2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wisconsin 13 202 404 2.00 4 34 7 7 4
2 San Diego State 14 198 529 2.67 4 27 18 18 3
3 Minnesota 13 167 577 3.46 3 30 18 19 3
4 Georgia 15 205 599 2.92 2 34 15 17 2
5 SMU 12 197 634 3.22 7 31 14 14 4
6 Air Force 13 180 647 3.59 6 74 18 18 6
7 Notre Dame 13 191 675 3.53 3 67 22 22 5
8 Pittsburgh 14 230 678 2.95 5 70 21 21 6
9 UTSA 14 225 679 3.02 6 27 20 21 3
10 Utah 14 214 705 3.29 4 28 28 30 3
11 Miami (Florida) 12 205 708 3.45 5 51 23 25 3
12 Oklahoma State 14 198 714 3.61 4 38 18 19 9
13 UCLA 12 179 719 4.02 10 46 15 15 6
14 UAB 13 212 721 3.40 10 62 20 20 5
15 Alabama 15 219 731 3.34 7 67 17 19 3
16 Mississippi State 13 196 741 3.78 5 41 23 24 4
17 Rice 12 189 755 3.99 11 81 22 22 6
18 Colorado State 12 235 761 3.24 8 43 27 28 4
19 Ohio State 13 225 764 3.40 9 55 25 25 4
20 San Jose State 12 214 773 3.61 4 30 17 17 3
20 Michigan State 13 212 773 3.65 5 49 21 22 7
22 Clemson 13 212 782 3.69 4 54 18 17 8
23 Army 13 189 791 4.19 9 46 21 23 6
24 LSU 13 215 793 3.69 5 33 20 21 7
25 North Carolina State 12 201 794 3.95 6 55 24 25 11
26 Iowa State 13 214 798 3.73 4 32 25 25 4
27 California 12 190 810 4.26 6 51 23 23 7
28 Central Michigan 13 218 811 3.72 8 69 29 29 7
29 Oklahoma 13 214 815 3.81 6 75 21 22 7
30 Tulsa 13 225 830 3.69 11 54 24 25 6
30 West Virginia 13 208 830 3.99 7 70 21 20 8
32 Georgia State 13 246 840 3.41 5 75 24 27 3
33 Indiana 12 208 846 4.07 7 26 23 26 6
34 Navy 12 184 853 4.64 15 78 21 23 6
35 Troy 12 226 864 3.82 8 54 24 24 8
36 Fresno State 13 223 866 3.88 7 37 26 27 5
36 Appalachian State 14 218 866 3.97 6 86 30 30 4
38 North Texas 13 225 871 3.87 6 85 24 24 7
39 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 236 874 3.70 6 32 25 28 5
40 Syracuse 12 207 876 4.23 4 65 23 24 8
41 Memphis 12 228 883 3.87 11 57 25 26 7
42 Auburn 13 229 884 3.86 2 68 23 23 8
43 New Mexico 12 219 885 4.04 5 46 24 26 6
44 Baylor 14 244 893 3.66 9 65 30 31 8
45 Tennessee 13 236 900 3.81 10 32 25 25 6
46 Florida Atlantic 12 206 901 4.37 4 94 21 21 7
47 Houston 14 214 911 4.26 6 79 20 21 9
48 South Alabama 12 219 915 4.18 8 45 31 31 8
49 Nebraska 12 217 918 4.23 5 53 19 19 10
50 Middle Tennessee 13 230 921 4.00 6 45 31 30 8
51 Hawai'i 13 227 924 4.07 6 66 20 22 7
52 Iowa 14 245 927 3.78 7 67 23 24 4
53 Florida State 12 226 929 4.11 6 63 29 30 4
54 Oregon 14 246 930 3.78 14 40 25 28 4
55 Utah State 14 233 932 4.00 10 75 29 29 6
56 Southern Mississippi 12 223 940 4.22 9 44 26 25 10
57 Liberty 13 247 941 3.81 9 40 28 28 5
58 UTEP 13 211 942 4.46 10 43 31 32 8
59 Arkansas 13 246 944 3.84 8 34 23 23 5
60 Georgia Southern 12 200 945 4.73 6 40 35 37 7
61 Maryland 13 241 946 3.93 8 38 26 28 5
62 Kansas State 13 212 947 4.47 6 75 23 24 11
63 Texas Tech 13 231 962 4.16 7 75 24 25 7
64 UNLV 12 221 970 4.39 8 64 34 34 11
65 Texas A&M 12 208 974 4.68 3 53 31 32 6
66 Coastal Carolina 13 215 980 4.56 9 56 22 21 8
67 Old Dominion 13 239 985 4.12 6 55 20 21 4
68 Tulane 12 236 986 4.18 8 68 31 31 7
69 Michigan 14 221 989 4.48 4 75 18 19 7
70 Virginia Tech 13 234 993 4.24 8 61 27 28 6
71 Kentucky 13 202 1014 5.02 6 37 29 31 10
72 Miami (Ohio) 13 226 1018 4.50 8 79 23 23 8
73 Cincinnati 14 268 1023 3.82 7 33 29 30 3
73 Colorado 12 212 1023 4.83 10 31 33 34 10
75 Georgia Tech 12 231 1025 4.44 7 68 26 27 6
76 East Carolina 12 195 1027 5.27 7 90 29 30 11
77 Washington State 13 213 1041 4.89 7 71 36 36 9
78 Washington 12 224 1045 4.67 7 67 25 26 4
79 USC 12 225 1046 4.65 10 87 26 29 6
80 Arizona State 13 231 1048 4.54 7 43 30 30 8
81 Illinois 12 233 1052 4.52 5 75 34 35 3
81 UCF 13 223 1052 4.72 12 79 34 34 10
83 Oregon State 13 221 1062 4.81 9 56 33 34 5
84 Louisiana-Monroe 12 216 1065 4.93 12 42 28 31 9
85 Boise State 12 228 1069 4.69 4 75 31 33 12
86 Marshall 13 272 1082 3.98 6 75 31 33 10
87 Arizona 12 223 1087 4.87 5 53 29 31 9
88 Louisiana Tech 12 227 1093 4.81 12 43 37 37 10
89 Penn State 13 266 1111 4.18 7 68 37 37 10
90 Vanderbilt 12 210 1117 5.32 14 73 35 36 7
91 Toledo 13 253 1119 4.42 8 52 30 31 10
91 Florida 13 237 1119 4.72 8 54 37 36 9
93 South Carolina 13 240 1130 4.71 8 45 36 36 6
94 Purdue 13 229 1147 5.01 9 70 24 25 11
95 BYU 13 239 1154 4.83 8 50 32 35 8
96 Louisville 13 232 1155 4.98 8 41 41 41 12
97 Ball State 13 254 1161 4.57 11 66 28 27 6
98 Rutgers 13 242 1167 4.82 9 94 31 30 10
99 Connecticut 12 242 1177 4.86 12 70 37 38 7
100 Boston College 12 225 1181 5.25 4 51 33 38 12
101 Western Kentucky 14 266 1184 4.45 10 65 31 32 6
102 Western Michigan 13 201 1187 5.91 8 96 38 37 17
103 Virginia 12 221 1194 5.40 8 63 31 31 10
104 Texas State 12 243 1195 4.92 7 45 36 37 8
105 Wyoming 13 233 1223 5.25 5 75 33 33 11
106 Charlotte 12 219 1227 5.60 13 80 28 29 14
107 Northwestern 12 224 1230 5.49 15 83 27 28 11
108 Temple 12 261 1239 4.75 14 75 29 30 10
109 Duke 12 231 1241 5.37 8 72 35 37 13
110 Bowling Green 12 268 1267 4.73 9 54 39 40 7
111 North Carolina 13 243 1271 5.23 11 91 41 39 15
112 Buffalo 12 231 1275 5.52 12 99 40 41 14
113 Ohio 12 234 1279 5.47 9 90 38 39 6
114 Eastern Michigan 13 244 1300 5.33 10 82 33 34 7
115 Mississippi 13 250 1312 5.25 12 49 42 44 11
116 South Florida 12 230 1341 5.83 15 97 42 43 11
117 Texas 12 226 1348 5.96 12 71 36 37 15
118 Nevada 13 248 1350 5.44 7 81 33 36 12
119 Kent State 14 270 1382 5.12 18 80 39 41 11
120 Florida International 12 248 1428 5.76 12 57 41 41 13
121 Massachusetts 12 240 1448 6.03 14 47 42 45 20
122 New Mexico State 12 238 1456 6.12 17 75 45 46 13
123 Stanford 12 245 1458 5.95 13 96 45 44 14
124 Wake Forest 14 269 1487 5.53 9 50 54 57 13
125 Northern Illinois 14 237 1519 6.41 14 66 42 42 18
126 TCU 12 239 1526 6.38 17 80 42 41 17
127 Kansas 12 261 1597 6.12 16 80 56 57 10
128 Akron 12 250 1702 6.81 17 63 59 62 16
129 Arkansas State 12 242 1778 7.35 17 99 45 45 23
130 Missouri 13 287 1883 6.56 16 92 63 64 18
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards