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