2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Western Kentucky 14 216 525 2.43 5 34 33 20 3
2 Alabama 15 245 546 2.23 3 47 40 19 3
3 Troy 13 234 588 2.51 4 43 37 19 3
4 Army 13 190 645 3.39 5 27 36 24 4
5 Ohio 14 231 656 2.84 8 35 43 21 4
6 LSU 12 216 663 3.07 2 35 37 16 3
7 Kansas State 13 217 685 3.16 5 35 43 23 7
8 Michigan 13 237 695 2.93 4 87 41 29 7
9 North Carolina State 13 205 706 3.44 6 60 38 20 10
10 BYU 13 214 710 3.32 6 28 38 24 4
11 Boston College 13 213 713 3.35 8 69 30 18 9
12 Clemson 15 251 723 2.88 8 66 35 23 9
13 Minnesota 13 214 740 3.46 3 40 42 25 7
14 Louisville 13 244 742 3.04 3 41 42 27 4
15 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 246 761 3.09 11 55 40 23 6
16 San Diego State 14 235 762 3.24 6 41 46 24 3
17 Temple 14 261 801 3.07 6 63 48 28 3
18 Florida 13 224 804 3.59 5 29 47 27 6
19 Auburn 13 238 807 3.39 3 52 48 21 5
20 Tulane 12 233 817 3.51 7 41 50 29 8
21 Stanford 13 193 819 4.24 4 49 43 31 6
22 Pittsburgh 13 218 822 3.77 14 68 43 25 6
23 Washington 14 265 828 3.12 8 79 47 25 3
24 Wisconsin 14 209 830 3.97 4 50 44 28 6
25 Charlotte 12 195 833 4.27 12 36 48 31 6
26 Wake Forest 13 243 837 3.44 10 49 46 29 7
27 Michigan State 12 211 838 3.97 9 40 47 23 7
28 Iowa 13 247 845 3.42 5 57 52 15 4
29 Houston 13 253 848 3.35 11 40 40 31 9
30 Arizona State 12 206 872 4.23 9 71 47 34 8
31 Appalachian State 13 217 883 4.07 5 80 44 24 7
32 Ball State 12 190 893 4.70 8 75 42 27 11
33 Connecticut 12 203 898 4.42 11 54 45 25 8
34 Virginia Tech 14 269 900 3.35 10 53 46 21 7
35 Eastern Michigan 13 255 903 3.54 9 54 57 21 3
36 Georgia 13 215 918 4.27 13 45 46 26 7
37 Texas 12 252 936 3.71 11 54 53 31 6
38 Ohio State 13 258 938 3.64 3 68 45 29 10
39 Duke 12 228 940 4.12 12 82 49 29 9
40 Miami (Florida) 13 266 941 3.54 4 54 55 30 10
40 Utah 13 219 941 4.30 8 50 47 38 10
42 UCLA 12 227 947 4.17 10 60 49 30 6
43 Tulsa 13 244 963 3.95 11 44 47 31 11
44 Arizona 12 228 968 4.25 10 45 61 29 6
45 USC 13 241 969 4.02 6 74 49 30 10
46 Idaho 13 213 984 4.62 9 46 55 30 10
47 Air Force 13 223 986 4.42 13 61 48 29 12
48 Florida State 13 255 991 3.89 9 39 56 41 7
49 Northwestern 13 231 999 4.32 11 50 58 27 11
50 Toledo 13 235 1001 4.26 5 35 53 46 14
51 UCF 13 275 1014 3.69 10 60 60 37 5
51 Washington State 13 234 1014 4.33 10 89 50 26 10
53 Nebraska 13 226 1025 4.54 14 75 45 31 12
54 Kent State 12 263 1028 3.91 11 60 65 30 4
55 Georgia State 12 267 1038 3.89 8 24 61 25 1
56 UTEP 12 242 1044 4.31 10 36 65 32 6
57 Notre Dame 12 247 1046 4.23 10 60 56 33 6
58 Georgia Southern 12 219 1051 4.80 14 58 58 35 7
59 Miami (Ohio) 13 234 1066 4.56 13 70 64 35 8
60 Arkansas State 13 262 1070 4.08 7 64 46 29 8
61 UNLV 12 233 1078 4.63 17 55 59 34 9
62 SMU 12 238 1080 4.54 13 61 59 28 7
63 Louisiana Tech 14 269 1084 4.03 15 38 70 34 7
63 Bowling Green 12 231 1084 4.69 13 53 56 31 7
65 Massachusetts 12 242 1093 4.52 9 33 66 40 6
66 Central Michigan 13 230 1095 4.76 7 85 61 32 7
67 Boise State 13 252 1099 4.36 5 62 67 34 9
68 Cincinnati 12 277 1100 3.97 7 56 64 24 4
69 Vanderbilt 13 220 1109 5.04 9 31 55 43 8
69 UTSA 13 220 1109 5.04 12 41 57 38 11
71 Indiana 13 268 1112 4.15 12 66 56 38 12
72 Colorado 14 275 1120 4.07 5 50 59 35 9
73 Utah State 12 282 1152 4.09 7 56 71 36 6
74 Florida International 12 214 1166 5.45 13 68 53 33 8
75 Old Dominion 13 263 1170 4.45 15 44 64 41 11
76 West Virginia 13 255 1173 4.60 7 56 60 25 8
77 Southern Mississippi 13 237 1174 4.95 17 80 54 42 14
78 Middle Tennessee 13 284 1177 4.14 21 50 68 34 9
79 Virginia 12 237 1181 4.98 12 67 54 35 8
80 Northern Illinois 12 249 1189 4.78 13 85 63 43 10
80 Western Michigan 14 242 1189 4.91 9 51 56 40 11
82 Illinois 12 272 1195 4.39 17 48 58 37 11
83 Rice 12 226 1209 5.35 16 71 60 38 11
84 TCU 13 301 1216 4.04 10 87 63 33 8
85 Oregon State 12 233 1219 5.23 13 70 65 28 7
86 Colorado State 13 261 1234 4.73 16 54 58 40 9
87 Baylor 13 320 1237 3.87 15 59 67 31 7
88 Iowa State 12 255 1244 4.88 12 64 68 35 8
88 Texas Tech 12 242 1244 5.14 18 55 57 32 15
90 Arkansas 13 197 1249 6.34 19 82 45 31 20
91 Fresno State 12 275 1251 4.55 10 39 76 44 5
92 Oregon 12 232 1259 5.43 19 68 66 45 10
93 Oklahoma State 13 283 1260 4.45 11 46 71 46 12
94 Penn State 14 279 1264 4.53 12 67 63 41 14
95 Marshall 12 249 1275 5.12 17 48 70 43 14
96 Syracuse 12 249 1299 5.22 19 72 62 38 11
97 South Florida 13 288 1309 4.55 14 76 71 42 11
98 Oklahoma 13 255 1326 5.20 9 61 72 45 13
99 Navy 14 289 1332 4.61 10 85 73 35 8
100 Mississippi State 13 247 1347 5.45 12 83 57 33 13
101 Georgia Tech 13 267 1349 5.05 11 57 72 37 7
102 Texas A&M 13 281 1352 4.81 8 75 62 40 14
103 Missouri 12 273 1376 5.04 15 71 60 31 18
104 Memphis 13 274 1381 5.04 14 92 67 38 13
105 Buffalo 12 274 1382 5.04 15 70 65 40 12
106 East Carolina 12 259 1403 5.42 16 65 60 39 12
107 Tennessee 13 290 1428 4.92 13 75 68 48 11
108 Kansas 12 253 1431 5.66 14 53 72 50 22
108 San Jose State 12 248 1431 5.77 20 75 68 38 16
110 South Alabama 13 277 1433 5.17 11 51 74 51 12
111 New Mexico State 12 264 1441 5.46 12 63 63 40 13
112 South Carolina 13 280 1453 5.19 13 74 79 52 12
113 Mississippi 12 253 1482 5.86 13 76 63 41 16
113 New Mexico 13 249 1482 5.95 16 80 66 46 17
115 Kentucky 13 303 1483 4.89 12 45 86 47 10
116 Florida Atlantic 12 255 1503 5.89 21 69 75 47 15
117 North Texas 13 296 1505 5.08 16 83 75 38 14
118 Akron 12 296 1521 5.14 16 61 89 55 12
119 Texas State 12 264 1524 5.77 20 61 77 48 16
120 California 12 255 1530 6.00 12 61 79 47 14
121 North Carolina 13 331 1544 4.66 14 65 75 41 9
122 Purdue 12 268 1566 5.84 18 79 74 49 18
123 Maryland 13 319 1589 4.98 19 55 85 56 16
124 Rutgers 12 270 1613 5.97 15 63 76 49 15
125 Wyoming 14 266 1634 6.14 18 73 59 47 27
126 Louisiana-Monroe 12 278 1731 6.23 19 83 79 53 19
127 Nevada 12 288 1732 6.01 14 56 84 61 19
128 Hawai'i 14 313 1734 5.54 16 55 96 59 20
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards