2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 152 272 1.79 3 16 24 8 0
2 Arkansas State 13 163 383 2.35 2 20 33 11 1
3 Louisville 13 167 433 2.59 1 20 27 14 1
4 Ohio 14 163 455 2.79 4 38 32 14 5
5 Houston 13 142 398 2.80 4 40 23 17 5
6 Western Kentucky 14 159 479 3.01 3 41 37 21 4
7 Northwestern 13 149 462 3.10 5 32 40 13 1
8 UCLA 12 173 541 3.13 9 20 39 15 1
9 Connecticut 12 139 442 3.18 4 30 28 12 3
10 Army 13 137 458 3.34 7 41 33 16 5
11 Tulane 12 152 511 3.36 6 26 23 15 4
12 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 157 539 3.43 5 41 41 13 2
13 Clemson 15 167 576 3.45 5 37 33 20 5
14 BYU 13 131 457 3.49 4 19 30 11 0
14 Ohio State 13 160 558 3.49 4 35 42 17 5
16 LSU 12 146 514 3.52 3 34 27 10 2
17 Southern Mississippi 13 141 501 3.55 8 35 33 18 5
18 Arizona State 12 128 458 3.58 7 49 37 20 3
19 Air Force 13 144 543 3.77 6 60 31 17 6
20 Minnesota 13 133 512 3.85 3 40 29 17 6
21 Washington 14 166 640 3.86 8 68 39 17 2
22 Eastern Michigan 13 174 675 3.88 6 45 58 15 3
23 Troy 13 148 577 3.90 6 54 34 20 3
24 Wake Forest 13 169 660 3.91 11 55 45 21 4
25 Oklahoma 13 143 563 3.94 3 35 32 19 3
26 San Diego State 14 159 628 3.95 4 66 39 19 6
27 Wisconsin 14 131 522 3.98 4 34 35 14 5
27 Temple 14 174 692 3.98 8 66 40 24 6
29 Florida State 13 155 618 3.99 7 39 42 24 7
29 Indiana 13 186 742 3.99 8 39 44 26 5
31 Louisiana Tech 14 160 646 4.04 7 30 53 23 4
32 Colorado 14 173 702 4.06 5 45 42 21 8
33 Florida International 12 159 649 4.08 6 40 50 19 2
34 SMU 12 171 700 4.09 10 50 47 20 4
35 North Carolina State 13 155 636 4.10 5 60 35 21 5
36 Texas A&M 13 199 817 4.11 4 55 55 27 9
37 TCU 13 181 748 4.13 12 37 49 24 7
38 Pittsburgh 13 119 493 4.14 11 68 28 15 2
39 Auburn 13 153 639 4.18 2 89 42 19 8
39 UCF 13 181 757 4.18 7 62 44 25 7
39 Baylor 13 207 866 4.18 8 59 54 25 8
42 Appalachian State 13 145 607 4.19 5 42 41 18 4
43 Utah 13 137 577 4.21 6 50 31 22 6
43 Miami (Florida) 13 165 694 4.21 1 54 42 25 6
43 Georgia 13 165 694 4.21 11 42 40 21 6
46 Kansas State 13 137 578 4.22 4 35 38 17 4
47 Idaho 13 155 655 4.23 7 26 49 19 6
48 USC 13 147 624 4.24 4 73 32 14 6
49 Stanford 13 146 621 4.25 5 52 45 24 6
50 Iowa 13 179 764 4.27 4 58 53 17 4
51 Boston College 13 135 580 4.30 8 62 26 14 6
52 Michigan 13 162 699 4.31 5 87 43 26 6
53 Oklahoma State 13 180 777 4.32 7 50 50 28 9
53 South Alabama 13 186 803 4.32 9 27 54 27 7
55 North Carolina 13 233 1012 4.34 11 65 64 24 8
56 Marshall 12 158 687 4.35 6 61 48 22 6
56 Florida 13 167 726 4.35 6 34 39 28 6
56 Penn State 14 173 753 4.35 11 67 46 22 11
59 Michigan State 12 160 697 4.36 5 44 40 18 5
60 Old Dominion 13 156 683 4.38 4 37 43 24 6
61 Miami (Ohio) 13 166 729 4.39 8 70 50 22 4
62 South Florida 13 186 820 4.41 12 76 56 24 3
63 Middle Tennessee 13 186 823 4.42 13 50 57 21 6
63 Georgia State 12 197 870 4.42 8 46 58 22 4
65 Purdue 12 183 817 4.46 10 76 45 20 8
66 Navy 14 185 827 4.47 9 81 50 21 5
67 Boise State 13 179 802 4.48 5 60 53 19 6
67 Maryland 13 188 842 4.48 13 55 58 28 7
69 Vanderbilt 13 161 723 4.49 7 31 40 27 5
70 Buffalo 12 198 892 4.51 9 80 51 20 3
71 West Virginia 13 176 797 4.53 6 51 53 19 5
71 South Carolina 13 186 842 4.53 5 74 54 30 5
73 Tulsa 13 191 867 4.54 10 44 42 25 7
74 Texas State 12 183 832 4.55 11 40 55 24 8
75 Charlotte 12 134 612 4.57 5 61 38 16 5
75 Arizona 12 161 735 4.57 11 38 48 22 5
77 Oregon State 12 161 740 4.60 8 49 48 16 4
77 UTSA 13 166 764 4.60 6 41 50 29 7
79 Georgia Southern 12 139 647 4.65 8 58 40 18 5
79 Cincinnati 12 194 902 4.65 8 56 58 24 6
81 Kent State 12 194 907 4.68 7 60 63 29 5
82 Mississippi State 13 157 736 4.69 4 72 40 17 8
83 North Texas 13 194 916 4.72 9 41 58 27 8
84 Georgia Tech 13 169 799 4.73 8 57 50 24 4
85 Duke 12 158 750 4.75 10 80 43 27 10
86 Massachusetts 12 147 707 4.81 7 71 42 25 2
87 Colorado State 13 207 1013 4.89 8 80 54 27 9
88 Iowa State 12 171 839 4.91 8 43 60 30 6
89 Virginia Tech 14 190 934 4.92 7 56 55 30 13
90 Bowling Green 12 173 853 4.93 15 53 53 28 8
90 Texas 12 187 922 4.93 11 54 59 35 11
92 UNLV 12 148 731 4.94 10 43 50 23 6
93 Washington State 13 143 713 4.99 6 89 44 20 4
94 Syracuse 12 169 846 5.01 10 75 43 25 6
95 New Mexico State 12 181 918 5.07 8 51 52 31 5
95 Utah State 12 190 963 5.07 7 56 58 26 8
97 Wyoming 14 177 915 5.17 9 40 41 30 14
98 Central Michigan 13 163 844 5.18 5 85 44 20 9
99 Virginia 12 176 913 5.19 8 85 49 29 7
100 Hawai'i 14 207 1076 5.20 12 61 67 31 12
101 Ball State 12 133 700 5.26 5 75 36 21 10
102 Toledo 13 158 832 5.27 4 37 45 35 11
103 Mississippi 12 181 957 5.29 9 76 48 28 7
104 Western Michigan 14 151 803 5.32 7 51 38 26 9
105 New Mexico 13 158 846 5.35 14 75 41 24 10
106 Northern Illinois 12 182 982 5.40 7 85 56 27 8
107 Fresno State 12 202 1093 5.41 10 31 78 38 7
108 Memphis 13 173 949 5.49 14 92 58 27 8
109 East Carolina 12 174 961 5.52 13 54 55 27 9
110 Florida Atlantic 12 177 982 5.55 11 69 65 23 10
111 Tennessee 13 195 1086 5.57 8 85 56 33 13
112 Louisiana-Monroe 12 176 986 5.60 8 80 64 37 9
112 Notre Dame 12 179 1003 5.60 10 73 56 31 12
114 Rice 12 155 878 5.66 10 66 46 27 9
115 Rutgers 12 186 1072 5.76 9 57 54 30 9
116 Illinois 12 205 1190 5.80 14 63 60 38 12
117 Arkansas 13 147 865 5.88 10 96 36 18 6
118 Nebraska 13 138 814 5.90 10 75 46 24 12
119 Kentucky 13 201 1197 5.96 9 45 77 37 10
120 UTEP 12 161 970 6.02 7 70 59 34 7
121 Texas Tech 12 165 1003 6.08 13 55 59 29 12
121 Akron 12 166 1010 6.08 9 61 62 36 11
123 Kansas 12 178 1086 6.10 6 57 55 30 14
124 Missouri 12 177 1084 6.12 12 71 52 30 18
125 San Jose State 12 177 1167 6.59 7 75 73 30 11
126 Nevada 12 190 1264 6.65 11 72 59 37 16
127 Oregon 12 187 1341 7.17 19 61 86 56 13
128 California 12 161 1237 7.68 9 90 69 36 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards