2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Liberty 8 36 34 0.94 1 8 3 0 0
2 Temple 3 19 53 2.79 0 13 3 1 0
3 Georgia 13 52 83 1.60 0 18 8 5 0
4 Northwestern 3 35 86 2.46 0 14 7 4 0
5 Tulane 7 37 88 2.38 4 37 7 3 1
6 New Mexico 5 44 119 2.70 1 17 6 2 0
7 San Jose State 8 50 120 2.40 1 19 7 2 0
8 New Mexico State 5 33 122 3.70 1 20 8 6 1
9 Indiana 6 46 156 3.39 3 26 13 5 1
10 Rutgers 6 49 160 3.27 1 24 11 7 1
11 Texas Tech 8 73 168 2.30 1 18 13 3 0
12 Oregon 10 64 181 2.83 1 21 13 6 1
13 San Diego State 10 90 189 2.10 1 14 12 6 0
14 Wisconsin 11 104 190 1.83 4 34 16 7 1
15 Rice 7 63 191 3.03 3 26 14 8 2
16 Pittsburgh 13 94 193 2.05 4 16 16 8 0
16 Eastern Michigan 8 44 193 4.39 1 19 10 7 0
18 UTSA 11 84 196 2.33 3 17 14 9 0
19 Florida International 7 48 198 4.13 3 26 15 8 1
20 Navy 10 77 201 2.61 2 15 16 7 0
21 Syracuse 8 49 203 4.14 2 45 11 6 3
22 North Texas 8 90 207 2.30 2 14 14 6 0
23 Ohio State 12 75 212 2.83 4 24 16 8 2
24 Arizona 6 53 214 4.04 2 18 13 6 0
25 Louisiana-Monroe 8 61 216 3.54 2 53 12 7 1
26 Massachusetts 5 20 222 11.10 2 87 8 6 4
27 Vanderbilt 5 55 223 4.05 1 28 11 8 1
28 Illinois 9 69 226 3.28 3 16 18 7 0
28 Colorado State 8 66 226 3.42 3 43 14 8 2
30 Oklahoma State 13 120 232 1.93 1 56 14 9 4
31 Minnesota 11 93 235 2.53 2 29 16 7 2
31 Texas A&M 10 64 235 3.67 0 26 12 6 1
33 Georgia Southern 7 69 237 3.43 4 15 21 10 0
34 Oklahoma 12 92 238 2.59 1 21 17 11 1
35 Buffalo 7 46 240 5.22 2 75 15 8 2
36 Akron 6 40 245 6.13 3 35 10 6 4
37 Florida Atlantic 8 85 252 2.96 2 65 11 6 3
38 Army 10 79 260 3.29 2 27 14 7 2
39 Utah 13 78 261 3.35 2 43 17 9 4
40 Connecticut 6 60 262 4.37 2 18 18 9 0
41 Baylor 13 114 276 2.42 2 34 20 8 2
41 Georgia Tech 7 80 276 3.45 2 18 17 8 0
43 South Carolina 5 64 282 4.41 1 35 17 11 3
44 Old Dominion 9 85 288 3.39 5 27 22 6 1
45 California 9 62 290 4.68 3 24 18 9 3
46 Iowa 11 111 293 2.64 3 16 19 11 0
47 Appalachian State 12 88 296 3.36 2 28 22 12 1
47 Duke 7 69 296 4.29 5 40 14 8 4
49 Arizona State 8 86 301 3.50 3 33 15 10 3
50 Kansas State 11 91 302 3.32 3 28 18 10 3
51 Cincinnati 12 91 309 3.40 2 47 16 9 2
52 Alabama 14 84 311 3.70 1 67 14 11 3
53 Clemson 12 138 312 2.26 2 39 20 11 4
53 Middle Tennessee 9 58 312 5.38 2 44 19 9 3
55 Miami (Ohio) 9 102 314 3.08 3 38 21 10 1
56 Southern Mississippi 8 85 316 3.72 2 34 16 11 3
57 Mississippi State 10 81 322 3.98 3 59 19 10 3
58 Wyoming 6 56 327 5.84 1 37 16 13 5
59 Air Force 11 85 328 3.86 3 61 17 12 2
60 Houston 14 97 331 3.41 2 79 16 10 3
60 USC 10 68 331 4.87 4 47 17 9 2
62 Auburn 11 95 336 3.54 0 20 18 11 1
63 Nebraska 8 75 340 4.53 3 50 18 8 4
64 North Carolina State 11 76 341 4.49 2 37 14 11 4
65 Troy 10 105 345 3.29 1 43 18 10 4
66 Maryland 10 85 346 4.07 4 66 17 7 2
67 Memphis 9 94 348 3.70 7 57 21 7 1
