2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Georgia 9 302 819 2.71 2 33.56 91.00
2 Auburn 8 265 874 3.30 3 33.13 109.25
3 Alabama 10 323 779 2.41 5 32.30 77.90
3 San Diego State 12 354 989 2.79 5 29.50 82.42
3 Clemson 9 284 785 2.76 5 31.56 87.22
3 Texas A&M 9 304 1011 3.33 5 33.78 112.33
3 Michigan 10 350 1213 3.47 5 35.00 121.30
3 North Carolina State 10 324 1260 3.89 5 32.40 126.00
9 Ohio State 9 304 790 2.60 6 33.78 87.78
9 Iowa State 8 271 961 3.55 6 33.88 120.13
9 Penn State 8 300 1048 3.49 6 37.50 131.00
9 Nebraska 7 250 1018 4.07 6 35.71 145.43
13 Oklahoma State 10 326 827 2.54 7 32.60 82.70
13 Michigan State 10 337 1055 3.13 7 33.70 105.50
13 San Jose State 10 376 1406 3.74 7 37.60 140.60
16 Wisconsin 10 292 654 2.24 8 29.20 65.40
16 Tennessee 8 275 854 3.11 8 34.38 106.75
16 Utah 9 296 1023 3.46 8 32.89 113.67
16 Syracuse 8 300 1082 3.61 8 37.50 135.25
16 Boise State 8 314 1194 3.80 8 39.25 149.25
21 Minnesota 11 325 996 3.06 9 29.55 90.55
21 Mississippi State 8 231 823 3.56 9 28.88 102.88
21 Oklahoma 10 326 1049 3.22 9 32.60 104.90
21 Baylor 9 291 1080 3.71 9 32.33 120.00
21 LSU 9 309 1088 3.52 9 34.33 120.89
21 Arkansas 10 356 1291 3.63 9 35.60 129.10
21 Louisville 8 273 1141 4.18 9 34.13 142.63
28 Iowa 12 427 1270 2.97 10 35.58 105.83
28 Kentucky 11 344 1248 3.63 10 31.27 113.45
28 Fresno State 11 372 1271 3.42 10 33.82 115.55
28 Washington State 9 281 1108 3.94 10 31.22 123.11
28 Kansas State 10 335 1244 3.71 10 33.50 124.40
28 Tulsa 9 328 1138 3.47 10 36.44 126.44
28 Old Dominion 12 450 1580 3.51 10 37.50 131.67
28 Florida State 8 304 1171 3.85 10 38.00 146.38
28 Toledo 12 486 1837 3.78 10 40.50 153.08
28 Arizona 8 310 1378 4.45 10 38.75 172.25
28 Georgia Tech 8 345 1425 4.13 10 43.13 178.13
39 UAB 11 375 1087 2.90 11 34.09 98.82
39 Houston 13 417 1305 3.13 11 32.08 100.38
39 Appalachian State 12 396 1276 3.22 11 33.00 106.33
39 California 11 383 1431 3.74 11 34.82 130.09
39 Georgia Southern 9 295 1235 4.19 11 32.78 137.22
39 Rutgers 9 348 1376 3.95 11 38.67 152.89
39 Purdue 9 355 1394 3.93 11 39.44 154.89
46 Pittsburgh 11 367 947 2.58 12 33.36 86.09
46 Notre Dame 11 382 1434 3.75 12 34.73 130.36
46 Miami (Florida) 8 305 1149 3.77 12 38.13 143.63
46 West Virginia 10 361 1473 4.08 12 36.10 147.30
46 South Carolina 10 367 1596 4.35 12 36.70 159.60
46 Boston College 9 323 1505 4.66 12 35.89 167.22
46 Virginia 8 301 1704 5.66 12 37.63 213.00
53 UTSA 13 449 1450 3.23 13 34.54 111.54
53 Oregon 10 338 1156 3.42 13 33.80 115.60
53 SMU 10 359 1324 3.69 13 35.90 132.40
53 Oregon State 10 326 1338 4.10 13 32.60 133.80
53 Troy 11 447 1510 3.38 13 40.64 137.27
53 New Mexico 10 388 1397 3.60 13 38.80 139.70
53 Tulane 8 315 1142 3.63 13 39.38 142.75
53 Cincinnati 11 461 1617 3.51 13 41.91 147.00
53 Maryland 9 346 1356 3.92 13 38.44 150.67
53 Texas 7 261 1220 4.67 13 37.29 174.29
63 Air Force 11 323 1039 3.22 14 29.36 94.45
63 UCLA 10 329 1080 3.28 14 32.90 108.00
63 Arizona State 11 396 1357 3.43 14 36.00 123.36
63 Western Michigan 11 353 1476 4.18 14 32.09 134.18
63 Indiana 7 256 1026 4.01 14 36.57 146.57
63 Southern Mississippi 11 398 1657 4.16 14 36.18 150.64
63 Vanderbilt 9 309 1699 5.50 14 34.33 188.78
63 South Florida 8 289 1588 5.49 14 36.13 198.50
71 Army 12 378 1351 3.57 15 31.50 112.58
71 Miami (Ohio) 12 451 1650 3.66 15 37.58 137.50
71 Liberty 11 452 1547 3.42 15 41.09 140.64
71 Texas Tech 9 292 1269 4.35 15 32.44 141.00
71 Illinois 11 425 1650 3.88 15 38.64 150.00
71 Washington 10 377 1656 4.39 15 37.70 165.60
71 Florida 10 387 1710 4.42 15 38.70 171.00
71 Marshall 12 533 2276 4.27 15 44.42 189.67
79 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 37.14 148.86
79 Mississippi 10 400 1636 4.09 16 40.00 163.60
79 Virginia Tech 11 394 1810 4.59 16 35.82 164.55
79 Texas State 10 420 1790 4.26 16 42.00 179.00
79 New Mexico State 8 278 1493 5.37 16 34.75 186.63
84 Middle Tennessee 13 450 1768 3.93 17 34.62 136.00
84 Florida Atlantic 12 422 1886 4.47 17 35.17 157.17
84 Utah State 12 441 1896 4.30 17 36.75 158.00
84 Colorado 10 350 1621 4.63 17 35.00 162.10
84 Louisiana-Monroe 10 367 1639 4.47 17 36.70 163.90
84 East Carolina 10 340 1710 5.03 17 34.00 171.00
84 North Carolina 9 363 1619 4.46 17 40.33 179.89
84 Wyoming 12 483 2168 4.49 17 40.25 180.67
84 Colorado State 10 414 1830 4.42 17 41.40 183.00
93 Central Michigan 13 463 1551 3.35 18 35.62 119.31
93 South Alabama 11 408 1530 3.75 18 37.09 139.09
93 Georgia State 12 486 1687 3.47 18 40.50 140.58
93 UCF 12 437 1734 3.97 18 36.42 144.50
93 North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 37.92 152.00
93 UNLV 10 379 1823 4.81 18 37.90 182.30
93 Wake Forest 11 453 2219 4.90 18 41.18 201.73
100 Navy 9 307 1200 3.91 19 34.11 133.33
100 BYU 10 363 1515 4.17 19 36.30 151.50
100 USC 9 318 1466 4.61 19 35.33 162.89
100 Memphis 11 452 1808 4.00 19 41.09 164.36
104 Ohio 11 429 2006 4.68 20 39.00 182.36
104 Duke 10 384 1984 5.17 20 38.40 198.40
104 Stanford 9 358 1990 5.56 20 39.78 221.11
107 Coastal Carolina 13 477 1877 3.94 21 36.69 144.38
107 Hawai'i 11 405 1746 4.31 21 36.82 158.73
107 Northwestern 9 351 1754 5.00 21 39.00 194.89
110 UTEP 13 463 1805 3.90 22 35.62 138.85
110 Ball State 13 528 2293 4.34 22 40.62 176.38
110 Nevada 12 477 2239 4.69 22 39.75 186.58
110 TCU 9 327 1808 5.53 22 36.33 200.89
110 Connecticut 10 438 2048 4.68 22 43.80 204.80
115 Rice 10 326 1555 4.77 23 32.60 155.50
115 Louisiana Tech 11 411 1831 4.45 23 37.36 166.45
115 Missouri 10 439 2291 5.22 23 43.90 229.10
118 Western Kentucky 13 521 2166 4.16 24 40.08 166.62
119 Northern Illinois 13 469 2630 5.61 25 36.08 202.31
120 Temple 10 477 2150 4.51 26 47.70 215.00
121 Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 40.75 194.92
121 Eastern Michigan 13 508 2599 5.12 27 39.08 199.92
121 Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 38.17 203.83
121 Akron 11 447 2750 6.15 27 40.64 250.00
125 Arkansas State 11 435 2709 6.23 28 39.55 246.27
126 Bowling Green 12 542 2254 4.16 30 45.17 187.83
126 Florida International 12 506 2758 5.45 30 42.17 229.83
126 Kansas 9 369 2186 5.92 30 41.00 242.89
129 Kent State 13 541 2676 4.95 37 41.62 205.85
130 Massachusetts 11 446 2602 5.83 38 40.55 236.55