2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wisconsin 13 188 263 1.40 1 23 27 9 1
1 Georgia 15 230 648 2.82 1 34 39 23 2
3 Oklahoma State 14 243 583 2.40 2 37 38 19 6
3 Texas A&M 12 219 850 3.88 2 53 50 34 8
5 Alabama 15 241 490 2.03 3 26 31 18 2
5 San Diego State 14 196 636 3.24 3 59 31 21 4
5 Troy 12 231 765 3.31 3 43 45 22 6
8 Clemson 13 209 603 2.89 4 54 34 15 8
8 Notre Dame 13 208 651 3.13 4 89 36 25 4
8 North Carolina State 12 184 662 3.60 4 55 30 20 8
8 Auburn 13 221 798 3.61 4 57 47 31 5
8 Utah 14 234 923 3.94 4 68 59 33 5
13 Syracuse 12 212 654 3.08 5 39 46 19 5
13 LSU 13 216 658 3.05 5 32 42 24 7
13 Kentucky 13 181 668 3.69 5 48 34 24 5
13 Michigan 14 231 742 3.21 5 75 42 18 7
13 Penn State 13 249 765 3.07 5 35 50 23 4
13 California 12 213 828 3.89 5 51 53 25 8
13 Nebraska 12 215 829 3.86 5 71 50 19 6
13 Michigan State 13 217 865 3.99 5 45 50 23 8
13 Middle Tennessee 13 221 904 4.09 5 40 63 39 5
13 Iowa State 13 223 939 4.21 5 74 48 31 6
13 Cincinnati 14 289 990 3.43 5 51 63 29 3
13 Western Michigan 13 200 1080 5.40 5 96 53 37 13
25 Appalachian State 14 215 671 3.12 6 56 39 23 6
25 SMU 12 191 705 3.69 6 40 31 20 9
25 San Jose State 12 223 748 3.35 6 27 45 15 1
25 Ohio State 13 227 759 3.34 6 62 45 20 3
25 Central Michigan 13 245 773 3.16 6 40 56 29 5
25 Houston 14 225 825 3.67 6 79 42 25 8
25 Oklahoma 13 230 842 3.66 6 50 54 29 4
25 Rutgers 13 260 945 3.63 6 71 60 33 5
25 Old Dominion 13 248 974 3.93 6 56 52 21 7
25 Washington 12 215 1096 5.10 6 67 53 28 9
35 Fresno State 13 223 724 3.25 7 63 41 27 7
35 Mississippi State 13 214 829 3.87 7 59 47 28 5
35 Illinois 12 240 834 3.48 7 23 56 32 2
35 Baylor 14 247 835 3.38 7 65 49 25 8
35 East Carolina 12 216 853 3.95 7 47 49 27 10
35 Florida State 12 240 950 3.96 7 63 50 27 5
35 Arkansas 13 257 957 3.72 7 76 49 24 5
35 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 258 1022 3.96 7 63 56 35 6
35 Boston College 12 220 1058 4.81 7 59 56 33 12
35 Toledo 13 273 1093 4.00 7 51 56 38 9
45 Minnesota 13 194 682 3.52 8 71 43 22 4
45 West Virginia 13 209 802 3.84 8 70 41 18 6
45 UAB 13 250 822 3.29 8 35 45 25 4
45 Air Force 13 215 827 3.85 8 74 44 26 8
45 Florida 13 221 885 4.00 8 54 46 29 6
45 UTSA 14 257 930 3.62 8 34 58 36 6
45 Washington State 13 216 932 4.31 8 71 51 35 6
45 Oregon State 13 213 937 4.40 8 22 59 32 4
45 Colorado 12 195 957 4.91 8 38 56 36 7
45 Colorado State 12 214 1014 4.74 8 87 53 37 8
45 Boise State 12 238 1035 4.35 8 75 54 38 11
45 Southern Mississippi 12 212 1041 4.91 8 55 45 31 9
45 Virginia 12 214 1151 5.38 8 71 53 33 13
58 Pittsburgh 14 247 571 2.31 9 70 39 22 4
58 Georgia Southern 12 189 695 3.68 9 48 41 30 4
58 Army 13 210 776 3.70 9 43 36 26 6
58 New Mexico 12 217 853 3.93 9 40 50 20 6
58 Iowa 14 247 956 3.87 9 67 57 27 6
58 UNLV 12 232 1004 4.33 9 75 57 36 10
58 Mississippi 13 277 1101 3.97 9 49 64 33 7
58 Florida Atlantic 12 218 1129 5.18 9 94 57 32 16
58 Marshall 13 276 1194 4.33 9 88 58 32 13
58 Wyoming 13 267 1222 4.58 9 54 65 35 12
68 Georgia State 13 258 865 3.35 10 75 54 24 7
68 Memphis 12 240 929 3.87 10 36 69 31 2
68 Purdue 13 237 964 4.07 10 57 53 28 9
68 Miami (Florida) 12 228 1002 4.39 10 71 59 37 11
68 Arizona 12 222 1070 4.82 10 55 60 38 7
68 Texas 12 217 1079 4.97 10 71 53 33 8
68 North Carolina 13 260 1086 4.18 10 53 63 31 10
68 Texas State 12 236 1145 4.85 10 45 60 36 8
68 Nevada 13 237 1160 4.89 10 81 60 33 9
68 Charlotte 12 231 1166 5.05 10 64 62 35 9
68 Kent State 14 286 1177 4.12 10 50 68 34 5
79 Louisville 13 206 722 3.50 11 29 43 22 6
79 Tulsa 13 260 886 3.41 11 64 43 21 3
79 USC 12 192 952 4.96 11 87 51 30 5
79 Miami (Ohio) 13 238 983 4.13 11 75 47 25 9
79 Coastal Carolina 13 255 991 3.89 11 54 51 29 10
79 Georgia Tech 12 235 991 4.22 11 45 57 24 6
79 Oregon 14 261 1049 4.02 11 40 67 34 5
79 Liberty 13 264 1079 4.09 11 70 67 38 7
79 Vanderbilt 12 198 1122 5.67 11 61 55 39 11
79 Ohio 12 230 1203 5.23 11 90 58 35 8
89 Navy 12 205 822 4.01 12 78 44 21 4
89 Arizona State 13 234 832 3.56 12 43 49 22 5
89 Texas Tech 13 228 895 3.93 12 35 49 23 7
89 UTEP 13 221 914 4.14 12 75 44 25 7
89 Louisiana Tech 12 225 917 4.08 12 70 57 31 6
89 Kansas State 13 242 941 3.89 12 75 47 26 6
89 Virginia Tech 13 208 954 4.59 12 80 50 29 8
89 North Texas 13 244 965 3.95 12 69 46 29 12
89 Rice 12 189 1006 5.32 12 81 58 33 10
89 New Mexico State 12 193 1041 5.39 12 63 53 39 8
89 Utah State 14 286 1043 3.65 12 75 62 40 9
89 Tennessee 13 284 1057 3.72 12 39 64 31 5
89 Louisiana-Monroe 12 234 1072 4.58 12 29 62 36 7
89 South Carolina 13 237 1142 4.82 12 63 59 34 8
103 South Alabama 12 207 786 3.80 13 31 48 31 5
103 Maryland 13 264 912 3.45 13 38 55 25 4
103 BYU 13 225 961 4.27 13 64 53 29 6
103 Tulane 12 241 1066 4.42 13 68 56 36 12
103 Buffalo 12 250 1244 4.98 13 99 68 40 11
103 Eastern Michigan 13 248 1416 5.71 13 82 71 38 10
103 Wake Forest 14 305 1449 4.75 13 58 82 53 10
110 South Florida 12 203 1097 5.40 14 69 56 38 11
110 Hawai'i 13 258 1120 4.34 14 66 57 32 10
110 Temple 12 286 1185 4.14 14 50 71 39 7
113 UCLA 12 214 782 3.65 15 46 57 21 4
113 Indiana 12 200 822 4.11 15 62 45 25 7
113 Bowling Green 12 263 1024 3.89 15 50 61 23 7
113 Connecticut 12 216 1099 5.09 15 70 64 30 10
113 Duke 12 224 1198 5.35 15 72 52 39 15
113 Kansas 12 222 1229 5.54 15 57 72 47 7
113 Akron 12 252 1524 6.05 15 63 85 53 12
120 UCF 13 263 1175 4.47 16 79 65 42 9
120 Western Kentucky 14 291 1378 4.74 16 65 77 44 12
120 Florida International 12 251 1379 5.49 16 61 72 40 14
123 TCU 12 215 1178 5.48 17 67 52 31 14
123 Ball State 13 264 1220 4.62 17 70 66 31 8
123 Missouri 13 269 1500 5.58 17 92 74 51 14
123 Arkansas State 12 244 1507 6.18 17 99 75 47 19
127 Northwestern 12 240 1358 5.66 18 75 64 41 12
127 Northern Illinois 14 244 1454 5.96 18 66 79 46 17
129 Stanford 12 242 1515 6.26 19 96 80 43 16
130 Massachusetts 12 219 1382 6.31 25 87 69 44 19
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards