2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 12 | 120.0 | 430 | 10.00 |
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 70.0 | 292 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Penn State | 7 | 64.0 | 281 | 9.14 |
| 4 | Boston College | 9 | 81.0 | 409 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Illinois | 7 | 63.0 | 221 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 79.0 | 271 | 8.78 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 101.0 | 391 | 8.42 |
| 8 | Utah | 10 | 83.0 | 341 | 8.30 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 74.0 | 315 | 8.22 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 10 | 81.0 | 339 | 8.10 |
| 11 | Texas | 9 | 72.0 | 360 | 8.00 |
| 12 | Alabama | 9 | 71.0 | 405 | 7.89 |
| 13 | UCF | 10 | 78.0 | 305 | 7.80 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 9 | 70.0 | 286 | 7.78 |
| 14 | Kansas | 9 | 70.0 | 265 | 7.78 |
| 16 | Clemson | 8 | 62.0 | 277 | 7.75 |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 12 | 92.0 | 398 | 7.67 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 9 | 69.0 | 241 | 7.67 |
| 19 | Ball State | 11 | 83.0 | 292 | 7.55 |
| 20 | Baylor | 10 | 75.0 | 298 | 7.50 |
| 21 | Ohio | 13 | 97.0 | 420 | 7.46 |
| 22 | Maryland | 9 | 67.0 | 274 | 7.44 |
| 23 | NC State | 10 | 74.0 | 316 | 7.40 |
| 24 | Louisville | 10 | 73.0 | 304 | 7.30 |
| 25 | Temple | 12 | 87.0 | 377 | 7.25 |
| 25 | Troy | 12 | 87.0 | 344 | 7.25 |
| 27 | Indiana | 9 | 65.0 | 248 | 7.22 |
| 28 | Houston | 11 | 79.0 | 301 | 7.18 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 7 | 50.0 | 160 | 7.14 |
| 30 | Duke | 9 | 64.0 | 271 | 7.11 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 9 | 64.0 | 262 | 7.11 |
| 32 | Tulane | 11 | 78.0 | 303 | 7.09 |
| 33 | South Alabama | 13 | 91.0 | 317 | 7.00 |
| 33 | Florida State | 8 | 56.0 | 262 | 7.00 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 7 | 49.0 | 199 | 7.00 |
| 36 | Missouri | 9 | 62.0 | 243 | 6.89 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 62.0 | 231 | 6.89 |
| 38 | Auburn | 9 | 61.0 | 240 | 6.78 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 13 | 88.0 | 319 | 6.77 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 10 | 67.0 | 240 | 6.70 |
| 41 | Tulsa | 12 | 80.0 | 344 | 6.67 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 60.0 | 289 | 6.67 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 86.0 | 307 | 6.62 |
| 44 | Colorado State | 12 | 78.0 | 314 | 6.50 |
| 45 | TCU | 10 | 64.0 | 293 | 6.40 |
| 46 | Marshall | 10 | 63.0 | 235 | 6.30 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 88.0 | 406 | 6.29 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 7 | 44.0 | 171 | 6.29 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 8 | 50.0 | 141 | 6.25 |
| 50 | Florida | 9 | 56.0 | 264 | 6.22 |
| 51 | Washington State | 10 | 62.0 | 236 | 6.20 |
| 52 | USF | 11 | 68.0 | 255 | 6.18 |
| 53 | Boise State | 13 | 80.0 | 296 | 6.15 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 7 | 43.0 | 195 | 6.14 |
| 55 | Stanford | 10 | 61.0 | 275 | 6.10 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 61.0 | 245 | 6.10 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 12 | 73.0 | 237 | 6.08 |
| 58 | Louisiana | 13 | 79.0 | 347 | 6.08 |
| 58 | Old Dominion | 13 | 79.0 | 341 | 6.08 |
| 60 | North Texas | 12 | 72.0 | 306 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Massachusetts | 11 | 66.0 | 270 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 11 | 66.0 | 265 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Washington | 10 | 60.0 | 231 | 6.00 |
| 60 | LSU | 7 | 42.0 | 169 | 6.00 |
| 65 | UTSA | 13 | 77.0 | 301 | 5.92 |
| 66 | Toledo | 12 | 71.0 | 291 | 5.92 |
| 67 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 65.0 | 231 | 5.91 |
| 67 | Rice | 11 | 65.0 | 229 | 5.91 |
| 69 | Akron | 10 | 59.0 | 211 | 5.90 |
| 70 | Oklahoma | 9 | 53.0 | 205 | 5.89 |
| 71 | Appalachian State | 13 | 76.0 | 286 | 5.85 |
| 72 | BYU | 12 | 70.0 | 277 | 5.83 |
| 73 | SMU | 10 | 58.0 | 274 | 5.80 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 10 | 58.0 | 214 | 5.80 |
| 75 | Kent State | 9 | 52.0 | 207 | 5.78 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 12 | 69.0 | 253 | 5.75 |
| 77 | Memphis | 11 | 63.0 | 240 | 5.73 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 57.0 | 236 | 5.70 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 13 | 74.0 | 342 | 5.69 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 9 | 51.0 | 252 | 5.67 |
| 81 | New Mexico | 13 | 73.0 | 275 | 5.62 |
| 82 | Army | 12 | 66.0 | 254 | 5.50 |
| 82 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 66.0 | 245 | 5.50 |
| 82 | South Carolina | 10 | 55.0 | 253 | 5.50 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 10 | 55.0 | 161 | 5.50 |
| 82 | USC | 8 | 44.0 | 193 | 5.50 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 6 | 33.0 | 169 | 5.50 |
| 88 | Air Force | 13 | 71.0 | 319 | 5.46 |
| 89 | Notre Dame | 9 | 49.0 | 171 | 5.44 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 14 | 76.0 | 341 | 5.43 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 65.0 | 233 | 5.42 |
| 92 | Kentucky | 10 | 54.0 | 221 | 5.40 |
| 93 | Western Michigan | 13 | 70.0 | 253 | 5.39 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | 11 | 59.0 | 210 | 5.36 |
| 95 | Virginia | 9 | 48.0 | 157 | 5.33 |
| 96 | Utah State | 11 | 58.0 | 200 | 5.27 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 58.0 | 165 | 5.27 |
| 98 | UNLV | 12 | 63.0 | 225 | 5.25 |
| 98 | Texas State | 12 | 63.0 | 177 | 5.25 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | 8 | 42.0 | 160 | 5.25 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 68.0 | 272 | 5.23 |
| 102 | Colorado | 9 | 47.0 | 263 | 5.22 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 9 | 47.0 | 186 | 5.22 |
| 102 | UCLA | 9 | 47.0 | 159 | 5.22 |
| 105 | Idaho | 12 | 61.0 | 263 | 5.08 |
| 106 | Bowling Green | 11 | 55.0 | 252 | 5.00 |
| 106 | Fresno State | 11 | 55.0 | 183 | 5.00 |
| 106 | Purdue | 8 | 40.0 | 215 | 5.00 |
| 106 | Oregon | 7 | 35.0 | 170 | 5.00 |
| 110 | West Virginia | 11 | 54.0 | 223 | 4.91 |
| 111 | Oregon State | 9 | 44.0 | 154 | 4.89 |
| 111 | East Carolina | 9 | 44.0 | 129 | 4.89 |
| 113 | Arizona | 8 | 39.0 | 151 | 4.88 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 57.0 | 201 | 4.75 |
| 114 | Iowa | 8 | 38.0 | 157 | 4.75 |
| 116 | Connecticut | 10 | 47.0 | 151 | 4.70 |
| 117 | Georgia | 11 | 51.0 | 214 | 4.64 |
| 118 | Arkansas | 8 | 37.0 | 197 | 4.63 |
| 119 | Nevada | 12 | 55.0 | 203 | 4.58 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 10 | 45.0 | 164 | 4.50 |
| 121 | California | 9 | 39.0 | 144 | 4.33 |
| 121 | Texas Tech | 9 | 39.0 | 121 | 4.33 |
| 123 | Georgia State | 11 | 44.0 | 195 | 4.00 |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 40.0 | 114 | 4.00 |
| 123 | Michigan State | 8 | 32.0 | 109 | 4.00 |
| 126 | Navy | 12 | 46.0 | 218 | 3.83 |
| 126 | UTEP | 12 | 46.0 | 175 | 3.83 |
| 128 | FIU | 12 | 45.0 | 155 | 3.75 |