2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 13 392 1013 2.58 8 30.15 77.92
2 Southern Mississippi 11 337 1130 3.35 10 30.64 102.73
3 Mississippi State 13 431 1236 2.87 7 33.15 95.08
4 Texas A&M 13 383 1238 3.23 14 29.46 95.23
5 Charlotte 12 368 1268 3.45 17 30.67 105.67
6 San Diego State 13 453 1349 2.98 16 34.85 103.77
7 Marshall 13 459 1355 2.95 14 35.31 104.23
8 Army 13 360 1388 3.86 12 27.69 106.77
9 Air Force 12 406 1403 3.46 17 33.83 116.92
10 Utah 14 487 1404 2.88 14 34.79 100.29
11 Iowa 13 435 1424 3.27 9 33.46 109.54
12 Clemson 15 576 1444 2.51 8 38.40 96.27
13 Cincinnati 13 435 1469 3.38 9 33.46 113.00
14 Iowa State 13 458 1495 3.26 10 35.23 115.00
15 Northern Illinois 14 567 1529 2.70 16 40.50 109.21
16 Wyoming 12 424 1554 3.67 17 35.33 129.50
17 North Texas 13 447 1558 3.49 20 34.38 119.85
18 Boise State 13 438 1598 3.65 16 33.69 122.92
19 Washington 14 461 1626 3.53 13 32.93 116.14
20 Appalachian State 13 475 1637 3.45 12 36.54 125.92
21 Missouri 13 444 1644 3.70 11 34.15 126.46
22 UAB 14 480 1653 3.44 13 34.29 118.07
23 Michigan 13 450 1656 3.68 15 34.62 127.38
24 Troy 13 508 1673 3.29 16 39.08 128.69
25 BYU 13 461 1691 3.67 22 35.46 130.08
26 North Carolina State 13 405 1710 4.22 18 31.15 131.54
27 Colorado 12 467 1747 3.74 12 38.92 145.58
28 Auburn 13 475 1767 3.72 9 36.54 135.92
29 Florida State 12 503 1772 3.52 16 41.92 147.67
29 West Virginia 12 450 1772 3.94 17 37.50 147.67
31 Ohio 13 412 1782 4.33 17 31.69 137.08
32 TCU 13 499 1802 3.61 19 38.38 138.62
32 LSU 13 466 1802 3.87 15 35.85 138.62
34 Notre Dame 13 472 1813 3.84 16 36.31 139.46
35 Northwestern 14 478 1815 3.80 14 34.14 129.64
36 Alabama 15 516 1819 3.53 11 34.40 121.27
37 Georgia Southern 13 465 1827 3.93 21 35.77 140.54
38 Texas 14 486 1839 3.78 18 34.71 131.36
38 Washington State 13 447 1839 4.11 21 34.38 141.46
40 Nevada 13 510 1846 3.62 14 39.23 142.00
41 California 13 511 1847 3.61 13 39.31 142.08
42 Fresno State 14 507 1851 3.65 8 36.21 132.21
43 Tennessee 12 448 1854 4.14 20 37.33 154.50
44 Utah State 13 531 1859 3.50 12 40.85 143.00
44 Boston College 12 493 1859 3.77 19 41.08 154.92
46 Miami (Florida) 13 526 1863 3.54 15 40.46 143.31
47 Georgia 14 467 1876 4.02 18 33.36 134.00
47 Oregon 13 503 1876 3.73 13 38.69 144.31
49 Kansas State 12 390 1892 4.85 14 32.50 157.67
50 Stanford 13 476 1899 3.99 17 36.62 146.08
51 Tulane 13 494 1915 3.88 20 38.00 147.31
52 Miami (Ohio) 12 479 1916 4.00 19 39.92 159.67
53 Virginia 13 442 1918 4.34 15 34.00 147.54
54 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 38.75 160.25
55 Texas Tech 12 471 1927 4.09 16 39.25 160.58
56 Louisiana Tech 13 491 1946 3.96 23 37.77 149.69
57 Arizona 12 464 1950 4.20 24 38.67 162.50
58 Kentucky 13 462 1971 4.27 12 35.54 151.62
59 USC 12 460 1977 4.30 20 38.33 164.75
60 Arkansas 12 480 2014 4.20 25 40.00 167.83
61 Wisconsin 13 454 2016 4.44 17 34.92 155.08
62 East Carolina 12 475 2037 4.29 22 39.58 169.75
63 Georgia Tech 13 441 2053 4.66 22 33.92 157.92
64 Kansas 12 468 2061 4.40 21 39.00 171.75
65 Western Kentucky 12 456 2074 4.55 19 38.00 172.83
66 Syracuse 13 488 2112 4.33 20 37.54 162.46
67 Florida 13 492 2113 4.29 13 37.85 162.54
68 Western Michigan 13 485 2156 4.45 27 37.31 165.85
69 Rice 13 450 2158 4.80 31 34.62 166.00
70 Purdue 13 499 2183 4.37 25 38.38 167.92
71 Texas State 12 481 2188 4.55 19 40.08 182.33
72 Louisiana-Monroe 12 484 2192 4.53 19 40.33 182.67
73 Penn State 13 549 2197 4.00 16 42.23 169.00
74 Indiana 12 479 2198 4.59 17 39.92 183.17
75 Maryland 12 504 2207 4.38 20 42.00 183.92
76 Ohio State 14 490 2215 4.52 26 35.00 158.21
77 Arizona State 13 513 2217 4.32 17 39.46 170.54
78 Florida Atlantic 12 484 2232 4.61 27 40.33 186.00
79 Oklahoma 14 548 2237 4.08 33 39.14 159.79
80 UNLV 12 462 2239 4.85 24 38.50 186.58
81 Minnesota 13 436 2254 5.17 20 33.54 173.38
82 Buffalo 14 545 2256 4.14 22 38.93 161.14
83 Toledo 13 496 2304 4.65 31 38.15 177.23
84 Middle Tennessee 14 533 2305 4.32 17 38.07 164.64
85 UTEP 12 475 2349 4.95 22 39.58 195.75
85 Nebraska 12 470 2349 5.00 29 39.17 195.75
87 SMU 12 547 2357 4.31 22 45.58 196.42
88 Akron 12 531 2364 4.45 24 44.25 197.00
89 Baylor 13 440 2385 5.42 25 33.85 183.46
90 UCLA 12 520 2393 4.60 31 43.33 199.42
91 Memphis 14 588 2405 4.09 32 42.00 171.79
92 Temple 13 598 2407 4.03 22 46.00 185.15
92 North Carolina 11 477 2407 5.05 28 43.36 218.82
94 Oklahoma State 13 522 2410 4.62 26 40.15 185.38
95 South Alabama 12 484 2436 5.03 33 40.33 203.00
96 Central Michigan 12 554 2456 4.43 28 46.17 204.67
97 Navy 13 490 2490 5.08 33 37.69 191.54
98 Arkansas State 13 524 2493 4.76 21 40.31 191.77
99 Pittsburgh 14 519 2496 4.81 24 37.07 178.29
100 Florida International 13 514 2499 4.86 20 39.54 192.23
101 Wake Forest 13 526 2503 4.76 31 40.46 192.54
102 Vanderbilt 13 510 2531 4.96 19 39.23 194.69
103 San Jose State 12 537 2534 4.72 23 44.75 211.17
104 South Carolina 13 569 2539 4.46 29 43.77 195.31
105 Rutgers 12 491 2578 5.25 25 40.92 214.83
106 Old Dominion 12 499 2597 5.20 31 41.58 216.42
107 New Mexico 12 536 2604 4.86 30 44.67 217.00
108 Colorado State 12 494 2634 5.33 20 41.17 219.50
109 Kent State 12 543 2643 4.87 38 45.25 220.25
110 Eastern Michigan 13 580 2646 4.56 19 44.62 203.54
111 Mississippi 12 523 2661 5.09 25 43.58 221.75
112 Liberty 12 509 2662 5.23 27 42.42 221.83
113 Duke 13 546 2721 4.98 27 42.00 209.31
114 Virginia Tech 13 501 2734 5.46 33 38.54 210.31
115 Tulsa 12 559 2797 5.00 26 46.58 233.08
116 Hawai'i 14 582 2865 4.92 35 41.57 204.64
117 Houston 13 616 2877 4.67 42 47.38 221.31
118 Ball State 12 560 2878 5.14 36 46.67 239.83
119 UCF 13 618 2890 4.68 17 47.54 222.31
120 Coastal Carolina 12 451 2933 6.50 32 37.58 244.42
121 Illinois 12 494 2943 5.96 31 41.17 245.25
122 Georgia State 12 459 3012 6.56 30 38.25 251.00
123 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 618 3067 4.96 37 44.14 219.07
124 South Florida 13 629 3218 5.12 36 48.38 247.54
125 New Mexico State 12 636 3221 5.06 38 53.00 268.42
126 Massachusetts 12 567 3294 5.81 38 47.25 274.50
127 Louisville 12 553 3327 6.02 40 46.08 277.25
128 Bowling Green 12 572 3366 5.88 42 47.67 280.50
129 Oregon State 12 499 3382 6.78 37 41.58 281.83
130 Connecticut 12 524 4020 7.67 45 43.67 335.00