2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Boston College 5 125 170 1.36 3 25.00 34.00
2 Alabama 6 183 374 2.04 2 30.50 62.33
3 Houston 5 154 346 2.25 3 30.80 69.20
4 Miami (Florida) 5 193 456 2.36 4 38.60 91.20
5 Western Kentucky 5 197 478 2.43 6 39.40 95.60
6 San Diego State 5 173 422 2.44 4 34.60 84.40
7 Arizona State 3 86 221 2.57 4 28.67 73.67
8 Air Force 5 144 382 2.65 6 28.80 76.40
9 LSU 4 147 402 2.73 2 36.75 100.50
10 Tulane 4 144 401 2.78 4 36.00 100.25
11 Boise State 5 176 492 2.80 4 35.20 98.40
12 Wake Forest 5 188 535 2.85 5 37.60 107.00
13 Minnesota 4 138 395 2.86 2 34.50 98.75
14 UCF 5 195 559 2.87 7 39.00 111.80
15 Duke 4 153 442 2.89 4 38.25 110.50
16 Ball State 4 133 388 2.92 4 33.25 97.00
17 Washington 4 178 543 3.05 4 44.50 135.75
18 Troy 5 160 495 3.09 3 32.00 99.00
19 Connecticut 4 127 396 3.12 3 31.75 99.00
20 Florida 4 144 453 3.15 4 36.00 113.25
20 Tennessee 5 184 579 3.15 4 36.80 115.80
22 Texas A&M 5 185 592 3.20 4 37.00 118.40
23 Kansas State 4 112 361 3.22 4 28.00 90.25
23 Oklahoma State 4 155 499 3.22 5 38.75 124.75
25 North Carolina State 5 166 542 3.27 7 33.20 108.40
26 Auburn 5 178 584 3.28 6 35.60 116.80
27 Pittsburgh 5 176 579 3.29 13 35.20 115.80
28 Utah 4 129 435 3.37 3 32.25 108.75
29 Eastern Michigan 5 186 635 3.41 4 37.20 127.00
30 Baylor 4 158 540 3.42 2 39.50 135.00
31 Ohio State 4 149 512 3.44 3 37.25 128.00
32 BYU 12 411 1427 3.47 14 34.25 118.92
32 Virginia Tech 5 186 646 3.47 7 37.20 129.20
34 Louisville 5 191 666 3.49 5 38.20 133.20
35 Wisconsin 4 105 370 3.52 2 26.25 92.50
36 Maryland 4 181 643 3.55 3 45.25 160.75
37 Utah State 4 170 605 3.56 4 42.50 151.25
38 Texas 3 126 452 3.59 5 42.00 150.67
39 Ohio 5 169 610 3.61 9 33.80 122.00
40 Army 12 363 1315 3.62 15 30.25 109.58
41 Clemson 6 192 696 3.63 5 32.00 116.00
42 Southern Mississippi 5 174 633 3.64 8 34.80 126.60
42 Arizona 3 121 441 3.64 5 40.33 147.00
44 Cincinnati 4 151 552 3.66 3 37.75 138.00
45 Stanford 4 143 530 3.71 4 35.75 132.50
46 Washington State 4 123 459 3.73 4 30.75 114.75
46 Colorado State 5 220 820 3.73 14 44.00 164.00
48 Arkansas 5 163 610 3.74 10 32.60 122.00
49 Western Michigan 5 164 618 3.77 7 32.80 123.60
49 Michigan 4 151 569 3.77 4 37.75 142.25
51 Michigan State 3 107 404 3.78 6 35.67 134.67
52 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 199 757 3.80 9 39.80 151.40
53 Temple 5 223 850 3.81 11 44.60 170.00
54 Tulsa 5 185 706 3.82 10 37.00 141.20
55 Florida State 5 170 656 3.86 6 34.00 131.20
56 SMU 4 151 592 3.92 5 37.75 148.00
57 Oklahoma 4 163 643 3.94 2 40.75 160.75
58 Northwestern 4 144 569 3.95 5 36.00 142.25
59 UCLA 3 101 401 3.97 6 33.67 133.67
59 Indiana 4 161 639 3.97 5 40.25 159.75
61 Navy 5 221 886 4.01 6 44.20 177.20
62 Purdue 3 126 506 4.02 3 42.00 168.67
62 Notre Dame 11 487 1960 4.02 22 44.27 178.18
64 Georgia Tech 5 186 749 4.03 5 37.20 149.80
64 Iowa 4 157 632 4.03 2 39.25 158.00
