2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 4 123 216 1.76 1 30.75 54.00
2 San Diego State 3 73 149 2.04 0 24.33 49.67
3 Arkansas State 3 101 218 2.16 4 33.67 72.67
4 Purdue 4 143 380 2.66 2 35.75 95.00
5 LSU 4 131 351 2.68 4 32.75 87.75
6 Texas 4 144 391 2.72 4 36.00 97.75
7 Miami (Florida) 4 152 418 2.75 3 38.00 104.50
8 Ohio 3 81 230 2.84 2 27.00 76.67
9 Army 3 100 287 2.87 5 33.33 95.67
10 BYU 4 122 355 2.91 3 30.50 88.75
11 Troy 3 114 337 2.96 1 38.00 112.33
12 Clemson 4 137 410 2.99 2 34.25 102.50
13 Northern Illinois 4 160 498 3.11 7 40.00 124.50
14 Pittsburgh 3 95 298 3.14 1 31.67 99.33
15 Northwestern 4 124 391 3.15 1 31.00 97.75
16 Houston 3 131 419 3.20 3 43.67 139.67
17 Florida State 4 150 487 3.25 7 37.50 121.75
18 Middle Tennessee 4 130 425 3.27 1 32.50 106.25
19 Florida Atlantic 4 147 483 3.29 4 36.75 120.75
20 Missouri 4 128 423 3.30 5 32.00 105.75
21 Alabama 4 179 598 3.34 6 44.75 149.50
22 TCU 4 137 462 3.37 2 34.25 115.50
23 Washington 4 158 535 3.39 5 39.50 133.75
24 Fresno State 4 123 424 3.45 2 30.75 106.00
24 Vanderbilt 4 137 472 3.45 8 34.25 118.00
24 California 3 106 366 3.45 3 35.33 122.00
27 Marshall 4 148 512 3.46 4 37.00 128.00
28 South Florida 3 136 474 3.49 6 45.33 158.00
29 Utah 4 116 408 3.52 4 29.00 102.00
30 Kansas 4 157 557 3.55 12 39.25 139.25
31 Auburn 4 145 516 3.56 4 36.25 129.00
32 Wyoming 4 204 731 3.58 4 51.00 182.75
33 Ohio State 4 136 496 3.65 4 34.00 124.00
34 UTSA 4 150 549 3.66 4 37.50 137.25
35 Penn State 4 114 422 3.70 4 28.50 105.50
36 Florida 4 145 538 3.71 8 36.25 134.50
37 Southern Mississippi 4 151 565 3.74 10 37.75 141.25
38 Kansas State 4 118 442 3.75 3 29.50 110.50
39 Virginia Tech 4 141 531 3.77 4 35.25 132.75
40 Western Kentucky 4 151 577 3.82 9 37.75 144.25
41 Cincinnati 4 163 627 3.85 5 40.75 156.75
42 Baylor 4 139 543 3.91 4 34.75 135.75
42 Oklahoma State 4 148 578 3.91 9 37.00 144.50
44 Iowa State 4 152 596 3.92 4 38.00 149.00
45 Mississippi State 4 136 534 3.93 7 34.00 133.50
45 USC 3 108 424 3.93 3 36.00 141.33
47 Arizona State 4 155 613 3.95 12 38.75 153.25
48 Indiana 4 158 629 3.98 6 39.50 157.25
49 New Mexico State 3 121 483 3.99 5 40.33 161.00
50 Stanford 4 134 537 4.01 4 33.50 134.25
51 Texas State 4 166 668 4.02 9 41.50 167.00
52 Georgia 4 146 592 4.05 2 36.50 148.00
53 Appalachian State 3 102 415 4.07 4 34.00 138.33
53 Nevada 4 188 766 4.07 8 47.00 191.50
55 Texas Tech 4 140 571 4.08 4 35.00 142.75
56 South Carolina 4 161 659 4.09 6 40.25 164.75
57 Buffalo 3 110 453 4.12 4 36.67 151.00
58 Michigan 4 164 678 4.13 5 41.00 169.50
58 Miami (Ohio) 3 129 533 4.13 3 43.00 177.67
60 Arkansas 4 185 772 4.17 7 46.25 193.00
61 Iowa 4 129 542 4.20 2 32.25 135.50
62 Louisville 3 116 488 4.21 5 38.67 162.67
62 Rutgers 4 174 733 4.21 11 43.50 183.25
64 Boise State 4 162 683 4.22 9 40.50 170.75
64 Temple 4 181 764 4.22 4 45.25 191.00
66 Texas A&M 4 189 800 4.23 6 47.25 200.00
67 Central Michigan 4 177 750 4.24 7 44.25 187.50
68 Oregon 3 120 516 4.30 5 40.00 172.00
69 Louisiana Tech 4 155 672 4.34 7 38.75 168.00
70 Navy 4 122 535 4.39 4 30.50 133.75
71 Massachusetts 3 100 444 4.44 5 33.33 148.00
72 North Carolina State 4 141 629 4.46 6 35.25 157.25
73 Washington State 3 108 483 4.47 9 36.00 161.00
74 Eastern Michigan 4 152 684 4.50 6 38.00 171.00
75 South Alabama 3 151 686 4.54 5 50.33 228.67
75 Utah State 3 186 844 4.54 5 62.00 281.33
77 Oklahoma 4 143 651 4.55 8 35.75 162.75
78 Western Michigan 4 159 729 4.58 11 39.75 182.25
79 Georgia Southern 4 105 483 4.60 2 26.25 120.75
80 Coastal Carolina 3 104 481 4.63 7 34.67 160.33
81 Duke 3 139 648 4.66 4 46.33 216.00
82 Michigan State 4 106 497 4.69 5 26.50 124.25
82 Idaho 3 113 530 4.69 5 37.67 176.67
84 Notre Dame 4 192 905 4.71 8 48.00 226.25
85 Toledo 4 160 755 4.72 7 40.00 188.75
86 Mississippi 4 182 860 4.73 10 45.50 215.00
87 Memphis 3 109 519 4.76 4 36.33 173.00
87 Kent State 3 119 566 4.76 7 39.67 188.67
89 Boston College 3 109 525 4.82 3 36.33 175.00
89 Virginia 4 180 868 4.82 7 45.00 217.00
89 UCLA 4 194 935 4.82 8 48.50 233.75
92 UAB 4 151 731 4.84 4 37.75 182.75
93 Georgia State 3 121 587 4.85 4 40.33 195.67
94 Florida International 4 150 734 4.89 5 37.50 183.50
95 UCF 4 156 764 4.90 4 39.00 191.00
96 Georgia Tech 4 155 768 4.95 7 38.75 192.00
97 Wake Forest 4 165 830 5.03 10 41.25 207.50
98 Akron 3 124 628 5.06 4 41.33 209.33
99 Rice 4 155 788 5.08 9 38.75 197.00
100 Illinois 4 192 979 5.10 11 48.00 244.75
101 Air Force 4 160 819 5.12 10 40.00 204.75
102 Ball State 4 153 787 5.14 7 38.25 196.75
103 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 153 788 5.15 9 38.25 197.00
104 Tulane 4 133 692 5.20 7 33.25 173.00
105 Maryland 4 183 956 5.22 13 45.75 239.00
106 North Texas 4 182 956 5.25 10 45.50 239.00
107 Hawai'i 4 171 902 5.27 8 42.75 225.50
108 Charlotte 4 195 1031 5.29 9 48.75 257.75
109 Old Dominion 4 162 861 5.31 7 40.50 215.25
110 Tennessee 4 181 997 5.51 9 45.25 249.25
111 West Virginia 4 148 820 5.54 8 37.00 205.00
112 Arizona 4 191 1062 5.56 12 47.75 265.50
113 North Carolina 3 127 710 5.59 9 42.33 236.67
114 Colorado State 3 106 597 5.63 7 35.33 199.00
115 Bowling Green 3 146 831 5.69 12 48.67 277.00
116 Connecticut 4 150 856 5.71 10 37.50 214.00
117 Tulsa 3 116 663 5.72 4 38.67 221.00
118 UTEP 4 169 987 5.84 7 42.25 246.75
118 Louisiana-Monroe 3 128 747 5.84 9 42.67 249.00
120 New Mexico 4 130 780 6.00 10 32.50 195.00
120 San Jose State 4 203 1218 6.00 12 50.75 304.50
122 Minnesota 4 164 1004 6.12 10 41.00 251.00
123 Colorado 3 144 884 6.14 9 48.00 294.67
124 UNLV 4 155 995 6.42 10 38.75 248.75
125 SMU 4 197 1266 6.43 19 49.25 316.50
126 East Carolina 4 143 939 6.57 12 35.75 234.75
127 Kentucky 4 133 878 6.60 10 33.25 219.50
128 Oregon State 4 198 1347 6.80 17 49.50 336.75
129 Nebraska 4 172 1217 7.08 20 43.00 304.25
130 Syracuse 4 186 1322 7.11 16 46.50 330.50