2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only 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 Georgia 14 431 1115 2.59 3 30.79 79.64
3 Oklahoma State 13 416 1125 2.70 9 32.00 86.54
4 San Diego State 13 393 1136 2.89 7 30.23 87.38
5 Pittsburgh 13 443 1149 2.59 15 34.08 88.38
5 Clemson 12 406 1149 2.83 7 33.83 95.75
7 Alabama 14 449 1222 2.72 9 32.07 87.29
8 Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 28.92 97.54
9 Air Force 12 377 1333 3.54 17 31.42 111.08
10 Michigan State 12 401 1344 3.35 8 33.42 112.00
11 UAB 12 433 1379 3.18 16 36.08 114.92
12 North Carolina State 11 359 1387 3.86 9 32.64 126.09
13 Kentucky 12 373 1416 3.80 11 31.08 118.00
14 Mississippi State 12 372 1439 3.87 15 31.00 119.92
15 Houston 13 411 1462 3.56 13 31.62 112.46
16 Texas A&M 11 401 1471 3.67 6 36.45 133.73
17 Baylor 13 457 1491 3.26 15 35.15 114.69
17 UCLA 12 397 1491 3.76 24 33.08 124.25
19 Army 12 381 1492 3.92 18 31.75 124.33
20 Central Michigan 12 437 1497 3.43 18 36.42 124.75
21 Syracuse 11 406 1506 3.71 11 36.91 136.91
22 San Jose State 11 428 1512 3.53 9 38.91 137.45
23 UTSA 13 453 1517 3.35 15 34.85 116.69
24 SMU 11 410 1532 3.74 15 37.27 139.27
25 Iowa State 12 423 1545 3.65 11 35.25 128.75
26 Fresno State 12 419 1569 3.74 15 34.92 130.75
27 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
28 California 11 396 1582 3.99 11 36.00 143.82
29 Kansas State 12 418 1586 3.79 12 34.83 132.17
30 Auburn 12 441 1601 3.63 8 36.75 133.42
31 Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 36.29 114.43
32 Oklahoma 12 415 1622 3.91 15 34.58 135.17
33 Florida State 11 438 1627 3.71 14 39.82 147.91
34 Arizona State 12 445 1631 3.67 16 37.08 135.92
35 Troy 11 464 1633 3.52 15 42.18 148.45
36 Nebraska 11 396 1634 4.13 12 36.00 148.55
37 Miami (Florida) 11 403 1639 4.07 16 36.64 149.00
38 Old Dominion 12 451 1640 3.64 12 37.58 136.67
39 Appalachian State 13 454 1644 3.62 17 34.92 126.46
40 Ohio State 13 448 1648 3.68 17 34.46 126.77
40 Utah 13 429 1648 3.84 11 33.00 126.77
42 Coastal Carolina 12 422 1654 3.92 19 35.17 137.83
43 Middle Tennessee 12 412 1680 4.08 16 34.33 140.00
44 UTEP 12 438 1687 3.85 20 36.50 140.58
45 Indiana 11 411 1712 4.17 23 37.36 155.64
46 South Alabama 11 410 1723 4.20 20 37.27 156.64
47 New Mexico 11 442 1725 3.90 17 40.18 156.82
48 Liberty 12 491 1733 3.53 19 40.92 144.42
49 Texas Tech 12 415 1755 4.23 18 34.58 146.25
49 Colorado State 11 460 1755 3.82 14 41.82 159.55
51 Oregon State 12 417 1759 4.22 19 34.75 146.58
52 Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 35.08 135.46
53 North Texas 12 444 1762 3.97 17 37.00 146.83
54 Tulsa 12 433 1769 4.09 19 36.08 147.42
54 West Virginia 12 422 1769 4.19 15 35.17 147.42
56 Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 34.57 126.43
57 LSU 12 427 1779 4.17 16 35.58 148.25
57 Georgia Southern 11 401 1779 4.44 17 36.45 161.73
59 Southern Mississippi 11 404 1806 4.47 15 36.73 164.18
60 East Carolina 11 373 1809 4.85 18 33.91 164.45
61 Toledo 12 483 1822 3.77 11 40.25 151.83
61 Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 39.75 151.83
63 Georgia State 13 524 1830 3.49 20 40.31 140.77
64 Rice 11 371 1850 4.99 27 33.73 168.18
65 Tulane 11 451 1857 4.12 25 41.00 168.82
65 Florida Atlantic 11 404 1857 4.60 17 36.73 168.82
67 Western Michigan 12 394 1858 4.72 17 32.83 154.83
68 Miami (Ohio) 12 444 1859 4.19 18 37.00 154.92
69 Oregon 13 463 1865 4.03 23 35.62 143.46
70 Arkansas 12 460 1889 4.11 17 38.33 157.42
71 Louisiana Tech 11 415 1895 4.57 22 37.73 172.27
72 Tennessee 12 493 1896 3.85 24 41.08 158.00
73 Boise State 12 478 1904 3.98 14 39.83 158.67
74 Memphis 11 461 1905 4.13 21 41.91 173.18
75 Louisiana-Monroe 11 422 1927 4.57 21 38.36 175.18
76 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 483 1932 4.00 16 37.15 148.62
77 Rutgers 12 464 1934 4.17 16 38.67 161.17
78 Boston College 11 416 1938 4.66 15 37.82 176.18
79 Penn State 12 499 1941 3.89 12 41.58 161.75
80 Maryland 12 480 1946 4.05 24 40.00 162.17
81 Louisville 12 445 1951 4.38 23 37.08 162.58
82 Hawai'i 12 475 1955 4.12 23 39.58 162.92
83 UNLV 11 423 1966 4.65 18 38.45 178.73
84 BYU 12 439 1971 4.49 23 36.58 164.25
85 USC 12 436 1983 4.55 28 36.33 165.25
86 Washington State 12 428 1991 4.65 19 35.67 165.92
87 Cincinnati 13 546 1995 3.65 13 42.00 153.46
88 Connecticut 10 435 2009 4.62 24 43.50 200.90
89 Florida 12 446 2017 4.52 16 37.17 168.08
90 Arizona 11 428 2024 4.73 16 38.91 184.00
91 Georgia Tech 11 448 2030 4.53 18 40.73 184.55
92 Purdue 13 483 2035 4.21 18 37.15 156.54
93 Virginia Tech 12 445 2038 4.58 19 37.08 169.83
94 UCF 12 465 2046 4.40 24 38.75 170.50
95 Texas State 11 478 2116 4.43 18 43.45 192.36
96 Colorado 11 413 2122 5.14 22 37.55 192.91
97 North Carolina 12 459 2131 4.64 21 38.25 177.58
98 Vanderbilt 11 384 2138 5.57 22 34.91 194.36
99 Ohio 11 433 2148 4.96 24 39.36 195.27
100 Western Kentucky 13 530 2157 4.07 26 40.77 165.92
101 Bowling Green 11 509 2185 4.29 29 46.27 198.64
102 Utah State 13 492 2200 4.47 20 37.85 169.23
103 Washington 11 455 2201 4.84 20 41.36 200.09
104 Ball State 12 504 2223 4.41 21 42.00 185.25
105 Wyoming 12 484 2228 4.60 17 40.33 185.67
106 South Carolina 12 463 2244 4.85 18 38.58 187.00
107 Duke 11 420 2262 5.39 24 38.18 205.64
108 New Mexico State 11 402 2273 5.65 25 36.55 206.64
109 Charlotte 11 418 2282 5.46 26 38.00 207.45
110 Nevada 12 474 2284 4.82 22 39.50 190.33
111 Buffalo 11 454 2321 5.11 26 41.27 211.00
112 South Florida 11 400 2355 5.89 27 36.36 214.09
113 Mississippi 12 511 2361 4.62 24 42.58 196.75
114 Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 39.17 201.58
115 Marshall 12 556 2425 4.36 18 46.33 202.08
116 Eastern Michigan 12 474 2494 5.26 25 39.50 207.83
117 Massachusetts 10 416 2500 6.01 37 41.60 250.00
118 Temple 11 507 2523 4.98 32 46.09 229.36
119 Northwestern 11 458 2528 5.52 31 41.64 229.82
120 Wake Forest 13 524 2597 4.96 25 40.31 199.77
121 TCU 11 431 2603 6.04 34 39.18 236.64
122 Virginia 11 431 2616 6.07 21 39.18 237.82
123 Florida International 11 470 2662 5.66 30 42.73 242.00
124 Missouri 12 521 2669 5.12 28 43.42 222.42
125 Kent State 13 542 2744 5.06 39 41.69 211.08
126 Stanford 12 493 2828 5.74 33 41.08 235.67
127 Kansas 11 454 2833 6.24 38 41.27 257.55
128 Northern Illinois 13 487 2878 5.91 31 37.46 221.38
129 Akron 11 451 2958 6.56 31 41.00 268.91
130 Arkansas State 11 468 3091 6.60 32 42.55 281.00