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

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