COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1996
Rushing Defense CARRIES YARDS YDSPG 1 Florida St. ------------------ 418 649 59.0 2 West Virginia ---------------- 364 677 61.5 3 North Carolina --------------- 334 813 73.9 4 Louisville ------------------- 437 892 81.1 5 Nebraska --------------------- 447 1006 83.8 6 Army ------------------------- 325 979 89.0 7 Alabama ---------------------- 392 1110 92.5 8 Southern Mississippi --------- 384 1069 97.2 9 Ohio St. --------------------- 398 1074 97.6 10 Arizona St. ------------------ 407 1078 98.0 11 Syracuse --------------------- 398 1118 101.6 12 Arkansas --------------------- 379 1131 102.8 13 Washington ------------------- 389 1133 103.0 14 Texas A&M -------------------- 461 1256 104.7 15 Tennessee -------------------- 423 1168 106.2 16 Virginia --------------------- 449 1188 108.0 17 Michigan --------------------- 420 1193 108.5 18 Florida ---------------------- 463 1303 108.6 19 Virginia Tech ---------------- 385 1232 112.0 20 Ohio ------------------------- 469 1377 114.8 21 Wisconsin -------------------- 425 1394 116.2 22 Michigan St. ----------------- 421 1284 116.7 23 UCLA ------------------------- 418 1288 117.1 24 Notre Dame ------------------- 422 1314 119.5 25 Cincinnati ------------------- 448 1334 121.3 26 Ball St. --------------------- 411 1364 124.0 27 Brigham Young ---------------- 515 1744 124.6 28 Nevada ----------------------- 374 1397 127.0 29 Bowling Green ---------------- 418 1406 127.8 30 Mississippi St. -------------- 447 1436 130.5 31 Colorado --------------------- 420 1438 130.7 32 Auburn ----------------------- 434 1443 131.2 33 Stanford --------------------- 459 1446 131.5 33 Air Force -------------------- 427 1446 131.5 35 Miami (Fla.) ----------------- 437 1455 132.3 36 Washington St. --------------- 469 1492 135.6 37 Wyoming ---------------------- 458 1664 138.7 38 Idaho ------------------------ 403 1544 140.4 39 Clemson ---------------------- 443 1547 140.6 40 Maryland --------------------- 465 1549 140.8 41 Texas Tech ------------------- 416 1551 141.0 42 Northwestern ----------------- 431 1556 141.5 43 UAB -------------------------- 441 1563 142.1 44 Oklahoma --------------------- 504 1589 144.5 45 Memphis ---------------------- 478 1611 146.5 46 Iowa ------------------------- 433 1629 148.1 47 Georgia Tech ----------------- 412 1635 148.6 48 East Carolina ---------------- 449 1637 148.8 49 Georgia ---------------------- 476 1649 149.9 50 South Carolina --------------- 397 1656 150.5 51 Central Florida -------------- 465 1658 150.7 52 Vanderbilt ------------------- 473 1665 151.4 53 Kentucky --------------------- 422 1667 151.5 54 Penn St. --------------------- 494 1822 151.8 55 LSU -------------------------- 434 1686 153.3 56 Central Michigan ------------- 419 1687 153.4 57 Navy ------------------------- 418 1698 154.4 58 Mississippi ------------------ 458 1738 158.0 59 Indiana ---------------------- 480 1741 158.3 60 North Texas ------------------ 504 1753 159.4 61 Arizona ---------------------- 469 1760 160.0 62 Purdue ----------------------- 429 1764 160.4 63 Kansas St. ------------------- 493 1770 160.9 64 Arkansas St. ----------------- 460 1771 161.0 65 Toledo ----------------------- 458 1790 162.7 66 Utah St. --------------------- 445 1806 164.2 67 New Mexico ------------------- 435 1828 166.2 68 Western Michigan ------------- 490 1855 168.6 69 Houston ---------------------- 450 1860 169.1 70 San Diego St. ---------------- 460 1882 171.1 71 Southern Cal ----------------- 501 2078 173.2 72 Rice ------------------------- 409 1931 175.5 73 Texas Christian -------------- 461 1948 177.1 74 Fresno St. ------------------- 452 2027 184.3 75 Oregon ----------------------- 487 2030 184.5 76 Eastern Michigan ------------- 518 2038 185.3 77 Akron ------------------------ 490 2040 185.5 78 Miami (Ohio) ----------------- 526 2054 186.7 79 California ------------------- 471 2084 189.5 80 Boston College --------------- 547 2276 189.7 81 UTEP ------------------------- 463 2143 194.8 82 Oregon St. ------------------- 485 2169 197.2 83 Southern Methodist ----------- 524 2170 197.3 84 Tulane ----------------------- 536 2202 200.2 85 Missouri --------------------- 475 2219 201.7 86 Texas ------------------------ 553 2441 203.4 87 Duke ------------------------- 511 2283 207.5 88 Temple ----------------------- 434 2302 209.3 89 Illinois --------------------- 486 2342 212.9 90 Colorado St. ----------------- 521 2555 212.9 91 Utah ------------------------- 515 2358 214.4 92 Rutgers ---------------------- 513 2363 214.8 93 Kansas ----------------------- 477 2367 215.2 94 New Mexico St. --------------- 486 2407 218.8 95 Louisiana Tech --------------- 511 2411 219.2 96 Boise St. -------------------- 551 2680 223.3 97 Oklahoma St. ----------------- 465 2479 225.4 98 North Carolina St. ----------- 509 2501 227.4 99 San Jose St. ----------------- 511 2746 228.8 100 Southwestern La. ------------- 488 2551 231.9 101 Hawaii ----------------------- 538 2797 233.1 102 Pittsburgh ------------------- 509 2575 234.1 103 Northeast La. ---------------- 497 2708 246.2 104 Minnesota -------------------- 549 2712 246.5 105 Wake Forest ------------------ 537 2798 254.4 106 Iowa St. --------------------- 503 2886 262.4 107 Tulsa ------------------------ 528 2908 264.4 108 Kent ------------------------- 551 2952 268.4 109 UNLV ------------------------- 557 3228 269.0 110 Northern Illinois ------------ 582 3030 275.5 111 Baylor ----------------------- 560 3145 285.9