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