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