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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Air Force 1 21 68 3.24 2 21.00 68.00
2 Tulsa 1 22 83 3.77 1 22.00 83.00
3 Wake Forest 1 23 -20 -0.87 0 23.00 -20.00
3 Minnesota 1 23 39 1.70 0 23.00 39.00
3 Hawai'i 1 23 110 4.78 1 23.00 110.00
6 Tennessee 1 28 61 2.18 1 28.00 61.00
6 Appalachian State 1 28 127 4.54 2 28.00 127.00
8 Iowa 1 32 109 3.41 0 32.00 109.00
8 Georgia Southern 1 32 126 3.94 2 32.00 126.00
8 Northwestern 1 32 169 5.28 1 32.00 169.00
11 Miami (Ohio) 1 33 199 6.03 2 33.00 199.00
11 USC 1 33 211 6.39 3 33.00 211.00
13 South Florida 1 34 91 2.68 2 34.00 91.00
13 Boston College 1 34 128 3.76 2 34.00 128.00
15 LSU 1 35 67 1.91 0 35.00 67.00
15 Michigan 1 35 149 4.26 2 35.00 149.00
15 North Carolina State 1 35 156 4.46 2 35.00 156.00
15 Mississippi State 1 35 170 4.86 0 35.00 170.00
19 Florida State 1 36 89 2.47 1 36.00 89.00
19 Vanderbilt 1 36 141 3.92 1 36.00 141.00
19 Georgia Tech 1 36 149 4.14 1 36.00 149.00
22 Utah 1 37 117 3.16 1 37.00 117.00
22 Stanford 1 37 118 3.19 1 37.00 118.00
22 Houston 1 37 127 3.43 2 37.00 127.00
25 UCF 1 38 29 0.76 0 38.00 29.00
25 Old Dominion 1 38 170 4.47 0 38.00 170.00
25 Nebraska 1 38 230 6.05 4 38.00 230.00
25 New Mexico 1 38 246 6.47 0 38.00 246.00
29 Miami (Florida) 1 39 95 2.44 2 39.00 95.00
29 Georgia 1 39 175 4.49 1 39.00 175.00
29 Eastern Michigan 1 39 206 5.28 0 39.00 206.00
32 Washington State 1 41 150 3.66 1 41.00 150.00
32 Louisville 1 41 177 4.32 1 41.00 177.00
32 Texas A&M 1 41 218 5.32 3 41.00 218.00
35 Middle Tennessee 1 42 205 4.88 2 42.00 205.00
36 North Carolina 1 43 129 3.00 0 43.00 129.00
36 Boise State 1 43 140 3.26 1 43.00 140.00
36 Auburn 1 43 228 5.30 3 43.00 228.00
39 Arkansas 1 44 159 3.61 3 44.00 159.00
39 Texas State 1 44 178 4.05 3 44.00 178.00
41 Georgia State 1 45 149 3.31 0 45.00 149.00
42 BYU 1 46 166 3.61 1 46.00 166.00
42 Central Michigan 1 46 261 5.67 1 46.00 261.00
44 Southern Mississippi 1 47 157 3.34 3 47.00 157.00
45 Ohio State 1 48 205 4.27 3 48.00 205.00
45 South Carolina 1 48 208 4.33 3 48.00 208.00
45 Memphis 1 48 262 5.46 4 48.00 262.00
48 New Mexico State 1 49 282 5.76 4 49.00 282.00
48 Toledo 1 49 297 6.06 2 49.00 297.00
50 Pittsburgh 1 50 248 4.96 3 50.00 248.00
51 Colorado State 1 51 225 4.41 5 51.00 225.00
51 Kentucky 1 51 266 5.22 2 51.00 266.00
53 Maryland 1 52 177 3.40 1 52.00 177.00
53 UTSA 1 52 219 4.21 3 52.00 219.00
53 Indiana 1 52 256 4.92 2 52.00 256.00
56 Army 2 53 208 3.92 3 26.50 104.00
57 Western Kentucky 2 54 78 1.44 1 27.00 39.00
57 Idaho 2 54 247 4.57 2 27.00 123.50
59 Wisconsin 2 60 174 2.90 2 30.00 87.00
59 Western Michigan 2 60 221 3.68 2 30.00 110.50
61 Louisiana-Monroe 1 61 240 3.93 1 61.00 240.00
62 Kansas State 2 65 286 4.40 1 32.50 143.00
63 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 70 251 3.59 2 35.00 125.50
64 San Diego State 2 72 120 1.67 1 36.00 60.00
64 Troy 2 72 296 4.11 2 36.00 148.00
66 North Texas 1 74 480 6.49 6 74.00 480.00
67 Ohio 2 75 201 2.68 3 37.50 100.50
67 Virginia Tech 2 75 218 2.91 4 37.50 109.00
67 West Virginia 2 75 277 3.69 1 37.50 138.50
70 Arkansas State 2 76 129 1.70 1 38.00 64.50
71 Washington 2 79 351 4.44 3 39.50 175.50
71 Florida 2 79 405 5.13 4 39.50 202.50
73 Oklahoma State 2 81 403 4.98 3 40.50 201.50
74 Penn State 2 83 363 4.37 4 41.50 181.50
74 Oklahoma 2 83 402 4.84 3 41.50 201.00
76 Temple 2 87 293 3.37 3 43.50 146.50
77 Wyoming 2 88 458 5.20 5 44.00 229.00
78 Louisiana Tech 2 90 535 5.94 9 45.00 267.50
79 Clemson 3 92 411 4.47 7 30.67 137.00
80 Colorado 2 95 454 4.78 4 47.50 227.00
80 TCU 2 95 584 6.15 5 47.50 292.00
82 Baylor 2 100 394 3.94 1 50.00 197.00
83 Alabama 3 101 135 1.34 2 33.67 45.00
84 South Alabama 2 111 606 5.46 7 55.50 303.00
85 Navy 3 139 593 4.27 7 46.33 197.67