2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 13 398 793 1.99 10 30.62 61.00
2 Georgia 14 431 1115 2.59 3 30.79 79.64
3 Oklahoma State 13 416 1125 2.70 9 32.00 86.54
4 Alabama 14 449 1222 2.72 9 32.07 87.29
5 San Diego State 13 393 1136 2.89 7 30.23 87.38
6 Pittsburgh 13 443 1149 2.59 15 34.08 88.38
7 Clemson 12 406 1149 2.83 7 33.83 95.75
8 Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 28.92 97.54
9 Air Force 12 377 1333 3.54 17 31.42 111.08
10 Michigan State 12 401 1344 3.35 8 33.42 112.00
11 Houston 13 411 1462 3.56 13 31.62 112.46
12 Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 36.29 114.43
13 Baylor 13 457 1491 3.26 15 35.15 114.69
14 UAB 12 433 1379 3.18 16 36.08 114.92
15 UTSA 13 453 1517 3.35 15 34.85 116.69
16 Kentucky 12 373 1416 3.80 11 31.08 118.00
17 Mississippi State 12 372 1439 3.87 15 31.00 119.92
18 UCLA 12 397 1491 3.76 24 33.08 124.25
19 Army 12 381 1492 3.92 18 31.75 124.33
20 Central Michigan 12 437 1497 3.43 18 36.42 124.75
21 North Carolina State 11 359 1387 3.86 9 32.64 126.09
22 Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 34.57 126.43
23 Appalachian State 13 454 1644 3.62 17 34.92 126.46
24 Ohio State 13 448 1648 3.68 17 34.46 126.77
24 Utah 13 429 1648 3.84 11 33.00 126.77
26 Iowa State 12 423 1545 3.65 11 35.25 128.75
27 Fresno State 12 419 1569 3.74 15 34.92 130.75
28 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
29 Kansas State 12 418 1586 3.79 12 34.83 132.17
30 Auburn 12 441 1601 3.63 8 36.75 133.42
31 Texas A&M 11 401 1471 3.67 6 36.45 133.73
32 Oklahoma 12 415 1622 3.91 15 34.58 135.17
33 Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 35.08 135.46
34 Arizona State 12 445 1631 3.67 16 37.08 135.92
35 Old Dominion 12 451 1640 3.64 12 37.58 136.67
36 Syracuse 11 406 1506 3.71 11 36.91 136.91
37 San Jose State 11 428 1512 3.53 9 38.91 137.45
38 Coastal Carolina 12 422 1654 3.92 19 35.17 137.83
39 SMU 11 410 1532 3.74 15 37.27 139.27
40 Middle Tennessee 12 412 1680 4.08 16 34.33 140.00
41 UTEP 12 438 1687 3.85 20 36.50 140.58
42 Georgia State 13 524 1830 3.49 20 40.31 140.77
43 Oregon 13 463 1865 4.03 23 35.62 143.46
44 California 11 396 1582 3.99 11 36.00 143.82
45 Liberty 12 491 1733 3.53 19 40.92 144.42
46 Texas Tech 12 415 1755 4.23 18 34.58 146.25
47 Oregon State 12 417 1759 4.22 19 34.75 146.58
48 North Texas 12 444 1762 3.97 17 37.00 146.83
49 Tulsa 12 433 1769 4.09 19 36.08 147.42
49 West Virginia 12 422 1769 4.19 15 35.17 147.42
51 Florida State 11 438 1627 3.71 14 39.82 147.91
52 LSU 12 427 1779 4.17 16 35.58 148.25
53 Troy 11 464 1633 3.52 15 42.18 148.45
54 Nebraska 11 396 1634 4.13 12 36.00 148.55
55 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 483 1932 4.00 16 37.15 148.62
56 Miami (Florida) 11 403 1639 4.07 16 36.64 149.00
57 Toledo 12 483 1822 3.77 11 40.25 151.83
57 Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 39.75 151.83
59 Cincinnati 13 546 1995 3.65 13 42.00 153.46
60 Western Michigan 12 394 1858 4.72 17 32.83 154.83
61 Miami (Ohio) 12 444 1859 4.19 18 37.00 154.92
62 Indiana 11 411 1712 4.17 23 37.36 155.64
63 Purdue 13 483 2035 4.21 18 37.15 156.54
64 South Alabama 11 410 1723 4.20 20 37.27 156.64
