79 6 35 20 12 5
83 Rice 11 89 430 4.83 3 62 24 17 3
84 Temple 11 98 475 4.85 3 37 28 19 1
85 South Carolina 12 97 471 4.86 3 26 32 21 2
86 Oregon 7 53 258 4.87 6 34 18 8 3
87 Central Michigan 13 94 459 4.88 6 48 19 8 4
87 Florida State 12 101 493 4.88 4 51 21 14 7
89 Texas Tech 9 58 285 4.91 2 24 12 9 2
90 Oregon State 12 55 272 4.95 3 26 18 9 2
91 Boston College 13 104 519 4.99 3 60 25 18 3
92 Kansas 10 53 269 5.08 3 63 13 8 1
93 Florida Atlantic 9 62 317 5.11 4 64 11 6 2
93 Utah 10 64 327 5.11 2 26 16 12 3
93 Baylor 10 74 378 5.11 2 40 20 15 4
93 Charlotte 12 93 475 5.11 7 27 32 14 2
97 Mississippi State 10 78 399 5.12 4 59 17 14 4
98 Louisiana Tech 12 84 432 5.14 5 47 24 10 4
99 San Jose State 13 75 388 5.17 6 35 16 7 2
100 Arkansas 11 107 564 5.27 8 75 29 12 3
101 Hawai'i 12 123 653 5.31 9 60 31 18 8
102 Vanderbilt 9 108 588 5.44 9 33 32 25 5
103 Akron 11 74 403 5.45 2 68 21 9 2
104 Utah State 11 74 404 5.46 2 41 19 11 5
104 Navy 12 99 541 5.46 6 79 24 14 6
106 East Carolina 10 88 483 5.49 7 60 26 15 3
107 Arizona State 11 51 283 5.55 5 95 10 5 2
107 Toledo 12 83 461 5.55 5 63 23 15 3
109 Colorado State 11 102 572 5.61 7 68 31 16 5
109 Tulsa 11 104 583 5.61 3 54 29 19 6
111 Tulane 11 66 371 5.62 5 58 13 10 4
111 Massachusetts 11 144 809 5.62 10 56 37 24 9
113 Syracuse 11 75 425 5.67 6 50 22 10 4
114 Illinois 12 126 722 5.73 7 33 42 25 4
115 UCLA 12 106 608 5.74 6 80 31 19 5
116 Minnesota 9 103 595 5.78 6 77 26 17 7
116 Oklahoma 11 105 607 5.78 6 75 29 17 3
118 UNLV 9 65 377 5.80 6 52 18 12 2
119 Miami (Ohio) 8 71 413 5.82 5 73 15 9 4
120 Louisiana-Monroe 10 70 409 5.84 5 66 18 12 4
121 Bowling Green 11 82 488 5.95 7 30 20 13 5
122 Texas A&M 10 115 690 6.00 3 79 32 18 8
123 West Virginia 10 81 504 6.22 5 66 21 15 5
124 Colorado 12 96 617 6.43 4 58 28 17 5
125 Mississippi 8 48 309 6.44 5 59 11 10 6
126 Kent State 12 85 559 6.58 7 72 21 17 9
127 Nebraska 11 78 519 6.65 8 65 26 20 6
128 UTEP 12 115 771 6.70 7 42 41 28 5
129 Army 10 116 784 6.76 11 81 35 22 9
130 Air Force 11 85 644 7.58 8 91 24 15 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards