2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Utah 14 227 564 2.48 3 37 16 18 2
2 San Diego State 13 217 569 2.62 6 15 7 7 0
3 Northern Illinois 14 274 757 2.76 6 23 20 20 3
4 Michigan State 13 192 556 2.90 3 78 15 17 3
5 Charlotte 12 192 578 3.01 11 52 16 16 4
6 Iowa State 13 238 722 3.03 4 39 21 22 3
7 Marshall 13 214 664 3.10 4 37 18 21 3
8 Clemson 15 249 781 3.14 3 53 22 23 8
9 UAB 14 240 791 3.30 5 48 29 30 9
10 Nevada 13 240 797 3.32 5 88 18 20 5
11 Troy 13 243 822 3.38 6 58 24 24 9
12 California 13 230 790 3.43 7 74 14 13 5
13 Appalachian State 13 208 716 3.44 2 27 22 23 7
14 Air Force 12 191 660 3.46 10 70 18 18 3
15 Alabama 15 242 843 3.48 7 45 19 18 6
16 Mississippi State 13 220 773 3.51 4 36 29 27 6
17 Utah State 13 258 907 3.52 3 29 23 25 4
18 Texas A&M 13 184 653 3.55 7 46 18 22 5
19 Michigan 13 217 781 3.60 8 80 20 21 7
20 TCU 13 259 945 3.65 8 51 33 33 6
21 Florida State 12 249 916 3.68 7 74 24 24 4
22 Washington 14 230 861 3.74 6 28 24 24 3
23 North Texas 13 217 821 3.78 8 68 23 23 6
23 Miami (Ohio) 12 238 899 3.78 12 46 29 29 4
25 Colorado 12 231 883 3.82 5 44 27 28 6
25 Memphis 14 275 1050 3.82 14 59 32 31 6
27 Auburn 13 243 936 3.85 2 45 34 31 6
28 Southern Mississippi 11 164 635 3.87 5 62 15 15 2
29 Texas 14 233 907 3.89 6 67 21 22 6
30 Wyoming 12 209 821 3.93 7 44 25 26 3
31 Arizona 12 239 951 3.98 8 39 26 30 11
32 Oregon 13 250 1004 4.02 8 64 26 27 9
33 Iowa 13 201 815 4.05 4 33 22 24 2
34 Temple 13 290 1177 4.06 8 53 37 40 8
35 Fresno State 14 228 928 4.07 3 24 27 27 2
36 Notre Dame 13 228 930 4.08 6 58 21 22 5
37 Kansas 12 229 937 4.09 4 47 32 35 5
37 Boston College 12 241 986 4.09 6 55 32 32 7
37 Oklahoma 14 245 1003 4.09 11 42 22 24 7
40 USC 12 214 879 4.11 7 61 17 18 6
41 Northwestern 14 232 957 4.13 8 48 24 25 8
41 Buffalo 14 233 962 4.13 7 31 26 26 5
43 Tennessee 12 225 933 4.15 8 47 24 23 6
44 North Carolina State 13 190 791 4.16 6 93 22 22 9
44 Arkansas 12 243 1011 4.16 11 32 33 34 6
46 Cincinnati 13 202 843 4.17 2 37 18 18 7
47 Florida 13 231 971 4.20 6 44 24 23 12
48 Texas State 12 227 968 4.26 10 64 22 23 3
49 Missouri 13 222 952 4.29 7 33 29 30 10
50 Tulane 13 240 1036 4.32 7 81 32 32 6
50 UTSA 12 245 1058 4.32 9 35 35 38 5
52 Ohio State 14 245 1061 4.33 12 80 36 36 8
53 BYU 13 214 936 4.37 11 37 22 22 6
53 Texas Tech 12 236 1031 4.37 10 65 26 27 8
55 Ohio 13 194 854 4.40 9 75 30 29 4
55 LSU 13 216 950 4.40 6 40 28 32 8
57 Stanford 13 225 992 4.41 7 48 27 27 8
57 Duke 13 262 1155 4.41 9 84 33 33 8
57 Tulsa 12 266 1173 4.41 8 61 25 29 9
60 West Virginia 12 224 993 4.43 9 30 34 40 7
61 East Carolina 12 220 983 4.47 7 86 31 31 8
62 Washington State 13 215 966 4.49 12 64 25 25 10
63 Miami (Florida) 13 238 1071 4.50 7 75 38 38 10
64 Georgia Tech 13 211 952 4.51 9 28 30 30 3
65 Indiana 12 236 1068 4.53 10 75 24 27 5
66 Georgia Southern 13 226 1029 4.55 10 61 34 36 6
67 San Jose State 12 263 1203 4.57 11 58 30 34 10
68 Army 13 178 817 4.59 5 50 23 24 7
69 Penn State 13 264 1214 4.60 8 63 38 38 11
70 UNLV 12 240 1113 4.64 11 45 35 37 12
70 Arizona State 13 257 1193 4.64 5 41 35 37 8
70 Central Michigan 12 257 1193 4.64 14 70 28 29 12
73 Kent State 12 252 1171 4.65 17 69 24 25 10
74 Georgia 14 221 1033 4.67 10 59 25 25 5
75 UCF 13 304 1424 4.68 11 62 48 51 12
76 Middle Tennessee 14 245 1150 4.69 7 62 32 33 11
76 Louisiana-Monroe 12 248 1162 4.69 12 82 37 40 12
78 Virginia 13 188 884 4.70 8 75 21 22 5
78 Syracuse 13 244 1148 4.70 7 75 35 35 12
80 Wake Forest 13 242 1151 4.76 17 70 29 30 11
80 Purdue 13 251 1195 4.76 6 80 33 33 6
82 Boise State 13 217 1036 4.77 8 75 27 27 8
82 Arkansas State 13 253 1207 4.77 8 72 35 38 12
84 Western Michigan 13 262 1260 4.81 19 74 42 44 13
85 SMU 12 255 1238 4.85 3 50 39 40 10
86 North Carolina 11 242 1188 4.91 14 56 36 36 13
87 Eastern Michigan 13 257 1266 4.93 5 80 27 27 7
87 New Mexico 12 271 1337 4.93 13 90 33 34 6
89 Maryland 12 245 1211 4.94 12 80 28 27 9
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 300 1487 4.96 17 59 41 42 8
91 Louisiana Tech 13 231 1152 4.99 9 62 42 42 11
92 Virginia Tech 13 257 1284 5.00 17 97 40 42 12
92 Ball State 12 271 1356 5.00 16 47 34 35 8
94 Kansas State 12 193 974 5.05 6 37 31 32 9
94 Florida Atlantic 12 240 1212 5.05 11 92 37 38 9
96 Akron 12 255 1298 5.09 10 44 44 47 12
96 South Carolina 13 290 1476 5.09 14 41 42 43 10
98 Kentucky 13 211 1080 5.12 4 75 31 33 12
99 Florida International 13 245 1275 5.20 7 37 41 41 12
99 Oklahoma State 13 265 1378 5.20 13 83 35 35 13
101 Pittsburgh 14 252 1312 5.21 12 75 41 41 15
102 South Florida 13 313 1657 5.29 16 73 53 55 18
103 UCLA 12 261 1382 5.30 13 72 32 36 6
104 Western Kentucky 12 228 1210 5.31 11 77 32 33 10
105 Houston 13 313 1668 5.33 21 60 52 56 11
106 Minnesota 13 204 1092 5.35 10 81 29 32 11
107 Wisconsin 13 215 1163 5.41 6 81 29 29 10
107 New Mexico State 12 310 1676 5.41 17 74 48 48 14
109 Old Dominion 12 251 1379 5.49 18 87 32 32 11
110 UTEP 12 244 1343 5.50 13 81 41 43 11
111 Vanderbilt 13 261 1437 5.51 9 75 47 47 13
112 Toledo 13 236 1308 5.54 16 66 36 38 14
113 Illinois 12 252 1405 5.58 14 66 47 50 10
114 Nebraska 12 240 1350 5.63 15 88 29 31 14
115 Hawai'i 14 275 1566 5.69 17 76 38 39 18
116 Navy 13 243 1400 5.76 10 75 46 47 12
117 Liberty 12 248 1435 5.79 12 59 41 42 15
118 Rice 13 236 1386 5.87 21 51 45 44 14
118 Bowling Green 12 284 1668 5.87 17 68 47 49 9
120 Mississippi 12 268 1599 5.97 13 69 53 55 13
121 South Alabama 12 241 1451 6.02 15 61 43 45 14
122 Colorado State 12 255 1539 6.04 13 68 40 42 13
123 Massachusetts 12 285 1730 6.07 22 76 58 60 19
124 Rutgers 12 246 1499 6.09 11 73 41 41 21
125 Baylor 13 216 1336 6.19 15 79 34 32 13
126 Louisville 12 267 1681 6.30 10 74 41 41 13
127 Georgia State 12 221 1416 6.41 11 92 26 26 17
128 Oregon State 12 258 1720 6.67 14 75 46 47 18
129 Connecticut 12 275 2073 7.54 22 79 65 67 29
130 Coastal Carolina 12 234 1767 7.55 16 75 53 53 24
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards