2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 4 103 173 1.68 4 25.75 43.25
2 UCLA 3 83 188 2.27 3 27.67 62.67
3 Texas Tech 4 114 217 1.90 2 28.50 54.25
4 Wisconsin 4 133 258 1.94 3 33.25 64.50
5 Indiana 3 78 276 3.54 4 26.00 92.00
6 Iowa State 4 136 280 2.06 2 34.00 70.00
7 San Diego State 5 121 299 2.47 1 24.20 59.80
8 New Mexico 4 113 305 2.70 2 28.25 76.25
9 Clemson 5 132 312 2.36 0 26.40 62.40
10 Alabama 5 153 320 2.09 0 30.60 64.00
11 Tennessee 5 166 325 1.96 2 33.20 65.00
12 Oklahoma State 4 132 328 2.48 3 33.00 82.00
13 Kansas State 4 122 334 2.74 3 30.50 83.50
14 Syracuse 4 147 341 2.32 2 36.75 85.25
15 Southern Mississippi 4 126 353 2.80 3 31.50 88.25
16 North Carolina State 4 114 357 3.13 0 28.50 89.25
17 Troy 4 142 364 2.56 1 35.50 91.00
18 Iowa 4 163 383 2.35 3 40.75 95.75
19 Georgia 5 152 386 2.54 0 30.40 77.20
19 Maryland 4 136 386 2.84 3 34.00 96.50
21 Oregon State 4 141 391 2.77 4 35.25 97.75
21 California 3 98 391 3.99 4 32.67 130.33
23 Boston College 4 124 392 3.16 4 31.00 98.00
24 Colorado 3 100 394 3.94 4 33.33 131.33
25 Michigan State 4 127 395 3.11 3 31.75 98.75
26 Central Michigan 5 144 404 2.81 5 28.80 80.80
26 USC 3 102 404 3.96 7 34.00 134.67
28 Colorado State 4 131 411 3.14 6 32.75 102.75
29 South Alabama 4 138 416 3.01 7 34.50 104.00
30 Northwestern 3 106 421 3.97 3 35.33 140.33
31 Florida State 4 148 424 2.86 3 37.00 106.00
32 Illinois 3 109 431 3.95 4 36.33 143.67
33 Oklahoma 4 130 441 3.39 4 32.50 110.25
34 Baylor 4 145 445 3.07 4 36.25 111.25
35 Memphis 4 138 452 3.28 6 34.50 113.00
36 Nebraska 3 96 458 4.77 2 32.00 152.67
37 Arizona State 4 140 467 3.34 5 35.00 116.75
38 Rutgers 4 137 487 3.55 4 34.25 121.75
39 Fresno State 5 173 489 2.83 6 34.60 97.80
40 Pittsburgh 5 173 494 2.86 6 34.60 98.80
41 Miami (Florida) 4 144 496 3.44 3 36.00 124.00
42 San Jose State 4 132 505 3.83 2 33.00 126.25
43 UTSA 5 172 508 2.95 4 34.40 101.60
44 Louisiana-Monroe 4 138 510 3.70 6 34.50 127.50
45 Mississippi State 5 153 517 3.38 5 30.60 103.40
46 Auburn 5 171 518 3.03 3 34.20 103.60
46 Louisiana Tech 4 115 518 4.50 7 28.75 129.50
48 Washington 3 113 525 4.65 5 37.67 175.00
49 Michigan 4 135 527 3.90 1 33.75 131.75
50 Houston 5 159 531 3.34 3 31.80 106.20
51 TCU 3 108 544 5.04 4 36.00 181.33
52 SMU 4 129 546 4.23 2 32.25 136.50
53 Arizona 3 133 547 4.11 4 44.33 182.33
54 Navy 4 153 551 3.60 13 38.25 137.75
55 Texas 3 108 553 5.12 5 36.00 184.33
56 West Virginia 4 168 554 3.30 3 42.00 138.50
57 Air Force 5 162 560 3.46 6 32.40 112.00
58 UCF 5 142 577 4.06 8 28.40 115.40
59 Purdue 4 156 593 3.80 5 39.00 148.25
60 Utah 4 141 602 4.27 2 35.25 150.50
61 Kentucky 5 158 606 3.84 5 31.60 121.20
62 Arkansas 5 180 607 3.37 5 36.00 121.40
63 Stanford 3 110 616 5.60 8 36.67 205.33
64 LSU 5 191 618 3.24 5 38.20 123.60
65 Western Michigan 5 154 619 4.02 5 30.80 123.80
66 Texas A&M 4 161 633 3.93 2 40.25 158.25
67 UTEP 5 167 634 3.80 8 33.40 126.80
68 Utah State 5 157 636 4.05 6 31.40 127.20
69 Ohio State 4 150 644 4.29 5 37.50 161.00
70 Florida International 4 157 646 4.11 4 39.25 161.50
71 Kansas 3 133 659 4.95 12 44.33 219.67
72 Penn State 4 150 662 4.41 6 37.50 165.50
73 Tulsa 5 175 663 3.79 5 35.00 132.60
74 Appalachian State 5 150 665 4.43 6 30.00 133.00
75 Buffalo 4 163 667 4.09 8 40.75 166.75
75 Oregon 4 143 667 4.66 6 35.75 166.75
77 Toledo 5 200 670 3.35 3 40.00 134.00
77 East Carolina 4 150 670 4.47 8 37.50 167.50
79 UNLV 4 159 675 4.25 8 39.75 168.75
80 South Carolina 5 163 685 4.20 7 32.60 137.00
81 Temple 4 180 693 3.85 11 45.00 173.25
82 Bowling Green 4 178 696 3.91 8 44.50 174.00
83 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 171 708 4.14 5 34.20 141.60
84 Washington State 4 160 709 4.43 6 40.00 177.25
85 Georgia Southern 4 151 710 4.70 6 37.75 177.50
85 Texas State 4 150 710 4.73 8 37.50 177.50
87 Boise State 4 172 716 4.16 5 43.00 179.00
88 Duke 4 160 723 4.52 6 40.00 180.75
89 Tulane 4 177 725 4.10 10 44.25 181.25
90 UAB 5 155 736 4.75 8 31.00 147.20
91 Georgia Tech 4 149 739 4.96 7 37.25 184.75
92 Florida 5 193 748 3.88 10 38.60 149.60
93 Akron 4 132 759 5.75 13 33.00 189.75
94 Vanderbilt 4 134 774 5.78 5 33.50 193.50
95 Virginia Tech 5 176 792 4.50 7 35.20 158.40
96 Cincinnati 5 194 799 4.12 4 38.80 159.80
97 Old Dominion 5 225 800 3.56 7 45.00 160.00
98 Wake Forest 4 177 813 4.59 6 44.25 203.25
98 Arkansas State 4 145 813 5.61 8 36.25 203.25
100 Georgia State 5 216 817 3.78 9 43.20 163.40
101 Middle Tennessee 5 179 841 4.70 9 35.80 168.20
102 Virginia 4 148 844 5.70 8 37.00 211.00
103 Rice 4 154 910 5.91 16 38.50 227.50
104 Wyoming 5 187 912 4.88 9 37.40 182.40
105 South Florida 4 138 931 6.75 10 34.50 232.75
106 Miami (Ohio) 5 210 933 4.44 10 42.00 186.60
107 Nevada 5 198 942 4.76 11 39.60 188.40
108 Hawai'i 5 187 955 5.11 14 37.40 191.00
109 Coastal Carolina 5 219 957 4.37 11 43.80 191.40
110 Ball State 5 213 959 4.50 9 42.60 191.80
111 Mississippi 5 211 971 4.60 7 42.20 194.20
112 North Carolina 4 183 978 5.34 9 45.75 244.50
113 North Texas 5 195 993 5.09 6 39.00 198.60
114 Louisville 5 197 1005 5.10 14 39.40 201.00
115 Eastern Michigan 5 195 1011 5.18 11 39.00 202.20
116 Florida Atlantic 4 175 1014 5.79 9 43.75 253.50
117 Marshall 5 249 1077 4.33 10 49.80 215.40
118 Western Kentucky 5 226 1127 4.99 14 45.20 225.40
119 Ohio 4 189 1134 6.00 13 47.25 283.50
120 Charlotte 4 184 1135 6.17 7 46.00 283.75
121 Army 10 318 1137 3.58 15 31.80 113.70
122 Missouri 5 228 1142 5.01 11 45.60 228.40
123 Northern Illinois 5 199 1159 5.82 18 39.80 231.80
124 Kent State 5 197 1200 6.09 14 39.40 240.00
125 Liberty 11 412 1389 3.37 15 37.45 126.27
126 Connecticut 10 390 1682 4.31 18 39.00 168.20
127 Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 35.08 135.46
128 Massachusetts 8 330 1887 5.72 32 41.25 235.88
129 BYU 13 469 2042 4.35 24 36.08 157.08
130 New Mexico State 11 394 2068 5.25 23 35.82 188.00