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

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