2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 University of Wisconsin 13 398 793 1.99 10 30.62 61.00
2 San Diego State University 14 413 1151 2.79 7 29.50 82.21
3 University of Georgia 15 462 1183 2.56 3 30.80 78.87
4 Oklahoma State University 14 453 1227 2.71 9 32.36 87.64
5 University of Pittsburgh 14 472 1249 2.65 15 33.71 89.21
6 Clemson University 13 440 1252 2.85 7 33.85 96.31
7 University of Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 28.92 97.54
8 University of Alabama 15 485 1290 2.66 9 32.33 86.00
9 U.S. Air Force Academy 13 401 1376 3.43 18 30.85 105.85
10 University of Alabama at Birmingham 13 448 1449 3.23 16 34.46 111.46
11 Mississippi State University 13 406 1474 3.63 16 31.23 113.38
12 North Carolina State University 12 391 1479 3.78 9 32.58 123.25
13 University of California, Los Angeles 12 397 1491 3.76 24 33.08 124.25
14 Michigan State University 13 446 1511 3.39 10 34.31 116.23
15 Syracuse University 12 438 1513 3.45 12 36.50 126.08
16 University of Houston 14 445 1515 3.40 13 31.79 108.21
17 U.S. Military Academy 13 401 1531 3.82 19 30.85 117.77
18 Central Michigan University 13 463 1551 3.35 18 35.62 119.31
19 U.S. Naval Academy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
20 University of Kentucky 13 401 1587 3.96 12 30.85 122.08
21 Iowa State University 13 449 1590 3.54 11 34.54 122.31
22 University of Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 36.29 114.43
23 University of Texas at San Antonio 14 489 1606 3.28 15 34.93 114.71
24 Texas A&M University 12 443 1618 3.65 6 36.92 134.83
25 California State University, Fresno 13 454 1622 3.57 15 34.92 124.77
26 San Jose State University 12 459 1623 3.54 9 38.25 135.25
27 University of California, Berkeley 12 418 1641 3.93 13 34.83 136.75
28 The Ohio State University 13 448 1648 3.68 17 34.46 126.77
29 Auburn University 13 470 1650 3.51 8 36.15 126.92
30 Southern Methodist University 12 438 1651 3.77 15 36.50 137.58
31 Baylor University 14 497 1652 3.32 16 35.50 118.00
32 University of Miami 12 429 1668 3.89 16 35.75 139.00
33 University of Oklahoma 13 442 1677 3.79 15 34.00 129.00
34 Kansas State University 13 458 1686 3.68 14 35.23 129.69
35 University of Utah 14 459 1705 3.71 11 32.79 121.79
36 Arizona State University 13 471 1709 3.63 18 36.23 131.46
37 Appalachian State University 14 481 1710 3.56 18 34.36 122.14
38 Troy University 12 492 1714 3.48 15 41.00 142.83
39 University of New Mexico 12 465 1716 3.69 17 38.75 143.00
40 Florida State University 12 477 1735 3.64 15 39.75 144.58
41 Old Dominion University 13 491 1744 3.55 12 37.77 134.15
42 University of South Alabama 12 441 1755 3.98 21 36.75 146.25
43 University of Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 35.08 135.46
44 University of Nebraska 12 424 1763 4.16 12 35.33 146.92
45 Middle Tennessee State University 13 450 1768 3.93 17 34.62 136.00
46 University of Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 34.57 126.43
47 Indiana University 12 433 1777 4.10 23 36.08 148.08
48 Texas Tech University 13 445 1786 4.01 18 34.23 137.38
49 West Virginia University 13 453 1804 3.98 15 34.85 138.77
50 University of Texas at El Paso 13 463 1805 3.90 22 35.62 138.85
51 Liberty University 13 520 1819 3.50 19 40.00 139.92
52 University of Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 39.75 151.83
53 Georgia Southern University 12 420 1829 4.35 17 35.00 152.42
54 Georgia State University 13 524 1830 3.49 20 40.31 140.77
54 Louisiana State University 13 469 1830 3.90 16 36.08 140.77
56 The University of Tulsa 13 479 1857 3.88 19 36.85 142.85
57 Oregon State University 13 452 1867 4.13 19 34.77 143.62
58 The University of Southern Mississippi 12 431 1868 4.33 15 35.92 155.67
59 Coastal Carolina University 13 477 1877 3.94 21 36.69 144.38
60 Western Michigan University 13 420 1886 4.49 17 32.31 145.08
60 Florida Atlantic University 12 422 1886 4.47 17 35.17 157.17
62 Miami University 13 482 1897 3.94 18 37.08 145.92
63 Tulane University 12 484 1901 3.93 25 40.33 158.42
64 Boise State University 12 478 1904 3.98 14 39.83 158.67
65 University of Tennessee 13 521 1931 3.71 24 40.08 148.54
66 East Carolina University 12 412 1940 4.71 20 34.33 161.67
67 Rice University 12 405 1944 4.80 30 33.75 162.00
68 University of Louisiana Monroe 12 439 1949 4.44 21 36.58 162.42
69 University of Toledo 13 525 1969 3.75 11 40.38 151.46
70 University of North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 37.92 152.00
71 University of Southern California 12 436 1983 4.55 28 36.33 165.25
72 Colorado State University 12 494 1995 4.04 18 41.17 166.25
73 Louisiana Tech University 12 442 1998 4.52 25 36.83 166.50
74 Pennsylvania State University 13 525 1999 3.81 12 40.38 153.77
75 University of Arkansas 13 497 2000 4.02 17 38.23 153.85
76 University of Oregon 14 502 2005 3.99 24 35.86 143.21
76 University of Memphis 12 489 2005 4.10 22 40.75 167.08
78 University of Maryland 13 500 2012 4.02 24 38.46 154.77
79 University of Hawaii 13 502 2032 4.05 24 38.62 156.31
80 Purdue University 13 483 2035 4.21 18 37.15 156.54
81 University of Louisville 13 467 2037 4.36 23 35.92 156.69
82 Brigham Young University 13 469 2042 4.35 24 36.08 157.08
83 Boston College 12 451 2043 4.53 15 37.58 170.25
84 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 12 457 2063 4.51 19 38.08 171.92
85 University of Central Florida 13 479 2070 4.32 24 36.85 159.23
86 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 37.14 148.86
87 University of Cincinnati 14 583 2088 3.58 14 41.64 149.14
88 Rutgers University 13 498 2093 4.20 16 38.31 161.00
88 Washington State University 13 455 2093 4.60 20 35.00 161.00
90 University of Florida 13 478 2131 4.46 19 36.77 163.92
91 University of Colorado 12 431 2142 4.97 22 35.92 178.50
92 University of Arizona 12 473 2155 4.56 17 39.42 179.58
93 Georgia Institute of Technology 12 491 2184 4.45 19 40.92 182.00
94 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 13 481 2198 4.57 20 37.00 169.08
95 Texas State University 12 501 2199 4.39 20 41.75 183.25
96 Bowling Green State University 12 542 2254 4.16 30 45.17 187.83
97 Utah State University 14 516 2265 4.39 20 36.86 161.79
98 University of South Carolina 13 485 2275 4.69 18 37.31 175.00
99 Ball State University 13 528 2293 4.34 22 40.62 176.38
100 Ohio University 12 478 2316 4.85 25 39.83 193.00
101 Vanderbilt University 12 421 2317 5.50 22 35.08 193.08
102 University of Connecticut 12 513 2326 4.53 27 42.75 193.83
103 University of Washington 12 489 2328 4.76 21 40.75 194.00
104 University at Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 40.75 194.92
105 University of North Carolina 13 504 2340 4.64 23 38.77 180.00
106 University of Wyoming 13 514 2349 4.57 17 39.54 180.69
106 New Mexico State University 12 429 2349 5.48 26 35.75 195.75
108 Western Kentucky University 14 564 2358 4.18 28 40.29 168.43
109 University of Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 39.17 201.58
110 University of Nevada 13 516 2425 4.70 23 39.69 186.54
111 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 38.17 203.83
112 Duke University 12 468 2470 5.28 26 39.00 205.83
113 University of Mississippi 13 549 2475 4.51 25 42.23 190.38
114 University of South Florida 12 429 2487 5.80 28 35.75 207.25
115 Marshall University 13 584 2496 4.27 18 44.92 192.00
116 Northwestern University 12 480 2559 5.33 31 40.00 213.25
117 Eastern Michigan University 13 508 2599 5.12 27 39.08 199.92
118 Temple University 12 555 2646 4.77 33 46.25 220.50
119 Texas Christian University 12 460 2664 5.79 34 38.33 222.00
120 University of Virginia 12 468 2710 5.79 21 39.00 225.83
121 Wake Forest University 14 563 2738 4.86 25 40.21 195.57
122 Florida International University 12 506 2758 5.45 30 42.17 229.83
123 University of Massachusetts Amherst 12 487 2825 5.80 43 40.58 235.42
124 Stanford University 12 493 2828 5.74 33 41.08 235.67
125 Kent State University 14 579 2882 4.98 40 41.36 205.86
126 University of Missouri 13 557 2963 5.32 32 42.85 227.92
127 University of Akron 12 482 2987 6.20 32 40.17 248.92
128 University of Kansas 12 495 2998 6.06 40 41.25 249.83
129 Northern Illinois University 14 517 3003 5.81 33 36.93 214.50
130 Arkansas State University 12 488 3133 6.42 32 40.67 261.08