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

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