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