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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Boston College 3 69 -3 -0.04 0 23.00 -1.00
2 Florida 2 63 33 0.52 1 31.50 16.50
3 Oklahoma State 1 26 50 1.92 0 26.00 50.00
4 TCU 1 34 76 2.24 0 34.00 76.00
5 LSU 1 36 81 2.25 1 36.00 81.00
6 Kansas State 1 37 82 2.22 1 37.00 82.00
7 Arizona State 1 30 93 3.10 1 30.00 93.00
8 Arkansas 2 49 101 2.06 2 24.50 50.50
9 Washington 1 38 104 2.74 1 38.00 104.00
9 Pittsburgh 1 30 104 3.47 2 30.00 104.00
11 Alabama 2 52 105 2.02 0 26.00 52.50
12 Ohio State 2 65 130 2.00 0 32.50 65.00
13 Clemson 1 33 141 4.27 1 33.00 141.00
14 Minnesota 1 48 158 3.29 2 48.00 158.00
14 Iowa 1 41 158 3.85 1 41.00 158.00
16 Nebraska 2 57 162 2.84 1 28.50 81.00
16 Colorado 1 35 162 4.63 0 35.00 162.00
18 Oklahoma 2 69 167 2.42 0 34.50 83.50
18 Georgia Tech 1 50 167 3.34 2 50.00 167.00
20 Iowa State 1 47 177 3.77 0 47.00 177.00
21 Auburn 2 67 178 2.66 2 33.50 89.00
22 Penn State 2 69 188 2.72 3 34.50 94.00
23 UCLA 2 60 198 3.30 3 30.00 99.00
23 Northwestern 1 48 198 4.13 1 48.00 198.00
25 Washington State 2 57 199 3.49 2 28.50 99.50
26 Utah 2 60 202 3.37 2 30.00 101.00
27 USC 2 63 203 3.22 1 31.50 101.50
27 Indiana 2 59 203 3.44 1 29.50 101.50
29 Virginia 2 74 216 2.92 3 37.00 108.00
30 Texas A&M 2 76 217 2.86 0 38.00 108.50
31 Wisconsin 3 76 244 3.21 2 25.33 81.33
32 Louisville 3 107 260 2.43 2 35.67 86.67
33 Texas Tech 1 36 261 7.25 3 36.00 261.00
34 Tennessee 2 73 272 3.73 1 36.50 136.00
35 Oregon State 1 42 274 6.52 3 42.00 274.00
36 Georgia 1 46 276 6.00 3 46.00 276.00
37 West Virginia 1 40 280 7.00 2 40.00 280.00
38 Virginia Tech 2 71 281 3.96 2 35.50 140.50
39 Illinois 1 54 287 5.31 4 54.00 287.00
40 Florida State 1 41 290 7.07 4 41.00 290.00
41 Rutgers 1 56 293 5.23 3 56.00 293.00
42 Vanderbilt 2 54 301 5.57 2 27.00 150.50
43 Michigan State 2 74 317 4.28 5 37.00 158.50
44 Duke 2 80 318 3.98 4 40.00 159.00
45 Stanford 2 74 320 4.32 3 37.00 160.00
46 North Carolina State 3 103 324 3.15 4 34.33 108.00
47 Purdue 2 79 330 4.18 2 39.50 165.00
48 Miami (Florida) 3 112 339 3.03 2 37.33 113.00
49 Texas 2 86 341 3.97 2 43.00 170.50
50 Michigan 2 83 356 4.29 2 41.50 178.00
51 Wake Forest 3 134 364 2.72 2 44.67 121.33
52 Arizona 2 85 381 4.48 4 42.50 190.50
53 Mississippi 2 90 386 4.29 6 45.00 193.00
54 Maryland 2 94 397 4.22 2 47.00 198.50
55 Missouri 2 86 452 5.26 4 43.00 226.00
56 South Carolina 3 118 469 3.97 4 39.33 156.33
57 Kentucky 2 113 485 4.29 6 56.50 242.50
58 Baylor 3 118 493 4.18 1 39.33 164.33
59 Kansas 2 104 534 5.13 4 52.00 267.00
60 Mississippi State 4 139 548 3.94 3 34.75 137.00
61 Syracuse 3 117 561 4.79 8 39.00 187.00
62 California 2 85 582 6.85 6 42.50 291.00
63 Notre Dame 3 128 648 5.06 6 42.67 216.00
64 BYU 6 195 715 3.67 5 32.50 119.17
65 Western Kentucky 11 329 1041 3.16 11 29.91 94.64
66 Ohio 11 399 1045 2.62 8 36.27 95.00
67 Houston 10 353 1116 3.16 15 35.30 111.60
68 Army 9 282 1270 4.50 16 31.33 141.11
69 Arkansas State 11 414 1290 3.12 9 37.64 117.27
70 Miami (Ohio) 10 371 1324 3.57 14 37.10 132.40
71 San Diego State 12 427 1327 3.11 10 35.58 110.58
72 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 409 1345 3.29 15 37.18 122.27
73 Appalachian State 11 341 1346 3.95 11 31.00 122.36
74 Troy 11 389 1347 3.46 13 35.36 122.45
75 Charlotte 10 336 1352 4.02 20 33.60 135.20
76 Connecticut 8 321 1357 4.23 16 40.13 169.63
77 Air Force 12 405 1398 3.45 20 33.75 116.50
78 Idaho 10 342 1424 4.16 12 34.20 142.40
79 Massachusetts 7 300 1503 5.01 17 42.86 214.71
80 Georgia Southern 9 330 1510 4.58 14 36.67 167.78
81 Temple 11 396 1535 3.88 12 36.00 139.55
82 UTSA 10 364 1579 4.34 18 36.40 157.90
83 Louisiana Tech 11 402 1589 3.95 22 36.55 144.45
84 Kent State 8 373 1613 4.32 17 46.63 201.63
85 Ball State 10 333 1617 4.86 14 33.30 161.70
86 Southern Mississippi 10 349 1659 4.75 24 34.90 165.90
86 South Florida 9 369 1659 4.50 19 41.00 184.33
88 Western Michigan 10 341 1734 5.09 11 34.10 173.40
89 UCF 10 453 1754 3.87 16 45.30 175.40
89 Rice 9 348 1754 5.04 22 38.67 194.89
91 Bowling Green 10 406 1765 4.35 24 40.60 176.50
92 Tulane 10 415 1778 4.28 19 41.50 177.80
93 Old Dominion 11 423 1795 4.24 20 38.45 163.18
94 Marshall 9 370 1849 5.00 22 41.11 205.44
95 New Mexico 11 396 1882 4.75 26 36.00 171.09
96 Tulsa 11 439 1899 4.33 23 39.91 172.64
97 Florida International 10 360 1900 5.28 24 36.00 190.00
98 Middle Tennessee 10 441 1912 4.34 28 44.10 191.20
99 UNLV 10 409 1916 4.68 25 40.90 191.60
100 Central Michigan 10 389 1955 5.03 13 38.90 195.50
101 Eastern Michigan 11 432 1985 4.59 20 39.27 180.45
102 Cincinnati 10 488 1995 4.09 16 48.80 199.50
103 SMU 9 376 2017 5.36 26 41.78 224.11
104 Boise State 10 435 2022 4.65 9 43.50 202.20
105 East Carolina 8 367 2095 5.71 25 45.88 261.88
106 Toledo 12 432 2115 4.90 15 36.00 176.25
107 Utah State 10 473 2154 4.55 17 47.30 215.40
108 Memphis 10 426 2170 5.09 22 42.60 217.00
109 Georgia State 10 496 2184 4.40 24 49.60 218.40
110 Colorado State 10 442 2186 4.95 25 44.20 218.60
110 Louisiana-Monroe 9 387 2186 5.65 22 43.00 242.89
112 Florida Atlantic 9 410 2187 5.33 23 45.56 243.00
113 South Alabama 10 464 2201 4.74 23 46.40 220.10
114 UTEP 10 397 2216 5.58 22 39.70 221.60
115 Hawai'i 10 454 2223 4.90 19 45.40 222.30
116 Texas State 10 467 2251 4.82 28 46.70 225.10
117 Northern Illinois 11 484 2279 4.71 21 44.00 207.18
118 Akron 10 434 2316 5.34 22 43.40 231.60
119 New Mexico State 10 459 2317 5.05 24 45.90 231.70
120 Navy 13 510 2357 4.62 23 39.23 181.31
121 San Jose State 9 429 2370 5.52 26 47.67 263.33
122 Fresno State 10 516 2581 5.00 20 51.60 258.10
123 Wyoming 12 468 2639 5.64 32 39.00 219.92
124 North Texas 11 513 2702 5.27 26 46.64 245.64
125 Buffalo 10 507 2772 5.47 25 50.70 277.20
126 Nevada 10 470 3022 6.43 28 47.00 302.20