2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 North Carolina State 13 186 494 2.66 6 45 15 16 4
2 Western Kentucky 14 212 635 3.00 8 22 18 20 3
3 LSU 12 195 638 3.27 0 35 17 17 2
4 San Diego State 14 226 652 2.88 6 18 18 19 0
5 Ohio 14 221 653 2.95 6 35 17 18 4
6 Alabama 15 221 660 2.99 2 47 17 17 4
7 Michigan 13 218 662 3.04 4 34 21 21 7
8 Boston College 13 201 672 3.34 4 55 18 18 8
9 Houston 13 214 678 3.17 7 32 23 24 7
10 Air Force 13 216 703 3.25 7 61 16 16 5
11 Kansas State 13 185 721 3.90 4 41 23 24 5
12 Ball State 12 187 739 3.95 8 63 22 22 7
13 Pittsburgh 13 227 783 3.45 9 42 28 28 7
14 Miami (Florida) 13 239 795 3.33 5 38 28 29 9
15 Troy 13 226 797 3.53 5 70 21 21 7
16 Washington State 13 214 815 3.81 9 30 20 20 10
17 Minnesota 13 226 818 3.62 8 71 29 28 8
18 Florida State 13 225 846 3.76 8 47 27 28 7
19 Appalachian State 13 196 861 4.39 6 80 21 22 5
20 Temple 14 224 863 3.85 7 71 21 22 7
21 Nebraska 13 213 865 4.06 5 50 20 20 8
22 Miami (Ohio) 13 217 868 4.00 9 43 22 23 7
23 Wisconsin 14 213 874 4.10 2 22 29 30 4
24 BYU 13 226 877 3.88 6 29 26 29 6
25 Louisville 13 238 878 3.69 5 70 28 30 6
26 Auburn 13 240 897 3.74 5 35 24 23 5
27 Idaho 13 210 899 4.28 8 55 25 25 10
28 Army 13 197 901 4.57 7 59 26 26 8
29 Duke 12 227 911 4.01 5 50 26 27 6
30 Charlotte 12 210 915 4.36 13 36 31 32 4
31 Wake Forest 13 225 930 4.13 5 55 33 33 8
31 Michigan State 12 216 930 4.31 11 64 20 22 8
33 Virginia Tech 14 256 936 3.66 11 67 23 23 6
34 Notre Dame 12 247 937 3.79 6 60 24 25 2
35 Central Michigan 13 217 944 4.35 5 72 24 24 5
36 Ohio State 13 243 945 3.89 1 68 25 25 10
37 Iowa 13 219 952 4.35 4 45 16 17 5
38 Florida 13 251 954 3.80 3 38 30 31 10
39 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 253 960 3.79 9 55 28 30 7
40 Washington 14 236 966 4.09 6 79 23 23 5
41 USC 13 221 976 4.42 8 79 27 28 6
42 Connecticut 12 220 977 4.44 9 54 24 25 9
43 Georgia 13 222 978 4.41 8 45 22 23 9
44 Kent State 12 252 991 3.93 12 85 29 29 6
45 Virginia 12 232 1017 4.38 7 20 29 31 1
46 Stanford 13 230 1019 4.43 7 37 29 30 6
47 Vanderbilt 13 218 1024 4.70 6 29 36 40 8
48 Utah 13 225 1027 4.56 5 37 36 38 11
49 Western Michigan 14 231 1031 4.46 7 38 34 35 8
50 Cincinnati 12 269 1038 3.86 4 67 23 23 4
50 Oklahoma 13 216 1038 4.81 2 61 30 30 8
52 Bowling Green 12 247 1040 4.21 8 62 26 30 5
53 Southern Mississippi 13 209 1041 4.98 16 80 36 36 10
54 Indiana 13 268 1043 3.89 6 34 32 36 9
55 Texas 12 256 1052 4.11 8 70 26 25 7
56 Penn State 14 275 1079 3.92 6 44 29 32 8
57 Arkansas State 13 268 1088 4.06 6 64 32 30 9
58 West Virginia 13 251 1098 4.37 4 56 27 27 7
59 Tulsa 13 242 1100 4.55 11 84 29 29 11
60 Boise State 13 240 1103 4.60 5 62 33 33 7
61 New Mexico 13 232 1113 4.80 10 80 31 32 10
62 Tulane 12 223 1124 5.04 9 61 36 38 15
63 UTSA 13 225 1127 5.01 10 80 32 34 9
64 UCLA 12 240 1129 4.70 6 64 27 27 8
65 Toledo 13 243 1141 4.70 6 62 35 36 13
66 Old Dominion 13 250 1144 4.58 12 44 38 40 9
67 Northern Illinois 12 250 1157 4.63 11 46 32 34 10
68 Northwestern 13 241 1159 4.81 12 57 33 35 16
69 Colorado 14 251 1162 4.63 5 50 23 28 6
70 Eastern Michigan 13 239 1163 4.87 11 60 23 23 7
71 Georgia Southern 12 231 1183 5.12 10 42 43 44 11
72 Massachusetts 12 253 1187 4.69 11 40 37 38 9
73 Georgia Tech 13 230 1191 5.18 12 73 34 35 8
74 Illinois 12 278 1193 4.29 18 54 29 31 9
75 Louisiana Tech 14 279 1196 4.29 14 46 38 38 7
76 Baylor 13 299 1201 4.02 14 63 28 30 6
77 Rice 12 239 1231 5.15 14 75 38 40 11
78 UNLV 12 258 1235 4.79 17 55 33 33 9
79 Utah State 12 277 1240 4.48 8 64 40 39 7
80 Mississippi State 13 241 1247 5.17 10 83 32 33 11
81 Navy 14 265 1253 4.73 10 85 33 35 10
82 Colorado State 13 274 1259 4.59 17 49 31 35 9
83 Oregon 12 275 1266 4.60 15 68 36 37 7
84 Arkansas 13 217 1276 5.88 20 78 37 39 17
85 Arizona State 12 214 1277 5.97 14 82 35 38 16
86 Missouri 12 270 1279 4.74 12 32 29 30 12
87 UTEP 12 236 1283 5.44 13 36 43 43 11
88 UCF 13 283 1284 4.54 11 60 45 45 7
89 Akron 12 267 1306 4.89 10 49 38 38 10
90 Clemson 15 263 1311 4.98 12 70 42 43 16
91 Memphis 13 267 1312 4.91 9 61 36 37 10
92 Iowa State 12 256 1321 5.16 10 64 36 37 9
93 Georgia State 12 275 1333 4.85 12 45 31 33 6
94 Arizona 12 254 1337 5.26 13 85 42 42 12
95 TCU 13 283 1345 4.75 6 87 32 33 13
96 Kansas 12 265 1355 5.11 17 36 51 52 12
97 Texas State 12 269 1360 5.06 17 71 39 42 9
98 Mississippi 12 266 1370 5.15 14 78 38 39 12
99 Florida International 12 229 1395 6.09 16 68 33 35 12
100 East Carolina 12 253 1396 5.52 18 65 35 39 10
101 Tennessee 13 276 1433 5.19 18 75 40 43 9
102 Texas A&M 13 281 1434 5.10 15 75 41 42 14
103 South Carolina 13 268 1439 5.37 10 49 50 51 10
104 Oregon State 12 235 1440 6.13 12 75 38 38 13
105 Fresno State 12 306 1448 4.73 11 42 43 45 4
106 South Florida 13 283 1460 5.16 12 75 46 46 12
106 Middle Tennessee 13 274 1460 5.33 16 49 42 44 11
108 San Jose State 12 277 1481 5.35 19 61 40 42 14
109 Rutgers 12 260 1484 5.71 14 63 41 42 15
110 SMU 12 241 1486 6.17 16 67 40 40 17
111 Florida Atlantic 12 274 1490 5.44 16 53 38 41 11
112 Kentucky 13 278 1495 5.38 10 61 40 40 11
113 Texas Tech 12 262 1519 5.80 16 75 45 46 15
114 North Texas 13 287 1535 5.35 10 83 38 39 14
115 Oklahoma State 13 275 1537 5.59 11 79 47 47 17
116 New Mexico State 12 287 1547 5.39 17 75 42 45 13
117 North Carolina 13 300 1548 5.16 9 59 38 39 10
118 Marshall 12 250 1588 6.35 17 72 45 47 20
119 Syracuse 12 255 1613 6.33 21 77 42 45 18
120 Buffalo 12 281 1631 5.80 10 67 45 46 14
121 Wyoming 14 278 1649 5.93 20 76 47 49 21
122 Maryland 13 299 1654 5.53 13 53 45 47 14
123 South Alabama 13 301 1672 5.55 12 51 56 57 17
124 California 12 282 1713 6.07 16 80 40 42 16
125 Purdue 12 274 1720 6.28 15 81 48 51 19
126 Hawai'i 14 296 1730 5.84 12 73 54 55 21
127 Nevada 12 289 1788 6.19 11 59 55 63 17
128 Louisiana-Monroe 12 294 1873 6.37 13 83 56 58 20
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards