2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 14 446 889 1.99 5 31.86 63.50
2 Ohio 13 456 1272 2.79 10 35.08 97.85
3 Houston 12 419 1287 3.07 16 34.92 107.25
4 Louisville 13 483 1497 3.10 7 37.15 115.15
5 Western Kentucky 13 410 1275 3.11 16 31.54 98.08
6 San Diego State 13 449 1409 3.14 10 34.54 108.38
7 Michigan 13 481 1550 3.22 9 37.00 119.23
8 LSU 11 395 1287 3.26 7 35.91 117.00
9 Wisconsin 14 421 1383 3.29 9 30.07 98.79
10 Ohio State 13 481 1610 3.35 8 37.00 123.85
11 Minnesota 12 420 1423 3.39 12 35.00 118.58
12 North Carolina State 12 396 1350 3.41 17 33.00 112.50
13 Boston College 12 400 1366 3.42 14 33.33 113.83
14 Air Force 12 405 1398 3.45 20 33.75 116.50
15 Troy 12 421 1469 3.49 13 35.08 122.42
16 BYU 12 413 1446 3.50 14 34.42 120.50
17 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 448 1580 3.53 17 37.33 131.67
18 Florida State 12 418 1512 3.62 19 34.83 126.00
19 Arkansas State 12 476 1752 3.68 12 39.67 146.00
20 Miami (Florida) 12 457 1689 3.70 10 38.08 140.75
21 Pittsburgh 12 403 1502 3.73 28 33.58 125.17
21 Temple 13 476 1776 3.73 17 36.62 136.62
23 Indiana 13 554 2085 3.76 20 42.62 160.38
24 Kansas State 12 383 1465 3.83 11 31.92 122.08
25 Florida 13 488 1875 3.84 16 37.54 144.23
25 Virginia Tech 13 489 1877 3.84 21 37.62 144.38
25 Penn State 14 551 2118 3.84 22 39.36 151.29
28 Clemson 14 493 1896 3.85 20 35.21 135.43
28 Northwestern 12 448 1724 3.85 19 37.33 143.67
30 Iowa 12 443 1708 3.86 9 36.92 142.33
31 Auburn 12 438 1699 3.88 8 36.50 141.58
31 Wake Forest 12 463 1795 3.88 18 38.58 149.58
33 Washington 13 472 1841 3.90 16 36.31 141.62
33 Louisiana Tech 13 485 1891 3.90 26 37.31 145.46
33 UCF 12 544 2119 3.90 22 45.33 176.58
36 Utah 12 396 1557 3.93 13 33.00 129.75
37 Appalachian State 13 415 1637 3.94 15 31.92 125.92
38 Connecticut 11 429 1713 3.99 19 39.00 155.73
39 Miami (Ohio) 12 433 1735 4.01 21 36.08 144.58
40 USC 13 448 1815 4.05 16 34.46 139.62
40 Georgia 12 430 1743 4.05 23 35.83 145.25
42 Washington State 12 403 1635 4.06 20 33.58 136.25
43 UCLA 12 503 2058 4.09 21 41.92 171.50
43 Cincinnati 11 513 2098 4.09 17 46.64 190.73
45 Stanford 13 457 1878 4.11 15 35.15 144.46
46 Colorado 13 499 2056 4.12 13 38.38 158.15
47 Tulane 11 449 1857 4.14 20 40.82 168.82
47 Notre Dame 12 529 2189 4.14 23 44.08 182.42
47 Texas 12 550 2277 4.14 23 45.83 189.75
50 West Virginia 12 476 2002 4.21 12 39.67 166.83
51 Old Dominion 12 462 1953 4.23 23 38.50 162.75
52 TCU 12 544 2313 4.25 21 45.33 192.75
53 Michigan State 11 427 1817 4.26 20 38.82 165.18
54 Boise State 13 533 2298 4.31 12 41.00 176.77
55 Army 11 355 1538 4.33 16 32.27 139.82
56 Georgia State 11 545 2371 4.35 25 49.55 215.55
57 Idaho 12 407 1778 4.37 16 33.92 148.17
57 UTSA 12 450 1967 4.37 20 37.50 163.92
59 Charlotte 11 371 1624 4.38 22 33.73 147.64
60 Baylor 12 580 2562 4.42 29 48.33 213.50
61 Nebraska 13 433 1922 4.44 22 33.31 147.85
62 Tulsa 12 487 2167 4.45 27 40.58 180.58
63 Kent State 10 457 2043 4.47 21 45.70 204.30
63 North Carolina 11 537 2402 4.47 24 48.82 218.36
65 Utah State 11 517 2332 4.51 18 47.00 212.00
66 Texas A&M 12 545 2461 4.52 21 45.42 205.08
67 Middle Tennessee 12 550 2491 4.53 37 45.83 207.58
68 Oklahoma 13 465 2114 4.55 15 35.77 162.62
69 Eastern Michigan 12 470 2155 4.59 22 39.17 179.58
70 Bowling Green 11 461 2124 4.61 27 41.91 193.09
71 Navy 13 510 2357 4.62 23 39.23 181.31
72 Vanderbilt 12 432 2001 4.63 14 36.00 166.75
73 South Florida 12 521 2427 4.66 27 43.42 202.25
74 Duke 11 440 2061 4.68 19 40.00 187.36
75 Georgia Southern 11 419 1971 4.70 21 38.09 179.18
76 Virginia 11 444 2093 4.71 19 40.36 190.27
76 Northern Illinois 11 484 2279 4.71 21 44.00 207.18
78 South Carolina 12 507 2406 4.75 17 42.25 200.50
79 Mississippi State 12 451 2149 4.76 16 37.58 179.08
79 UNLV 11 449 2135 4.76 30 40.82 194.09
81 Ball State 11 378 1804 4.77 14 34.36 164.00
82 Western Michigan 13 425 2044 4.81 16 32.69 157.23
82 New Mexico 12 428 2059 4.81 27 35.67 171.58
84 Oklahoma State 12 502 2418 4.82 21 41.83 201.50
85 Georgia Tech 12 445 2154 4.84 24 37.08 179.50
86 Texas State 11 511 2477 4.85 31 46.45 225.18
87 Illinois 11 543 2640 4.86 35 49.36 240.00
88 Southern Mississippi 12 398 1938 4.87 28 33.17 161.50
89 Central Michigan 12 441 2153 4.88 15 36.75 179.42
90 Massachusetts 11 460 2250 4.89 23 41.82 204.55
91 Toledo 12 432 2115 4.90 15 36.00 176.25
91 South Alabama 11 498 2440 4.90 24 45.27 221.82
93 Arizona 11 460 2270 4.93 26 41.82 206.36
94 Maryland 12 551 2723 4.94 31 45.92 226.92
95 Colorado State 12 543 2689 4.95 33 45.25 224.08
96 Fresno State 11 567 2873 5.07 25 51.55 261.18
97 Memphis 12 501 2554 5.10 27 41.75 212.83
97 Iowa State 11 468 2386 5.10 21 42.55 216.91
99 Buffalo 11 564 2914 5.17 28 51.27 264.91
100 Kentucky 12 523 2709 5.18 24 43.58 225.75
101 Arizona State 11 365 1901 5.21 25 33.18 172.82
102 Florida International 12 457 2385 5.22 26 38.08 198.75
103 Kansas 11 509 2667 5.24 27 46.27 242.45
104 Marshall 11 452 2374 5.25 28 41.09 215.82
104 Tennessee 12 530 2781 5.25 28 44.17 231.75
106 SMU 11 462 2429 5.26 29 42.00 220.82
107 Oregon State 11 469 2480 5.29 24 42.64 225.45
108 Hawai'i 13 577 3065 5.31 30 44.38 235.77
109 North Texas 12 556 2957 5.32 30 46.33 246.42
110 Akron 11 489 2610 5.34 26 44.45 237.27
110 New Mexico State 12 549 2931 5.34 31 45.75 244.25
112 UTEP 11 444 2387 5.38 23 40.36 217.00
113 Purdue 11 498 2685 5.39 34 45.27 244.09
114 Wyoming 13 511 2777 5.43 34 39.31 213.62
115 Rice 11 445 2423 5.44 27 40.45 220.27
116 Missouri 11 505 2750 5.45 28 45.91 250.00
117 East Carolina 11 468 2594 5.54 33 42.55 235.82
117 San Jose State 11 498 2758 5.54 30 45.27 250.73
119 Mississippi 11 489 2723 5.57 30 44.45 247.55
119 Florida Atlantic 11 503 2802 5.57 35 45.73 254.73
121 Syracuse 11 465 2655 5.71 35 42.27 241.36
122 Louisiana-Monroe 11 499 2884 5.78 30 45.36 262.18
123 Rutgers 11 517 3020 5.84 32 47.00 274.55
124 Oregon 11 489 2869 5.87 34 44.45 260.82
125 Texas Tech 11 465 2805 6.03 37 42.27 255.00
126 Arkansas 12 414 2516 6.08 38 34.50 209.67
127 California 12 532 3274 6.15 32 44.33 272.83
128 Nevada 11 514 3188 6.20 29 46.73 289.82