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

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