2019 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/13/2020

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Penn State 13 223 577 2.59 4 29 17 18 5
2 UAB 14 224 633 2.83 3 57 20 19 6
3 Miami (Florida) 13 221 630 2.85 7 43 17 18 6
4 Air Force 13 175 507 2.90 4 19 13 14 0
5 Buffalo 13 190 567 2.98 10 36 13 13 3
6 San Diego State 13 171 522 3.05 2 42 18 18 2
7 Wyoming 13 230 713 3.10 5 29 19 21 1
8 California 13 220 693 3.15 9 24 17 19 1
9 Virginia Tech 13 199 628 3.16 3 42 14 13 6
10 Pittsburgh 13 198 628 3.17 4 59 11 11 3
11 Western Kentucky 13 216 712 3.30 1 42 16 16 4
12 Navy 13 211 705 3.34 6 75 19 20 4
13 Appalachian State 14 232 781 3.37 3 36 26 27 7
14 Utah 14 173 586 3.39 5 49 16 17 4
15 Cincinnati 14 248 844 3.40 8 40 22 23 4
16 Ohio State 14 220 781 3.55 5 45 27 27 4
17 Georgia 14 177 633 3.58 1 23 16 16 2
17 Southern Mississippi 13 205 733 3.58 7 63 14 14 6
19 Marshall 13 227 820 3.61 11 26 22 22 3
20 Florida State 13 260 946 3.64 8 29 24 26 5
21 Boise State 14 206 757 3.67 6 52 23 24 6
22 Northwestern 12 203 748 3.68 6 73 16 17 2
23 Michigan State 13 221 818 3.70 6 66 25 26 8
24 Arizona State 13 231 858 3.71 5 32 22 23 4
25 UCLA 12 208 775 3.73 7 52 23 24 7
26 UCF 13 266 995 3.74 7 39 31 36 8
27 Clemson 15 250 946 3.78 2 68 25 28 8
28 Coastal Carolina 12 198 756 3.82 11 52 23 24 2
28 Missouri 12 207 790 3.82 5 75 20 21 5
30 Fresno State 12 204 781 3.83 13 29 21 22 9
31 North Carolina State 12 214 822 3.84 5 48 21 21 10
32 Florida 13 183 706 3.86 3 57 18 19 8
32 Louisiana Tech 13 233 899 3.86 10 30 27 28 4
34 Auburn 13 229 889 3.88 6 88 28 30 9
35 Temple 13 241 940 3.90 7 48 24 25 7
36 Iowa 13 192 753 3.92 2 42 16 16 3
37 North Carolina 13 220 869 3.95 9 65 22 22 7
37 Notre Dame 13 232 916 3.95 3 37 30 31 7
39 West Virginia 12 242 960 3.97 9 64 25 25 2
40 Washington 13 211 840 3.98 5 60 26 27 4
41 Iowa State 13 220 878 3.99 8 84 24 24 7
42 Tennessee 13 223 898 4.03 6 37 26 26 5
42 Texas Tech 12 239 962 4.03 13 75 28 29 10
44 Liberty 13 256 1038 4.05 8 68 29 29 6
45 Oregon State 12 233 956 4.10 10 75 28 29 8
46 Minnesota 13 205 842 4.11 9 45 27 27 7
47 Michigan 13 246 1017 4.13 7 72 22 22 8
48 Rice 12 198 820 4.14 9 96 18 20 5
49 Troy 12 212 880 4.15 10 80 23 24 6
50 Indiana 13 222 924 4.16 5 56 20 23 7
51 Mississippi 12 210 879 4.19 9 54 30 30 6
52 Oregon 14 202 848 4.20 1 42 19 24 6
53 Georgia Southern 13 218 917 4.21 8 70 25 25 7
53 Texas State 12 272 1145 4.21 11 44 29 30 4
55 Illinois 13 293 1237 4.22 11 54 37 38 8
56 Virginia 14 245 1040 4.24 12 61 34 35 14
57 Texas 13 222 946 4.26 6 42 33 33 7
58 Wisconsin 14 202 873 4.32 8 45 26 27 13
59 South Carolina 12 221 956 4.33 5 75 27 27 8
60 Old Dominion 12 235 1020 4.34 8 48 29 31 12
61 Kentucky 13 203 893 4.40 11 43 25 25 6
61 Florida Atlantic 14 244 1074 4.40 9 75 30 30 12
63 Baylor 14 251 1112 4.43 8 68 33 33 8
63 Miami (Ohio) 14 271 1201 4.43 8 53 34 35 9
65 Central Michigan 14 245 1092 4.46 8 56 38 36 12
66 Memphis 14 275 1230 4.47 9 56 32 33 12
67 Utah State 13 300 1347 4.49 14 35 38 42 7
68 Texas A&M 13 212 953 4.50 6 69 33 34 6
68 Oklahoma 14 233 1049 4.50 15 62 34 35 13
70 Nevada 13 223 1006 4.51 10 80 27 28 8
70 SMU 13 239 1078 4.51 8 78 28 27 9
72 Mississippi State 13 243 1099 4.52 12 31 40 41 9
73 Alabama 13 235 1065 4.53 4 36 29 29 11
74 Ball State 12 231 1051 4.55 11 47 31 31 7
75 Maryland 12 251 1145 4.56 11 34 41 40 10
76 TCU 12 200 913 4.57 4 92 26 26 9
77 South Alabama 12 254 1177 4.63 9 72 32 33 10
78 Stanford 12 201 933 4.64 11 73 28 30 6
79 New Mexico 12 211 981 4.65 7 38 24 24 9
80 Oklahoma State 13 224 1044 4.66 8 73 30 31 8
80 Akron 12 247 1150 4.66 11 43 24 25 5
82 Washington State 13 245 1149 4.69 10 89 38 38 8
82 BYU 13 255 1195 4.69 7 54 31 32 5
84 Colorado 12 201 953 4.74 9 70 18 20 5
85 Army 13 225 1076 4.78 10 54 29 30 7
85 South Florida 12 269 1286 4.78 9 57 43 44 8
87 Tulsa 12 232 1111 4.79 13 75 26 26 10
88 Eastern Michigan 13 255 1242 4.87 11 54 32 34 5
88 Wake Forest 13 256 1247 4.87 10 57 38 40 11
90 Tulane 13 232 1134 4.89 10 52 31 31 13
91 Duke 12 239 1173 4.91 10 45 33 33 12
91 San Jose State 12 268 1315 4.91 13 51 28 32 9
93 North Texas 12 231 1137 4.92 17 68 30 34 10
94 Boston College 13 262 1293 4.94 9 82 41 44 11
95 Colorado State 12 249 1232 4.95 13 75 34 36 13
96 Arkansas State 13 268 1340 5.00 19 80 26 28 8
97 LSU 15 239 1200 5.02 9 70 32 33 14
98 Kansas State 13 221 1113 5.04 8 84 33 34 10
99 Charlotte 13 249 1259 5.06 13 87 32 32 9
100 East Carolina 12 248 1259 5.08 14 64 33 36 13
101 UNLV 12 217 1113 5.13 12 82 31 33 8
101 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 259 1328 5.13 11 53 41 43 12
103 Kent State 13 302 1557 5.16 17 53 42 45 9
104 USC 13 232 1202 5.18 8 44 35 35 9
105 Nebraska 12 234 1221 5.22 14 45 38 40 12
105 Western Michigan 13 237 1238 5.22 10 64 37 40 10
107 Florida International 13 250 1314 5.26 12 92 43 46 12
108 Georgia Tech 12 263 1395 5.30 12 90 39 41 10
108 Kansas 12 273 1447 5.30 13 61 42 43 11
110 Middle Tennessee 12 236 1258 5.33 8 57 36 38 10
111 Rutgers 12 237 1282 5.41 11 80 29 29 9
112 Northern Illinois 12 203 1106 5.45 10 61 34 36 11
112 Vanderbilt 12 233 1271 5.45 11 94 42 41 12
114 Purdue 12 246 1349 5.48 9 79 38 38 15
115 Hawai'i 15 264 1449 5.49 11 64 35 37 13
116 Ohio 13 224 1232 5.50 8 73 37 38 16
117 UTEP 12 225 1241 5.52 10 64 35 36 10
117 Georgia State 13 243 1342 5.52 10 61 36 35 15
119 Syracuse 12 243 1343 5.53 11 74 36 39 12
120 Arizona 12 223 1235 5.54 12 55 38 39 11
121 Connecticut 12 235 1332 5.67 20 77 35 36 7
122 Arkansas 12 246 1404 5.71 15 89 42 42 20
123 Bowling Green 12 239 1370 5.73 15 81 36 34 12
124 Houston 12 218 1283 5.89 13 75 41 44 14
125 Toledo 12 246 1484 6.03 11 56 44 45 17
126 UTSA 12 234 1465 6.26 18 60 46 46 20
127 New Mexico State 12 265 1683 6.35 22 79 45 46 14
128 Louisville 13 237 1518 6.41 10 70 45 45 12
129 Louisiana-Monroe 12 258 1708 6.62 18 83 52 52 13
130 Massachusetts 12 281 1936 6.89 26 83 43 45 21
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards