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