2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 100 146 1.46 0 15 14 6 0
2 North Carolina State 13 91 284 3.12 1 60 15 7 2
3 Army 13 85 368 4.33 2 41 19 12 4
4 Arkansas State 13 107 338 3.16 1 47 21 14 4
4 Clemson 15 102 345 3.38 1 43 21 15 5
4 Boston College 13 114 401 3.52 4 59 21 12 6
4 Air Force 13 94 414 4.40 1 60 21 11 6
8 Wisconsin 14 109 293 2.69 0 32 22 9 1
8 Ohio State 13 106 317 2.99 0 35 22 12 4
8 LSU 12 99 347 3.51 0 23 22 10 1
8 Florida 13 103 413 4.01 1 41 22 16 6
8 Ohio 14 127 449 3.54 0 40 22 17 4
13 BYU 13 104 367 3.53 1 49 23 12 3
13 Idaho 13 95 444 4.67 1 55 23 14 5
13 Georgia 13 108 467 4.32 2 42 23 14 5
16 Houston 13 102 313 3.07 0 38 24 18 6
16 Michigan State 12 101 336 3.33 0 16 24 9 0
16 Washington 14 121 348 2.88 0 17 24 11 0
16 USC 13 91 354 3.89 1 56 24 10 3
16 Minnesota 13 110 433 3.94 1 54 24 14 4
16 Oklahoma 13 101 497 4.92 1 41 24 15 5
22 Utah 13 112 408 3.64 0 28 25 15 3
22 Charlotte 12 103 449 4.36 0 25 25 15 2
22 Florida State 13 121 454 3.75 1 47 25 19 6
22 Eastern Michigan 13 130 548 4.22 3 60 25 9 5
26 Temple 14 124 351 2.83 1 55 26 10 1
26 Washington State 13 113 351 3.11 1 52 26 14 2
26 Penn State 14 116 457 3.94 1 40 26 19 3
26 Marshall 12 101 503 4.98 2 50 26 19 6
30 Southern Mississippi 13 103 398 3.86 1 58 27 18 3
30 Appalachian State 13 111 432 3.89 1 51 27 14 3
30 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 127 446 3.51 2 55 27 13 4
30 Nebraska 13 110 489 4.45 3 50 27 14 5
34 Western Kentucky 14 112 341 3.04 0 38 28 14 2
34 Michigan 13 108 350 3.24 0 28 28 16 4
34 Kansas State 13 91 399 4.38 1 41 28 15 5
34 Stanford 13 120 423 3.53 0 37 28 16 1
34 Auburn 13 116 424 3.66 0 20 28 16 4
34 Tulane 12 101 534 5.29 1 45 28 18 10
34 Rice 12 101 545 5.40 1 50 28 19 5
34 South Florida 13 134 569 4.25 1 45 28 18 8
34 Duke 12 128 650 5.08 3 55 28 20 7
43 Miami (Florida) 13 130 399 3.07 1 41 29 19 6
43 San Diego State 14 126 432 3.43 0 41 29 12 2
43 Connecticut 12 125 503 4.02 2 54 29 15 5
43 Tulsa 13 125 590 4.72 3 44 29 19 9
43 Virginia Tech 13 117 697 5.96 2 56 29 19 9
48 Louisville 13 111 402 3.62 0 41 30 22 1
48 Mississippi State 13 116 540 4.66 1 42 30 19 5
48 New Mexico 13 115 562 4.89 3 55 30 17 6
48 Missouri 12 121 570 4.71 2 60 30 16 6
48 Oklahoma State 13 115 580 5.04 1 50 30 17 9
48 Arkansas 13 111 591 5.32 4 58 30 16 7
48 East Carolina 12 123 733 5.96 3 55 30 20 7
55 Northwestern 13 126 468 3.71 1 50 31 16 5
55 Wake Forest 12 110 534 4.85 2 55 31 22 8
55 Northern Illinois 12 136 617 4.54 2 58 31 22 5
55 Texas Tech 11 97 635 6.55 2 46 31 19 8
55 Virginia 12 128 640 5.00 2 60 31 25 4
55 Kansas 12 129 666 5.16 0 52 31 21 6
61 Western Michigan 14 114 575 5.04 2 50 32 16 5
61 SMU 12 144 588 4.08 3 60 32 18 7
61 Ball State 12 109 596 5.47 1 55 32 18 10
61 Iowa 13 137 602 4.39 2 58 32 12 4
61 UCLA 12 129 680 5.27 3 60 32 17 6
61 Texas 12 111 681 6.14 3 54 32 19 9
67 UTSA 13 108 632 5.85 2 47 33 21 7
67 Arizona 12 112 655 5.85 2 55 33 20 8
67 Toledo 13 111 660 5.95 2 51 33 22 11
67 New Mexico State 12 126 687 5.45 2 51 33 20 6
67 Wyoming 14 143 769 5.38 4 59 33 24 12
72 Louisiana Tech 14 120 327 2.73 0 22 34 17 1
72 Purdue 12 121 676 5.59 1 48 34 22 8
74 Troy 13 142 517 3.64 1 54 35 20 4
74 Iowa State 12 120 522 4.35 1 43 35 16 4
74 West Virginia 13 139 559 4.02 0 56 35 15 3
74 Indiana 13 143 598 4.18 0 32 35 24 6
74 Bowling Green 12 129 604 4.68 1 53 35 20 5
74 Notre Dame 12 140 606 4.33 1 51 35 18 4
74 San Jose State 12 121 627 5.18 1 42 35 20 7
74 Pittsburgh 13 117 682 5.83 5 55 35 23 10
74 UTEP 12 126 720 5.71 1 48 35 21 6
83 UCF 13 155 549 3.54 2 56 36 21 5
83 Utah State 12 113 549 4.86 1 56 36 20 3
83 Cincinnati 12 138 550 3.99 1 49 36 12 1
83 Oregon 12 116 583 5.03 0 37 36 26 4
83 Arizona State 12 112 592 5.29 3 58 36 24 5
83 Boise State 13 129 605 4.69 1 60 36 20 3
83 Tennessee 13 138 620 4.49 1 45 36 18 6
83 Georgia State 12 126 668 5.30 1 45 36 17 6
83 UNLV 12 132 699 5.30 0 55 36 20 5
83 Massachusetts 12 137 718 5.24 1 41 36 25 6
83 Mississippi 12 138 765 5.54 2 59 36 22 9
83 Illinois 12 137 841 6.14 4 54 36 30 10
95 South Carolina 13 136 667 4.90 2 49 37 23 5
95 Texas A&M 13 147 670 4.56 3 55 37 18 9
95 Georgia Southern 12 137 671 4.90 2 58 37 20 5
98 Georgia Tech 13 136 660 4.85 0 57 38 16 5
98 Florida Atlantic 12 128 801 6.26 1 49 38 21 10
100 Miami (Ohio) 13 144 581 4.03 2 44 39 15 3
100 Vanderbilt 13 132 623 4.72 0 29 39 27 5
100 Old Dominion 13 137 630 4.60 1 44 39 19 6
100 Syracuse 12 125 692 5.54 3 59 39 21 8
100 North Carolina 13 165 734 4.45 1 55 39 21 5
100 Central Michigan 13 119 770 6.47 2 53 39 23 10
106 Memphis 13 132 641 4.86 3 53 40 17 4
106 TCU 13 133 677 5.09 0 48 40 20 6
106 Colorado 13 141 706 5.01 1 45 40 22 6
106 Louisiana-Monroe 12 122 788 6.46 2 59 40 28 9
110 Middle Tennessee 13 132 598 4.53 0 42 41 21 3
110 Akron 12 122 648 5.31 1 49 41 22 8
110 Texas State 12 129 680 5.27 1 47 41 24 7
110 Rutgers 12 140 897 6.41 5 59 41 25 10
110 North Texas 13 160 919 5.74 4 58 41 20 12
115 Kent State 12 142 621 4.37 1 49 42 19 4
116 Navy 14 147 570 3.88 0 26 43 16 4
116 Baylor 13 146 712 4.88 1 56 43 24 6
116 Kentucky 13 148 791 5.34 2 45 43 25 8
116 Colorado State 13 145 834 5.75 3 54 43 27 8
116 Buffalo 12 156 869 5.57 2 52 43 26 9
121 Florida International 12 132 837 6.34 3 59 44 25 7
122 South Alabama 13 145 779 5.37 1 51 45 28 7
122 California 12 139 928 6.68 4 57 45 28 12
124 Maryland 13 161 837 5.20 3 55 47 32 9
125 Oregon State 12 132 858 6.50 2 56 48 30 11
126 Fresno State 12 170 892 5.25 0 42 53 24 7
127 Nevada 12 143 1006 7.03 4 59 55 35 8
128 Hawai'i 14 160 824 5.15 1 43 58 28 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards