2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Boston College 10 71 125 1.76 3 59 7 5 3
2 Ball State 9 56 131 2.34 2 22 10 4 1
3 Rutgers 4 27 139 5.15 1 34 7 5 1
4 Buffalo 3 28 155 5.54 1 50 9 4 2
5 Arizona State 8 72 171 2.38 2 49 9 7 2
6 Stanford 10 62 175 2.82 1 19 12 9 0
7 Arizona 7 42 181 4.31 3 38 9 5 2
8 Charlotte 7 59 186 3.15 4 19 14 7 0
9 Connecticut 6 37 189 5.11 3 54 8 4 2
10 Arkansas State 10 72 192 2.67 2 34 13 5 1
11 Louisville 11 79 198 2.51 1 19 9 7 0
12 Western Kentucky 13 81 199 2.46 4 38 11 3 1
13 Air Force 11 86 203 2.36 3 26 12 7 2
14 UNLV 7 49 218 4.45 4 55 9 5 2
15 Alabama 14 101 228 2.26 1 47 14 9 1
16 Tulsa 10 73 232 3.18 4 41 10 7 3
17 Virginia Tech 11 76 238 3.13 3 40 8 8 2
18 Marshall 5 73 243 3.33 4 48 12 8 4
19 Oregon State 8 47 249 5.30 4 20 17 7 1
20 Army 10 67 250 3.73 3 41 15 7 2
21 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 89 255 2.87 2 16 14 9 0
22 Florida State 11 63 259 4.11 1 39 11 12 2
23 Rice 8 35 264 7.54 5 75 10 8 3
24 Akron 8 61 267 4.38 2 21 15 11 1
25 Texas A&M 11 88 269 3.06 0 33 14 7 1
26 Maryland 6 57 277 4.86 4 27 13 7 2
27 Tulane 9 84 278 3.31 6 31 17 7 4
28 Tennessee 9 72 281 3.90 2 19 18 12 0
29 Ohio State 11 99 286 2.89 3 26 16 12 4
30 LSU 11 92 296 3.22 0 35 15 8 1
31 Bowling Green 9 74 302 4.08 4 53 12 9 3
32 Wisconsin 11 116 311 2.68 4 19 14 8 0
33 Penn State 12 102 313 3.07 4 37 18 11 4
33 Memphis 10 87 313 3.60 3 19 20 8 0
35 Texas Tech 7 54 318 5.89 4 55 15 6 4
36 Ohio 9 127 320 2.52 2 40 19 13 3
36 New Mexico State 5 62 320 5.16 4 63 16 14 1
38 Michigan 13 115 323 2.81 2 41 23 12 4
39 Florida 11 117 326 2.79 1 21 21 13 3
40 Illinois 6 69 335 4.86 5 39 18 11 3
41 Utah State 9 85 337 3.96 6 39 20 12 1
42 Texas State 8 67 338 5.04 3 37 17 9 3
43 Nebraska 9 81 347 4.28 4 46 14 12 5
44 Eastern Michigan 8 81 355 4.38 5 41 19 7 4
45 Hawai'i 8 86 357 4.15 5 41 24 15 5
46 Clemson 15 105 363 3.46 5 66 18 14 7
47 Old Dominion 10 106 364 3.43 3 29 24 14 3
48 North Carolina 10 95 370 3.89 4 22 18 10 1
49 BYU 12 86 374 4.35 5 49 18 11 3
50 UCF 9 100 376 3.76 5 45 20 15 2
50 Miami (Florida) 11 78 376 4.82 2 54 19 12 6
50 Appalachian State 12 76 376 4.95 4 51 18 15 3
53 Oklahoma 12 93 379 4.08 3 41 22 12 3
54 Toledo 10 72 380 5.28 3 62 16 14 3
55 Kansas 6 60 382 6.37 7 46 20 14 3
56 Georgia State 9 95 383 4.03 6 27 19 8 1
56 Vanderbilt 8 94 383 4.07 2 20 19 13 1
58 Washington 13 99 391 3.95 3 56 19 12 2
59 Kent State 8 102 396 3.88 5 25 26 13 1
60 Missouri 7 88 403 4.58 1 31 21 14 5
61 Houston 12 112 406 3.63 5 32 23 15 4
61 Southern Mississippi 11 99 406 4.10 6 68 23 17 3
63 Massachusetts 8 90 407 4.52 4 27 22 13 1
64 San Diego State 13 116 408 3.52 2 66 27 13 2
65 North Carolina State 10 116 410 3.53 4 60 23 10 3
66 Nevada 8 80 412 5.15 5 37 23 13 3
67 Washington State 11 112 415 3.71 6 23 28 16 1
68 Purdue 9 114 426 3.74 6 31 26 15 4
68 Kansas State 10 92 426 4.63 3 27 21 15 4
68 South Carolina 8 82 426 5.20 5 43 24 15 5
71 UTEP 8 70 432 6.17 3 36 23 13 4
72 Texas 10 113 433 3.83 5 30 23 19 6
73 Louisiana-Monroe 5 90 434 4.82 4 55 24 18 5
74 Duke 8 97 435 4.48 4 46 24 14 5
75 Navy 11 85 436 5.13 3 36 27 15 2
76 USC 12 101 439 4.35 3 79 18 12 5
77 Georgia 12 132 442 3.35 7 35 25 11 4
77 Miami (Ohio) 10 74 442 5.97 4 70 23 10 3
79 Georgia Tech 10 80 443 5.54 2 73 19 11 3
80 Wyoming 10 98 446 4.55 4 76 22 15 5
81 East Carolina 8 84 448 5.33 6 50 19 8 3
82 Georgia Southern 9 115 451 3.92 4 23 27 16 4
82 Cincinnati 9 91 451 4.96 5 29 24 13 3
84 North Texas 8 99 455 4.60 4 83 21 10 3
85 Iowa 11 107 478 4.47 2 44 25 12 4
86 Virginia 8 114 482 4.23 6 67 18 12 5
87 New Mexico 11 90 483 5.37 6 80 20 12 5
88 Syracuse 8 116 485 4.18 6 37 26 12 2
89 West Virginia 12 113 490 4.34 2 48 26 10 4
90 Florida International 8 87 494 5.68 3 49 27 11 2
91 UTSA 11 105 497 4.73 6 27 26 17 6
92 Colorado 10 112 499 4.46 2 45 18 13 8
93 Iowa State 8 112 502 4.48 4 28 30 13 4
93 Mississippi State 9 101 502 4.97 3 83 24 14 4
95 Pittsburgh 13 118 504 4.27 7 68 27 18 6
96 Northern Illinois 7 105 506 4.82 3 85 26 15 5
97 Oregon 8 80 510 6.38 5 34 27 18 3
98 Auburn 13 129 512 3.97 3 52 25 16 4
98 Western Michigan 12 100 512 5.12 5 50 25 18 5
100 Central Michigan 9 102 529 5.19 5 85 25 12 5
101 Boise State 11 102 532 5.22 4 62 28 15 4
102 Troy 13 152 536 3.53 4 70 30 18 5
103 Colorado State 10 127 548 4.31 8 41 26 16 5
104 Northwestern 10 124 560 4.52 5 57 31 16 5
105 Fresno State 6 115 578 5.03 3 28 34 17 2
106 Indiana 11 136 584 4.29 5 34 31 22 6
107 Minnesota 13 177 586 3.31 6 54 36 23 6
107 Wake Forest 10 150 586 3.91 4 55 34 25 6
109 Middle Tennessee 12 134 593 4.43 9 22 40 20 3
110 SMU 10 146 600 4.11 8 35 38 15 3
111 California 9 132 601 4.55 7 53 36 14 5
111 Michigan State 11 129 601 4.66 5 64 31 16 5
113 Temple 12 129 607 4.71 4 71 31 23 2
114 Notre Dame 11 128 614 4.80 10 60 36 20 4
115 TCU 11 142 617 4.35 4 87 32 17 3
116 San Jose State 7 106 620 5.85 6 75 29 16 7
117 Baylor 11 121 625 5.17 5 63 30 17 6
118 Louisiana Tech 13 133 645 4.85 11 38 43 22 7
119 Arkansas 10 100 660 6.60 11 82 22 17 9
120 Idaho 11 153 684 4.47 4 55 37 18 6
120 UCLA 9 128 684 5.34 6 60 31 16 7
122 Mississippi 12 121 701 5.79 6 70 32 25 7
123 South Alabama 11 159 715 4.50 7 50 38 24 5
124 Florida Atlantic 9 134 722 5.39 10 69 38 20 7
125 Oklahoma State 12 159 773 4.86 6 50 34 24 10
126 Kentucky 11 138 798 5.78 9 61 41 24 9
127 Utah 13 170 853 5.02 7 50 42 32 12
128 South Florida 13 161 869 5.40 7 76 40 26 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards