2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Boston College 9 262 568 2.17 6 29.11 63.11
2 Alabama 9 292 661 2.26 3 32.44 73.44
3 Wisconsin 7 172 533 3.10 2 24.57 76.14
4 Northwestern 7 212 655 3.09 8 30.29 93.57
5 Minnesota 9 305 850 2.79 4 33.89 94.44
6 Louisville 10 368 948 2.58 5 36.80 94.80
7 Western Kentucky 13 417 1237 2.97 14 32.08 95.15
8 Florida State 8 267 780 2.92 5 33.38 97.50
9 Ohio State 7 247 701 2.84 2 35.29 100.14
10 LSU 7 217 710 3.27 5 31.00 101.43
11 Auburn 9 299 924 3.09 3 33.22 102.67
12 Houston 11 381 1131 2.97 15 34.64 102.82
13 Ohio 13 451 1348 2.99 12 34.69 103.69
14 Kansas State 9 276 948 3.43 7 30.67 105.33
15 San Diego State 14 480 1480 3.08 10 34.29 105.71
16 Clemson 8 276 854 3.09 4 34.50 106.75
17 North Carolina State 10 317 1069 3.37 12 31.70 106.90
18 BYU 12 396 1318 3.33 11 33.00 109.83
19 Florida 9 324 1002 3.09 8 36.00 111.33
20 Air Force 13 436 1484 3.40 20 33.54 114.15
21 Oklahoma 9 296 1033 3.49 9 32.89 114.78
22 Utah 10 321 1153 3.59 9 32.10 115.30
23 Arkansas State 12 460 1402 3.05 10 38.33 116.83
24 Michigan 7 258 826 3.20 4 36.86 118.00
25 USC 8 266 947 3.56 8 33.25 118.38
26 Miami (Florida) 9 339 1070 3.16 6 37.67 118.89
27 Nebraska 10 306 1197 3.91 15 30.60 119.70
28 Troy 12 430 1440 3.35 13 35.83 120.00
29 Penn State 7 269 852 3.17 5 38.43 121.71
30 Connecticut 10 355 1221 3.44 15 35.50 122.10
31 Charlotte 10 337 1239 3.68 18 33.70 123.90
32 Army 12 378 1493 3.95 16 31.50 124.42
33 Washington State 10 308 1258 4.08 13 30.80 125.80
34 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 31.92 125.92
35 Wake Forest 9 345 1148 3.33 11 38.33 127.56
36 Temple 12 440 1544 3.51 12 36.67 128.67
37 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 490 1679 3.43 19 37.69 129.15
38 Colorado 9 300 1180 3.93 7 33.33 131.11
39 Pittsburgh 9 309 1181 3.82 16 34.33 131.22
40 Stanford 10 341 1323 3.88 11 34.10 132.30
41 Virginia Tech 12 451 1605 3.56 15 37.58 133.75
42 Washington 10 369 1382 3.75 12 36.90 138.20
43 Miami (Ohio) 12 439 1665 3.79 16 36.58 138.75
44 Iowa 8 294 1124 3.82 5 36.75 140.50
45 Arizona State 9 281 1284 4.57 16 31.22 142.67
46 Louisiana Tech 14 524 2047 3.91 27 37.43 146.21
47 Idaho 12 415 1757 4.23 16 34.58 146.42
48 Southern Mississippi 12 403 1766 4.38 25 33.58 147.17
49 Ball State 11 377 1621 4.30 12 34.27 147.36
50 Indiana 9 364 1341 3.68 10 40.44 149.00
51 Georgia 11 390 1641 4.21 21 35.45 149.18
52 Western Michigan 13 417 1966 4.71 15 32.08 151.23
53 Duke 9 342 1380 4.04 11 38.00 153.33
54 UCF 10 436 1537 3.53 14 43.60 153.70
55 Arizona 8 314 1246 3.97 16 39.25 155.75
56 Tulane 11 424 1715 4.04 18 38.55 155.91
57 Old Dominion 13 503 2043 4.06 25 38.69 157.15
58 South Florida 11 456 1757 3.85 19 41.45 159.73
59 Navy 12 466 1918 4.12 16 38.83 159.83
60 Vanderbilt 11 375 1763 4.70 12 34.09 160.27
61 UCLA 9 356 1447 4.06 18 39.56 160.78
62 Michigan State 8 299 1289 4.31 13 37.38 161.13
63 Syracuse 6 253 969 3.83 12 42.17 161.50
64 West Virginia 11 422 1786 4.23 8 38.36 162.36
65 UTSA 13 487 2112 4.34 21 37.46 162.46
66 Arkansas 8 252 1303 5.17 21 31.50 162.88
67 Texas A&M 10 416 1672 4.02 13 41.60 167.20
68 Eastern Michigan 12 464 2015 4.34 20 38.67 167.92
69 Mississippi State 10 359 1685 4.69 11 35.90 168.50
70 Kent State 9 389 1518 3.90 16 43.22 168.67
70 Tulsa 12 478 2024 4.23 24 39.83 168.67
72 TCU 10 437 1689 3.86 15 43.70 168.90
73 Toledo 12 426 2036 4.78 12 35.50 169.67
74 Georgia Southern 11 409 1868 4.57 20 37.18 169.82
75 Central Michigan 11 407 1893 4.65 12 37.00 172.09
76 New Mexico 13 471 2242 4.76 29 36.23 172.46
77 Bowling Green 11 447 1932 4.32 25 40.64 175.64
78 Georgia Tech 10 364 1765 4.85 18 36.40 176.50
79 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 41.00 176.77
80 Cincinnati 10 454 1774 3.91 10 45.40 177.40
81 Illinois 7 294 1245 4.23 18 42.00 177.86
82 Oklahoma State 9 372 1613 4.34 15 41.33 179.22
83 Virginia 9 351 1635 4.66 15 39.00 181.67
84 Baylor 10 453 1832 4.04 22 45.30 183.20
85 Notre Dame 9 404 1654 4.09 19 44.89 183.78
86 UNLV 12 484 2243 4.63 30 40.33 186.92
87 Northern Illinois 10 420 1871 4.45 19 42.00 187.10
88 Marshall 10 406 1896 4.67 22 40.60 189.60
89 Maryland 9 397 1713 4.31 15 44.11 190.33
90 Texas 9 414 1718 4.15 15 46.00 190.89
91 Memphis 11 451 2162 4.79 22 41.00 196.55
92 Oregon State 9 341 1785 5.23 19 37.89 198.33
93 Middle Tennessee 13 577 2583 4.48 37 44.38 198.69
94 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 38.08 198.75
95 SMU 10 410 2004 4.89 24 41.00 200.40
96 Massachusetts 11 463 2210 4.77 23 42.09 200.91
97 South Carolina 10 412 2013 4.89 15 41.20 201.30
98 Akron 10 423 2024 4.78 19 42.30 202.40
99 Rice 11 434 2229 5.14 27 39.45 202.64
100 Missouri 9 392 1848 4.71 19 43.56 205.33
101 Utah State 11 514 2262 4.40 18 46.73 205.64
102 Georgia State 11 527 2294 4.35 24 47.91 208.55
103 Wyoming 13 494 2713 5.49 32 38.00 208.69
104 Colorado State 12 521 2522 4.84 30 43.42 210.17
105 UTEP 12 476 2524 5.30 23 39.67 210.33
106 South Alabama 13 587 2798 4.77 26 45.15 215.23
107 Oregon 7 296 1540 5.20 22 42.29 220.00
108 Kansas 9 418 2001 4.79 18 46.44 222.33
108 Texas State 12 540 2668 4.94 33 45.00 222.33
110 Texas Tech 9 376 2012 5.35 26 41.78 223.56
111 East Carolina 9 373 2013 5.40 24 41.44 223.67
112 Kentucky 10 443 2269 5.12 19 44.30 226.90
113 Hawai'i 13 581 2973 5.12 27 44.69 228.69
114 Mississippi 8 369 1843 4.99 19 46.13 230.38
115 Tennessee 9 416 2079 5.00 20 46.22 231.00
116 Purdue 8 361 1861 5.16 20 45.13 232.63
117 Iowa State 8 364 1891 5.20 17 45.50 236.38
118 Rutgers 7 330 1656 5.02 16 47.14 236.57
119 North Carolina 9 452 2133 4.72 17 50.22 237.00
120 North Texas 12 545 2859 5.25 27 45.42 238.25
121 Louisiana-Monroe 10 433 2425 5.60 23 43.30 242.50
122 Fresno State 11 549 2677 4.88 20 49.91 243.36
123 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 45.75 244.25
124 Florida Atlantic 12 537 2945 5.48 37 44.75 245.42
125 San Jose State 12 540 2960 5.48 33 45.00 246.67
126 California 9 390 2232 5.72 25 43.33 248.00
127 Buffalo 11 563 2858 5.08 28 51.18 259.82
128 Nevada 12 585 3571 6.10 32 48.75 297.58