2016 BYU Cougars Rushing Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 431 | 1467 | 3.40 | 14 | 33.15 | 112.85 |
| at Home | 6 | 190 | 558 | 2.94 | 5 | 31.67 | 93.00 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 241 | 909 | 3.77 | 9 | 34.43 | 129.86 |
| in Wins | 9 | 285 | 970 | 3.40 | 10 | 31.67 | 107.78 |
| in Losses | 4 | 146 | 497 | 3.40 | 4 | 36.50 | 124.25 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 0 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 12 | 411 | 1427 | 3.47 | 14 | 34.25 | 118.92 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 35 | 149 | 4.26 | 3 | 35.00 | 149.00 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 396 | 1318 | 3.33 | 11 | 33.00 | 109.83 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 413 | 1446 | 3.50 | 14 | 34.42 | 120.50 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1.17 | 0 | 18.00 | 21.00 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 199 | 800 | 4.02 | 7 | 39.80 | 160.00 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 214 | 646 | 3.02 | 7 | 30.57 | 92.29 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 6 | 218 | 731 | 3.35 | 9 | 36.33 | 121.83 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 6 | 195 | 715 | 3.67 | 5 | 32.50 | 119.17 |
| in August/September | 5 | 178 | 670 | 3.76 | 7 | 35.60 | 134.00 |
| in October | 3 | 116 | 377 | 3.25 | 5 | 38.67 | 125.67 |
| in November | 4 | 91 | 254 | 2.79 | 1 | 22.75 | 63.50 |
| in December/January | 1 | 46 | 166 | 3.61 | 1 | 46.00 | 166.00 |