2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 11 | 115.0 | 408 | 10.46 |
| 2 | Ohio | 11 | 87.0 | 378 | 7.91 |
| 3 | Temple | 11 | 85.0 | 354 | 7.73 |
| 4 | UCF | 10 | 81.0 | 319 | 8.10 |
| 5 | Troy | 11 | 78.0 | 315 | 7.09 |
| 6 | Tulane | 10 | 77.0 | 298 | 7.70 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 10 | 74.0 | 267 | 7.40 |
| 8 | Southern Miss | 10 | 72.0 | 297 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 11 | 71.0 | 309 | 6.46 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 10 | 71.0 | 252 | 7.10 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 69.0 | 338 | 6.27 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 69.0 | 268 | 6.27 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 12 | 68.0 | 320 | 5.67 |
| 13 | Houston | 10 | 68.0 | 260 | 6.80 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 11 | 68.0 | 254 | 6.18 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 68.0 | 244 | 6.18 |
| 17 | Air Force | 12 | 66.0 | 304 | 5.50 |
| 18 | North Texas | 11 | 65.0 | 276 | 5.91 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 11 | 64.0 | 291 | 5.82 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 12 | 64.0 | 287 | 5.33 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 11 | 64.0 | 238 | 5.82 |
| 19 | New Mexico State | 10 | 64.0 | 214 | 6.40 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 10 | 63.0 | 275 | 6.30 |
| 23 | Toledo | 12 | 63.0 | 264 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Ball State | 10 | 63.0 | 205 | 6.30 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 11 | 62.0 | 270 | 5.64 |
| 27 | Boise State | 10 | 59.0 | 217 | 5.90 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | 10 | 59.0 | 192 | 5.90 |
| 27 | Texas State | 10 | 59.0 | 166 | 5.90 |
| 30 | SMU | 9 | 57.0 | 274 | 6.33 |
| 30 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 57.0 | 221 | 5.70 |
| 30 | Rice | 9 | 57.0 | 205 | 6.33 |
| 33 | Memphis | 10 | 56.0 | 202 | 5.60 |
| 33 | UNLV | 10 | 56.0 | 201 | 5.60 |
| 35 | UTSA | 10 | 55.0 | 223 | 5.50 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 10 | 54.0 | 217 | 5.40 |
| 36 | Marshall | 9 | 54.0 | 194 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Idaho | 10 | 53.0 | 231 | 5.30 |
| 39 | USF | 9 | 52.0 | 190 | 5.78 |
| 39 | San Jose State | 9 | 52.0 | 187 | 5.78 |
| 39 | Central Michigan | 10 | 52.0 | 179 | 5.20 |
| 39 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 52.0 | 172 | 5.78 |
| 43 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 51.0 | 222 | 5.10 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 10 | 51.0 | 184 | 5.10 |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 51.0 | 165 | 4.64 |
| 46 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 50.0 | 195 | 5.56 |
| 46 | Fresno State | 10 | 50.0 | 168 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Utah State | 10 | 50.0 | 166 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Bowling Green | 10 | 49.0 | 230 | 4.90 |
| 49 | Navy | 13 | 49.0 | 226 | 3.77 |
| 51 | Nevada | 10 | 46.0 | 183 | 4.60 |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 46.0 | 174 | 5.11 |
| 51 | Akron | 10 | 46.0 | 166 | 4.60 |
| 54 | Charlotte | 10 | 43.0 | 155 | 4.30 |
| 55 | Army | 9 | 41.0 | 150 | 4.56 |
| 56 | Massachusetts | 7 | 40.0 | 169 | 5.71 |
| 56 | Kent State | 8 | 40.0 | 120 | 5.00 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 10 | 39.0 | 175 | 3.90 |
| 59 | Connecticut | 8 | 38.0 | 115 | 4.75 |
| 60 | UTEP | 10 | 37.0 | 150 | 3.70 |
| 60 | FIU | 10 | 37.0 | 117 | 3.70 |
| 62 | East Carolina | 8 | 34.0 | 104 | 4.25 |
| 63 | NC State | 3 | 30.0 | 109 | 10.00 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 29.0 | 101 | 9.67 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 3 | 27.0 | 133 | 9.00 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 4 | 27.0 | 94 | 6.75 |
| 67 | BYU | 6 | 26.0 | 128 | 4.33 |
| 68 | Boston College | 3 | 25.0 | 133 | 8.33 |
| 69 | Kansas | 2 | 24.0 | 97 | 12.00 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 23.0 | 84 | 11.50 |
| 71 | Baylor | 3 | 22.0 | 76 | 7.33 |
| 72 | Michigan | 2 | 21.0 | 92 | 10.50 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 3 | 21.0 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 74 | Penn State | 2 | 19.0 | 101 | 9.50 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 2 | 19.0 | 63 | 9.50 |
| 76 | Louisville | 3 | 18.0 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 77 | Texas | 2 | 17.0 | 86 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Utah | 2 | 17.0 | 73 | 8.50 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 2 | 16.0 | 55 | 8.00 |
| 80 | Florida | 2 | 15.0 | 93 | 7.50 |
| 80 | Virginia | 2 | 15.0 | 59 | 7.50 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 3 | 15.0 | 59 | 5.00 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 2 | 15.0 | 58 | 7.50 |
| 84 | USC | 2 | 14.0 | 87 | 7.00 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | 3 | 14.0 | 66 | 4.67 |
| 84 | Purdue | 2 | 14.0 | 58 | 7.00 |
| 84 | Maryland | 2 | 14.0 | 54 | 7.00 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 1 | 14.0 | 52 | 14.00 |
| 84 | Auburn | 2 | 14.0 | 51 | 7.00 |
| 90 | Duke | 2 | 13.0 | 57 | 6.50 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 2 | 13.0 | 54 | 6.50 |
| 92 | Stanford | 2 | 12.0 | 57 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Nebraska | 2 | 12.0 | 41 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Notre Dame | 3 | 12.0 | 41 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Washington State | 2 | 12.0 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 96 | Ohio State | 2 | 11.0 | 65 | 5.50 |
| 97 | Alabama | 2 | 10.0 | 75 | 5.00 |
| 97 | Arizona State | 1 | 10.0 | 35 | 10.00 |
| 97 | LSU | 1 | 10.0 | 31 | 10.00 |
| 97 | Iowa State | 1 | 10.0 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 97 | Tennessee | 2 | 10.0 | 22 | 5.00 |
| 102 | Arkansas | 2 | 9.0 | 62 | 4.50 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 1 | 9.0 | 34 | 9.00 |
| 102 | Washington | 1 | 9.0 | 33 | 9.00 |
| 102 | Indiana | 2 | 9.0 | 32 | 4.50 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9.0 | 30 | 9.00 |
| 102 | Illinois | 1 | 9.0 | 25 | 9.00 |
| 102 | Arizona | 2 | 9.0 | 25 | 4.50 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9.0 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 110 | TCU | 1 | 8.0 | 30 | 8.00 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 2 | 8.0 | 21 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Missouri | 2 | 8.0 | 17 | 4.00 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7.0 | 38 | 7.00 |
| 113 | UCLA | 2 | 7.0 | 38 | 3.50 |
| 113 | Clemson | 1 | 7.0 | 26 | 7.00 |
| 113 | California | 2 | 7.0 | 18 | 3.50 |
| 117 | Kansas State | 1 | 6.0 | 43 | 6.00 |
| 117 | Florida State | 1 | 6.0 | 38 | 6.00 |
| 119 | Colorado | 1 | 5.0 | 29 | 5.00 |
| 119 | Iowa | 1 | 5.0 | 22 | 5.00 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 1 | 5.0 | 21 | 5.00 |
| 122 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4.0 | 27 | 4.00 |
| 122 | Georgia | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 1 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.00 |
| 125 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 126 | West Virginia | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |