2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 14 446 889 1.99 5 31.86 63.50
2 Louisville 13 483 1497 3.10 7 37.15 115.15
2 LSU 11 395 1287 3.26 7 35.91 117.00
4 Ohio State 13 481 1610 3.35 8 37.00 123.85
4 Auburn 12 438 1699 3.88 8 36.50 141.58
6 Wisconsin 14 421 1383 3.29 9 30.07 98.79
6 Michigan 13 481 1550 3.22 9 37.00 119.23
6 Iowa 12 443 1708 3.86 9 36.92 142.33
9 Ohio 13 456 1272 2.79 10 35.08 97.85
9 San Diego State 13 449 1409 3.14 10 34.54 108.38
9 Miami (Florida) 12 457 1689 3.70 10 38.08 140.75
12 Kansas State 12 383 1465 3.83 11 31.92 122.08
13 Minnesota 12 420 1423 3.39 12 35.00 118.58
13 Arkansas State 12 476 1752 3.68 12 39.67 146.00
13 West Virginia 12 476 2002 4.21 12 39.67 166.83
13 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 41.00 176.77
17 Troy 12 421 1469 3.49 13 35.08 122.42
17 Utah 12 396 1557 3.93 13 33.00 129.75
17 Colorado 13 499 2056 4.12 13 38.38 158.15
20 Boston College 12 400 1366 3.42 14 33.33 113.83
20 BYU 12 413 1446 3.50 14 34.42 120.50
20 Ball State 11 378 1804 4.77 14 34.36 164.00
20 Vanderbilt 12 432 2001 4.63 14 36.00 166.75
24 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 31.92 125.92
24 Stanford 13 457 1878 4.11 15 35.15 144.46
24 Oklahoma 13 465 2114 4.55 15 35.77 162.62
24 Toledo 12 432 2115 4.90 15 36.00 176.25
24 Central Michigan 12 441 2153 4.88 15 36.75 179.42
29 Western Kentucky 13 410 1275 3.11 16 31.54 98.08
29 Houston 12 419 1287 3.07 16 34.92 107.25
29 USC 13 448 1815 4.05 16 34.46 139.62
29 Army 11 355 1538 4.33 16 32.27 139.82
29 Washington 13 472 1841 3.90 16 36.31 141.62
29 Florida 13 488 1875 3.84 16 37.54 144.23
29 Idaho 12 407 1778 4.37 16 33.92 148.17
29 Western Michigan 13 425 2044 4.81 16 32.69 157.23
29 Mississippi State 12 451 2149 4.76 16 37.58 179.08
38 North Carolina State 12 396 1350 3.41 17 33.00 112.50
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 448 1580 3.53 17 37.33 131.67
38 Temple 13 476 1776 3.73 17 36.62 136.62
38 Cincinnati 11 513 2098 4.09 17 46.64 190.73
38 South Carolina 12 507 2406 4.75 17 42.25 200.50
43 Wake Forest 12 463 1795 3.88 18 38.58 149.58
43 Utah State 11 517 2332 4.51 18 47.00 212.00
45 Florida State 12 418 1512 3.62 19 34.83 126.00
45 Northwestern 12 448 1724 3.85 19 37.33 143.67
45 Connecticut 11 429 1713 3.99 19 39.00 155.73
45 Duke 11 440 2061 4.68 19 40.00 187.36
45 Virginia 11 444 2093 4.71 19 40.36 190.27
50 Air Force 12 405 1398 3.45 20 33.75 116.50
50 Clemson 14 493 1896 3.85 20 35.21 135.43
50 Washington State 12 403 1635 4.06 20 33.58 136.25
50 Indiana 13 554 2085 3.76 20 42.62 160.38
50 UTSA 12 450 1967 4.37 20 37.50 163.92
50 Michigan State 11 427 1817 4.26 20 38.82 165.18
50 Tulane 11 449 1857 4.14 20 40.82 168.82
57 Virginia Tech 13 489 1877 3.84 21 37.62 144.38
57 Miami (Ohio) 12 433 1735 4.01 21 36.08 144.58
57 UCLA 12 503 2058 4.09 21 41.92 171.50
57 Georgia Southern 11 419 1971 4.70 21 38.09 179.18
57 TCU 12 544 2313 4.25 21 45.33 192.75
57 Oklahoma State 12 502 2418 4.82 21 41.83 201.50
57 Kent State 10 457 2043 4.47 21 45.70 204.30
57 Texas A&M 12 545 2461 4.52 21 45.42 205.08
57 Northern Illinois 11 484 2279 4.71 21 44.00 207.18
57 Iowa State 11 468 2386 5.10 21 42.55 216.91
67 Charlotte 11 371 1624 4.38 22 33.73 147.64
67 Nebraska 13 433 1922 4.44 22 33.31 147.85
67 Penn State 14 551 2118 3.84 22 39.36 151.29
67 UCF 12 544 2119 3.90 22 45.33 176.58
67 Eastern Michigan 12 470 2155 4.59 22 39.17 179.58
72 Georgia 12 430 1743 4.05 23 35.83 145.25
72 Old Dominion 12 462 1953 4.23 23 38.50 162.75
72 Navy 13 510 2357 4.62 23 39.23 181.31
72 Notre Dame 12 529 2189 4.14 23 44.08 182.42
72 Texas 12 550 2277 4.14 23 45.83 189.75
72 Massachusetts 11 460 2250 4.89 23 41.82 204.55
72 UTEP 11 444 2387 5.38 23 40.36 217.00
79 Georgia Tech 12 445 2154 4.84 24 37.08 179.50
79 North Carolina 11 537 2402 4.47 24 48.82 218.36
79 South Alabama 11 498 2440 4.90 24 45.27 221.82
79 Oregon State 11 469 2480 5.29 24 42.64 225.45
79 Kentucky 12 523 2709 5.18 24 43.58 225.75
84 Arizona State 11 365 1901 5.21 25 33.18 172.82
84 Georgia State 11 545 2371 4.35 25 49.55 215.55
84 Fresno State 11 567 2873 5.07 25 51.55 261.18
87 Louisiana Tech 13 485 1891 3.90 26 37.31 145.46
87 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 38.08 198.75
87 Arizona 11 460 2270 4.93 26 41.82 206.36
87 Akron 11 489 2610 5.34 26 44.45 237.27
91 New Mexico 12 428 2059 4.81 27 35.67 171.58
91 Tulsa 12 487 2167 4.45 27 40.58 180.58
91 Bowling Green 11 461 2124 4.61 27 41.91 193.09
91 South Florida 12 521 2427 4.66 27 43.42 202.25
91 Memphis 12 501 2554 5.10 27 41.75 212.83
91 Rice 11 445 2423 5.44 27 40.45 220.27
91 Kansas 11 509 2667 5.24 27 46.27 242.45
98 Pittsburgh 12 403 1502 3.73 28 33.58 125.17
98 Southern Mississippi 12 398 1938 4.87 28 33.17 161.50
98 Marshall 11 452 2374 5.25 28 41.09 215.82
98 Tennessee 12 530 2781 5.25 28 44.17 231.75
98 Missouri 11 505 2750 5.45 28 45.91 250.00
98 Buffalo 11 564 2914 5.17 28 51.27 264.91
104 Baylor 12 580 2562 4.42 29 48.33 213.50
104 SMU 11 462 2429 5.26 29 42.00 220.82
104 Nevada 11 514 3188 6.20 29 46.73 289.82
107 UNLV 11 449 2135 4.76 30 40.82 194.09
107 Hawai'i 13 577 3065 5.31 30 44.38 235.77
107 North Texas 12 556 2957 5.32 30 46.33 246.42
107 Mississippi 11 489 2723 5.57 30 44.45 247.55
107 San Jose State 11 498 2758 5.54 30 45.27 250.73
107 Louisiana-Monroe 11 499 2884 5.78 30 45.36 262.18
113 Texas State 11 511 2477 4.85 31 46.45 225.18
113 Maryland 12 551 2723 4.94 31 45.92 226.92
113 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 45.75 244.25
116 California 12 532 3274 6.15 32 44.33 272.83
116 Rutgers 11 517 3020 5.84 32 47.00 274.55
118 Colorado State 12 543 2689 4.95 33 45.25 224.08
118 East Carolina 11 468 2594 5.54 33 42.55 235.82
120 Wyoming 13 511 2777 5.43 34 39.31 213.62
120 Purdue 11 498 2685 5.39 34 45.27 244.09
120 Oregon 11 489 2869 5.87 34 44.45 260.82
123 Illinois 11 543 2640 4.86 35 49.36 240.00
123 Syracuse 11 465 2655 5.71 35 42.27 241.36
123 Florida Atlantic 11 503 2802 5.57 35 45.73 254.73
126 Middle Tennessee 12 550 2491 4.53 37 45.83 207.58
126 Texas Tech 11 465 2805 6.03 37 42.27 255.00
128 Arkansas 12 414 2516 6.08 38 34.50 209.67