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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 4 142 291 2.05 2 35.50 72.75
2 Georgia 4 144 319 2.22 7 36.00 79.75
3 San Diego State 5 156 418 2.68 3 31.20 83.60
4 Auburn 4 127 345 2.72 0 31.75 86.25
5 LSU 3 94 265 2.82 2 31.33 88.33
6 Appalachian State 4 118 355 3.01 0 29.50 88.75
7 Troy 3 99 271 2.74 2 33.00 90.33
8 Boston College 4 112 385 3.44 4 28.00 96.25
9 West Virginia 4 129 391 3.03 2 32.25 97.75
10 Florida State 4 130 396 3.05 4 32.50 99.00
11 Michigan 4 129 399 3.09 1 32.25 99.75
12 Louisville 4 123 409 3.33 1 30.75 102.25
13 Miami (Ohio) 5 178 519 2.92 5 35.60 103.80
14 Ohio 5 181 520 2.87 2 36.20 104.00
15 Oklahoma 5 156 524 3.36 7 31.20 104.80
16 Northwestern 4 132 422 3.20 7 33.00 105.50
17 Western Kentucky 5 161 556 3.45 5 32.20 111.20
17 Temple 5 155 556 3.59 5 31.00 111.20
19 Louisiana Tech 5 163 560 3.44 4 32.60 112.00
20 Virginia Tech 4 135 451 3.34 6 33.75 112.75
21 Colorado 4 138 459 3.33 0 34.50 114.75
21 Nebraska 4 111 459 4.14 4 27.75 114.75
23 North Carolina State 5 186 576 3.10 5 37.20 115.20
24 Notre Dame 4 163 477 2.93 5 40.75 119.25
25 Army 4 123 480 3.90 4 30.75 120.00
26 Kansas State 5 165 601 3.64 6 33.00 120.20
27 Washington State 5 151 602 3.99 9 30.20 120.40
28 Utah 5 138 625 4.53 4 27.60 125.00
29 BYU 3 116 377 3.25 5 38.67 125.67
30 Charlotte 4 126 508 4.03 9 31.50 127.00
31 Iowa 4 140 514 3.67 4 35.00 128.50
31 USC 4 136 514 3.78 3 34.00 128.50
33 Kent State 5 172 649 3.77 5 34.40 129.80
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 115 395 3.43 4 38.33 131.67
35 Arkansas State 3 118 397 3.36 3 39.33 132.33
36 Arizona State 5 173 664 3.84 10 34.60 132.80
37 Connecticut 4 139 537 3.86 5 34.75 134.25
38 Ohio State 5 190 679 3.57 3 38.00 135.80
39 Minnesota 5 175 684 3.91 4 35.00 136.80
40 New Mexico 5 185 685 3.70 12 37.00 137.00
41 Wisconsin 4 160 550 3.44 5 40.00 137.50
41 Vanderbilt 4 145 550 3.79 3 36.25 137.50
43 Wyoming 4 131 551 4.21 8 32.75 137.75
44 UCF 4 177 559 3.16 6 44.25 139.75
45 Idaho 4 137 569 4.15 5 34.25 142.25
46 Florida 3 102 430 4.22 2 34.00 143.33
47 Pittsburgh 4 140 581 4.15 8 35.00 145.25
48 Air Force 5 197 731 3.71 8 39.40 146.20
49 Toledo 4 125 595 4.76 3 31.25 148.75
50 UTSA 4 143 604 4.22 6 35.75 151.00
51 Georgia State 5 206 758 3.68 5 41.20 151.60
52 Penn State 4 152 612 4.03 4 38.00 153.00
53 Houston 4 171 618 3.61 10 42.75 154.50
54 Western Michigan 4 133 622 4.68 5 33.25 155.50
55 Virginia 4 150 640 4.27 5 37.50 160.00
56 Stanford 4 158 648 4.10 3 39.50 162.00
57 North Carolina 4 184 661 3.59 9 46.00 165.25
58 North Texas 4 168 673 4.01 6 42.00 168.25
59 South Alabama 4 173 678 3.92 6 43.25 169.50
60 TCU 4 189 679 3.59 8 47.25 169.75
61 Middle Tennessee 4 167 693 4.15 10 41.75 173.25
62 Florida International 5 154 893 5.80 9 30.80 178.60
63 Rice 4 143 716 5.01 9 35.75 179.00
64 Wake Forest 4 181 719 3.97 5 45.25 179.75
64 Clemson 4 163 719 4.41 8 40.75 179.75
66 UNLV 5 211 900 4.27 10 42.20 180.00
67 Old Dominion 4 153 725 4.74 7 38.25 181.25
68 Baylor 3 153 544 3.56 7 51.00 181.33
69 Georgia Tech 4 156 750 4.81 10 39.00 187.50
70 Kentucky 4 145 752 5.19 5 36.25 188.00
71 Eastern Michigan 5 204 943 4.62 10 40.80 188.60
72 Syracuse 4 167 757 4.53 6 41.75 189.25
73 Tulane 4 158 761 4.82 8 39.50 190.25
74 Northern Illinois 4 173 762 4.40 9 43.25 190.50
74 Southern Mississippi 4 129 762 5.91 12 32.25 190.50
76 Central Michigan 5 196 962 4.91 8 39.20 192.40
77 UCLA 4 167 776 4.65 9 41.75 194.00
78 East Carolina 4 152 777 5.11 6 38.00 194.25
79 Boise State 5 209 987 4.72 4 41.80 197.40
80 Miami (Florida) 5 213 993 4.66 4 42.60 198.60
81 Mississippi State 4 181 795 4.39 6 45.25 198.75
82 South Florida 5 211 1006 4.77 14 42.20 201.20
83 Indiana 5 230 1009 4.39 8 46.00 201.80
84 Navy 4 161 808 5.02 9 40.25 202.00
85 Massachusetts 5 222 1014 4.57 11 44.40 202.80
86 South Carolina 4 163 820 5.03 7 40.75 205.00
87 Washington 3 120 620 5.17 4 40.00 206.67
88 Bowling Green 4 171 828 4.84 8 42.75 207.00
89 Ball State 4 150 838 5.59 5 37.50 209.50
90 SMU 4 185 848 4.58 10 46.25 212.00
91 Michigan State 5 223 1064 4.77 11 44.60 212.80
92 New Mexico State 4 187 854 4.57 7 46.75 213.50
93 Illinois 5 247 1078 4.36 14 49.40 215.60
94 Florida Atlantic 4 184 863 4.69 8 46.00 215.75
94 UTEP 4 148 863 5.83 7 37.00 215.75
96 Duke 4 161 874 5.43 7 40.25 218.50
97 Utah State 4 183 892 4.87 5 45.75 223.00
97 Arizona 4 162 892 5.51 10 40.50 223.00
99 Texas A&M 4 182 899 4.94 5 45.50 224.75
100 Kansas 4 167 901 5.40 12 41.75 225.25
101 Oklahoma State 4 165 907 5.50 7 41.25 226.75
102 Cincinnati 4 193 910 4.72 7 48.25 227.50
103 Marshall 5 235 1143 4.86 14 47.00 228.60
104 Texas State 4 187 921 4.93 10 46.75 230.25
104 Colorado State 4 168 921 5.48 9 42.00 230.25
106 Tulsa 4 181 936 5.17 11 45.25 234.00
107 Mississippi 4 170 937 5.51 12 42.50 234.25
108 Texas 5 260 1175 4.52 10 52.00 235.00
109 Oregon State 5 223 1195 5.36 10 44.60 239.00
110 San Jose State 5 213 1213 5.69 14 42.60 242.60
111 Hawai'i 5 259 1240 4.79 10 51.80 248.00
112 Akron 5 217 1257 5.79 11 43.40 251.40
113 Buffalo 5 254 1279 5.04 15 50.80 255.80
114 Iowa State 4 185 1033 5.58 10 46.25 258.25
115 Maryland 5 238 1295 5.44 13 47.60 259.00
116 Texas Tech 4 164 1044 6.37 11 41.00 261.00
117 Memphis 5 245 1327 5.42 16 49.00 265.40
118 Louisiana-Monroe 5 207 1331 6.43 16 41.40 266.20
119 Georgia Southern 4 180 1075 5.97 9 45.00 268.75
120 Tennessee 4 193 1101 5.70 11 48.25 275.25
121 Oregon 4 178 1108 6.22 14 44.50 277.00
122 Arkansas 4 160 1112 6.95 14 40.00 278.00
123 Nevada 4 197 1127 5.72 11 49.25 281.75
124 Fresno State 5 277 1413 5.10 11 55.40 282.60
125 Purdue 5 220 1494 6.79 18 44.00 298.80
126 California 4 197 1240 6.29 11 49.25 310.00
127 Rutgers 4 205 1362 6.64 17 51.25 340.50
128 Missouri 4 190 1393 7.33 12 47.50 348.25