2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Fresno State 14 507 1851 3.65 8 36 106 53 4
2 BYU 13 461 1691 3.67 22 37 98 38 9
2 Florida International 13 514 2499 4.86 20 37 147 86 20
4 Marshall 13 459 1355 2.95 14 40 79 50 6
4 Northern Illinois 14 567 1529 2.70 16 40 88 50 9
6 Mississippi State 13 431 1236 2.87 7 42 90 50 9
7 Utah 14 487 1404 2.88 14 44 82 47 8
7 LSU 13 466 1802 3.87 15 44 107 67 16
7 Oklahoma 14 548 2237 4.08 33 44 134 61 14
10 Colorado 12 467 1747 3.74 12 45 99 60 14
11 Appalachian State 13 475 1637 3.45 12 47 91 56 12
11 Tennessee 12 448 1854 4.14 20 47 103 54 14
13 Iowa State 13 458 1495 3.26 10 49 97 54 11
13 UNLV 12 462 2239 4.85 24 49 114 78 29
15 Army 13 360 1388 3.86 12 50 78 47 9
15 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 50 100 66 15
17 Iowa 13 435 1424 3.27 9 51 101 45 5
17 TCU 13 499 1802 3.61 19 51 110 70 11
17 Rice 13 450 2158 4.80 31 51 107 73 20
20 Charlotte 12 368 1268 3.45 17 52 64 39 10
20 SMU 12 547 2357 4.31 22 52 132 81 21
22 Clemson 15 576 1444 2.51 8 53 97 53 16
22 Temple 13 598 2407 4.03 22 53 142 82 20
24 Alabama 15 516 1819 3.53 11 54 93 52 18
25 Wyoming 12 424 1554 3.67 17 56 96 45 11
26 Georgia Tech 13 441 2053 4.66 22 57 125 66 14
27 Troy 13 508 1673 3.29 16 58 100 54 15
27 Miami (Ohio) 12 479 1916 4.00 19 58 110 63 14
29 Utah State 13 531 1859 3.50 12 59 100 57 14
29 Georgia 14 467 1876 4.02 18 59 99 54 8
29 South Carolina 13 569 2539 4.46 29 59 152 78 19
32 UAB 14 480 1653 3.44 13 60 92 64 21
33 Georgia Southern 13 465 1827 3.93 21 61 103 63 10
33 South Alabama 12 484 2436 5.03 33 61 113 80 24
35 Southern Mississippi 11 337 1130 3.35 10 62 59 29 6
35 Notre Dame 13 472 1813 3.84 16 62 95 57 13
35 Stanford 13 476 1899 3.99 17 62 103 53 15
35 Louisiana Tech 13 491 1946 3.96 23 62 116 68 22
39 Arkansas 12 480 2014 4.20 25 63 116 68 11
40 Oregon 13 503 1876 3.73 13 64 102 52 18
40 San Jose State 12 537 2534 4.72 23 64 129 72 21
40 Ball State 12 560 2878 5.14 36 64 146 86 18
43 Missouri 13 444 1644 3.70 11 65 84 49 15
43 Texas Tech 12 471 1927 4.09 16 65 107 61 17
43 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 618 3067 4.96 37 65 160 101 21
46 Middle Tennessee 14 533 2305 4.32 17 66 127 71 22
46 Liberty 12 509 2662 5.23 27 66 140 79 26
46 Tulsa 12 559 2797 5.00 26 66 135 85 23
46 Illinois 12 494 2943 5.96 31 66 147 96 26
50 Texas 14 486 1839 3.78 18 67 104 55 12
51 North Texas 13 447 1558 3.49 20 68 87 52 20
51 West Virginia 12 450 1772 3.94 17 68 112 70 16
51 Arizona State 13 513 2217 4.32 17 68 129 75 19
51 North Carolina 11 477 2407 5.05 28 68 118 80 26
51 Colorado State 12 494 2634 5.33 20 68 133 81 21
51 Bowling Green 12 572 3366 5.88 42 68 175 110 28
57 Washington 14 461 1626 3.53 13 69 88 47 7
57 Arizona 12 464 1950 4.20 24 69 102 63 19
57 Kent State 12 543 2643 4.87 38 69 117 71 31
57 Mississippi 12 523 2661 5.09 25 69 144 91 22
61 Florida 13 492 2113 4.29 13 70 105 63 25
61 Buffalo 14 545 2256 4.14 22 70 128 71 19
61 Central Michigan 12 554 2456 4.43 28 70 123 71 26
61 Wake Forest 13 526 2503 4.76 31 70 120 78 22
65 USC 12 460 1977 4.30 20 71 94 52 16
65 Penn State 13 549 2197 4.00 16 71 122 76 19
65 Memphis 14 588 2405 4.09 32 71 128 77 21
68 UCLA 12 520 2393 4.60 31 72 121 65 11
68 Arkansas State 13 524 2493 4.76 21 72 119 85 21
70 Rutgers 12 491 2578 5.25 25 73 115 65 30
70 South Florida 13 629 3218 5.12 36 73 160 114 34
72 Air Force 12 406 1403 3.46 17 74 76 40 14
72 Cincinnati 13 435 1469 3.38 9 74 64 36 12
72 Florida State 12 503 1772 3.52 16 74 102 55 11
72 California 13 511 1847 3.61 13 74 106 44 10
72 Western Michigan 13 485 2156 4.45 27 74 112 77 20
72 Akron 12 531 2364 4.45 24 74 127 86 17
72 New Mexico State 12 636 3221 5.06 38 74 166 103 26
79 San Diego State 13 453 1349 2.98 16 75 77 30 3
79 Boise State 13 438 1598 3.65 16 75 91 53 13
79 Ohio 13 412 1782 4.33 17 75 100 56 13
79 Boston College 12 493 1859 3.77 19 75 103 55 14
79 Miami (Florida) 13 526 1863 3.54 15 75 107 73 20
79 Virginia 13 442 1918 4.34 15 75 92 47 15
79 Kansas 12 468 2061 4.40 21 75 118 82 14
79 Syracuse 13 488 2112 4.33 20 75 103 69 24
79 Indiana 12 479 2198 4.59 17 75 115 67 15
79 Pittsburgh 14 519 2496 4.81 24 75 126 77 33
79 Vanderbilt 13 510 2531 4.96 19 75 150 84 22
79 Coastal Carolina 12 451 2933 6.50 32 75 136 94 40
79 Louisville 12 553 3327 6.02 40 75 152 81 30
79 Oregon State 12 499 3382 6.78 37 75 155 97 40
93 Texas A&M 13 383 1238 3.23 14 76 76 45 12
93 Northwestern 14 478 1815 3.80 14 76 104 53 15
93 Toledo 13 496 2304 4.65 31 76 116 72 25
93 Hawai'i 14 582 2865 4.92 35 76 138 71 28
97 Auburn 13 475 1767 3.72 9 77 95 63 15
97 Western Kentucky 12 456 2074 4.55 19 77 112 62 17
97 Houston 13 616 2877 4.67 42 77 152 92 22
97 Massachusetts 12 567 3294 5.81 38 77 166 113 40
101 Michigan State 13 392 1013 2.58 8 78 55 30 4
101 Navy 13 490 2490 5.08 33 78 123 79 19
103 Texas State 12 481 2188 4.55 19 79 100 66 10
103 Baylor 13 440 2385 5.42 25 79 116 73 26
103 Connecticut 12 524 4020 7.67 45 79 179 134 57
106 Michigan 13 450 1656 3.68 15 80 89 51 21
106 Washington State 13 447 1839 4.11 21 80 101 60 17
106 Purdue 13 499 2183 4.37 25 80 118 64 16
106 Maryland 12 504 2207 4.38 20 80 123 54 14
106 Eastern Michigan 13 580 2646 4.56 19 80 135 67 17
111 Tulane 13 494 1915 3.88 20 81 106 58 14
111 Wisconsin 13 454 2016 4.44 17 81 98 57 17
111 Minnesota 13 436 2254 5.17 20 81 101 73 26
111 UTEP 12 475 2349 4.95 22 81 120 73 19
115 Louisiana-Monroe 12 484 2192 4.53 19 82 116 74 25
115 UCF 13 618 2890 4.68 17 82 160 107 23
117 Kentucky 13 462 1971 4.27 12 83 104 66 21
117 Oklahoma State 13 522 2410 4.62 26 83 108 80 24
119 Duke 13 546 2721 4.98 27 84 134 86 22
120 Kansas State 12 390 1892 4.85 14 86 99 61 16
120 East Carolina 12 475 2037 4.29 22 86 96 66 20
122 Old Dominion 12 499 2597 5.20 31 87 121 72 24
123 Nevada 13 510 1846 3.62 14 88 94 57 15
123 Nebraska 12 470 2349 5.00 29 88 114 65 24
125 New Mexico 12 536 2604 4.86 30 90 134 73 18
126 Florida Atlantic 12 484 2232 4.61 27 92 112 67 16
126 Georgia State 12 459 3012 6.56 30 92 113 74 33
128 North Carolina State 13 405 1710 4.22 18 93 89 59 23
128 Ohio State 14 490 2215 4.52 26 93 102 72 23
130 Virginia Tech 13 501 2734 5.46 33 97 122 86 28
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards