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