2016 Independent 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 | BYU | 6 | 195 | 715 | 3.67 | 5 | 32.50 | 119.17 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 3 | 128 | 648 | 5.06 | 6 | 42.67 | 216.00 |
| 3 | Army | 9 | 282 | 1270 | 4.50 | 16 | 31.33 | 141.11 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 7 | 300 | 1503 | 5.01 | 17 | 42.86 | 214.71 |