2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 26 | -10 | -0.38 | 0 | 26.00 | -10.00 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 29 | 11 | 0.38 | 0 | 29.00 | 11.00 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 28 | 15 | 0.54 | 0 | 28.00 | 15.00 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1.17 | 0 | 18.00 | 21.00 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 42 | 22 | 0.52 | 0 | 42.00 | 22.00 |
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 24 | 27 | 1.13 | 0 | 24.00 | 27.00 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 0 | 17.00 | 30.00 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 28 | 32 | 1.14 | 0 | 28.00 | 32.00 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 42 | 34 | 0.81 | 0 | 42.00 | 34.00 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 27 | 34 | 1.26 | 0 | 27.00 | 34.00 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 29 | 38 | 1.31 | 0 | 29.00 | 38.00 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 0 | 19.00 | 40.00 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 33 | 44 | 1.33 | 0 | 33.00 | 44.00 |
| 1 | Missouri | 1 | 26 | 44 | 1.69 | 0 | 26.00 | 44.00 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 32 | 45 | 1.41 | 0 | 32.00 | 45.00 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 36 | 47 | 1.31 | 0 | 36.00 | 47.00 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 32 | 48 | 1.50 | 0 | 32.00 | 48.00 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 34 | 49 | 1.44 | 0 | 34.00 | 49.00 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 33 | 53 | 1.61 | 0 | 33.00 | 53.00 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 23 | 54 | 2.35 | 0 | 23.00 | 54.00 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 34 | 56 | 1.65 | 0 | 34.00 | 56.00 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 35 | 58 | 1.66 | 0 | 35.00 | 58.00 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 38 | 60 | 1.58 | 0 | 38.00 | 60.00 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 32 | 67 | 2.09 | 0 | 32.00 | 67.00 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 35 | 69 | 1.97 | 0 | 35.00 | 69.00 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 30 | 70 | 2.33 | 0 | 30.00 | 70.00 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 31 | 71 | 2.29 | 0 | 31.00 | 71.00 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 26 | 74 | 2.85 | 0 | 26.00 | 74.00 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 32 | 85 | 2.66 | 0 | 32.00 | 85.00 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 28 | 85 | 3.04 | 0 | 28.00 | 85.00 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 46 | 86 | 1.87 | 0 | 46.00 | 86.00 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 31 | 86 | 2.77 | 0 | 31.00 | 86.00 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 27 | 92 | 3.41 | 0 | 27.00 | 92.00 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 41 | 93 | 2.27 | 0 | 41.00 | 93.00 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 0 | 33.00 | 96.00 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 35 | 108 | 3.09 | 0 | 35.00 | 108.00 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 33 | 109 | 3.30 | 0 | 33.00 | 109.00 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 31 | 110 | 3.55 | 0 | 31.00 | 110.00 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 32 | 116 | 3.63 | 0 | 32.00 | 116.00 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 34 | 120 | 3.53 | 0 | 34.00 | 120.00 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 23 | 125 | 5.43 | 0 | 23.00 | 125.00 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 32 | 137 | 4.28 | 0 | 32.00 | 137.00 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 35 | 142 | 4.06 | 0 | 35.00 | 142.00 |
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 39 | 152 | 3.90 | 0 | 39.00 | 152.00 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 36 | 162 | 4.50 | 0 | 36.00 | 162.00 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 42 | 170 | 4.05 | 0 | 42.00 | 170.00 |
| 1 | Kansas | 1 | 40 | 170 | 4.25 | 0 | 40.00 | 170.00 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 49 | 177 | 3.61 | 0 | 49.00 | 177.00 |
| 49 | Ball State | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0.11 | 1 | 27.00 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Army | 2 | 51 | 38 | 0.75 | 1 | 25.50 | 19.00 |
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 32 | 23 | 0.72 | 1 | 32.00 | 23.00 |
| 49 | Colorado | 1 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 1 | 13.00 | 29.00 |
| 49 | Boston College | 1 | 22 | 45 | 2.05 | 1 | 22.00 | 45.00 |
| 49 | Baylor | 1 | 40 | 47 | 1.18 | 1 | 40.00 | 47.00 |
| 49 | Arizona | 1 | 36 | 60 | 1.67 | 1 | 36.00 | 60.00 |
| 49 | North Carolina State | 1 | 28 | 62 | 2.21 | 1 | 28.00 | 62.00 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 1 | 30 | 85 | 2.83 | 1 | 30.00 | 85.00 |
| 49 | Akron | 1 | 45 | 86 | 1.91 | 1 | 45.00 | 86.00 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 1 | 33 | 87 | 2.64 | 1 | 33.00 | 87.00 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 35 | 90 | 2.57 | 1 | 35.00 | 90.00 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 1 | 34 | 93 | 2.74 | 1 | 34.00 | 93.00 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 46 | 97 | 2.11 | 1 | 46.00 | 97.00 |
| 49 | SMU | 1 | 36 | 97 | 2.69 | 1 | 36.00 | 97.00 |
| 49 | Idaho | 1 | 38 | 105 | 2.76 | 1 | 38.00 | 105.00 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 1 | 30 | 106 | 3.53 | 1 | 30.00 | 106.00 |
| 49 | Utah State | 1 | 41 | 108 | 2.63 | 1 | 41.00 | 108.00 |
| 49 | Memphis | 1 | 29 | 110 | 3.79 | 1 | 29.00 | 110.00 |
| 49 | Washington State | 1 | 25 | 110 | 4.40 | 1 | 25.00 | 110.00 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 1 | 46 | 112 | 2.43 | 1 | 46.00 | 112.00 |
| 49 | Georgia | 1 | 40 | 125 | 3.13 | 1 | 40.00 | 125.00 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 1 | 39 | 125 | 3.21 | 1 | 39.00 | 125.00 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 1 | 33 | 125 | 3.79 | 1 | 33.00 | 125.00 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 1 | 23 | 136 | 5.91 | 1 | 23.00 | 136.00 |
| 49 | UTSA | 1 | 37 | 145 | 3.92 | 1 | 37.00 | 145.00 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 1 | 38 | 148 | 3.89 | 1 | 38.00 | 148.00 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 1 | 39 | 150 | 3.85 | 1 | 39.00 | 150.00 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 1 | 38 | 155 | 4.08 | 1 | 38.00 | 155.00 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 39 | 156 | 4.00 | 1 | 39.00 | 156.00 |
| 49 | North Texas | 1 | 32 | 157 | 4.91 | 1 | 32.00 | 157.00 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 1 | 34 | 159 | 4.68 | 1 | 34.00 | 159.00 |
| 49 | Bowling Green | 1 | 41 | 167 | 4.07 | 1 | 41.00 | 167.00 |
| 49 | Purdue | 1 | 47 | 176 | 3.74 | 1 | 47.00 | 176.00 |
| 49 | Virginia | 1 | 41 | 187 | 4.56 | 1 | 41.00 | 187.00 |
| 49 | Hawai'i | 1 | 43 | 214 | 4.98 | 1 | 43.00 | 214.00 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 1 | 57 | 233 | 4.09 | 1 | 57.00 | 233.00 |
| 49 | Iowa | 1 | 49 | 239 | 4.88 | 1 | 49.00 | 239.00 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 46 | 239 | 5.20 | 1 | 46.00 | 239.00 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 1 | 53 | 257 | 4.85 | 1 | 53.00 | 257.00 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | 1 | 22 | 56 | 2.55 | 2 | 22.00 | 56.00 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 1 | 41 | 90 | 2.20 | 2 | 41.00 | 90.00 |
| 89 | Charlotte | 1 | 35 | 97 | 2.77 | 2 | 35.00 | 97.00 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 42 | 99 | 2.36 | 2 | 42.00 | 99.00 |
| 89 | South Florida | 1 | 49 | 127 | 2.59 | 2 | 49.00 | 127.00 |
| 89 | TCU | 1 | 34 | 128 | 3.76 | 2 | 34.00 | 128.00 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 34 | 143 | 4.21 | 2 | 34.00 | 143.00 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 2 | 89 | 358 | 4.02 | 2 | 44.50 | 179.00 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 1 | 43 | 183 | 4.26 | 2 | 43.00 | 183.00 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 1 | 41 | 185 | 4.51 | 2 | 41.00 | 185.00 |
| 89 | Ohio | 1 | 39 | 190 | 4.87 | 2 | 39.00 | 190.00 |
| 89 | Texas State | 1 | 29 | 191 | 6.59 | 2 | 29.00 | 191.00 |
| 89 | Iowa State | 1 | 58 | 232 | 4.00 | 2 | 58.00 | 232.00 |
| 102 | Kent State | 2 | 80 | 234 | 2.93 | 3 | 40.00 | 117.00 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 36 | 131 | 3.64 | 3 | 36.00 | 131.00 |
| 102 | Rice | 1 | 32 | 179 | 5.59 | 3 | 32.00 | 179.00 |
| 102 | San Jose State | 1 | 42 | 202 | 4.81 | 3 | 42.00 | 202.00 |
| 102 | South Carolina | 1 | 43 | 236 | 5.49 | 3 | 43.00 | 236.00 |
| 102 | Nevada | 1 | 71 | 383 | 5.39 | 3 | 71.00 | 383.00 |
| 108 | Oregon | 1 | 33 | 89 | 2.70 | 4 | 33.00 | 89.00 |
| 108 | North Carolina | 2 | 122 | 553 | 4.53 | 4 | 61.00 | 276.50 |