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