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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Kansas State 1 23 25 1.09 1 23.00 25.00
1 Washington 1 23 55 2.39 0 23.00 55.00
3 Clemson 1 26 -21 -0.81 0 26.00 -21.00
3 California 1 26 61 2.35 0 26.00 61.00
3 Penn State 1 26 69 2.65 1 26.00 69.00
3 Michigan State 1 26 72 2.77 0 26.00 72.00
7 Oregon 1 30 77 2.57 1 30.00 77.00
8 Iowa State 1 31 40 1.29 0 31.00 40.00
8 Northwestern 1 31 179 5.77 1 31.00 179.00
10 Oklahoma 1 32 100 3.13 2 32.00 100.00
11 Nebraska 1 33 135 4.09 0 33.00 135.00
12 Stanford 1 35 169 4.83 4 35.00 169.00
13 Rutgers 1 36 113 3.14 2 36.00 113.00
13 Georgia 1 36 127 3.53 0 36.00 127.00
15 Miami (Florida) 1 39 127 3.26 1 39.00 127.00
16 Duke 1 40 151 3.78 1 40.00 151.00
16 Kansas 1 40 215 5.38 4 40.00 215.00
18 Maryland 1 47 150 3.19 0 47.00 150.00
19 Mississippi State 2 50 188 3.76 1 25.00 94.00
20 Baylor 2 51 146 2.86 3 25.50 73.00
21 TCU 1 52 350 6.73 2 52.00 350.00
22 Minnesota 2 55 126 2.29 3 27.50 63.00
23 Indiana 2 56 211 3.77 4 28.00 105.50
24 UCLA 2 58 140 2.41 3 29.00 70.00
25 Tennessee 2 60 101 1.68 0 30.00 50.50
26 Texas 2 61 220 3.61 1 30.50 110.00
27 Florida State 2 63 177 2.81 1 31.50 88.50
28 Texas Tech 2 64 132 2.06 2 32.00 66.00
29 Boston College 2 66 199 3.02 1 33.00 99.50
30 North Carolina State 2 67 243 3.63 0 33.50 121.50
31 Ohio State 2 68 149 2.19 0 34.00 74.50
31 LSU 2 68 174 2.56 0 34.00 87.00
31 Purdue 2 68 235 3.46 1 34.00 117.50
31 Michigan 2 68 287 4.22 1 34.00 143.50
35 Kentucky 2 69 118 1.71 1 34.50 59.00
35 South Carolina 2 69 261 3.78 3 34.50 130.50
37 Vanderbilt 2 70 391 5.59 2 35.00 195.50
38 Arizona State 2 71 232 3.27 2 35.50 116.00
39 Oregon State 2 73 198 2.71 3 36.50 99.00
39 Syracuse 2 73 284 3.89 0 36.50 142.00
41 Arkansas 2 74 233 3.15 2 37.00 116.50
42 Pittsburgh 2 75 202 2.69 4 37.50 101.00
42 Georgia Tech 2 75 377 5.03 4 37.50 188.50
44 Illinois 2 76 298 3.92 3 38.00 149.00
45 Virginia Tech 2 79 246 3.11 2 39.50 123.00
46 Texas A&M 2 81 315 3.89 1 40.50 157.50
47 Virginia 2 84 634 7.55 7 42.00 317.00
48 Louisville 2 85 369 4.34 3 42.50 184.50
49 Alabama 3 86 165 1.92 0 28.67 55.00
50 North Carolina 2 87 468 5.38 5 43.50 234.00
51 Arizona 2 88 416 4.73 3 44.00 208.00
52 Iowa 2 89 175 1.97 1 44.50 87.50
53 Utah 2 91 435 4.78 2 45.50 217.50
54 Mississippi 2 93 423 4.55 3 46.50 211.50
55 Oklahoma State 3 95 226 2.38 3 31.67 75.33
56 Wisconsin 3 100 198 1.98 2 33.33 66.00
57 USC 3 102 404 3.96 7 34.00 134.67
58 Auburn 3 109 379 3.48 1 36.33 126.33
58 Wake Forest 2 109 561 5.15 5 54.50 280.50
60 Notre Dame 3 115 383 3.33 2 38.33 127.67
61 Florida 3 128 489 3.82 5 42.67 163.00
62 Washington State 3 133 607 4.56 5 44.33 202.33
63 Missouri 3 143 573 4.01 4 47.67 191.00
64 BYU 5 207 714 3.45 8 41.40 142.80
65 Army 9 278 919 3.31 10 30.89 102.11
66 Massachusetts 7 285 1662 5.83 24 40.71 237.43
67 Rice 9 286 1178 4.12 17 31.78 130.89
68 South Florida 9 316 1699 5.38 20 35.11 188.78
69 Connecticut 7 317 1587 5.01 19 45.29 226.71
70 Charlotte 9 324 1593 4.92 21 36.00 177.00
71 New Mexico State 9 325 1778 5.47 19 36.11 197.56
72 Western Michigan 10 327 1448 4.43 14 32.70 144.80
73 East Carolina 10 334 1710 5.12 18 33.40 171.00
74 Air Force 11 336 1101 3.28 15 30.55 100.09
75 Ohio 9 338 1492 4.41 17 37.56 165.78
76 UNLV 9 339 1492 4.40 12 37.67 165.78
77 Fresno State 10 341 1266 3.71 10 34.10 126.60
78 San Diego State 11 342 1015 2.97 7 31.09 92.27
79 Tulsa 10 349 1310 3.75 15 34.90 131.00
80 Louisiana-Monroe 9 350 1690 4.83 18 38.89 187.78
81 Central Michigan 9 351 1189 3.39 14 39.00 132.11
82 Georgia Southern 10 353 1510 4.28 14 35.30 151.00
83 Houston 11 354 1192 3.37 10 32.18 108.36
84 Tulane 9 355 1369 3.86 16 39.44 152.11
85 Florida Atlantic 10 358 1457 4.07 13 35.80 145.70
86 Louisiana Tech 9 365 1663 4.56 18 40.56 184.78
87 South Alabama 10 367 1473 4.01 15 36.70 147.30
88 Southern Mississippi 10 371 1595 4.30 14 37.10 159.50
89 Middle Tennessee 11 373 1456 3.90 12 33.91 132.36
90 SMU 10 380 1362 3.58 14 38.00 136.20
91 Coastal Carolina 11 384 1482 3.86 16 34.91 134.73
91 Akron 9 384 2405 6.26 21 42.67 267.22
93 Northern Illinois 11 388 2234 5.76 21 35.27 203.09
94 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
94 Hawai'i 10 390 1455 3.73 15 39.00 145.50
96 Colorado State 9 391 1597 4.08 12 43.44 177.44
97 San Jose State 10 394 1352 3.43 9 39.40 135.20
98 UAB 11 395 1216 3.08 15 35.91 110.55
99 Miami (Ohio) 11 398 1684 4.23 16 36.18 153.09
99 UCF 10 398 1650 4.15 19 39.80 165.00
101 Nevada 10 399 1862 4.67 17 39.90 186.20
102 Bowling Green 9 401 1672 4.17 24 44.56 185.78
103 North Texas 11 405 1456 3.60 14 36.82 132.36
104 New Mexico 10 408 1571 3.85 16 40.80 157.10
105 Old Dominion 11 410 1476 3.60 10 37.27 134.18
105 Liberty 10 410 1363 3.32 14 41.00 136.30
107 Appalachian State 12 411 1469 3.57 15 34.25 122.42
108 Buffalo 10 413 2101 5.09 24 41.30 210.10
109 UTSA 12 418 1367 3.27 15 34.83 113.92
109 Temple 9 418 2124 5.08 23 46.44 236.00
111 Eastern Michigan 11 419 2142 5.11 21 38.09 194.73
112 Boise State 11 421 1658 3.94 11 38.27 150.73
113 Arkansas State 10 429 2891 6.74 29 42.90 289.10
114 Utah State 11 430 1899 4.42 18 39.09 172.64
115 Texas State 10 433 1872 4.32 16 43.30 187.20
115 Florida International 10 433 2485 5.74 28 43.30 248.50
117 Kent State 10 434 2093 4.82 32 43.40 209.30
118 Troy 10 436 1534 3.52 15 43.60 153.40
119 UTEP 12 438 1687 3.85 20 36.50 140.58
120 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 441 1762 4.00 14 36.75 146.83
121 Memphis 10 445 1856 4.17 20 44.50 185.60
122 Western Kentucky 11 448 1831 4.09 19 40.73 166.45
123 Georgia State 11 449 1463 3.26 16 40.82 133.00
124 Ball State 11 456 1983 4.35 19 41.45 180.27
125 Cincinnati 11 462 1542 3.34 12 42.00 140.18
126 Toledo 12 483 1822 3.77 11 40.25 151.83
127 Wyoming 12 484 2228 4.60 17 40.33 185.67
128 Marshall 12 556 2425 4.36 18 46.33 202.08