2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 9 286 506 1.77 7 31.78 56.22
2 Georgia 9 266 636 2.39 1 29.56 70.67
3 Oklahoma State 9 285 738 2.59 6 31.67 82.00
4 North Carolina State 4 120 336 2.80 4 30.00 84.00
4 Alabama 9 266 756 2.84 5 29.56 84.00
6 Clemson 6 197 576 2.92 2 32.83 96.00
7 Minnesota 6 160 594 3.71 4 26.67 99.00
8 Michigan State 8 241 800 3.32 5 30.13 100.00
9 Houston 5 143 518 3.62 7 28.60 103.60
10 Texas Tech 7 227 731 3.22 7 32.43 104.43
11 San Diego State 7 215 749 3.48 6 30.71 107.00
12 Army 7 208 750 3.61 11 29.71 107.14
13 UTSA 6 181 649 3.59 6 30.17 108.17
14 Air Force 6 200 655 3.28 9 33.33 109.17
15 Pittsburgh 6 215 662 3.08 10 35.83 110.33
16 Central Michigan 6 228 688 3.02 8 38.00 114.67
17 Syracuse 5 179 581 3.25 4 35.80 116.20
18 Notre Dame 5 157 586 3.73 2 31.40 117.20
19 Florida State 5 196 607 3.10 5 39.20 121.40
20 Baylor 8 295 1017 3.45 11 36.88 127.13
21 Kentucky 5 145 636 4.39 6 29.00 127.20
22 UAB 6 197 764 3.88 11 32.83 127.33
23 Navy 10 328 1288 3.93 20 32.80 128.80
24 Miami (Florida) 5 163 646 3.96 5 32.60 129.20
25 Michigan 9 320 1177 3.68 8 35.56 130.78
26 Fresno State 7 244 928 3.80 11 34.86 132.57
27 Iowa 8 289 1064 3.68 11 36.13 133.00
28 Oregon State 6 213 806 3.78 9 35.50 134.33
29 Liberty 6 226 825 3.65 9 37.67 137.50
30 San Jose State 6 240 826 3.44 5 40.00 137.67
31 Iowa State 7 245 972 3.97 8 35.00 138.86
32 Kansas State 6 218 847 3.89 10 36.33 141.17
33 Texas A&M 5 187 708 3.79 2 37.40 141.60
34 Virginia Tech 5 181 714 3.94 9 36.20 142.80
35 Utah 9 311 1306 4.20 8 34.56 145.11
36 SMU 4 143 581 4.06 8 35.75 145.25
37 Ohio State 9 306 1314 4.29 16 34.00 146.00
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 176 732 4.16 6 35.20 146.40
39 Oklahoma 6 210 883 4.20 8 35.00 147.17
40 Old Dominion 7 285 1045 3.67 7 40.71 149.29
41 Indiana 10 361 1494 4.14 18 36.10 149.40
42 LSU 9 326 1360 4.17 12 36.22 151.11
43 Oregon 8 285 1212 4.25 18 35.63 151.50
44 Appalachian State 8 277 1223 4.42 14 34.63 152.88
45 West Virginia 8 291 1224 4.21 11 36.38 153.00
46 Mississippi State 7 251 1073 4.27 11 35.86 153.29
47 East Carolina 6 214 934 4.36 11 35.67 155.67
48 Auburn 10 380 1571 4.13 8 38.00 157.10
49 Illinois 7 280 1100 3.93 9 40.00 157.14
50 Hawai'i 7 288 1104 3.83 14 41.14 157.71
51 North Texas 7 266 1109 4.17 11 38.00 158.43
52 Toledo 6 250 957 3.83 9 41.67 159.50
53 Cincinnati 8 330 1279 3.88 6 41.25 159.88
54 California 5 170 800 4.71 5 34.00 160.00
55 Nebraska 8 289 1295 4.48 11 36.13 161.88
56 BYU 7 250 1144 4.58 13 35.71 163.43
57 Memphis 7 287 1147 4.00 15 41.00 163.86
58 Tulsa 5 187 826 4.42 12 37.40 165.20
59 Rice 6 196 992 5.06 15 32.67 165.33
60 Florida Atlantic 6 219 1007 4.60 10 36.50 167.83
61 Penn State 7 310 1179 3.80 8 44.29 168.43
62 Arkansas 6 218 1024 4.70 9 36.33 170.67
63 Louisiana Tech 6 210 1025 4.88 16 35.00 170.83
64 Boise State 10 401 1715 4.28 14 40.10 171.50
65 New Mexico 8 337 1376 4.08 13 42.13 172.00
66 UCLA 4 138 702 5.09 16 34.50 175.50
67 Middle Tennessee 5 176 880 5.00 8 35.20 176.00
68 Purdue 8 302 1414 4.68 15 37.75 176.75
69 UNLV 8 314 1433 4.56 14 39.25 179.13
70 Maryland 6 243 1075 4.42 15 40.50 179.17
71 Boston College 3 128 538 4.20 3 42.67 179.33
72 Vanderbilt 6 209 1078 5.16 12 34.83 179.67
73 Louisville 7 279 1265 4.53 17 39.86 180.71
74 Miami (Ohio) 5 200 909 4.55 8 40.00 181.80
75 Georgia Tech 6 230 1098 4.77 11 38.33 183.00
76 UCF 4 143 738 5.16 11 35.75 184.50
77 Arizona State 6 258 1110 4.30 10 43.00 185.00
78 Tulane 9 377 1678 4.45 22 41.89 186.44
79 Marshall 6 275 1123 4.08 14 45.83 187.17
80 New Mexico State 6 216 1128 5.22 12 36.00 188.00
80 Ohio 5 172 940 5.47 13 34.40 188.00
82 Tennessee 7 320 1323 4.13 18 45.71 189.00
83 Florida 6 220 1141 5.19 7 36.67 190.17
84 Georgia Southern 6 237 1145 4.83 11 39.50 190.83
85 Wyoming 5 213 959 4.50 8 42.60 191.80
86 North Carolina 7 271 1351 4.99 13 38.71 193.00
87 Georgia State 4 189 773 4.09 12 47.25 193.25
88 Colorado State 7 318 1356 4.26 10 45.43 193.71
89 Ball State 10 434 1948 4.49 20 43.40 194.80
90 Troy 6 261 1184 4.54 10 43.50 197.33
91 Southern Mississippi 5 175 987 5.64 8 35.00 197.40
92 Western Michigan 7 244 1394 5.71 11 34.86 199.14
93 UTEP 4 155 798 5.15 12 38.75 199.50
94 Charlotte 4 138 802 5.81 8 34.50 200.50
95 Northern Illinois 7 243 1423 5.86 18 34.71 203.29
96 Rutgers 7 288 1430 4.97 12 41.14 204.29
97 Florida International 5 200 1034 5.17 11 40.00 206.80
98 Connecticut 8 346 1656 4.79 20 43.25 207.00
99 Duke 3 120 626 5.22 8 40.00 208.67
100 USC 7 285 1480 5.19 19 40.71 211.43
101 Texas 8 311 1730 5.56 19 38.88 216.25
102 Colorado 7 279 1526 5.47 21 39.86 218.00
103 South Florida 8 307 1754 5.71 20 38.38 219.25
104 Western Kentucky 7 319 1537 4.82 16 45.57 219.57
105 South Carolina 6 258 1332 5.16 12 43.00 222.00
106 Arizona 7 283 1557 5.50 14 40.43 222.43
107 Texas State 5 220 1113 5.06 10 44.00 222.60
108 Buffalo 4 174 894 5.14 8 43.50 223.50
109 Mississippi 7 304 1570 5.16 16 43.43 224.29
110 Washington State 7 290 1572 5.42 15 41.43 224.57
111 Bowling Green 6 285 1350 4.74 16 47.50 225.00
112 Eastern Michigan 7 294 1578 5.37 15 42.00 225.43
113 Stanford 8 340 1815 5.34 27 42.50 226.88
114 Utah State 7 291 1617 5.56 13 41.57 231.00
115 South Alabama 4 159 925 5.82 12 39.75 231.25
116 Temple 5 204 1157 5.67 15 40.80 231.40
117 Missouri 8 348 1855 5.33 22 43.50 231.88
118 Wake Forest 4 180 935 5.19 12 45.00 233.75
119 Virginia 5 207 1175 5.68 12 41.40 235.00
120 Louisiana-Monroe 6 263 1413 5.37 17 43.83 235.50
121 Northwestern 6 249 1431 5.75 17 41.50 238.50
122 Kent State 9 394 2165 5.49 31 43.78 240.56
123 Coastal Carolina 3 138 738 5.35 9 46.00 246.00
124 Nevada 6 286 1515 5.30 16 47.67 252.50
125 Massachusetts 6 258 1519 5.89 25 43.00 253.17
126 Kansas 7 271 1803 6.65 26 38.71 257.57
127 TCU 7 279 1845 6.61 25 39.86 263.57
128 Akron 4 161 1079 6.70 13 40.25 269.75
129 Washington 6 300 1646 5.49 16 50.00 274.33
130 Arkansas State 5 238 1572 6.61 15 47.60 314.40