2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 7 | 39 | 87 | 2.23 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Louisville | 10 | 47 | 94 | 2.00 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Boston College | 5 | 45 | 126 | 2.80 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Virginia | 4 | 30 | 166 | 5.53 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Florida State | 9 | 84 | 59 | 0.70 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 7 | 51 | 253 | 4.96 | 3 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 5 | 65 | 306 | 4.71 | 3 | 75 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 74 | 190 | 2.57 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 86 | 359 | 4.17 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 90 | 299 | 3.32 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Clemson | 12 | 102 | 367 | 3.60 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 8 | 102 | 541 | 5.30 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 112 | 518 | 4.63 | 3 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||