2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Air Force 3 77 155 2.01 2 25.67 51.67
2 Houston 5 129 210 1.63 2 25.80 42.00
3 Miami (Florida) 3 125 213 1.70 1 41.67 71.00
4 Boise State 3 95 217 2.28 2 31.67 72.33
4 Kansas State 3 84 217 2.58 3 28.00 72.33
6 Pittsburgh 4 118 245 2.08 8 29.50 61.25
7 Michigan State 3 99 266 2.69 5 33.00 88.67
8 Alabama 4 115 270 2.35 1 28.75 67.50
9 Florida 4 143 306 2.14 3 35.75 76.50
10 Ohio State 3 101 307 3.04 0 33.67 102.33
11 San Diego State 3 92 308 3.35 1 30.67 102.67
12 Washington State 3 82 309 3.77 3 27.33 103.00
13 Georgia Southern 4 120 311 2.59 2 30.00 77.75
14 Wisconsin 4 101 322 3.19 1 25.25 80.50
14 Memphis 3 88 322 3.66 2 29.33 107.33
16 North Carolina State 3 93 327 3.52 5 31.00 109.00
17 Army 4 101 350 3.47 5 25.25 87.50
18 Wake Forest 4 131 354 2.70 5 32.75 88.50
19 Minnesota 3 115 356 3.10 2 38.33 118.67
20 Boston College 4 149 364 2.44 5 37.25 91.00
21 Clemson 4 144 371 2.58 3 36.00 92.75
22 Arizona State 4 123 380 3.09 4 30.75 95.00
23 Indiana 3 109 383 3.51 3 36.33 127.67
24 Ball State 4 133 388 2.92 4 33.25 97.00
25 Western Kentucky 4 152 424 2.79 8 38.00 106.00
25 Central Michigan 4 123 424 3.45 3 30.75 106.00
27 Eastern Michigan 4 147 429 2.92 4 36.75 107.25
28 Western Michigan 4 126 434 3.44 5 31.50 108.50
29 Southern Mississippi 4 129 438 3.40 3 32.25 109.50
30 Mississippi State 4 127 443 3.49 4 31.75 110.75
31 Texas 3 126 452 3.59 5 42.00 150.67
32 Virginia Tech 4 144 454 3.15 4 36.00 113.50
33 Oklahoma 3 117 458 3.91 1 39.00 152.67
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 165 461 2.79 6 41.25 115.25
35 New Mexico 3 110 462 4.20 4 36.67 154.00
36 LSU 4 157 464 2.96 2 39.25 116.00
37 Marshall 3 107 465 4.35 5 35.67 155.00
38 Maryland 3 129 466 3.61 2 43.00 155.33
39 Troy 4 135 467 3.46 2 33.75 116.75
40 Illinois 3 117 474 4.05 8 39.00 158.00
41 Georgia Tech 4 129 484 3.75 3 32.25 121.00
42 Louisville 4 157 488 3.11 2 39.25 122.00
43 Michigan 4 144 490 3.40 2 36.00 122.50
44 Navy 3 117 492 4.21 3 39.00 164.00
45 Stanford 4 132 500 3.79 4 33.00 125.00
46 Purdue 3 126 506 4.02 3 42.00 168.67
47 Texas A&M 4 162 513 3.17 4 40.50 128.25
48 Duke 4 159 516 3.25 6 39.75 129.00
49 TCU 4 158 522 3.30 5 39.50 130.50
50 Ohio 4 138 523 3.79 6 34.50 130.75
51 Cincinnati 4 161 525 3.26 3 40.25 131.25
52 Missouri 4 158 527 3.34 5 39.50 131.75
53 UCF 4 157 530 3.38 7 39.25 132.50
54 Utah 4 125 531 4.25 4 31.25 132.75
55 Tulane 4 175 557 3.18 6 43.75 139.25
56 Georgia 4 127 559 4.40 5 31.75 139.75
57 Oregon State 3 112 560 5.00 8 37.33 186.67
58 Tennessee 4 149 564 3.79 4 37.25 141.00
59 Utah State 4 168 569 3.39 5 42.00 142.25
60 Oklahoma State 4 163 573 3.52 5 40.75 143.25
61 Colorado 4 134 574 4.28 7 33.50 143.50
62 Appalachian State 4 131 581 4.44 7 32.75 145.25
63 Wyoming 4 153 584 3.82 6 38.25 146.00
64 Connecticut 5 155 591 3.81 8 31.00 118.20
65 SMU 4 151 592 3.92 5 37.75 148.00
66 Colorado State 4 169 595 3.52 9 42.25 148.75
67 UNLV 4 145 603 4.16 7 36.25 150.75
68 UCLA 4 138 608 4.41 6 34.50 152.00
69 Old Dominion 4 167 609 3.65 10 41.75 152.25
70 Washington 5 201 611 3.04 5 40.20 122.20
71 Tulsa 4 163 623 3.82 9 40.75 155.75
72 Nebraska 4 136 635 4.67 7 34.00 158.75
73 West Virginia 3 128 645 5.04 4 42.67 215.00
74 East Carolina 4 139 647 4.65 9 34.75 161.75
75 Charlotte 4 134 651 4.86 9 33.50 162.75
76 Louisiana Tech 4 155 655 4.23 8 38.75 163.75
77 Arkansas 4 118 662 5.61 10 29.50 165.50
78 Kent State 4 164 664 4.05 7 41.00 166.00
79 Texas Tech 4 152 666 4.38 10 38.00 166.50
80 Auburn 4 148 668 4.51 4 37.00 167.00
81 BYU 5 178 670 3.76 7 35.60 134.00
81 Baylor 4 175 670 3.83 5 43.75 167.50
83 Miami (Ohio) 4 148 675 4.56 9 37.00 168.75
84 Massachusetts 4 150 690 4.60 4 37.50 172.50
85 Toledo 4 152 701 4.61 7 38.00 175.25
86 Virginia 4 160 704 4.40 7 40.00 176.00
87 Texas State 3 145 706 4.87 10 48.33 235.33
88 Northwestern 4 159 710 4.47 6 39.75 177.50
89 Vanderbilt 4 132 711 5.39 6 33.00 177.75
90 Iowa 4 178 716 4.02 2 44.50 179.00
91 Temple 4 180 725 4.03 9 45.00 181.25
92 Rutgers 4 163 727 4.46 5 40.75 181.75
93 Middle Tennessee 4 170 745 4.38 9 42.50 186.25
94 Oregon 4 172 770 4.48 10 43.00 192.50
95 Kansas 4 168 777 4.63 4 42.00 194.25
96 USC 4 166 779 4.69 7 41.50 194.75
97 Arizona 4 172 793 4.61 8 43.00 198.25
98 South Carolina 4 170 794 4.67 3 42.50 198.50
99 Akron 4 187 801 4.28 9 46.75 200.25
100 Notre Dame 4 183 804 4.39 10 45.75 201.00
101 UTSA 4 177 808 4.56 7 44.25 202.00
102 Kentucky 4 198 820 4.14 9 49.50 205.00
103 Idaho 4 152 823 5.41 7 38.00 205.75
103 Florida State 4 151 823 5.45 12 37.75 205.75
105 Iowa State 4 178 836 4.70 9 44.50 209.00
106 Syracuse 4 153 837 5.47 13 38.25 209.25
107 Penn State 4 174 855 4.91 12 43.50 213.75
108 Louisiana-Monroe 3 163 872 5.35 6 54.33 290.67
109 Buffalo 3 164 873 5.32 7 54.67 291.00
110 Florida International 4 189 877 4.64 8 47.25 219.25
111 San Jose State 4 169 895 5.30 10 42.25 223.75
112 Bowling Green 4 178 924 5.19 11 44.50 231.00
113 UTEP 4 189 938 4.96 10 47.25 234.50
114 North Texas 4 181 939 5.19 9 45.25 234.75
115 Northern Illinois 4 187 945 5.05 11 46.75 236.25
116 Rice 4 195 956 4.90 13 48.75 239.00
117 Arkansas State 4 200 957 4.79 8 50.00 239.25
118 Mississippi 4 190 958 5.04 8 47.50 239.50
119 South Alabama 4 176 960 5.45 7 44.00 240.00
120 South Florida 4 208 961 4.62 9 52.00 240.25
120 North Carolina 4 193 961 4.98 11 48.25 240.25
122 Georgia State 3 184 976 5.30 10 61.33 325.33
123 Florida Atlantic 4 168 984 5.86 16 42.00 246.00
124 Nevada 4 196 1019 5.20 8 49.00 254.75
125 Fresno State 4 205 1042 5.08 9 51.25 260.50
126 California 4 186 1053 5.66 13 46.50 263.25
127 Hawai'i 4 166 1056 6.36 12 41.50 264.00
128 New Mexico State 4 186 1098 5.90 14 46.50 274.50