2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Tulane 1 34 79 2.32 1 34.00 79.00
2 San Diego State 1 22 82 3.73 0 22.00 82.00
3 Cincinnati 1 25 103 4.12 1 25.00 103.00
4 Troy 1 32 122 3.81 0 32.00 122.00
5 Wyoming 1 43 138 3.21 2 43.00 138.00
6 Buffalo 1 57 142 2.49 3 57.00 142.00
7 Old Dominion 1 39 158 4.05 3 39.00 158.00
8 Nevada 1 44 166 3.77 1 44.00 166.00
9 Eastern Michigan 1 38 170 4.47 2 38.00 170.00
10 Houston 2 66 171 2.59 1 33.00 85.50
10 UTEP 1 47 171 3.64 1 47.00 171.00
12 New Mexico 1 32 177 5.53 1 32.00 177.00
13 Utah State 1 44 178 4.05 1 44.00 178.00
14 Georgia State 1 49 187 3.82 1 49.00 187.00
14 Ball State 1 45 187 4.16 0 45.00 187.00
16 Central Michigan 2 52 198 3.81 2 26.00 99.00
17 UNLV 1 40 219 5.48 5 40.00 219.00
18 Texas State 1 44 226 5.14 3 44.00 226.00
19 Ohio 2 57 227 3.98 2 28.50 113.50
20 Western Kentucky 2 81 234 2.89 5 40.50 117.00
21 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 39 235 6.03 2 39.00 235.00
22 South Alabama 1 34 239 7.03 1 34.00 239.00
23 Temple 2 80 241 3.01 5 40.00 120.50
24 North Texas 1 43 255 5.93 4 43.00 255.00
25 Army 2 73 268 3.67 0 36.50 134.00
25 Tulsa 1 48 268 5.58 4 48.00 268.00
27 Charlotte 1 35 272 7.77 2 35.00 272.00
28 Boise State 3 98 276 2.82 3 32.67 92.00
29 Southern Mississippi 2 49 279 5.69 4 24.50 139.50
30 Appalachian State 2 74 291 3.93 4 37.00 145.50
31 Fresno State 1 51 292 5.73 5 51.00 292.00
32 Akron 1 55 294 5.35 4 55.00 294.00
33 Louisiana Tech 2 83 302 3.64 4 41.50 151.00
34 Western Michigan 3 84 310 3.69 5 28.00 103.33
35 Idaho 2 65 354 5.45 4 32.50 177.00
36 Connecticut 3 108 356 3.30 3 36.00 118.67
37 Bowling Green 1 55 359 6.53 3 55.00 359.00
38 UCF 2 91 365 4.01 6 45.50 182.50
39 Memphis 2 75 384 5.12 5 37.50 192.00
40 UTSA 2 86 388 4.51 2 43.00 194.00
40 San Jose State 2 69 388 5.62 4 34.50 194.00
42 Miami (Ohio) 2 62 411 6.63 7 31.00 205.50
43 SMU 2 86 412 4.79 3 43.00 206.00
44 Kent State 2 84 430 5.12 4 42.00 215.00
45 Georgia Southern 2 89 461 5.18 7 44.50 230.50
46 Arkansas State 1 62 462 7.45 3 62.00 462.00
47 Florida International 2 97 485 5.00 2 48.50 242.50
48 East Carolina 3 101 499 4.94 8 33.67 166.33
49 Colorado State 2 101 503 4.98 8 50.50 251.50
50 Marshall 2 82 525 6.40 6 41.00 262.50
51 Middle Tennessee 2 109 579 5.31 9 54.50 289.50
52 New Mexico State 2 90 614 6.82 7 45.00 307.00
53 Florida Atlantic 2 93 615 6.61 12 46.50 307.50
54 Rice 2 97 669 6.90 5 48.50 334.50
55 Louisiana-Monroe 2 112 698 6.23 8 56.00 349.00
56 BYU 6 218 731 3.35 9 36.33 121.83
57 Massachusetts 4 160 747 4.67 6 40.00 186.75
58 South Florida 3 152 768 5.05 8 50.67 256.00
59 Alabama 12 394 784 1.99 5 32.83 65.33
60 Hawai'i 3 123 842 6.85 11 41.00 280.67
61 North Carolina State 9 293 1026 3.50 13 32.56 114.00
62 Wisconsin 11 345 1139 3.30 7 31.36 103.55
63 Michigan 11 398 1194 3.00 7 36.18 108.55
64 LSU 10 359 1206 3.36 6 35.90 120.60
65 Florida State 11 377 1222 3.24 15 34.27 111.09
66 Louisville 10 376 1237 3.29 5 37.60 123.70
67 Minnesota 11 372 1265 3.40 10 33.82 115.00
68 Miami (Florida) 9 345 1350 3.91 8 38.33 150.00
69 Utah 10 336 1355 4.03 11 33.60 135.50
70 Boston College 9 331 1369 4.14 14 36.78 152.11
71 Kansas State 11 346 1383 4.00 10 31.45 125.73
72 Pittsburgh 11 373 1398 3.75 26 33.91 127.09
73 Wake Forest 9 329 1431 4.35 16 36.56 159.00
74 Washington State 10 346 1436 4.15 18 34.60 143.60
75 Georgia 11 384 1467 3.82 20 34.91 133.36
76 Ohio State 11 416 1480 3.56 8 37.82 134.55
77 Michigan State 9 353 1500 4.25 15 39.22 166.67
78 Auburn 10 371 1521 4.10 6 37.10 152.10
79 Northwestern 11 400 1526 3.82 18 36.36 138.73
80 Notre Dame 9 401 1541 3.84 17 44.56 171.22
81 Iowa 11 402 1550 3.86 8 36.55 140.91
82 Stanford 11 383 1558 4.07 12 34.82 141.64
83 Virginia Tech 11 418 1596 3.82 19 38.00 145.09
84 Mississippi State 8 312 1601 5.13 13 39.00 200.13
85 USC 11 385 1612 4.19 15 35.00 146.55
86 Vanderbilt 10 378 1700 4.50 12 37.80 170.00
87 West Virginia 11 436 1722 3.95 10 39.64 156.55
88 Washington 12 434 1737 4.00 15 36.17 144.75
89 Duke 9 360 1743 4.84 15 40.00 193.67
90 Clemson 13 460 1755 3.82 19 35.38 135.00
91 Nebraska 11 376 1760 4.68 21 34.18 160.00
92 Arizona State 10 335 1808 5.40 24 33.50 180.80
93 Florida 11 425 1842 4.33 15 38.64 167.45
94 UCLA 10 443 1860 4.20 18 44.30 186.00
95 Virginia 9 370 1877 5.07 16 41.11 208.56
96 Indiana 11 495 1882 3.80 19 45.00 171.09
97 Arizona 9 375 1889 5.04 22 41.67 209.89
98 Colorado 12 464 1894 4.08 13 38.67 157.83
99 Penn State 12 482 1930 4.00 19 40.17 160.83
100 Texas 10 464 1936 4.17 21 46.40 193.60
101 South Carolina 9 389 1937 4.98 13 43.22 215.22
102 Oklahoma 11 396 1947 4.92 15 36.00 177.00
103 Georgia Tech 11 395 1987 5.03 22 35.91 180.64
104 Baylor 9 462 2069 4.48 28 51.33 229.89
105 Syracuse 8 348 2094 6.02 27 43.50 261.75
106 Kansas 9 405 2133 5.27 23 45.00 237.00
107 Oregon State 10 427 2206 5.17 21 42.70 220.60
108 Iowa State 10 421 2209 5.25 21 42.10 220.90
109 Kentucky 10 410 2224 5.42 18 41.00 222.40
110 TCU 11 510 2237 4.39 21 46.36 203.36
111 Texas A&M 10 469 2244 4.78 21 46.90 224.40
112 Missouri 9 419 2298 5.48 24 46.56 255.33
113 Maryland 10 457 2326 5.09 29 45.70 232.60
114 Mississippi 9 399 2337 5.86 24 44.33 259.67
115 Illinois 10 489 2353 4.81 31 48.90 235.30
116 Purdue 9 419 2355 5.62 32 46.56 261.67
117 Oklahoma State 11 476 2368 4.97 21 43.27 215.27
118 North Carolina 11 537 2402 4.47 24 48.82 218.36
119 Arkansas 10 365 2415 6.62 36 36.50 241.50
120 Tennessee 10 457 2509 5.49 27 45.70 250.90
121 Texas Tech 10 429 2544 5.93 34 42.90 254.40
122 California 10 447 2692 6.02 26 44.70 269.20
123 Rutgers 10 461 2727 5.92 29 46.10 272.70
124 Oregon 11 489 2869 5.87 34 44.45 260.82