2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Minnesota 13 167 577 3.46 3 30 18 19 3
2 UCLA 12 179 719 4.02 10 46 15 15 6
3 Air Force 13 180 647 3.59 6 74 18 18 6
4 Navy 12 184 853 4.64 15 78 21 23 6
5 Rice 12 189 755 3.99 11 81 22 22 6
5 Army 13 189 791 4.19 9 46 21 23 6
7 California 12 190 810 4.26 6 51 23 23 7
8 Notre Dame 13 191 675 3.53 3 67 22 22 5
9 East Carolina 12 195 1027 5.27 7 90 29 30 11
10 Mississippi State 13 196 741 3.78 5 41 23 24 4
11 SMU 12 197 634 3.22 7 31 14 14 4
12 San Diego State 14 198 529 2.67 4 27 18 18 3
12 Oklahoma State 14 198 714 3.61 4 38 18 19 9
14 Georgia Southern 12 200 945 4.73 6 40 35 37 7
15 North Carolina State 12 201 794 3.95 6 55 24 25 11
15 Western Michigan 13 201 1187 5.91 8 96 38 37 17
17 Wisconsin 13 202 404 2.00 4 34 7 7 4
17 Kentucky 13 202 1014 5.02 6 37 29 31 10
19 Georgia 15 205 599 2.92 2 34 15 17 2
19 Miami (Florida) 12 205 708 3.45 5 51 23 25 3
21 Florida Atlantic 12 206 901 4.37 4 94 21 21 7
22 Syracuse 12 207 876 4.23 4 65 23 24 8
23 West Virginia 13 208 830 3.99 7 70 21 20 8
23 Indiana 12 208 846 4.07 7 26 23 26 6
23 Texas A&M 12 208 974 4.68 3 53 31 32 6
26 Vanderbilt 12 210 1117 5.32 14 73 35 36 7
27 UTEP 13 211 942 4.46 10 43 31 32 8
28 UAB 13 212 721 3.40 10 62 20 20 5
28 Michigan State 13 212 773 3.65 5 49 21 22 7
28 Clemson 13 212 782 3.69 4 54 18 17 8
28 Kansas State 13 212 947 4.47 6 75 23 24 11
28 Colorado 12 212 1023 4.83 10 31 33 34 10
33 Washington State 13 213 1041 4.89 7 71 36 36 9
34 Utah 14 214 705 3.29 4 28 28 30 3
34 San Jose State 12 214 773 3.61 4 30 17 17 3
34 Iowa State 13 214 798 3.73 4 32 25 25 4
34 Oklahoma 13 214 815 3.81 6 75 21 22 7
34 Houston 14 214 911 4.26 6 79 20 21 9
39 LSU 13 215 793 3.69 5 33 20 21 7
39 Coastal Carolina 13 215 980 4.56 9 56 22 21 8
41 Louisiana-Monroe 12 216 1065 4.93 12 42 28 31 9
42 Nebraska 12 217 918 4.23 5 53 19 19 10
43 Central Michigan 13 218 811 3.72 8 69 29 29 7
43 Appalachian State 14 218 866 3.97 6 86 30 30 4
45 Alabama 15 219 731 3.34 7 67 17 19 3
45 New Mexico 12 219 885 4.04 5 46 24 26 6
45 South Alabama 12 219 915 4.18 8 45 31 31 8
45 Charlotte 12 219 1227 5.60 13 80 28 29 14
49 UNLV 12 221 970 4.39 8 64 34 34 11
49 Michigan 14 221 989 4.48 4 75 18 19 7
49 Oregon State 13 221 1062 4.81 9 56 33 34 5
49 Virginia 12 221 1194 5.40 8 63 31 31 10
53 Fresno State 13 223 866 3.88 7 37 26 27 5
53 Southern Mississippi 12 223 940 4.22 9 44 26 25 10
53 UCF 13 223 1052 4.72 12 79 34 34 10
53 Arizona 12 223 1087 4.87 5 53 29 31 9
57 Washington 12 224 1045 4.67 7 67 25 26 4
57 Northwestern 12 224 1230 5.49 15 83 27 28 11
59 UTSA 14 225 679 3.02 6 27 20 21 3
59 Ohio State 13 225 764 3.40 9 55 25 25 4
59 Tulsa 13 225 830 3.69 11 54 24 25 6
59 North Texas 13 225 871 3.87 6 85 24 24 7
59 USC 12 225 1046 4.65 10 87 26 29 6
59 Boston College 12 225 1181 5.25 4 51 33 38 12
65 Troy 12 226 864 3.82 8 54 24 24 8
65 Florida State 12 226 929 4.11 6 63 29 30 4
65 Miami (Ohio) 13 226 1018 4.50 8 79 23 23 8
65 Texas 12 226 1348 5.96 12 71 36 37 15
69 Hawai'i 13 227 924 4.07 6 66 20 22 7
69 Louisiana Tech 12 227 1093 4.81 12 43 37 37 10
71 Memphis 12 228 883 3.87 11 57 25 26 7
71 Boise State 12 228 1069 4.69 4 75 31 33 12
73 Auburn 13 229 884 3.86 2 68 23 23 8
73 Purdue 13 229 1147 5.01 9 70 24 25 11
75 Pittsburgh 14 230 678 2.95 5 70 21 21 6
75 Middle Tennessee 13 230 921 4.00 6 45 31 30 8
75 South Florida 12 230 1341 5.83 15 97 42 43 11
78 Texas Tech 13 231 962 4.16 7 75 24 25 7
78 Georgia Tech 12 231 1025 4.44 7 68 26 27 6
78 Arizona State 13 231 1048 4.54 7 43 30 30 8
78 Duke 12 231 1241 5.37 8 72 35 37 13
78 Buffalo 12 231 1275 5.52 12 99 40 41 14
83 Louisville 13 232 1155 4.98 8 41 41 41 12
84 Utah State 14 233 932 4.00 10 75 29 29 6
84 Illinois 12 233 1052 4.52 5 75 34 35 3
84 Wyoming 13 233 1223 5.25 5 75 33 33 11
87 Virginia Tech 13 234 993 4.24 8 61 27 28 6
87 Ohio 12 234 1279 5.47 9 90 38 39 6
89 Colorado State 12 235 761 3.24 8 43 27 28 4
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 236 874 3.70 6 32 25 28 5
90 Tennessee 13 236 900 3.81 10 32 25 25 6
90 Tulane 12 236 986 4.18 8 68 31 31 7
93 Florida 13 237 1119 4.72 8 54 37 36 9
93 Northern Illinois 14 237 1519 6.41 14 66 42 42 18
95 New Mexico State 12 238 1456 6.12 17 75 45 46 13
96 Old Dominion 13 239 985 4.12 6 55 20 21 4
96 BYU 13 239 1154 4.83 8 50 32 35 8
96 TCU 12 239 1526 6.38 17 80 42 41 17
99 South Carolina 13 240 1130 4.71 8 45 36 36 6
99 Massachusetts 12 240 1448 6.03 14 47 42 45 20
101 Maryland 13 241 946 3.93 8 38 26 28 5
102 Rutgers 13 242 1167 4.82 9 94 31 30 10
102 Connecticut 12 242 1177 4.86 12 70 37 38 7
102 Arkansas State 12 242 1778 7.35 17 99 45 45 23
105 Texas State 12 243 1195 4.92 7 45 36 37 8
105 North Carolina 13 243 1271 5.23 11 91 41 39 15
107 Baylor 14 244 893 3.66 9 65 30 31 8
107 Eastern Michigan 13 244 1300 5.33 10 82 33 34 7
109 Iowa 14 245 927 3.78 7 67 23 24 4
109 Stanford 12 245 1458 5.95 13 96 45 44 14
111 Georgia State 13 246 840 3.41 5 75 24 27 3
111 Oregon 14 246 930 3.78 14 40 25 28 4
111 Arkansas 13 246 944 3.84 8 34 23 23 5
114 Liberty 13 247 941 3.81 9 40 28 28 5
115 Nevada 13 248 1350 5.44 7 81 33 36 12
115 Florida International 12 248 1428 5.76 12 57 41 41 13
117 Mississippi 13 250 1312 5.25 12 49 42 44 11
117 Akron 12 250 1702 6.81 17 63 59 62 16
119 Toledo 13 253 1119 4.42 8 52 30 31 10
120 Ball State 13 254 1161 4.57 11 66 28 27 6
121 Temple 12 261 1239 4.75 14 75 29 30 10
121 Kansas 12 261 1597 6.12 16 80 56 57 10
123 Penn State 13 266 1111 4.18 7 68 37 37 10
123 Western Kentucky 14 266 1184 4.45 10 65 31 32 6
125 Cincinnati 14 268 1023 3.82 7 33 29 30 3
125 Bowling Green 12 268 1267 4.73 9 54 39 40 7
127 Wake Forest 14 269 1487 5.53 9 50 54 57 13
128 Kent State 14 270 1382 5.12 18 80 39 41 11
129 Marshall 13 272 1082 3.98 6 75 31 33 10
130 Missouri 13 287 1883 6.56 16 92 63 64 18
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards