2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 4 108 161 1.49 3 27.00 40.25
2 San Diego State 4 122 258 2.11 3 30.50 64.50
3 Texas A&M 5 128 403 3.15 5 25.60 80.60
4 Utah 4 128 335 2.62 4 32.00 83.75
5 Virginia Tech 4 127 336 2.65 5 31.75 84.00
5 Iowa 4 126 336 2.67 1 31.50 84.00
7 Michigan 5 182 432 2.37 5 36.40 86.40
8 Auburn 5 169 464 2.75 1 33.80 92.80
9 East Carolina 4 123 379 3.08 5 30.75 94.75
10 Clemson 5 210 475 2.26 5 42.00 95.00
11 Akron 3 113 294 2.60 4 37.67 98.00
12 Air Force 4 117 394 3.37 5 29.25 98.50
13 Florida State 5 174 505 2.90 5 34.80 101.00
14 Missouri 4 115 409 3.56 3 28.75 102.25
15 Charlotte 5 149 514 3.45 11 29.80 102.80
16 Marshall 4 140 412 2.94 6 35.00 103.00
16 LSU 5 171 515 3.01 4 34.20 103.00
18 Maryland 4 156 416 2.67 4 39.00 104.00
19 Appalachian State 4 149 417 2.80 6 37.25 104.25
19 North Carolina State 4 120 417 3.48 2 30.00 104.25
21 North Texas 5 155 525 3.39 5 31.00 105.00
22 Arkansas 5 175 529 3.02 8 35.00 105.80
23 Miami (Florida) 5 187 530 2.83 4 37.40 106.00
24 Georgia 5 149 541 3.63 4 29.80 108.20
25 Oregon 5 183 543 2.97 4 36.60 108.60
26 Kentucky 5 152 552 3.63 3 30.40 110.40
27 Oklahoma State 5 183 567 3.10 5 36.60 113.40
28 Houston 4 161 456 2.83 7 40.25 114.00
29 Texas 5 171 575 3.36 8 34.20 115.00
30 Cincinnati 5 148 586 3.96 4 29.60 117.20
31 Mississippi State 5 183 602 3.29 4 36.60 120.40
32 Iowa State 4 152 484 3.18 2 38.00 121.00
33 Fresno State 4 148 490 3.31 4 37.00 122.50
34 Washington State 5 178 613 3.44 7 35.60 122.60
35 Duke 5 186 614 3.30 6 37.20 122.80
36 Southern Mississippi 4 117 493 4.21 2 29.25 123.25
37 Northern Illinois 5 223 624 2.80 8 44.60 124.80
38 TCU 5 182 628 3.45 5 36.40 125.60
38 Army 5 127 628 4.94 6 25.40 125.60
40 Boise State 4 131 503 3.84 6 32.75 125.75
41 Washington 5 175 629 3.59 5 35.00 125.80
42 Virginia 5 161 631 3.92 4 32.20 126.20
43 Alabama 5 160 634 3.96 2 32.00 126.80
44 Notre Dame 5 192 635 3.31 6 38.40 127.00
45 Texas State 4 134 515 3.84 5 33.50 128.75
46 Wyoming 5 178 651 3.66 7 35.60 130.20
47 West Virginia 4 152 524 3.45 4 38.00 131.00
48 Ohio 4 126 525 4.17 7 31.50 131.25
49 Minnesota 4 112 531 4.74 4 28.00 132.75
50 San Jose State 4 156 535 3.43 7 39.00 133.75
51 Wisconsin 4 123 540 4.39 2 30.75 135.00
52 Miami (Ohio) 5 204 685 3.36 6 40.80 137.00
53 UTSA 5 180 701 3.89 8 36.00 140.20
54 Troy 5 199 711 3.57 7 39.80 142.20
55 Northwestern 4 142 569 4.01 4 35.50 142.25
56 Texas Tech 5 166 732 4.41 7 33.20 146.40
57 Georgia Tech 5 176 745 4.23 9 35.20 149.00
58 BYU 5 180 760 4.22 10 36.00 152.00
59 Oklahoma 5 237 764 3.22 10 47.40 152.80
59 Stanford 5 199 764 3.84 5 39.80 152.80
61 Nevada 5 219 770 3.52 9 43.80 154.00
62 Vanderbilt 5 192 772 4.02 5 38.40 154.40
63 Ohio State 5 192 774 4.03 7 38.40 154.80
64 Tulane 5 197 781 3.96 7 39.40 156.20
65 Colorado 4 152 625 4.11 3 38.00 156.25
66 Tennessee 5 168 790 4.70 8 33.60 158.00
67 Indiana 5 180 791 4.39 7 36.00 158.20
68 Louisiana Tech 4 168 636 3.79 10 42.00 159.00
69 Hawai'i 6 243 955 3.93 12 40.50 159.17
70 Navy 4 114 639 5.61 6 28.50 159.75
71 Arizona State 5 211 808 3.83 5 42.20 161.60
72 Penn State 5 208 809 3.89 5 41.60 161.80
73 Purdue 5 192 812 4.23 9 38.40 162.40
74 Western Kentucky 5 180 813 4.52 5 36.00 162.60
75 Syracuse 5 184 816 4.43 8 36.80 163.20
75 USC 5 181 816 4.51 6 36.20 163.20
77 Georgia Southern 4 149 653 4.38 7 37.25 163.25
78 California 4 158 655 4.15 5 39.50 163.75
79 Kansas State 5 156 823 5.28 3 31.20 164.60
80 Nebraska 4 151 660 4.37 11 37.75 165.00
81 Boston College 5 212 828 3.91 8 42.40 165.60
82 Baylor 5 156 840 5.38 6 31.20 168.00
83 Louisville 5 205 844 4.12 6 41.00 168.80
84 Buffalo 5 228 853 3.74 8 45.60 170.60
85 South Carolina 4 170 684 4.02 7 42.50 171.00
85 Florida 5 212 855 4.03 4 42.40 171.00
87 Louisiana-Monroe 5 193 859 4.45 10 38.60 171.80
88 Rice 5 165 868 5.26 9 33.00 173.60
89 UAB 4 155 695 4.48 7 38.75 173.75
90 Western Michigan 5 192 870 4.53 11 38.40 174.00
91 Kansas 5 196 886 4.52 6 39.20 177.20
92 Ball State 5 203 887 4.37 12 40.60 177.40
93 UNLV 4 146 721 4.94 7 36.50 180.25
94 Tulsa 4 164 725 4.42 8 41.00 181.25
95 SMU 5 230 907 3.94 8 46.00 181.40
96 UCLA 4 186 732 3.94 15 46.50 183.00
97 Temple 5 241 918 3.81 7 48.20 183.60
98 Memphis 5 232 922 3.97 11 46.40 184.40
99 Florida International 5 199 925 4.65 3 39.80 185.00
100 Utah State 4 217 747 3.44 5 54.25 186.75
101 Central Michigan 5 220 937 4.26 10 44.00 187.40
102 Wake Forest 5 200 948 4.74 8 40.00 189.60
103 Toledo 4 156 764 4.90 12 39.00 191.00
104 Pittsburgh 5 202 1004 4.97 11 40.40 200.80
105 Kent State 5 226 1010 4.47 16 45.20 202.00
106 Middle Tennessee 4 167 811 4.86 8 41.75 202.75
107 Florida Atlantic 5 206 1020 4.95 14 41.20 204.00
108 Arizona 5 228 1023 4.49 11 45.60 204.60
109 UCF 4 181 826 4.56 5 45.25 206.50
110 Mississippi 5 219 1044 4.77 10 43.80 208.80
110 Rutgers 5 198 1044 5.27 11 39.60 208.80
112 North Carolina 4 168 837 4.98 10 42.00 209.25
113 Illinois 4 159 851 5.35 8 39.75 212.75
114 Old Dominion 5 222 1095 4.93 9 44.40 219.00
114 New Mexico 4 172 876 5.09 12 43.00 219.00
116 Eastern Michigan 5 216 1101 5.10 7 43.20 220.20
117 UTEP 5 200 1112 5.56 9 40.00 222.40
118 Georgia State 5 182 1125 6.18 10 36.40 225.00
119 Coastal Carolina 5 170 1157 6.81 13 34.00 231.40
120 South Alabama 5 236 1172 4.97 17 47.20 234.40
121 Arkansas State 5 215 1222 5.68 10 43.00 244.40
122 South Florida 4 200 979 4.90 8 50.00 244.75
123 Colorado State 5 200 1245 6.23 10 40.00 249.00
124 Massachusetts 6 294 1537 5.23 16 49.00 256.17
125 New Mexico State 5 276 1300 4.71 15 55.20 260.00
126 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 185 1057 5.71 13 46.25 264.25
127 Liberty 4 197 1135 5.76 12 49.25 283.75
128 Oregon State 5 220 1517 6.90 15 44.00 303.40
129 Connecticut 5 208 1556 7.48 18 41.60 311.20
130 Bowling Green 5 256 1706 6.66 23 51.20 341.20