2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 13 398 793 1.99 10 30.62 61.00
2 San Diego State 14 413 1151 2.79 7 29.50 82.21
3 Georgia 15 462 1183 2.56 3 30.80 78.87
4 Oklahoma State 14 453 1227 2.71 9 32.36 87.64
5 Pittsburgh 14 472 1249 2.65 15 33.71 89.21
6 Clemson 13 440 1252 2.85 7 33.85 96.31
7 Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 28.92 97.54
8 Alabama 15 485 1290 2.66 9 32.33 86.00
9 Air Force 13 401 1376 3.43 18 30.85 105.85
10 UAB 13 448 1449 3.23 16 34.46 111.46
11 Mississippi State 13 406 1474 3.63 16 31.23 113.38
12 North Carolina State 12 391 1479 3.78 9 32.58 123.25
13 UCLA 12 397 1491 3.76 24 33.08 124.25
14 Michigan State 13 446 1511 3.39 10 34.31 116.23
15 Syracuse 12 438 1513 3.45 12 36.50 126.08
16 Houston 14 445 1515 3.40 13 31.79 108.21
17 Army 13 401 1531 3.82 19 30.85 117.77
18 Central Michigan 13 463 1551 3.35 18 35.62 119.31
19 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
20 Kentucky 13 401 1587 3.96 12 30.85 122.08
21 Iowa State 13 449 1590 3.54 11 34.54 122.31
22 Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 36.29 114.43
23 UTSA 14 489 1606 3.28 15 34.93 114.71
24 Texas A&M 12 443 1618 3.65 6 36.92 134.83
25 Fresno State 13 454 1622 3.57 15 34.92 124.77
26 San Jose State 12 459 1623 3.54 9 38.25 135.25
27 California 12 418 1641 3.93 13 34.83 136.75
28 Ohio State 13 448 1648 3.68 17 34.46 126.77
29 Auburn 13 470 1650 3.51 8 36.15 126.92
30 SMU 12 438 1651 3.77 15 36.50 137.58
31 Baylor 14 497 1652 3.32 16 35.50 118.00
32 Miami (Florida) 12 429 1668 3.89 16 35.75 139.00
33 Oklahoma 13 442 1677 3.79 15 34.00 129.00
34 Kansas State 13 458 1686 3.68 14 35.23 129.69
35 Utah 14 459 1705 3.71 11 32.79 121.79
36 Arizona State 13 471 1709 3.63 18 36.23 131.46
37 Appalachian State 14 481 1710 3.56 18 34.36 122.14
38 Troy 12 492 1714 3.48 15 41.00 142.83
39 New Mexico 12 465 1716 3.69 17 38.75 143.00
40 Florida State 12 477 1735 3.64 15 39.75 144.58
41 Old Dominion 13 491 1744 3.55 12 37.77 134.15
42 South Alabama 12 441 1755 3.98 21 36.75 146.25
43 Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 35.08 135.46
44 Nebraska 12 424 1763 4.16 12 35.33 146.92
45 Middle Tennessee 13 450 1768 3.93 17 34.62 136.00
46 Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 34.57 126.43
47 Indiana 12 433 1777 4.10 23 36.08 148.08
48 Texas Tech 13 445 1786 4.01 18 34.23 137.38
49 West Virginia 13 453 1804 3.98 15 34.85 138.77
50 UTEP 13 463 1805 3.90 22 35.62 138.85
51 Liberty 13 520 1819 3.50 19 40.00 139.92
52 Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 39.75 151.83
53 Georgia Southern 12 420 1829 4.35 17 35.00 152.42
54 Georgia State 13 524 1830 3.49 20 40.31 140.77
54 LSU 13 469 1830 3.90 16 36.08 140.77
56 Tulsa 13 479 1857 3.88 19 36.85 142.85
57 Oregon State 13 452 1867 4.13 19 34.77 143.62
58 Southern Mississippi 12 431 1868 4.33 15 35.92 155.67
59 Coastal Carolina 13 477 1877 3.94 21 36.69 144.38
60 Western Michigan 13 420 1886 4.49 17 32.31 145.08
60 Florida Atlantic 12 422 1886 4.47 17 35.17 157.17
62 Miami (Ohio) 13 482 1897 3.94 18 37.08 145.92
63 Tulane 12 484 1901 3.93 25 40.33 158.42
64 Boise State 12 478 1904 3.98 14 39.83 158.67
65 Tennessee 13 521 1931 3.71 24 40.08 148.54
66 East Carolina 12 412 1940 4.71 20 34.33 161.67
67 Rice 12 405 1944 4.80 30 33.75 162.00
68 Louisiana-Monroe 12 439 1949 4.44 21 36.58 162.42
69 Toledo 13 525 1969 3.75 11 40.38 151.46
70 North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 37.92 152.00
71 USC 12 436 1983 4.55 28 36.33 165.25
72 Colorado State 12 494 1995 4.04 18 41.17 166.25
73 Louisiana Tech 12 442 1998 4.52 25 36.83 166.50
74 Penn State 13 525 1999 3.81 12 40.38 153.77
75 Arkansas 13 497 2000 4.02 17 38.23 153.85
76 Oregon 14 502 2005 3.99 24 35.86 143.21
76 Memphis 12 489 2005 4.10 22 40.75 167.08
78 Maryland 13 500 2012 4.02 24 38.46 154.77
79 Hawai'i 13 502 2032 4.05 24 38.62 156.31
80 Purdue 13 483 2035 4.21 18 37.15 156.54
81 Louisville 13 467 2037 4.36 23 35.92 156.69
82 BYU 13 469 2042 4.35 24 36.08 157.08
83 Boston College 12 451 2043 4.53 15 37.58 170.25
84 UNLV 12 457 2063 4.51 19 38.08 171.92
85 UCF 13 479 2070 4.32 24 36.85 159.23
86 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 37.14 148.86
87 Cincinnati 14 583 2088 3.58 14 41.64 149.14
88 Rutgers 13 498 2093 4.20 16 38.31 161.00
88 Washington State 13 455 2093 4.60 20 35.00 161.00
90 Florida 13 478 2131 4.46 19 36.77 163.92
91 Colorado 12 431 2142 4.97 22 35.92 178.50
92 Arizona 12 473 2155 4.56 17 39.42 179.58
93 Georgia Tech 12 491 2184 4.45 19 40.92 182.00
94 Virginia Tech 13 481 2198 4.57 20 37.00 169.08
95 Texas State 12 501 2199 4.39 20 41.75 183.25
96 Bowling Green 12 542 2254 4.16 30 45.17 187.83
97 Utah State 14 516 2265 4.39 20 36.86 161.79
98 South Carolina 13 485 2275 4.69 18 37.31 175.00
99 Ball State 13 528 2293 4.34 22 40.62 176.38
100 Ohio 12 478 2316 4.85 25 39.83 193.00
101 Vanderbilt 12 421 2317 5.50 22 35.08 193.08
102 Connecticut 12 513 2326 4.53 27 42.75 193.83
103 Washington 12 489 2328 4.76 21 40.75 194.00
104 Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 40.75 194.92
105 North Carolina 13 504 2340 4.64 23 38.77 180.00
106 Wyoming 13 514 2349 4.57 17 39.54 180.69
106 New Mexico State 12 429 2349 5.48 26 35.75 195.75
108 Western Kentucky 14 564 2358 4.18 28 40.29 168.43
109 Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 39.17 201.58
110 Nevada 13 516 2425 4.70 23 39.69 186.54
111 Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 38.17 203.83
112 Duke 12 468 2470 5.28 26 39.00 205.83
113 Mississippi 13 549 2475 4.51 25 42.23 190.38
114 South Florida 12 429 2487 5.80 28 35.75 207.25
115 Marshall 13 584 2496 4.27 18 44.92 192.00
116 Northwestern 12 480 2559 5.33 31 40.00 213.25
117 Eastern Michigan 13 508 2599 5.12 27 39.08 199.92
118 Temple 12 555 2646 4.77 33 46.25 220.50
119 TCU 12 460 2664 5.79 34 38.33 222.00
120 Virginia 12 468 2710 5.79 21 39.00 225.83
121 Wake Forest 14 563 2738 4.86 25 40.21 195.57
122 Florida International 12 506 2758 5.45 30 42.17 229.83
123 Massachusetts 12 487 2825 5.80 43 40.58 235.42
124 Stanford 12 493 2828 5.74 33 41.08 235.67
125 Kent State 14 579 2882 4.98 40 41.36 205.86
126 Missouri 13 557 2963 5.32 32 42.85 227.92
127 Akron 12 482 2987 6.20 32 40.17 248.92
128 Kansas 12 495 2998 6.06 40 41.25 249.83
129 Northern Illinois 14 517 3003 5.81 33 36.93 214.50
130 Arkansas State 12 488 3133 6.42 32 40.67 261.08