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

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