2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Florida State 9 84 59 0.70 1 13 9 3 0
2 Rice 3 18 17 0.94 1 7 2 0 0
3 Arizona State 5 14 14 1.00 0 16 2 2 0
4 Akron 4 37 58 1.57 0 10 6 2 0
5 Auburn 5 22 41 1.86 0 16 5 2 0
6 Houston 9 35 69 1.97 1 30 4 3 1
7 Louisville 10 47 94 2.00 0 41 7 3 1
7 Notre Dame 6 51 102 2.00 3 18 5 4 0
9 Texas Tech 5 27 57 2.11 0 30 4 3 1
10 Alabama 13 98 213 2.17 2 27 14 6 1
11 Western Kentucky 10 60 132 2.20 2 34 9 6 2
12 North Carolina State 7 39 87 2.23 1 22 4 5 1
13 Northwestern 6 45 102 2.27 3 24 10 5 1
14 Fresno State 3 25 57 2.28 0 16 3 2 0
15 Air Force 10 66 152 2.30 3 32 11 3 1
16 LSU 8 48 111 2.31 1 18 4 3 0
16 Arkansas State 8 71 164 2.31 0 31 9 5 1
18 Mississippi State 7 62 149 2.40 2 37 7 5 1
19 Florida 8 45 109 2.42 0 19 10 6 0
20 Minnesota 10 84 204 2.43 1 28 18 7 2
21 Memphis 8 41 100 2.44 1 14 11 5 0
22 Washington 11 53 132 2.49 1 12 7 3 0
23 Michigan 11 47 118 2.51 1 24 10 8 1
24 Rutgers 3 26 66 2.54 1 22 4 3 1
24 Washington State 7 39 99 2.54 0 21 7 1 1
26 Arizona 4 32 82 2.56 1 12 7 3 0
27 Pittsburgh 8 74 190 2.57 4 17 16 9 0
28 Illinois 3 20 53 2.65 1 14 4 3 0
29 UCLA 4 42 112 2.67 2 37 9 3 1
30 Army 9 65 177 2.72 3 37 11 6 4
31 Penn State 9 81 224 2.77 4 44 13 9 2
32 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 49 136 2.78 3 16 8 3 0
33 Boston College 5 45 126 2.80 0 29 8 8 2
34 San Diego State 11 77 216 2.81 0 28 15 8 1
35 Vanderbilt 5 32 91 2.84 0 13 4 3 0
36 Hawai'i 4 42 120 2.86 1 23 11 2 1
37 USC 10 67 194 2.90 2 39 11 7 3
38 Troy 9 63 184 2.92 1 18 14 6 0
39 Iowa 5 24 71 2.96 0 10 5 1 0
40 Arkansas 7 37 111 3.00 3 26 5 6 2
41 Stanford 8 74 226 3.05 2 14 14 7 0
42 Ohio 8 68 211 3.10 2 20 19 7 1
43 Southern Mississippi 7 39 123 3.15 4 24 8 5 1
44 Old Dominion 10 88 283 3.22 1 30 20 14 2
45 Michigan State 5 31 100 3.23 1 29 6 1 1
45 SMU 6 48 155 3.23 1 61 9 4 2
47 Kansas State 11 96 317 3.30 1 28 20 14 2
48 Utah 8 41 136 3.32 1 37 7 6 2
48 Miami (Florida) 10 90 299 3.32 3 27 21 15 2
50 Temple 7 35 119 3.40 1 43 5 2 2
51 Texas State 3 16 55 3.44 2 13 3 2 0
51 Georgia 6 97 334 3.44 4 19 20 6 0
53 Toledo 8 33 116 3.52 0 24 6 6 2
54 South Florida 11 98 346 3.53 6 29 18 7 4
55 Mississippi 8 68 241 3.54 5 59 14 7 2
56 BYU 6 56 199 3.55 3 29 11 7 2
56 UCF 9 95 337 3.55 2 60 19 13 2
58 Clemson 12 102 367 3.60 7 20 21 13 1
59 Georgia State 4 39 141 3.62 2 20 7 3 1
60 Boise State 11 81 294 3.63 0 37 18 8 3
61 Miami (Ohio) 6 80 291 3.64 2 44 16 6 2
62 Nebraska 8 66 241 3.65 3 42 11 6 4
63 Ohio State 9 76 280 3.68 2 37 13 8 5
64 New Mexico State 1 15 56 3.73 1 13 3 1 0
65 TCU 7 43 163 3.79 2 29 9 5 1
66 UNLV 3 36 138 3.83 1 20 9 7 1
67 Louisiana Tech 9 91 353 3.88 4 22 20 12 1
68 South Carolina 5 85 332 3.91 2 39 18 16 2
69 California 5 53 209 3.94 4 13 10 4 0
69 Appalachian State 10 71 280 3.94 1 38 14 6 3
71 Tennessee 8 100 397 3.97 5 39 21 13 5
72 Tulsa 6 38 154 4.05 1 43 7 6 3
73 Utah State 6 86 349 4.06 3 20 26 13 1
74 Bowling Green 4 68 278 4.09 2 32 16 6 4
75 Navy 7 79 328 4.15 6 33 16 8 3
76 Texas 7 72 300 4.17 4 51 15 10 4
76 Virginia Tech 10 86 359 4.17 5 41 19 9 5
78 San Jose State 3 37 157 4.24 2 16 12 5 0
79 UTSA 8 92 391 4.25 3 80 24 14 3
80 Kent State 6 61 260 4.26 1 54 17 7 1
81 Missouri 5 33 144 4.36 4 71 4 2 1
82 Oklahoma State 9 83 366 4.41 5 54 24 11 4
83 Texas A&M 9 91 402 4.42 3 36 25 20 7
84 Idaho 8 76 337 4.43 2 27 17 11 4
85 Buffalo 1 18 81 4.50 0 13 5 4 0
86 Wisconsin 12 100 453 4.53 3 30 29 15 6
87 Florida Atlantic 5 49 224 4.57 1 35 16 6 2
88 Kentucky 7 55 253 4.60 1 24 13 9 1
89 Oklahoma 11 95 439 4.62 5 23 24 16 4
90 Georgia Tech 7 112 518 4.63 3 57 34 17 2
91 Oregon State 5 48 223 4.65 1 50 14 6 2
92 Oregon 5 32 149 4.66 2 19 6 6 0
93 Syracuse 5 65 306 4.71 3 75 14 8 1
93 Middle Tennessee 8 95 447 4.71 3 26 22 13 2
95 Maryland 5 43 204 4.74 3 48 9 8 2
96 Eastern Michigan 6 58 276 4.76 4 41 13 7 2
97 Colorado State 7 40 198 4.95 2 54 9 7 2
98 Wake Forest 7 51 253 4.96 3 55 10 11 2
99 Cincinnati 5 63 313 4.97 1 25 20 9 1
100 Baylor 8 44 219 4.98 1 59 9 5 2
101 West Virginia 7 85 426 5.01 2 32 24 12 2
102 Georgia Southern 8 46 231 5.02 4 55 11 8 3
102 Colorado 8 57 286 5.02 3 50 16 9 1
104 New Mexico 10 119 600 5.04 6 75 32 20 7
105 Charlotte 5 34 172 5.06 2 28 8 6 1
105 Louisiana-Monroe 4 35 177 5.06 3 26 14 7 2
107 Indiana 5 41 216 5.27 4 66 8 6 2
108 North Carolina 8 102 541 5.30 4 42 26 12 5
109 South Alabama 6 64 340 5.31 3 36 18 13 4
110 Western Michigan 12 66 356 5.39 4 38 16 13 3
111 Tulane 5 25 137 5.48 2 36 7 6 1
112 Virginia 4 30 166 5.53 1 38 8 7 2
113 Purdue 4 40 222 5.55 1 29 9 7 2
114 Kansas 3 23 129 5.61 1 34 7 5 1
115 Central Michigan 5 38 220 5.79 2 58 6 3 3
116 Northern Illinois 5 38 221 5.82 2 29 10 8 2
117 Nevada 5 74 433 5.85 3 30 20 16 6
118 Duke 2 10 60 6.00 1 45 1 1 1
119 Marshall 3 6 37 6.17 1 32 1 1 1
120 Connecticut 2 5 31 6.20 0 30 1 1 1
121 Wyoming 6 44 277 6.30 4 50 12 9 4
122 Florida International 2 11 70 6.36 1 42 2 1 1
123 Massachusetts 5 30 195 6.50 2 23 10 8 1
124 UTEP 4 12 81 6.75 1 29 4 3 1
125 North Texas 5 23 156 6.78 2 69 6 3 2
126 Ball State 5 28 202 7.21 4 45 10 7 2
127 East Carolina 4 18 131 7.28 2 37 6 4 2
128 Iowa State 4 43 324 7.53 4 59 15 11 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards