2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Clemson 15 72 111 1.54 0 26 9 2 1
2 California 12 79 137 1.73 0 14 13 3 0
3 Northern Illinois 14 99 182 1.84 0 16 10 5 0
4 Missouri 13 73 145 1.99 0 26 13 5 2
5 Stanford 13 90 182 2.02 1 35 16 3 1
6 Boston College 12 85 191 2.25 0 21 16 6 1
7 San Diego State 13 65 150 2.31 0 15 11 3 0
8 Washington State 12 81 192 2.37 2 24 17 8 2
9 Washington 14 71 176 2.48 0 28 14 7 1
10 Ohio State 13 68 176 2.59 0 31 12 12 2
11 Michigan State 13 65 171 2.63 0 13 11 3 0
12 USC 12 68 194 2.85 0 18 15 4 0
13 Alabama 14 59 172 2.92 0 32 15 8 1
14 Kentucky 13 73 218 2.99 1 21 18 11 3
15 Boise State 12 66 202 3.06 2 23 15 10 2
16 Syracuse 13 83 266 3.20 2 32 18 14 6
17 Kansas State 12 77 250 3.25 2 28 20 11 3
18 Temple 13 117 392 3.35 3 32 26 15 4
19 Miami (Florida) 12 110 370 3.36 1 30 25 13 3
20 Cincinnati 13 56 192 3.43 0 23 11 6 3
21 Marshall 12 62 213 3.44 0 29 12 10 1
22 Minnesota 13 71 246 3.46 2 29 14 10 5
23 UAB 14 75 261 3.48 2 34 16 13 4
24 Virginia 11 69 243 3.52 0 20 15 5 2
25 Southern Mississippi 11 57 209 3.67 1 34 17 8 2
25 Iowa State 12 73 268 3.67 1 22 18 7 2
25 Florida State 12 89 327 3.67 1 32 21 14 3
28 Arizona State 13 101 372 3.68 2 35 26 15 4
29 Army 13 67 248 3.70 1 33 16 11 1
30 Utah State 13 77 287 3.73 0 27 20 12 2
31 Troy 13 87 325 3.74 0 23 23 8 2
32 East Carolina 12 79 299 3.78 1 39 15 11 4
33 Notre Dame 13 94 357 3.80 3 39 19 9 4
34 Wyoming 11 78 301 3.86 1 36 23 6 2
35 Mississippi State 13 69 268 3.88 2 36 18 11 2
35 Auburn 12 75 291 3.88 3 38 21 12 4
37 Colorado 12 76 297 3.91 0 29 18 7 3
37 SMU 12 101 395 3.91 3 30 21 16 3
39 Georgia 13 58 228 3.93 0 20 8 7 1
40 Maryland 12 92 363 3.95 1 35 24 10 2
41 Oklahoma 14 98 391 3.99 2 32 24 10 4
42 Iowa 12 64 258 4.03 3 34 17 5 3
43 Mississippi 12 88 361 4.10 1 35 20 11 3
44 Florida Atlantic 12 97 400 4.12 3 30 25 11 4
45 Miami (Ohio) 12 79 330 4.18 2 29 18 11 2
46 Ohio 12 47 197 4.19 2 28 10 7 3
46 Air Force 12 57 239 4.19 2 36 15 8 5
48 Utah 13 74 311 4.20 2 38 20 11 4
49 Appalachian State 13 79 333 4.22 2 27 18 11 4
49 Fresno State 14 82 346 4.22 1 34 21 8 3
51 Northwestern 14 100 427 4.27 1 29 28 13 4
52 Charlotte 12 65 279 4.29 1 39 13 10 2
52 Eastern Michigan 13 100 429 4.29 2 38 23 13 3
54 North Texas 12 63 271 4.30 2 32 16 9 6
54 Duke 13 102 439 4.30 5 31 25 18 6
56 UTSA 12 90 390 4.33 1 27 24 16 3
56 UCF 13 106 459 4.33 1 28 31 18 2
58 Nevada 12 77 335 4.35 2 34 19 14 4
59 Penn State 13 74 323 4.36 1 30 19 9 4
60 Texas State 11 82 359 4.38 1 29 19 12 1
60 Florida 13 101 442 4.38 4 33 23 13 6
62 LSU 13 64 281 4.39 1 25 20 16 3
63 Wake Forest 13 70 309 4.41 3 38 15 10 4
64 Texas 14 91 402 4.42 2 28 27 18 4
64 Houston 13 135 597 4.42 5 33 37 21 6
66 Purdue 12 81 359 4.43 2 23 23 13 4
67 Texas A&M 13 56 251 4.48 1 28 16 12 3
67 Wisconsin 13 85 381 4.48 1 27 22 12 5
69 Arkansas 12 88 397 4.51 0 27 23 14 2
70 Georgia Southern 13 60 272 4.53 0 21 16 10 1
70 Old Dominion 11 90 408 4.53 4 37 23 11 5
72 Oklahoma State 13 91 419 4.60 3 30 26 15 5
73 Memphis 13 94 433 4.61 1 25 28 18 5
74 Central Michigan 12 107 499 4.66 3 30 26 15 5
75 Coastal Carolina 11 84 392 4.67 2 30 23 12 5
76 West Virginia 12 57 267 4.68 1 31 18 15 2
77 Michigan 12 49 230 4.69 1 33 13 9 6
78 Louisiana-Monroe 12 75 355 4.73 2 39 23 14 7
79 UCLA 12 83 394 4.75 1 35 25 16 1
80 BYU 13 79 378 4.78 2 33 21 9 3
81 Arkansas State 13 66 316 4.79 2 36 18 13 2
81 Tulane 13 99 474 4.79 6 38 25 14 7
83 Buffalo 13 98 475 4.85 4 33 28 18 7
84 Texas Tech 12 78 381 4.88 4 39 23 14 7
85 TCU 12 64 314 4.91 4 38 20 16 4
86 Akron 12 108 533 4.94 1 34 37 19 6
87 South Carolina 13 116 574 4.95 2 33 36 17 6
88 Nebraska 12 92 457 4.97 2 33 21 11 6
89 Pittsburgh 14 100 498 4.98 4 37 30 14 9
89 New Mexico State 12 115 573 4.98 5 36 34 21 8
91 Rutgers 12 72 361 5.01 2 38 20 10 4
92 North Carolina State 12 65 326 5.02 1 30 20 15 6
93 Oregon 12 100 505 5.05 5 28 26 14 7
94 Tennessee 11 83 422 5.08 2 31 27 15 5
94 San Jose State 12 108 549 5.08 3 29 32 19 5
96 Louisiana Tech 12 90 458 5.09 6 38 29 17 8
97 Baylor 13 86 444 5.16 5 37 24 14 5
98 Florida International 13 95 491 5.17 2 35 31 18 4
99 Vanderbilt 12 96 499 5.20 3 38 31 18 5
100 South Alabama 12 102 531 5.21 4 36 24 18 8
101 Kent State 12 116 608 5.24 5 39 28 20 10
102 UTEP 11 88 462 5.25 2 28 27 20 4
103 South Florida 13 107 563 5.26 5 39 32 22 9
104 Georgia State 12 83 439 5.29 5 39 24 13 7
105 Kansas 12 80 424 5.30 3 34 29 21 6
106 North Carolina 11 112 597 5.33 4 34 33 22 7
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 112 598 5.34 4 36 34 19 6
108 Ball State 12 99 530 5.35 1 33 29 18 3
109 Virginia Tech 13 85 456 5.36 3 31 26 19 5
109 Massachusetts 12 115 616 5.36 5 30 34 20 9
111 Hawai'i 14 104 562 5.40 5 39 35 13 6
112 Western Michigan 13 72 397 5.51 4 37 22 13 4
113 Middle Tennessee 14 79 438 5.54 2 37 24 17 4
114 New Mexico 12 74 415 5.61 4 37 21 15 4
115 Rice 13 68 386 5.68 2 37 22 14 3
116 Western Kentucky 12 84 479 5.70 2 35 28 16 4
117 Toledo 13 86 494 5.74 7 37 29 18 8
117 Louisville 12 90 517 5.74 3 37 26 13 5
119 Navy 13 92 532 5.78 2 28 31 18 6
120 UNLV 12 78 453 5.81 3 39 23 18 6
121 Indiana 12 86 521 6.06 4 36 29 17 5
122 Tulsa 12 101 618 6.12 5 39 35 21 5
123 Liberty 12 94 586 6.23 3 26 38 22 9
124 Colorado State 12 75 480 6.40 2 38 27 18 6
125 Illinois 12 81 519 6.41 5 39 33 19 6
126 Arizona 11 69 451 6.54 6 28 25 19 9
127 Georgia Tech 12 74 491 6.64 3 31 32 16 4
127 Oregon State 12 87 578 6.64 5 39 31 18 8
129 Connecticut 12 95 734 7.73 6 39 35 25 15
130 Bowling Green 11 110 857 7.79 6 36 43 35 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards