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