2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 3 106 139 1.31 2 35.33 46.33
2 Georgia 6 160 364 2.28 1 26.67 60.67
3 San Diego State 2 59 162 2.75 2 29.50 81.00
4 Colorado State 2 80 165 2.06 1 40.00 82.50
5 Oklahoma State 4 127 400 3.15 2 31.75 100.00
6 Pittsburgh 3 105 302 2.88 3 35.00 100.67
7 Alabama 5 162 511 3.15 4 32.40 102.20
8 Syracuse 4 138 431 3.12 4 34.50 107.75
9 San Jose State 2 83 217 2.61 2 41.50 108.50
10 North Carolina State 2 67 219 3.27 4 33.50 109.50
11 West Virginia 3 92 331 3.60 3 30.67 110.33
12 Baylor 5 206 572 2.78 7 41.20 114.40
13 East Carolina 2 72 230 3.19 3 36.00 115.00
14 Clemson 4 156 467 2.99 2 39.00 116.75
15 UNLV 2 78 240 3.08 1 39.00 120.00
16 Navy 3 83 372 4.48 6 27.67 124.00
17 Iowa State 5 178 629 3.53 5 35.60 125.80
18 Texas Tech 4 153 517 3.38 3 38.25 129.25
19 Miami (Florida) 4 124 519 4.19 4 31.00 129.75
20 Mississippi State 5 175 651 3.72 7 35.00 130.20
21 Toledo 1 39 132 3.38 1 39.00 132.00
22 Liberty 2 68 272 4.00 4 34.00 136.00
22 Minnesota 2 51 272 5.33 2 25.50 136.00
24 Utah 5 163 682 4.18 3 32.60 136.40
25 Connecticut 2 75 278 3.71 5 37.50 139.00
26 Michigan 4 134 557 4.16 6 33.50 139.25
27 Florida 3 91 421 4.63 4 30.33 140.33
28 Florida State 4 173 564 3.26 5 43.25 141.00
29 Hawai'i 2 97 286 2.95 3 48.50 143.00
29 Georgia State 1 38 143 3.76 2 38.00 143.00
31 Kansas State 3 123 442 3.59 4 41.00 147.33
32 Nebraska 5 174 745 4.28 6 34.80 149.00
33 Indiana 5 177 751 4.24 9 35.40 150.20
34 Michigan State 3 109 456 4.18 3 36.33 152.00
35 Louisiana-Monroe 2 72 310 4.31 4 36.00 155.00
36 Auburn 5 205 776 3.79 5 41.00 155.20
37 UTSA 1 40 156 3.90 2 40.00 156.00
38 Cincinnati 3 122 471 3.86 1 40.67 157.00
39 New Mexico 2 77 319 4.14 4 38.50 159.50
40 Purdue 4 128 641 5.01 7 32.00 160.25
41 SMU 2 79 327 4.14 2 39.50 163.50
41 Notre Dame 2 74 327 4.42 1 37.00 163.50
43 Old Dominion 1 41 164 4.00 2 41.00 164.00
43 Maryland 4 154 656 4.26 11 38.50 164.00
45 Iowa 2 81 332 4.10 5 40.50 166.00
46 Louisiana Tech 1 31 167 5.39 2 31.00 167.00
47 Air Force 2 78 337 4.32 4 39.00 168.50
48 Kentucky 2 57 339 5.95 2 28.50 169.50
49 Illinois 1 52 172 3.31 1 52.00 172.00
50 USC 3 118 517 4.38 9 39.33 172.33
51 Wake Forest 3 110 519 4.72 7 36.67 173.00
52 Fresno State 2 82 351 4.28 5 41.00 175.50
53 BYU 3 106 527 4.97 5 35.33 175.67
54 Arizona State 2 75 352 4.69 4 37.50 176.00
55 Oregon State 3 126 529 4.20 6 42.00 176.33
56 Boise State 4 164 710 4.33 6 41.00 177.50
57 Louisville 5 194 896 4.62 14 38.80 179.20
58 Rutgers 4 150 717 4.78 5 37.50 179.25
59 Boston College 3 128 538 4.20 3 42.67 179.33
60 Tulsa 4 151 719 4.76 9 37.75 179.75
61 Army 1 23 180 7.83 4 23.00 180.00
62 North Carolina 4 141 721 5.11 6 35.25 180.25
63 UAB 2 73 362 4.96 5 36.50 181.00
63 Wyoming 1 31 181 5.84 0 31.00 181.00
65 Utah State 2 75 369 4.92 3 37.50 184.50
66 LSU 4 160 742 4.64 7 40.00 185.50
67 Nevada 1 39 186 4.77 1 39.00 186.00
68 Tulane 4 169 759 4.49 12 42.25 189.75
68 Georgia Tech 4 146 759 5.20 9 36.50 189.75
70 Penn State 5 225 951 4.23 6 45.00 190.20
71 Western Kentucky 1 43 192 4.47 4 43.00 192.00
72 Virginia Tech 2 87 388 4.46 4 43.50 194.00
73 Arizona 4 163 777 4.77 7 40.75 194.25
74 Rice 2 79 389 4.92 7 39.50 194.50
75 Memphis 1 37 197 5.32 3 37.00 197.00
76 Georgia Southern 3 125 594 4.75 6 41.67 198.00
77 Texas A&M 3 139 607 4.37 1 46.33 202.33
78 Troy 1 45 204 4.53 2 45.00 204.00
79 Texas State 2 81 409 5.05 4 40.50 204.50
80 Western Michigan 2 67 410 6.12 3 33.50 205.00
81 UCLA 2 68 411 6.04 10 34.00 205.50
82 Kent State 1 38 206 5.42 3 38.00 206.00
82 Vanderbilt 3 112 618 5.52 8 37.33 206.00
84 Oklahoma 3 116 628 5.41 6 38.67 209.33
85 California 1 35 210 6.00 2 35.00 210.00
85 Houston 1 28 210 7.50 2 28.00 210.00
87 Southern Mississippi 1 33 211 6.39 1 33.00 211.00
88 Oregon 4 164 849 5.18 11 41.00 212.25
89 New Mexico State 4 151 856 5.67 10 37.75 214.00
90 Ohio State 4 144 858 5.96 11 36.00 214.50
91 Tennessee 5 246 1077 4.38 16 49.20 215.40
92 Appalachian State 2 85 434 5.11 7 42.50 217.00
93 Marshall 1 51 220 4.31 3 51.00 220.00
94 Massachusetts 1 41 223 5.44 5 41.00 223.00
95 Missouri 3 118 672 5.69 9 39.33 224.00
96 South Florida 4 140 899 6.42 14 35.00 224.75
97 South Alabama 1 33 225 6.82 3 33.00 225.00
98 South Carolina 3 118 679 5.75 6 39.33 226.33
99 Arkansas 3 141 709 5.03 8 47.00 236.33
100 Akron 1 35 237 6.77 5 35.00 237.00
101 Texas 5 209 1199 5.74 13 41.80 239.80
102 Duke 2 84 486 5.79 6 42.00 243.00
103 Washington State 4 174 985 5.66 10 43.50 246.25
104 Miami (Ohio) 1 31 247 7.97 3 31.00 247.00
105 Temple 2 78 496 6.36 7 39.00 248.00
106 Virginia 4 167 1006 6.02 9 41.75 251.50
107 Colorado 2 81 521 6.43 5 40.50 260.50
108 Northwestern 3 129 805 6.24 10 43.00 268.33
109 Kansas 3 126 812 6.44 10 42.00 270.67
110 Stanford 3 135 838 6.21 13 45.00 279.33
111 Mississippi 3 149 839 5.63 9 49.67 279.67
112 TCU 3 133 856 6.44 12 44.33 285.33
113 Ohio 1 49 310 6.33 5 49.00 310.00
114 Washington 2 112 672 6.00 6 56.00 336.00
114 UCF 1 42 336 8.00 6 42.00 336.00
116 Northern Illinois 1 48 373 7.77 8 48.00 373.00
117 Arkansas State 1 53 424 8.00 4 53.00 424.00