2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 East Carolina 5 22 -7 -0.32 0 12 2 1 0
2 Akron 3 15 12 0.80 0 9 1 0 0
3 Florida International 2 10 26 2.60 0 11 1 1 0
3 Tulane 2 9 26 2.89 0 11 2 1 0
5 Northwestern 3 18 30 1.67 0 14 3 1 0
6 Temple 3 19 31 1.63 0 10 2 1 0
6 Georgia Southern 3 14 31 2.21 0 19 1 1 0
8 Oregon State 6 21 54 2.57 1 13 2 3 0
9 Troy 5 43 59 1.37 2 23 8 4 1
10 Vanderbilt 1 6 61 10.17 0 32 3 2 1
11 Navy 4 23 67 2.91 2 11 3 2 0
11 Arizona 2 22 67 3.05 1 18 4 1 0
13 South Carolina 5 39 68 1.74 2 14 7 3 0
14 Arkansas State 2 15 74 4.93 1 53 4 2 2
15 Nevada 9 48 75 1.56 1 21 9 2 1
16 Florida Atlantic 6 30 76 2.53 1 31 5 2 1
17 Massachusetts 2 13 79 6.08 1 46 4 2 1
18 Indiana 3 20 86 4.30 2 13 9 5 0
19 Clemson 8 49 91 1.86 1 11 9 1 0
20 USC 3 26 92 3.54 1 14 6 3 0
21 Western Kentucky 8 41 93 2.27 0 39 7 7 1
21 Mississippi State 7 25 93 3.72 1 25 5 5 1
23 UNLV 5 46 95 2.07 1 28 9 6 1
23 Ohio 5 39 95 2.44 1 13 7 4 0
25 New Mexico 4 47 101 2.15 1 37 11 4 1
25 Connecticut 2 26 101 3.88 0 27 7 4 1
27 Texas Tech 8 54 102 1.89 2 16 10 3 0
28 Texas State 3 26 105 4.04 1 34 5 3 1
29 Miami (Ohio) 7 49 106 2.16 1 13 7 2 0
30 SMU 8 37 107 2.89 1 34 7 4 2
31 Pittsburgh 11 62 109 1.76 2 23 13 6 2
32 Louisiana-Monroe 4 25 113 4.52 1 14 5 4 0
33 Tulsa 6 42 114 2.71 1 22 7 6 1
34 Iowa State 5 41 115 2.80 0 22 8 5 1
35 Rice 5 33 119 3.61 2 36 9 8 2
36 Rutgers 3 12 122 10.17 0 71 4 4 2
37 Georgia 12 50 124 2.48 0 12 7 3 0
38 Charlotte 4 28 126 4.50 0 15 5 6 0
39 Hawai'i 5 34 129 3.79 3 31 10 7 2
40 Nebraska 4 23 136 5.91 0 30 5 4 2
41 Syracuse 5 52 140 2.69 1 11 12 3 0
41 UCLA 8 52 140 2.69 2 16 12 6 0
43 Maryland 6 35 143 4.09 2 25 5 3 1
44 Utah State 7 44 149 3.39 0 20 10 5 1
45 Kansas State 7 61 151 2.48 1 61 8 3 1
46 Florida 6 48 154 3.21 0 12 9 4 0
46 UCF 6 38 154 4.05 2 16 12 7 0
48 Eastern Michigan 5 38 158 4.16 1 31 11 7 1
48 Stanford 4 37 158 4.27 2 25 10 8 2
50 Duke 3 26 159 6.12 0 28 6 6 3
51 Bowling Green 5 63 160 2.54 5 15 16 4 0
51 TCU 5 27 160 5.93 3 28 8 4 2
53 Wyoming 6 35 161 4.60 2 23 10 8 1
54 Georgia State 8 57 162 2.84 2 17 12 4 0
55 Colorado State 5 50 163 3.26 1 15 11 8 0
56 Middle Tennessee 6 53 164 3.09 1 23 13 8 2
57 Texas A&M 7 48 165 3.44 0 24 13 9 2
58 South Alabama 6 49 169 3.45 0 17 10 5 0
59 Western Michigan 10 69 171 2.48 3 20 16 10 1
59 Purdue 7 59 171 2.90 4 19 14 6 0
61 Iowa 6 63 172 2.73 1 16 12 4 0
62 Liberty 9 52 173 3.33 1 39 12 7 1
63 Illinois 4 64 176 2.75 1 26 15 7 1
63 Buffalo 3 25 176 7.04 2 74 9 5 3
65 Georgia Tech 5 27 177 6.56 1 45 9 4 1
66 UTSA 10 58 181 3.12 0 32 11 4 1
67 Army 8 56 188 3.36 3 43 9 7 3
68 Appalachian State 6 52 190 3.65 0 39 9 7 1
68 Old Dominion 4 45 190 4.22 1 55 8 4 2
70 UTEP 7 76 196 2.58 2 16 15 6 0
70 Tennessee 9 56 196 3.50 0 22 15 6 1
70 Kansas 3 31 196 6.32 1 66 9 7 2
73 Wisconsin 7 60 198 3.30 3 36 10 6 3
74 Oklahoma State 9 54 200 3.70 3 55 9 5 1
75 Ohio State 9 56 206 3.68 3 56 11 6 1
76 Michigan State 8 65 214 3.29 2 49 16 7 2
77 Central Michigan 8 81 216 2.67 1 40 15 11 3
77 San Diego State 11 77 216 2.81 1 24 15 7 1
79 Arkansas 8 48 217 4.52 1 67 11 7 1
80 Boston College 6 57 220 3.86 1 32 11 6 2
81 Washington State 8 57 224 3.93 3 71 13 7 1
82 Toledo 7 63 230 3.65 2 34 14 9 1
83 LSU 7 54 233 4.31 1 21 14 9 1
84 Fresno State 11 69 235 3.41 1 28 14 7 1
85 Arizona State 7 66 236 3.58 3 25 13 9 1
86 Oklahoma 10 58 242 4.17 2 37 13 6 3
87 Louisville 6 62 243 3.92 0 32 14 10 3
88 South Florida 5 46 245 5.33 2 29 14 10 3
89 Miami (Florida) 7 49 256 5.22 1 71 15 5 1
89 Colorado 5 39 256 6.56 4 31 18 10 3
91 Florida State 6 51 258 5.06 2 55 15 10 3
92 Coastal Carolina 10 75 267 3.56 5 46 16 6 2
93 North Carolina 8 81 269 3.32 4 28 17 11 2
94 Virginia Tech 7 65 270 4.15 1 29 18 15 3
94 North Texas 6 53 270 5.09 3 69 14 7 2
96 New Mexico State 3 32 272 8.50 3 79 9 7 4
97 Marshall 9 65 278 4.28 0 31 21 12 3
98 Memphis 8 75 283 3.77 3 36 17 10 1
98 Washington 4 62 283 4.56 3 27 18 8 1
100 Northern Illinois 8 56 284 5.07 2 49 16 11 2
101 Cincinnati 11 92 286 3.11 2 18 19 8 0
101 Houston 13 88 286 3.25 5 41 18 6 3
103 North Carolina State 8 55 287 5.22 3 55 15 9 3
104 UAB 9 65 290 4.46 3 35 15 9 3
105 Southern Mississippi 4 61 294 4.82 2 23 16 10 2
106 San Jose State 4 50 295 5.90 2 67 15 10 3
107 Texas 7 67 303 4.52 4 33 15 7 2
108 Penn State 7 81 305 3.77 2 27 19 7 3
109 California 7 87 308 3.54 2 51 21 10 2
109 Louisiana Tech 6 47 308 6.55 5 70 16 12 3
111 Kentucky 11 63 309 4.90 3 20 20 11 1
112 Utah 12 90 320 3.56 2 68 21 14 3
113 Kent State 8 61 321 5.26 7 50 18 12 4
114 Minnesota 8 89 323 3.63 4 30 22 10 2
115 Auburn 7 89 341 3.83 3 37 17 8 1
115 Virginia 5 52 341 6.56 5 71 13 10 5
117 West Virginia 5 68 352 5.18 3 49 18 8 3
118 Alabama 12 110 353 3.21 4 30 26 13 1
119 Missouri 6 64 359 5.61 4 70 20 10 4
120 Boise State 9 80 360 4.50 3 75 18 16 5
121 Air Force 11 121 369 3.05 7 74 26 14 3
122 Ball State 6 95 373 3.93 6 25 23 13 2
123 Oregon 9 109 406 3.72 5 45 27 12 1
124 Baylor 12 108 450 4.17 5 65 19 14 7
125 BYU 10 109 463 4.25 6 49 29 19 5
126 Notre Dame 11 97 511 5.27 3 67 30 18 5
127 Mississippi 10 108 533 4.94 4 42 27 20 7
128 Michigan 13 122 552 4.52 4 75 30 11 5
129 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 126 618 4.90 5 63 33 20 6
130 Wake Forest 11 108 629 5.82 2 71 30 23 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards