COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1997
Rushing Defense
CARRIES YARDS YDSPG
1 Florida St. ------------------ 379 571 51.9
2 Florida ---------------------- 362 778 70.7
3 Nebraska --------------------- 407 881 73.4
4 North Caro. ------------------ 371 857 77.9
5 Cincinnati ------------------- 338 930 84.5
6 Clemson ---------------------- 362 971 88.3
7 Michigan --------------------- 368 1001 91.0
8 Tennessee -------------------- 382 1119 93.3
9 Southern Cal ----------------- 381 1032 93.8
10 Wake Forest ------------------ 364 1057 96.1
11 Iowa ------------------------- 408 1161 105.5
12 Arizona ---------------------- 411 1164 105.8
13 Vanderbilt ------------------- 415 1169 106.3
14 Southern Miss. --------------- 367 1184 107.6
15 UCLA ------------------------- 380 1191 108.3
16 Syracuse --------------------- 443 1317 109.8
17 Mississippi St. -------------- 373 1216 110.5
18 Navy ------------------------- 404 1233 112.1
19 Arizona St. ------------------ 403 1241 112.8
20 Oklahoma St. ----------------- 369 1247 113.4
21 Virginia --------------------- 395 1254 114.0
22 Auburn ----------------------- 417 1370 114.2
23 Georgia ---------------------- 352 1263 114.8
24 Michigan St. ----------------- 390 1269 115.4
25 Utah St. --------------------- 435 1272 115.6
26 LSU -------------------------- 384 1274 115.8
27 Washington St. --------------- 397 1281 116.5
28 Air Force -------------------- 418 1408 117.3
29 Washington ------------------- 427 1307 118.8
30 Virginia Tech ---------------- 402 1308 118.9
31 Colorado St. ----------------- 460 1475 122.9
32 Ohio St. --------------------- 460 1491 124.3
33 Ball St. --------------------- 415 1383 125.7
34 Toledo ----------------------- 435 1539 128.3
35 Idaho ------------------------ 429 1414 128.5
36 Kansas St. ------------------- 463 1429 129.9
37 West Va. --------------------- 403 1440 130.9
38 North Caro. St. -------------- 409 1441 131.0
39 Central Fla. ----------------- 408 1446 131.5
40 Arkansas --------------------- 419 1449 131.7
41 South Caro. ------------------ 362 1450 131.8
42 Georgia Tech ----------------- 379 1460 132.7
43 Minnesota -------------------- 491 1607 133.9
44 Utah ------------------------- 438 1488 135.3
45 Alabama ---------------------- 386 1506 136.9
46 Texas Tech ------------------- 467 1511 137.4
47 Hawaii ----------------------- 481 1676 139.7
48 Ohio ------------------------- 472 1567 142.5
49 Wyoming ---------------------- 528 1852 142.5
50 Southern Methodist ----------- 450 1579 143.5
51 California ------------------- 400 1588 144.4
52 Northeast La. ---------------- 472 1766 147.2
53 Tulane ----------------------- 427 1630 148.2
54 Miami (Ohio) ----------------- 474 1640 149.1
55 Wisconsin -------------------- 434 1823 151.9
56 Western Mich. ---------------- 459 1679 152.6
57 Houston ---------------------- 433 1687 153.4
58 Oregon St. ------------------- 485 1688 153.5
59 Louisiana Tech --------------- 448 1694 154.0
59 Boise St. -------------------- 395 1694 154.0
61 New Mexico ------------------- 469 1880 156.7
62 Texas Christian -------------- 486 1739 158.1
63 San Diego St. ---------------- 517 1912 159.3
64 Pittsburgh ------------------- 490 1802 163.8
65 Memphis ---------------------- 454 1803 163.9
66 Brigham Young ---------------- 470 1808 164.4
67 Texas A&M -------------------- 568 1977 164.8
68 UTEP ------------------------- 415 1813 164.8
69 Mississippi ------------------ 421 1818 165.3
70 Stanford --------------------- 434 1827 166.1
71 Kentucky --------------------- 421 1879 170.8
72 Bowling Green ---------------- 454 1907 173.4
73 Maryland --------------------- 455 1921 174.6
74 Army ------------------------- 432 1926 175.1
75 East Caro. ------------------- 510 1952 177.5
76 Fresno St. ------------------- 516 2144 178.7
77 UAB -------------------------- 475 1969 179.0
78 Purdue ----------------------- 486 1975 179.5
79 Rice ------------------------- 411 1988 180.7
80 Indiana ---------------------- 447 1990 180.9
81 Penn St. --------------------- 471 2001 181.9
82 Marshall --------------------- 551 2205 183.8
83 Notre Dame ------------------- 494 2217 184.8
84 San Jose St. ----------------- 501 2037 185.2
84 UNLV ------------------------- 479 2037 185.2
86 Oklahoma --------------------- 519 2235 186.3
87 Central Mich. ---------------- 420 2050 186.4
88 Louisville ------------------- 462 2060 187.3
89 Nevada ----------------------- 432 2072 188.4
90 Northwestern ----------------- 533 2262 188.5
91 Oregon ----------------------- 425 2077 188.8
92 Duke ------------------------- 492 2088 189.8
93 Missouri --------------------- 432 2131 193.7
94 North Texas ------------------ 509 2157 196.1
95 Temple ----------------------- 491 2198 199.8
96 Boston Col. ------------------ 503 2201 200.1
97 Colorado --------------------- 546 2235 203.2
98 Kansas ----------------------- 546 2270 206.4
99 Illinois --------------------- 492 2316 210.5
100 Miami (Fla.) ----------------- 495 2419 219.9
101 Arkansas St. ----------------- 495 2572 233.8
102 Northern Ill. ---------------- 514 2639 239.9
103 New Mexico St. --------------- 477 2644 240.4
104 Texas ------------------------ 561 2657 241.5
105 Eastern Mich. ---------------- 512 2700 245.5
106 Iowa St. --------------------- 505 2717 247.0
107 Akron ------------------------ 489 2731 248.3
108 Rutgers ---------------------- 584 2843 258.5
109 Kent ------------------------- 485 2877 261.5
110 Baylor ----------------------- 520 3028 275.3
111 Southwestern La. ------------- 502 3097 281.5
112 Tulsa ------------------------ 589 3408 309.8