67 Louisville 10 76 348 4.58 3 25 20 13 4
69 Arkansas 11 111 351 3.16 2 20 19 9 1
70 UTEP 12 105 354 3.37 5 67 17 8 4
71 North Carolina 10 66 357 5.41 4 53 18 11 5
72 SMU 11 101 361 3.57 5 27 20 9 3
73 Georgia State 10 128 363 2.84 4 27 27 16 3
74 Michigan 13 104 364 3.50 4 28 19 11 5
75 South Alabama 8 74 367 4.96 5 75 14 9 4
76 Boston College 8 61 368 6.03 4 51 17 11 6
77 Kansas 7 75 370 4.93 6 56 18 9 3
78 Tennessee 13 99 371 3.75 6 39 19 7 2
79 South Florida 7 67 375 5.60 5 69 19 13 2
80 West Virginia 9 116 380 3.28 0 28 24 7 3
81 Iowa State 11 97 384 3.96 4 74 21 8 1
82 Mississippi 10 93 387 4.16 2 22 25 17 2
83 Stanford 5 81 389 4.80 3 34 24 8 3
84 Miami (Florida) 9 92 391 4.25 4 40 22 15 7
85 Western Kentucky 11 74 393 5.31 2 47 25 14 4
86 UCLA 11 104 400 3.85 7 32 25 9 2
87 Central Michigan 12 108 403 3.73 5 40 24 14 3
88 Kent State 9 101 404 4.00 4 27 24 11 4
89 Colorado 7 101 414 4.10 2 27 31 17 3
90 Ball State 11 115 426 3.70 3 28 24 12 3
91 Michigan State 11 112 431 3.85 2 45 28 14 5
92 UAB 12 152 434 2.86 5 62 28 12 3
93 Florida State 8 96 437 4.55 3 63 22 13 3
94 Notre Dame 12 111 441 3.97 4 89 22 14 4
95 Missouri 9 113 444 3.93 4 67 25 15 3
96 Fresno State 12 121 448 3.70 2 63 24 18 5
97 Oregon State 11 93 452 4.86 5 49 28 16 2
98 Hawai'i 9 113 453 4.01 4 46 28 14 3
98 Tulsa 11 109 453 4.16 3 64 25 12 2
100 Ohio 8 92 460 5.00 4 58 26 15 3
101 Bowling Green 10 122 464 3.80 8 45 25 13 4
102 Louisiana Tech 10 93 466 5.01 6 36 27 15 3
103 Utah State 11 77 468 6.08 6 75 18 9 4
104 LSU 10 121 471 3.89 2 44 29 17 6
105 Purdue 12 122 473 3.88 4 60 23 11 4
106 Toledo 11 132 483 3.66 5 51 26 18 3
106 Marshall 11 110 483 4.39 5 88 22 9 3
106 BYU 13 95 483 5.08 6 31 27 14 4
109 Kentucky 12 106 484 4.57 3 48 20 14 3
110 Washington 9 110 496 4.51 5 37 26 13 4
111 Boise State 11 122 499 4.09 7 35 28 17 1
112 TCU 8 86 527 6.13 7 46 30 18 4
113 Penn State 13 157 543 3.46 5 28 37 19 4
114 Nevada 11 98 558 5.69 5 81 24 13 7
115 UNLV 9 112 573 5.12 4 75 33 24 6
116 Texas State 9 135 582 4.31 7 25 34 20 4
117 Arkansas State 6 55 592 10.76 8 99 21 15 8
118 Washington State 11 112 593 5.29 7 59 29 17 6
119 Texas 10 119 595 5.00 5 71 26 14 6
120 Florida 11 118 631 5.35 6 74 32 24 6
121 Coastal Carolina 13 140 652 4.66 8 56 39 20 5
122 Virginia 10 86 670 7.79 3 71 19 19 11
123 Western Michigan 11 95 692 7.28 3 96 28 22 12
124 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 179 698 3.90 4 34 37 24 5
124 Virginia Tech 8 138 698 5.06 6 61 34 25 9
126 Charlotte 9 117 722 6.17 7 59 33 21 12
127 UCF 11 170 794 4.67 8 56 50 30 7
128 East Carolina 12 141 816 5.79 7 90 41 23 8
129 Wake Forest 13 184 829 4.51 12 31 48 31 5
130 Northern Illinois 12 135 839 6.21 9 60 41 26 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards