2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Clemson 13 458 1453 3.17 5 35.23 111.77
2 Wisconsin 14 436 1378 3.16 7 31.14 98.43
2 Troy 12 447 1289 2.88 7 37.25 107.42
2 Virginia Tech 12 416 1447 3.48 7 34.67 120.58
5 TCU 13 438 1431 3.27 8 33.69 110.08
5 Georgia 14 483 1868 3.87 8 34.50 133.43
7 Alabama 13 448 1219 2.72 9 34.46 93.77
7 UTSA 10 342 1321 3.86 9 34.20 132.10
7 Miami (Florida) 12 511 1774 3.47 9 42.58 147.83
7 Notre Dame 13 506 2008 3.97 9 38.92 154.46
11 Iowa State 12 438 1545 3.53 10 36.50 128.75
11 Purdue 13 489 1728 3.53 10 37.62 132.92
11 Iowa 13 455 1880 4.13 10 35.00 144.62
14 Washington 12 426 1280 3.00 11 35.50 106.67
14 Ohio 12 384 1389 3.62 11 32.00 115.75
14 Auburn 13 494 1818 3.68 11 38.00 139.85
17 Michigan State 13 368 1239 3.37 12 28.31 95.31
17 Georgia State 11 354 1399 3.95 12 32.18 127.18
17 Miami (Ohio) 11 412 1841 4.47 12 37.45 167.36
20 Ohio State 14 501 1471 2.94 13 35.79 105.07
20 Northwestern 13 431 1400 3.25 13 33.15 107.69
20 Marshall 13 465 1575 3.39 13 35.77 121.15
20 Fresno State 13 436 1618 3.71 13 33.54 124.46
20 Northern Illinois 12 481 1500 3.12 13 40.08 125.00
20 Pittsburgh 11 381 1602 4.20 13 34.64 145.64
26 Texas 13 462 1389 3.01 14 35.54 106.85
26 Penn State 13 449 1534 3.42 14 34.54 118.00
26 Utah 12 399 1652 4.14 14 33.25 137.67
26 South Carolina 12 443 1679 3.79 14 36.92 139.92
26 Appalachian State 12 426 1710 4.01 14 35.50 142.50
31 North Carolina State 12 388 1570 4.05 15 32.33 130.83
31 LSU 12 406 1601 3.94 15 33.83 133.42
31 BYU 12 484 1833 3.79 15 40.33 152.75
31 Georgia Tech 10 335 1574 4.70 15 33.50 157.40
31 South Alabama 11 405 1750 4.32 15 36.82 159.09
31 Duke 12 467 1928 4.13 15 38.92 160.67
31 UCF 12 454 1935 4.26 15 37.83 161.25
38 Kansas State 12 372 1307 3.51 16 31.00 108.92
38 Michigan 13 451 1572 3.49 16 34.69 120.92
38 South Florida 11 421 1431 3.40 16 38.27 130.09
38 Florida 11 400 1693 4.23 16 36.36 153.91
38 Wyoming 12 547 1911 3.49 16 45.58 159.25
38 Texas Tech 12 452 2020 4.47 16 37.67 168.33
44 Oregon 12 443 1572 3.55 17 36.92 131.00
44 San Diego State 12 444 1713 3.86 17 37.00 142.75
44 Arkansas State 11 421 1577 3.75 17 38.27 143.36
44 Eastern Michigan 12 481 2079 4.32 17 40.08 173.25
48 Mississippi State 12 409 1693 4.14 18 34.08 141.08
48 Florida State 12 442 1748 3.95 18 36.83 145.67
48 Navy 13 447 2009 4.49 18 34.38 154.54
48 Indiana 11 453 1791 3.95 18 41.18 162.82
48 Stanford 14 516 2366 4.59 18 36.86 169.00
48 Temple 12 502 2250 4.48 18 41.83 187.50
48 Cincinnati 11 466 2085 4.47 18 42.36 189.55
55 Middle Tennessee 13 504 1743 3.46 19 38.77 134.08
55 Houston 12 471 1775 3.77 19 39.25 147.92
55 Minnesota 12 422 2066 4.90 19 35.17 172.17
55 Idaho 11 428 1922 4.49 19 38.91 174.73
55 Texas A&M 12 499 2147 4.30 19 41.58 178.92
55 UAB 12 461 2242 4.86 19 38.42 186.83
55 Utah State 12 588 2700 4.59 19 49.00 225.00
62 Boise State 14 495 1683 3.40 20 35.36 120.21
62 Texas State 11 415 1641 3.95 20 37.73 149.18
62 USC 14 510 2221 4.35 20 36.43 158.64
62 California 11 437 1829 4.19 20 39.73 166.27
62 New Mexico 11 385 1881 4.89 20 35.00 171.00
62 Louisiana Tech 12 458 2163 4.72 20 38.17 180.25
62 Georgia Southern 11 382 2019 5.29 20 34.73 183.55
62 Buffalo 11 496 2171 4.38 20 45.09 197.36
70 Southern Mississippi 12 452 1738 3.85 21 37.67 144.83
70 Rutgers 11 438 2102 4.80 21 39.82 191.09
70 Baylor 11 420 2141 5.10 21 38.18 194.64
70 North Carolina 11 495 2405 4.86 21 45.00 218.64
74 Florida Atlantic 13 524 2163 4.13 22 40.31 166.38
74 Army 12 389 2182 5.61 22 32.42 181.83
74 Kentucky 12 446 2217 4.97 22 37.17 184.75
74 Colorado State 12 448 2370 5.29 22 37.33 197.50
74 Hawai'i 11 432 2310 5.35 22 39.27 210.00
79 Oklahoma State 13 506 1829 3.61 23 38.92 140.69
79 Missouri 12 482 1936 4.02 23 40.17 161.33
79 Florida International 12 453 2149 4.74 23 37.75 179.08
79 Wake Forest 12 502 2208 4.40 23 41.83 184.00
79 Charlotte 11 477 2309 4.84 23 43.36 209.91
79 Nevada 11 530 2385 4.50 23 48.18 216.82
79 Colorado 11 446 2425 5.44 23 40.55 220.45
86 Oklahoma 14 500 2191 4.38 24 35.71 156.50
86 Louisville 12 492 2105 4.28 24 41.00 175.42
86 Central Michigan 12 526 2300 4.37 24 43.83 191.67
86 Virginia 12 516 2423 4.70 24 43.00 201.92
86 Massachusetts 11 451 2227 4.94 24 41.00 202.45
86 Akron 13 538 2835 5.27 24 41.38 218.08
86 Tulane 11 442 2448 5.54 24 40.18 222.55
93 Coastal Carolina 11 432 1809 4.19 25 39.27 164.45
93 Western Michigan 11 408 1817 4.45 25 37.09 165.18
93 New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.16 25 40.00 166.46
93 Toledo 13 478 2362 4.94 25 36.77 181.69
93 Memphis 12 531 2291 4.31 25 44.25 190.92
93 Connecticut 11 421 2132 5.06 25 38.27 193.82
99 Washington State 12 437 1866 4.27 26 36.42 155.50
99 Boston College 13 516 2482 4.81 26 39.69 190.92
99 Ball State 11 415 2140 5.16 26 37.73 194.55
99 West Virginia 12 495 2493 5.04 26 41.25 207.75
99 Mississippi 11 506 2725 5.39 26 46.00 247.73
104 Western Kentucky 12 478 2189 4.58 27 39.83 182.42
104 Illinois 12 548 2622 4.78 27 45.67 218.50
106 Arkansas 11 438 2273 5.19 28 39.82 206.64
106 Syracuse 11 421 2306 5.48 28 38.27 209.64
106 Old Dominion 11 488 2335 4.78 28 44.36 212.27
106 Kent State 11 439 2353 5.36 28 39.91 213.91
106 UNLV 11 469 2563 5.46 28 42.64 233.00
111 Arizona 12 480 2221 4.63 29 40.00 185.08
111 Maryland 11 454 2191 4.83 29 41.27 199.18
111 Tennessee 11 517 2893 5.60 29 47.00 263.00
114 Rice 12 462 2311 5.00 30 38.50 192.58
114 Vanderbilt 11 447 2323 5.20 30 40.64 211.18
116 Arizona State 13 465 2272 4.89 31 35.77 174.77
116 Kansas 11 457 1976 4.32 31 41.55 179.64
116 Air Force 11 423 2619 6.19 31 38.45 238.09
116 Bowling Green 11 492 2825 5.74 31 44.73 256.82
120 SMU 12 511 2625 5.14 32 42.58 218.75
120 East Carolina 11 459 2536 5.53 32 41.73 230.55
120 Oregon State 11 461 2538 5.51 32 41.91 230.73
120 Louisiana-Monroe 12 499 2793 5.60 32 41.58 232.75
120 UTEP 12 520 2812 5.41 32 43.33 234.33
120 Tulsa 12 543 3180 5.86 32 45.25 265.00
126 Nebraska 12 463 2577 5.57 33 38.58 214.75
127 North Texas 13 557 2749 4.94 35 42.85 211.46
127 UCLA 13 649 3736 5.76 35 49.92 287.38
129 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 483 2496 5.17 36 43.91 226.91
130 San Jose State 12 625 3514 5.62 39 52.08 292.83