2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 9 265 535 2.02 7 29.44 59.44
2 Georgia 10 310 797 2.57 3 31.00 79.70
3 Pittsburgh 9 299 755 2.53 9 33.22 83.89
4 UAB 8 293 713 2.43 8 36.63 89.13
5 Oklahoma State 10 321 899 2.80 6 32.10 89.90
6 San Diego State 9 292 852 2.92 6 32.44 94.67
7 Alabama 10 332 970 2.92 9 33.20 97.00
8 Air Force 8 239 816 3.41 12 29.88 102.00
9 Florida Atlantic 8 247 872 3.53 8 30.88 109.00
10 Houston 9 286 984 3.44 10 31.78 109.33
11 Utah 10 318 1103 3.47 9 31.80 110.30
12 Ohio State 9 298 1004 3.37 12 33.11 111.56
13 Coastal Carolina 8 258 920 3.57 10 32.25 115.00
14 Middle Tennessee 8 271 927 3.42 8 33.88 115.88
15 Appalachian State 9 331 1045 3.16 12 36.78 116.11
16 Clemson 8 308 940 3.05 7 38.50 117.50
17 Old Dominion 8 266 944 3.55 5 33.25 118.00
18 Mississippi State 8 253 957 3.78 11 31.63 119.63
19 Miami (Ohio) 8 272 964 3.54 8 34.00 120.50
20 Baylor 10 352 1207 3.43 12 35.20 120.70
21 Minnesota 9 273 1095 4.01 7 30.33 121.67
22 Iowa 10 345 1219 3.53 12 34.50 121.90
23 UTSA 9 317 1098 3.46 11 35.22 122.00
24 Kentucky 8 243 981 4.04 7 30.38 122.63
25 North Texas 8 298 983 3.30 12 37.25 122.88
26 Texas A&M 8 282 985 3.49 4 35.25 123.13
27 Michigan State 9 319 1116 3.50 7 35.44 124.00
28 Michigan 10 349 1243 3.56 10 34.90 124.30
29 Georgia State 8 308 1013 3.29 11 38.50 126.63
30 Navy 8 237 1021 4.31 12 29.63 127.63
31 Louisville 8 270 1032 3.82 9 33.75 129.00
32 Rice 8 251 1034 4.12 14 31.38 129.25
33 Army 3 83 394 4.75 4 27.67 131.33
34 Oregon 10 359 1338 3.73 18 35.90 133.80
35 Hawai'i 8 315 1077 3.42 10 39.38 134.63
36 Western Kentucky 9 338 1231 3.64 14 37.56 136.78
37 Oklahoma 9 312 1236 3.96 11 34.67 137.33
38 Arizona State 9 331 1242 3.75 13 36.78 138.00
39 SMU 8 309 1105 3.58 13 38.63 138.13
40 California 9 320 1250 3.91 9 35.56 138.89
40 West Virginia 9 285 1250 4.39 12 31.67 138.89
42 San Jose State 8 327 1118 3.42 7 40.88 139.75
43 Georgia Southern 8 269 1119 4.16 11 33.63 139.88
44 North Carolina State 8 277 1122 4.05 9 34.63 140.25
45 Auburn 8 299 1132 3.79 5 37.38 141.50
46 Fresno State 8 281 1133 4.03 9 35.13 141.63
47 Cincinnati 9 389 1289 3.31 10 43.22 143.22
48 Central Michigan 8 319 1147 3.60 13 39.88 143.38
49 UCLA 9 314 1303 4.15 21 34.89 144.78
50 Nebraska 9 328 1305 3.98 10 36.44 145.00
51 Iowa State 9 313 1310 4.19 9 34.78 145.56
52 UTEP 8 296 1171 3.96 14 37.00 146.38
53 Syracuse 8 291 1172 4.03 10 36.38 146.50
53 Miami (Florida) 8 285 1172 4.11 13 35.63 146.50
55 Tulane 8 307 1176 3.83 15 38.38 147.00
56 Ohio 8 289 1182 4.09 12 36.13 147.75
57 Boise State 8 306 1188 3.88 9 38.25 148.50
58 Penn State 9 375 1337 3.57 6 41.67 148.56
59 Tulsa 8 304 1194 3.93 14 38.00 149.25
60 Kansas State 9 336 1352 4.02 11 37.33 150.22
61 North Carolina 9 321 1362 4.24 14 35.67 151.33
62 LSU 8 278 1212 4.36 11 34.75 151.50
63 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 349 1376 3.94 11 38.78 152.89
64 Washington State 9 295 1384 4.69 14 32.78 153.78
65 Illinois 9 368 1391 3.78 12 40.89 154.56
66 Western Michigan 8 266 1267 4.76 12 33.25 158.38
67 East Carolina 8 262 1270 4.85 12 32.75 158.75
68 Purdue 9 327 1442 4.41 13 36.33 160.22
69 Toledo 8 325 1299 4.00 8 40.63 162.38
70 Florida State 8 329 1311 3.98 12 41.13 163.88
70 Charlotte 8 274 1311 4.78 20 34.25 163.88
72 Oregon State 9 311 1476 4.75 15 34.56 164.00
73 Ball State 8 315 1334 4.23 13 39.38 166.75
74 Indiana 9 355 1501 4.23 19 39.44 166.78
75 South Alabama 8 303 1339 4.42 14 37.88 167.38
76 Troy 8 350 1350 3.86 14 43.75 168.75
77 Florida 8 285 1383 4.85 9 35.63 172.88
78 UNLV 8 298 1388 4.66 11 37.25 173.50
79 Arkansas 8 317 1393 4.39 12 39.63 174.13
80 Texas Tech 9 331 1569 4.74 16 36.78 174.33
81 USC 9 334 1579 4.73 21 37.11 175.44
82 Virginia Tech 8 305 1406 4.61 13 38.13 175.75
83 New Mexico 8 352 1411 4.01 15 44.00 176.38
84 Marshall 8 335 1419 4.24 8 41.88 177.38
85 Rutgers 9 361 1606 4.45 12 40.11 178.44
86 Arizona 9 340 1608 4.73 13 37.78 178.67
87 Wyoming 8 327 1437 4.39 8 40.88 179.63
88 Louisiana-Monroe 8 301 1439 4.78 15 37.63 179.88
89 Georgia Tech 8 342 1445 4.23 12 42.75 180.63
90 Maryland 9 364 1626 4.47 21 40.44 180.67
91 Utah State 9 359 1629 4.54 14 39.89 181.00
92 Louisiana Tech 8 327 1480 4.53 18 40.88 185.00
93 Nevada 8 318 1483 4.66 12 39.75 185.38
94 Texas State 8 351 1489 4.24 12 43.88 186.13
95 UCF 8 337 1493 4.43 16 42.13 186.63
96 Kent State 9 382 1682 4.40 26 42.44 186.89
97 Mississippi 8 338 1504 4.45 18 42.25 188.00
98 Southern Mississippi 8 305 1515 4.97 12 38.13 189.38
99 Wake Forest 10 386 1925 4.99 19 38.60 192.50
100 Vanderbilt 8 287 1543 5.38 17 35.88 192.88
101 Memphis 8 351 1553 4.42 16 43.88 194.13
102 Colorado 9 331 1748 5.28 18 36.78 194.22
103 South Florida 8 291 1556 5.35 18 36.38 194.50
104 Bowling Green 8 364 1558 4.28 22 45.50 194.75
105 Colorado State 8 363 1584 4.36 12 45.38 198.00
106 Eastern Michigan 8 313 1588 5.07 16 39.13 198.50
107 South Carolina 8 322 1590 4.94 11 40.25 198.75
108 Washington 9 376 1803 4.80 16 41.78 200.33
109 Tennessee 8 355 1606 4.52 22 44.38 200.75
110 Northern Illinois 9 318 1844 5.80 15 35.33 204.89
111 Boston College 8 327 1651 5.05 11 40.88 206.38
112 Texas 9 362 1866 5.15 21 40.22 207.33
113 Buffalo 8 326 1672 5.13 19 40.75 209.00
114 Liberty 2 108 430 3.98 4 54.00 215.00
115 Duke 8 308 1747 5.67 20 38.50 218.38
116 Missouri 8 329 1821 5.53 21 41.13 227.63
117 Virginia 8 320 1866 5.83 13 40.00 233.25
118 Massachusetts 4 157 938 5.97 11 39.25 234.50
119 TCU 9 352 2120 6.02 30 39.11 235.56
120 Northwestern 9 374 2138 5.72 28 41.56 237.56
121 Temple 8 375 1953 5.21 22 46.88 244.13
122 Stanford 9 383 2212 5.78 25 42.56 245.78
123 Kansas 9 362 2339 6.46 28 40.22 259.89
124 Florida International 8 349 2112 6.05 26 43.63 264.00
125 Akron 8 350 2228 6.37 19 43.75 278.50
126 New Mexico State 1 35 281 8.03 3 35.00 281.00
127 Arkansas State 8 343 2320 6.76 24 42.88 290.00
128 Connecticut 2 123 644 5.24 9 61.50 322.00