2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 476 959 2.01 5 47 71 39 6
2 Houston 13 447 1302 2.91 16 40 74 54 14
3 Western Kentucky 14 456 1361 2.98 16 71 81 48 9
4 Wisconsin 14 421 1383 3.29 9 50 83 48 11
5 LSU 12 429 1407 3.28 7 35 77 42 9
6 Boston College 13 422 1411 3.34 15 69 67 45 17
7 North Carolina State 13 424 1412 3.33 18 65 81 47 14
8 Ohio 14 495 1462 2.95 12 40 96 51 13
9 BYU 13 431 1467 3.40 14 49 78 47 8
10 San Diego State 14 480 1480 3.08 10 66 92 43 7
11 Air Force 13 436 1484 3.40 20 61 78 41 16
12 Kansas State 13 400 1495 3.74 11 41 89 53 13
13 Louisville 13 483 1497 3.10 7 70 84 54 9
14 Minnesota 13 453 1532 3.38 12 71 95 55 16
15 Michigan 13 481 1550 3.22 9 87 91 57 16
16 Pittsburgh 13 436 1555 3.57 28 68 87 53 14
17 Troy 13 462 1562 3.38 13 70 92 52 11
18 Army 13 406 1576 3.88 17 59 87 53 14
19 Ohio State 13 481 1610 3.35 8 68 88 54 18
20 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 80 83 50 10
21 Florida State 13 457 1664 3.64 19 48 89 66 17
22 Utah 13 428 1673 3.91 13 50 89 65 17
23 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 490 1679 3.43 19 55 93 50 10
24 Miami (Florida) 13 499 1711 3.43 10 54 102 67 21
25 Charlotte 12 406 1721 4.24 24 61 95 55 10
26 Auburn 13 462 1726 3.74 8 89 95 52 13
27 Washington State 13 428 1745 4.08 21 89 89 49 16
28 Connecticut 12 448 1753 3.91 19 54 89 49 14
29 Ball State 12 405 1807 4.46 15 75 93 56 22
30 Northwestern 13 478 1809 3.78 20 57 113 59 18
31 USC 13 448 1815 4.05 16 79 93 52 14
32 Temple 14 510 1825 3.58 17 71 101 58 13
33 Wake Forest 13 485 1851 3.82 20 55 107 70 17
34 Arkansas State 13 522 1864 3.57 13 64 97 61 18
35 Georgia 13 470 1868 3.97 24 45 101 55 15
36 Washington 14 514 1875 3.65 16 79 98 52 9
36 Florida 13 488 1875 3.84 16 41 96 66 18
38 Miami (Ohio) 13 468 1877 4.01 21 70 114 57 14
39 Stanford 13 457 1878 4.11 15 52 105 64 13
40 Idaho 13 445 1883 4.23 17 55 108 60 19
41 Michigan State 12 460 1904 4.14 21 64 92 46 16
42 Tulane 12 472 1911 4.05 20 62 100 65 21
43 Nebraska 13 433 1922 4.44 22 75 91 55 23
44 Clemson 15 525 1944 3.70 20 70 102 70 22
45 Iowa 13 492 1947 3.96 10 58 106 42 11
46 Southern Mississippi 13 427 1949 4.56 28 92 90 68 23
47 Arizona State 12 399 1957 4.90 25 82 93 67 21
48 Virginia Tech 14 524 1967 3.75 22 67 98 57 20
49 Georgia Southern 12 446 2005 4.50 21 58 113 69 18
50 Old Dominion 13 503 2043 4.06 25 44 118 76 18
51 Louisiana Tech 14 524 2047 3.91 27 46 130 73 13
52 UCLA 12 503 2058 4.09 21 64 105 52 12
53 Indiana 13 554 2085 3.76 20 66 112 76 21
53 Colorado 14 512 2085 4.07 14 50 99 61 18
55 Duke 12 469 2099 4.48 19 82 103 66 20
56 UTSA 13 487 2112 4.34 21 80 115 72 19
57 Oklahoma 13 465 2114 4.55 15 61 112 68 20
58 Penn State 14 551 2118 3.84 22 74 109 67 24
59 Vanderbilt 13 455 2126 4.67 14 60 108 82 17
60 Western Michigan 14 455 2150 4.73 17 51 111 72 21
61 Eastern Michigan 13 502 2178 4.34 23 60 124 49 12
62 West Virginia 13 517 2187 4.23 14 56 118 57 14
63 Notre Dame 12 529 2189 4.14 23 73 120 67 16
64 Central Michigan 13 474 2197 4.64 15 85 108 58 17
65 UCF 13 576 2204 3.83 22 62 124 76 14
66 Georgia Tech 13 473 2239 4.73 24 73 122 65 14
67 New Mexico 13 471 2242 4.76 29 80 107 65 22
68 UNLV 12 484 2243 4.63 30 55 118 66 18
69 Cincinnati 12 562 2275 4.05 17 67 133 58 11
70 Texas 12 550 2277 4.14 23 70 124 76 23
70 Kent State 12 537 2277 4.24 24 85 134 73 12
72 Virginia 12 485 2280 4.70 20 85 102 72 14
73 Toledo 13 474 2285 4.82 15 62 110 89 30
74 Bowling Green 12 502 2291 4.56 28 63 119 70 17
75 Tulsa 13 526 2292 4.36 28 84 107 72 24
76 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 62 144 68 14
77 Mississippi State 13 485 2308 4.76 17 83 110 61 21
78 Massachusetts 12 492 2317 4.71 23 71 119 78 16
79 Arizona 12 496 2330 4.70 27 85 130 70 19
80 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 68 120 66 17
81 Northern Illinois 12 520 2410 4.63 24 85 120 71 20
82 Marshall 12 488 2421 4.96 28 72 120 77 26
83 Utah State 12 558 2440 4.37 19 64 144 73 15
84 TCU 13 578 2441 4.22 23 87 130 72 22
85 Georgia State 12 576 2481 4.31 25 46 138 64 12
86 Texas A&M 13 573 2493 4.35 21 75 133 82 26
87 Oklahoma State 13 548 2515 4.59 22 79 126 85 27
88 Navy 14 546 2519 4.61 23 85 136 69 19
89 UTEP 12 476 2524 5.30 23 70 139 86 19
90 SMU 12 498 2526 5.07 30 67 128 71 26
91 South Florida 13 570 2554 4.48 29 76 144 80 20
92 Middle Tennessee 13 577 2583 4.48 37 50 150 77 19
93 Rice 12 477 2602 5.45 30 75 120 80 25
94 Baylor 13 620 2609 4.21 30 63 133 72 20
95 Oregon State 12 492 2616 5.32 25 75 133 72 23
96 Iowa State 12 526 2618 4.98 23 64 147 82 21
97 Illinois 12 569 2630 4.62 35 63 126 80 23
98 South Carolina 13 550 2642 4.80 20 74 144 94 18
99 Memphis 13 530 2664 5.03 28 92 137 77 23
100 Texas State 12 540 2668 4.94 33 71 138 78 22
101 Arkansas 13 452 2671 5.91 39 96 114 77 32
102 Akron 12 534 2696 5.05 27 61 144 88 25
103 Syracuse 12 497 2700 5.43 35 77 121 80 26
104 East Carolina 12 506 2742 5.42 34 65 129 79 23
105 Colorado State 13 577 2782 4.82 34 81 131 81 23
106 Maryland 13 586 2792 4.76 31 70 143 93 25
107 Missouri 12 531 2794 5.26 28 71 120 71 36
108 South Alabama 13 587 2798 4.77 26 68 142 99 28
109 Kansas 12 549 2837 5.17 27 57 149 100 33
110 Tennessee 13 568 2841 5.00 28 85 136 90 27
111 Wyoming 14 537 2851 5.31 34 76 120 87 41
112 Purdue 12 545 2861 5.25 35 81 135 85 30
113 Texas Tech 12 500 2863 5.73 37 75 138 87 32
114 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 75 133 92 23
115 Florida Atlantic 12 537 2945 5.48 37 69 142 81 29
116 North Carolina 13 659 2955 4.48 28 65 154 79 20
117 Mississippi 12 546 2956 5.41 31 78 137 89 29
118 Oregon 12 522 2958 5.67 38 68 157 108 24
119 San Jose State 12 540 2960 5.48 33 75 148 82 28
120 Kentucky 13 576 2966 5.15 25 61 157 87 22
121 Fresno State 12 600 2969 4.95 25 91 167 95 14
122 Buffalo 12 597 3039 5.09 29 80 147 87 22
123 North Texas 13 588 3114 5.30 31 83 147 79 32
124 Louisiana-Monroe 12 545 3123 5.73 31 83 153 103 34
125 Rutgers 12 556 3170 5.70 33 63 143 93 30
126 California 12 532 3274 6.15 32 90 158 90 30
127 Hawai'i 14 620 3279 5.29 31 73 185 104 37
128 Nevada 12 585 3571 6.10 32 72 168 117 38
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards