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