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