2019 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/13/2020

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Penn State 13 484 1235 2.55 13 29 87 47 7
2 Georgia 14 399 1045 2.62 2 35 69 28 4
3 San Diego State 13 356 980 2.75 8 66 67 43 5
4 Buffalo 13 428 1224 2.86 15 58 75 28 9
5 Wyoming 13 477 1392 2.92 10 40 90 44 7
6 Ohio State 14 488 1452 2.98 14 67 99 50 14
7 Pittsburgh 13 472 1410 2.99 12 85 88 38 8
8 Utah 14 377 1145 3.04 9 70 71 42 8
9 Michigan 13 501 1582 3.16 20 72 95 37 10
10 Navy 13 434 1376 3.17 13 75 84 43 11
10 Miami (Florida) 13 470 1490 3.17 13 58 83 56 14
12 Florida 13 419 1336 3.19 9 57 76 41 14
13 Clemson 15 536 1741 3.25 10 68 92 57 15
14 Oregon 14 467 1525 3.27 5 42 94 47 10
15 Wisconsin 14 424 1397 3.29 11 45 78 53 21
16 Michigan State 13 440 1479 3.36 11 67 85 51 11
17 Southern Mississippi 13 437 1506 3.45 14 63 83 46 13
18 Boise State 14 455 1578 3.47 19 52 92 58 12
18 UAB 14 477 1655 3.47 13 79 88 56 19
20 Air Force 13 375 1307 3.49 11 48 77 32 6
20 Central Michigan 14 493 1719 3.49 20 56 102 63 14
20 UCF 13 546 1906 3.49 14 60 111 70 17
23 Iowa 13 418 1463 3.50 6 42 83 38 3
24 Arizona State 13 463 1626 3.51 15 32 94 47 8
25 Auburn 13 452 1601 3.54 10 88 96 57 14
26 California 13 461 1642 3.56 16 47 99 53 11
27 Florida State 13 535 1917 3.58 18 29 105 54 12
28 Cincinnati 14 535 1941 3.63 15 65 114 59 11
29 Baylor 14 547 2000 3.66 16 68 114 66 13
30 Minnesota 13 430 1591 3.70 18 45 92 49 12
30 Tennessee 13 493 1826 3.70 17 40 117 62 9
32 LSU 15 487 1812 3.72 19 70 87 57 15
33 Western Kentucky 13 473 1762 3.73 11 86 103 44 11
33 Louisiana Tech 13 478 1784 3.73 19 51 97 57 11
33 Appalachian State 14 485 1811 3.73 14 68 97 64 16
36 Missouri 12 423 1593 3.77 12 75 76 44 13
36 Northwestern 12 436 1643 3.77 14 73 81 43 11
38 Georgia Southern 13 468 1772 3.79 18 70 97 56 15
39 Washington 13 431 1643 3.81 15 60 106 60 13
39 Florida Atlantic 14 498 1897 3.81 17 75 94 62 19
39 West Virginia 12 502 1913 3.81 20 64 122 67 7
39 Notre Dame 13 517 1972 3.81 12 49 118 63 17
43 Alabama 13 467 1783 3.82 9 46 95 59 17
43 Temple 13 541 2066 3.82 19 54 121 63 17
45 Old Dominion 12 463 1771 3.83 22 48 103 59 18
46 North Carolina State 12 445 1721 3.87 21 54 87 51 20
47 Virginia 14 497 1934 3.89 23 61 117 67 19
47 SMU 13 522 2033 3.89 16 78 105 65 22
49 Mississippi 12 425 1662 3.91 16 54 104 53 11
50 Indiana 13 459 1801 3.92 17 60 95 45 15
51 North Carolina 13 472 1866 3.95 19 65 93 52 15
52 Virginia Tech 13 457 1811 3.96 18 67 92 58 21
53 Rice 12 416 1660 3.99 19 96 84 48 14
53 Iowa State 13 455 1814 3.99 13 84 105 53 14
55 Marshall 13 481 1924 4.00 23 72 106 59 16
56 TCU 12 409 1647 4.03 16 92 81 49 14
57 Texas A&M 13 417 1699 4.07 13 69 101 67 12
58 Oklahoma 14 459 1877 4.09 20 62 98 72 22
59 Texas 13 437 1806 4.13 13 65 100 62 16
60 Miami (Ohio) 14 578 2418 4.18 24 82 142 72 16
61 South Carolina 12 450 1896 4.21 9 75 97 55 18
62 BYU 13 515 2178 4.23 14 54 123 59 9
63 Wake Forest 13 502 2128 4.24 16 59 109 72 17
64 UCLA 12 411 1746 4.25 21 56 88 61 13
64 Troy 12 446 1894 4.25 24 80 106 66 13
66 Maryland 12 501 2135 4.26 27 39 122 76 19
67 Illinois 13 594 2542 4.28 19 64 131 75 23
68 Oklahoma State 13 479 2060 4.30 18 73 117 62 14
68 Utah State 13 611 2625 4.30 29 40 148 90 21
70 Nevada 13 450 1940 4.31 18 80 110 65 15
71 New Mexico 12 456 1971 4.32 22 76 101 54 16
71 Tulane 13 470 2032 4.32 18 52 109 62 20
73 Fresno State 12 445 1927 4.33 24 51 122 57 20
74 Mississippi State 13 456 1981 4.34 25 52 108 73 17
74 Oregon State 12 469 2034 4.34 21 91 114 67 16
74 Duke 12 499 2167 4.34 19 66 110 62 26
77 Texas Tech 12 471 2070 4.39 24 84 98 70 21
78 South Alabama 12 524 2306 4.40 17 72 119 67 20
79 Coastal Carolina 12 434 1924 4.43 23 57 114 67 13
80 Ball State 12 485 2155 4.44 34 60 110 64 17
81 South Florida 12 562 2503 4.45 27 67 154 83 21
82 Stanford 12 406 1809 4.46 17 73 102 63 14
83 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 545 2437 4.47 21 66 147 71 22
84 USC 13 471 2110 4.48 19 89 124 66 15
84 Tulsa 12 496 2221 4.48 29 75 103 58 21
84 Memphis 14 586 2627 4.48 27 68 134 82 24
87 Colorado 12 409 1843 4.51 21 70 97 48 12
88 Kentucky 13 443 2006 4.53 21 76 98 65 17
88 Akron 12 566 2562 4.53 28 46 138 68 15
90 Liberty 13 541 2466 4.56 18 75 118 74 19
91 Army 13 463 2124 4.59 21 55 110 65 16
92 Ohio 13 464 2162 4.66 21 73 123 70 24
92 North Texas 12 486 2263 4.66 31 69 116 69 24
92 Eastern Michigan 13 542 2525 4.66 30 86 138 69 12
95 Purdue 12 487 2310 4.74 25 79 119 68 27
95 Western Michigan 13 498 2361 4.74 18 64 117 79 24
95 Texas State 12 551 2614 4.74 25 85 134 64 17
98 Arizona 12 459 2179 4.75 27 55 122 67 17
98 Colorado State 12 495 2350 4.75 23 75 119 70 23
100 Boston College 13 527 2512 4.77 19 82 127 83 25
101 Georgia Tech 12 539 2583 4.79 27 90 143 75 14
102 Nebraska 12 468 2257 4.82 25 66 116 77 21
102 San Jose State 12 578 2785 4.82 30 55 154 81 16
104 Rutgers 12 494 2413 4.88 29 80 119 64 19
105 Charlotte 13 510 2495 4.89 27 87 125 79 21
106 Syracuse 12 493 2419 4.91 26 74 119 77 22
106 Kansas 12 551 2708 4.91 32 61 151 80 20
108 Middle Tennessee 12 473 2328 4.92 19 65 128 68 19
109 Washington State 13 488 2411 4.94 27 89 131 84 21
110 Northern Illinois 12 431 2135 4.95 25 75 101 70 22
111 Florida International 13 514 2548 4.96 26 92 140 90 23
112 Arkansas State 13 557 2801 5.03 32 80 127 79 20
113 Kansas State 13 426 2151 5.05 19 84 96 71 23
114 East Carolina 12 493 2493 5.06 28 64 125 77 30
115 Kent State 13 625 3181 5.09 34 57 168 92 21
116 UNLV 12 435 2234 5.14 28 82 106 65 18
117 Houston 12 414 2149 5.19 24 75 104 76 26
118 UTSA 12 450 2379 5.29 28 66 112 77 32
119 Vanderbilt 12 473 2505 5.30 25 94 131 76 22
120 Louisville 13 498 2675 5.37 27 70 127 87 26
121 Georgia State 13 524 2829 5.40 33 73 143 78 30
122 Toledo 12 483 2621 5.43 31 74 119 84 30
123 Arkansas 12 486 2658 5.47 29 89 121 78 36
124 Hawai'i 15 545 3042 5.58 37 67 156 82 31
125 UTEP 12 431 2415 5.60 25 78 106 67 22
126 Louisiana-Monroe 12 529 3032 5.73 31 83 157 99 25
127 Bowling Green 12 501 2914 5.82 36 81 124 70 30
128 Connecticut 12 457 2683 5.87 34 77 130 83 19
129 New Mexico State 12 513 3110 6.06 35 79 147 89 28
130 Massachusetts 12 549 3589 6.54 50 83 162 91 33
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards