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