2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wisconsin 13 398 793 1.99 10 36 53 20 5
2 San Diego State 14 413 1151 2.79 7 59 71 39 6
3 Georgia 15 462 1183 2.56 3 34 81 41 3
4 Oklahoma State 14 453 1227 2.71 9 56 69 39 14
5 Pittsburgh 14 472 1249 2.65 15 70 80 46 10
6 Clemson 13 440 1252 2.85 7 54 74 36 12
7 Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 71 83 40 5
8 Alabama 15 485 1290 2.66 9 67 86 47 6
9 Air Force 13 401 1376 3.43 18 74 81 42 12
10 UAB 13 448 1449 3.23 16 62 84 43 11
11 Mississippi State 13 406 1474 3.63 16 59 84 48 10
12 North Carolina State 12 391 1479 3.78 9 55 70 49 19
13 UCLA 12 397 1491 3.76 24 49 99 47 12
14 Michigan State 13 446 1511 3.39 10 49 102 40 14
15 Syracuse 12 438 1513 3.45 12 65 98 43 13
16 Houston 14 445 1515 3.40 13 79 80 47 14
17 Army 13 401 1531 3.82 19 46 77 50 12
18 Central Michigan 13 463 1551 3.35 18 69 102 59 14
19 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 78 86 51 9
20 Kentucky 13 401 1587 3.96 12 48 82 55 14
21 Iowa State 13 449 1590 3.54 11 74 96 50 10
22 Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 67 96 43 6
23 UTSA 14 489 1606 3.28 15 42 105 58 8
24 Texas A&M 12 443 1618 3.65 6 53 98 62 13
25 Fresno State 13 454 1622 3.57 15 63 85 51 13
26 San Jose State 12 459 1623 3.54 9 67 87 42 7
27 California 12 418 1641 3.93 13 51 108 58 14
28 Ohio State 13 448 1648 3.68 17 77 97 55 11
29 Auburn 13 470 1650 3.51 8 68 87 54 14
30 SMU 12 438 1651 3.77 15 58 80 49 17
31 Baylor 14 497 1652 3.32 16 65 99 57 15
32 Miami (Florida) 12 429 1668 3.89 16 71 98 60 19
33 Oklahoma 13 442 1677 3.79 15 75 101 58 13
34 Kansas State 13 458 1686 3.68 14 75 93 48 15
35 Utah 14 459 1705 3.71 11 68 103 62 12
36 Arizona State 13 471 1709 3.63 18 47 100 52 15
37 Appalachian State 14 481 1710 3.56 18 86 100 63 14
38 Troy 12 492 1714 3.48 15 54 104 53 15
39 New Mexico 12 465 1716 3.69 17 53 99 44 12
40 Florida State 12 477 1735 3.64 15 63 94 58 8
41 Old Dominion 13 491 1744 3.55 12 56 102 42 10
42 South Alabama 12 441 1755 3.98 21 75 96 62 15
43 Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 89 105 59 16
44 Nebraska 12 424 1763 4.16 12 71 91 39 17
45 Middle Tennessee 13 450 1768 3.93 17 45 111 60 15
46 Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 75 96 45 16
47 Indiana 12 433 1777 4.10 23 62 100 54 13
48 Texas Tech 13 445 1786 4.01 18 75 99 52 14
49 West Virginia 13 453 1804 3.98 15 70 97 46 19
50 UTEP 13 463 1805 3.90 22 75 94 54 14
51 Liberty 13 520 1819 3.50 19 70 116 62 9
52 Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 75 117 59 10
53 Georgia Southern 12 420 1829 4.35 17 58 104 71 15
54 Georgia State 13 524 1830 3.49 20 75 115 57 12
54 LSU 13 469 1830 3.90 16 48 102 67 19
56 Tulsa 13 479 1857 3.88 19 64 93 54 12
57 Oregon State 13 452 1867 4.13 19 56 118 57 10
58 Southern Mississippi 12 431 1868 4.33 15 55 83 55 20
59 Coastal Carolina 13 477 1877 3.94 21 56 106 51 15
60 Florida Atlantic 12 422 1886 4.47 17 94 91 51 21
60 Western Michigan 13 420 1886 4.49 17 96 105 67 24
62 Miami (Ohio) 13 482 1897 3.94 18 79 100 53 18
63 Tulane 12 484 1901 3.93 25 68 107 60 18
64 Boise State 12 478 1904 3.98 14 75 101 64 18
65 Tennessee 13 521 1931 3.71 24 49 117 62 12
66 East Carolina 12 412 1940 4.71 20 90 100 60 23
67 Rice 12 405 1944 4.80 30 81 111 63 19
68 Louisiana-Monroe 12 439 1949 4.44 21 53 105 63 14
69 Toledo 13 525 1969 3.75 11 52 102 64 16
70 North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 85 99 53 20
71 USC 12 436 1983 4.55 28 87 98 61 13
72 Colorado State 12 494 1995 4.04 18 87 114 66 15
73 Louisiana Tech 12 442 1998 4.52 25 70 112 69 18
74 Penn State 13 525 1999 3.81 12 68 124 69 15
75 Arkansas 13 497 2000 4.02 17 76 103 53 10
76 Oregon 14 502 2005 3.99 24 48 122 62 8
76 Memphis 12 489 2005 4.10 22 57 125 61 13
78 Maryland 13 500 2012 4.02 24 66 113 61 14
79 Hawai'i 13 502 2032 4.05 24 66 111 64 18
80 Purdue 13 483 2035 4.21 18 70 108 53 18
81 Louisville 13 467 2037 4.36 23 75 117 76 19
82 BYU 13 469 2042 4.35 24 64 118 60 13
83 Boston College 12 451 2043 4.53 15 59 106 62 19
84 UNLV 12 457 2063 4.51 19 75 118 75 19
85 UCF 13 479 2070 4.32 24 79 111 72 18
86 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 76 109 65 15
87 Cincinnati 14 583 2088 3.58 14 51 124 64 8
88 Rutgers 13 498 2093 4.20 16 94 112 66 19
88 Washington State 13 455 2093 4.60 20 71 122 76 14
90 Florida 13 478 2131 4.46 19 74 111 70 20
91 Colorado 12 431 2142 4.97 22 53 123 80 19
92 Arizona 12 473 2155 4.56 17 55 109 70 17
93 Georgia Tech 12 491 2184 4.45 19 68 116 56 14
94 Virginia Tech 13 481 2198 4.57 20 80 122 72 17
95 Texas State 12 501 2199 4.39 20 45 132 73 16
96 Bowling Green 12 542 2254 4.16 30 54 135 65 12
97 Utah State 14 516 2265 4.39 20 98 117 72 24
98 South Carolina 13 485 2275 4.69 18 63 123 71 18
99 Ball State 13 528 2293 4.34 22 70 130 63 13
100 Ohio 12 478 2316 4.85 25 90 120 71 14
101 Vanderbilt 12 421 2317 5.50 22 73 115 81 19
102 Connecticut 12 513 2326 4.53 27 76 136 65 16
103 Washington 12 489 2328 4.76 21 67 128 64 15
104 Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 99 125 80 24
105 North Carolina 13 504 2340 4.64 23 91 134 68 22
106 Wyoming 13 514 2349 4.57 17 75 121 71 21
106 New Mexico State 12 429 2349 5.48 26 79 112 78 22
108 Western Kentucky 14 564 2358 4.18 28 65 139 75 17
109 Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 71 117 68 26
110 Nevada 13 516 2425 4.70 23 81 131 74 20
111 Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 80 120 69 25
112 Duke 12 468 2470 5.28 26 72 114 72 27
113 Mississippi 13 549 2475 4.51 25 49 143 83 20
114 South Florida 12 429 2487 5.80 28 97 118 77 23
115 Marshall 13 584 2496 4.27 18 88 139 77 22
116 Northwestern 12 480 2559 5.33 31 83 120 70 23
117 Eastern Michigan 13 508 2599 5.12 27 82 144 74 20
118 Temple 12 555 2646 4.77 33 75 143 80 22
119 TCU 12 460 2664 5.79 34 80 124 75 28
120 Virginia 12 468 2710 5.79 21 71 120 76 31
121 Wake Forest 14 563 2738 4.86 25 71 148 101 24
122 Florida International 12 506 2758 5.45 30 61 148 83 23
123 Massachusetts 12 487 2825 5.80 43 87 143 89 33
124 Stanford 12 493 2828 5.74 33 96 152 85 25
125 Kent State 14 579 2882 4.98 40 80 156 83 27
126 Missouri 13 557 2963 5.32 32 92 156 99 27
127 Akron 12 482 2987 6.20 32 63 158 104 26
128 Kansas 12 495 2998 6.06 40 80 151 98 23
129 Northern Illinois 14 517 3003 5.81 33 66 158 99 33
130 Arkansas State 12 488 3133 6.42 32 99 139 85 37
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards