2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 152 272 1.79 3 16 24 8 0
1 BYU 13 131 457 3.49 4 19 30 11 0
3 Arkansas State 13 163 383 2.35 2 20 33 11 1
3 Louisville 13 167 433 2.59 1 20 27 14 1
3 Northwestern 13 149 462 3.10 5 32 40 13 1
3 UCLA 12 173 541 3.13 9 20 39 15 1
7 Pittsburgh 13 119 493 4.14 11 68 28 15 2
7 LSU 12 146 514 3.52 3 34 27 10 2
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 157 539 3.43 5 41 41 13 2
7 Washington 14 166 640 3.86 8 68 39 17 2
7 Florida International 12 159 649 4.08 6 40 50 19 2
7 Massachusetts 12 147 707 4.81 7 71 42 25 2
13 Connecticut 12 139 442 3.18 4 30 28 12 3
13 Arizona State 12 128 458 3.58 7 49 37 20 3
13 Oklahoma 13 143 563 3.94 3 35 32 19 3
13 Troy 13 148 577 3.90 6 54 34 20 3
13 Eastern Michigan 13 174 675 3.88 6 45 58 15 3
13 South Florida 13 186 820 4.41 12 76 56 24 3
13 Buffalo 12 198 892 4.51 9 80 51 20 3
20 Western Kentucky 14 159 479 3.01 3 41 37 21 4
20 Tulane 12 152 511 3.36 6 26 23 15 4
20 Kansas State 13 137 578 4.22 4 35 38 17 4
20 Appalachian State 13 145 607 4.19 5 42 41 18 4
20 Louisiana Tech 14 160 646 4.04 7 30 53 23 4
20 Wake Forest 13 169 660 3.91 11 55 45 21 4
20 SMU 12 171 700 4.09 10 50 47 20 4
20 Washington State 13 143 713 4.99 6 89 44 20 4
20 Miami (Ohio) 13 166 729 4.39 8 70 50 22 4
20 Oregon State 12 161 740 4.60 8 49 48 16 4
20 Iowa 13 179 764 4.27 4 58 53 17 4
20 Georgia Tech 13 169 799 4.73 8 57 50 24 4
20 Georgia State 12 197 870 4.42 8 46 58 22 4
33 Houston 13 142 398 2.80 4 40 23 17 5
33 Ohio 14 163 455 2.79 4 38 32 14 5
33 Army 13 137 458 3.34 7 41 33 16 5
33 Southern Mississippi 13 141 501 3.55 8 35 33 18 5
33 Wisconsin 14 131 522 3.98 4 34 35 14 5
33 Ohio State 13 160 558 3.49 4 35 42 17 5
33 Clemson 15 167 576 3.45 5 37 33 20 5
33 Charlotte 12 134 612 4.57 5 61 38 16 5
33 North Carolina State 13 155 636 4.10 5 60 35 21 5
33 Georgia Southern 12 139 647 4.65 8 58 40 18 5
33 Michigan State 12 160 697 4.36 5 44 40 18 5
33 Vanderbilt 13 161 723 4.49 7 31 40 27 5
33 Arizona 12 161 735 4.57 11 38 48 22 5
33 Indiana 13 186 742 3.99 8 39 44 26 5
33 West Virginia 13 176 797 4.53 6 51 53 19 5
33 Navy 14 185 827 4.47 9 81 50 21 5
33 South Carolina 13 186 842 4.53 5 74 54 30 5
33 Kent State 12 194 907 4.68 7 60 63 29 5
33 New Mexico State 12 181 918 5.07 8 51 52 31 5
52 Minnesota 13 133 512 3.85 3 40 29 17 6
52 Air Force 13 144 543 3.77 6 60 31 17 6
52 Utah 13 137 577 4.21 6 50 31 22 6
52 Boston College 13 135 580 4.30 8 62 26 14 6
52 Stanford 13 146 621 4.25 5 52 45 24 6
52 USC 13 147 624 4.24 4 73 32 14 6
52 San Diego State 14 159 628 3.95 4 66 39 19 6
52 Idaho 13 155 655 4.23 7 26 49 19 6
52 Old Dominion 13 156 683 4.38 4 37 43 24 6
52 Marshall 12 158 687 4.35 6 61 48 22 6
52 Temple 14 174 692 3.98 8 66 40 24 6
52 Miami (Florida) 13 165 694 4.21 1 54 42 25 6
52 Georgia 13 165 694 4.21 11 42 40 21 6
52 Michigan 13 162 699 4.31 5 87 43 26 6
52 Florida 13 167 726 4.35 6 34 39 28 6
52 UNLV 12 148 731 4.94 10 43 50 23 6
52 Boise State 13 179 802 4.48 5 60 53 19 6
52 Middle Tennessee 13 186 823 4.42 13 50 57 21 6
52 Iowa State 12 171 839 4.91 8 43 60 30 6
52 Syracuse 12 169 846 5.01 10 75 43 25 6
52 Arkansas 13 147 865 5.88 10 96 36 18 6
52 Cincinnati 12 194 902 4.65 8 56 58 24 6
74 Florida State 13 155 618 3.99 7 39 42 24 7
74 TCU 13 181 748 4.13 12 37 49 24 7
74 UCF 13 181 757 4.18 7 62 44 25 7
74 UTSA 13 166 764 4.60 6 41 50 29 7
74 South Alabama 13 186 803 4.32 9 27 54 27 7
74 Maryland 13 188 842 4.48 13 55 58 28 7
74 Tulsa 13 191 867 4.54 10 44 42 25 7
74 Virginia 12 176 913 5.19 8 85 49 29 7
74 Mississippi 12 181 957 5.29 9 76 48 28 7
74 UTEP 12 161 970 6.02 7 70 59 34 7
74 Fresno State 12 202 1093 5.41 10 31 78 38 7
85 Auburn 13 153 639 4.18 2 89 42 19 8
85 Colorado 14 173 702 4.06 5 45 42 21 8
85 Mississippi State 13 157 736 4.69 4 72 40 17 8
85 Purdue 12 183 817 4.46 10 76 45 20 8
85 Texas State 12 183 832 4.55 11 40 55 24 8
85 Bowling Green 12 173 853 4.93 15 53 53 28 8
85 Baylor 13 207 866 4.18 8 59 54 25 8
85 North Texas 13 194 916 4.72 9 41 58 27 8
85 Memphis 13 173 949 5.49 14 92 58 27 8
85 Utah State 12 190 963 5.07 7 56 58 26 8
85 Northern Illinois 12 182 982 5.40 7 85 56 27 8
85 North Carolina 13 233 1012 4.34 11 65 64 24 8
97 Oklahoma State 13 180 777 4.32 7 50 50 28 9
97 Western Michigan 14 151 803 5.32 7 51 38 26 9
97 Texas A&M 13 199 817 4.11 4 55 55 27 9
97 Central Michigan 13 163 844 5.18 5 85 44 20 9
97 Rice 12 155 878 5.66 10 66 46 27 9
97 East Carolina 12 174 961 5.52 13 54 55 27 9
97 Louisiana-Monroe 12 176 986 5.60 8 80 64 37 9
97 Colorado State 13 207 1013 4.89 8 80 54 27 9
97 Rutgers 12 186 1072 5.76 9 57 54 30 9
106 Ball State 12 133 700 5.26 5 75 36 21 10
106 Duke 12 158 750 4.75 10 80 43 27 10
106 New Mexico 13 158 846 5.35 14 75 41 24 10
106 Florida Atlantic 12 177 982 5.55 11 69 65 23 10
106 Kentucky 13 201 1197 5.96 9 45 77 37 10
111 Penn State 14 173 753 4.35 11 67 46 22 11
111 Toledo 13 158 832 5.27 4 37 45 35 11
111 Texas 12 187 922 4.93 11 54 59 35 11
111 Akron 12 166 1010 6.08 9 61 62 36 11
111 San Jose State 12 177 1167 6.59 7 75 73 30 11
116 Nebraska 13 138 814 5.90 10 75 46 24 12
116 Notre Dame 12 179 1003 5.60 10 73 56 31 12
116 Texas Tech 12 165 1003 6.08 13 55 59 29 12
116 Hawai'i 14 207 1076 5.20 12 61 67 31 12
116 Illinois 12 205 1190 5.80 14 63 60 38 12
116 California 12 161 1237 7.68 9 90 69 36 12
122 Virginia Tech 14 190 934 4.92 7 56 55 30 13
122 Tennessee 13 195 1086 5.57 8 85 56 33 13
122 Oregon 12 187 1341 7.17 19 61 86 56 13
125 Wyoming 14 177 915 5.17 9 40 41 30 14
125 Kansas 12 178 1086 6.10 6 57 55 30 14
127 Nevada 12 190 1264 6.65 11 72 59 37 16
128 Missouri 12 177 1084 6.12 12 71 52 30 18
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards