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

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