2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Wisconsin 13 202 404 2.00 4 34 7 7 4
2 San Diego State 14 198 529 2.67 4 27 18 18 3
3 Georgia 15 205 599 2.92 2 34 15 17 2
4 Pittsburgh 14 230 678 2.95 5 70 21 21 6
5 UTSA 14 225 679 3.02 6 27 20 21 3
6 SMU 12 197 634 3.22 7 31 14 14 4
7 Colorado State 12 235 761 3.24 8 43 27 28 4
8 Utah 14 214 705 3.29 4 28 28 30 3
9 Alabama 15 219 731 3.34 7 67 17 19 3
10 UAB 13 212 721 3.40 10 62 20 20 5
10 Ohio State 13 225 764 3.40 9 55 25 25 4
12 Georgia State 13 246 840 3.41 5 75 24 27 3
13 Miami (Florida) 12 205 708 3.45 5 51 23 25 3
14 Minnesota 13 167 577 3.46 3 30 18 19 3
15 Notre Dame 13 191 675 3.53 3 67 22 22 5
16 Air Force 13 180 647 3.59 6 74 18 18 6
17 Oklahoma State 14 198 714 3.61 4 38 18 19 9
17 San Jose State 12 214 773 3.61 4 30 17 17 3
19 Michigan State 13 212 773 3.65 5 49 21 22 7
20 Baylor 14 244 893 3.66 9 65 30 31 8
21 Clemson 13 212 782 3.69 4 54 18 17 8
21 LSU 13 215 793 3.69 5 33 20 21 7
21 Tulsa 13 225 830 3.69 11 54 24 25 6
24 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 236 874 3.70 6 32 25 28 5
25 Central Michigan 13 218 811 3.72 8 69 29 29 7
26 Iowa State 13 214 798 3.73 4 32 25 25 4
27 Mississippi State 13 196 741 3.78 5 41 23 24 4
27 Iowa 14 245 927 3.78 7 67 23 24 4
27 Oregon 14 246 930 3.78 14 40 25 28 4
30 Oklahoma 13 214 815 3.81 6 75 21 22 7
30 Tennessee 13 236 900 3.81 10 32 25 25 6
30 Liberty 13 247 941 3.81 9 40 28 28 5
33 Troy 12 226 864 3.82 8 54 24 24 8
33 Cincinnati 14 268 1023 3.82 7 33 29 30 3
35 Arkansas 13 246 944 3.84 8 34 23 23 5
36 Auburn 13 229 884 3.86 2 68 23 23 8
37 North Texas 13 225 871 3.87 6 85 24 24 7
37 Memphis 12 228 883 3.87 11 57 25 26 7
39 Fresno State 13 223 866 3.88 7 37 26 27 5
40 Maryland 13 241 946 3.93 8 38 26 28 5
41 North Carolina State 12 201 794 3.95 6 55 24 25 11
42 Appalachian State 14 218 866 3.97 6 86 30 30 4
43 Marshall 13 272 1082 3.98 6 75 31 33 10
44 Rice 12 189 755 3.99 11 81 22 22 6
44 West Virginia 13 208 830 3.99 7 70 21 20 8
46 Middle Tennessee 13 230 921 4.00 6 45 31 30 8
46 Utah State 14 233 932 4.00 10 75 29 29 6
48 UCLA 12 179 719 4.02 10 46 15 15 6
49 New Mexico 12 219 885 4.04 5 46 24 26 6
50 Indiana 12 208 846 4.07 7 26 23 26 6
50 Hawai'i 13 227 924 4.07 6 66 20 22 7
52 Florida State 12 226 929 4.11 6 63 29 30 4
53 Old Dominion 13 239 985 4.12 6 55 20 21 4
54 Texas Tech 13 231 962 4.16 7 75 24 25 7
55 South Alabama 12 219 915 4.18 8 45 31 31 8
55 Tulane 12 236 986 4.18 8 68 31 31 7
55 Penn State 13 266 1111 4.18 7 68 37 37 10
58 Army 13 189 791 4.19 9 46 21 23 6
59 Southern Mississippi 12 223 940 4.22 9 44 26 25 10
60 Syracuse 12 207 876 4.23 4 65 23 24 8
60 Nebraska 12 217 918 4.23 5 53 19 19 10
62 Virginia Tech 13 234 993 4.24 8 61 27 28 6
63 California 12 190 810 4.26 6 51 23 23 7
63 Houston 14 214 911 4.26 6 79 20 21 9
65 Florida Atlantic 12 206 901 4.37 4 94 21 21 7
66 UNLV 12 221 970 4.39 8 64 34 34 11
67 Toledo 13 253 1119 4.42 8 52 30 31 10
68 Georgia Tech 12 231 1025 4.44 7 68 26 27 6
69 Western Kentucky 14 266 1184 4.45 10 65 31 32 6
70 UTEP 13 211 942 4.46 10 43 31 32 8
71 Kansas State 13 212 947 4.47 6 75 23 24 11
72 Michigan 14 221 989 4.48 4 75 18 19 7
73 Miami (Ohio) 13 226 1018 4.50 8 79 23 23 8
74 Illinois 12 233 1052 4.52 5 75 34 35 3
75 Arizona State 13 231 1048 4.54 7 43 30 30 8
76 Coastal Carolina 13 215 980 4.56 9 56 22 21 8
77 Ball State 13 254 1161 4.57 11 66 28 27 6
78 Navy 12 184 853 4.64 15 78 21 23 6
79 USC 12 225 1046 4.65 10 87 26 29 6
80 Washington 12 224 1045 4.67 7 67 25 26 4
81 Texas A&M 12 208 974 4.68 3 53 31 32 6
82 Boise State 12 228 1069 4.69 4 75 31 33 12
83 South Carolina 13 240 1130 4.71 8 45 36 36 6
84 UCF 13 223 1052 4.72 12 79 34 34 10
84 Florida 13 237 1119 4.72 8 54 37 36 9
86 Georgia Southern 12 200 945 4.73 6 40 35 37 7
86 Bowling Green 12 268 1267 4.73 9 54 39 40 7
88 Temple 12 261 1239 4.75 14 75 29 30 10
89 Oregon State 13 221 1062 4.81 9 56 33 34 5
89 Louisiana Tech 12 227 1093 4.81 12 43 37 37 10
91 Rutgers 13 242 1167 4.82 9 94 31 30 10
92 Colorado 12 212 1023 4.83 10 31 33 34 10
92 BYU 13 239 1154 4.83 8 50 32 35 8
94 Connecticut 12 242 1177 4.86 12 70 37 38 7
95 Arizona 12 223 1087 4.87 5 53 29 31 9
96 Washington State 13 213 1041 4.89 7 71 36 36 9
97 Texas State 12 243 1195 4.92 7 45 36 37 8
98 Louisiana-Monroe 12 216 1065 4.93 12 42 28 31 9
99 Louisville 13 232 1155 4.98 8 41 41 41 12
100 Purdue 13 229 1147 5.01 9 70 24 25 11
101 Kentucky 13 202 1014 5.02 6 37 29 31 10
102 Kent State 14 270 1382 5.12 18 80 39 41 11
103 North Carolina 13 243 1271 5.23 11 91 41 39 15
104 Boston College 12 225 1181 5.25 4 51 33 38 12
104 Wyoming 13 233 1223 5.25 5 75 33 33 11
104 Mississippi 13 250 1312 5.25 12 49 42 44 11
107 East Carolina 12 195 1027 5.27 7 90 29 30 11
108 Vanderbilt 12 210 1117 5.32 14 73 35 36 7
109 Eastern Michigan 13 244 1300 5.33 10 82 33 34 7
110 Duke 12 231 1241 5.37 8 72 35 37 13
111 Virginia 12 221 1194 5.40 8 63 31 31 10
112 Nevada 13 248 1350 5.44 7 81 33 36 12
113 Ohio 12 234 1279 5.47 9 90 38 39 6
114 Northwestern 12 224 1230 5.49 15 83 27 28 11
115 Buffalo 12 231 1275 5.52 12 99 40 41 14
116 Wake Forest 14 269 1487 5.53 9 50 54 57 13
117 Charlotte 12 219 1227 5.60 13 80 28 29 14
118 Florida International 12 248 1428 5.76 12 57 41 41 13
119 South Florida 12 230 1341 5.83 15 97 42 43 11
120 Western Michigan 13 201 1187 5.91 8 96 38 37 17
121 Stanford 12 245 1458 5.95 13 96 45 44 14
122 Texas 12 226 1348 5.96 12 71 36 37 15
123 Massachusetts 12 240 1448 6.03 14 47 42 45 20
124 New Mexico State 12 238 1456 6.12 17 75 45 46 13
124 Kansas 12 261 1597 6.12 16 80 56 57 10
126 TCU 12 239 1526 6.38 17 80 42 41 17
127 Northern Illinois 14 237 1519 6.41 14 66 42 42 18
128 Missouri 13 287 1883 6.56 16 92 63 64 18
129 Akron 12 250 1702 6.81 17 63 59 62 16
130 Arkansas State 12 242 1778 7.35 17 99 45 45 23
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards