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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Utah 4 110 177 1.61 1 27.50 44.25
2 Minnesota 3 63 177 2.81 1 21.00 59.00
3 Boise State 5 147 378 2.57 5 29.40 75.60
4 Vanderbilt 4 123 303 2.46 2 30.75 75.75
5 Michigan 4 132 308 2.33 2 33.00 77.00
6 New Mexico 4 101 325 3.22 3 25.25 81.25
7 Alabama 5 161 412 2.56 1 32.20 82.40
8 UTSA 3 96 258 2.69 2 32.00 86.00
9 Duke 5 165 434 2.63 5 33.00 86.80
10 Florida State 5 150 453 3.02 4 30.00 90.60
11 Rutgers 3 96 278 2.90 0 32.00 92.67
12 Iowa State 4 113 374 3.31 1 28.25 93.50
13 Michigan State 4 108 389 3.60 3 27.00 97.25
14 Troy 5 165 490 2.97 2 33.00 98.00
15 LSU 5 144 497 3.45 5 28.80 99.40
16 South Florida 4 124 401 3.23 4 31.00 100.25
17 Syracuse 4 135 404 2.99 4 33.75 101.00
18 Florida 3 101 306 3.03 2 33.67 102.00
19 UCF 4 151 410 2.72 5 37.75 102.50
20 Mississippi State 5 177 513 2.90 2 35.40 102.60
21 Pittsburgh 4 108 414 3.83 4 27.00 103.50
22 Arkansas 4 125 417 3.34 6 31.25 104.25
23 Middle Tennessee 5 199 523 2.63 7 39.80 104.60
24 Colorado 3 111 315 2.84 0 37.00 105.00
25 Clemson 5 207 534 2.58 0 41.40 106.80
26 TCU 4 137 434 3.17 4 34.25 108.50
27 Oregon 4 146 437 2.99 7 36.50 109.25
28 Auburn 5 195 551 2.83 4 39.00 110.20
29 Wisconsin 4 117 446 3.81 4 29.25 111.50
30 Fresno State 5 153 561 3.67 7 30.60 112.20
31 Memphis 4 163 451 2.77 5 40.75 112.75
32 Virginia Tech 5 168 569 3.39 1 33.60 113.80
33 Miami (Florida) 4 145 457 3.15 1 36.25 114.25
34 South Carolina 5 182 582 3.20 6 36.40 116.40
35 Iowa 4 116 466 4.02 3 29.00 116.50
36 Kansas State 4 140 467 3.34 3 35.00 116.75
37 Texas A&M 5 175 596 3.41 6 35.00 119.20
38 Penn State 4 154 482 3.13 4 38.50 120.50
39 Washington 4 144 484 3.36 3 36.00 121.00
40 Nebraska 3 96 368 3.83 4 32.00 122.67
41 Georgia State 4 121 496 4.10 5 30.25 124.00
42 Texas 4 137 497 3.63 5 34.25 124.25
43 South Alabama 4 125 499 3.99 3 31.25 124.75
44 Marshall 5 176 625 3.55 7 35.20 125.00
45 Northern Illinois 5 219 633 2.89 6 43.80 126.60
46 Western Kentucky 5 181 642 3.55 8 36.20 128.40
47 Georgia 5 183 643 3.51 4 36.60 128.60
48 Purdue 4 138 517 3.75 3 34.50 129.25
49 Nevada 4 179 519 2.90 6 44.75 129.75
49 Arizona 4 133 519 3.90 6 33.25 129.75
51 Missouri 5 210 659 3.14 9 42.00 131.80
52 Ohio 5 170 664 3.91 4 34.00 132.80
53 Southern Mississippi 5 181 667 3.69 7 36.20 133.40
54 Kansas 3 111 402 3.62 3 37.00 134.00
54 Northwestern 4 137 536 3.91 7 34.25 134.00
56 SMU 5 178 682 3.83 7 35.60 136.40
57 California 3 112 412 3.68 4 37.33 137.33
58 Washington State 4 148 552 3.73 6 37.00 138.00
59 Appalachian State 5 177 695 3.93 6 35.40 139.00
60 North Carolina State 5 177 700 3.95 4 35.40 140.00
61 Louisville 5 195 714 3.66 6 39.00 142.80
62 Indiana 3 123 431 3.50 1 41.00 143.67
63 Ball State 4 142 575 4.05 9 35.50 143.75
64 Florida International 5 175 726 4.15 10 35.00 145.20
65 Texas State 4 161 591 3.67 7 40.25 147.75
66 Ohio State 4 172 596 3.47 5 43.00 149.00
66 Maryland 3 106 447 4.22 4 35.33 149.00
68 Texas Tech 4 159 609 3.83 5 39.75 152.25
69 Houston 4 146 612 4.19 4 36.50 153.00
70 Stanford 4 157 613 3.90 3 39.25 153.25
71 BYU 12 487 1850 3.80 15 40.58 154.17
72 Wyoming 5 237 771 3.25 7 47.40 154.20
73 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 38.92 154.46
74 Cincinnati 4 173 620 3.58 3 43.25 155.00
75 Navy 5 177 794 4.49 7 35.40 158.80
76 Oklahoma State 4 171 636 3.72 5 42.75 159.00
77 New Mexico State 5 209 807 3.86 8 41.80 161.40
78 Kentucky 5 184 809 4.40 7 36.80 161.80
79 Arizona State 4 145 666 4.59 10 36.25 166.50
80 Colorado State 5 165 835 5.06 7 33.00 167.00
81 Georgia Tech 3 103 511 4.96 7 34.33 170.33
82 Temple 5 197 859 4.36 9 39.40 171.80
83 Miami (Ohio) 4 136 691 5.08 5 34.00 172.75
84 Army 13 423 2248 5.31 23 32.54 172.92
85 Wake Forest 5 188 866 4.61 7 37.60 173.20
86 Louisiana Tech 5 168 868 5.17 5 33.60 173.60
87 San Diego State 5 212 875 4.13 9 42.40 175.00
87 North Carolina 4 162 700 4.32 4 40.50 175.00
89 Charlotte 4 172 710 4.13 12 43.00 177.50
90 Arkansas State 4 160 712 4.45 8 40.00 178.00
91 Old Dominion 4 184 717 3.90 10 46.00 179.25
92 Central Michigan 5 204 900 4.41 8 40.80 180.00
93 Coastal Carolina 4 145 732 5.05 14 36.25 183.00
94 West Virginia 4 174 734 4.22 6 43.50 183.50
95 Illinois 3 133 553 4.16 5 44.33 184.33
96 Hawai'i 4 169 744 4.40 9 42.25 186.00
97 UAB 5 208 938 4.51 11 41.60 187.60
98 Western Michigan 4 152 754 4.96 12 38.00 188.50
99 Eastern Michigan 4 163 760 4.66 6 40.75 190.00
100 Connecticut 4 140 765 5.46 9 35.00 191.25
101 Idaho 4 157 770 4.90 9 39.25 192.50
102 Virginia 5 223 968 4.34 12 44.60 193.60
103 Akron 5 194 970 5.00 14 38.80 194.00
104 Mississippi 4 152 780 5.13 9 38.00 195.00
105 Oklahoma 4 151 794 5.26 9 37.75 198.50
106 Baylor 3 139 604 4.35 4 46.33 201.33
107 Utah State 5 217 1022 4.71 9 43.40 204.40
108 Massachusetts 11 454 2333 5.14 27 41.27 212.09
109 Boston College 5 199 1067 5.36 11 39.80 213.40
110 Tulane 4 167 863 5.17 7 41.75 215.75
111 North Texas 5 231 1087 4.71 14 46.20 217.40
112 USC 4 168 871 5.18 9 42.00 217.75
113 Kent State 4 151 882 5.84 14 37.75 220.50
114 Florida Atlantic 5 249 1107 4.45 11 49.80 221.40
115 UNLV 4 179 887 4.96 8 44.75 221.75
116 Rice 4 171 904 5.29 16 42.75 226.00
117 Tennessee 4 203 919 4.53 8 50.75 229.75
118 Buffalo 4 192 920 4.79 9 48.00 230.00
119 Bowling Green 4 184 975 5.30 11 46.00 243.75
120 Oregon State 3 155 735 4.74 11 51.67 245.00
121 Toledo 5 211 1241 5.88 17 42.20 248.20
122 East Carolina 4 182 1010 5.55 10 45.50 252.50
123 UTEP 4 182 1038 5.70 16 45.50 259.50
124 San Jose State 5 273 1343 4.92 15 54.60 268.60
125 Georgia Southern 4 176 1098 6.24 11 44.00 274.50
126 Air Force 4 186 1108 5.96 8 46.50 277.00
127 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 209 1169 5.59 17 52.25 292.25
127 UCLA 4 191 1169 6.12 10 47.75 292.25
129 Tulsa 4 170 1178 6.93 10 42.50 294.50
130 Louisiana-Monroe 4 180 1225 6.81 13 45.00 306.25