2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Georgia 15 462 1183 2.56 3 34 81 41 3
2 Wisconsin 13 398 793 1.99 10 36 53 20 5
2 Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 71 83 40 5
4 San Diego State 14 413 1151 2.79 7 59 71 39 6
4 Alabama 15 485 1290 2.66 9 67 86 47 6
4 Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 67 96 43 6
7 San Jose State 12 459 1623 3.54 9 67 87 42 7
8 UTSA 14 489 1606 3.28 15 42 105 58 8
8 Florida State 12 477 1735 3.64 15 63 94 58 8
8 Oregon 14 502 2005 3.99 24 48 122 62 8
8 Cincinnati 14 583 2088 3.58 14 51 124 64 8
12 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 78 86 51 9
12 Liberty 13 520 1819 3.50 19 70 116 62 9
14 Pittsburgh 14 472 1249 2.65 15 70 80 46 10
14 Mississippi State 13 406 1474 3.63 16 59 84 48 10
14 Iowa State 13 449 1590 3.54 11 74 96 50 10
14 Old Dominion 13 491 1744 3.55 12 56 102 42 10
14 Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 75 117 59 10
14 Oregon State 13 452 1867 4.13 19 56 118 57 10
14 Arkansas 13 497 2000 4.02 17 76 103 53 10
21 UAB 13 448 1449 3.23 16 62 84 43 11
21 Ohio State 13 448 1648 3.68 17 77 97 55 11
23 Clemson 13 440 1252 2.85 7 54 74 36 12
23 Air Force 13 401 1376 3.43 18 74 81 42 12
23 UCLA 12 397 1491 3.76 24 49 99 47 12
23 Army 13 401 1531 3.82 19 46 77 50 12
23 Utah 14 459 1705 3.71 11 68 103 62 12
23 New Mexico 12 465 1716 3.69 17 53 99 44 12
23 Georgia State 13 524 1830 3.49 20 75 115 57 12
23 Tulsa 13 479 1857 3.88 19 64 93 54 12
23 Tennessee 13 521 1931 3.71 24 49 117 62 12
23 Bowling Green 12 542 2254 4.16 30 54 135 65 12
33 Syracuse 12 438 1513 3.45 12 65 98 43 13
33 Texas A&M 12 443 1618 3.65 6 53 98 62 13
33 Fresno State 13 454 1622 3.57 15 63 85 51 13
33 Oklahoma 13 442 1677 3.79 15 75 101 58 13
33 Indiana 12 433 1777 4.10 23 62 100 54 13
33 USC 12 436 1983 4.55 28 87 98 61 13
33 Memphis 12 489 2005 4.10 22 57 125 61 13
33 BYU 13 469 2042 4.35 24 64 118 60 13
33 Ball State 13 528 2293 4.34 22 70 130 63 13
42 Oklahoma State 14 453 1227 2.71 9 56 69 39 14
42 Michigan State 13 446 1511 3.39 10 49 102 40 14
42 Houston 14 445 1515 3.40 13 79 80 47 14
42 Central Michigan 13 463 1551 3.35 18 69 102 59 14
42 Kentucky 13 401 1587 3.96 12 48 82 55 14
42 California 12 418 1641 3.93 13 51 108 58 14
42 Auburn 13 470 1650 3.51 8 68 87 54 14
42 Appalachian State 14 481 1710 3.56 18 86 100 63 14
42 Texas Tech 13 445 1786 4.01 18 75 99 52 14
42 UTEP 13 463 1805 3.90 22 75 94 54 14
42 Louisiana-Monroe 12 439 1949 4.44 21 53 105 63 14
42 Maryland 13 500 2012 4.02 24 66 113 61 14
42 Washington State 13 455 2093 4.60 20 71 122 76 14
42 Georgia Tech 12 491 2184 4.45 19 68 116 56 14
42 Ohio 12 478 2316 4.85 25 90 120 71 14
57 Baylor 14 497 1652 3.32 16 65 99 57 15
57 Kansas State 13 458 1686 3.68 14 75 93 48 15
57 Arizona State 13 471 1709 3.63 18 47 100 52 15
57 Troy 12 492 1714 3.48 15 54 104 53 15
57 South Alabama 12 441 1755 3.98 21 75 96 62 15
57 Middle Tennessee 13 450 1768 3.93 17 45 111 60 15
57 Georgia Southern 12 420 1829 4.35 17 58 104 71 15
57 Coastal Carolina 13 477 1877 3.94 21 56 106 51 15
57 Colorado State 12 494 1995 4.04 18 87 114 66 15
57 Penn State 13 525 1999 3.81 12 68 124 69 15
57 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 76 109 65 15
57 Washington 12 489 2328 4.76 21 67 128 64 15
69 Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 89 105 59 16
69 Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 75 96 45 16
69 Toledo 13 525 1969 3.75 11 52 102 64 16
69 Texas State 12 501 2199 4.39 20 45 132 73 16
69 Connecticut 12 513 2326 4.53 27 76 136 65 16
74 SMU 12 438 1651 3.77 15 58 80 49 17
74 Nebraska 12 424 1763 4.16 12 71 91 39 17
74 Arizona 12 473 2155 4.56 17 55 109 70 17
74 Virginia Tech 13 481 2198 4.57 20 80 122 72 17
74 Western Kentucky 14 564 2358 4.18 28 65 139 75 17
79 Miami (Ohio) 13 482 1897 3.94 18 79 100 53 18
79 Tulane 12 484 1901 3.93 25 68 107 60 18
79 Boise State 12 478 1904 3.98 14 75 101 64 18
79 Louisiana Tech 12 442 1998 4.52 25 70 112 69 18
79 Hawai'i 13 502 2032 4.05 24 66 111 64 18
79 Purdue 13 483 2035 4.21 18 70 108 53 18
79 UCF 13 479 2070 4.32 24 79 111 72 18
79 South Carolina 13 485 2275 4.69 18 63 123 71 18
87 North Carolina State 12 391 1479 3.78 9 55 70 49 19
87 Miami (Florida) 12 429 1668 3.89 16 71 98 60 19
87 West Virginia 13 453 1804 3.98 15 70 97 46 19
87 LSU 13 469 1830 3.90 16 48 102 67 19
87 Rice 12 405 1944 4.80 30 81 111 63 19
87 Louisville 13 467 2037 4.36 23 75 117 76 19
87 Boston College 12 451 2043 4.53 15 59 106 62 19
87 UNLV 12 457 2063 4.51 19 75 118 75 19
87 Rutgers 13 498 2093 4.20 16 94 112 66 19
87 Colorado 12 431 2142 4.97 22 53 123 80 19
87 Vanderbilt 12 421 2317 5.50 22 73 115 81 19
98 Southern Mississippi 12 431 1868 4.33 15 55 83 55 20
98 North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 85 99 53 20
98 Florida 13 478 2131 4.46 19 74 111 70 20
98 Nevada 13 516 2425 4.70 23 81 131 74 20
98 Mississippi 13 549 2475 4.51 25 49 143 83 20
98 Eastern Michigan 13 508 2599 5.12 27 82 144 74 20
104 Florida Atlantic 12 422 1886 4.47 17 94 91 51 21
104 Wyoming 13 514 2349 4.57 17 75 121 71 21
106 North Carolina 13 504 2340 4.64 23 91 134 68 22
106 New Mexico State 12 429 2349 5.48 26 79 112 78 22
106 Marshall 13 584 2496 4.27 18 88 139 77 22
106 Temple 12 555 2646 4.77 33 75 143 80 22
110 East Carolina 12 412 1940 4.71 20 90 100 60 23
110 South Florida 12 429 2487 5.80 28 97 118 77 23
110 Northwestern 12 480 2559 5.33 31 83 120 70 23
110 Florida International 12 506 2758 5.45 30 61 148 83 23
110 Kansas 12 495 2998 6.06 40 80 151 98 23
115 Western Michigan 13 420 1886 4.49 17 96 105 67 24
115 Utah State 14 516 2265 4.39 20 98 117 72 24
115 Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 99 125 80 24
115 Wake Forest 14 563 2738 4.86 25 71 148 101 24
119 Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 80 120 69 25
119 Stanford 12 493 2828 5.74 33 96 152 85 25
121 Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 71 117 68 26
121 Akron 12 482 2987 6.20 32 63 158 104 26
123 Duke 12 468 2470 5.28 26 72 114 72 27
123 Kent State 14 579 2882 4.98 40 80 156 83 27
123 Missouri 13 557 2963 5.32 32 92 156 99 27
126 TCU 12 460 2664 5.79 34 80 124 75 28
127 Virginia 12 468 2710 5.79 21 71 120 76 31
128 Massachusetts 12 487 2825 5.80 43 87 143 89 33
128 Northern Illinois 14 517 3003 5.81 33 66 158 99 33
130 Arkansas State 12 488 3133 6.42 32 99 139 85 37
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards