2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 9 | 10 | -25 | -2.50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 11 | -21 | -1.91 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | -19 | -3.17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 10 | 18 | -18 | -1.00 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 14 | -16 | -1.14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 13 | -14 | -1.08 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 9 | -13 | -1.44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 12 | -10 | -0.83 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 7 | 13 | -6 | -0.46 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 7 | -4 | -0.57 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 11 | -3 | -0.27 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 11 | -1 | -0.09 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 8 | 15 | 7 | 0.47 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 10 | 16 | 17 | 1.06 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 18 | 19 | 1.06 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1.63 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 7 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 7 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 10 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 10 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 10 | 15 | 35 | 2.33 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 13 | 21 | 36 | 1.71 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 7 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 7 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 11 | 23 | 42 | 1.83 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 9 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 6 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 20 | 58 | 2.90 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 11 | 21 | 59 | 2.81 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0.48 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Rice | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Utah | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Massachusetts | 10 | 18 | 19 | 1.06 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Florida State | 8 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Texas | 9 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 7 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Utah State | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1.53 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | UAB | 5 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Stanford | 10 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Kent State | 9 | 22 | 38 | 1.73 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | TCU | 8 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | North Texas | 6 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | UCF | 11 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Connecticut | 7 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Baylor | 8 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Houston | 6 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Florida | 6 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | 7 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | South Florida | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Mississippi | 7 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Air Force | 6 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | BYU | 7 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | UTEP | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Purdue | 6 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Michigan | 6 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Tulane | 10 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Alabama | 6 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | North Carolina | 7 | 16 | 72 | 4.50 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 8 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 8 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Oregon State | 11 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Ball State | 9 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 19 | 88 | 4.63 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | USC | 7 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 121 | Penn State | 8 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Wake Forest | 7 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Florida International | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Arizona | 9 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 128 | West Virginia | 8 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 128 | Bowling Green | 10 | 16 | 153 | 9.56 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 130 | Memphis | 10 | 18 | 198 | 11.00 | 3 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||