65 New Mexico 11 442 1725 3.90 17 40.18 156.82
66 Arkansas 12 460 1889 4.11 17 38.33 157.42
67 Tennessee 12 493 1896 3.85 24 41.08 158.00
68 Boise State 12 478 1904 3.98 14 39.83 158.67
69 Colorado State 11 460 1755 3.82 14 41.82 159.55
70 Rutgers 12 464 1934 4.17 16 38.67 161.17
71 Georgia Southern 11 401 1779 4.44 17 36.45 161.73
72 Penn State 12 499 1941 3.89 12 41.58 161.75
73 Maryland 12 480 1946 4.05 24 40.00 162.17
74 Louisville 12 445 1951 4.38 23 37.08 162.58
75 Hawai'i 12 475 1955 4.12 23 39.58 162.92
76 Southern Mississippi 11 404 1806 4.47 15 36.73 164.18
77 BYU 12 439 1971 4.49 23 36.58 164.25
78 East Carolina 11 373 1809 4.85 18 33.91 164.45
79 USC 12 436 1983 4.55 28 36.33 165.25
80 Western Kentucky 13 530 2157 4.07 26 40.77 165.92
80 Washington State 12 428 1991 4.65 19 35.67 165.92
82 Florida 12 446 2017 4.52 16 37.17 168.08
83 Rice 11 371 1850 4.99 27 33.73 168.18
84 Tulane 11 451 1857 4.12 25 41.00 168.82
84 Florida Atlantic 11 404 1857 4.60 17 36.73 168.82
86 Utah State 13 492 2200 4.47 20 37.85 169.23
87 Virginia Tech 12 445 2038 4.58 19 37.08 169.83
88 UCF 12 465 2046 4.40 24 38.75 170.50
89 Louisiana Tech 11 415 1895 4.57 22 37.73 172.27
90 Memphis 11 461 1905 4.13 21 41.91 173.18
91 Louisiana-Monroe 11 422 1927 4.57 21 38.36 175.18
92 Boston College 11 416 1938 4.66 15 37.82 176.18
93 North Carolina 12 459 2131 4.64 21 38.25 177.58
94 UNLV 11 423 1966 4.65 18 38.45 178.73
95 Arizona 11 428 2024 4.73 16 38.91 184.00
96 Georgia Tech 11 448 2030 4.53 18 40.73 184.55
97 Ball State 12 504 2223 4.41 21 42.00 185.25
98 Wyoming 12 484 2228 4.60 17 40.33 185.67
99 South Carolina 12 463 2244 4.85 18 38.58 187.00
100 Nevada 12 474 2284 4.82 22 39.50 190.33
101 Texas State 11 478 2116 4.43 18 43.45 192.36
102 Colorado 11 413 2122 5.14 22 37.55 192.91
103 Vanderbilt 11 384 2138 5.57 22 34.91 194.36
104 Ohio 11 433 2148 4.96 24 39.36 195.27
105 Mississippi 12 511 2361 4.62 24 42.58 196.75
106 Bowling Green 11 509 2185 4.29 29 46.27 198.64
107 Wake Forest 13 524 2597 4.96 25 40.31 199.77
108 Washington 11 455 2201 4.84 20 41.36 200.09
109 Connecticut 10 435 2009 4.62 24 43.50 200.90
110 Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 39.17 201.58
111 Marshall 12 556 2425 4.36 18 46.33 202.08
112 Duke 11 420 2262 5.39 24 38.18 205.64
113 New Mexico State 11 402 2273 5.65 25 36.55 206.64
114 Charlotte 11 418 2282 5.46 26 38.00 207.45
115 Eastern Michigan 12 474 2494 5.26 25 39.50 207.83
116 Buffalo 11 454 2321 5.11 26 41.27 211.00
117 Kent State 13 542 2744 5.06 39 41.69 211.08
118 South Florida 11 400 2355 5.89 27 36.36 214.09
119 Northern Illinois 13 487 2878 5.91 31 37.46 221.38
120 Missouri 12 521 2669 5.12 28 43.42 222.42
121 Temple 11 507 2523 4.98 32 46.09 229.36
122 Northwestern 11 458 2528 5.52 31 41.64 229.82
123 Stanford 12 493 2828 5.74 33 41.08 235.67
124 TCU 11 431 2603 6.04 34 39.18 236.64
125 Virginia 11 431 2616 6.07 21 39.18 237.82
126 Florida International 11 470 2662 5.66 30 42.73 242.00
127 Massachusetts 10 416 2500 6.01 37 41.60 250.00
128 Kansas 11 454 2833 6.24 38 41.27 257.55
129 Akron 11 451 2958 6.56 31 41.00 268.91
130 Arkansas State 11 468 3091 6.60 32 42.55 281.00