Todd Orlando’s defense among nation’s toughest against the run

Here were the top four rushing offenses in the Mountain West this year:

Team G Att Yds Ave TD Att/G Yds/G
New Mexico 12 604 3706 6.1 40 50.3 308.8
Air Force 12 637 3152 5.0 30 53.1 262.7
Colorado State 14 570 2872 5.0 37 40.7 205.1
Boise State 13 563 2578 4.6 33 43.3 198.3

This what Todd Orlando's Utah State defenses did against those opponents.

              Rushing defense against conference's top running teams, Utah State

Date Opp W/L Score Att Yds Ave Td
10/19 New Mexico W 45-10 43 160 3.7 1
9/7 Air Force W 52-20 49 162 3.3 1
11/23 Colorado State W 13-0 34 38 1.1 0
10/12 Boise State L 24-34 40 112 2.8 2

(Statistics from College Football Stats, cfb. com.)

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