2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 15 476 959 2.01 5 31.73 63.93
2 Houston 13 447 1302 2.91 16 34.38 100.15
3 Western Kentucky 14 456 1361 2.98 16 32.57 97.21
4 Wisconsin 14 421 1383 3.29 9 30.07 98.79
5 LSU 12 429 1407 3.28 7 35.75 117.25
6 Boston College 13 422 1411 3.34 15 32.46 108.54
7 North Carolina State 13 424 1412 3.33 18 32.62 108.62
8 Ohio 14 495 1462 2.95 12 35.36 104.43
9 BYU 13 431 1467 3.40 14 33.15 112.85
10 San Diego State 14 480 1480 3.08 10 34.29 105.71
11 Air Force 13 436 1484 3.40 20 33.54 114.15
12 Kansas State 13 400 1495 3.74 11 30.77 115.00
13 Louisville 13 483 1497 3.10 7 37.15 115.15
14 Minnesota 13 453 1532 3.38 12 34.85 117.85
15 Michigan 13 481 1550 3.22 9 37.00 119.23
16 Pittsburgh 13 436 1555 3.57 28 33.54 119.62
17 Troy 13 462 1562 3.38 13 35.54 120.15
18 Army 13 406 1576 3.88 17 31.23 121.23
19 Ohio State 13 481 1610 3.35 8 37.00 123.85
20 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 31.92 125.92
21 Florida State 13 457 1664 3.64 19 35.15 128.00
22 Utah 13 428 1673 3.91 13 32.92 128.69
23 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 490 1679 3.43 19 37.69 129.15
24 Miami (Florida) 13 499 1711 3.43 10 38.38 131.62
25 Charlotte 12 406 1721 4.24 24 33.83 143.42
26 Auburn 13 462 1726 3.74 8 35.54 132.77
27 Washington State 13 428 1745 4.08 21 32.92 134.23
28 Connecticut 12 448 1753 3.91 19 37.33 146.08
29 Ball State 12 405 1807 4.46 15 33.75 150.58
30 Northwestern 13 478 1809 3.78 20 36.77 139.15
31 USC 13 448 1815 4.05 16 34.46 139.62
32 Temple 14 510 1825 3.58 17 36.43 130.36
33 Wake Forest 13 485 1851 3.82 20 37.31 142.38
34 Arkansas State 13 522 1864 3.57 13 40.15 143.38
35 Georgia 13 470 1868 3.97 24 36.15 143.69
36 Washington 14 514 1875 3.65 16 36.71 133.93
36 Florida 13 488 1875 3.84 16 37.54 144.23
38 Miami (Ohio) 13 468 1877 4.01 21 36.00 144.38
39 Stanford 13 457 1878 4.11 15 35.15 144.46
40 Idaho 13 445 1883 4.23 17 34.23 144.85
41 Michigan State 12 460 1904 4.14 21 38.33 158.67
42 Tulane 12 472 1911 4.05 20 39.33 159.25
43 Nebraska 13 433 1922 4.44 22 33.31 147.85
44 Clemson 15 525 1944 3.70 20 35.00 129.60
45 Iowa 13 492 1947 3.96 10 37.85 149.77
46 Southern Mississippi 13 427 1949 4.56 28 32.85 149.92
47 Arizona State 12 399 1957 4.90 25 33.25 163.08
48 Virginia Tech 14 524 1967 3.75 22 37.43 140.50
49 Georgia Southern 12 446 2005 4.50 21 37.17 167.08
50 Old Dominion 13 503 2043 4.06 25 38.69 157.15
51 Louisiana Tech 14 524 2047 3.91 27 37.43 146.21
52 UCLA 12 503 2058 4.09 21 41.92 171.50
53 Colorado 14 512 2085 4.07 14 36.57 148.93
53 Indiana 13 554 2085 3.76 20 42.62 160.38
55 Duke 12 469 2099 4.48 19 39.08 174.92
56 UTSA 13 487 2112 4.34 21 37.46 162.46
57 Oklahoma 13 465 2114 4.55 15 35.77 162.62
58 Penn State 14 551 2118 3.84 22 39.36 151.29
59 Vanderbilt 13 455 2126 4.67 14 35.00 163.54
60 Western Michigan 14 455 2150 4.73 17 32.50 153.57
61 Eastern Michigan 13 502 2178 4.34 23 38.62 167.54
62 West Virginia 13 517 2187 4.23 14 39.77 168.23
63 Notre Dame 12 529 2189 4.14 23 44.08 182.42
64 Central Michigan 13 474 2197 4.64 15 36.46 169.00
65 UCF 13 576 2204 3.83 22 44.31 169.54
66 Georgia Tech 13 473 2239 4.73 24 36.38 172.23
67 New Mexico 13 471 2242 4.76 29 36.23 172.46
68 UNLV 12 484 2243 4.63 30 40.33 186.92
69 Cincinnati 12 562 2275 4.05 17 46.83 189.58
70 Texas 12 550 2277 4.14 23 45.83 189.75
70 Kent State 12 537 2277 4.24 24 44.75 189.75
72 Virginia 12 485 2280 4.70 20 40.42 190.00
73 Toledo 13 474 2285 4.82 15 36.46 175.77
74 Bowling Green 12 502 2291 4.56 28 41.83 190.92
75 Tulsa 13 526 2292 4.36 28 40.46 176.31
76 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 41.00 176.77
77 Mississippi State 13 485 2308 4.76 17 37.31 177.54
78 Massachusetts 12 492 2317 4.71 23 41.00 193.08
79 Arizona 12 496 2330 4.70 27 41.33 194.17
80 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 38.08 198.75
81 Northern Illinois 12 520 2410 4.63 24 43.33 200.83
82 Marshall 12 488 2421 4.96 28 40.67 201.75
83 Utah State 12 558 2440 4.37 19 46.50 203.33
84 TCU 13 578 2441 4.22 23 44.46 187.77
85 Georgia State 12 576 2481 4.31 25 48.00 206.75
86 Texas A&M 13 573 2493 4.35 21 44.08 191.77
87 Oklahoma State 13 548 2515 4.59 22 42.15 193.46
88 Navy 14 546 2519 4.61 23 39.00 179.93
89 UTEP 12 476 2524 5.30 23 39.67 210.33
90 SMU 12 498 2526 5.07 30 41.50 210.50
91 South Florida 13 570 2554 4.48 29 43.85 196.46
92 Middle Tennessee 13 577 2583 4.48 37 44.38 198.69
93 Rice 12 477 2602 5.45 30 39.75 216.83
94 Baylor 13 620 2609 4.21 30 47.69 200.69
95 Oregon State 12 492 2616 5.32 25 41.00 218.00
96 Iowa State 12 526 2618 4.98 23 43.83 218.17
97 Illinois 12 569 2630 4.62 35 47.42 219.17
98 South Carolina 13 550 2642 4.80 20 42.31 203.23
99 Memphis 13 530 2664 5.03 28 40.77 204.92
100 Texas State 12 540 2668 4.94 33 45.00 222.33
101 Arkansas 13 452 2671 5.91 39 34.77 205.46
102 Akron 12 534 2696 5.05 27 44.50 224.67
103 Syracuse 12 497 2700 5.43 35 41.42 225.00
104 East Carolina 12 506 2742 5.42 34 42.17 228.50
105 Colorado State 13 577 2782 4.82 34 44.38 214.00
106 Maryland 13 586 2792 4.76 31 45.08 214.77
107 Missouri 12 531 2794 5.26 28 44.25 232.83
108 South Alabama 13 587 2798 4.77 26 45.15 215.23
109 Kansas 12 549 2837 5.17 27 45.75 236.42
110 Tennessee 13 568 2841 5.00 28 43.69 218.54
111 Wyoming 14 537 2851 5.31 34 38.36 203.64
112 Purdue 12 545 2861 5.25 35 45.42 238.42
113 Texas Tech 12 500 2863 5.73 37 41.67 238.58
114 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 45.75 244.25
115 Florida Atlantic 12 537 2945 5.48 37 44.75 245.42
116 North Carolina 13 659 2955 4.48 28 50.69 227.31
117 Mississippi 12 546 2956 5.41 31 45.50 246.33
118 Oregon 12 522 2958 5.67 38 43.50 246.50
119 San Jose State 12 540 2960 5.48 33 45.00 246.67
120 Kentucky 13 576 2966 5.15 25 44.31 228.15
121 Fresno State 12 600 2969 4.95 25 50.00 247.42
122 Buffalo 12 597 3039 5.09 29 49.75 253.25
123 North Texas 13 588 3114 5.30 31 45.23 239.54
124 Louisiana-Monroe 12 545 3123 5.73 31 45.42 260.25
125 Rutgers 12 556 3170 5.70 33 46.33 264.17
126 California 12 532 3274 6.15 32 44.33 272.83
127 Hawai'i 14 620 3279 5.29 31 44.29 234.21
128 Nevada 12 585 3571 6.10 32 48.75 297.58