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

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