2020 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/11/2021

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Colorado State 4 35 76 2.17 0 13 3 1 0
2 Rice 5 39 89 2.28 0 16 6 2 0
3 Cincinnati 10 79 186 2.35 0 38 16 7 1
4 Nevada 9 73 173 2.37 0 30 17 8 1
5 Clemson 12 90 224 2.49 0 30 18 8 3
6 Marshall 10 87 230 2.64 0 11 17 4 0
7 Pittsburgh 11 77 220 2.86 0 15 20 9 0
8 Georgia 10 79 230 2.91 0 13 17 6 0
9 Iowa State 12 97 283 2.92 0 25 22 12 2
10 Georgia Southern 13 103 304 2.95 0 24 24 13 5
11 Wyoming 6 54 160 2.96 0 36 12 5 2
12 San Jose State 8 68 202 2.97 0 28 15 6 2
13 Appalachian State 12 113 353 3.12 1 48 28 11 4
14 Penn State 9 82 259 3.16 0 25 20 8 1
15 TCU 9 75 238 3.17 1 49 12 7 2
16 Mississippi State 11 104 338 3.25 0 34 22 11 3
17 Utah 5 29 95 3.28 0 28 6 5 2
18 Air Force 6 57 191 3.35 0 17 15 8 0
19 UCLA 7 63 213 3.38 0 25 16 8 2
20 Central Michigan 6 77 261 3.39 0 27 17 7 3
20 West Virginia 10 83 281 3.39 2 48 17 9 2
22 Buffalo 7 71 247 3.48 0 14 19 8 0
23 Florida Atlantic 9 76 265 3.49 0 17 22 9 0
24 BYU 12 109 381 3.50 0 31 27 7 2
25 Northwestern 9 79 280 3.54 0 33 20 11 4
26 Boise State 7 53 188 3.55 0 20 13 7 1
27 Iowa 8 72 257 3.57 0 33 15 6 3
28 Oklahoma State 11 112 402 3.59 3 59 25 13 4
29 UTEP 8 89 321 3.61 0 40 20 9 1
30 Notre Dame 12 86 311 3.62 2 44 18 11 5
31 Georgia Tech 10 111 404 3.64 0 24 28 13 3
32 Tennessee 10 77 282 3.66 0 38 20 7 2
33 California 4 38 140 3.68 0 19 11 4 0
34 South Carolina 10 89 334 3.75 0 32 22 9 2
35 Indiana 8 79 300 3.80 1 41 18 9 3
36 UTSA 12 113 434 3.84 0 29 29 20 3
37 Washington 4 42 163 3.88 0 46 7 5 2
38 Wisconsin 7 48 189 3.94 0 31 12 7 4
39 Baylor 9 80 316 3.95 0 29 18 12 3
40 Missouri 10 90 358 3.98 1 43 20 13 3
41 Toledo 6 56 226 4.04 0 24 14 8 1
42 Nebraska 8 85 344 4.05 1 41 21 11 3
43 USC 6 67 272 4.06 0 31 19 14 2
43 Auburn 11 103 418 4.06 0 29 29 15 3
45 Kentucky 11 95 388 4.08 1 42 25 11 2
46 Tulane 12 126 521 4.13 1 50 31 13 5
47 Michigan 6 66 273 4.14 0 29 16 6 4
47 Virginia 10 74 306 4.14 0 36 19 13 3
49 Oklahoma 11 73 304 4.16 0 36 13 11 6
49 UAB 9 76 316 4.16 0 34 16 12 4
51 Oregon 7 67 280 4.18 0 29 20 11 1
51 North Carolina State 12 97 405 4.18 0 23 26 14 1
53 Texas Tech 10 112 473 4.22 1 48 31 15 5
54 South Florida 9 98 415 4.23 1 42 26 12 3
55 Michigan State 7 73 311 4.26 1 48 17 11 2
56 Texas A&M 10 69 295 4.28 0 42 15 11 4
57 Tulsa 9 96 412 4.29 2 49 26 15 4
58 UCF 10 118 507 4.30 0 30 31 17 3
59 North Carolina 12 111 479 4.32 2 54 29 18 3
60 Troy 11 137 595 4.34 1 59 33 21 5
61 Florida 12 102 445 4.36 1 46 33 18 3
62 Washington State 4 34 149 4.38 0 24 6 5 2
62 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 130 570 4.38 0 30 39 14 1
64 Wake Forest 9 86 384 4.47 0 30 28 14 4
65 Ohio State 8 65 291 4.48 0 47 17 10 6
65 Liberty 11 77 345 4.48 0 31 19 13 4
65 Hawai'i 9 113 506 4.48 2 51 34 15 5
68 Colorado 6 53 238 4.49 0 35 14 10 4
69 Alabama 13 113 509 4.50 1 54 31 14 6
70 San Diego State 8 51 231 4.53 0 43 17 10 3
70 Arkansas State 11 133 602 4.53 2 60 30 19 7
72 Stanford 6 75 341 4.55 0 29 23 10 2
73 Ball State 8 76 347 4.57 0 31 20 12 2
73 SMU 10 83 379 4.57 0 27 21 11 4
75 Western Michigan 6 45 207 4.60 0 37 12 8 3
75 Georgia State 10 89 409 4.60 1 59 19 14 4
77 New Mexico 7 57 263 4.61 2 58 17 9 3
78 Miami (Florida) 11 83 386 4.65 1 53 23 15 8
79 Syracuse 11 129 605 4.69 1 52 40 19 5
80 Navy 10 109 514 4.72 1 48 27 14 6
80 Memphis 11 116 548 4.72 1 48 34 19 4
82 Louisiana Tech 10 85 409 4.81 1 45 24 12 7
83 LSU 10 76 372 4.89 2 52 19 11 6
83 Louisville 11 112 548 4.89 0 28 28 19 2
85 Army 12 96 470 4.90 1 52 19 13 6
86 Southern Mississippi 10 121 599 4.95 2 52 37 16 4
87 Arkansas 10 109 545 5.00 1 46 29 14 3
88 Arizona State 4 32 161 5.03 0 25 14 7 2
88 Western Kentucky 12 140 704 5.03 1 45 38 20 9
90 Texas 10 89 449 5.04 0 44 25 13 8
90 Mississippi 10 100 504 5.04 2 46 28 14 4
92 Virginia Tech 11 107 544 5.08 1 50 35 23 7
93 South Alabama 11 93 486 5.23 0 47 22 15 7
94 Middle Tennessee 9 103 543 5.27 3 60 29 15 5
95 Texas State 12 127 676 5.32 0 51 43 29 5
96 Kansas State 10 90 486 5.40 1 50 25 19 6
97 Purdue 6 57 311 5.46 0 33 15 9 3
97 Maryland 5 57 311 5.46 1 44 16 13 4
99 Illinois 8 85 465 5.47 0 53 23 18 5
100 Miami (Ohio) 3 29 161 5.55 1 45 8 5 2
101 Duke 11 117 663 5.67 1 60 33 24 7
102 Vanderbilt 9 63 359 5.70 1 47 22 16 4
103 Ohio 3 30 172 5.73 0 42 9 5 1
104 Houston 8 81 467 5.77 0 52 22 13 8
104 Coastal Carolina 12 101 583 5.77 1 51 30 17 6
106 Florida International 5 49 286 5.84 0 54 14 9 5
107 Temple 7 68 408 6.00 1 49 23 11 4
107 Boston College 11 106 636 6.00 3 60 33 19 9
109 Northern Illinois 6 66 399 6.05 2 56 17 9 4
110 North Texas 10 88 533 6.06 0 38 29 23 5
111 Rutgers 9 110 669 6.08 2 44 32 25 10
112 Utah State 6 58 353 6.09 0 37 19 13 4
113 East Carolina 9 93 575 6.18 1 48 30 22 9
114 Minnesota 7 44 285 6.48 0 36 16 9 3
115 Fresno State 6 58 381 6.57 0 47 19 10 5
116 Florida State 9 83 561 6.76 2 46 29 21 6
117 Kansas 9 85 595 7.00 2 58 31 21 9
118 Arizona 5 45 323 7.18 1 54 13 9 3
119 Charlotte 6 41 298 7.27 1 49 16 11 4
120 Louisiana-Monroe 10 138 1004 7.28 4 48 49 27 12
121 Eastern Michigan 6 68 508 7.47 0 36 32 15 7
122 Bowling Green 5 70 574 8.20 3 57 29 23 7
123 Akron 6 59 486 8.24 2 49 20 17 6
124 Oregon State 7 73 616 8.44 3 55 22 15 9
125 UNLV 6 67 580 8.66 2 54 29 25 7
126 Kent State 4 45 395 8.78 4 59 15 9 6
127 Massachusetts 4 49 457 9.33 4 59 21 14 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards