2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 10 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 11 | 21 | 122 | 5.81 | 3 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 22 | 59 | 2.68 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Boston College | 9 | 22 | 103 | 4.68 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Clemson | 12 | 24 | 65 | 2.71 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisville | 10 | 25 | 53 | 2.12 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 10 | 26 | 154 | 5.92 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 29 | 205 | 7.07 | 5 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Virginia | 12 | 30 | 180 | 6.00 | 3 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Duke | 10 | 31 | 293 | 9.45 | 3 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 32 | 147 | 4.59 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 36 | 97 | 2.69 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 12 | 36 | 97 | 2.69 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 13 | 54 | 155 | 2.87 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||