2020 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 LSU 1 16 9 0.56 0 16.00 9.00
2 Virginia 1 38 56 1.47 0 38.00 56.00
3 North Carolina 1 35 68 1.94 0 35.00 68.00
4 Alabama 1 34 69 2.03 1 34.00 69.00
5 Georgia 1 28 77 2.75 0 28.00 77.00
6 Mississippi State 1 38 80 2.11 0 38.00 80.00
7 Tennessee 1 35 89 2.54 2 35.00 89.00
8 Kentucky 1 30 91 3.03 1 30.00 91.00
9 Texas A&M 1 38 105 2.76 0 38.00 105.00
10 Oklahoma 2 50 110 2.20 4 25.00 55.00
11 Missouri 1 36 111 3.08 3 36.00 111.00
12 Arkansas 1 42 121 2.88 1 42.00 121.00
13 Clemson 2 82 123 1.50 0 41.00 61.50
14 Memphis 1 36 125 3.47 2 36.00 125.00
15 South Carolina 1 33 133 4.03 2 33.00 133.00
16 BYU 2 57 138 2.42 1 28.50 69.00
17 Virginia Tech 1 42 139 3.31 2 42.00 139.00
18 Tulsa 1 50 141 2.82 1 50.00 141.00
19 Auburn 1 40 145 3.63 1 40.00 145.00
20 Texas 2 57 153 2.68 2 28.50 76.50
21 Pittsburgh 3 86 168 1.95 1 28.67 56.00
22 Baylor 1 43 169 3.93 2 43.00 169.00
23 Florida 1 45 170 3.78 2 45.00 170.00
24 Oklahoma State 2 74 180 2.43 0 37.00 90.00
25 Army 3 79 181 2.29 1 26.33 60.33
25 Notre Dame 2 63 181 2.87 1 31.50 90.50
27 Marshall 2 64 182 2.84 0 32.00 91.00
28 Vanderbilt 1 27 183 6.78 1 27.00 183.00
29 Mississippi 1 29 196 6.76 0 29.00 196.00
30 TCU 1 28 212 7.57 4 28.00 212.00
31 Iowa State 2 79 217 2.75 1 39.50 108.50
32 Florida International 1 47 219 4.66 2 47.00 219.00
33 Louisiana Tech 2 58 224 3.86 1 29.00 112.00
33 East Carolina 1 40 224 5.60 2 40.00 224.00
35 Georgia State 1 39 240 6.15 3 39.00 240.00
36 Texas Tech 2 72 242 3.36 2 36.00 121.00
37 Boston College 2 69 262 3.80 2 34.50 131.00
38 West Virginia 2 73 278 3.81 2 36.50 139.00
38 Liberty 2 59 278 4.71 2 29.50 139.00
40 Troy 2 76 279 3.67 5 38.00 139.50
41 Georgia Southern 2 56 280 5.00 3 28.00 140.00
42 Kansas State 2 68 289 4.25 1 34.00 144.50
43 Charlotte 1 50 308 6.16 4 50.00 308.00
44 Arkansas State 2 86 313 3.64 3 43.00 156.50
45 Cincinnati 2 80 322 4.03 2 40.00 161.00
46 Tulane 3 125 339 2.71 4 41.67 113.00
47 Florida State 2 77 361 4.69 5 38.50 180.50
48 UTSA 3 106 373 3.52 4 35.33 124.33
49 Coastal Carolina 2 88 383 4.35 4 44.00 191.50
50 Kansas 2 85 388 4.56 5 42.50 194.00
51 UTEP 4 105 411 3.91 3 26.25 102.75
52 Louisville 3 105 435 4.14 4 35.00 145.00
53 Miami (Florida) 3 111 440 3.96 2 37.00 146.67
54 Duke 3 121 450 3.72 6 40.33 150.00
55 SMU 3 131 452 3.45 4 43.67 150.67
56 Wake Forest 2 95 455 4.79 7 47.50 227.50
56 North Texas 2 75 455 6.07 5 37.50 227.50
58 North Carolina State 2 90 463 5.14 7 45.00 231.50
59 UCF 2 98 471 4.81 3 49.00 235.50
60 Appalachian State 3 113 472 4.18 5 37.67 157.33
61 South Florida 2 99 481 4.86 6 49.50 240.50
62 South Alabama 3 119 488 4.10 10 39.67 162.67
63 Western Kentucky 2 96 498 5.19 6 48.00 249.00
64 Georgia Tech 3 127 515 4.06 5 42.33 171.67
65 Syracuse 3 131 562 4.29 6 43.67 187.33
66 Navy 2 93 566 6.09 8 46.50 283.00
67 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 137 573 4.18 6 45.67 191.00
68 UAB 3 107 584 5.46 4 35.67 194.67
69 Texas State 4 148 661 4.47 9 37.00 165.25
70 Middle Tennessee 3 145 668 4.61 10 48.33 222.67
71 Southern Mississippi 3 134 753 5.62 8 44.67 251.00
72 Louisiana-Monroe 3 150 791 5.27 11 50.00 263.67