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

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