2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 10 292 654 2.24 8 29.20 65.40
2 Alabama 10 323 779 2.41 5 32.30 77.90
3 San Diego State 12 354 989 2.79 5 29.50 82.42
4 Oklahoma State 10 326 827 2.54 7 32.60 82.70
5 Pittsburgh 11 367 947 2.58 12 33.36 86.09
6 Clemson 9 284 785 2.76 5 31.56 87.22
7 Ohio State 9 304 790 2.60 6 33.78 87.78
8 Minnesota 11 325 996 3.06 9 29.55 90.55
9 Georgia 9 302 819 2.71 2 33.56 91.00
10 Air Force 11 323 1039 3.22 14 29.36 94.45
11 UAB 11 375 1087 2.90 11 34.09 98.82
12 Houston 13 417 1305 3.13 11 32.08 100.38
13 Mississippi State 8 231 823 3.56 9 28.88 102.88
14 Oklahoma 10 326 1049 3.22 9 32.60 104.90
15 Michigan State 10 337 1055 3.13 7 33.70 105.50
16 Iowa 12 427 1270 2.97 10 35.58 105.83
17 Appalachian State 12 396 1276 3.22 11 33.00 106.33
18 Tennessee 8 275 854 3.11 8 34.38 106.75
19 UCLA 10 329 1080 3.28 14 32.90 108.00
20 Auburn 8 265 874 3.30 3 33.13 109.25
21 UTSA 13 449 1450 3.23 13 34.54 111.54
22 Texas A&M 9 304 1011 3.33 5 33.78 112.33
23 Army 12 378 1351 3.57 15 31.50 112.58
24 Kentucky 11 344 1248 3.63 10 31.27 113.45
25 Utah 9 296 1023 3.46 8 32.89 113.67
26 Fresno State 11 372 1271 3.42 10 33.82 115.55
27 Oregon 10 338 1156 3.42 13 33.80 115.60
28 Central Michigan 13 463 1551 3.35 18 35.62 119.31
29 Baylor 9 291 1080 3.71 9 32.33 120.00
30 Iowa State 8 271 961 3.55 6 33.88 120.13
31 LSU 9 309 1088 3.52 9 34.33 120.89
32 Michigan 10 350 1213 3.47 5 35.00 121.30
33 Washington State 9 281 1108 3.94 10 31.22 123.11
34 Arizona State 11 396 1357 3.43 14 36.00 123.36
35 Kansas State 10 335 1244 3.71 10 33.50 124.40
36 North Carolina State 10 324 1260 3.89 5 32.40 126.00
37 Tulsa 9 328 1138 3.47 10 36.44 126.44
38 Arkansas 10 356 1291 3.63 9 35.60 129.10
39 California 11 383 1431 3.74 11 34.82 130.09
40 Notre Dame 11 382 1434 3.75 12 34.73 130.36
41 Penn State 8 300 1048 3.49 6 37.50 131.00
42 Old Dominion 12 450 1580 3.51 10 37.50 131.67
43 SMU 10 359 1324 3.69 13 35.90 132.40
44 Navy 9 307 1200 3.91 19 34.11 133.33
45 Oregon State 10 326 1338 4.10 13 32.60 133.80
46 Western Michigan 11 353 1476 4.18 14 32.09 134.18
47 Syracuse 8 300 1082 3.61 8 37.50 135.25
48 Middle Tennessee 13 450 1768 3.93 17 34.62 136.00
49 Georgia Southern 9 295 1235 4.19 11 32.78 137.22
50 Troy 11 447 1510 3.38 13 40.64 137.27
51 Miami (Ohio) 12 451 1650 3.66 15 37.58 137.50
52 UTEP 13 463 1805 3.90 22 35.62 138.85
53 South Alabama 11 408 1530 3.75 18 37.09 139.09
54 New Mexico 10 388 1397 3.60 13 38.80 139.70
55 Georgia State 12 486 1687 3.47 18 40.50 140.58
56 San Jose State 10 376 1406 3.74 7 37.60 140.60
57 Liberty 11 452 1547 3.42 15 41.09 140.64
58 Texas Tech 9 292 1269 4.35 15 32.44 141.00
59 Louisville 8 273 1141 4.18 9 34.13 142.63
60 Tulane 8 315 1142 3.63 13 39.38 142.75
61 Miami (Florida) 8 305 1149 3.77 12 38.13 143.63
62 Coastal Carolina 13 477 1877 3.94 21 36.69 144.38
63 UCF 12 437 1734 3.97 18 36.42 144.50
64 Nebraska 7 250 1018 4.07 6 35.71 145.43
65 Florida State 8 304 1171 3.85 10 38.00 146.38
66 Indiana 7 256 1026 4.01 14 36.57 146.57
67 Cincinnati 11 461 1617 3.51 13 41.91 147.00
68 West Virginia 10 361 1473 4.08 12 36.10 147.30
69 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 37.14 148.86
70 Boise State 8 314 1194 3.80 8 39.25 149.25
71 Illinois 11 425 1650 3.88 15 38.64 150.00
72 Southern Mississippi 11 398 1657 4.16 14 36.18 150.64
73 Maryland 9 346 1356 3.92 13 38.44 150.67
74 BYU 10 363 1515 4.17 19 36.30 151.50
75 North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 37.92 152.00
76 Rutgers 9 348 1376 3.95 11 38.67 152.89
77 Toledo 12 486 1837 3.78 10 40.50 153.08
78 Purdue 9 355 1394 3.93 11 39.44 154.89
79 Rice 10 326 1555 4.77 23 32.60 155.50
80 Florida Atlantic 12 422 1886 4.47 17 35.17 157.17
81 Utah State 12 441 1896 4.30 17 36.75 158.00
82 Hawai'i 11 405 1746 4.31 21 36.82 158.73
83 South Carolina 10 367 1596 4.35 12 36.70 159.60
84 Colorado 10 350 1621 4.63 17 35.00 162.10
85 USC 9 318 1466 4.61 19 35.33 162.89
86 Mississippi 10 400 1636 4.09 16 40.00 163.60
87 Louisiana-Monroe 10 367 1639 4.47 17 36.70 163.90
88 Memphis 11 452 1808 4.00 19 41.09 164.36
89 Virginia Tech 11 394 1810 4.59 16 35.82 164.55
90 Washington 10 377 1656 4.39 15 37.70 165.60
91 Louisiana Tech 11 411 1831 4.45 23 37.36 166.45
92 Western Kentucky 13 521 2166 4.16 24 40.08 166.62
93 Boston College 9 323 1505 4.66 12 35.89 167.22
94 Florida 10 387 1710 4.42 15 38.70 171.00
94 East Carolina 10 340 1710 5.03 17 34.00 171.00
96 Arizona 8 310 1378 4.45 10 38.75 172.25
97 Texas 7 261 1220 4.67 13 37.29 174.29
98 Ball State 13 528 2293 4.34 22 40.62 176.38
99 Georgia Tech 8 345 1425 4.13 10 43.13 178.13
100 Texas State 10 420 1790 4.26 16 42.00 179.00
101 North Carolina 9 363 1619 4.46 17 40.33 179.89
102 Wyoming 12 483 2168 4.49 17 40.25 180.67
103 UNLV 10 379 1823 4.81 18 37.90 182.30
104 Ohio 11 429 2006 4.68 20 39.00 182.36
105 Colorado State 10 414 1830 4.42 17 41.40 183.00
106 Nevada 12 477 2239 4.69 22 39.75 186.58
107 New Mexico State 8 278 1493 5.37 16 34.75 186.63
108 Bowling Green 12 542 2254 4.16 30 45.17 187.83
109 Vanderbilt 9 309 1699 5.50 14 34.33 188.78
110 Marshall 12 533 2276 4.27 15 44.42 189.67
111 Northwestern 9 351 1754 5.00 21 39.00 194.89
112 Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 40.75 194.92
113 Duke 10 384 1984 5.17 20 38.40 198.40
114 South Florida 8 289 1588 5.49 14 36.13 198.50
115 Eastern Michigan 13 508 2599 5.12 27 39.08 199.92
116 TCU 9 327 1808 5.53 22 36.33 200.89
117 Wake Forest 11 453 2219 4.90 18 41.18 201.73
118 Northern Illinois 13 469 2630 5.61 25 36.08 202.31
119 Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 38.17 203.83
120 Connecticut 10 438 2048 4.68 22 43.80 204.80
121 Kent State 13 541 2676 4.95 37 41.62 205.85
122 Virginia 8 301 1704 5.66 12 37.63 213.00
123 Temple 10 477 2150 4.51 26 47.70 215.00
124 Stanford 9 358 1990 5.56 20 39.78 221.11
125 Missouri 10 439 2291 5.22 23 43.90 229.10
126 Florida International 12 506 2758 5.45 30 42.17 229.83
127 Massachusetts 11 446 2602 5.83 38 40.55 236.55
128 Kansas 9 369 2186 5.92 30 41.00 242.89
129 Arkansas State 11 435 2709 6.23 28 39.55 246.27
130 Akron 11 447 2750 6.15 27 40.64 250.00