2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Clemson 1 26 -21 -0.81 0 26.00 -21.00
2 Kansas State 1 23 25 1.09 1 23.00 25.00
3 Iowa State 1 31 40 1.29 0 31.00 40.00
4 Washington 1 23 55 2.39 0 23.00 55.00
5 California 1 26 61 2.35 0 26.00 61.00
6 Penn State 1 26 69 2.65 1 26.00 69.00
7 Michigan State 1 26 72 2.77 0 26.00 72.00
8 Oregon 1 30 77 2.57 1 30.00 77.00
9 Oklahoma 1 32 100 3.13 2 32.00 100.00
10 Tennessee 2 60 101 1.68 0 30.00 50.50
11 Rutgers 1 36 113 3.14 2 36.00 113.00
12 Kentucky 2 69 118 1.71 1 34.50 59.00
13 Minnesota 2 55 126 2.29 3 27.50 63.00
14 Miami (Florida) 1 39 127 3.26 1 39.00 127.00
14 Georgia 1 36 127 3.53 0 36.00 127.00
16 Texas Tech 2 64 132 2.06 2 32.00 66.00
17 Nebraska 1 33 135 4.09 0 33.00 135.00
18 UCLA 2 58 140 2.41 3 29.00 70.00
19 Baylor 2 51 146 2.86 3 25.50 73.00
20 Ohio State 2 68 149 2.19 0 34.00 74.50
21 Maryland 1 47 150 3.19 0 47.00 150.00
22 Duke 1 40 151 3.78 1 40.00 151.00
23 Alabama 3 86 165 1.92 0 28.67 55.00
24 Stanford 1 35 169 4.83 4 35.00 169.00
25 LSU 2 68 174 2.56 0 34.00 87.00
26 Iowa 2 89 175 1.97 1 44.50 87.50
27 Florida State 2 63 177 2.81 1 31.50 88.50
28 Northwestern 1 31 179 5.77 1 31.00 179.00
29 Mississippi State 2 50 188 3.76 1 25.00 94.00
30 Wisconsin 3 100 198 1.98 2 33.33 66.00
30 Oregon State 2 73 198 2.71 3 36.50 99.00
32 Boston College 2 66 199 3.02 1 33.00 99.50
33 Pittsburgh 2 75 202 2.69 4 37.50 101.00
34 Indiana 2 56 211 3.77 4 28.00 105.50
35 Kansas 1 40 215 5.38 4 40.00 215.00
36 Texas 2 61 220 3.61 1 30.50 110.00
37 Oklahoma State 3 95 226 2.38 3 31.67 75.33
38 Arizona State 2 71 232 3.27 2 35.50 116.00
39 Arkansas 2 74 233 3.15 2 37.00 116.50
40 Purdue 2 68 235 3.46 1 34.00 117.50
41 North Carolina State 2 67 243 3.63 0 33.50 121.50
42 Virginia Tech 2 79 246 3.11 2 39.50 123.00
43 South Carolina 2 69 261 3.78 3 34.50 130.50
44 Syracuse 2 73 284 3.89 0 36.50 142.00
45 Michigan 2 68 287 4.22 1 34.00 143.50
46 Illinois 2 76 298 3.92 3 38.00 149.00
47 Texas A&M 2 81 315 3.89 1 40.50 157.50
48 TCU 1 52 350 6.73 2 52.00 350.00
49 Louisville 2 85 369 4.34 3 42.50 184.50
50 Georgia Tech 2 75 377 5.03 4 37.50 188.50
51 Auburn 3 109 379 3.48 1 36.33 126.33
52 Notre Dame 3 115 383 3.33 2 38.33 127.67
53 Vanderbilt 2 70 391 5.59 2 35.00 195.50
54 USC 3 102 404 3.96 7 34.00 134.67
55 Arizona 2 88 416 4.73 3 44.00 208.00
56 Mississippi 2 93 423 4.55 3 46.50 211.50
57 Utah 2 91 435 4.78 2 45.50 217.50
58 North Carolina 2 87 468 5.38 5 43.50 234.00
59 Florida 3 128 489 3.82 5 42.67 163.00
60 Wake Forest 2 109 561 5.15 5 54.50 280.50
61 Missouri 3 143 573 4.01 4 47.67 191.00
62 Washington State 3 133 607 4.56 5 44.33 202.33
63 Virginia 2 84 634 7.55 7 42.00 317.00
64 BYU 5 207 714 3.45 8 41.40 142.80
65 Army 9 278 919 3.31 10 30.89 102.11
66 San Diego State 11 342 1015 2.97 7 31.09 92.27
67 Air Force 11 336 1101 3.28 15 30.55 100.09
68 Rice 9 286 1178 4.12 17 31.78 130.89
69 Central Michigan 9 351 1189 3.39 14 39.00 132.11
70 Houston 11 354 1192 3.37 10 32.18 108.36
71 UAB 11 395 1216 3.08 15 35.91 110.55
72 Fresno State 10 341 1266 3.71 10 34.10 126.60
73 Tulsa 10 349 1310 3.75 15 34.90 131.00
74 San Jose State 10 394 1352 3.43 9 39.40 135.20
75 SMU 10 380 1362 3.58 14 38.00 136.20
76 Liberty 10 410 1363 3.32 14 41.00 136.30
77 UTSA 12 418 1367 3.27 15 34.83 113.92
78 Tulane 9 355 1369 3.86 16 39.44 152.11
79 Western Michigan 10 327 1448 4.43 14 32.70 144.80
80 Hawai'i 10 390 1455 3.73 15 39.00 145.50
81 North Texas 11 405 1456 3.60 14 36.82 132.36
81 Middle Tennessee 11 373 1456 3.90 12 33.91 132.36
83 Florida Atlantic 10 358 1457 4.07 13 35.80 145.70
84 Georgia State 11 449 1463 3.26 16 40.82 133.00
85 Appalachian State 12 411 1469 3.57 15 34.25 122.42
86 South Alabama 10 367 1473 4.01 15 36.70 147.30
87 Old Dominion 11 410 1476 3.60 10 37.27 134.18
88 Coastal Carolina 11 384 1482 3.86 16 34.91 134.73
89 UNLV 9 339 1492 4.40 12 37.67 165.78
89 Ohio 9 338 1492 4.41 17 37.56 165.78
91 Georgia Southern 10 353 1510 4.28 14 35.30 151.00
92 Troy 10 436 1534 3.52 15 43.60 153.40
93 Cincinnati 11 462 1542 3.34 12 42.00 140.18
94 New Mexico 10 408 1571 3.85 16 40.80 157.10
95 Navy 12 390 1572 4.03 25 32.50 131.00
96 Connecticut 7 317 1587 5.01 19 45.29 226.71
97 Charlotte 9 324 1593 4.92 21 36.00 177.00
98 Southern Mississippi 10 371 1595 4.30 14 37.10 159.50
99 Colorado State 9 391 1597 4.08 12 43.44 177.44
100 UCF 10 398 1650 4.15 19 39.80 165.00
101 Boise State 11 421 1658 3.94 11 38.27 150.73
102 Massachusetts 7 285 1662 5.83 24 40.71 237.43
103 Louisiana Tech 9 365 1663 4.56 18 40.56 184.78
104 Bowling Green 9 401 1672 4.17 24 44.56 185.78
105 Miami (Ohio) 11 398 1684 4.23 16 36.18 153.09
106 UTEP 12 438 1687 3.85 20 36.50 140.58
107 Louisiana-Monroe 9 350 1690 4.83 18 38.89 187.78
108 South Florida 9 316 1699 5.38 20 35.11 188.78
109 East Carolina 10 334 1710 5.12 18 33.40 171.00
110 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 441 1762 4.00 14 36.75 146.83
111 New Mexico State 9 325 1778 5.47 19 36.11 197.56
112 Toledo 12 483 1822 3.77 11 40.25 151.83
113 Western Kentucky 11 448 1831 4.09 19 40.73 166.45
114 Memphis 10 445 1856 4.17 20 44.50 185.60
115 Nevada 10 399 1862 4.67 17 39.90 186.20
116 Texas State 10 433 1872 4.32 16 43.30 187.20
117 Utah State 11 430 1899 4.42 18 39.09 172.64
118 Ball State 11 456 1983 4.35 19 41.45 180.27
119 Kent State 10 434 2093 4.82 32 43.40 209.30
120 Buffalo 10 413 2101 5.09 24 41.30 210.10
121 Temple 9 418 2124 5.08 23 46.44 236.00
122 Eastern Michigan 11 419 2142 5.11 21 38.09 194.73
123 Wyoming 12 484 2228 4.60 17 40.33 185.67
124 Northern Illinois 11 388 2234 5.76 21 35.27 203.09
125 Akron 9 384 2405 6.26 21 42.67 267.22
126 Marshall 12 556 2425 4.36 18 46.33 202.08
127 Florida International 10 433 2485 5.74 28 43.30 248.50
128 Arkansas State 10 429 2891 6.74 29 42.90 289.10