*** 2009 NCAA FBS Team Rushing Defense Statistics *** (Complete through Saturday, October 24th) From The Sports Network R U S H I N G D E F E N S E Rank Team G Rsh Net Avg TD Ydspg 1. Texas 7 197 289 1.47 1 41.29 2. Alabama 8 233 519 2.23 3 64.88 3. Oklahoma 7 221 491 2.22 1 70.14 4. Penn St. 8 250 638 2.55 3 79.75 5. Southern California 7 230 559 2.43 6 79.86 6. Arizona St. 7 220 584 2.65 8 83.43 6. Syracuse 7 224 584 2.61 9 83.43 8. TCU 7 224 597 2.67 3 85.29 9. West Virginia 7 219 604 2.76 5 86.29 10. Ohio St. 8 262 738 2.82 5 92.25 11. UCF 7 252 646 2.56 5 92.29 12. Florida 7 225 662 2.94 2 94.57 13. North Carolina St. 7 239 670 2.80 11 95.71 14. Arkansas St. 6 192 580 3.02 4 96.67 15. Temple 7 225 681 3.03 4 97.29 16. Kansas 7 221 688 3.11 10 98.29 17. Boise St. 7 176 691 3.93 5 98.71 18. Oklahoma St. 7 224 693 3.09 7 99.00 19. Kansas St. 8 235 805 3.43 5 100.63 20. Arizona 7 198 709 3.58 9 101.29 21. Pittsburgh 8 278 817 2.94 7 102.13 22. Nebraska 7 255 716 2.81 5 102.29 23. North Carolina 7 255 718 2.82 7 102.57 24. Michigan St. 8 272 831 3.06 3 103.88 25. BYU 8 241 835 3.46 9 104.38 26. La.-Monroe 7 232 745 3.21 13 106.43 27. Rutgers 7 226 746 3.30 6 106.57 28. Southern Miss. 8 285 876 3.07 8 109.50 29. East Carolina 7 231 780 3.38 9 111.43 30. California 7 241 792 3.29 7 113.14 31. Nevada 7 233 796 3.42 10 113.71 32. Central Mich. 8 269 910 3.38 6 113.75 33. Tennessee 7 227 797 3.51 4 113.86 34. Wisconsin 7 245 802 3.27 6 114.57 35. Army 8 279 926 3.32 10 115.75 35. Boston College 8 294 926 3.15 6 115.75 37. Northern Ill. 7 215 812 3.78 9 116.00 38. Oregon St. 7 201 813 4.04 11 116.14 39. Northwestern 8 267 943 3.53 12 117.88 40. Cincinnati 7 269 826 3.07 5 118.00 41. Oregon 7 267 832 3.12 7 118.86 42. Navy 8 256 963 3.76 8 120.38 43. Tulsa 7 253 843 3.33 2 120.43 44. Iowa 8 257 978 3.81 4 122.25 45. Troy 7 224 862 3.85 10 123.14 46. Air Force 8 295 993 3.37 8 124.13 47. Stanford 8 243 1011 4.16 10 126.38 48. Miami (FL) 7 259 885 3.42 6 126.43 49. Colorado St. 8 273 1014 3.71 13 126.75 50. Connecticut 7 250 889 3.56 8 127.00 50. LSU 7 265 889 3.35 3 127.00 50. Notre Dame 7 219 889 4.06 8 127.00 53. Georgia Tech 8 237 1018 4.30 6 127.25 54. Georgia 7 246 891 3.62 5 127.29 55. Missouri 7 254 895 3.52 8 127.86 56. Kent St. 8 305 1025 3.36 10 128.13 57. Texas Tech 8 293 1034 3.53 13 129.25 58. Clemson 7 278 911 3.28 3 130.14 59. South Fla. 7 240 927 3.86 7 132.43 60. Mississippi 7 248 932 3.76 5 133.14 61. Michigan 8 284 1079 3.80 10 134.88 62. Iowa St. 8 275 1100 4.00 6 137.50 63. Duke 7 249 972 3.90 10 138.86 64. Wyoming 7 263 984 3.74 10 140.57 65. Maryland 8 298 1131 3.80 13 141.38 66. Mississippi St. 8 304 1138 3.74 12 142.25 67. Idaho 8 249 1153 4.63 16 144.13 68. Indiana 8 313 1167 3.73 12 145.88 69. UAB 7 246 1023 4.16 13 146.14 70. South Carolina 8 297 1181 3.98 7 147.63 71. Fresno St. 7 196 1034 5.28 7 147.71 72. Utah 7 281 1035 3.68 9 147.86 73. Ohio 8 317 1184 3.74 8 148.00 74. Colorado 7 254 1048 4.13 11 149.71 75. Buffalo 8 262 1200 4.58 14 150.00 76. Virginia Tech 7 270 1052 3.90 8 150.29 77. San Diego St. 7 293 1053 3.59 10 150.43 78. Texas A&M 7 258 1065 4.13 17 152.14 79. Arkansas 7 276 1083 3.92 9 154.71 80. Wake Forest 8 288 1249 4.34 8 156.13 81. Purdue 8 315 1250 3.97 18 156.25 82. Ball St. 8 313 1262 4.03 11 157.75 83. UCLA 7 273 1116 4.09 9 159.43 84. Louisville 7 262 1134 4.33 14 162.00 85. Vanderbilt 8 336 1313 3.91 7 164.13 86. Virginia 7 284 1151 4.05 10 164.43 87. Middle Tenn. 7 287 1152 4.01 14 164.57 88. Akron 7 276 1184 4.29 10 169.14 89. Auburn 8 313 1392 4.45 16 174.00 <span style="font-weight: bold;">90. Kentucky 7 274 1219 4.45 8 174.14</span> 91. Washington 8 261 1396 5.35 14 174.50 92. SMU 7 273 1225 4.49 15 175.00 93. Marshall 8 267 1401 5.25 12 175.13 94. New Mexico 7 329 1239 3.77 15 177.00 95. Miami (OH) 8 296 1417 4.79 18 177.13 96. Minnesota 8 344 1423 4.14 14 177.88 97. La.-Lafayette 7 269 1262 4.69 15 180.29 98. Florida St. 7 268 1275 4.76 14 182.14 99. North Texas 7 280 1277 4.56 18 182.43 100. Baylor 7 299 1291 4.32 11 184.43 101. Illinois 7 258 1297 5.03 13 185.29 102. Western Mich. 8 296 1484 5.01 12 185.50 103. New Mexico St. 8 294 1493 5.08 14 186.63 104. Memphis 7 280 1307 4.67 13 186.71 105. Toledo 8 307 1508 4.91 21 188.50 106. Louisiana Tech 7 289 1324 4.58 10 189.14 107. UNLV 8 272 1521 5.59 17 190.13 108. Tulane 7 295 1369 4.64 18 195.57 109. Utah St. 7 293 1382 4.72 10 197.43 110. Hawaii 7 295 1396 4.73 18 199.43 111. Rice 8 339 1678 4.95 26 209.75 112. Bowling Green 8 289 1685 5.83 17 210.63 113. UTEP 7 287 1498 5.22 15 214.00 114. Washington St. 7 259 1508 5.82 20 215.43 115. Houston 7 282 1533 5.44 14 219.00 116. Fla. Atlantic 6 228 1334 5.85 23 222.33 117. FIU 7 300 1675 5.58 20 239.29 118. San Jose St. 6 253 1559 6.16 16 259.83 119. Western Ky. 7 329 1864 5.67 20 266.29 120. Eastern Mich. 7 317 1925 6.07 23 275.00