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