2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In Overtime through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | -15 | -7.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 6 | -15 | -2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Army | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ohio | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | North Texas | 2 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Idaho | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | South Alabama | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | California | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Texas | 2 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Kent State | 1 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Notre Dame | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | 1 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Hawai'i | 1 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | UNLV | 2 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Tulane | 1 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Rice | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | TCU | 2 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | UCF | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 2 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | UTSA | 1 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||