2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Georgia State 12 267 1038 3.89 8 24 61 25 1
2 Army 13 190 645 3.39 5 27 36 24 4
3 BYU 13 214 710 3.32 6 28 38 24 4
4 Florida 13 224 804 3.59 5 29 47 27 6
5 Vanderbilt 13 220 1109 5.04 9 31 55 43 8
6 Massachusetts 12 242 1093 4.52 9 33 66 40 6
7 Western Kentucky 14 216 525 2.43 5 34 33 20 3
8 Ohio 14 231 656 2.84 8 35 43 21 4
8 LSU 12 216 663 3.07 2 35 37 16 3
8 Kansas State 13 217 685 3.16 5 35 43 23 7
8 Toledo 13 235 1001 4.26 5 35 53 46 14
12 Charlotte 12 195 833 4.27 12 36 48 31 6
12 UTEP 12 242 1044 4.31 10 36 65 32 6
14 Louisiana Tech 14 269 1084 4.03 15 38 70 34 7
15 Florida State 13 255 991 3.89 9 39 56 41 7
15 Fresno State 12 275 1251 4.55 10 39 76 44 5
17 Minnesota 13 214 740 3.46 3 40 42 25 7
17 Michigan State 12 211 838 3.97 9 40 47 23 7
17 Houston 13 253 848 3.35 11 40 40 31 9
20 Louisville 13 244 742 3.04 3 41 42 27 4
20 San Diego State 14 235 762 3.24 6 41 46 24 3
20 Tulane 12 233 817 3.51 7 41 50 29 8
20 UTSA 13 220 1109 5.04 12 41 57 38 11
24 Troy 13 234 588 2.51 4 43 37 19 3
25 Tulsa 13 244 963 3.95 11 44 47 31 11
25 Old Dominion 13 263 1170 4.45 15 44 64 41 11
27 Georgia 13 215 918 4.27 13 45 46 26 7
27 Arizona 12 228 968 4.25 10 45 61 29 6
27 Kentucky 13 303 1483 4.89 12 45 86 47 10
30 Idaho 13 213 984 4.62 9 46 55 30 10
30 Oklahoma State 13 283 1260 4.45 11 46 71 46 12
32 Alabama 15 245 546 2.23 3 47 40 19 3
33 Illinois 12 272 1195 4.39 17 48 58 37 11
33 Marshall 12 249 1275 5.12 17 48 70 43 14
35 Stanford 13 193 819 4.24 4 49 43 31 6
35 Wake Forest 13 243 837 3.44 10 49 46 29 7
37 Wisconsin 14 209 830 3.97 4 50 44 28 6
37 Utah 13 219 941 4.30 8 50 47 38 10
37 Northwestern 13 231 999 4.32 11 50 58 27 11
37 Colorado 14 275 1120 4.07 5 50 59 35 9
37 Middle Tennessee 13 284 1177 4.14 21 50 68 34 9
42 Western Michigan 14 242 1189 4.91 9 51 56 40 11
42 South Alabama 13 277 1433 5.17 11 51 74 51 12
44 Auburn 13 238 807 3.39 3 52 48 21 5
45 Virginia Tech 14 269 900 3.35 10 53 46 21 7
45 Bowling Green 12 231 1084 4.69 13 53 56 31 7
45 Kansas 12 253 1431 5.66 14 53 72 50 22
48 Connecticut 12 203 898 4.42 11 54 45 25 8
48 Eastern Michigan 13 255 903 3.54 9 54 57 21 3
48 Texas 12 252 936 3.71 11 54 53 31 6
48 Miami (Florida) 13 266 941 3.54 4 54 55 30 10
48 Colorado State 13 261 1234 4.73 16 54 58 40 9
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 246 761 3.09 11 55 40 23 6
53 UNLV 12 233 1078 4.63 17 55 59 34 9
53 Texas Tech 12 242 1244 5.14 18 55 57 32 15
53 Maryland 13 319 1589 4.98 19 55 85 56 16
53 Hawai'i 14 313 1734 5.54 16 55 96 59 20
58 Cincinnati 12 277 1100 3.97 7 56 64 24 4
58 Utah State 12 282 1152 4.09 7 56 71 36 6
58 West Virginia 13 255 1173 4.60 7 56 60 25 8
58 Nevada 12 288 1732 6.01 14 56 84 61 19
62 Iowa 13 247 845 3.42 5 57 52 15 4
62 Georgia Tech 13 267 1349 5.05 11 57 72 37 7
64 Georgia Southern 12 219 1051 4.80 14 58 58 35 7
65 Baylor 13 320 1237 3.87 15 59 67 31 7
66 North Carolina State 13 205 706 3.44 6 60 38 20 10
66 UCLA 12 227 947 4.17 10 60 49 30 6
66 UCF 13 275 1014 3.69 10 60 60 37 5
66 Kent State 12 263 1028 3.91 11 60 65 30 4
66 Notre Dame 12 247 1046 4.23 10 60 56 33 6
71 Air Force 13 223 986 4.42 13 61 48 29 12
71 SMU 12 238 1080 4.54 13 61 59 28 7
71 Oklahoma 13 255 1326 5.20 9 61 72 45 13
71 Akron 12 296 1521 5.14 16 61 89 55 12
71 Texas State 12 264 1524 5.77 20 61 77 48 16
71 California 12 255 1530 6.00 12 61 79 47 14
77 Boise State 13 252 1099 4.36 5 62 67 34 9
78 Temple 14 261 801 3.07 6 63 48 28 3
78 New Mexico State 12 264 1441 5.46 12 63 63 40 13
78 Rutgers 12 270 1613 5.97 15 63 76 49 15
81 Arkansas State 13 262 1070 4.08 7 64 46 29 8
81 Iowa State 12 255 1244 4.88 12 64 68 35 8
83 East Carolina 12 259 1403 5.42 16 65 60 39 12
83 North Carolina 13 331 1544 4.66 14 65 75 41 9
85 Clemson 15 251 723 2.88 8 66 35 23 9
85 Indiana 13 268 1112 4.15 12 66 56 38 12
87 Virginia 12 237 1181 4.98 12 67 54 35 8
87 Penn State 14 279 1264 4.53 12 67 63 41 14
89 Pittsburgh 13 218 822 3.77 14 68 43 25 6
89 Ohio State 13 258 938 3.64 3 68 45 29 10
89 Florida International 12 214 1166 5.45 13 68 53 33 8
89 Oregon 12 232 1259 5.43 19 68 66 45 10
93 Boston College 13 213 713 3.35 8 69 30 18 9
93 Florida Atlantic 12 255 1503 5.89 21 69 75 47 15
95 Miami (Ohio) 13 234 1066 4.56 13 70 64 35 8
95 Oregon State 12 233 1219 5.23 13 70 65 28 7
95 Buffalo 12 274 1382 5.04 15 70 65 40 12
98 Arizona State 12 206 872 4.23 9 71 47 34 8
98 Rice 12 226 1209 5.35 16 71 60 38 11
98 Missouri 12 273 1376 5.04 15 71 60 31 18
101 Syracuse 12 249 1299 5.22 19 72 62 38 11
102 Wyoming 14 266 1634 6.14 18 73 59 47 27
103 USC 13 241 969 4.02 6 74 49 30 10
103 South Carolina 13 280 1453 5.19 13 74 79 52 12
105 Ball State 12 190 893 4.70 8 75 42 27 11
105 Nebraska 13 226 1025 4.54 14 75 45 31 12
105 Texas A&M 13 281 1352 4.81 8 75 62 40 14
105 Tennessee 13 290 1428 4.92 13 75 68 48 11
105 San Jose State 12 248 1431 5.77 20 75 68 38 16
110 South Florida 13 288 1309 4.55 14 76 71 42 11
110 Mississippi 12 253 1482 5.86 13 76 63 41 16
112 Washington 14 265 828 3.12 8 79 47 25 3
112 Purdue 12 268 1566 5.84 18 79 74 49 18
114 Appalachian State 13 217 883 4.07 5 80 44 24 7
114 Southern Mississippi 13 237 1174 4.95 17 80 54 42 14
114 New Mexico 13 249 1482 5.95 16 80 66 46 17
117 Duke 12 228 940 4.12 12 82 49 29 9
117 Arkansas 13 197 1249 6.34 19 82 45 31 20
119 Mississippi State 13 247 1347 5.45 12 83 57 33 13
119 North Texas 13 296 1505 5.08 16 83 75 38 14
119 Louisiana-Monroe 12 278 1731 6.23 19 83 79 53 19
122 Central Michigan 13 230 1095 4.76 7 85 61 32 7
122 Northern Illinois 12 249 1189 4.78 13 85 63 43 10
122 Navy 14 289 1332 4.61 10 85 73 35 8
125 Michigan 13 237 695 2.93 4 87 41 29 7
125 TCU 13 301 1216 4.04 10 87 63 33 8
127 Washington State 13 234 1014 4.33 10 89 50 26 10
128 Memphis 13 274 1381 5.04 14 92 67 38 13
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards