2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 University of Georgia 14 431 1115 2.59 3 30.79 79.64
2 Texas A&M University 11 401 1471 3.67 6 36.45 133.73
3 San Diego State University 13 393 1136 2.89 7 30.23 87.38
3 Clemson University 12 406 1149 2.83 7 33.83 95.75
5 Michigan State University 12 401 1344 3.35 8 33.42 112.00
5 Auburn University 12 441 1601 3.63 8 36.75 133.42
7 Oklahoma State University 13 416 1125 2.70 9 32.00 86.54
7 University of Alabama 14 449 1222 2.72 9 32.07 87.29
7 North Carolina State University 11 359 1387 3.86 9 32.64 126.09
7 San Jose State University 11 428 1512 3.53 9 38.91 137.45
11 University of Wisconsin 13 398 793 1.99 10 30.62 61.00
12 University of Minnesota 13 376 1268 3.37 11 28.92 97.54
12 University of Kentucky 12 373 1416 3.80 11 31.08 118.00
12 University of Michigan 14 484 1770 3.66 11 34.57 126.43
12 University of Utah 13 429 1648 3.84 11 33.00 126.77
12 Iowa State University 12 423 1545 3.65 11 35.25 128.75
12 Syracuse University 11 406 1506 3.71 11 36.91 136.91
12 University of California, Berkeley 11 396 1582 3.99 11 36.00 143.82
12 University of Toledo 12 483 1822 3.77 11 40.25 151.83
20 Kansas State University 12 418 1586 3.79 12 34.83 132.17
20 Old Dominion University 12 451 1640 3.64 12 37.58 136.67
20 University of Nebraska 11 396 1634 4.13 12 36.00 148.55
20 Pennsylvania State University 12 499 1941 3.89 12 41.58 161.75
24 University of Houston 13 411 1462 3.56 13 31.62 112.46
24 University of Notre Dame 13 456 1761 3.86 13 35.08 135.46
24 University of Cincinnati 13 546 1995 3.65 13 42.00 153.46
27 Florida State University 11 438 1627 3.71 14 39.82 147.91
27 Boise State University 12 478 1904 3.98 14 39.83 158.67
27 Colorado State University 11 460 1755 3.82 14 41.82 159.55
30 University of Pittsburgh 13 443 1149 2.59 15 34.08 88.38
30 University of Iowa 14 508 1602 3.15 15 36.29 114.43
30 Baylor University 13 457 1491 3.26 15 35.15 114.69
30 University of Texas at San Antonio 13 453 1517 3.35 15 34.85 116.69
30 Mississippi State University 12 372 1439 3.87 15 31.00 119.92
30 California State University, Fresno 12 419 1569 3.74 15 34.92 130.75
30 University of Oklahoma 12 415 1622 3.91 15 34.58 135.17
30 Southern Methodist University 11 410 1532 3.74 15 37.27 139.27
30 West Virginia University 12 422 1769 4.19 15 35.17 147.42
30 Troy University 11 464 1633 3.52 15 42.18 148.45
30 The University of Southern Mississippi 11 404 1806 4.47 15 36.73 164.18
30 Boston College 11 416 1938 4.66 15 37.82 176.18
42 University of Alabama at Birmingham 12 433 1379 3.18 16 36.08 114.92
42 Arizona State University 12 445 1631 3.67 16 37.08 135.92
42 Middle Tennessee State University 12 412 1680 4.08 16 34.33 140.00
42 Louisiana State University 12 427 1779 4.17 16 35.58 148.25
42 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 13 483 1932 4.00 16 37.15 148.62
42 University of Miami 11 403 1639 4.07 16 36.64 149.00
42 University of Illinois 12 477 1822 3.82 16 39.75 151.83
42 Rutgers University 12 464 1934 4.17 16 38.67 161.17
42 University of Florida 12 446 2017 4.52 16 37.17 168.08
42 University of Arizona 11 428 2024 4.73 16 38.91 184.00
52 U.S. Air Force Academy 12 377 1333 3.54 17 31.42 111.08
52 Appalachian State University 13 454 1644 3.62 17 34.92 126.46
52 The Ohio State University 13 448 1648 3.68 17 34.46 126.77
52 University of North Texas 12 444 1762 3.97 17 37.00 146.83
52 Western Michigan University 12 394 1858 4.72 17 32.83 154.83
52 University of New Mexico 11 442 1725 3.90 17 40.18 156.82
52 University of Arkansas 12 460 1889 4.11 17 38.33 157.42
52 Georgia Southern University 11 401 1779 4.44 17 36.45 161.73
52 Florida Atlantic University 11 404 1857 4.60 17 36.73 168.82
52 University of Wyoming 12 484 2228 4.60 17 40.33 185.67
62 U.S. Military Academy 12 381 1492 3.92 18 31.75 124.33
62 Central Michigan University 12 437 1497 3.43 18 36.42 124.75
62 Texas Tech University 12 415 1755 4.23 18 34.58 146.25
62 Miami University 12 444 1859 4.19 18 37.00 154.92
62 Purdue University 13 483 2035 4.21 18 37.15 156.54
62 East Carolina University 11 373 1809 4.85 18 33.91 164.45
62 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 11 423 1966 4.65 18 38.45 178.73
62 Georgia Institute of Technology 11 448 2030 4.53 18 40.73 184.55
62 University of South Carolina 12 463 2244 4.85 18 38.58 187.00
62 Texas State University 11 478 2116 4.43 18 43.45 192.36
62 Marshall University 12 556 2425 4.36 18 46.33 202.08
73 Coastal Carolina University 12 422 1654 3.92 19 35.17 137.83
73 Liberty University 12 491 1733 3.53 19 40.92 144.42
73 Oregon State University 12 417 1759 4.22 19 34.75 146.58
73 The University of Tulsa 12 433 1769 4.09 19 36.08 147.42
73 Washington State University 12 428 1991 4.65 19 35.67 165.92
73 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 12 445 2038 4.58 19 37.08 169.83
79 University of Texas at El Paso 12 438 1687 3.85 20 36.50 140.58
79 Georgia State University 13 524 1830 3.49 20 40.31 140.77
79 University of South Alabama 11 410 1723 4.20 20 37.27 156.64
79 Utah State University 13 492 2200 4.47 20 37.85 169.23
79 University of Washington 11 455 2201 4.84 20 41.36 200.09
84 University of Memphis 11 461 1905 4.13 21 41.91 173.18
84 University of Louisiana Monroe 11 422 1927 4.57 21 38.36 175.18
84 University of North Carolina 12 459 2131 4.64 21 38.25 177.58
84 Ball State University 12 504 2223 4.41 21 42.00 185.25
84 University of Virginia 11 431 2616 6.07 21 39.18 237.82
89 Louisiana Tech University 11 415 1895 4.57 22 37.73 172.27
89 University of Nevada 12 474 2284 4.82 22 39.50 190.33
89 University of Colorado 11 413 2122 5.14 22 37.55 192.91
89 Vanderbilt University 11 384 2138 5.57 22 34.91 194.36
93 University of Oregon 13 463 1865 4.03 23 35.62 143.46
93 Indiana University 11 411 1712 4.17 23 37.36 155.64
93 University of Louisville 12 445 1951 4.38 23 37.08 162.58
93 University of Hawaii 12 475 1955 4.12 23 39.58 162.92
93 Brigham Young University 12 439 1971 4.49 23 36.58 164.25
98 University of California, Los Angeles 12 397 1491 3.76 24 33.08 124.25
98 University of Tennessee 12 493 1896 3.85 24 41.08 158.00
98 University of Maryland 12 480 1946 4.05 24 40.00 162.17
98 University of Central Florida 12 465 2046 4.40 24 38.75 170.50
98 Ohio University 11 433 2148 4.96 24 39.36 195.27
98 University of Mississippi 12 511 2361 4.62 24 42.58 196.75
98 University of Connecticut 10 435 2009 4.62 24 43.50 200.90
98 Duke University 11 420 2262 5.39 24 38.18 205.64
106 U.S. Naval Academy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
106 Tulane University 11 451 1857 4.12 25 41.00 168.82
106 Wake Forest University 13 524 2597 4.96 25 40.31 199.77
106 New Mexico State University 11 402 2273 5.65 25 36.55 206.64
106 Eastern Michigan University 12 474 2494 5.26 25 39.50 207.83
111 Western Kentucky University 13 530 2157 4.07 26 40.77 165.92
111 University of Texas 12 470 2419 5.15 26 39.17 201.58
111 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 11 418 2282 5.46 26 38.00 207.45
111 University at Buffalo 11 454 2321 5.11 26 41.27 211.00
115 Rice University 11 371 1850 4.99 27 33.73 168.18
115 University of South Florida 11 400 2355 5.89 27 36.36 214.09
117 University of Southern California 12 436 1983 4.55 28 36.33 165.25
117 University of Missouri 12 521 2669 5.12 28 43.42 222.42
119 Bowling Green State University 11 509 2185 4.29 29 46.27 198.64
120 Florida International University 11 470 2662 5.66 30 42.73 242.00
121 Northern Illinois University 13 487 2878 5.91 31 37.46 221.38
121 Northwestern University 11 458 2528 5.52 31 41.64 229.82
121 University of Akron 11 451 2958 6.56 31 41.00 268.91
124 Temple University 11 507 2523 4.98 32 46.09 229.36
124 Arkansas State University 11 468 3091 6.60 32 42.55 281.00
126 Stanford University 12 493 2828 5.74 33 41.08 235.67
127 Texas Christian University 11 431 2603 6.04 34 39.18 236.64
128 University of Massachusetts Amherst 10 416 2500 6.01 37 41.60 250.00
129 University of Kansas 11 454 2833 6.24 38 41.27 257.55
130 Kent State University 13 542 2744 5.06 39 41.69 211.08