2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 BYU 13 72 170 2.36 0 19 8 6 0
2 Alabama 15 60 89 1.48 1 27 9 2 2
2 Auburn 12 67 194 2.90 0 21 9 6 2
4 Boston College 11 54 202 3.74 2 30 10 8 2
5 Pittsburgh 12 61 104 1.70 0 13 11 5 0
6 Ohio State 13 65 182 2.80 0 19 12 10 0
6 Kansas State 11 57 197 3.46 1 35 12 8 2
6 Western Kentucky 13 63 221 3.51 1 34 12 9 2
6 Utah 13 58 246 4.24 2 39 12 11 2
10 San Diego State 12 58 174 3.00 1 27 13 3 2
10 Air Force 11 66 234 3.55 1 34 13 9 4
10 Troy 13 70 237 3.39 3 32 13 6 3
10 Western Michigan 13 60 307 5.12 1 38 13 12 6
14 Wisconsin 14 56 173 3.09 0 23 14 4 3
14 Michigan 12 62 192 3.10 1 34 14 9 2
14 Toledo 12 74 266 3.59 1 27 14 7 2
14 Florida State 12 60 278 4.63 3 30 14 12 5
18 Ball State 12 84 175 2.08 1 23 15 6 1
19 Duke 12 71 154 2.17 1 22 16 6 1
19 Washington State 13 79 274 3.47 2 30 16 9 3
19 Southern Mississippi 12 58 291 5.02 2 39 16 12 4
19 USC 13 75 304 4.05 2 33 16 6 3
19 Connecticut 12 64 320 5.00 2 34 16 10 3
19 Colorado 13 88 359 4.08 1 37 16 13 7
25 Stanford 13 72 273 3.79 1 25 17 12 2
25 Central Michigan 13 83 275 3.31 1 34 17 6 1
25 Clemson 14 74 309 4.18 4 37 17 13 5
28 Washington 13 80 239 2.99 0 22 18 9 1
28 Texas 11 77 255 3.31 2 30 18 7 3
28 Virginia 12 77 291 3.78 1 32 18 12 2
28 Appalachian State 12 60 293 4.88 2 27 18 12 3
28 Old Dominion 13 71 311 4.38 0 23 18 13 5
28 Florida 13 60 315 5.25 1 34 18 14 3
28 Charlotte 12 66 327 4.95 2 37 18 11 2
28 Syracuse 12 81 330 4.07 4 37 18 9 5
28 Vanderbilt 13 74 344 4.65 0 21 18 14 2
37 Miami (Florida) 13 68 302 4.44 2 38 19 9 4
37 Louisville 13 88 306 3.48 2 36 19 10 4
37 Nebraska 13 76 356 4.68 5 33 19 12 7
37 Tulsa 13 86 395 4.59 1 31 19 16 6
41 Eastern Michigan 12 58 270 4.66 2 27 20 12 2
41 Minnesota 13 70 271 3.87 1 31 20 11 2
41 Notre Dame 12 77 273 3.55 2 37 20 9 4
41 Virginia Tech 14 76 298 3.92 1 27 20 9 4
41 Arizona State 12 69 299 4.33 2 37 20 12 4
41 LSU 12 85 318 3.74 2 33 20 8 3
41 New Mexico 13 71 348 4.90 2 32 20 14 3
41 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 86 385 4.48 0 32 20 13 4
49 Iowa 12 69 222 3.22 0 35 21 5 2
49 Army 13 80 302 3.78 3 37 21 13 4
49 North Carolina State 12 65 307 4.72 5 36 21 13 6
49 Wake Forest 12 88 309 3.51 0 27 21 13 1
49 Baylor 13 88 360 4.09 3 37 21 10 4
49 Arkansas State 13 85 377 4.44 2 34 21 13 3
49 Arkansas 12 70 383 5.47 5 33 21 13 8
49 Michigan State 11 94 396 4.21 2 29 21 11 5
57 Boise State 13 100 244 2.44 0 23 22 10 1
57 UCLA 12 91 287 3.15 0 26 22 10 1
57 Northwestern 13 83 312 3.76 1 37 22 9 5
57 Houston 11 65 326 5.02 3 32 22 15 5
57 Tulane 12 83 366 4.41 2 30 22 17 4
57 TCU 13 98 422 4.31 2 32 22 13 5
63 Miami (Ohio) 12 85 296 3.48 1 23 23 11 3
63 Kent State 10 84 309 3.68 1 24 23 11 1
63 Rice 12 66 369 5.59 3 39 23 13 5
63 Bowling Green 12 75 376 5.01 2 38 23 13 5
63 Oklahoma 13 74 377 5.09 3 36 23 13 5
63 Georgia Tech 13 80 397 4.96 4 36 23 12 6
63 Idaho 13 73 411 5.63 2 31 23 14 4
63 Tennessee 12 89 415 4.66 3 28 23 15 6
63 Colorado State 13 99 419 4.23 1 31 23 12 4
72 Ohio 14 84 240 2.86 1 31 24 8 2
72 Temple 14 88 325 3.69 2 30 24 13 3
72 Indiana 13 90 363 4.03 2 39 24 16 5
72 Georgia 13 82 375 4.57 1 30 24 9 2
72 Florida International 12 82 416 5.07 2 26 24 14 6
72 Oklahoma State 13 73 418 5.73 3 26 24 14 5
72 Louisiana Tech 14 80 443 5.54 4 38 24 13 6
72 SMU 11 82 466 5.68 4 39 24 12 6
80 Missouri 11 81 536 6.62 6 37 25 15 11
81 Massachusetts 12 109 368 3.38 0 24 26 12 3
81 Mississippi 12 93 378 4.06 1 31 26 15 5
81 Cincinnati 12 103 393 3.82 1 25 26 14 2
81 UTSA 13 103 401 3.89 0 26 26 14 5
81 Georgia Southern 12 98 439 4.48 2 30 26 17 4
81 Oregon State 12 87 483 5.55 0 32 26 16 4
81 Wyoming 14 79 528 6.68 6 39 26 19 11
88 UCF 12 90 421 4.68 2 24 27 15 2
88 Maryland 13 100 426 4.26 2 28 27 17 7
88 California 12 86 483 5.62 3 37 27 16 3
88 Northern Illinois 12 96 484 5.04 4 33 27 13 7
88 Nevada 12 106 586 5.53 4 38 27 18 10
93 North Texas 13 95 423 4.45 1 27 28 17 3
93 West Virginia 13 97 431 4.44 0 27 28 11 5
93 Navy 13 95 469 4.94 3 36 28 11 5
93 Rutgers 12 105 533 5.08 5 34 28 17 6
97 Mississippi State 13 94 473 5.03 3 34 29 12 6
97 Illinois 12 111 504 4.54 2 36 29 17 4
97 East Carolina 12 96 511 5.32 4 39 29 16 7
97 Arizona 12 96 533 5.55 5 34 29 15 7
101 Penn State 14 101 453 4.49 1 37 30 18 10
101 South Florida 13 86 453 5.27 2 35 30 15 5
101 Florida Atlantic 12 94 523 5.56 4 35 30 12 6
101 North Carolina 13 120 563 4.69 1 28 30 18 3
105 Memphis 13 98 549 5.60 3 32 31 20 7
105 Texas A&M 13 108 552 5.11 2 37 31 21 8
107 UTEP 12 102 517 5.07 4 36 32 22 6
107 Marshall 12 103 526 5.11 1 34 32 16 6
107 New Mexico State 12 109 547 5.02 3 37 32 21 3
107 Akron 12 107 582 5.44 5 39 32 19 6
107 Middle Tennessee 12 115 617 5.37 5 30 32 16 8
112 UNLV 12 102 468 4.59 4 35 33 15 6
112 Georgia State 12 129 488 3.78 1 28 33 12 2
112 Texas Tech 12 103 607 5.89 3 38 33 23 10
115 South Alabama 13 112 515 4.60 3 30 34 22 9
115 San Jose State 12 87 621 7.14 7 38 34 21 8
117 South Carolina 13 97 580 5.98 3 39 35 22 6
117 Iowa State 12 101 611 6.05 1 39 35 21 7
117 Texas State 12 102 614 6.02 6 37 35 18 8
117 Oregon 12 99 665 6.72 4 38 35 28 8
121 Fresno State 10 106 535 5.05 0 20 36 21 2
121 Utah State 11 99 536 5.41 1 39 36 17 2
121 Purdue 12 119 595 5.00 6 35 36 19 7
124 Buffalo 12 128 545 4.26 2 33 37 20 3
125 Kentucky 13 108 629 5.82 4 38 39 23 7
126 Louisiana-Monroe 12 104 600 5.77 3 36 40 24 6
126 Kansas 12 120 738 6.15 6 33 40 26 13
128 Hawai'i 14 118 733 6.21 6 36 44 26 10
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards