2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 60 89 1.48 1 27 9 2 2
2 Pittsburgh 12 61 104 1.70 0 13 11 5 0
3 Ball State 12 84 175 2.08 1 23 15 6 1
4 Duke 12 71 154 2.17 1 22 16 6 1
5 BYU 13 72 170 2.36 0 19 8 6 0
6 Boise State 13 100 244 2.44 0 23 22 10 1
7 Ohio State 13 65 182 2.80 0 19 12 10 0
8 Ohio 14 84 240 2.86 1 31 24 8 2
9 Auburn 12 67 194 2.90 0 21 9 6 2
10 Washington 13 80 239 2.99 0 22 18 9 1
11 San Diego State 12 58 174 3.00 1 27 13 3 2
12 Wisconsin 14 56 173 3.09 0 23 14 4 3
13 Michigan 12 62 192 3.10 1 34 14 9 2
14 UCLA 12 91 287 3.15 0 26 22 10 1
15 Iowa 12 69 222 3.22 0 35 21 5 2
16 Texas 11 77 255 3.31 2 30 18 7 3
16 Central Michigan 13 83 275 3.31 1 34 17 6 1
18 Massachusetts 12 109 368 3.38 0 24 26 12 3
19 Troy 13 70 237 3.39 3 32 13 6 3
20 Kansas State 11 57 197 3.46 1 35 12 8 2
21 Washington State 13 79 274 3.47 2 30 16 9 3
22 Miami (Ohio) 12 85 296 3.48 1 23 23 11 3
22 Louisville 13 88 306 3.48 2 36 19 10 4
24 Western Kentucky 13 63 221 3.51 1 34 12 9 2
24 Wake Forest 12 88 309 3.51 0 27 21 13 1
26 Air Force 11 66 234 3.55 1 34 13 9 4
26 Notre Dame 12 77 273 3.55 2 37 20 9 4
28 Toledo 12 74 266 3.59 1 27 14 7 2
29 Kent State 10 84 309 3.68 1 24 23 11 1
30 Temple 14 88 325 3.69 2 30 24 13 3
31 Boston College 11 54 202 3.74 2 30 10 8 2
31 LSU 12 85 318 3.74 2 33 20 8 3
33 Northwestern 13 83 312 3.76 1 37 22 9 5
34 Virginia 12 77 291 3.78 1 32 18 12 2
34 Army 13 80 302 3.78 3 37 21 13 4
34 Georgia State 12 129 488 3.78 1 28 33 12 2
37 Stanford 13 72 273 3.79 1 25 17 12 2
38 Cincinnati 12 103 393 3.82 1 25 26 14 2
39 Minnesota 13 70 271 3.87 1 31 20 11 2
40 UTSA 13 103 401 3.89 0 26 26 14 5
41 Virginia Tech 14 76 298 3.92 1 27 20 9 4
42 Indiana 13 90 363 4.03 2 39 24 16 5
43 USC 13 75 304 4.05 2 33 16 6 3
44 Mississippi 12 93 378 4.06 1 31 26 15 5
45 Syracuse 12 81 330 4.07 4 37 18 9 5
46 Colorado 13 88 359 4.08 1 37 16 13 7
47 Baylor 13 88 360 4.09 3 37 21 10 4
48 Clemson 14 74 309 4.18 4 37 17 13 5
49 Michigan State 11 94 396 4.21 2 29 21 11 5
50 Colorado State 13 99 419 4.23 1 31 23 12 4
51 Utah 13 58 246 4.24 2 39 12 11 2
52 Maryland 13 100 426 4.26 2 28 27 17 7
52 Buffalo 12 128 545 4.26 2 33 37 20 3
54 TCU 13 98 422 4.31 2 32 22 13 5
55 Arizona State 12 69 299 4.33 2 37 20 12 4
56 Old Dominion 13 71 311 4.38 0 23 18 13 5
57 Tulane 12 83 366 4.41 2 30 22 17 4
58 Miami (Florida) 13 68 302 4.44 2 38 19 9 4
58 Arkansas State 13 85 377 4.44 2 34 21 13 3
58 West Virginia 13 97 431 4.44 0 27 28 11 5
61 North Texas 13 95 423 4.45 1 27 28 17 3
62 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 86 385 4.48 0 32 20 13 4
62 Georgia Southern 12 98 439 4.48 2 30 26 17 4
64 Penn State 14 101 453 4.49 1 37 30 18 10
65 Illinois 12 111 504 4.54 2 36 29 17 4
66 Georgia 13 82 375 4.57 1 30 24 9 2
67 Tulsa 13 86 395 4.59 1 31 19 16 6
67 UNLV 12 102 468 4.59 4 35 33 15 6
69 South Alabama 13 112 515 4.60 3 30 34 22 9
70 Florida State 12 60 278 4.63 3 30 14 12 5
71 Vanderbilt 13 74 344 4.65 0 21 18 14 2
72 Eastern Michigan 12 58 270 4.66 2 27 20 12 2
72 Tennessee 12 89 415 4.66 3 28 23 15 6
74 Nebraska 13 76 356 4.68 5 33 19 12 7
74 UCF 12 90 421 4.68 2 24 27 15 2
76 North Carolina 13 120 563 4.69 1 28 30 18 3
77 North Carolina State 12 65 307 4.72 5 36 21 13 6
78 Appalachian State 12 60 293 4.88 2 27 18 12 3
79 New Mexico 13 71 348 4.90 2 32 20 14 3
80 Navy 13 95 469 4.94 3 36 28 11 5
81 Charlotte 12 66 327 4.95 2 37 18 11 2
82 Georgia Tech 13 80 397 4.96 4 36 23 12 6
83 Connecticut 12 64 320 5.00 2 34 16 10 3
83 Purdue 12 119 595 5.00 6 35 36 19 7
85 Bowling Green 12 75 376 5.01 2 38 23 13 5
86 Southern Mississippi 12 58 291 5.02 2 39 16 12 4
86 Houston 11 65 326 5.02 3 32 22 15 5
86 New Mexico State 12 109 547 5.02 3 37 32 21 3
89 Mississippi State 13 94 473 5.03 3 34 29 12 6
90 Northern Illinois 12 96 484 5.04 4 33 27 13 7
91 Fresno State 10 106 535 5.05 0 20 36 21 2
92 Florida International 12 82 416 5.07 2 26 24 14 6
92 UTEP 12 102 517 5.07 4 36 32 22 6
94 Rutgers 12 105 533 5.08 5 34 28 17 6
95 Oklahoma 13 74 377 5.09 3 36 23 13 5
96 Marshall 12 103 526 5.11 1 34 32 16 6
96 Texas A&M 13 108 552 5.11 2 37 31 21 8
98 Western Michigan 13 60 307 5.12 1 38 13 12 6
99 Florida 13 60 315 5.25 1 34 18 14 3
100 South Florida 13 86 453 5.27 2 35 30 15 5
101 East Carolina 12 96 511 5.32 4 39 29 16 7
102 Middle Tennessee 12 115 617 5.37 5 30 32 16 8
103 Utah State 11 99 536 5.41 1 39 36 17 2
104 Akron 12 107 582 5.44 5 39 32 19 6
105 Arkansas 12 70 383 5.47 5 33 21 13 8
106 Nevada 12 106 586 5.53 4 38 27 18 10
107 Louisiana Tech 14 80 443 5.54 4 38 24 13 6
108 Oregon State 12 87 483 5.55 0 32 26 16 4
108 Arizona 12 96 533 5.55 5 34 29 15 7
110 Florida Atlantic 12 94 523 5.56 4 35 30 12 6
111 Rice 12 66 369 5.59 3 39 23 13 5
112 Memphis 13 98 549 5.60 3 32 31 20 7
113 California 12 86 483 5.62 3 37 27 16 3
114 Idaho 13 73 411 5.63 2 31 23 14 4
115 SMU 11 82 466 5.68 4 39 24 12 6
116 Oklahoma State 13 73 418 5.73 3 26 24 14 5
117 Louisiana-Monroe 12 104 600 5.77 3 36 40 24 6
118 Kentucky 13 108 629 5.82 4 38 39 23 7
119 Texas Tech 12 103 607 5.89 3 38 33 23 10
120 South Carolina 13 97 580 5.98 3 39 35 22 6
121 Texas State 12 102 614 6.02 6 37 35 18 8
122 Iowa State 12 101 611 6.05 1 39 35 21 7
123 Kansas 12 120 738 6.15 6 33 40 26 13
124 Hawai'i 14 118 733 6.21 6 36 44 26 10
125 Missouri 11 81 536 6.62 6 37 25 15 11
126 Wyoming 14 79 528 6.68 6 39 26 19 11
127 Oregon 12 99 665 6.72 4 38 35 28 8
128 San Jose State 12 87 621 7.14 7 38 34 21 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards