2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 13 179 478 2.67 3 78 23 11 3
2 Southern Mississippi 11 162 512 3.16 5 62 25 15 2
3 Texas A&M 13 187 550 2.94 5 29 38 21 5
4 Iowa 13 208 556 2.67 2 20 43 20 1
5 Mississippi State 13 211 558 2.64 4 28 44 20 2
6 San Diego State 13 214 583 2.72 9 42 34 15 2
7 Charlotte 12 182 596 3.27 11 39 34 19 3
8 Boise State 13 225 619 2.75 8 23 48 22 4
9 Army 13 169 643 3.80 4 33 39 22 2
10 Clemson 15 285 660 2.32 3 26 46 27 8
11 Marshall 13 238 675 2.84 7 37 42 27 3
12 Cincinnati 13 218 686 3.15 6 26 30 21 4
13 Utah 14 244 690 2.83 9 38 37 24 5
14 Appalachian State 13 243 691 2.84 3 24 38 21 2
15 Missouri 13 223 736 3.30 6 65 38 20 7
16 North Carolina State 13 198 742 3.75 6 62 43 25 6
17 UAB 14 224 743 3.32 7 60 41 28 9
18 Wyoming 12 207 745 3.60 8 56 47 20 7
19 Northern Illinois 14 276 766 2.78 4 32 43 22 5
19 Utah State 13 265 766 2.89 7 29 41 19 5
21 BYU 13 228 775 3.40 8 33 45 20 3
22 Louisiana Tech 13 231 783 3.39 10 33 51 31 9
23 Air Force 12 213 785 3.69 11 74 44 24 7
24 Michigan 13 218 791 3.63 8 80 43 26 10
25 Georgia Southern 13 221 800 3.62 10 35 46 31 4
26 West Virginia 12 215 829 3.86 8 68 51 31 8
27 North Texas 13 233 842 3.61 11 55 51 28 10
28 Notre Dame 13 230 847 3.68 6 41 44 26 5
29 USC 12 208 856 4.12 10 71 39 23 9
30 Alabama 15 251 861 3.43 6 54 44 25 11
31 LSU 13 219 864 3.95 5 40 49 31 9
32 California 13 246 869 3.53 4 45 47 20 6
33 Tennessee 12 223 870 3.90 9 34 49 23 4
34 Boston College 12 237 875 3.69 14 75 46 25 5
35 TCU 13 229 879 3.84 9 51 51 32 4
36 Iowa State 13 248 880 3.55 5 48 55 34 7
37 Texas Tech 12 222 881 3.97 8 39 54 31 9
38 Florida State 12 235 892 3.80 9 74 49 28 6
39 Nevada 13 240 902 3.76 6 88 39 30 7
40 Western Kentucky 12 212 906 4.27 8 60 48 26 8
41 Auburn 13 239 914 3.82 5 38 49 31 8
42 Troy 13 265 919 3.47 9 58 54 30 8
43 Purdue 13 240 930 3.88 12 46 50 26 3
44 Washington 14 231 937 4.06 3 39 47 29 4
45 Fresno State 14 266 940 3.53 2 36 50 26 1
45 Florida Atlantic 12 219 940 4.29 8 65 47 29 7
47 Kansas State 12 190 944 4.97 7 47 45 31 9
48 Georgia Tech 13 227 953 4.20 11 39 64 31 5
49 Texas 14 252 956 3.79 5 55 54 26 9
49 Arizona 12 227 956 4.21 14 43 46 34 11
51 Kentucky 13 231 962 4.16 7 75 52 30 10
52 Colorado 12 253 963 3.81 7 45 53 32 6
53 Washington State 13 220 973 4.42 14 64 50 29 11
54 Wisconsin 13 209 974 4.66 7 81 44 28 9
55 UCLA 12 230 989 4.30 12 60 53 24 3
56 Miami (Florida) 13 267 991 3.71 10 75 55 36 13
57 Georgia 14 246 995 4.04 8 59 48 25 5
58 Oregon 13 270 996 3.69 6 42 53 26 11
59 Syracuse 13 248 997 4.02 7 75 42 31 9
60 East Carolina 12 230 998 4.34 10 68 49 30 7
61 UNLV 12 243 1020 4.20 11 46 58 36 12
62 Ohio 13 203 1024 5.04 10 75 55 32 9
63 SMU 12 269 1026 3.81 9 50 61 35 10
64 Kansas 12 216 1030 4.77 7 47 56 40 3
65 UTSA 12 231 1041 4.51 10 50 58 37 9
66 Northwestern 14 254 1046 4.12 8 76 57 28 6
67 Oklahoma 14 274 1048 3.82 15 39 63 25 6
67 Maryland 12 248 1048 4.23 10 35 64 27 8
67 Arkansas State 13 243 1048 4.31 8 72 55 37 9
70 Vanderbilt 13 248 1052 4.24 9 38 66 36 8
71 Texas State 12 240 1070 4.46 13 60 51 36 5
72 Buffalo 14 283 1072 3.79 10 70 58 29 8
73 Indiana 12 234 1077 4.60 6 47 63 32 8
73 Virginia 13 227 1077 4.74 5 70 45 24 9
75 Old Dominion 12 221 1085 4.91 13 87 53 28 7
76 Arkansas 12 241 1087 4.51 14 63 62 30 7
77 Arizona State 13 252 1094 4.34 9 27 68 42 7
78 Toledo 13 246 1098 4.46 13 60 53 29 12
78 Rice 13 219 1098 5.01 15 51 59 38 6
80 Memphis 14 295 1107 3.75 16 53 60 35 9
81 Nebraska 12 236 1120 4.75 15 57 55 31 12
82 Temple 13 302 1135 3.76 12 52 73 35 10
83 Penn State 13 275 1141 4.15 7 71 57 34 9
84 Wake Forest 13 271 1144 4.22 16 59 57 38 10
84 South Alabama 12 227 1144 5.04 17 61 50 34 9
86 Miami (Ohio) 12 256 1145 4.47 11 58 67 39 8
87 Florida 13 262 1154 4.40 5 70 57 33 14
88 Western Michigan 13 250 1157 4.63 11 74 51 41 10
89 Tulane 13 262 1158 4.42 10 81 53 26 10
90 Stanford 13 246 1159 4.71 12 62 61 34 9
91 Central Michigan 12 273 1163 4.26 14 55 59 32 11
92 Ohio State 14 255 1165 4.57 12 93 52 37 11
93 Pittsburgh 14 237 1169 4.93 10 75 54 31 16
94 Akron 12 242 1173 4.85 11 34 63 46 6
95 Virginia Tech 13 255 1175 4.61 13 67 59 41 11
96 Minnesota 13 203 1185 5.84 10 81 51 40 13
97 North Carolina 11 233 1215 5.21 16 65 54 37 16
98 Oklahoma State 13 265 1217 4.59 12 60 54 44 13
99 UTEP 12 228 1237 5.43 11 45 64 42 11
100 Liberty 12 244 1247 5.11 11 59 67 44 14
101 Baylor 13 217 1259 5.80 13 79 63 39 14
102 South Carolina 13 272 1272 4.68 16 37 78 40 9
103 San Jose State 12 268 1274 4.75 12 58 65 39 10
104 New Mexico 12 243 1277 5.26 18 90 64 38 8
105 Louisiana-Monroe 12 257 1290 5.02 13 82 66 42 16
106 Mississippi 12 253 1305 5.16 13 69 74 47 10
106 Colorado State 12 249 1305 5.24 10 56 69 41 10
108 Navy 13 229 1326 5.79 20 75 62 40 13
109 Middle Tennessee 14 276 1330 4.82 12 66 72 41 12
110 Rutgers 12 242 1331 5.50 14 73 57 32 14
111 Florida International 13 281 1334 4.75 10 37 73 46 13
112 Kent State 12 284 1360 4.79 19 64 67 40 16
113 Coastal Carolina 12 241 1361 5.65 15 64 69 46 16
114 Eastern Michigan 13 294 1362 4.63 8 53 72 31 9
115 Ball State 12 251 1367 5.45 20 64 65 40 12
116 Tulsa 12 291 1381 4.75 14 29 70 46 9
117 Hawai'i 14 272 1387 5.10 18 76 67 35 11
118 South Florida 13 301 1426 4.74 13 47 65 49 16
119 Georgia State 12 218 1462 6.71 11 92 56 39 15
120 Houston 13 303 1479 4.88 19 77 67 40 13
121 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 305 1498 4.91 21 52 80 47 11
122 Duke 13 283 1499 5.30 15 84 63 41 12
123 New Mexico State 12 309 1527 4.94 20 40 86 58 12
124 Louisville 12 262 1530 5.84 21 74 72 32 12
125 Oregon State 12 238 1549 6.51 14 64 78 43 18
126 Illinois 12 257 1620 6.30 14 66 84 56 12
127 Massachusetts 12 259 1621 6.26 16 66 83 60 21
128 Bowling Green 12 289 1674 5.79 21 68 86 52 16
129 UCF 13 322 1697 5.27 10 82 86 57 15
130 Connecticut 12 239 2073 8.67 25 61 90 71 34
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards