2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi State 1 20 -15 -0.75 0 20.00 -15.00
2 Michigan State 1 27 37 1.37 0 27.00 37.00
3 Virginia 1 20 33 1.65 0 20.00 33.00
4 Louisiana Tech 1 32 58 1.81 0 32.00 58.00
5 Iowa State 2 47 86 1.83 2 23.50 43.00
5 Duke 1 29 53 1.83 2 29.00 53.00
7 Utah 1 40 81 2.03 1 40.00 81.00
8 Arkansas State 1 40 85 2.13 1 40.00 85.00
9 West Virginia 1 45 113 2.51 3 45.00 113.00
10 Northwestern 2 78 199 2.55 1 39.00 99.50
11 Florida 1 30 77 2.57 0 30.00 77.00
12 Army 2 78 217 2.78 2 39.00 108.50
13 Tulane 1 30 84 2.80 2 30.00 84.00
14 Northern Illinois 1 36 103 2.86 0 36.00 103.00
15 Texas 2 70 201 2.87 1 35.00 100.50
16 Auburn 1 27 79 2.93 2 27.00 79.00
16 Utah State 1 41 120 2.93 1 41.00 120.00
18 UAB 2 68 202 2.97 1 34.00 101.00
19 Troy 1 33 102 3.09 2 33.00 102.00
20 Temple 1 39 123 3.15 3 39.00 123.00
21 Marshall 2 73 234 3.21 1 36.50 117.00
22 South Carolina 2 88 287 3.26 1 44.00 143.50
23 TCU 1 30 100 3.33 1 30.00 100.00
24 Oregon 1 46 159 3.46 0 46.00 159.00
25 Appalachian State 2 79 278 3.52 1 39.50 139.00
26 Washington 1 32 113 3.53 1 32.00 113.00
27 BYU 1 39 138 3.54 2 39.00 138.00
28 Clemson 3 120 427 3.56 1 40.00 142.33
29 Boise State 1 33 118 3.58 1 33.00 118.00
30 Texas A&M 1 37 134 3.62 0 37.00 134.00
31 Buffalo 1 31 113 3.65 2 31.00 113.00
32 California 2 94 354 3.77 2 47.00 177.00
33 Oklahoma 2 74 288 3.89 4 37.00 144.00
34 Wake Forest 1 53 207 3.91 2 53.00 207.00
35 Kentucky 1 41 161 3.93 1 41.00 161.00
36 Western Michigan 1 33 132 4.00 3 33.00 132.00
36 Purdue 1 52 208 4.00 3 52.00 208.00
38 Georgia Southern 1 24 97 4.04 0 24.00 97.00
39 Syracuse 1 36 146 4.06 1 36.00 146.00
40 Fresno State 2 93 389 4.18 2 46.50 194.50
41 Penn State 1 42 176 4.19 2 42.00 176.00
42 Ohio 1 36 153 4.25 0 36.00 153.00
43 Georgia 2 78 335 4.29 6 39.00 167.50
44 LSU 1 30 130 4.33 2 30.00 130.00
45 Alabama 3 102 451 4.42 5 34.00 150.33
45 Hawai'i 1 38 168 4.42 3 38.00 168.00
47 Navy 1 50 222 4.44 2 50.00 222.00
48 Iowa 1 42 190 4.52 1 42.00 190.00
49 Florida International 1 27 124 4.59 1 27.00 124.00
50 Ohio State 2 60 280 4.67 4 30.00 140.00
51 Minnesota 1 44 206 4.68 1 44.00 206.00
52 Stanford 2 77 363 4.71 1 38.50 181.50
53 Nevada 1 47 224 4.77 1 47.00 224.00
54 Missouri 1 35 169 4.83 1 35.00 169.00
55 Akron 1 38 185 4.87 0 38.00 185.00
56 Memphis 2 112 551 4.92 9 56.00 275.50
57 North Texas 1 40 197 4.93 3 40.00 197.00
58 Cincinnati 1 45 224 4.98 2 45.00 224.00
59 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 112 562 5.02 7 56.00 281.00
60 Washington State 1 39 200 5.13 3 39.00 200.00
61 Liberty 1 22 114 5.18 1 22.00 114.00
62 Middle Tennessee 2 88 458 5.20 3 44.00 229.00
63 Wisconsin 1 23 121 5.26 0 23.00 121.00
64 San Diego State 1 40 215 5.38 2 40.00 215.00
65 Toledo 1 43 236 5.49 4 43.00 236.00
66 Notre Dame 1 37 211 5.70 1 37.00 211.00
67 Eastern Michigan 1 58 331 5.71 2 58.00 331.00
68 Miami (Florida) 1 58 333 5.74 4 58.00 333.00
69 UCF 2 97 562 5.79 4 48.50 281.00
70 Pittsburgh 2 69 404 5.86 6 34.50 202.00
71 Georgia Tech 1 43 260 6.05 2 43.00 260.00
72 East Carolina 1 38 234 6.16 4 38.00 234.00
73 Vanderbilt 1 46 284 6.17 4 46.00 284.00
74 Oklahoma State 1 42 264 6.29 1 42.00 264.00
75 South Florida 1 44 282 6.41 5 44.00 282.00
76 Michigan 1 40 257 6.43 3 40.00 257.00
77 Virginia Tech 2 71 488 6.87 6 35.50 244.00
78 North Carolina State 2 60 432 7.20 5 30.00 216.00
79 Arizona State 1 35 260 7.43 3 35.00 260.00
80 Houston 1 58 507 8.74 8 58.00 507.00
81 Baylor 1 24 287 11.96 4 24.00 287.00