2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Memphis 1 16 49 3.06 1 16.00 49.00
2 East Carolina 1 39 99 2.54 0 39.00 99.00
2 Troy 1 28 99 3.54 0 28.00 99.00
4 San Diego State 2 51 121 2.37 0 25.50 60.50
5 UTSA 1 35 150 4.29 0 35.00 150.00
6 New Mexico 1 34 154 4.53 1 34.00 154.00
7 Colorado State 2 69 158 2.29 2 34.50 79.00
8 San Jose State 1 34 160 4.71 0 34.00 160.00
9 UAB 1 38 163 4.29 1 38.00 163.00
10 Old Dominion 1 41 164 4.00 2 41.00 164.00
11 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 42 170 4.05 2 42.00 170.00
11 SMU 1 30 170 5.67 1 30.00 170.00
13 Coastal Carolina 1 38 172 4.53 3 38.00 172.00
14 Miami (Ohio) 1 46 175 3.80 2 46.00 175.00
14 Appalachian State 1 43 175 4.07 2 43.00 175.00
16 Florida International 1 37 177 4.78 2 37.00 177.00
17 Arkansas State 1 39 200 5.13 3 39.00 200.00
18 Southern Mississippi 1 33 211 6.39 1 33.00 211.00
19 Buffalo 1 41 220 5.37 2 41.00 220.00
20 Middle Tennessee 1 39 224 5.74 4 39.00 224.00
21 Louisiana Tech 2 50 232 4.64 4 25.00 116.00
21 Air Force 1 41 232 5.66 2 41.00 232.00
23 Louisiana-Monroe 2 72 237 3.29 3 36.00 118.50
24 Ball State 1 48 240 5.00 2 48.00 240.00
25 Texas State 1 45 244 5.42 2 45.00 244.00
26 Boise State 1 57 246 4.32 3 57.00 246.00
27 South Alabama 1 43 250 5.81 5 43.00 250.00
28 Georgia Southern 1 48 269 5.60 3 48.00 269.00
29 Houston 2 57 270 4.74 3 28.50 135.00
30 Utah State 2 62 301 4.85 2 31.00 150.50
31 Fresno State 2 78 303 3.88 5 39.00 151.50
32 North Texas 1 39 306 7.85 3 39.00 306.00
33 Central Michigan 3 86 308 3.58 4 28.67 102.67
34 Western Kentucky 2 82 326 3.98 7 41.00 163.00
35 Eastern Michigan 1 55 352 6.40 4 55.00 352.00
36 Georgia State 2 75 367 4.89 4 37.50 183.50
37 Liberty 2 81 370 4.57 5 40.50 185.00
38 UCF 2 67 396 5.91 5 33.50 198.00
39 Temple 2 89 399 4.48 9 44.50 199.50
40 Florida Atlantic 1 46 400 8.70 4 46.00 400.00
41 Western Michigan 2 67 410 6.12 3 33.50 205.00
42 Connecticut 3 118 422 3.58 5 39.33 140.67
42 Nevada 2 75 422 5.63 5 37.50 211.00
44 Cincinnati 2 84 453 5.39 1 42.00 226.50
45 Tulsa 2 84 459 5.46 4 42.00 229.50
46 UNLV 2 84 474 5.64 6 42.00 237.00
47 Tulane 2 96 488 5.08 9 48.00 244.00
48 New Mexico State 2 77 495 6.43 6 38.50 247.50
49 Hawai'i 2 85 500 5.88 8 42.50 250.00
50 Bowling Green 2 108 513 4.75 5 54.00 256.50
51 Akron 2 67 553 8.25 10 33.50 276.50
52 Army 3 103 573 5.56 8 34.33 191.00
53 Wisconsin 10 298 595 2.00 8 29.80 59.50
54 Northern Illinois 2 99 644 6.51 10 49.50 322.00
55 Kent State 3 108 651 6.03 7 36.00 217.00
56 Ohio 2 95 656 6.91 7 47.50 328.00
56 South Florida 2 84 656 7.81 7 42.00 328.00
58 Rice 2 85 672 7.91 10 42.50 336.00
59 Charlotte 2 94 689 7.33 5 47.00 344.50
60 Massachusetts 3 131 838 6.40 13 43.67 279.33
61 Oklahoma State 10 321 899 2.80 6 32.10 89.90
62 Pittsburgh 11 368 947 2.57 11 33.45 86.09
63 Georgia 13 395 988 2.50 3 30.38 76.00
64 Alabama 11 363 1057 2.91 9 33.00 96.09
65 Minnesota 11 321 1142 3.56 8 29.18 103.82
66 North Carolina State 9 292 1144 3.92 9 32.44 127.11
67 Texas A&M 9 320 1156 3.61 5 35.56 128.44
68 Clemson 11 380 1170 3.08 7 34.55 106.36
69 Utah 11 338 1213 3.59 9 30.73 110.27
70 Syracuse 9 333 1222 3.67 11 37.00 135.78
70 Auburn 9 332 1222 3.68 7 36.89 135.78
72 Mississippi State 10 322 1251 3.89 14 32.20 125.10
73 BYU 7 232 1257 5.42 15 33.14 179.57
74 Michigan State 11 375 1272 3.39 8 34.09 115.64
75 Kentucky 10 304 1298 4.27 10 30.40 129.80
76 Baylor 11 406 1345 3.31 12 36.91 122.27
77 UCLA 10 339 1351 3.99 21 33.90 135.10
78 Notre Dame 10 341 1378 4.04 11 34.10 137.80
79 Washington State 9 295 1384 4.69 14 32.78 153.78
80 Arizona State 10 374 1399 3.74 14 37.40 139.90
81 Iowa 12 419 1427 3.41 14 34.92 118.92
82 Florida State 9 375 1450 3.87 13 41.67 161.11
83 Michigan 12 416 1483 3.56 10 34.67 123.58
84 Ohio State 11 380 1499 3.94 17 34.55 136.27
84 Nebraska 10 363 1499 4.13 12 36.30 149.90
86 Indiana 9 355 1501 4.23 19 39.44 166.78
87 Iowa State 11 392 1505 3.84 11 35.64 136.82
88 Miami (Florida) 10 364 1512 4.15 15 36.40 151.20
89 California 10 370 1521 4.11 11 37.00 152.10
90 Oklahoma 11 383 1522 3.97 13 34.82 138.36
91 Illinois 10 401 1524 3.80 13 40.10 152.40
92 Florida 9 318 1528 4.81 11 35.33 169.78
93 Kansas State 11 395 1561 3.95 11 35.91 141.91
93 Oregon State 10 344 1561 4.54 16 34.40 156.10
95 USC 9 334 1579 4.73 21 37.11 175.44
96 Louisville 10 360 1582 4.39 20 36.00 158.20
97 LSU 10 359 1605 4.47 16 35.90 160.50
98 Arizona 9 340 1608 4.73 13 37.78 178.67
99 Texas Tech 10 351 1623 4.62 16 35.10 162.30
100 Georgia Tech 9 373 1653 4.43 14 41.44 183.67
101 Arkansas 10 386 1656 4.29 15 38.60 165.60
102 North Carolina 10 372 1663 4.47 16 37.20 166.30
103 Boston College 9 350 1739 4.97 14 38.89 193.22
104 Vanderbilt 9 314 1747 5.56 20 34.89 194.11
105 West Virginia 12 422 1769 4.19 15 35.17 147.42
106 Oregon 12 433 1788 4.13 22 36.08 149.00
107 Virginia Tech 10 366 1792 4.90 17 36.60 179.20
108 Tennessee 10 433 1795 4.15 24 43.30 179.50
109 Maryland 11 433 1796 4.15 24 39.36 163.27
110 Purdue 11 415 1800 4.34 17 37.73 163.64
111 Rutgers 11 428 1821 4.25 14 38.91 165.55
112 Penn State 11 473 1872 3.96 11 43.00 170.18
113 Mississippi 10 418 1938 4.64 21 41.80 193.80
114 Virginia 9 347 1982 5.71 14 38.56 220.22
115 South Carolina 10 394 1983 5.03 15 39.40 198.30
116 Wake Forest 11 415 2036 4.91 20 37.73 185.09
117 Missouri 9 378 2096 5.54 24 42.00 232.89
118 Duke 10 380 2111 5.56 23 38.00 211.10
119 Colorado 11 413 2122 5.14 22 37.55 192.91
120 Washington 10 432 2146 4.97 20 43.20 214.60
121 Texas 10 409 2199 5.38 25 40.90 219.90
122 TCU 10 379 2253 5.94 32 37.90 225.30
123 Northwestern 10 427 2349 5.50 30 42.70 234.90
124 Kansas 10 414 2618 6.32 34 41.40 261.80
125 Stanford 11 458 2659 5.81 29 41.64 241.73