2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 North Carolina State 13 186 494 2.66 6 45 15 16 4
2 San Diego State 14 226 652 2.88 6 18 18 19 0
3 Ohio 14 221 653 2.95 6 35 17 18 4
4 Alabama 15 221 660 2.99 2 47 17 17 4
5 Western Kentucky 14 212 635 3.00 8 22 18 20 3
6 Michigan 13 218 662 3.04 4 34 21 21 7
7 Houston 13 214 678 3.17 7 32 23 24 7
8 Air Force 13 216 703 3.25 7 61 16 16 5
9 LSU 12 195 638 3.27 0 35 17 17 2
10 Miami (Florida) 13 239 795 3.33 5 38 28 29 9
11 Boston College 13 201 672 3.34 4 55 18 18 8
12 Pittsburgh 13 227 783 3.45 9 42 28 28 7
13 Troy 13 226 797 3.53 5 70 21 21 7
14 Minnesota 13 226 818 3.62 8 71 29 28 8
15 Virginia Tech 14 256 936 3.66 11 67 23 23 6
16 Louisville 13 238 878 3.69 5 70 28 30 6
17 Auburn 13 240 897 3.74 5 35 24 23 5
18 Florida State 13 225 846 3.76 8 47 27 28 7
19 Notre Dame 12 247 937 3.79 6 60 24 25 2
19 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 253 960 3.79 9 55 28 30 7
21 Florida 13 251 954 3.80 3 38 30 31 10
22 Washington State 13 214 815 3.81 9 30 20 20 10
23 Temple 14 224 863 3.85 7 71 21 22 7
24 Cincinnati 12 269 1038 3.86 4 67 23 23 4
25 BYU 13 226 877 3.88 6 29 26 29 6
26 Ohio State 13 243 945 3.89 1 68 25 25 10
26 Indiana 13 268 1043 3.89 6 34 32 36 9
28 Kansas State 13 185 721 3.90 4 41 23 24 5
29 Penn State 14 275 1079 3.92 6 44 29 32 8
30 Kent State 12 252 991 3.93 12 85 29 29 6
31 Ball State 12 187 739 3.95 8 63 22 22 7
32 Miami (Ohio) 13 217 868 4.00 9 43 22 23 7
33 Duke 12 227 911 4.01 5 50 26 27 6
34 Baylor 13 299 1201 4.02 14 63 28 30 6
35 Nebraska 13 213 865 4.06 5 50 20 20 8
35 Arkansas State 13 268 1088 4.06 6 64 32 30 9
37 Washington 14 236 966 4.09 6 79 23 23 5
38 Wisconsin 14 213 874 4.10 2 22 29 30 4
39 Texas 12 256 1052 4.11 8 70 26 25 7
40 Wake Forest 13 225 930 4.13 5 55 33 33 8
41 Bowling Green 12 247 1040 4.21 8 62 26 30 5
42 Idaho 13 210 899 4.28 8 55 25 25 10
43 Illinois 12 278 1193 4.29 18 54 29 31 9
43 Louisiana Tech 14 279 1196 4.29 14 46 38 38 7
45 Michigan State 12 216 930 4.31 11 64 20 22 8
46 Central Michigan 13 217 944 4.35 5 72 24 24 5
46 Iowa 13 219 952 4.35 4 45 16 17 5
48 Charlotte 12 210 915 4.36 13 36 31 32 4
49 West Virginia 13 251 1098 4.37 4 56 27 27 7
50 Virginia 12 232 1017 4.38 7 20 29 31 1
51 Appalachian State 13 196 861 4.39 6 80 21 22 5
52 Georgia 13 222 978 4.41 8 45 22 23 9
53 USC 13 221 976 4.42 8 79 27 28 6
54 Stanford 13 230 1019 4.43 7 37 29 30 6
55 Connecticut 12 220 977 4.44 9 54 24 25 9
56 Western Michigan 14 231 1031 4.46 7 38 34 35 8
57 Utah State 12 277 1240 4.48 8 64 40 39 7
58 UCF 13 283 1284 4.54 11 60 45 45 7
59 Tulsa 13 242 1100 4.55 11 84 29 29 11
60 Utah 13 225 1027 4.56 5 37 36 38 11
61 Army 13 197 901 4.57 7 59 26 26 8
62 Old Dominion 13 250 1144 4.58 12 44 38 40 9
63 Colorado State 13 274 1259 4.59 17 49 31 35 9
64 Boise State 13 240 1103 4.60 5 62 33 33 7
64 Oregon 12 275 1266 4.60 15 68 36 37 7
66 Northern Illinois 12 250 1157 4.63 11 46 32 34 10
66 Colorado 14 251 1162 4.63 5 50 23 28 6
68 Massachusetts 12 253 1187 4.69 11 40 37 38 9
69 Vanderbilt 13 218 1024 4.70 6 29 36 40 8
69 UCLA 12 240 1129 4.70 6 64 27 27 8
69 Toledo 13 243 1141 4.70 6 62 35 36 13
72 Navy 14 265 1253 4.73 10 85 33 35 10
72 Fresno State 12 306 1448 4.73 11 42 43 45 4
74 Missouri 12 270 1279 4.74 12 32 29 30 12
75 TCU 13 283 1345 4.75 6 87 32 33 13
76 UNLV 12 258 1235 4.79 17 55 33 33 9
77 New Mexico 13 232 1113 4.80 10 80 31 32 10
78 Oklahoma 13 216 1038 4.81 2 61 30 30 8
78 Northwestern 13 241 1159 4.81 12 57 33 35 16
80 Georgia State 12 275 1333 4.85 12 45 31 33 6
81 Eastern Michigan 13 239 1163 4.87 11 60 23 23 7
82 Akron 12 267 1306 4.89 10 49 38 38 10
83 Memphis 13 267 1312 4.91 9 61 36 37 10
84 Southern Mississippi 13 209 1041 4.98 16 80 36 36 10
84 Clemson 15 263 1311 4.98 12 70 42 43 16
86 UTSA 13 225 1127 5.01 10 80 32 34 9
87 Tulane 12 223 1124 5.04 9 61 36 38 15
88 Texas State 12 269 1360 5.06 17 71 39 42 9
89 Texas A&M 13 281 1434 5.10 15 75 41 42 14
90 Kansas 12 265 1355 5.11 17 36 51 52 12
91 Georgia Southern 12 231 1183 5.12 10 42 43 44 11
92 Rice 12 239 1231 5.15 14 75 38 40 11
92 Mississippi 12 266 1370 5.15 14 78 38 39 12
94 Iowa State 12 256 1321 5.16 10 64 36 37 9
94 South Florida 13 283 1460 5.16 12 75 46 46 12
94 North Carolina 13 300 1548 5.16 9 59 38 39 10
97 Mississippi State 13 241 1247 5.17 10 83 32 33 11
98 Georgia Tech 13 230 1191 5.18 12 73 34 35 8
99 Tennessee 13 276 1433 5.19 18 75 40 43 9
100 Arizona 12 254 1337 5.26 13 85 42 42 12
101 Middle Tennessee 13 274 1460 5.33 16 49 42 44 11
102 San Jose State 12 277 1481 5.35 19 61 40 42 14
102 North Texas 13 287 1535 5.35 10 83 38 39 14
104 South Carolina 13 268 1439 5.37 10 49 50 51 10
105 Kentucky 13 278 1495 5.38 10 61 40 40 11
106 New Mexico State 12 287 1547 5.39 17 75 42 45 13
107 UTEP 12 236 1283 5.44 13 36 43 43 11
107 Florida Atlantic 12 274 1490 5.44 16 53 38 41 11
109 East Carolina 12 253 1396 5.52 18 65 35 39 10
110 Maryland 13 299 1654 5.53 13 53 45 47 14
111 South Alabama 13 301 1672 5.55 12 51 56 57 17
112 Oklahoma State 13 275 1537 5.59 11 79 47 47 17
113 Rutgers 12 260 1484 5.71 14 63 41 42 15
114 Texas Tech 12 262 1519 5.80 16 75 45 46 15
114 Buffalo 12 281 1631 5.80 10 67 45 46 14
116 Hawai'i 14 296 1730 5.84 12 73 54 55 21
117 Arkansas 13 217 1276 5.88 20 78 37 39 17
118 Wyoming 14 278 1649 5.93 20 76 47 49 21
119 Arizona State 12 214 1277 5.97 14 82 35 38 16
120 California 12 282 1713 6.07 16 80 40 42 16
121 Florida International 12 229 1395 6.09 16 68 33 35 12
122 Oregon State 12 235 1440 6.13 12 75 38 38 13
123 SMU 12 241 1486 6.17 16 67 40 40 17
124 Nevada 12 289 1788 6.19 11 59 55 63 17
125 Purdue 12 274 1720 6.28 15 81 48 51 19
126 Syracuse 12 255 1613 6.33 21 77 42 45 18
127 Marshall 12 250 1588 6.35 17 72 45 47 20
128 Louisiana-Monroe 12 294 1873 6.37 13 83 56 58 20
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards