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

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