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