2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss Allowed - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 18.0 | 60 | 2.57 |
| 2 | Missouri | 9 | 28.0 | 121 | 3.11 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 40.0 | 134 | 3.33 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 53.0 | 232 | 3.79 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 13 | 54.0 | 162 | 4.15 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 13 | 54.0 | 222 | 4.15 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 38.0 | 139 | 4.22 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 55.0 | 202 | 4.23 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 8 | 34.0 | 134 | 4.25 |
| 10 | NC State | 10 | 44.0 | 160 | 4.40 |
| 11 | Army | 12 | 53.0 | 191 | 4.42 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 31.0 | 117 | 4.43 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 13 | 58.0 | 213 | 4.46 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 10 | 45.0 | 131 | 4.50 |
| 14 | Navy | 12 | 54.0 | 179 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Georgia State | 11 | 50.0 | 186 | 4.55 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 41.0 | 163 | 4.56 |
| 18 | Air Force | 13 | 60.0 | 224 | 4.62 |
| 19 | USC | 8 | 37.0 | 125 | 4.63 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 11 | 51.0 | 216 | 4.64 |
| 21 | Colorado | 9 | 42.0 | 136 | 4.67 |
| 21 | Florida | 9 | 42.0 | 160 | 4.67 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 12 | 56.0 | 179 | 4.67 |
| 24 | Washington | 10 | 47.0 | 149 | 4.70 |
| 25 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 62.0 | 217 | 4.77 |
| 26 | Auburn | 9 | 43.0 | 153 | 4.78 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 9 | 43.0 | 165 | 4.78 |
| 28 | Idaho | 12 | 58.0 | 204 | 4.83 |
| 28 | Tulsa | 12 | 58.0 | 206 | 4.83 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 9 | 44.0 | 162 | 4.89 |
| 30 | California | 9 | 44.0 | 196 | 4.89 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 49.0 | 196 | 4.90 |
| 33 | USF | 11 | 54.0 | 186 | 4.91 |
| 33 | Central Michigan | 11 | 54.0 | 253 | 4.91 |
| 35 | Troy | 12 | 59.0 | 194 | 4.92 |
| 36 | LSU | 7 | 35.0 | 105 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Clemson | 8 | 40.0 | 142 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 8 | 40.0 | 160 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | 9 | 45.0 | 197 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Baylor | 10 | 50.0 | 155 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 10 | 50.0 | 188 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Washington State | 10 | 50.0 | 208 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Ball State | 11 | 55.0 | 197 | 5.00 |
| 36 | UNLV | 12 | 60.0 | 202 | 5.00 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 13 | 66.0 | 204 | 5.08 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 13 | 66.0 | 297 | 5.08 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | 10 | 51.0 | 213 | 5.10 |
| 48 | Toledo | 12 | 62.0 | 169 | 5.17 |
| 48 | BYU | 12 | 62.0 | 225 | 5.17 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 52.0 | 135 | 5.20 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 9 | 47.0 | 224 | 5.22 |
| 52 | Iowa | 8 | 42.0 | 196 | 5.25 |
| 53 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 64.0 | 236 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Michigan State | 8 | 43.0 | 130 | 5.38 |
| 55 | Boise State | 13 | 70.0 | 269 | 5.39 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 10 | 54.0 | 208 | 5.40 |
| 56 | TCU | 10 | 54.0 | 219 | 5.40 |
| 58 | Nevada | 12 | 65.0 | 262 | 5.42 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 9 | 49.0 | 172 | 5.44 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 9 | 49.0 | 189 | 5.44 |
| 61 | Stanford | 10 | 55.0 | 220 | 5.50 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 10 | 55.0 | 221 | 5.50 |
| 63 | Texas | 9 | 50.0 | 181 | 5.56 |
| 64 | FIU | 12 | 67.0 | 240 | 5.58 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 9 | 51.0 | 188 | 5.67 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | 9 | 51.0 | 294 | 5.67 |
| 67 | Bowling Green | 11 | 63.0 | 257 | 5.73 |
| 68 | Appalachian State | 13 | 75.0 | 235 | 5.77 |
| 69 | Duke | 9 | 52.0 | 206 | 5.78 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 58.0 | 174 | 5.80 |
| 71 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 70.0 | 253 | 5.83 |
| 71 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 70.0 | 309 | 5.83 |
| 73 | Michigan | 7 | 41.0 | 126 | 5.86 |
| 74 | Arkansas | 8 | 47.0 | 199 | 5.88 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 9 | 53.0 | 169 | 5.89 |
| 75 | Virginia | 9 | 53.0 | 250 | 5.89 |
| 77 | Tulane | 11 | 66.0 | 234 | 6.00 |
| 77 | Georgia | 11 | 66.0 | 238 | 6.00 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 11 | 66.0 | 248 | 6.00 |
| 77 | UTEP | 12 | 72.0 | 345 | 6.00 |
| 81 | Ohio | 13 | 79.0 | 259 | 6.08 |
| 82 | Rice | 11 | 67.0 | 270 | 6.09 |
| 82 | Utah State | 11 | 67.0 | 280 | 6.09 |
| 84 | Louisville | 10 | 61.0 | 303 | 6.10 |
| 85 | Florida State | 8 | 49.0 | 236 | 6.13 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 14 | 86.0 | 291 | 6.14 |
| 87 | South Alabama | 13 | 80.0 | 343 | 6.15 |
| 88 | SMU | 10 | 62.0 | 229 | 6.20 |
| 89 | UCLA | 9 | 56.0 | 203 | 6.22 |
| 89 | Alabama | 9 | 56.0 | 205 | 6.22 |
| 91 | Arizona | 8 | 50.0 | 196 | 6.25 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 69.0 | 271 | 6.27 |
| 93 | Akron | 10 | 63.0 | 202 | 6.30 |
| 94 | Indiana | 9 | 57.0 | 261 | 6.33 |
| 95 | Purdue | 8 | 51.0 | 169 | 6.38 |
| 96 | Penn State | 7 | 45.0 | 200 | 6.43 |
| 97 | Kansas | 9 | 58.0 | 239 | 6.44 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 11 | 72.0 | 353 | 6.55 |
| 99 | Wisconsin | 7 | 46.0 | 116 | 6.57 |
| 99 | Oregon | 7 | 46.0 | 178 | 6.57 |
| 101 | Boston College | 9 | 60.0 | 215 | 6.67 |
| 101 | East Carolina | 9 | 60.0 | 258 | 6.67 |
| 103 | Utah | 10 | 67.0 | 256 | 6.70 |
| 104 | Temple | 12 | 81.0 | 353 | 6.75 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 61.0 | 241 | 6.78 |
| 106 | Southern Miss | 12 | 82.0 | 372 | 6.83 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 7 | 48.0 | 227 | 6.86 |
| 108 | North Texas | 12 | 83.0 | 363 | 6.92 |
| 109 | Charlotte | 10 | 70.0 | 266 | 7.00 |
| 109 | Marshall | 10 | 70.0 | 270 | 7.00 |
| 111 | Fresno State | 11 | 79.0 | 278 | 7.18 |
| 112 | South Carolina | 10 | 72.0 | 291 | 7.20 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 10 | 73.0 | 259 | 7.30 |
| 114 | Maryland | 9 | 66.0 | 326 | 7.33 |
| 115 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 81.0 | 261 | 7.36 |
| 116 | Houston | 11 | 82.0 | 340 | 7.46 |
| 116 | Memphis | 11 | 82.0 | 369 | 7.46 |
| 118 | Arizona State | 9 | 68.0 | 247 | 7.56 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 12 | 92.0 | 337 | 7.67 |
| 120 | UTSA | 13 | 100.0 | 409 | 7.69 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 12 | 94.0 | 389 | 7.83 |
| 122 | Louisiana | 13 | 102.0 | 414 | 7.85 |
| 123 | Kent State | 9 | 72.0 | 311 | 8.00 |
| 123 | UCF | 10 | 80.0 | 297 | 8.00 |
| 125 | Northwestern | 7 | 58.0 | 212 | 8.29 |
| 126 | Syracuse | 6 | 50.0 | 180 | 8.33 |
| 127 | San Jose State | 12 | 101.0 | 421 | 8.42 |
| 128 | Texas State | 12 | 105.0 | 460 | 8.75 |