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

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