66 Central Michigan 5 169 685 4.05 4 33.80 137.00
66 Illinois 3 117 474 4.05 8 39.00 158.00
66 Kent State 4 164 664 4.05 7 41.00 166.00
69 Syracuse 4 149 606 4.07 8 37.25 151.50
70 TCU 4 155 632 4.08 5 38.75 158.00
71 Mississippi State 5 173 707 4.09 4 34.60 141.40
71 Penn State 4 159 651 4.09 7 39.75 162.75
71 Old Dominion 5 200 817 4.09 10 40.00 163.40
74 Georgia Southern 4 153 632 4.13 8 38.25 158.00
75 Mississippi 4 188 780 4.15 9 47.00 195.00
76 UNLV 4 145 603 4.16 7 36.25 150.75
77 Arkansas State 5 230 969 4.21 8 46.00 193.80
78 Colorado 4 130 548 4.22 6 32.50 137.00
79 Oregon 3 120 510 4.25 8 40.00 170.00
80 Wyoming 5 188 800 4.26 8 37.60 160.00
81 Rutgers 3 125 534 4.27 4 41.67 178.00
82 Akron 4 187 801 4.28 9 46.75 200.25
83 Iowa State 3 141 607 4.30 5 47.00 202.33
84 New Mexico 5 189 823 4.35 5 37.80 164.60
84 South Florida 5 242 1052 4.35 11 48.40 210.40
86 Louisiana Tech 5 204 889 4.36 11 40.80 177.80
87 UTSA 5 222 972 4.38 8 44.40 194.40
88 Virginia 4 160 704 4.40 7 40.00 176.00
89 South Alabama 5 227 1007 4.44 9 45.40 201.40
90 Appalachian State 5 159 708 4.45 9 31.80 141.60
91 South Carolina 5 214 955 4.46 9 42.80 191.00
92 West Virginia 4 162 726 4.48 4 40.50 181.50
93 North Carolina 5 253 1153 4.56 8 50.60 230.60
94 Buffalo 4 221 1015 4.59 10 55.25 253.75
95 Missouri 4 160 737 4.61 6 40.00 184.25
96 Florida International 4 189 877 4.64 8 47.25 219.25
97 East Carolina 4 139 647 4.65 9 34.75 161.75
97 USC 4 141 656 4.65 7 35.25 164.00
99 Massachusetts 11 443 2070 4.67 19 40.27 188.18
100 Memphis 5 180 847 4.71 10 36.00 169.40
101 UTEP 4 182 873 4.80 10 45.50 218.25
102 Miami (Ohio) 5 181 874 4.83 11 36.20 174.80
103 Marshall 4 148 717 4.84 8 37.00 179.25
104 Charlotte 4 134 651 4.86 9 33.50 162.75
105 Kansas 3 144 704 4.89 4 48.00 234.67
106 Kentucky 5 263 1288 4.90 12 52.60 257.60
107 Middle Tennessee 5 239 1180 4.94 14 47.80 236.00
108 Toledo 5 201 998 4.97 9 40.20 199.60
109 Oregon State 3 112 560 5.00 8 37.33 186.67
109 Texas Tech 3 124 620 5.00 10 41.33 206.67
111 Northern Illinois 4 187 945 5.05 11 46.75 236.25
111 Georgia State 4 215 1086 5.05 10 53.75 271.50
113 Fresno State 4 205 1042 5.08 9 51.25 260.50
114 Nebraska 4 142 728 5.13 10 35.50 182.00
115 Texas State 4 174 897 5.16 12 43.50 224.25
116 Georgia 5 186 961 5.17 11 37.20 192.20
117 Bowling Green 4 178 924 5.19 11 44.50 231.00
118 Nevada 4 196 1019 5.20 8 49.00 254.75
119 San Jose State 4 169 895 5.30 10 42.25 223.75
120 Idaho 5 182 978 5.37 9 36.40 195.60
121 Vanderbilt 5 159 856 5.38 6 31.80 171.20
122 North Texas 5 262 1466 5.60 14 52.40 293.20
123 Hawai'i 6 223 1283 5.75 15 37.17 213.83
124 Florida Atlantic 4 168 984 5.86 16 42.00 246.00
125 Rice 4 198 1196 6.04 12 49.50 299.00
126 New Mexico State 4 184 1124 6.11 13 46.00 281.00
127 California 3 136 889 6.54 10 45.33 296.33
128 Louisiana-Monroe 4 209 1413 6.76 14 52.25 353.25