2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 8 217 472 2.18 1 27.13 59.00
2 Texas A&M 9 242 729 3.01 6 26.89 81.00
3 Mississippi State 7 219 591 2.70 0 31.29 84.43
4 Clemson 11 446 1076 2.41 6 40.55 97.82
5 Florida State 8 311 783 2.52 7 38.88 97.88
6 Army 12 335 1198 3.58 11 27.92 99.83
7 Air Force 9 290 907 3.13 10 32.22 100.78
8 Northern Illinois 13 519 1320 2.54 13 39.92 101.54
9 Iowa 11 354 1122 3.17 6 32.18 102.00
10 Southern Mississippi 11 337 1130 3.35 10 30.64 102.73
11 Utah 10 353 1032 2.92 10 35.30 103.20
12 LSU 8 270 829 3.07 5 33.75 103.63
13 Marshall 13 459 1355 2.95 14 35.31 104.23
14 Charlotte 12 368 1268 3.45 17 30.67 105.67
15 San Diego State 11 374 1175 3.14 12 34.00 106.82
16 UAB 13 446 1401 3.14 11 34.31 107.77
17 Cincinnati 12 399 1335 3.35 7 33.25 111.25
18 Georgia 9 266 1012 3.80 7 29.56 112.44
19 North Texas 12 407 1361 3.34 17 33.92 113.42
20 TCU 9 325 1021 3.14 10 36.11 113.44
21 North Carolina State 10 302 1137 3.76 6 30.20 113.70
22 Auburn 8 281 915 3.26 4 35.13 114.38
23 BYU 10 345 1168 3.39 15 34.50 116.80
24 Texas 10 352 1184 3.36 13 35.20 118.40
25 Washington 12 405 1428 3.53 10 33.75 119.00
25 Missouri 9 296 1071 3.62 9 32.89 119.00
27 Appalachian State 12 431 1432 3.32 7 35.92 119.33
28 Iowa State 8 293 960 3.28 5 36.63 120.00
29 Fresno State 12 408 1447 3.55 5 34.00 120.58
30 Alabama 10 361 1226 3.40 5 36.10 122.60
31 Michigan 8 263 1000 3.80 6 32.88 125.00
32 Georgia Southern 12 419 1518 3.62 17 34.92 126.50
33 Troy 12 479 1562 3.26 14 39.92 130.17
34 Boise State 10 358 1311 3.66 14 35.80 131.10
35 Wisconsin 9 279 1183 4.24 10 31.00 131.44
36 Washington State 12 403 1581 3.92 18 33.58 131.75
37 Kentucky 9 297 1187 4.00 7 33.00 131.89
38 West Virginia 9 328 1189 3.63 9 36.44 132.11
39 Wyoming 8 291 1073 3.69 9 36.38 134.13
40 Northwestern 10 328 1342 4.09 9 32.80 134.20
41 Tulane 11 408 1492 3.66 15 37.09 135.64
42 Ohio 12 378 1632 4.32 14 31.50 136.00
43 Western Michigan 11 388 1514 3.90 19 35.27 137.64
44 Miami (Ohio) 10 354 1381 3.90 13 35.40 138.10
45 Georgia Tech 11 363 1520 4.19 18 33.00 138.18
46 Utah State 12 486 1660 3.42 9 40.50 138.33
47 Stanford 10 357 1391 3.90 12 35.70 139.10
48 Oklahoma 9 317 1268 4.00 19 35.22 140.89
49 Tennessee 7 260 989 3.80 8 37.14 141.29
50 Colorado 10 394 1415 3.59 8 39.40 141.50
51 Miami (Florida) 12 485 1707 3.52 13 40.42 142.25
52 Louisiana Tech 12 443 1728 3.90 18 36.92 144.00
53 Oregon 11 434 1605 3.70 10 39.45 145.91
54 Nevada 11 446 1609 3.61 12 40.55 146.27
55 Notre Dame 9 324 1317 4.06 12 36.00 146.33
56 East Carolina 10 382 1474 3.86 18 38.20 147.40
57 Virginia 13 442 1918 4.34 15 34.00 147.54
58 Texas Tech 9 347 1328 3.83 9 38.56 147.56
59 Kansas State 9 294 1351 4.60 11 32.67 150.11
60 Syracuse 10 363 1502 4.14 14 36.30 150.20
61 Florida 9 339 1364 4.02 9 37.67 151.56
62 Buffalo 13 481 1975 4.11 18 37.00 151.92
63 Boston College 10 405 1522 3.76 15 40.50 152.20
64 Wake Forest 10 386 1527 3.96 14 38.60 152.70
65 California 11 463 1680 3.63 12 42.09 152.73
66 Middle Tennessee 12 458 1841 4.02 13 38.17 153.42
67 Maryland 7 276 1077 3.90 9 39.43 153.86
68 South Carolina 8 314 1250 3.98 11 39.25 156.25
69 Ohio State 10 346 1568 4.53 19 34.60 156.80
70 Memphis 12 489 1890 3.87 23 40.75 157.50
71 Arkansas 9 345 1428 4.14 17 38.33 158.67
72 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 38.75 160.25
73 Kansas 9 348 1447 4.16 14 38.67 160.78
74 Navy 9 304 1455 4.79 20 33.78 161.67
75 Arizona State 11 439 1786 4.07 14 39.91 162.36
76 Rice 12 415 1978 4.77 27 34.58 164.83
77 Pittsburgh 9 326 1487 4.56 12 36.22 165.22
78 Arizona 11 441 1827 4.14 22 40.09 166.09
79 Vanderbilt 9 312 1495 4.79 13 34.67 166.11
80 Penn State 9 380 1508 3.97 10 42.22 167.56
81 Florida Atlantic 10 395 1677 4.25 18 39.50 167.70
82 Temple 11 508 1889 3.72 16 46.18 171.73
83 Western Kentucky 12 456 2074 4.55 19 38.00 172.83
84 Louisiana-Monroe 11 439 1911 4.35 15 39.91 173.73
85 Hawai'i 11 429 1922 4.48 23 39.00 174.73
86 Toledo 12 458 2118 4.62 29 38.17 176.50
87 USC 9 357 1605 4.50 16 39.67 178.33
88 Indiana 8 313 1454 4.65 12 39.13 181.75
89 Purdue 10 395 1823 4.62 17 39.50 182.30
90 Texas State 12 481 2188 4.55 19 40.08 182.33
91 UNLV 10 390 1826 4.68 18 39.00 182.60
92 Arkansas State 12 480 2215 4.61 20 40.00 184.58
93 Baylor 10 335 1868 5.58 18 33.50 186.80
94 Oklahoma State 9 371 1715 4.62 15 41.22 190.56
95 Nebraska 8 317 1537 4.85 20 39.63 192.13
96 Florida International 13 514 2499 4.86 20 39.54 192.23
97 UTEP 12 475 2349 4.95 22 39.58 195.75
98 Central Michigan 11 511 2157 4.22 24 46.45 196.09
99 Eastern Michigan 12 507 2357 4.65 17 42.25 196.42
100 San Jose State 8 365 1577 4.32 13 45.63 197.13
101 Houston 12 558 2370 4.25 34 46.50 197.50
102 SMU 9 424 1779 4.20 16 47.11 197.67
103 Liberty 11 435 2213 5.09 23 39.55 201.18
104 South Alabama 12 484 2436 5.03 33 40.33 203.00
105 Akron 11 495 2278 4.60 22 45.00 207.09
106 Minnesota 9 301 1874 6.23 15 33.44 208.22
107 UCLA 8 327 1673 5.12 17 40.88 209.13
108 Virginia Tech 11 433 2311 5.34 26 39.36 210.09
109 Mississippi 9 381 1904 5.00 17 42.33 211.56
110 Kent State 11 498 2346 4.71 32 45.27 213.27
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 572 2799 4.89 34 44.00 215.31
112 Old Dominion 12 499 2597 5.20 31 41.58 216.42
113 Duke 10 431 2246 5.21 22 43.10 224.60
114 UCF 11 511 2477 4.85 16 46.45 225.18
115 New Mexico 9 402 2036 5.06 24 44.67 226.22
116 North Carolina 10 444 2267 5.11 26 44.40 226.70
117 Tulsa 11 512 2556 4.99 24 46.55 232.36
118 Illinois 9 360 2092 5.81 20 40.00 232.44
119 South Florida 11 519 2589 4.99 29 47.18 235.36
120 Colorado State 9 400 2121 5.30 16 44.44 235.67
121 Rutgers 8 325 1893 5.82 18 40.63 236.63
122 Louisville 8 373 1947 5.22 22 46.63 243.38
123 Coastal Carolina 12 451 2933 6.50 32 37.58 244.42
124 Ball State 11 519 2761 5.32 33 47.18 251.00
124 Georgia State 12 459 3012 6.56 30 38.25 251.00
126 Massachusetts 11 522 2868 5.49 32 47.45 260.73
127 New Mexico State 11 590 2961 5.02 35 53.64 269.18
128 Bowling Green 12 572 3366 5.88 42 47.67 280.50
129 Oregon State 9 382 2632 6.89 27 42.44 292.44
130 Connecticut 8 344 2663 7.74 30 43.00 332.88