2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 North Carolina State 12 78 302 3.87 2 55 15 11 5
2 San Diego State 13 80 250 3.13 0 27 18 8 2
3 Pittsburgh 14 85 348 4.09 1 54 21 11 5
4 Kentucky 13 87 327 3.76 0 33 15 13 3
4 Virginia 12 87 682 7.84 3 57 27 19 9
6 Wisconsin 12 89 227 2.55 0 36 18 5 1
6 Minnesota 13 89 328 3.69 0 25 25 8 1
8 Indiana 12 90 365 4.06 1 56 20 9 3
8 East Carolina 11 90 519 5.77 1 49 28 15 8
10 Air Force 13 94 233 2.48 0 34 18 7 1
11 Florida Atlantic 12 95 461 4.85 0 35 32 19 5
12 Texas Tech 13 96 508 5.29 1 45 26 15 6
13 Navy 12 97 450 4.64 2 56 25 16 3
14 Mississippi State 13 98 432 4.41 2 59 18 14 4
15 Oklahoma State 14 101 262 2.59 1 55 18 9 2
15 Syracuse 12 101 290 2.87 1 47 34 11 4
15 New Mexico State 12 101 530 5.25 1 43 23 17 5
15 Louisiana Tech 12 101 550 5.45 1 47 32 18 6
19 Colorado 12 102 543 5.32 0 53 33 19 6
19 BYU 13 102 619 6.07 1 49 35 19 5
21 Louisiana-Monroe 12 103 528 5.13 1 53 24 14 4
21 Southern Mississippi 12 103 550 5.34 2 55 21 16 6
23 Oklahoma 13 104 330 3.17 0 50 25 10 3
23 Rice 12 104 348 3.35 0 44 24 14 5
23 South Alabama 12 104 453 4.36 0 45 31 17 4
23 USC 12 104 596 5.73 4 50 30 19 6
23 Texas 12 104 634 6.10 1 47 32 21 10
28 Kansas State 13 105 411 3.91 1 45 24 11 3
28 Boise State 12 105 452 4.30 0 41 21 17 6
28 Louisville 13 105 496 4.72 1 41 32 20 7
31 UTEP 13 106 470 4.43 0 43 25 17 5
32 Appalachian State 13 107 294 2.75 1 56 26 12 2
32 Auburn 13 107 432 4.04 1 50 24 15 5
32 Arizona State 13 107 447 4.18 1 47 22 10 6
32 Utah 14 107 464 4.34 1 43 32 16 2
32 Western Michigan 13 107 516 4.82 3 55 40 22 7
32 UCLA 12 107 546 5.10 2 49 36 16 6
32 Washington 12 107 575 5.37 0 45 33 15 5
32 TCU 12 107 694 6.49 3 43 38 22 7
40 SMU 12 108 475 4.40 2 58 26 16 4
41 Alabama 15 109 363 3.33 0 37 28 16 1
41 Georgia 15 109 394 3.61 0 23 29 18 2
41 Iowa State 13 109 419 3.84 0 23 29 13 2
44 Nebraska 12 110 468 4.25 2 56 28 11 6
44 Ohio 12 110 610 5.55 1 55 31 22 6
46 Army 13 111 349 3.14 1 46 21 11 1
46 Washington State 13 111 428 3.86 0 24 32 18 2
46 Houston 14 111 450 4.05 4 44 26 13 7
49 Miami (Florida) 12 112 371 3.31 1 51 23 13 5
49 Georgia Southern 12 112 459 4.10 0 35 29 17 5
49 Massachusetts 12 112 536 4.79 0 36 36 18 4
49 Vanderbilt 12 112 603 5.38 0 37 37 21 4
53 Michigan State 13 113 345 3.05 0 45 29 10 4
53 Rutgers 13 113 475 4.20 1 44 27 14 4
53 Oregon State 13 113 548 4.85 0 56 31 19 2
53 Boston College 12 113 692 6.12 3 59 34 24 7
57 Texas A&M 12 114 426 3.74 0 30 28 18 4
57 Florida 13 114 517 4.54 2 42 29 16 5
59 Illinois 12 115 471 4.10 0 26 34 19 3
59 Virginia Tech 13 115 571 4.97 0 29 33 18 5
59 Buffalo 12 115 590 5.13 3 47 36 21 6
62 Toledo 13 116 416 3.59 1 43 26 19 2
62 Charlotte 12 116 618 5.33 2 59 34 18 8
64 California 12 117 438 3.74 1 51 35 17 5
64 Fresno State 13 117 480 4.10 0 37 31 18 5
64 Arizona 12 117 634 5.42 3 55 32 20 6
64 Stanford 12 117 731 6.25 3 59 43 21 8
64 Duke 12 117 842 7.20 1 49 41 29 11
69 San Jose State 12 118 409 3.47 0 28 26 10 1
69 Middle Tennessee 13 118 479 4.06 3 45 33 17 4
69 Purdue 13 118 589 4.99 3 57 31 14 6
72 Clemson 13 119 362 3.04 1 51 27 9 4
72 Ohio State 13 119 456 3.83 0 30 33 15 2
72 Notre Dame 13 119 474 3.98 1 53 32 18 3
72 UNLV 12 119 511 4.29 1 41 31 22 7
76 Penn State 13 120 363 3.03 0 27 34 15 3
76 Tulsa 13 120 554 4.62 2 52 25 17 6
78 Baylor 14 121 358 2.96 1 56 24 15 4
78 New Mexico 12 121 443 3.66 1 53 28 13 5
78 South Carolina 13 121 571 4.72 1 45 33 18 5
78 West Virginia 13 121 630 5.21 1 53 39 17 8
78 Arkansas State 12 121 703 5.81 4 59 39 26 10
83 Memphis 12 122 542 4.44 1 44 33 19 4
84 UAB 13 124 287 2.31 0 30 21 6 2
84 Tennessee 13 124 576 4.65 0 32 33 17 5
86 Iowa 14 125 413 3.30 0 28 33 9 1
86 Colorado State 12 125 518 4.14 2 48 32 15 6
86 Florida International 12 125 727 5.82 3 57 42 22 7
89 Central Michigan 13 126 427 3.39 1 40 31 13 5
89 Arkansas 13 126 511 4.06 1 51 26 16 2
89 South Florida 12 126 670 5.32 2 55 35 21 5
89 Akron 12 126 862 6.84 2 46 53 34 7
93 Michigan 14 128 603 4.71 1 58 35 15 7
93 North Texas 13 128 617 4.82 3 60 31 14 8
93 Missouri 13 128 648 5.06 1 49 40 23 7
96 UTSA 14 129 395 3.06 1 42 32 17 3
96 Tulane 12 129 463 3.59 0 37 35 16 5
96 Eastern Michigan 13 129 524 4.06 0 34 37 14 3
96 UCF 13 129 673 5.22 1 56 36 20 5
100 Georgia Tech 12 130 634 4.88 2 59 37 16 6
100 North Carolina 13 130 652 5.02 2 53 42 15 4
102 Troy 12 131 477 3.64 3 54 28 15 6
102 Maryland 13 131 608 4.64 0 36 37 19 6
102 Northwestern 12 131 707 5.40 2 55 40 23 7
105 LSU 13 132 461 3.49 0 43 28 18 4
105 Coastal Carolina 13 132 680 5.15 3 56 36 19 9
105 Utah State 14 132 752 5.70 4 59 37 27 11
108 Texas State 12 133 666 5.01 1 45 44 26 5
109 Miami (Ohio) 13 134 467 3.49 2 50 27 17 2
109 Kansas 12 134 1037 7.74 6 57 50 35 13
111 Connecticut 12 135 629 4.66 0 38 41 21 6
111 Bowling Green 12 135 697 5.16 1 50 41 21 4
113 Georgia State 13 136 483 3.55 0 27 30 16 1
114 Florida State 12 137 512 3.74 1 55 32 19 4
115 Liberty 13 138 607 4.40 3 59 37 25 4
115 Oregon 14 138 749 5.43 0 48 42 26 4
117 Ball State 13 140 556 3.97 0 48 39 17 3
117 Wyoming 13 140 679 4.85 0 54 32 19 9
117 Temple 12 140 1036 7.40 2 58 51 37 14
120 Northern Illinois 14 141 976 6.92 4 60 48 32 10
121 Hawai'i 13 142 644 4.54 4 56 34 23 6
122 Mississippi 13 144 679 4.72 2 48 47 21 6
123 Nevada 13 151 580 3.84 0 52 43 21 3
124 Marshall 13 154 752 4.88 2 51 41 29 8
125 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 155 601 3.88 1 43 37 23 8
126 Old Dominion 13 158 601 3.80 1 48 35 17 3
127 Western Kentucky 14 161 621 3.86 0 23 41 21 4
128 Wake Forest 14 162 857 5.29 2 58 47 30 8
129 Cincinnati 14 164 717 4.37 1 47 45 24 3
130 Kent State 14 183 910 4.97 3 50 48 26 8
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards