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