2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 7 172 533 3.10 2 24.57 76.14
1 Ohio State 7 247 701 2.84 2 35.29 100.14
3 Alabama 9 292 661 2.26 3 32.44 73.44
3 Auburn 9 299 924 3.09 3 33.22 102.67
5 Minnesota 9 305 850 2.79 4 33.89 94.44
5 Clemson 8 276 854 3.09 4 34.50 106.75
5 Michigan 7 258 826 3.20 4 36.86 118.00
8 Louisville 10 368 948 2.58 5 36.80 94.80
8 Florida State 8 267 780 2.92 5 33.38 97.50
8 LSU 7 217 710 3.27 5 31.00 101.43
8 Penn State 7 269 852 3.17 5 38.43 121.71
8 Iowa 8 294 1124 3.82 5 36.75 140.50
13 Boston College 9 262 568 2.17 6 29.11 63.11
13 Miami (Florida) 9 339 1070 3.16 6 37.67 118.89
15 Kansas State 9 276 948 3.43 7 30.67 105.33
15 Colorado 9 300 1180 3.93 7 33.33 131.11
17 Northwestern 7 212 655 3.09 8 30.29 93.57
17 Florida 9 324 1002 3.09 8 36.00 111.33
17 USC 8 266 947 3.56 8 33.25 118.38
17 West Virginia 11 422 1786 4.23 8 38.36 162.36
21 Oklahoma 9 296 1033 3.49 9 32.89 114.78
21 Utah 10 321 1153 3.59 9 32.10 115.30
23 San Diego State 14 480 1480 3.08 10 34.29 105.71
23 Arkansas State 12 460 1402 3.05 10 38.33 116.83
23 Indiana 9 364 1341 3.68 10 40.44 149.00
23 Cincinnati 10 454 1774 3.91 10 45.40 177.40
27 BYU 12 396 1318 3.33 11 33.00 109.83
27 Wake Forest 9 345 1148 3.33 11 38.33 127.56
27 Stanford 10 341 1323 3.88 11 34.10 132.30
27 Duke 9 342 1380 4.04 11 38.00 153.33
27 Mississippi State 10 359 1685 4.69 11 35.90 168.50
32 Ohio 13 451 1348 2.99 12 34.69 103.69
32 North Carolina State 10 317 1069 3.37 12 31.70 106.90
32 Temple 12 440 1544 3.51 12 36.67 128.67
32 Washington 10 369 1382 3.75 12 36.90 138.20
32 Ball State 11 377 1621 4.30 12 34.27 147.36
32 Vanderbilt 11 375 1763 4.70 12 34.09 160.27
32 Syracuse 6 253 969 3.83 12 42.17 161.50
32 Toledo 12 426 2036 4.78 12 35.50 169.67
32 Central Michigan 11 407 1893 4.65 12 37.00 172.09
32 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 41.00 176.77
42 Troy 12 430 1440 3.35 13 35.83 120.00
42 Washington State 10 308 1258 4.08 13 30.80 125.80
42 Michigan State 8 299 1289 4.31 13 37.38 161.13
42 Texas A&M 10 416 1672 4.02 13 41.60 167.20
46 Western Kentucky 13 417 1237 2.97 14 32.08 95.15
46 UCF 10 436 1537 3.53 14 43.60 153.70
48 Houston 11 381 1131 2.97 15 34.64 102.82
48 Nebraska 10 306 1197 3.91 15 30.60 119.70
48 Connecticut 10 355 1221 3.44 15 35.50 122.10
48 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 31.92 125.92
48 Virginia Tech 12 451 1605 3.56 15 37.58 133.75
48 Western Michigan 13 417 1966 4.71 15 32.08 151.23
48 TCU 10 437 1689 3.86 15 43.70 168.90
48 Oklahoma State 9 372 1613 4.34 15 41.33 179.22
48 Virginia 9 351 1635 4.66 15 39.00 181.67
48 Maryland 9 397 1713 4.31 15 44.11 190.33
48 Texas 9 414 1718 4.15 15 46.00 190.89
48 South Carolina 10 412 2013 4.89 15 41.20 201.30
60 Army 12 378 1493 3.95 16 31.50 124.42
60 Pittsburgh 9 309 1181 3.82 16 34.33 131.22
60 Miami (Ohio) 12 439 1665 3.79 16 36.58 138.75
60 Arizona State 9 281 1284 4.57 16 31.22 142.67
60 Idaho 12 415 1757 4.23 16 34.58 146.42
60 Arizona 8 314 1246 3.97 16 39.25 155.75
60 Navy 12 466 1918 4.12 16 38.83 159.83
60 Kent State 9 389 1518 3.90 16 43.22 168.67
60 Rutgers 7 330 1656 5.02 16 47.14 236.57
69 Iowa State 8 364 1891 5.20 17 45.50 236.38
69 North Carolina 9 452 2133 4.72 17 50.22 237.00
71 Charlotte 10 337 1239 3.68 18 33.70 123.90
71 Tulane 11 424 1715 4.04 18 38.55 155.91
71 UCLA 9 356 1447 4.06 18 39.56 160.78
71 Georgia Tech 10 364 1765 4.85 18 36.40 176.50
71 Illinois 7 294 1245 4.23 18 42.00 177.86
71 Utah State 11 514 2262 4.40 18 46.73 205.64
71 Kansas 9 418 2001 4.79 18 46.44 222.33
78 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 490 1679 3.43 19 37.69 129.15
78 South Florida 11 456 1757 3.85 19 41.45 159.73
78 Notre Dame 9 404 1654 4.09 19 44.89 183.78
78 Northern Illinois 10 420 1871 4.45 19 42.00 187.10
78 Oregon State 9 341 1785 5.23 19 37.89 198.33
78 Akron 10 423 2024 4.78 19 42.30 202.40
78 Missouri 9 392 1848 4.71 19 43.56 205.33
78 Kentucky 10 443 2269 5.12 19 44.30 226.90
78 Mississippi 8 369 1843 4.99 19 46.13 230.38
87 Air Force 13 436 1484 3.40 20 33.54 114.15
87 Eastern Michigan 12 464 2015 4.34 20 38.67 167.92
87 Georgia Southern 11 409 1868 4.57 20 37.18 169.82
87 Tennessee 9 416 2079 5.00 20 46.22 231.00
87 Purdue 8 361 1861 5.16 20 45.13 232.63
87 Fresno State 11 549 2677 4.88 20 49.91 243.36
93 Georgia 11 390 1641 4.21 21 35.45 149.18
93 UTSA 13 487 2112 4.34 21 37.46 162.46
93 Arkansas 8 252 1303 5.17 21 31.50 162.88
96 Baylor 10 453 1832 4.04 22 45.30 183.20
96 Marshall 10 406 1896 4.67 22 40.60 189.60
96 Memphis 11 451 2162 4.79 22 41.00 196.55
96 Oregon 7 296 1540 5.20 22 42.29 220.00
100 Massachusetts 11 463 2210 4.77 23 42.09 200.91
100 UTEP 12 476 2524 5.30 23 39.67 210.33
100 Louisiana-Monroe 10 433 2425 5.60 23 43.30 242.50
103 Tulsa 12 478 2024 4.23 24 39.83 168.67
103 SMU 10 410 2004 4.89 24 41.00 200.40
103 Georgia State 11 527 2294 4.35 24 47.91 208.55
103 East Carolina 9 373 2013 5.40 24 41.44 223.67
107 Southern Mississippi 12 403 1766 4.38 25 33.58 147.17
107 Old Dominion 13 503 2043 4.06 25 38.69 157.15
107 Bowling Green 11 447 1932 4.32 25 40.64 175.64
107 California 9 390 2232 5.72 25 43.33 248.00
111 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 38.08 198.75
111 South Alabama 13 587 2798 4.77 26 45.15 215.23
111 Texas Tech 9 376 2012 5.35 26 41.78 223.56
114 Louisiana Tech 14 524 2047 3.91 27 37.43 146.21
114 Rice 11 434 2229 5.14 27 39.45 202.64
114 Hawai'i 13 581 2973 5.12 27 44.69 228.69
114 North Texas 12 545 2859 5.25 27 45.42 238.25
118 Buffalo 11 563 2858 5.08 28 51.18 259.82
119 New Mexico 13 471 2242 4.76 29 36.23 172.46
120 UNLV 12 484 2243 4.63 30 40.33 186.92
120 Colorado State 12 521 2522 4.84 30 43.42 210.17
122 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 45.75 244.25
123 Wyoming 13 494 2713 5.49 32 38.00 208.69
123 Nevada 12 585 3571 6.10 32 48.75 297.58
125 Texas State 12 540 2668 4.94 33 45.00 222.33
125 San Jose State 12 540 2960 5.48 33 45.00 246.67
127 Middle Tennessee 13 577 2583 4.48 37 44.38 198.69
127 Florida Atlantic 12 537 2945 5.48 37 44.75 245.42