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

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