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