2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 San Diego State 1 22 82 3.73 0 22.00 82.00
2 Cincinnati 1 25 103 4.12 1 25.00 103.00
3 Troy 1 32 122 3.81 0 32.00 122.00
3 New Mexico 1 32 177 5.53 1 32.00 177.00
5 Tulane 1 34 79 2.32 1 34.00 79.00
5 South Alabama 1 34 239 7.03 1 34.00 239.00
7 Charlotte 1 35 272 7.77 2 35.00 272.00
8 Eastern Michigan 1 38 170 4.47 2 38.00 170.00
9 Old Dominion 1 39 158 4.05 3 39.00 158.00
9 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 39 235 6.03 2 39.00 235.00
11 UNLV 1 40 219 5.48 5 40.00 219.00
12 Wyoming 1 43 138 3.21 2 43.00 138.00
12 North Texas 1 43 255 5.93 4 43.00 255.00
14 Nevada 1 44 166 3.77 1 44.00 166.00
14 Utah State 1 44 178 4.05 1 44.00 178.00
14 Texas State 1 44 226 5.14 3 44.00 226.00
17 Ball State 1 45 187 4.16 0 45.00 187.00
18 UTEP 1 47 171 3.64 1 47.00 171.00
19 Tulsa 1 48 268 5.58 4 48.00 268.00
20 Southern Mississippi 2 49 279 5.69 4 24.50 139.50
20 Georgia State 1 49 187 3.82 1 49.00 187.00
22 Fresno State 1 51 292 5.73 5 51.00 292.00
23 Central Michigan 2 52 198 3.81 2 26.00 99.00
24 Akron 1 55 294 5.35 4 55.00 294.00
24 Bowling Green 1 55 359 6.53 3 55.00 359.00
26 Ohio 2 57 227 3.98 2 28.50 113.50
26 Buffalo 1 57 142 2.49 3 57.00 142.00
28 Miami (Ohio) 2 62 411 6.63 7 31.00 205.50
28 Arkansas State 1 62 462 7.45 3 62.00 462.00
30 Idaho 2 65 354 5.45 4 32.50 177.00
31 Houston 2 66 171 2.59 1 33.00 85.50
32 San Jose State 2 69 388 5.62 4 34.50 194.00
33 Army 2 73 268 3.67 0 36.50 134.00
34 Appalachian State 2 74 291 3.93 4 37.00 145.50
35 Memphis 2 75 384 5.12 5 37.50 192.00
36 Temple 2 80 241 3.01 5 40.00 120.50
37 Western Kentucky 2 81 234 2.89 5 40.50 117.00
38 Marshall 2 82 525 6.40 6 41.00 262.50
39 Louisiana Tech 2 83 302 3.64 4 41.50 151.00
40 Western Michigan 3 84 310 3.69 5 28.00 103.33
40 Kent State 2 84 430 5.12 4 42.00 215.00
42 UTSA 2 86 388 4.51 2 43.00 194.00
42 SMU 2 86 412 4.79 3 43.00 206.00
44 Georgia Southern 2 89 461 5.18 7 44.50 230.50
45 New Mexico State 2 90 614 6.82 7 45.00 307.00
46 UCF 2 91 365 4.01 6 45.50 182.50
47 Florida Atlantic 2 93 615 6.61 12 46.50 307.50
48 Florida International 2 97 485 5.00 2 48.50 242.50
48 Rice 2 97 669 6.90 5 48.50 334.50
50 Boise State 3 98 276 2.82 3 32.67 92.00
51 East Carolina 3 101 499 4.94 8 33.67 166.33
51 Colorado State 2 101 503 4.98 8 50.50 251.50
53 Connecticut 3 108 356 3.30 3 36.00 118.67
54 Middle Tennessee 2 109 579 5.31 9 54.50 289.50
55 Louisiana-Monroe 2 112 698 6.23 8 56.00 349.00
56 Hawai'i 3 123 842 6.85 11 41.00 280.67
57 South Florida 3 152 768 5.05 8 50.67 256.00
58 Massachusetts 4 160 747 4.67 6 40.00 186.75
59 BYU 6 218 731 3.35 9 36.33 121.83
60 North Carolina State 9 293 1026 3.50 13 32.56 114.00
61 Mississippi State 8 312 1601 5.13 13 39.00 200.13
62 Wake Forest 9 329 1431 4.35 16 36.56 159.00
63 Boston College 9 331 1369 4.14 14 36.78 152.11
64 Arizona State 10 335 1808 5.40 24 33.50 180.80
65 Utah 10 336 1355 4.03 11 33.60 135.50
66 Wisconsin 11 345 1139 3.30 7 31.36 103.55
66 Miami (Florida) 9 345 1350 3.91 8 38.33 150.00
68 Kansas State 11 346 1383 4.00 10 31.45 125.73
68 Washington State 10 346 1436 4.15 18 34.60 143.60
70 Syracuse 8 348 2094 6.02 27 43.50 261.75
71 Michigan State 9 353 1500 4.25 15 39.22 166.67
72 LSU 10 359 1206 3.36 6 35.90 120.60
73 Duke 9 360 1743 4.84 15 40.00 193.67
74 Arkansas 10 365 2415 6.62 36 36.50 241.50
75 Virginia 9 370 1877 5.07 16 41.11 208.56
76 Auburn 10 371 1521 4.10 6 37.10 152.10
77 Minnesota 11 372 1265 3.40 10 33.82 115.00
78 Pittsburgh 11 373 1398 3.75 26 33.91 127.09
79 Arizona 9 375 1889 5.04 22 41.67 209.89
80 Louisville 10 376 1237 3.29 5 37.60 123.70
80 Nebraska 11 376 1760 4.68 21 34.18 160.00
82 Florida State 11 377 1222 3.24 15 34.27 111.09
83 Vanderbilt 10 378 1700 4.50 12 37.80 170.00
84 Stanford 11 383 1558 4.07 12 34.82 141.64
85 Georgia 11 384 1467 3.82 20 34.91 133.36
86 USC 11 385 1612 4.19 15 35.00 146.55
87 South Carolina 9 389 1937 4.98 13 43.22 215.22
88 Alabama 12 394 784 1.99 5 32.83 65.33
89 Georgia Tech 11 395 1987 5.03 22 35.91 180.64
90 Oklahoma 11 396 1947 4.92 15 36.00 177.00
91 Michigan 11 398 1194 3.00 7 36.18 108.55
92 Mississippi 9 399 2337 5.86 24 44.33 259.67
93 Northwestern 11 400 1526 3.82 18 36.36 138.73
94 Notre Dame 9 401 1541 3.84 17 44.56 171.22
95 Iowa 11 402 1550 3.86 8 36.55 140.91
96 Kansas 9 405 2133 5.27 23 45.00 237.00
97 Kentucky 10 410 2224 5.42 18 41.00 222.40
98 Ohio State 11 416 1480 3.56 8 37.82 134.55
99 Virginia Tech 11 418 1596 3.82 19 38.00 145.09
100 Missouri 9 419 2298 5.48 24 46.56 255.33
100 Purdue 9 419 2355 5.62 32 46.56 261.67
102 Iowa State 10 421 2209 5.25 21 42.10 220.90
103 Florida 11 425 1842 4.33 15 38.64 167.45
104 Oregon State 10 427 2206 5.17 21 42.70 220.60
105 Texas Tech 10 429 2544 5.93 34 42.90 254.40
106 Washington 12 434 1737 4.00 15 36.17 144.75
107 West Virginia 11 436 1722 3.95 10 39.64 156.55
108 UCLA 10 443 1860 4.20 18 44.30 186.00
109 California 10 447 2692 6.02 26 44.70 269.20
110 Maryland 10 457 2326 5.09 29 45.70 232.60
110 Tennessee 10 457 2509 5.49 27 45.70 250.90
112 Clemson 13 460 1755 3.82 19 35.38 135.00
113 Rutgers 10 461 2727 5.92 29 46.10 272.70
114 Baylor 9 462 2069 4.48 28 51.33 229.89
115 Colorado 12 464 1894 4.08 13 38.67 157.83
115 Texas 10 464 1936 4.17 21 46.40 193.60
117 Texas A&M 10 469 2244 4.78 21 46.90 224.40
118 Oklahoma State 11 476 2368 4.97 21 43.27 215.27
119 Penn State 12 482 1930 4.00 19 40.17 160.83
120 Illinois 10 489 2353 4.81 31 48.90 235.30
120 Oregon 11 489 2869 5.87 34 44.45 260.82
122 Indiana 11 495 1882 3.80 19 45.00 171.09
123 TCU 11 510 2237 4.39 21 46.36 203.36
124 North Carolina 11 537 2402 4.47 24 48.82 218.36