2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wisconsin 13 188 263 1.40 1 23 27 9 1
2 Alabama 15 241 490 2.03 3 26 31 18 2
3 Pittsburgh 14 247 571 2.31 9 70 39 22 4
4 Oklahoma State 14 243 583 2.40 2 37 38 19 6
5 Georgia 15 230 648 2.82 1 34 39 23 2
6 Clemson 13 209 603 2.89 4 54 34 15 8
7 LSU 13 216 658 3.05 5 32 42 24 7
8 Penn State 13 249 765 3.07 5 35 50 23 4
9 Syracuse 12 212 654 3.08 5 39 46 19 5
10 Appalachian State 14 215 671 3.12 6 56 39 23 6
11 Notre Dame 13 208 651 3.13 4 89 36 25 4
12 Central Michigan 13 245 773 3.16 6 40 56 29 5
13 Michigan 14 231 742 3.21 5 75 42 18 7
14 San Diego State 14 196 636 3.24 3 59 31 21 4
15 Fresno State 13 223 724 3.25 7 63 41 27 7
16 UAB 13 250 822 3.29 8 35 45 25 4
17 Troy 12 231 765 3.31 3 43 45 22 6
18 Ohio State 13 227 759 3.34 6 62 45 20 3
19 San Jose State 12 223 748 3.35 6 27 45 15 1
19 Georgia State 13 258 865 3.35 10 75 54 24 7
21 Baylor 14 247 835 3.38 7 65 49 25 8
22 Tulsa 13 260 886 3.41 11 64 43 21 3
23 Cincinnati 14 289 990 3.43 5 51 63 29 3
24 Maryland 13 264 912 3.45 13 38 55 25 4
25 Illinois 12 240 834 3.48 7 23 56 32 2
26 Louisville 13 206 722 3.50 11 29 43 22 6
27 Minnesota 13 194 682 3.52 8 71 43 22 4
28 Arizona State 13 234 832 3.56 12 43 49 22 5
29 North Carolina State 12 184 662 3.60 4 55 30 20 8
30 Auburn 13 221 798 3.61 4 57 47 31 5
31 UTSA 14 257 930 3.62 8 34 58 36 6
32 Rutgers 13 260 945 3.63 6 71 60 33 5
33 UCLA 12 214 782 3.65 15 46 57 21 4
33 Utah State 14 286 1043 3.65 12 75 62 40 9
35 Oklahoma 13 230 842 3.66 6 50 54 29 4
36 Houston 14 225 825 3.67 6 79 42 25 8
37 Georgia Southern 12 189 695 3.68 9 48 41 30 4
38 Kentucky 13 181 668 3.69 5 48 34 24 5
38 SMU 12 191 705 3.69 6 40 31 20 9
40 Army 13 210 776 3.70 9 43 36 26 6
41 Arkansas 13 257 957 3.72 7 76 49 24 5
41 Tennessee 13 284 1057 3.72 12 39 64 31 5
43 South Alabama 12 207 786 3.80 13 31 48 31 5
44 West Virginia 13 209 802 3.84 8 70 41 18 6
45 Air Force 13 215 827 3.85 8 74 44 26 8
46 Nebraska 12 215 829 3.86 5 71 50 19 6
47 Mississippi State 13 214 829 3.87 7 59 47 28 5
47 Memphis 12 240 929 3.87 10 36 69 31 2
47 Iowa 14 247 956 3.87 9 67 57 27 6
50 Texas A&M 12 219 850 3.88 2 53 50 34 8
51 California 12 213 828 3.89 5 51 53 25 8
51 Kansas State 13 242 941 3.89 12 75 47 26 6
51 Coastal Carolina 13 255 991 3.89 11 54 51 29 10
51 Bowling Green 12 263 1024 3.89 15 50 61 23 7
55 New Mexico 12 217 853 3.93 9 40 50 20 6
55 Texas Tech 13 228 895 3.93 12 35 49 23 7
55 Old Dominion 13 248 974 3.93 6 56 52 21 7
58 Utah 14 234 923 3.94 4 68 59 33 5
59 East Carolina 12 216 853 3.95 7 47 49 27 10
59 North Texas 13 244 965 3.95 12 69 46 29 12
61 Florida State 12 240 950 3.96 7 63 50 27 5
61 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 258 1022 3.96 7 63 56 35 6
63 Mississippi 13 277 1101 3.97 9 49 64 33 7
64 Michigan State 13 217 865 3.99 5 45 50 23 8
65 Florida 13 221 885 4.00 8 54 46 29 6
65 Toledo 13 273 1093 4.00 7 51 56 38 9
67 Navy 12 205 822 4.01 12 78 44 21 4
68 Oregon 14 261 1049 4.02 11 40 67 34 5
69 Purdue 13 237 964 4.07 10 57 53 28 9
70 Louisiana Tech 12 225 917 4.08 12 70 57 31 6
71 Middle Tennessee 13 221 904 4.09 5 40 63 39 5
71 Liberty 13 264 1079 4.09 11 70 67 38 7
73 Indiana 12 200 822 4.11 15 62 45 25 7
74 Kent State 14 286 1177 4.12 10 50 68 34 5
75 Miami (Ohio) 13 238 983 4.13 11 75 47 25 9
76 UTEP 13 221 914 4.14 12 75 44 25 7
76 Temple 12 286 1185 4.14 14 50 71 39 7
78 North Carolina 13 260 1086 4.18 10 53 63 31 10
79 Iowa State 13 223 939 4.21 5 74 48 31 6
80 Georgia Tech 12 235 991 4.22 11 45 57 24 6
81 BYU 13 225 961 4.27 13 64 53 29 6
82 Washington State 13 216 932 4.31 8 71 51 35 6
83 UNLV 12 232 1004 4.33 9 75 57 36 10
83 Marshall 13 276 1194 4.33 9 88 58 32 13
85 Hawai'i 13 258 1120 4.34 14 66 57 32 10
86 Boise State 12 238 1035 4.35 8 75 54 38 11
87 Miami (Florida) 12 228 1002 4.39 10 71 59 37 11
88 Oregon State 13 213 937 4.40 8 22 59 32 4
89 Tulane 12 241 1066 4.42 13 68 56 36 12
90 UCF 13 263 1175 4.47 16 79 65 42 9
91 Louisiana-Monroe 12 234 1072 4.58 12 29 62 36 7
91 Wyoming 13 267 1222 4.58 9 54 65 35 12
93 Virginia Tech 13 208 954 4.59 12 80 50 29 8
94 Ball State 13 264 1220 4.62 17 70 66 31 8
95 Colorado State 12 214 1014 4.74 8 87 53 37 8
95 Western Kentucky 14 291 1378 4.74 16 65 77 44 12
97 Wake Forest 14 305 1449 4.75 13 58 82 53 10
98 Boston College 12 220 1058 4.81 7 59 56 33 12
99 Arizona 12 222 1070 4.82 10 55 60 38 7
99 South Carolina 13 237 1142 4.82 12 63 59 34 8
101 Texas State 12 236 1145 4.85 10 45 60 36 8
102 Nevada 13 237 1160 4.89 10 81 60 33 9
103 Colorado 12 195 957 4.91 8 38 56 36 7
103 Southern Mississippi 12 212 1041 4.91 8 55 45 31 9
105 USC 12 192 952 4.96 11 87 51 30 5
106 Texas 12 217 1079 4.97 10 71 53 33 8
107 Buffalo 12 250 1244 4.98 13 99 68 40 11
108 Charlotte 12 231 1166 5.05 10 64 62 35 9
109 Connecticut 12 216 1099 5.09 15 70 64 30 10
110 Washington 12 215 1096 5.10 6 67 53 28 9
111 Florida Atlantic 12 218 1129 5.18 9 94 57 32 16
112 Ohio 12 230 1203 5.23 11 90 58 35 8
113 Rice 12 189 1006 5.32 12 81 58 33 10
114 Duke 12 224 1198 5.35 15 72 52 39 15
115 Virginia 12 214 1151 5.38 8 71 53 33 13
116 New Mexico State 12 193 1041 5.39 12 63 53 39 8
117 Western Michigan 13 200 1080 5.40 5 96 53 37 13
117 South Florida 12 203 1097 5.40 14 69 56 38 11
119 TCU 12 215 1178 5.48 17 67 52 31 14
120 Florida International 12 251 1379 5.49 16 61 72 40 14
121 Kansas 12 222 1229 5.54 15 57 72 47 7
122 Missouri 13 269 1500 5.58 17 92 74 51 14
123 Northwestern 12 240 1358 5.66 18 75 64 41 12
124 Vanderbilt 12 198 1122 5.67 11 61 55 39 11
125 Eastern Michigan 13 248 1416 5.71 13 82 71 38 10
126 Northern Illinois 14 244 1454 5.96 18 66 79 46 17
127 Akron 12 252 1524 6.05 15 63 85 53 12
128 Arkansas State 12 244 1507 6.18 17 99 75 47 19
129 Stanford 12 242 1515 6.26 19 96 80 43 16
130 Massachusetts 12 219 1382 6.31 25 87 69 44 19
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards