2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 231 413 1.79 2 46 31 20 3
2 Houston 13 194 454 2.34 5 32 34 23 5
2 Air Force 13 213 498 2.34 7 58 30 12 4
4 Wisconsin 14 212 553 2.61 5 34 39 20 5
5 San Diego State 14 245 718 2.93 4 66 46 19 4
6 Ohio State 13 223 672 3.01 5 37 43 25 8
7 Arkansas State 13 260 794 3.05 6 61 51 32 10
7 Ohio 14 264 806 3.05 4 40 53 30 9
9 Penn State 14 272 854 3.14 10 74 46 26 10
10 Louisville 13 239 755 3.16 4 70 42 27 5
11 North Carolina State 13 219 706 3.22 12 65 43 27 4
12 Northwestern 13 247 810 3.28 9 57 55 32 7
13 Miami (Florida) 13 233 770 3.30 6 41 47 37 11
14 Minnesota 13 239 792 3.31 9 71 53 30 9
15 Florida State 13 202 673 3.33 10 48 33 25 10
16 Boston College 13 209 698 3.34 7 53 37 27 8
17 Pittsburgh 13 218 733 3.36 14 55 44 28 8
18 Indiana 13 286 973 3.40 8 39 56 38 9
19 New Mexico 13 222 760 3.42 13 75 41 19 5
20 Miami (Ohio) 13 234 811 3.47 8 44 50 22 6
21 Western Kentucky 14 240 836 3.48 11 71 48 28 6
22 LSU 12 213 744 3.49 5 33 40 26 6
22 BYU 13 217 757 3.49 8 49 40 23 4
22 Connecticut 12 245 855 3.49 8 45 44 24 6
25 Utah 13 209 732 3.50 5 37 42 27 7
25 Michigan 13 244 855 3.50 5 71 50 28 9
27 Old Dominion 13 240 873 3.64 10 36 54 35 7
28 Georgia 13 255 950 3.73 11 41 55 29 8
29 Oklahoma 13 210 788 3.75 6 45 40 23 7
30 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 244 918 3.76 8 35 53 27 4
30 UTSA 13 267 1003 3.76 9 80 58 34 8
32 Washington State 13 194 731 3.77 11 75 39 23 6
33 Louisiana Tech 14 255 963 3.78 12 46 60 39 6
34 Appalachian State 13 198 754 3.81 10 51 39 26 3
35 West Virginia 13 262 1014 3.87 7 51 58 32 6
36 Idaho 13 232 899 3.88 8 55 53 30 9
37 Texas A&M 13 292 1141 3.91 13 45 71 42 12
38 UCF 13 301 1190 3.95 12 62 64 39 9
39 Stanford 13 264 1059 4.01 11 52 62 33 7
40 UCLA 12 276 1111 4.03 11 64 56 22 6
41 Mississippi State 13 238 961 4.04 5 68 53 28 8
42 Notre Dame 12 282 1143 4.05 13 73 64 34 10
43 Florida 13 264 1071 4.06 11 41 49 39 12
44 Colorado 14 237 965 4.07 9 42 40 26 9
45 Southern Mississippi 13 190 775 4.08 11 92 36 26 9
46 USC 13 207 846 4.09 10 79 44 22 4
47 Auburn 13 224 919 4.10 5 89 47 31 8
48 Temple 14 249 1024 4.11 11 71 53 30 10
49 Cincinnati 12 285 1175 4.12 10 67 69 34 7
50 Texas State 12 276 1144 4.14 13 71 61 30 6
51 Virginia Tech 14 255 1067 4.18 12 67 52 36 13
52 Wake Forest 13 242 1014 4.19 10 55 61 41 10
53 Georgia Southern 12 227 954 4.20 7 55 55 34 11
53 Washington 14 249 1047 4.20 8 75 51 27 6
55 Charlotte 12 211 888 4.21 12 61 47 24 4
56 Ball State 12 215 914 4.25 7 55 51 29 11
57 Troy 13 228 974 4.27 9 70 55 33 8
57 Boise State 13 281 1199 4.27 7 60 77 34 5
59 Michigan State 12 249 1066 4.28 12 64 45 23 9
60 North Carolina 13 328 1411 4.30 14 59 79 38 11
61 Army 13 216 931 4.31 12 59 51 29 10
62 Georgia Tech 13 206 890 4.32 13 73 50 28 7
63 Nebraska 13 207 897 4.33 8 46 46 24 11
63 Vanderbilt 13 235 1017 4.33 5 60 53 39 9
65 South Carolina 13 270 1189 4.40 7 49 65 42 6
65 South Alabama 13 310 1365 4.40 15 68 68 48 16
67 South Florida 13 282 1245 4.41 15 42 73 38 9
68 TCU 13 277 1225 4.42 13 65 67 39 14
69 Kansas State 12 183 810 4.43 6 41 46 30 6
69 Virginia 12 248 1099 4.43 8 85 48 37 6
71 Bowling Green 12 271 1207 4.45 15 63 63 39 10
72 Clemson 15 274 1221 4.46 12 70 67 47 13
73 Wyoming 14 271 1217 4.49 16 76 61 40 14
74 Iowa 13 245 1102 4.50 5 58 54 27 7
74 Texas 12 298 1341 4.50 12 70 71 45 17
76 Western Michigan 14 213 961 4.51 8 47 55 32 10
76 Maryland 13 267 1203 4.51 12 70 58 37 9
76 Northern Illinois 12 271 1221 4.51 11 79 57 28 10
79 Central Michigan 13 244 1102 4.52 8 72 47 26 10
80 Kent State 12 274 1249 4.56 13 85 69 43 8
81 Baylor 13 300 1372 4.57 15 63 66 41 13
82 Tulane 12 239 1094 4.58 13 62 50 36 13
83 Navy 14 257 1187 4.62 13 81 63 34 11
84 UNLV 12 251 1165 4.64 13 43 59 32 9
85 Utah State 12 276 1288 4.67 12 64 73 37 9
85 Georgia State 12 309 1443 4.67 17 46 77 39 11
87 Purdue 12 277 1295 4.68 17 81 61 36 12
88 Tulsa 13 282 1329 4.71 17 84 60 41 13
89 Oklahoma State 13 265 1255 4.74 11 79 55 39 15
90 Kansas 12 296 1406 4.75 13 57 77 50 11
91 Marshall 12 239 1146 4.79 11 72 50 34 12
92 Middle Tennessee 13 293 1406 4.80 16 42 82 43 10
93 Duke 12 241 1159 4.81 7 80 54 37 11
94 Illinois 12 297 1435 4.83 18 63 68 43 12
95 Massachusetts 12 250 1224 4.90 14 71 53 38 10
95 Colorado State 13 316 1548 4.90 18 81 73 41 14
97 Akron 12 238 1175 4.94 11 54 55 33 13
98 Memphis 13 256 1283 5.01 14 61 70 39 10
99 Florida International 12 243 1219 5.02 13 61 67 33 9
100 Mississippi 12 293 1474 5.03 18 78 74 48 13
100 Hawai'i 14 307 1545 5.03 15 73 89 45 17
102 Iowa State 12 271 1374 5.07 11 43 79 47 13
103 Arizona 12 268 1362 5.08 17 85 69 41 13
103 Tennessee 13 278 1413 5.08 15 85 68 42 16
105 Florida Atlantic 12 282 1442 5.11 16 53 67 34 14
106 Buffalo 12 323 1657 5.13 14 80 82 47 10
107 Eastern Michigan 13 247 1275 5.16 14 60 67 28 9
108 Louisiana-Monroe 12 267 1392 5.21 12 80 74 50 15
109 New Mexico State 12 285 1490 5.23 19 75 70 52 10
110 San Jose State 12 292 1529 5.24 13 73 80 44 12
111 Fresno State 12 325 1718 5.29 15 91 91 51 9
112 Toledo 13 239 1284 5.37 10 62 57 43 16
113 Oregon State 12 259 1397 5.39 12 75 68 44 16
114 East Carolina 12 247 1339 5.42 18 55 69 40 11
115 Kentucky 13 273 1483 5.43 13 61 71 40 12
116 Rutgers 12 286 1557 5.44 18 57 67 44 15
117 Missouri 12 258 1418 5.50 13 70 60 40 18
118 North Texas 13 292 1609 5.51 15 83 72 41 18
119 Rice 12 251 1393 5.55 14 75 60 42 14
120 SMU 12 260 1446 5.56 17 67 69 43 19
121 Arkansas 13 255 1422 5.58 20 96 69 46 12
122 Arizona State 12 193 1085 5.62 16 82 46 33 13
123 Syracuse 12 248 1401 5.65 16 77 59 42 15
124 Oregon 12 290 1699 5.86 19 66 91 63 14
125 Nevada 12 297 1839 6.19 18 72 84 56 19
126 Texas Tech 12 258 1619 6.28 19 75 81 55 17
127 California 12 277 1744 6.30 20 90 79 43 16
128 UTEP 12 234 1480 6.32 13 70 74 54 13
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards