2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wisconsin 13 62 52 0.84 0 11 6 2 0
2 San Diego State 12 55 135 2.45 1 27 10 4 2
3 Oklahoma State 14 68 69 1.01 1 38 11 5 1
3 USC 11 56 149 2.66 0 19 11 4 0
3 Minnesota 11 45 149 3.31 0 29 11 6 1
3 Houston 14 60 161 2.68 2 39 11 7 2
3 Fresno State 13 68 215 3.16 1 30 11 6 1
8 Pittsburgh 14 64 149 2.33 0 20 12 5 1
8 Mississippi State 13 79 209 2.65 1 25 12 5 1
8 North Carolina State 12 63 213 3.38 0 22 12 10 2
11 Nebraska 11 75 201 2.68 1 29 13 6 3
11 Clemson 13 70 222 3.17 2 27 13 9 3
11 Auburn 11 79 231 2.92 0 22 13 6 1
11 SMU 12 62 247 3.98 1 23 13 6 1
15 Central Michigan 12 64 148 2.31 1 32 14 9 1
15 North Texas 13 67 179 2.67 1 36 14 6 2
15 Tulsa 13 73 226 3.10 1 27 14 8 1
15 Ohio State 13 63 250 3.97 0 27 14 6 2
19 Georgia 14 72 129 1.79 0 16 15 7 0
20 Alabama 13 73 178 2.44 1 26 16 7 1
20 Air Force 13 44 205 4.66 2 34 16 11 4
20 Texas A&M 12 64 223 3.48 1 32 16 10 2
20 Notre Dame 11 60 251 4.18 2 31 16 8 3
20 Iowa 13 66 270 4.09 0 24 16 11 2
20 Florida Atlantic 12 62 270 4.35 3 24 16 8 4
20 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 71 281 3.96 0 34 16 10 2
20 Florida 13 77 283 3.68 1 25 16 9 4
20 Arizona 11 72 300 4.17 1 26 16 9 2
29 Iowa State 13 68 206 3.03 0 19 17 8 0
29 Old Dominion 12 68 239 3.51 0 25 17 6 2
29 California 12 71 258 3.63 0 33 17 9 3
29 Rutgers 13 88 267 3.03 2 27 17 8 2
29 Coastal Carolina 12 69 291 4.22 2 36 17 8 2
29 Miami (Florida) 12 70 294 4.20 4 30 17 9 5
29 Appalachian State 14 79 305 3.86 3 35 17 12 3
29 Army 13 65 379 5.83 3 38 17 11 7
37 Syracuse 12 66 237 3.59 0 28 18 8 3
37 Michigan State 13 62 246 3.97 1 33 18 5 2
37 San Jose State 12 75 279 3.72 0 27 18 9 2
37 Navy 12 70 289 4.13 1 28 18 8 1
37 Utah 14 78 296 3.79 1 30 18 13 2
37 Florida State 12 78 302 3.87 1 22 18 11 2
37 LSU 13 75 330 4.40 1 36 18 13 5
44 UTSA 14 77 276 3.58 0 18 19 6 0
44 Texas Tech 13 80 289 3.61 1 33 19 10 2
46 Purdue 12 94 277 2.95 1 32 20 7 1
46 Michigan 14 66 281 4.26 2 27 20 9 3
46 UCLA 12 66 290 4.39 2 36 20 12 2
46 Miami (Ohio) 11 80 312 3.90 3 25 20 12 5
46 Utah State 14 86 331 3.85 2 39 20 12 4
46 Penn State 11 73 358 4.90 0 32 20 11 3
46 Kentucky 12 69 360 5.22 2 37 20 14 5
46 Western Michigan 13 72 379 5.26 2 33 20 15 5
54 New Mexico 10 82 223 2.72 0 26 21 5 2
54 Baylor 13 85 233 2.74 0 28 21 10 1
54 UTEP 12 80 294 3.68 1 27 21 10 1
54 Wyoming 13 95 317 3.34 0 22 21 8 2
54 Liberty 12 78 329 4.22 1 27 21 11 1
54 Southern Mississippi 12 73 381 5.22 2 38 21 11 4
54 Arkansas State 12 78 423 5.42 4 35 21 12 5
54 Vanderbilt 12 83 475 5.72 2 34 21 20 4
62 Nevada 13 84 322 3.83 1 23 22 10 3
62 South Alabama 12 84 333 3.96 3 31 22 14 3
62 Middle Tennessee 13 75 338 4.51 1 33 22 13 5
62 Troy 11 91 347 3.81 2 27 22 13 2
62 Washington State 13 89 349 3.92 2 30 22 10 4
62 Boston College 12 84 364 4.33 0 28 22 9 5
62 Hawai'i 13 90 376 4.18 4 31 22 15 5
62 Tulane 12 103 400 3.88 3 35 22 14 5
62 Colorado 12 90 453 5.03 3 34 22 13 6
62 Toledo 12 105 455 4.33 2 37 22 13 4
72 Cincinnati 14 87 306 3.52 0 30 23 12 1
72 Colorado State 12 81 307 3.79 1 37 23 11 2
72 Boise State 12 74 330 4.46 2 25 23 12 5
72 West Virginia 12 82 369 4.50 1 31 23 16 4
72 UCF 12 79 399 5.05 0 26 23 19 3
72 Louisville 13 98 443 4.52 2 35 23 13 4
72 South Carolina 12 77 478 6.21 5 35 23 17 6
79 Marshall 13 108 276 2.56 0 22 24 7 1
79 Tennessee 13 73 302 4.14 2 39 24 9 3
79 Oregon State 13 75 341 4.55 1 39 24 12 4
79 Duke 11 73 346 4.74 4 36 24 15 6
79 Memphis 12 80 350 4.38 3 36 24 13 5
79 Georgia Southern 12 85 351 4.13 3 34 24 15 3
79 Oklahoma 13 89 368 4.13 1 37 24 14 3
79 Maryland 13 77 386 5.01 1 38 24 13 3
79 Ball State 13 80 399 4.99 2 34 24 12 4
79 Texas State 12 88 423 4.81 3 39 24 16 3
79 UNLV 12 94 435 4.63 0 28 24 13 3
90 Kansas State 13 100 260 2.60 0 28 25 11 3
90 Buffalo 12 82 340 4.15 2 27 25 16 5
90 Arizona State 13 92 442 4.80 1 24 25 14 5
90 Charlotte 12 89 454 5.10 5 31 25 16 6
90 Texas 11 93 478 5.14 5 33 25 16 7
95 Georgia State 13 86 279 3.24 3 23 26 11 3
95 UAB 12 81 368 4.54 0 24 26 15 4
95 Virginia Tech 12 88 385 4.38 2 28 26 13 5
95 Louisiana-Monroe 12 83 410 4.94 4 29 26 16 5
95 South Florida 11 85 418 4.92 3 33 26 11 4
95 East Carolina 12 79 424 5.37 4 26 26 13 6
95 TCU 12 88 430 4.89 2 39 26 13 3
95 Ohio 12 94 442 4.70 0 25 26 16 1
95 Georgia Tech 12 84 445 5.30 3 35 26 13 3
104 Arkansas 13 99 359 3.63 2 34 27 9 2
104 Oregon 13 85 373 4.39 1 29 27 14 1
104 BYU 13 79 379 4.80 2 30 27 12 4
104 Rice 12 68 414 6.09 3 34 27 16 4
104 New Mexico State 12 83 474 5.71 4 34 27 17 6
104 Northwestern 12 81 485 5.99 5 33 27 15 8
110 Mississippi 13 90 399 4.43 2 28 28 14 6
110 Wake Forest 14 100 481 4.81 2 24 28 21 4
112 Illinois 12 91 398 4.37 2 33 29 12 3
112 Louisiana Tech 12 82 431 5.26 4 38 29 14 5
112 Western Kentucky 14 99 433 4.37 3 25 29 15 6
112 Kansas 12 88 456 5.18 2 29 29 18 2
112 North Carolina 13 90 482 5.36 3 38 29 17 7
112 Virginia 12 88 534 6.07 4 31 29 19 6
118 Akron 12 89 599 6.73 7 32 30 20 10
119 Bowling Green 12 114 459 4.03 1 37 31 9 4
119 Florida International 12 84 479 5.70 4 32 31 21 4
121 Indiana 12 87 470 5.40 2 33 32 17 4
121 Connecticut 12 104 495 4.76 2 31 32 17 5
121 Eastern Michigan 13 100 515 5.15 5 35 32 16 5
124 Washington 12 97 509 5.25 2 32 33 18 3
125 Temple 12 115 528 4.59 2 34 35 23 5
126 Massachusetts 12 97 724 7.46 10 34 36 26 13
127 Stanford 12 87 540 6.21 2 33 37 18 6
128 Northern Illinois 14 119 567 4.76 6 39 38 19 8
129 Missouri 13 126 573 4.55 2 31 40 20 5
130 Kent State 14 114 693 6.08 6 35 41 26 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards