2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 15 476 959 2.01 5 31.73 63.93
2 Western Kentucky 14 456 1361 2.98 16 32.57 97.21
3 Wisconsin 14 421 1383 3.29 9 30.07 98.79
4 Houston 13 447 1302 2.91 16 34.38 100.15
5 Ohio 14 495 1462 2.95 12 35.36 104.43
6 San Diego State 14 480 1480 3.08 10 34.29 105.71
7 Boston College 13 422 1411 3.34 15 32.46 108.54
8 North Carolina State 13 424 1412 3.33 18 32.62 108.62
9 BYU 13 431 1467 3.40 14 33.15 112.85
10 Air Force 13 436 1484 3.40 20 33.54 114.15
11 Kansas State 13 400 1495 3.74 11 30.77 115.00
12 Louisville 13 483 1497 3.10 7 37.15 115.15
13 LSU 12 429 1407 3.28 7 35.75 117.25
14 Minnesota 13 453 1532 3.38 12 34.85 117.85
15 Michigan 13 481 1550 3.22 9 37.00 119.23
16 Pittsburgh 13 436 1555 3.57 28 33.54 119.62
17 Troy 13 462 1562 3.38 13 35.54 120.15
18 Army 13 406 1576 3.88 17 31.23 121.23
19 Ohio State 13 481 1610 3.35 8 37.00 123.85
20 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 31.92 125.92
21 Florida State 13 457 1664 3.64 19 35.15 128.00
22 Utah 13 428 1673 3.91 13 32.92 128.69
23 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 490 1679 3.43 19 37.69 129.15
24 Clemson 15 525 1944 3.70 20 35.00 129.60
25 Temple 14 510 1825 3.58 17 36.43 130.36
26 Miami (Florida) 13 499 1711 3.43 10 38.38 131.62
27 Auburn 13 462 1726 3.74 8 35.54 132.77
28 Washington 14 514 1875 3.65 16 36.71 133.93
29 Washington State 13 428 1745 4.08 21 32.92 134.23
30 Northwestern 13 478 1809 3.78 20 36.77 139.15
31 USC 13 448 1815 4.05 16 34.46 139.62
32 Virginia Tech 14 524 1967 3.75 22 37.43 140.50
33 Wake Forest 13 485 1851 3.82 20 37.31 142.38
34 Arkansas State 13 522 1864 3.57 13 40.15 143.38
35 Charlotte 12 406 1721 4.24 24 33.83 143.42
36 Georgia 13 470 1868 3.97 24 36.15 143.69
37 Florida 13 488 1875 3.84 16 37.54 144.23
38 Miami (Ohio) 13 468 1877 4.01 21 36.00 144.38
39 Stanford 13 457 1878 4.11 15 35.15 144.46
40 Idaho 13 445 1883 4.23 17 34.23 144.85
41 Connecticut 12 448 1753 3.91 19 37.33 146.08
42 Louisiana Tech 14 524 2047 3.91 27 37.43 146.21
43 Nebraska 13 433 1922 4.44 22 33.31 147.85
44 Colorado 14 512 2085 4.07 14 36.57 148.93
45 Iowa 13 492 1947 3.96 10 37.85 149.77
46 Southern Mississippi 13 427 1949 4.56 28 32.85 149.92
47 Ball State 12 405 1807 4.46 15 33.75 150.58
48 Penn State 14 551 2118 3.84 22 39.36 151.29
49 Western Michigan 14 455 2150 4.73 17 32.50 153.57
50 Old Dominion 13 503 2043 4.06 25 38.69 157.15
51 Michigan State 12 460 1904 4.14 21 38.33 158.67
52 Tulane 12 472 1911 4.05 20 39.33 159.25
53 Indiana 13 554 2085 3.76 20 42.62 160.38
54 UTSA 13 487 2112 4.34 21 37.46 162.46
55 Oklahoma 13 465 2114 4.55 15 35.77 162.62
56 Arizona State 12 399 1957 4.90 25 33.25 163.08
57 Vanderbilt 13 455 2126 4.67 14 35.00 163.54
58 Georgia Southern 12 446 2005 4.50 21 37.17 167.08
59 Eastern Michigan 13 502 2178 4.34 23 38.62 167.54
60 West Virginia 13 517 2187 4.23 14 39.77 168.23
61 Central Michigan 13 474 2197 4.64 15 36.46 169.00
62 UCF 13 576 2204 3.83 22 44.31 169.54
63 UCLA 12 503 2058 4.09 21 41.92 171.50
64 Georgia Tech 13 473 2239 4.73 24 36.38 172.23
65 New Mexico 13 471 2242 4.76 29 36.23 172.46
66 Duke 12 469 2099 4.48 19 39.08 174.92
67 Toledo 13 474 2285 4.82 15 36.46 175.77
68 Tulsa 13 526 2292 4.36 28 40.46 176.31
69 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 41.00 176.77
70 Mississippi State 13 485 2308 4.76 17 37.31 177.54
71 Navy 14 546 2519 4.61 23 39.00 179.93
72 Notre Dame 12 529 2189 4.14 23 44.08 182.42
73 UNLV 12 484 2243 4.63 30 40.33 186.92
74 TCU 13 578 2441 4.22 23 44.46 187.77
75 Cincinnati 12 562 2275 4.05 17 46.83 189.58
76 Texas 12 550 2277 4.14 23 45.83 189.75
76 Kent State 12 537 2277 4.24 24 44.75 189.75
78 Virginia 12 485 2280 4.70 20 40.42 190.00
79 Bowling Green 12 502 2291 4.56 28 41.83 190.92
80 Texas A&M 13 573 2493 4.35 21 44.08 191.77
81 Massachusetts 12 492 2317 4.71 23 41.00 193.08
82 Oklahoma State 13 548 2515 4.59 22 42.15 193.46
83 Arizona 12 496 2330 4.70 27 41.33 194.17
84 South Florida 13 570 2554 4.48 29 43.85 196.46
85 Middle Tennessee 13 577 2583 4.48 37 44.38 198.69
86 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 38.08 198.75
87 Baylor 13 620 2609 4.21 30 47.69 200.69
88 Northern Illinois 12 520 2410 4.63 24 43.33 200.83
89 Marshall 12 488 2421 4.96 28 40.67 201.75
90 South Carolina 13 550 2642 4.80 20 42.31 203.23
91 Utah State 12 558 2440 4.37 19 46.50 203.33
92 Wyoming 14 537 2851 5.31 34 38.36 203.64
93 Memphis 13 530 2664 5.03 28 40.77 204.92
94 Arkansas 13 452 2671 5.91 39 34.77 205.46
95 Georgia State 12 576 2481 4.31 25 48.00 206.75
96 UTEP 12 476 2524 5.30 23 39.67 210.33
97 SMU 12 498 2526 5.07 30 41.50 210.50
98 Colorado State 13 577 2782 4.82 34 44.38 214.00
99 Maryland 13 586 2792 4.76 31 45.08 214.77
100 South Alabama 13 587 2798 4.77 26 45.15 215.23
101 Rice 12 477 2602 5.45 30 39.75 216.83
102 Oregon State 12 492 2616 5.32 25 41.00 218.00
103 Iowa State 12 526 2618 4.98 23 43.83 218.17
104 Tennessee 13 568 2841 5.00 28 43.69 218.54
105 Illinois 12 569 2630 4.62 35 47.42 219.17
106 Texas State 12 540 2668 4.94 33 45.00 222.33
107 Akron 12 534 2696 5.05 27 44.50 224.67
108 Syracuse 12 497 2700 5.43 35 41.42 225.00
109 North Carolina 13 659 2955 4.48 28 50.69 227.31
110 Kentucky 13 576 2966 5.15 25 44.31 228.15
111 East Carolina 12 506 2742 5.42 34 42.17 228.50
112 Missouri 12 531 2794 5.26 28 44.25 232.83
113 Hawai'i 14 620 3279 5.29 31 44.29 234.21
114 Kansas 12 549 2837 5.17 27 45.75 236.42
115 Purdue 12 545 2861 5.25 35 45.42 238.42
116 Texas Tech 12 500 2863 5.73 37 41.67 238.58
117 North Texas 13 588 3114 5.30 31 45.23 239.54
118 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 45.75 244.25
119 Florida Atlantic 12 537 2945 5.48 37 44.75 245.42
120 Mississippi 12 546 2956 5.41 31 45.50 246.33
121 Oregon 12 522 2958 5.67 38 43.50 246.50
122 San Jose State 12 540 2960 5.48 33 45.00 246.67
123 Fresno State 12 600 2969 4.95 25 50.00 247.42
124 Buffalo 12 597 3039 5.09 29 49.75 253.25
125 Louisiana-Monroe 12 545 3123 5.73 31 45.42 260.25
126 Rutgers 12 556 3170 5.70 33 46.33 264.17
127 California 12 532 3274 6.15 32 44.33 272.83
128 Nevada 12 585 3571 6.10 32 48.75 297.58