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