2016 Independent Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 214 | 646 | 3.02 | 7 | 30.57 | 92.29 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 5 | 220 | 930 | 4.23 | 13 | 44.00 | 186.00 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 5 | 221 | 1072 | 4.85 | 10 | 44.20 | 214.40 |
| 4 | Army | 7 | 226 | 971 | 4.30 | 10 | 32.29 | 138.71 |