2020 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/11/2021

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Clemson 12 203 501 2.47 5 65 12 12 3
2 Pittsburgh 11 175 438 2.50 6 75 14 15 3
3 Miami (Ohio) 3 51 130 2.55 2 11 2 2 0
3 Colorado State 4 86 219 2.55 3 32 6 6 2
3 Iowa 8 143 365 2.55 2 18 10 10 0
6 San Diego State 8 124 339 2.73 1 24 13 13 1
7 Georgia 10 142 399 2.81 4 34 9 9 1
8 Wyoming 6 102 322 3.16 2 21 6 6 1
9 Purdue 6 133 430 3.23 3 30 10 9 2
10 Marshall 10 157 508 3.24 3 35 11 11 5
11 TCU 10 155 526 3.39 4 75 12 13 5
12 Ohio State 8 119 409 3.44 7 47 12 12 4
13 Alabama 13 191 661 3.46 5 34 16 17 6
13 Iowa State 12 193 667 3.46 5 32 21 22 5
15 UAB 9 135 471 3.49 2 34 16 16 5
16 Notre Dame 12 164 582 3.55 6 53 20 20 5
17 Texas A&M 10 141 512 3.63 2 42 13 13 3
18 Tulsa 9 171 634 3.71 4 33 21 21 5
19 Oklahoma 11 160 599 3.74 8 47 18 19 6
19 BYU 12 189 707 3.74 3 33 17 18 6
21 Georgia Southern 13 208 784 3.77 11 70 25 30 8
22 Cincinnati 10 172 650 3.78 5 64 13 13 5
23 Western Michigan 6 112 427 3.81 4 44 8 8 4
24 UCLA 7 124 474 3.82 5 25 10 10 2
25 Houston 8 154 591 3.84 5 48 22 22 6
26 Troy 11 222 855 3.85 7 49 22 23 6
27 Utah 5 74 286 3.86 6 47 10 11 2
28 Nebraska 8 156 609 3.90 6 61 13 13 4
29 Appalachian State 12 206 808 3.92 4 46 24 24 5
30 Memphis 11 192 763 3.97 3 33 19 20 5
30 Oklahoma State 11 200 794 3.97 3 30 22 22 6
30 Rutgers 9 213 845 3.97 4 39 24 26 5
33 Georgia State 10 178 710 3.99 6 56 20 22 5
34 Air Force 6 104 416 4.00 1 20 13 13 1
35 Arkansas State 11 220 883 4.01 7 56 24 26 7
36 San Jose State 8 133 535 4.02 3 52 13 13 4
37 Boise State 7 134 544 4.06 6 50 19 19 3
38 Texas 10 195 799 4.10 6 31 23 25 7
39 Michigan State 7 144 594 4.13 6 71 13 12 7
40 Northern Illinois 6 115 477 4.15 5 43 15 16 4
40 Ball State 8 137 568 4.15 6 67 18 18 3
40 Tulane 12 226 939 4.15 10 54 23 23 10
43 Auburn 11 210 873 4.16 7 39 27 28 3
44 Arizona State 4 64 268 4.19 3 27 9 9 4
45 Texas Tech 10 202 856 4.24 11 28 24 24 6
46 Wisconsin 7 109 463 4.25 1 80 9 9 6
47 UTSA 12 236 1010 4.28 7 73 30 30 7
48 UTEP 8 134 578 4.31 7 40 13 14 6
48 Army 12 163 702 4.31 2 55 15 16 9
50 Michigan 6 120 518 4.32 5 43 11 13 5
50 West Virginia 10 180 777 4.32 4 66 18 17 6
52 Georgia Tech 10 208 907 4.36 7 74 26 25 8
53 USC 6 104 455 4.38 2 40 17 17 4
54 Baylor 9 170 752 4.42 9 75 21 22 7
54 Mississippi State 11 198 875 4.42 3 34 31 32 6
56 Kentucky 11 189 838 4.43 5 59 19 20 4
57 SMU 10 200 888 4.44 10 91 26 25 5
58 Buffalo 7 127 565 4.45 2 32 14 15 3
58 Wake Forest 9 186 827 4.45 6 70 30 30 7
60 Tennessee 10 182 811 4.46 5 43 24 26 6
60 Louisville 11 196 875 4.46 6 75 25 27 5
62 Virginia 10 185 827 4.47 5 76 24 25 6
63 New Mexico 7 119 535 4.50 3 84 12 12 3
63 Central Michigan 6 129 581 4.50 5 29 15 17 6
63 Kansas State 10 188 846 4.50 11 50 24 24 8
66 Northwestern 9 148 668 4.51 3 65 24 23 7
67 Fresno State 6 116 525 4.53 8 86 12 14 7
68 Toledo 6 104 473 4.55 5 68 12 12 6
69 Coastal Carolina 12 171 780 4.56 9 61 21 24 6
70 Indiana 8 141 655 4.65 5 41 19 19 5
70 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 231 1074 4.65 8 40 32 34 4
72 North Carolina State 12 237 1105 4.66 11 51 38 39 14
73 Syracuse 11 249 1174 4.71 9 50 34 34 9
74 Penn State 9 148 700 4.73 4 64 18 20 6
75 Missouri 10 173 825 4.77 9 29 22 24 8
76 Liberty 11 171 817 4.78 4 65 27 29 6
76 Hawai'i 9 193 922 4.78 6 62 28 28 10
78 Oregon 7 133 641 4.82 6 73 15 15 2
79 Stanford 6 119 582 4.89 5 41 14 13 5
80 Southern Mississippi 10 177 868 4.90 6 69 20 20 6
81 Rice 5 78 384 4.92 3 66 11 12 2
82 Temple 7 152 751 4.94 5 49 24 24 8
83 South Alabama 11 203 1014 5.00 6 47 26 26 13
84 Illinois 8 193 970 5.03 5 50 31 31 9
84 Duke 11 232 1168 5.03 19 73 43 45 12
84 Texas State 12 268 1348 5.03 14 58 37 37 7
87 Louisiana-Monroe 10 206 1038 5.04 9 44 25 28 7
88 Miami (Florida) 11 216 1093 5.06 10 72 33 35 10
89 Washington 4 66 340 5.15 2 20 11 10 2
90 Boston College 11 202 1042 5.16 12 60 29 30 11
91 Western Kentucky 12 212 1096 5.17 7 51 31 31 9
91 UCF 10 241 1245 5.17 8 39 47 53 11
93 Maryland 5 112 580 5.18 6 33 20 21 5
93 Louisiana Tech 10 187 968 5.18 9 75 24 24 7
93 Navy 10 201 1041 5.18 13 48 32 33 9
96 South Carolina 10 203 1055 5.20 15 79 30 30 5
97 Ohio 3 57 297 5.21 1 35 7 7 1
98 Florida Atlantic 9 137 721 5.26 4 77 17 17 4
98 North Carolina 12 209 1100 5.26 16 76 37 37 11
100 Florida 12 218 1150 5.28 9 83 30 30 7
101 Nevada 9 146 772 5.29 6 69 19 19 7
102 Virginia Tech 11 208 1116 5.37 13 62 36 37 11
103 East Carolina 9 165 887 5.38 12 75 26 27 13
104 Arizona 5 117 632 5.40 8 75 15 16 4
105 Florida International 5 106 576 5.43 4 54 18 18 9
105 LSU 10 171 929 5.43 4 45 26 26 12
107 Washington State 4 63 343 5.44 3 40 10 11 5
108 Arkansas 10 214 1192 5.57 15 80 34 33 8
109 Middle Tennessee 9 184 1028 5.59 9 65 31 32 9
110 South Florida 9 185 1038 5.61 8 62 33 33 9
111 Mississippi 10 190 1099 5.78 11 72 30 31 9
112 Florida State 9 167 968 5.80 16 70 25 26 9
113 Eastern Michigan 6 136 793 5.83 8 34 23 22 7
114 Kent State 4 81 488 6.02 6 62 14 15 6
115 Massachusetts 4 88 532 6.05 7 70 20 20 3
116 Kansas 9 184 1125 6.11 11 70 41 42 10
117 Utah State 6 126 773 6.13 7 73 21 22 7
118 Oregon State 7 139 853 6.14 9 53 25 24 9
119 North Texas 10 211 1324 6.27 13 76 36 38 12
120 Charlotte 6 108 679 6.29 6 70 17 18 6
121 Bowling Green 5 115 724 6.30 7 70 23 26 5
122 Colorado 6 96 622 6.48 4 66 16 17 11
123 Vanderbilt 9 154 1005 6.53 9 88 32 33 10
124 UNLV 6 118 775 6.57 10 54 26 28 9
125 Akron 6 122 812 6.66 9 49 26 28 7
126 California 4 62 429 6.92 3 75 8 8 2
127 Minnesota 7 115 924 8.03 6 70 21 21 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards