2018 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only 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 Clemson 14 523 1327 2.54 8 37.36 94.79
3 Mississippi State 12 390 1159 2.97 7 32.50 96.58
4 Marshall 12 414 1216 2.94 12 34.50 101.33
5 Texas A&M 12 370 1217 3.29 14 30.83 101.42
6 Army 11 308 1117 3.63 11 28.00 101.55
7 Southern Mississippi 10 315 1029 3.27 10 31.50 102.90
8 Utah 13 456 1358 2.98 13 35.08 104.46
9 San Diego State 12 422 1296 3.07 15 35.17 108.00
10 Northern Illinois 14 567 1529 2.70 16 40.50 109.21
11 Alabama 14 456 1544 3.39 9 32.57 110.29
12 Washington 13 428 1465 3.42 13 32.92 112.69
13 UAB 13 442 1498 3.39 13 34.00 115.23
14 Charlotte 11 352 1277 3.63 17 32.00 116.09
15 North Texas 12 417 1414 3.39 18 34.75 117.83
16 Iowa 12 414 1418 3.43 9 34.50 118.17
17 Cincinnati 12 410 1421 3.47 9 34.17 118.42
18 Iowa State 12 428 1437 3.36 10 35.67 119.75
19 Wyoming 11 375 1333 3.55 15 34.09 121.18
20 Boise State 13 438 1598 3.65 16 33.69 122.92
21 Air Force 11 376 1373 3.65 17 34.18 124.82
22 Michigan 13 450 1656 3.68 15 34.62 127.38
23 North Carolina State 12 367 1547 4.22 18 30.58 128.92
24 Missouri 12 415 1550 3.73 10 34.58 129.17
25 Northwestern 14 478 1815 3.80 14 34.14 129.64
26 Texas 14 486 1839 3.78 18 34.71 131.36
27 Appalachian State 12 448 1603 3.58 12 37.33 133.58
28 Troy 12 476 1605 3.37 15 39.67 133.75
29 Fresno State 13 475 1749 3.68 7 36.54 134.54
30 BYU 12 433 1618 3.74 22 36.08 134.83
31 Ohio 12 373 1621 4.35 16 31.08 135.08
32 Georgia 13 438 1785 4.08 18 33.69 137.31
33 Notre Dame 13 472 1813 3.84 16 36.31 139.46
34 Washington State 12 412 1691 4.10 21 34.33 140.92
35 Utah State 12 488 1707 3.50 12 40.67 142.25
35 California 12 466 1707 3.66 11 38.83 142.25
35 Georgia Southern 12 423 1707 4.04 20 35.25 142.25
38 TCU 12 465 1718 3.69 19 38.75 143.17
39 Auburn 12 440 1720 3.91 9 36.67 143.33
40 LSU 12 424 1737 4.10 15 35.33 144.75
41 Nevada 12 467 1739 3.72 14 38.92 144.92
41 Tulane 12 455 1739 3.82 19 37.92 144.92
43 West Virginia 11 414 1636 3.95 16 37.64 148.73
44 Oregon 12 463 1810 3.91 13 38.58 150.83
45 Boston College 11 450 1662 3.69 19 40.91 151.09
46 Miami (Florida) 12 480 1833 3.82 15 40.00 152.75
47 Florida 11 416 1693 4.07 12 37.82 153.91
48 Stanford 12 455 1849 4.06 17 37.92 154.08
48 Kentucky 12 441 1849 4.19 11 36.75 154.08
50 Colorado 11 436 1705 3.91 12 39.64 155.00
51 Wisconsin 13 454 2016 4.44 17 34.92 155.08
52 Louisiana Tech 12 451 1876 4.16 22 37.58 156.33
53 Florida State 11 484 1722 3.56 15 44.00 156.55
54 Virginia 12 423 1884 4.45 15 35.25 157.00
55 Tennessee 11 419 1729 4.13 20 38.09 157.18
56 Ohio State 14 490 2215 4.52 26 35.00 158.21
57 Buffalo 13 491 2057 4.19 21 37.77 158.23
58 Miami (Ohio) 12 479 1916 4.00 19 39.92 159.67
59 Arizona 11 410 1757 4.29 21 37.27 159.73
60 Oklahoma 14 548 2237 4.08 33 39.14 159.79
61 UTSA 12 465 1923 4.14 20 38.75 160.25
62 Georgia Tech 12 413 1976 4.78 22 34.42 164.67
63 USC 12 460 1977 4.30 20 38.33 164.75
64 Kansas State 11 369 1815 4.92 13 33.55 165.00
65 Texas Tech 11 429 1825 4.25 16 39.00 165.91
66 Purdue 13 499 2183 4.37 25 38.38 167.92
67 Rice 12 422 2018 4.78 30 35.17 168.17
68 Penn State 13 549 2197 4.00 16 42.23 169.00
69 Middle Tennessee 13 494 2203 4.46 16 38.00 169.46
70 Western Michigan 12 447 2041 4.57 27 37.25 170.08
71 Kansas 11 418 1874 4.48 18 38.00 170.36
72 Arizona State 13 513 2217 4.32 17 39.46 170.54
73 Arkansas 11 439 1887 4.30 25 39.91 171.55
74 Syracuse 12 447 2071 4.63 20 37.25 172.58
75 Minnesota 13 436 2254 5.17 20 33.54 173.38
76 Western Kentucky 11 415 1932 4.66 19 37.73 175.64
77 East Carolina 11 444 1955 4.40 22 40.36 177.73
78 Memphis 13 564 2345 4.16 32 43.38 180.38
79 Baylor 12 413 2165 5.24 24 34.42 180.42
80 Indiana 12 479 2198 4.59 17 39.92 183.17
81 Maryland 12 504 2207 4.38 20 42.00 183.92
82 Pittsburgh 13 491 2436 4.96 24 37.77 187.38
83 Temple 12 561 2256 4.02 22 46.75 188.00
83 Toledo 12 466 2256 4.84 31 38.83 188.00
85 Oklahoma State 12 485 2300 4.74 26 40.42 191.67
86 Florida Atlantic 11 459 2113 4.60 26 41.73 192.09
87 Louisiana-Monroe 11 461 2120 4.60 19 41.91 192.73
88 Florida International 12 470 2327 4.95 20 39.17 193.92
89 Navy 12 465 2328 5.01 31 38.75 194.00
90 Texas State 11 461 2152 4.67 19 41.91 195.64
91 Arkansas State 12 493 2371 4.81 19 41.08 197.58
92 UCLA 12 520 2393 4.60 31 43.33 199.42
93 UNLV 11 427 2199 5.15 24 38.82 199.91
94 Nebraska 11 430 2208 5.13 28 39.09 200.73
95 Vanderbilt 12 475 2427 5.11 18 39.58 202.25
96 Wake Forest 12 496 2438 4.92 31 41.33 203.17
97 UTEP 11 439 2242 5.11 20 39.91 203.82
98 Eastern Michigan 12 546 2459 4.50 17 45.50 204.92
99 South Carolina 12 545 2461 4.52 29 45.42 205.08
100 Akron 11 489 2288 4.68 23 44.45 208.00
101 SMU 11 520 2297 4.42 22 47.27 208.82
102 South Alabama 11 452 2351 5.20 33 41.09 213.73
103 New Mexico 11 502 2360 4.70 27 45.64 214.55
104 Rutgers 12 491 2578 5.25 25 40.92 214.83
105 Colorado State 11 452 2367 5.24 17 41.09 215.18
106 Duke 12 512 2585 5.05 26 42.67 215.42
107 Central Michigan 11 517 2374 4.59 28 47.00 215.82
108 San Jose State 11 503 2391 4.75 20 45.73 217.36
109 Hawai'i 13 555 2841 5.12 35 42.69 218.54
110 Mississippi 11 478 2420 5.06 24 43.45 220.00
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 582 2920 5.02 35 44.77 224.62
112 Virginia Tech 12 472 2700 5.72 32 39.33 225.00
113 UCF 12 566 2713 4.79 17 47.17 226.08
114 North Carolina 10 443 2274 5.13 26 44.30 227.40
115 Old Dominion 11 473 2525 5.34 30 43.00 229.55
116 Liberty 10 445 2314 5.20 25 44.50 231.40
117 Kent State 11 490 2578 5.26 38 44.55 234.36
118 Houston 12 589 2817 4.78 41 49.08 234.75
119 Ball State 11 522 2704 5.18 35 47.45 245.82
120 Tulsa 11 527 2715 5.15 24 47.91 246.82
121 South Florida 12 580 3026 5.22 34 48.33 252.17
122 Georgia State 11 408 2831 6.94 29 37.09 257.36
123 Coastal Carolina 11 422 2845 6.74 30 38.36 258.64
124 Illinois 11 473 2877 6.08 31 43.00 261.55
125 New Mexico State 11 582 2883 4.95 36 52.91 262.09
126 Bowling Green 11 512 2977 5.81 37 46.55 270.64
127 Louisville 11 503 3153 6.27 39 45.73 286.64
128 Massachusetts 11 531 3164 5.96 37 48.27 287.64
129 Oregon State 11 460 3234 7.03 36 41.82 294.00
130 Connecticut 11 496 3821 7.70 42 45.09 347.36