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

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