2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 11 | -40 | -3.64 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 4 | -26 | -6.50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 8 | -26 | -3.25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | -25 | -3.57 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 5 | -21 | -4.20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 7 | -20 | -2.86 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 13 | -17 | -1.31 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 13 | -14 | -1.08 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 10 | -13 | -1.30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 7 | 8 | -11 | -1.38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | -10 | -2.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 7 | 9 | -9 | -1.00 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 6 | 9 | -3 | -0.33 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | 17 | -2 | -0.12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0.35 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0.39 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 16 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | 19 | 11 | 0.58 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0.80 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1.18 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 5 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 6 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 11 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 7 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 8 | 16 | 39 | 2.44 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 11 | 19 | 41 | 2.16 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 11 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 10 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Ohio State | 9 | 13 | -30 | -2.31 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Alabama | 7 | 9 | -26 | -2.89 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Syracuse | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Texas | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0.71 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 8 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Virginia | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Kansas | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Illinois | 9 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 7 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.55 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 8 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | South Florida | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 8 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Toledo | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Ohio | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Purdue | 7 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Nebraska | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | 5 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Hawai'i | 7 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Clemson | 9 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Nevada | 8 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Indiana | 12 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Connecticut | 7 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | SMU | 6 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 7 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Rice | 7 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Memphis | 7 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Oregon State | 7 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Massachusetts | 10 | 18 | 101 | 5.61 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 120 | South Alabama | 9 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Arkansas State | 8 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Tulsa | 12 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 2 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Colorado | 6 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 9 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 120 | Baylor | 9 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 8 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 128 | Oklahoma | 10 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||