2020 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Liberty 1 31 55 1.77 0 31.00 55.00
2 Georgia 9 275 624 2.27 7 30.56 69.33
3 Georgia Southern 8 230 726 3.16 8 28.75 90.75
4 Texas A&M 9 249 830 3.33 6 27.67 92.22
5 Wisconsin 6 166 562 3.39 1 27.67 93.67
6 Oklahoma 9 272 852 3.13 17 30.22 94.67
7 San Diego State 6 185 571 3.09 4 30.83 95.17
8 Marshall 6 207 577 2.79 4 34.50 96.17
9 Ohio State 6 173 580 3.35 6 28.83 96.67
10 Clemson 10 346 1012 2.92 8 34.60 101.20
11 Pittsburgh 10 366 1028 2.81 11 36.60 102.80
12 Iowa State 10 330 1033 3.13 8 33.00 103.30
13 UAB 5 163 523 3.21 1 32.60 104.60
14 Cincinnati 7 251 744 2.96 7 35.86 106.29
15 Iowa 8 303 861 2.84 8 37.88 107.63
16 Alabama 11 374 1184 3.17 11 34.00 107.64
17 Utah 5 141 539 3.82 7 28.20 107.80
18 Colorado State 4 176 434 2.47 8 44.00 108.50
19 Air Force 4 110 439 3.99 3 27.50 109.75
20 San Jose State 7 246 777 3.16 7 35.14 111.00
20 Notre Dame 10 296 1110 3.75 12 29.60 111.00
22 Coastal Carolina 8 248 969 3.91 8 31.00 121.13
23 Mississippi State 10 351 1253 3.57 9 35.10 125.30
24 Wyoming 6 221 752 3.40 7 36.83 125.33
25 Miami (Ohio) 3 109 378 3.47 5 36.33 126.00
26 Toledo 6 210 775 3.69 6 35.00 129.17
27 Penn State 9 319 1172 3.67 13 35.44 130.22
28 Central Michigan 6 250 783 3.13 7 41.67 130.50
29 Nevada 8 275 1046 3.80 10 34.38 130.75
30 West Virginia 8 281 1061 3.78 8 35.13 132.63
31 UCLA 7 264 950 3.60 14 37.71 135.71
31 Indiana 7 237 950 4.01 6 33.86 135.71
33 TCU 9 314 1223 3.89 9 34.89 135.89
34 Tulane 8 335 1106 3.30 12 41.88 138.25
35 Appalachian State 8 277 1109 4.00 8 34.63 138.63
36 Rice 5 171 704 4.12 5 34.20 140.80
37 Tennessee 10 385 1416 3.68 15 38.50 141.60
38 Purdue 6 253 869 3.43 12 42.17 144.83
39 UTSA 7 248 1015 4.09 6 35.43 145.00
40 Florida Atlantic 6 216 875 4.05 5 36.00 145.83
41 Ball State 7 259 1021 3.94 12 37.00 145.86
42 Florida 11 409 1611 3.94 13 37.18 146.45
43 Tulsa 7 278 1027 3.69 6 39.71 146.71
44 Western Kentucky 7 268 1029 3.84 10 38.29 147.00
44 Virginia 9 338 1323 3.91 13 37.56 147.00
46 Texas 8 307 1177 3.83 13 38.38 147.13
47 North Carolina 10 359 1489 4.15 20 35.90 148.90
48 Georgia State 8 302 1212 4.01 14 37.75 151.50
49 USC 6 217 920 4.24 4 36.17 153.33
50 Washington State 4 124 619 4.99 9 31.00 154.75
51 Boise State 6 248 933 3.76 9 41.33 155.50
52 Northwestern 8 269 1252 4.65 4 33.63 156.50
53 Michigan State 7 280 1101 3.93 20 40.00 157.29
54 Western Michigan 6 229 944 4.12 13 38.17 157.33
55 Memphis 8 312 1277 4.09 11 39.00 159.63
56 Oregon 6 228 959 4.21 13 38.00 159.83
57 Washington 4 142 645 4.54 8 35.50 161.25
58 Buffalo 6 244 968 3.97 9 40.67 161.33
59 Missouri 10 358 1622 4.53 19 35.80 162.20
60 Auburn 10 379 1631 4.30 14 37.90 163.10
61 New Mexico 7 241 1149 4.77 9 34.43 164.14
62 Arkansas State 8 310 1326 4.28 15 38.75 165.75
63 Oklahoma State 9 364 1493 4.10 12 40.44 165.89
64 Kentucky 10 382 1667 4.36 16 38.20 166.70
65 Southern Mississippi 6 251 1004 4.00 7 41.83 167.33
66 LSU 10 346 1690 4.88 18 34.60 169.00
67 North Carolina State 10 403 1692 4.20 16 40.30 169.20
68 California 4 153 677 4.42 7 38.25 169.25
69 Nebraska 8 325 1356 4.17 15 40.63 169.50
70 Northern Illinois 6 219 1041 4.75 13 36.50 173.50
71 Louisiana Tech 6 249 1045 4.20 12 41.50 174.17
72 Virginia Tech 10 356 1747 4.91 22 35.60 174.70
73 Charlotte 4 135 702 5.20 5 33.75 175.50
74 Boston College 10 360 1757 4.88 20 36.00 175.70
75 Colorado 4 129 705 5.47 7 32.25 176.25
76 Navy 7 259 1243 4.80 13 37.00 177.57
77 UTEP 4 169 712 4.21 11 42.25 178.00
78 Michigan 6 258 1073 4.16 14 43.00 178.83
79 South Alabama 8 293 1431 4.88 12 36.63 178.88
80 Kansas State 9 342 1613 4.72 20 38.00 179.22
81 Baylor 9 366 1624 4.44 20 40.67 180.44
82 Georgia Tech 9 377 1649 4.37 18 41.89 183.22
83 Arizona State 4 164 733 4.47 7 41.00 183.25
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 351 1476 4.21 15 43.88 184.50
85 UCF 8 362 1485 4.10 11 45.25 185.63
86 Louisville 10 379 1860 4.91 17 37.90 186.00
87 Troy 7 291 1313 4.51 9 41.57 187.57
88 Houston 6 256 1131 4.42 10 42.67 188.50
89 Vanderbilt 9 302 1719 5.69 19 33.56 191.00
90 Miami (Florida) 9 353 1726 4.89 14 39.22 191.78
91 Arkansas 10 416 1921 4.62 21 41.60 192.10
92 SMU 7 297 1351 4.55 15 42.43 193.00
93 Ohio 3 121 581 4.80 3 40.33 193.67
94 South Carolina 10 398 1954 4.91 23 39.80 195.40
95 East Carolina 8 307 1565 5.10 20 38.38 195.63
96 Syracuse 10 456 1962 4.30 20 45.60 196.20
97 Wake Forest 7 283 1408 4.98 15 40.43 201.14
98 Rutgers 9 406 1833 4.51 14 45.11 203.67
99 Texas Tech 9 399 1836 4.60 24 44.33 204.00
100 South Florida 7 287 1430 4.98 14 41.00 204.29
101 Minnesota 7 230 1450 6.30 16 32.86 207.14
102 Temple 7 303 1460 4.82 15 43.29 208.57
103 Mississippi 9 351 1901 5.42 26 39.00 211.22
104 Fresno State 6 244 1274 5.22 14 40.67 212.33
105 Florida State 8 328 1730 5.27 23 41.00 216.25
106 Duke 10 411 2168 5.27 29 41.10 216.80
107 Oregon State 7 274 1523 5.56 18 39.14 217.57
108 Middle Tennessee 6 242 1325 5.48 12 40.33 220.83
109 Stanford 6 244 1332 5.46 12 40.67 222.00
110 Utah State 6 252 1348 5.35 14 42.00 224.67
110 Florida International 3 124 674 5.44 8 41.33 224.67
112 Maryland 5 236 1150 4.87 14 47.20 230.00
113 Illinois 8 358 1841 5.14 17 44.75 230.13
114 Hawai'i 8 343 1847 5.38 17 42.88 230.88
115 Texas State 8 364 1873 5.15 18 45.50 234.13
116 Louisiana-Monroe 7 310 1664 5.37 18 44.29 237.71
117 Eastern Michigan 6 274 1433 5.23 12 45.67 238.83
118 Kansas 8 324 1941 5.99 22 40.50 242.63
119 North Texas 7 327 1737 5.31 21 46.71 248.14
120 Akron 6 238 1489 6.26 19 39.67 248.17
121 UNLV 6 241 1530 6.35 22 40.17 255.00
122 Kent State 4 170 1048 6.16 19 42.50 262.00
123 Arizona 5 229 1353 5.91 19 45.80 270.60
124 Bowling Green 5 245 1551 6.33 16 49.00 310.20
125 Massachusetts 1 44 378 8.59 3 44.00 378.00