2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Clemson 14 512 1608 3.14 5 36.57 114.86
2 Wisconsin 14 436 1378 3.16 7 31.14 98.43
2 Troy 13 479 1374 2.87 7 36.85 105.69
2 Virginia Tech 13 462 1554 3.36 7 35.54 119.54
5 TCU 14 480 1455 3.03 8 34.29 103.93
5 Georgia 15 506 1890 3.74 8 33.73 126.00
7 Alabama 14 487 1326 2.72 9 34.79 94.71
7 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 38.92 154.46
9 UTSA 11 375 1405 3.75 10 34.09 127.73
9 Iowa State 13 460 1664 3.62 10 35.38 128.00
9 Purdue 13 489 1728 3.53 10 37.62 132.92
9 Iowa 13 455 1880 4.13 10 35.00 144.62
9 Miami (Florida) 13 541 1895 3.50 10 41.62 145.77
14 Washington 13 459 1311 2.86 11 35.31 100.85
14 Ohio 13 416 1436 3.45 11 32.00 110.46
14 Auburn 14 529 1918 3.63 11 37.79 137.00
17 Michigan State 13 368 1239 3.37 12 28.31 95.31
18 Ohio State 14 501 1471 2.94 13 35.79 105.07
18 Northwestern 13 431 1400 3.25 13 33.15 107.69
18 Fresno State 14 463 1588 3.43 13 33.07 113.43
18 Marshall 13 465 1575 3.39 13 35.77 121.15
18 Miami (Ohio) 12 449 2001 4.46 13 37.42 166.75
23 Texas 13 462 1389 3.01 14 35.54 106.85
23 Penn State 13 449 1534 3.42 14 34.54 118.00
23 Northern Illinois 13 526 1560 2.97 14 40.46 120.00
23 Utah 13 427 1707 4.00 14 32.85 131.31
23 Georgia State 12 396 1637 4.13 14 33.00 136.42
23 Appalachian State 13 459 1787 3.89 14 35.31 137.46
23 Pittsburgh 12 407 1709 4.20 14 33.92 142.42
30 North Carolina State 13 435 1703 3.91 15 33.46 131.00
30 South Carolina 13 484 1834 3.79 15 37.23 141.08
30 BYU 13 520 1919 3.69 15 40.00 147.62
30 South Alabama 12 431 1822 4.23 15 35.92 151.83
30 Georgia Tech 11 373 1690 4.53 15 33.91 153.64
35 Michigan 13 451 1572 3.49 16 34.69 120.92
35 LSU 13 433 1669 3.85 16 33.31 128.38
35 Duke 13 498 1992 4.00 16 38.31 153.23
35 Florida 11 400 1693 4.23 16 36.36 153.91
35 Wyoming 13 599 2084 3.48 16 46.08 160.31
35 Texas Tech 13 488 2101 4.31 16 37.54 161.62
41 Kansas State 13 427 1530 3.58 17 32.85 117.69
41 South Florida 12 457 1523 3.33 17 38.08 126.92
41 Arkansas State 12 460 1633 3.55 17 38.33 136.08
41 San Diego State 13 471 1770 3.76 17 36.23 136.15
41 UCF 13 498 2079 4.17 17 38.31 159.92
41 Eastern Michigan 12 481 2079 4.32 17 40.08 173.25
47 Mississippi State 13 448 1711 3.82 18 34.46 131.62
47 Navy 13 447 2009 4.49 18 34.38 154.54
47 Indiana 12 497 1925 3.87 18 41.42 160.42
47 Stanford 14 516 2366 4.59 18 36.86 169.00
47 Temple 13 532 2270 4.27 18 40.92 174.62
52 Oregon 13 481 1671 3.47 19 37.00 128.54
52 Middle Tennessee 13 504 1743 3.46 19 38.77 134.08
52 Florida State 13 466 1763 3.78 19 35.85 135.62
52 Houston 12 471 1775 3.77 19 39.25 147.92
52 Idaho 12 463 2017 4.36 19 38.58 168.08
52 Texas A&M 13 530 2221 4.19 19 40.77 170.85
52 Minnesota 12 422 2066 4.90 19 35.17 172.17
52 UAB 13 494 2287 4.63 19 38.00 175.92
52 Cincinnati 12 526 2309 4.39 19 43.83 192.42
61 Boise State 14 495 1683 3.40 20 35.36 120.21
61 New Mexico 12 406 1889 4.65 20 33.83 157.42
61 USC 14 510 2221 4.35 20 36.43 158.64
61 Utah State 13 626 2813 4.49 20 48.15 216.38
65 Southern Mississippi 13 478 1800 3.77 21 36.77 138.46
65 Texas State 12 455 1700 3.74 21 37.92 141.67
65 California 12 475 1969 4.15 21 39.58 164.08
65 Louisiana Tech 13 491 2296 4.68 21 37.77 176.62
65 Georgia Southern 12 414 2164 5.23 21 34.50 180.33
65 Rutgers 12 475 2182 4.59 21 39.58 181.83
65 Buffalo 12 534 2338 4.38 21 44.50 194.83
65 North Carolina 12 532 2556 4.80 21 44.33 213.00
73 Florida Atlantic 14 557 2224 3.99 22 39.79 158.86
73 Colorado State 13 474 2432 5.13 22 36.46 187.08
73 Baylor 12 463 2279 4.92 22 38.58 189.92
76 Oklahoma State 13 506 1829 3.61 23 38.92 140.69
76 Florida International 13 478 2227 4.66 23 36.77 171.31
76 Army 13 423 2248 5.31 23 32.54 172.92
76 Kentucky 13 466 2279 4.89 23 35.85 175.31
76 Colorado 12 477 2496 5.23 23 39.75 208.00
76 Hawai'i 12 480 2522 5.25 23 40.00 210.17
82 Oklahoma 14 500 2191 4.38 24 35.71 156.50
82 Louisville 13 514 2124 4.13 24 39.54 163.38
82 Central Michigan 13 557 2408 4.32 24 42.85 185.23
82 Wake Forest 13 547 2415 4.41 24 42.08 185.77
82 Akron 14 572 2876 5.03 24 40.86 205.43
82 Nevada 12 565 2499 4.42 24 47.08 208.25
88 New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.16 25 40.00 166.46
88 Memphis 13 568 2394 4.21 25 43.69 184.15
88 Virginia 13 557 2591 4.65 25 42.85 199.31
91 Washington State 13 469 1981 4.22 26 36.08 152.38
91 Connecticut 12 447 2221 4.97 26 37.25 185.08
91 Boston College 13 516 2482 4.81 26 39.69 190.92
91 West Virginia 13 539 2654 4.92 26 41.46 204.15
91 Charlotte 12 517 2470 4.78 26 43.08 205.83
91 Tulane 12 464 2525 5.44 26 38.67 210.42
97 Western Michigan 12 443 1873 4.23 27 36.92 156.08
97 Missouri 13 521 2075 3.98 27 40.08 159.62
97 Western Kentucky 13 500 2214 4.43 27 38.46 170.31
97 Toledo 14 518 2490 4.81 27 37.00 177.86
97 Ball State 12 448 2256 5.04 27 37.33 188.00
97 Massachusetts 12 480 2375 4.95 27 40.00 197.92
97 Illinois 12 548 2622 4.78 27 45.67 218.50
104 Coastal Carolina 12 469 2034 4.34 28 39.08 169.50
104 Arkansas 12 469 2353 5.02 28 39.08 196.08
104 Syracuse 12 451 2360 5.23 28 37.58 196.67
107 Maryland 12 490 2290 4.67 29 40.83 190.83
107 Mississippi 12 550 2944 5.35 29 45.83 245.33
107 Tennessee 12 555 3015 5.43 29 46.25 251.25
110 Rice 12 462 2311 5.00 30 38.50 192.58
110 Vanderbilt 12 479 2382 4.97 30 39.92 198.50
110 Old Dominion 12 529 2450 4.63 30 44.08 204.17
113 Kansas 12 491 2059 4.19 31 40.92 171.58
113 Arizona State 13 465 2272 4.89 31 35.77 174.77
113 Kent State 12 487 2559 5.25 31 40.58 213.25
113 Air Force 12 451 2674 5.93 31 37.58 222.83
117 Arizona 13 522 2406 4.61 32 40.15 185.08
117 Louisiana-Monroe 12 499 2793 5.60 32 41.58 232.75
117 UTEP 12 520 2812 5.41 32 43.33 234.33
117 UNLV 12 530 2872 5.42 32 44.17 239.33
117 Tulsa 12 543 3180 5.86 32 45.25 265.00
122 SMU 13 546 2700 4.95 33 42.00 207.69
122 Nebraska 12 463 2577 5.57 33 38.58 214.75
124 North Texas 14 590 2835 4.81 35 42.14 202.50
124 Oregon State 12 515 2829 5.49 35 42.92 235.75
124 Bowling Green 12 544 3039 5.59 35 45.33 253.25
124 UCLA 13 649 3736 5.76 35 49.92 287.38
128 East Carolina 12 501 2946 5.88 36 41.75 245.50
129 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 537 2839 5.29 39 44.75 236.58
130 San Jose State 13 686 3710 5.41 40 52.77 285.38