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

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