2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 San Diego State 4 106 206 1.94 0 26.50 51.50
2 Appalachian State 4 126 240 1.90 0 31.50 60.00
3 Alabama 4 149 250 1.68 1 37.25 62.50
4 Clemson 4 124 281 2.27 5 31.00 70.25
5 Pittsburgh 4 142 282 1.99 3 35.50 70.50
6 Utah 4 116 313 2.70 2 29.00 78.25
7 LSU 4 131 319 2.44 1 32.75 79.75
8 Middle Tennessee 4 111 323 2.91 3 27.75 80.75
9 Wisconsin 4 136 336 2.47 4 34.00 84.00
10 UAB 4 128 338 2.64 6 32.00 84.50
11 Georgia 4 136 342 2.51 0 34.00 85.50
12 Air Force 4 132 348 2.64 8 33.00 87.00
13 Oklahoma State 4 135 364 2.70 1 33.75 91.00
14 Rice 4 121 396 3.27 6 30.25 99.00
15 Houston 4 110 397 3.61 3 27.50 99.25
16 Western Kentucky 4 136 398 2.93 4 34.00 99.50
17 Baylor 4 113 405 3.58 5 28.25 101.25
18 Georgia State 4 146 406 2.78 7 36.50 101.50
19 Boise State 4 136 411 3.02 3 34.00 102.75
20 Tulane 4 152 421 2.77 4 38.00 105.25
21 Michigan State 4 125 426 3.41 4 31.25 106.50
22 Notre Dame 4 142 431 3.04 1 35.50 107.75
23 Florida State 4 157 438 2.79 3 39.25 109.50
23 Coastal Carolina 4 133 438 3.29 6 33.25 109.50
25 Oregon 4 120 439 3.66 9 30.00 109.75
26 San Jose State 3 111 338 3.05 3 37.00 112.67
27 Minnesota 4 128 459 3.59 3 32.00 114.75
28 Penn State 4 147 460 3.13 3 36.75 115.00
29 Michigan 4 151 461 3.05 3 37.75 115.25
30 Central Michigan 4 142 467 3.29 7 35.50 116.75
31 Arizona State 4 137 474 3.46 6 34.25 118.50
32 Iowa 4 149 475 3.19 3 37.25 118.75
33 North Texas 4 121 480 3.97 2 30.25 120.00
34 Missouri 4 139 481 3.46 8 34.75 120.25
35 Tulsa 4 138 484 3.51 5 34.50 121.00
36 Kentucky 4 114 486 4.26 3 28.50 121.50
37 Florida Atlantic 4 124 488 3.94 5 31.00 122.00
38 Army 4 134 492 3.67 3 33.50 123.00
39 Mississippi State 4 150 497 3.31 9 37.50 124.25
40 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 148 501 3.39 3 37.00 125.25
41 Illinois 3 135 379 2.81 4 45.00 126.33
42 Auburn 4 132 509 3.86 0 33.00 127.25
43 Syracuse 3 96 383 3.99 2 32.00 127.67
44 Ohio 4 125 520 4.16 6 31.25 130.00
45 Navy 3 94 392 4.17 6 31.33 130.67
46 Louisiana-Monroe 4 142 523 3.68 6 35.50 130.75
47 Utah State 4 154 524 3.40 4 38.50 131.00
48 New Mexico 4 146 529 3.62 4 36.50 132.25
49 Old Dominion 4 139 531 3.82 3 34.75 132.75
50 Arkansas 4 154 540 3.51 1 38.50 135.00
51 SMU 4 142 544 3.83 9 35.50 136.00
52 Fresno State 3 114 409 3.59 4 38.00 136.33
53 Kansas State 4 148 548 3.70 2 37.00 137.00
54 West Virginia 4 127 554 4.36 6 31.75 138.50
55 Virginia Tech 4 156 555 3.56 7 39.00 138.75
56 Ohio State 4 115 567 4.93 7 28.75 141.75
57 BYU 3 111 427 3.85 5 37.00 142.33
58 Kent State 4 156 573 3.67 9 39.00 143.25
59 Texas A&M 4 163 583 3.58 1 40.75 145.75
60 Miami (Florida) 4 157 584 3.72 5 39.25 146.00
61 Cincinnati 4 164 585 3.57 5 41.00 146.25
62 Georgia Southern 4 147 587 3.99 6 36.75 146.75
63 UCLA 3 118 443 3.75 7 39.33 147.67
64 UCF 4 151 598 3.96 8 37.75 149.50
65 Maryland 4 146 602 4.12 7 36.50 150.50
66 Texas Tech 3 123 457 3.72 4 41.00 152.33
67 Marshall 4 159 617 3.88 3 39.75 154.25
68 North Carolina State 4 145 624 4.30 8 36.25 156.00
69 North Carolina 4 144 634 4.40 5 36.00 158.50
70 Toledo 4 159 641 4.03 5 39.75 160.25
71 Washington State 3 91 484 5.32 5 30.33 161.33
72 Purdue 4 140 646 4.61 7 35.00 161.50
73 Iowa State 4 142 647 4.56 4 35.50 161.75
74 Oklahoma 3 118 488 4.14 6 39.33 162.67
75 Arizona 4 141 653 4.63 7 35.25 163.25
76 Liberty 3 130 492 3.78 7 43.33 164.00
77 Hawai'i 4 166 664 4.00 7 41.50 166.00
77 Florida 4 143 664 4.64 7 35.75 166.00
79 Boston College 4 159 666 4.19 4 39.75 166.50
80 Bowling Green 3 107 508 4.75 8 35.67 169.33
81 Wyoming 4 140 678 4.84 3 35.00 169.50
82 Tennessee 4 170 683 4.02 9 42.50 170.75
83 Oregon State 4 142 689 4.85 6 35.50 172.25
84 East Carolina 4 134 695 5.19 5 33.50 173.75
85 California 3 122 522 4.28 4 40.67 174.00
85 Miami (Ohio) 4 157 696 4.43 8 39.25 174.00
87 Texas State 4 183 701 3.83 4 45.75 175.25
88 Nebraska 3 98 528 5.39 4 32.67 176.00
89 Northwestern 4 143 720 5.03 9 35.75 180.00
90 Mississippi 4 154 722 4.69 6 38.50 180.50
91 Buffalo 3 117 547 4.68 7 39.00 182.33
92 Connecticut 3 110 558 5.07 9 36.67 186.00
93 Memphis 4 166 748 4.51 10 41.50 187.00
94 Western Michigan 4 132 755 5.72 6 33.00 188.75
95 Louisiana Tech 4 153 762 4.98 12 38.25 190.50
96 Colorado 4 157 767 4.89 9 39.25 191.75
97 Indiana 4 164 768 4.68 11 41.00 192.00
98 Ball State 4 157 771 4.91 6 39.25 192.75
99 Southern Mississippi 4 155 774 4.99 5 38.75 193.50
100 Texas 4 155 779 5.03 9 38.75 194.75
101 Georgia Tech 4 144 789 5.48 9 36.00 197.25
102 Rutgers 4 170 795 4.68 7 42.50 198.75
103 South Carolina 4 148 796 5.38 5 37.00 199.00
104 South Alabama 4 157 807 5.14 12 39.25 201.75
105 Louisville 4 154 808 5.25 10 38.50 202.00
106 UTSA 4 178 824 4.63 9 44.50 206.00
107 South Florida 4 137 826 6.03 12 34.25 206.50
108 Troy 4 192 832 4.33 7 48.00 208.00
109 Charlotte 4 160 838 5.24 16 40.00 209.50
110 UTEP 4 166 839 5.05 10 41.50 209.75
111 New Mexico State 4 144 874 6.07 10 36.00 218.50
112 Vanderbilt 3 106 660 6.23 6 35.33 220.00
113 Eastern Michigan 4 162 890 5.49 7 40.50 222.50
114 Washington 4 181 895 4.94 9 45.25 223.75
115 Temple 4 188 897 4.77 12 47.00 224.25
116 Wake Forest 4 153 900 5.88 10 38.25 225.00
117 Massachusetts 4 167 905 5.42 14 41.75 226.25
118 UNLV 4 177 926 5.23 7 44.25 231.50
118 Arkansas State 4 169 926 5.48 10 42.25 231.50
120 USC 3 128 709 5.54 11 42.67 236.33
121 Virginia 3 123 738 6.00 3 41.00 246.00
122 Kansas 4 161 993 6.17 10 40.25 248.25
123 TCU 4 152 1029 6.77 15 38.00 257.25
124 Duke 4 156 1041 6.67 11 39.00 260.25
125 Nevada 4 201 1058 5.26 7 50.25 264.50
126 Northern Illinois 4 179 1126 6.29 10 44.75 281.50
127 Colorado State 4 199 1130 5.68 11 49.75 282.50
128 Stanford 4 166 1180 7.11 16 41.50 295.00
129 Florida International 4 188 1243 6.61 14 47.00 310.75
130 Akron 4 181 1247 6.89 11 45.25 311.75