2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Oklahoma State 14 89 -10 -0.11 2 10 15 2 0
2 Pittsburgh 14 76 26 0.34 2 23 18 5 1
3 Arizona State 13 69 34 0.49 5 21 24 4 1
4 Alabama 15 89 86 0.97 0 15 23 10 0
5 Wisconsin 13 76 76 1.00 1 18 20 4 0
6 East Carolina 12 74 83 1.12 3 26 21 4 1
7 Western Michigan 13 72 98 1.36 1 22 24 11 2
8 UTSA 14 84 117 1.39 0 14 30 8 0
9 San Diego State 14 71 101 1.42 1 59 18 5 1
10 Nevada 13 89 127 1.43 6 22 33 8 1
11 North Carolina State 11 55 86 1.56 1 21 12 6 1
12 Central Michigan 13 87 141 1.62 4 20 26 8 1
13 Georgia 15 93 155 1.67 1 20 31 11 1
14 Houston 14 84 144 1.71 2 39 22 8 2
15 UAB 13 72 129 1.79 2 24 27 6 3
16 Illinois 12 74 134 1.81 5 33 25 6 1
17 Middle Tennessee 13 68 128 1.88 2 21 28 7 1
17 Clemson 13 81 152 1.88 3 51 25 8 4
19 Michigan 14 96 181 1.89 3 58 35 7 3
20 Notre Dame 13 70 133 1.90 4 26 22 8 1
21 Penn State 13 81 157 1.94 2 24 36 8 1
22 Liberty 13 97 192 1.98 3 59 33 9 1
23 Florida 13 73 149 2.04 1 24 26 7 2
24 UTEP 13 71 148 2.08 3 22 19 5 1
25 Navy 12 70 153 2.19 3 15 25 5 0
26 Texas A&M 12 79 176 2.23 1 40 27 9 2
27 Michigan State 13 86 193 2.24 3 45 32 6 2
28 LSU 13 76 171 2.25 1 36 24 11 3
29 Rutgers 13 71 163 2.30 4 35 23 7 2
30 Purdue 13 73 175 2.40 1 32 34 6 2
31 Syracuse 12 82 198 2.41 4 47 29 10 2
32 Iowa 14 87 214 2.46 4 22 34 9 1
33 Florida State 12 78 193 2.47 1 31 27 10 1
34 Wake Forest 14 93 236 2.54 7 58 31 11 2
35 Oklahoma 13 74 192 2.59 1 21 30 8 1
36 Tulane 12 77 207 2.69 4 35 23 10 2
37 Louisville 13 74 201 2.72 5 35 26 8 4
37 Baylor 14 81 220 2.72 2 31 22 8 2
37 West Virginia 13 87 237 2.72 2 31 31 7 2
40 Auburn 13 78 213 2.73 4 30 26 12 2
41 Louisiana Tech 12 71 196 2.76 2 23 25 11 1
42 Georgia Southern 12 71 200 2.82 4 58 24 11 1
43 Kentucky 13 64 181 2.83 5 48 21 9 3
44 Coastal Carolina 13 89 254 2.85 3 54 28 11 2
45 Western Kentucky 14 89 255 2.87 6 21 40 12 2
46 Tulsa 13 79 233 2.95 3 17 33 6 0
47 Boston College 12 72 214 2.97 6 48 26 9 2
47 Iowa State 13 86 255 2.97 2 51 33 12 2
49 North Carolina 13 82 245 2.99 3 16 33 7 0
50 Missouri 13 79 239 3.03 4 21 31 11 2
51 Indiana 12 75 230 3.07 3 21 26 9 1
51 Old Dominion 13 76 233 3.07 2 56 30 7 2
51 Utah State 14 76 233 3.07 3 59 21 6 3
54 Fresno State 13 74 228 3.08 3 63 27 8 3
55 California 12 66 205 3.11 2 24 35 11 4
56 Tennessee 13 83 261 3.14 4 23 30 13 3
56 Boise State 12 84 264 3.14 3 35 30 9 3
58 Kansas State 13 88 278 3.16 2 31 33 10 3
58 North Texas 13 89 281 3.16 3 39 38 10 3
60 South Alabama 12 65 206 3.17 3 32 20 9 3
61 Minnesota 13 78 249 3.19 3 71 30 9 1
62 Bowling Green 12 90 292 3.24 10 37 37 12 1
63 USC 11 48 156 3.25 4 42 20 9 3
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 97 319 3.29 4 76 31 11 3
65 Ohio State 13 76 251 3.30 4 77 26 9 3
66 Appalachian State 14 91 302 3.32 6 35 31 13 3
67 Southern Mississippi 11 60 201 3.35 1 45 24 8 1
68 Georgia State 13 87 297 3.41 9 26 41 10 3
69 Arizona 12 76 260 3.42 3 48 30 13 2
70 Northwestern 12 82 282 3.44 4 25 37 11 4
71 Texas State 12 84 290 3.45 6 27 44 12 1
71 SMU 12 86 297 3.45 3 23 32 11 4
71 Cincinnati 14 98 338 3.45 1 47 34 13 3
74 New Mexico 12 76 263 3.46 2 53 30 7 4
75 Nebraska 12 56 196 3.50 3 71 20 6 4
76 UCF 12 79 280 3.54 5 47 31 13 2
77 Miami (Ohio) 13 87 310 3.56 7 72 28 12 5
78 Washington State 13 68 245 3.60 5 20 29 10 1
79 Troy 12 89 322 3.62 2 50 22 14 4
80 Wyoming 13 90 329 3.66 1 52 34 14 4
81 Memphis 12 87 319 3.67 3 36 44 12 2
82 BYU 12 68 251 3.69 4 38 34 7 2
83 Texas 12 83 307 3.70 5 30 37 9 3
83 Mississippi 13 102 377 3.70 3 40 44 16 4
85 Virginia 12 72 267 3.71 3 26 24 13 5
86 San Jose State 12 68 257 3.78 1 27 26 10 2
87 Colorado State 12 77 293 3.81 2 56 30 9 2
88 Marshall 13 107 413 3.86 4 88 41 14 4
89 Connecticut 12 87 339 3.90 6 76 36 7 2
90 South Carolina 13 80 313 3.91 6 35 38 11 6
91 Temple 12 84 331 3.94 3 58 36 10 3
91 Toledo 13 97 382 3.94 2 28 40 20 4
93 Hawai'i 13 80 322 4.03 6 56 36 13 3
94 Stanford 12 74 304 4.11 8 59 34 11 1
95 Virginia Tech 13 78 322 4.13 3 21 33 14 1
96 Buffalo 12 82 341 4.16 6 71 33 13 3
96 Eastern Michigan 13 83 345 4.16 5 67 40 9 3
98 Mississippi State 13 60 251 4.18 6 59 25 11 4
99 Utah 14 75 314 4.19 1 54 32 13 2
100 Maryland 13 85 357 4.20 5 66 34 12 3
101 Duke 12 64 270 4.22 6 44 24 6 4
102 Washington 12 78 334 4.28 4 45 38 10 3
103 Miami (Florida) 12 66 283 4.29 5 71 27 9 5
104 Kent State 14 97 421 4.34 7 50 42 11 4
105 TCU 12 69 301 4.36 5 63 33 10 4
106 Georgia Tech 12 76 334 4.39 5 59 31 11 2
107 Oregon State 13 73 322 4.41 3 31 44 10 2
108 Vanderbilt 12 56 258 4.61 2 32 21 10 2
109 Texas Tech 12 62 287 4.63 5 33 25 8 4
110 Ohio 12 81 380 4.69 4 47 38 12 3
111 Rice 12 69 325 4.71 6 72 29 13 4
112 Air Force 13 79 374 4.73 6 34 32 10 5
113 Florida Atlantic 12 70 332 4.74 2 34 26 11 6
114 Oregon 14 83 402 4.84 5 45 51 14 2
115 Arkansas State 12 82 410 5.00 5 67 35 12 5
116 Arkansas 13 84 421 5.01 3 76 30 11 3
117 Ball State 13 88 444 5.05 2 70 39 15 4
118 Northern Illinois 14 78 396 5.08 4 26 40 17 4
119 Army 13 70 364 5.20 5 38 26 15 5
120 Florida International 12 82 427 5.21 8 61 38 14 3
121 UNLV 12 79 412 5.22 2 54 33 14 5
122 Colorado 12 71 372 5.24 5 38 33 14 5
123 UCLA 12 66 349 5.29 3 36 38 14 3
124 Massachusetts 12 70 375 5.36 11 72 31 12 3
125 Louisiana-Monroe 12 68 369 5.43 4 53 30 13 2
126 New Mexico State 12 55 304 5.53 3 79 22 13 3
127 Charlotte 12 73 440 6.03 5 59 29 12 5
128 Akron 11 67 444 6.63 7 62 39 13 5
129 Kansas 12 73 489 6.70 11 57 35 16 4
130 South Florida 12 59 409 6.93 3 42 24 10 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards