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