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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Wisconsin 10 292 654 2.24 8 29.20 65.40
2 Alabama 10 323 779 2.41 5 32.30 77.90
3 Clemson 9 284 785 2.76 5 31.56 87.22
4 Ohio State 9 304 790 2.60 6 33.78 87.78
5 Georgia 9 302 819 2.71 2 33.56 91.00
6 Mississippi State 8 231 823 3.56 9 28.88 102.88
7 Oklahoma State 10 326 827 2.54 7 32.60 82.70
8 Tennessee 8 275 854 3.11 8 34.38 106.75
9 Auburn 8 265 874 3.30 3 33.13 109.25
10 Pittsburgh 11 367 947 2.58 12 33.36 86.09
11 Iowa State 8 271 961 3.55 6 33.88 120.13
12 San Diego State 12 354 989 2.79 5 29.50 82.42
13 Minnesota 11 325 996 3.06 9 29.55 90.55
14 Texas A&M 9 304 1011 3.33 5 33.78 112.33
15 Nebraska 7 250 1018 4.07 6 35.71 145.43
16 Utah 9 296 1023 3.46 8 32.89 113.67
17 Indiana 7 256 1026 4.01 14 36.57 146.57
18 Air Force 11 323 1039 3.22 14 29.36 94.45
19 Penn State 8 300 1048 3.49 6 37.50 131.00
20 Oklahoma 10 326 1049 3.22 9 32.60 104.90
21 Michigan State 10 337 1055 3.13 7 33.70 105.50
22 UCLA 10 329 1080 3.28 14 32.90 108.00
22 Baylor 9 291 1080 3.71 9 32.33 120.00
24 Syracuse 8 300 1082 3.61 8 37.50 135.25
25 UAB 11 375 1087 2.90 11 34.09 98.82
26 LSU 9 309 1088 3.52 9 34.33 120.89
27 Washington State 9 281 1108 3.94 10 31.22 123.11
28 Tulsa 9 328 1138 3.47 10 36.44 126.44
29 Louisville 8 273 1141 4.18 9 34.13 142.63
30 Tulane 8 315 1142 3.63 13 39.38 142.75
31 Miami (Florida) 8 305 1149 3.77 12 38.13 143.63
32 Oregon 10 338 1156 3.42 13 33.80 115.60
33 Florida State 8 304 1171 3.85 10 38.00 146.38
34 Boise State 8 314 1194 3.80 8 39.25 149.25
35 Navy 9 307 1200 3.91 19 34.11 133.33
36 Michigan 10 350 1213 3.47 5 35.00 121.30
37 Texas 7 261 1220 4.67 13 37.29 174.29
38 Georgia Southern 9 295 1235 4.19 11 32.78 137.22
39 Kansas State 10 335 1244 3.71 10 33.50 124.40
40 Kentucky 11 344 1248 3.63 10 31.27 113.45
41 North Carolina State 10 324 1260 3.89 5 32.40 126.00
42 Texas Tech 9 292 1269 4.35 15 32.44 141.00
43 Iowa 12 427 1270 2.97 10 35.58 105.83
44 Fresno State 11 372 1271 3.42 10 33.82 115.55
45 Appalachian State 12 396 1276 3.22 11 33.00 106.33
46 Arkansas 10 356 1291 3.63 9 35.60 129.10
47 Houston 13 417 1305 3.13 11 32.08 100.38
48 SMU 10 359 1324 3.69 13 35.90 132.40
49 Oregon State 10 326 1338 4.10 13 32.60 133.80
50 Army 12 378 1351 3.57 15 31.50 112.58
51 Maryland 9 346 1356 3.92 13 38.44 150.67
52 Arizona State 11 396 1357 3.43 14 36.00 123.36
53 Rutgers 9 348 1376 3.95 11 38.67 152.89
54 Arizona 8 310 1378 4.45 10 38.75 172.25
55 Purdue 9 355 1394 3.93 11 39.44 154.89
56 New Mexico 10 388 1397 3.60 13 38.80 139.70
57 San Jose State 10 376 1406 3.74 7 37.60 140.60
58 Georgia Tech 8 345 1425 4.13 10 43.13 178.13
59 California 11 383 1431 3.74 11 34.82 130.09
60 Notre Dame 11 382 1434 3.75 12 34.73 130.36
61 UTSA 13 449 1450 3.23 13 34.54 111.54
62 USC 9 318 1466 4.61 19 35.33 162.89
63 West Virginia 10 361 1473 4.08 12 36.10 147.30
64 Western Michigan 11 353 1476 4.18 14 32.09 134.18
65 New Mexico State 8 278 1493 5.37 16 34.75 186.63
66 Boston College 9 323 1505 4.66 12 35.89 167.22
67 Troy 11 447 1510 3.38 13 40.64 137.27
68 BYU 10 363 1515 4.17 19 36.30 151.50
69 South Alabama 11 408 1530 3.75 18 37.09 139.09
70 Liberty 11 452 1547 3.42 15 41.09 140.64
71 Central Michigan 13 463 1551 3.35 18 35.62 119.31
72 Rice 10 326 1555 4.77 23 32.60 155.50
73 Old Dominion 12 450 1580 3.51 10 37.50 131.67
74 South Florida 8 289 1588 5.49 14 36.13 198.50
75 South Carolina 10 367 1596 4.35 12 36.70 159.60
76 Cincinnati 11 461 1617 3.51 13 41.91 147.00
77 North Carolina 9 363 1619 4.46 17 40.33 179.89
78 Colorado 10 350 1621 4.63 17 35.00 162.10
79 Mississippi 10 400 1636 4.09 16 40.00 163.60
80 Louisiana-Monroe 10 367 1639 4.47 17 36.70 163.90
81 Miami (Ohio) 12 451 1650 3.66 15 37.58 137.50
81 Illinois 11 425 1650 3.88 15 38.64 150.00
83 Washington 10 377 1656 4.39 15 37.70 165.60
84 Southern Mississippi 11 398 1657 4.16 14 36.18 150.64
85 Georgia State 12 486 1687 3.47 18 40.50 140.58
86 Vanderbilt 9 309 1699 5.50 14 34.33 188.78
87 Virginia 8 301 1704 5.66 12 37.63 213.00
88 Florida 10 387 1710 4.42 15 38.70 171.00
88 East Carolina 10 340 1710 5.03 17 34.00 171.00
90 UCF 12 437 1734 3.97 18 36.42 144.50
91 Hawai'i 11 405 1746 4.31 21 36.82 158.73
92 Northwestern 9 351 1754 5.00 21 39.00 194.89
93 Middle Tennessee 13 450 1768 3.93 17 34.62 136.00
94 Texas State 10 420 1790 4.26 16 42.00 179.00
95 UTEP 13 463 1805 3.90 22 35.62 138.85
96 Memphis 11 452 1808 4.00 19 41.09 164.36
96 TCU 9 327 1808 5.53 22 36.33 200.89
98 Virginia Tech 11 394 1810 4.59 16 35.82 164.55
99 UNLV 10 379 1823 4.81 18 37.90 182.30
100 Colorado State 10 414 1830 4.42 17 41.40 183.00
101 Louisiana Tech 11 411 1831 4.45 23 37.36 166.45
102 Toledo 12 486 1837 3.78 10 40.50 153.08
103 Coastal Carolina 13 477 1877 3.94 21 36.69 144.38
104 Florida Atlantic 12 422 1886 4.47 17 35.17 157.17
105 Utah State 12 441 1896 4.30 17 36.75 158.00
106 North Texas 13 493 1976 4.01 18 37.92 152.00
107 Duke 10 384 1984 5.17 20 38.40 198.40
108 Stanford 9 358 1990 5.56 20 39.78 221.11
109 Ohio 11 429 2006 4.68 20 39.00 182.36
110 Connecticut 10 438 2048 4.68 22 43.80 204.80
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 520 2084 4.01 16 37.14 148.86
112 Temple 10 477 2150 4.51 26 47.70 215.00
113 Western Kentucky 13 521 2166 4.16 24 40.08 166.62
114 Wyoming 12 483 2168 4.49 17 40.25 180.67
115 Kansas 9 369 2186 5.92 30 41.00 242.89
116 Wake Forest 11 453 2219 4.90 18 41.18 201.73
117 Nevada 12 477 2239 4.69 22 39.75 186.58
118 Bowling Green 12 542 2254 4.16 30 45.17 187.83
119 Marshall 12 533 2276 4.27 15 44.42 189.67
120 Missouri 10 439 2291 5.22 23 43.90 229.10
121 Ball State 13 528 2293 4.34 22 40.62 176.38
122 Buffalo 12 489 2339 4.78 27 40.75 194.92
123 Charlotte 12 458 2446 5.34 27 38.17 203.83
124 Eastern Michigan 13 508 2599 5.12 27 39.08 199.92
125 Massachusetts 11 446 2602 5.83 38 40.55 236.55
126 Northern Illinois 13 469 2630 5.61 25 36.08 202.31
127 Kent State 13 541 2676 4.95 37 41.62 205.85
128 Arkansas State 11 435 2709 6.23 28 39.55 246.27
129 Akron 11 447 2750 6.15 27 40.64 250.00
130 Florida International 12 506 2758 5.45 30 42.17 229.83