2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Massachusetts 1 26 42 1.62 0 26.00 42.00
1 BYU 1 33 69 2.09 0 33.00 69.00
3 Wisconsin 10 319 932 2.92 3 31.90 93.20
4 TCU 10 343 1021 2.98 4 34.30 102.10
4 Georgia 10 323 1247 3.86 4 32.30 124.70
6 Troy 8 314 884 2.82 5 39.25 110.50
6 Clemson 9 305 1074 3.52 5 33.89 119.33
8 Northwestern 9 294 864 2.94 6 32.67 96.00
8 Fresno State 9 310 1027 3.31 6 34.44 114.11
8 Marshall 8 289 950 3.29 6 36.13 118.75
8 Virginia Tech 8 294 985 3.35 6 36.75 123.13
12 Ohio 8 246 772 3.14 7 30.75 96.50
12 Purdue 9 351 1211 3.45 7 39.00 134.56
12 Auburn 9 334 1367 4.09 7 37.11 151.89
12 Iowa 9 339 1414 4.17 7 37.67 157.11
16 Ohio State 10 329 875 2.66 8 32.90 87.50
16 Washington 9 315 827 2.63 8 35.00 91.89
16 Alabama 9 326 914 2.80 8 36.22 101.56
16 San Diego State 8 259 895 3.46 8 32.38 111.88
16 Northern Illinois 8 307 927 3.02 8 38.38 115.88
16 Appalachian State 8 282 1092 3.87 8 35.25 136.50
16 UTSA 8 279 1147 4.11 8 34.88 143.38
16 Georgia Tech 8 270 1179 4.37 8 33.75 147.38
16 Miami (Ohio) 8 313 1310 4.19 8 39.13 163.75
16 UAB 8 286 1349 4.72 8 35.75 168.63
26 Michigan State 9 260 850 3.27 9 28.89 94.44
26 Texas 9 325 892 2.74 9 36.11 99.11
26 Arkansas State 8 300 921 3.07 9 37.50 115.13
26 Georgia State 8 275 1141 4.15 9 34.38 142.63
26 Iowa State 9 347 1290 3.72 9 38.56 143.33
26 South Carolina 8 302 1252 4.15 9 37.75 156.50
26 Miami (Florida) 9 396 1438 3.63 9 44.00 159.78
26 Wyoming 8 362 1313 3.63 9 45.25 164.13
26 Temple 8 335 1411 4.21 9 41.88 176.38
35 Penn State 9 295 1052 3.57 10 32.78 116.89
35 Georgia Southern 8 238 1066 4.48 10 29.75 133.25
35 Toledo 9 307 1249 4.07 10 34.11 138.78
35 Idaho 8 306 1247 4.08 10 38.25 155.88
35 Pittsburgh 8 299 1295 4.33 10 37.38 161.88
35 Akron 9 378 1906 5.04 10 42.00 211.78
41 Florida Atlantic 9 308 1117 3.63 11 34.22 124.11
41 North Carolina State 8 258 1003 3.89 11 32.25 125.38
41 USC 10 342 1350 3.95 11 34.20 135.00
41 LSU 8 289 1172 4.06 11 36.13 146.50
41 Navy 8 270 1215 4.50 11 33.75 151.88
41 Eastern Michigan 8 318 1319 4.15 11 39.75 164.88
41 Texas Tech 9 329 1492 4.53 11 36.56 165.78
41 Duke 8 333 1558 4.68 11 41.63 194.75
41 Utah State 8 409 1791 4.38 11 51.13 223.88
50 Oregon 9 335 1234 3.68 12 37.22 137.11
50 Middle Tennessee 8 305 1220 4.00 12 38.13 152.50
50 South Alabama 8 306 1323 4.32 12 38.25 165.38
50 Buffalo 8 342 1418 4.15 12 42.75 177.25
50 UCF 9 347 1669 4.81 12 38.56 185.44
55 South Florida 8 333 1122 3.37 13 41.63 140.25
55 Utah 9 317 1530 4.83 13 35.22 170.00
55 Florida International 8 303 1501 4.95 13 37.88 187.63
55 Virginia 8 334 1623 4.86 13 41.75 202.88
55 Texas A&M 8 355 1625 4.58 13 44.38 203.13
60 Kansas State 9 287 1063 3.70 14 31.89 118.11
60 Texas State 8 294 1109 3.77 14 36.75 138.63
60 Michigan 9 319 1264 3.96 14 35.44 140.44
60 Southern Mississippi 8 297 1133 3.81 14 37.13 141.63
60 Coastal Carolina 8 324 1302 4.02 14 40.50 162.75
60 Florida 8 299 1387 4.64 14 37.38 173.38
60 Rice 8 291 1407 4.84 14 36.38 175.88
60 Charlotte 8 345 1760 5.10 14 43.13 220.00
60 Hawai'i 8 311 1778 5.72 14 38.88 222.25
69 Oklahoma 10 349 1397 4.00 15 34.90 139.70
69 Western Michigan 8 291 1119 3.85 15 36.38 139.88
69 Boise State 9 348 1305 3.75 15 38.67 145.00
69 Houston 8 325 1163 3.58 15 40.63 145.38
69 Florida State 8 316 1310 4.15 15 39.50 163.75
69 Stanford 10 359 1753 4.88 15 35.90 175.30
69 Boston College 8 317 1415 4.46 15 39.63 176.88
69 Colorado State 8 309 1597 5.17 15 38.63 199.63
77 Mississippi State 8 271 1198 4.42 16 33.88 149.75
77 Louisiana Tech 8 323 1428 4.42 16 40.38 178.50
77 Kentucky 8 282 1470 5.21 16 35.25 183.75
77 Central Michigan 8 353 1508 4.27 16 44.13 188.50
77 Cincinnati 8 353 1689 4.78 16 44.13 211.13
77 UTEP 8 338 1774 5.25 16 42.25 221.75
83 Indiana 9 374 1494 3.99 17 41.56 166.00
83 New Mexico State 8 311 1357 4.36 17 38.88 169.63
83 California 9 363 1557 4.29 17 40.33 173.00
83 Connecticut 8 307 1456 4.74 17 38.38 182.00
83 Wake Forest 8 359 1549 4.31 17 44.88 193.63
83 New Mexico 8 305 1564 5.13 17 38.13 195.50
83 Kent State 8 336 1677 4.99 17 42.00 209.63
83 North Carolina 8 370 1856 5.02 17 46.25 232.00
91 Oklahoma State 9 335 1193 3.56 18 37.22 132.56
91 Louisville 8 319 1410 4.42 18 39.88 176.25
91 Missouri 8 311 1416 4.55 18 38.88 177.00
91 Baylor 9 324 1675 5.17 18 36.00 186.11
91 Minnesota 9 359 1889 5.26 18 39.89 209.89
91 Ball State 8 306 1681 5.49 18 38.25 210.13
91 Nevada 8 386 1980 5.13 18 48.25 247.50
98 Louisiana-Monroe 8 319 1568 4.92 19 39.88 196.00
98 Western Kentucky 8 319 1572 4.93 19 39.88 196.50
98 Tulane 8 297 1662 5.60 19 37.13 207.75
101 Washington State 9 321 1429 4.45 20 35.67 158.78
101 West Virginia 9 365 1920 5.26 20 40.56 213.33
101 Memphis 9 405 1943 4.80 20 45.00 215.89
101 Old Dominion 8 345 1733 5.02 20 43.13 216.63
101 Mississippi 8 398 2164 5.44 20 49.75 270.50
106 Arizona State 9 320 1606 5.02 21 35.56 178.44
106 North Texas 9 359 1748 4.87 21 39.89 194.22
106 Rutgers 9 379 1904 5.02 21 42.11 211.56
106 Tennessee 8 352 2096 5.95 21 44.00 262.00
110 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 328 1670 5.09 22 41.00 208.75
110 Illinois 9 415 2069 4.99 22 46.11 229.89
110 Arkansas 8 344 1936 5.63 22 43.00 242.00
110 Tulsa 8 373 2002 5.37 22 46.63 250.25
114 Air Force 8 265 1566 5.91 23 33.13 195.75
114 Colorado 9 366 2181 5.96 23 40.67 242.33
116 Oregon State 9 360 2094 5.82 24 40.00 232.67
116 Syracuse 8 316 1956 6.19 24 39.50 244.50
116 UNLV 8 351 1985 5.66 24 43.88 248.13
116 Bowling Green 8 360 2064 5.73 24 45.00 258.00
120 Maryland 9 384 1843 4.80 25 42.67 204.78
120 UCLA 9 458 2567 5.60 25 50.89 285.22
120 San Jose State 8 413 2367 5.73 25 51.63 295.88
123 Arizona 9 389 1887 4.85 26 43.22 209.67
123 East Carolina 8 319 1936 6.07 26 39.88 242.00
123 SMU 8 368 2018 5.48 26 46.00 252.25
126 Kansas 9 380 1657 4.36 28 42.22 184.11
126 Vanderbilt 8 356 2079 5.84 28 44.50 259.88
128 Nebraska 9 367 2209 6.02 29 40.78 245.44