2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Kentucky 13 181 668 3.69 5 48 34 24 5
2 North Carolina State 12 184 662 3.60 4 55 30 20 8
3 Wisconsin 13 188 263 1.40 1 23 27 9 1
4 Georgia Southern 12 189 695 3.68 9 48 41 30 4
4 Rice 12 189 1006 5.32 12 81 58 33 10
6 SMU 12 191 705 3.69 6 40 31 20 9
7 USC 12 192 952 4.96 11 87 51 30 5
8 New Mexico State 12 193 1041 5.39 12 63 53 39 8
9 Minnesota 13 194 682 3.52 8 71 43 22 4
10 Colorado 12 195 957 4.91 8 38 56 36 7
11 San Diego State 14 196 636 3.24 3 59 31 21 4
12 Vanderbilt 12 198 1122 5.67 11 61 55 39 11
13 Indiana 12 200 822 4.11 15 62 45 25 7
13 Western Michigan 13 200 1080 5.40 5 96 53 37 13
15 South Florida 12 203 1097 5.40 14 69 56 38 11
16 Navy 12 205 822 4.01 12 78 44 21 4
17 Louisville 13 206 722 3.50 11 29 43 22 6
18 South Alabama 12 207 786 3.80 13 31 48 31 5
19 Notre Dame 13 208 651 3.13 4 89 36 25 4
19 Virginia Tech 13 208 954 4.59 12 80 50 29 8
21 Clemson 13 209 603 2.89 4 54 34 15 8
21 West Virginia 13 209 802 3.84 8 70 41 18 6
23 Army 13 210 776 3.70 9 43 36 26 6
24 Syracuse 12 212 654 3.08 5 39 46 19 5
24 Southern Mississippi 12 212 1041 4.91 8 55 45 31 9
26 California 12 213 828 3.89 5 51 53 25 8
26 Oregon State 13 213 937 4.40 8 22 59 32 4
28 UCLA 12 214 782 3.65 15 46 57 21 4
28 Mississippi State 13 214 829 3.87 7 59 47 28 5
28 Colorado State 12 214 1014 4.74 8 87 53 37 8
28 Virginia 12 214 1151 5.38 8 71 53 33 13
32 Appalachian State 14 215 671 3.12 6 56 39 23 6
32 Air Force 13 215 827 3.85 8 74 44 26 8
32 Nebraska 12 215 829 3.86 5 71 50 19 6
32 Washington 12 215 1096 5.10 6 67 53 28 9
32 TCU 12 215 1178 5.48 17 67 52 31 14
37 LSU 13 216 658 3.05 5 32 42 24 7
37 East Carolina 12 216 853 3.95 7 47 49 27 10
37 Washington State 13 216 932 4.31 8 71 51 35 6
37 Connecticut 12 216 1099 5.09 15 70 64 30 10
41 New Mexico 12 217 853 3.93 9 40 50 20 6
41 Michigan State 13 217 865 3.99 5 45 50 23 8
41 Texas 12 217 1079 4.97 10 71 53 33 8
44 Florida Atlantic 12 218 1129 5.18 9 94 57 32 16
45 Texas A&M 12 219 850 3.88 2 53 50 34 8
45 Massachusetts 12 219 1382 6.31 25 87 69 44 19
47 Boston College 12 220 1058 4.81 7 59 56 33 12
48 Auburn 13 221 798 3.61 4 57 47 31 5
48 Florida 13 221 885 4.00 8 54 46 29 6
48 Middle Tennessee 13 221 904 4.09 5 40 63 39 5
48 UTEP 13 221 914 4.14 12 75 44 25 7
52 Arizona 12 222 1070 4.82 10 55 60 38 7
52 Kansas 12 222 1229 5.54 15 57 72 47 7
54 Fresno State 13 223 724 3.25 7 63 41 27 7
54 San Jose State 12 223 748 3.35 6 27 45 15 1
54 Iowa State 13 223 939 4.21 5 74 48 31 6
57 Duke 12 224 1198 5.35 15 72 52 39 15
58 Houston 14 225 825 3.67 6 79 42 25 8
58 Louisiana Tech 12 225 917 4.08 12 70 57 31 6
58 BYU 13 225 961 4.27 13 64 53 29 6
61 Ohio State 13 227 759 3.34 6 62 45 20 3
62 Texas Tech 13 228 895 3.93 12 35 49 23 7
62 Miami (Florida) 12 228 1002 4.39 10 71 59 37 11
64 Georgia 15 230 648 2.82 1 34 39 23 2
64 Oklahoma 13 230 842 3.66 6 50 54 29 4
64 Ohio 12 230 1203 5.23 11 90 58 35 8
67 Michigan 14 231 742 3.21 5 75 42 18 7
67 Troy 12 231 765 3.31 3 43 45 22 6
67 Charlotte 12 231 1166 5.05 10 64 62 35 9
70 UNLV 12 232 1004 4.33 9 75 57 36 10
71 Arizona State 13 234 832 3.56 12 43 49 22 5
71 Utah 14 234 923 3.94 4 68 59 33 5
71 Louisiana-Monroe 12 234 1072 4.58 12 29 62 36 7
74 Georgia Tech 12 235 991 4.22 11 45 57 24 6
75 Texas State 12 236 1145 4.85 10 45 60 36 8
76 Purdue 13 237 964 4.07 10 57 53 28 9
76 South Carolina 13 237 1142 4.82 12 63 59 34 8
76 Nevada 13 237 1160 4.89 10 81 60 33 9
79 Miami (Ohio) 13 238 983 4.13 11 75 47 25 9
79 Boise State 12 238 1035 4.35 8 75 54 38 11
81 Illinois 12 240 834 3.48 7 23 56 32 2
81 Memphis 12 240 929 3.87 10 36 69 31 2
81 Florida State 12 240 950 3.96 7 63 50 27 5
81 Northwestern 12 240 1358 5.66 18 75 64 41 12
85 Alabama 15 241 490 2.03 3 26 31 18 2
85 Tulane 12 241 1066 4.42 13 68 56 36 12
87 Kansas State 13 242 941 3.89 12 75 47 26 6
87 Stanford 12 242 1515 6.26 19 96 80 43 16
89 Oklahoma State 14 243 583 2.40 2 37 38 19 6
90 North Texas 13 244 965 3.95 12 69 46 29 12
90 Northern Illinois 14 244 1454 5.96 18 66 79 46 17
90 Arkansas State 12 244 1507 6.18 17 99 75 47 19
93 Central Michigan 13 245 773 3.16 6 40 56 29 5
94 Pittsburgh 14 247 571 2.31 9 70 39 22 4
94 Baylor 14 247 835 3.38 7 65 49 25 8
94 Iowa 14 247 956 3.87 9 67 57 27 6
97 Old Dominion 13 248 974 3.93 6 56 52 21 7
97 Eastern Michigan 13 248 1416 5.71 13 82 71 38 10
99 Penn State 13 249 765 3.07 5 35 50 23 4
100 UAB 13 250 822 3.29 8 35 45 25 4
100 Buffalo 12 250 1244 4.98 13 99 68 40 11
102 Florida International 12 251 1379 5.49 16 61 72 40 14
103 Akron 12 252 1524 6.05 15 63 85 53 12
104 Coastal Carolina 13 255 991 3.89 11 54 51 29 10
105 UTSA 14 257 930 3.62 8 34 58 36 6
105 Arkansas 13 257 957 3.72 7 76 49 24 5
107 Georgia State 13 258 865 3.35 10 75 54 24 7
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 258 1022 3.96 7 63 56 35 6
107 Hawai'i 13 258 1120 4.34 14 66 57 32 10
110 Tulsa 13 260 886 3.41 11 64 43 21 3
110 Rutgers 13 260 945 3.63 6 71 60 33 5
110 North Carolina 13 260 1086 4.18 10 53 63 31 10
113 Oregon 14 261 1049 4.02 11 40 67 34 5
114 Bowling Green 12 263 1024 3.89 15 50 61 23 7
114 UCF 13 263 1175 4.47 16 79 65 42 9
116 Maryland 13 264 912 3.45 13 38 55 25 4
116 Liberty 13 264 1079 4.09 11 70 67 38 7
116 Ball State 13 264 1220 4.62 17 70 66 31 8
119 Wyoming 13 267 1222 4.58 9 54 65 35 12
120 Missouri 13 269 1500 5.58 17 92 74 51 14
121 Toledo 13 273 1093 4.00 7 51 56 38 9
122 Marshall 13 276 1194 4.33 9 88 58 32 13
123 Mississippi 13 277 1101 3.97 9 49 64 33 7
124 Tennessee 13 284 1057 3.72 12 39 64 31 5
125 Utah State 14 286 1043 3.65 12 75 62 40 9
125 Kent State 14 286 1177 4.12 10 50 68 34 5
125 Temple 12 286 1185 4.14 14 50 71 39 7
128 Cincinnati 14 289 990 3.43 5 51 63 29 3
129 Western Kentucky 14 291 1378 4.74 16 65 77 44 12
130 Wake Forest 14 305 1449 4.75 13 58 82 53 10
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards