2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 12 433 1002 2.31 7 42 74 41 4
2 Indiana 13 381 1043 2.74 12 98 68 29 9
3 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 65 74 31 8
4 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 30 70 34 5
5 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 38 71 31 10
6 Tennessee 12 422 1195 2.83 9 50 78 46 8
7 SMU 13 443 1214 2.74 10 53 74 34 7
8 Ohio 14 430 1268 2.95 14 58 81 45 12
9 Nebraska 12 364 1269 3.49 6 57 66 41 10
10 Oklahoma 12 436 1270 2.91 8 50 76 32 7
11 South Carolina 12 419 1276 3.05 16 56 84 42 8
12 Miami (Florida) 12 360 1321 3.67 13 71 69 47 15
13 UTSA 12 420 1323 3.15 19 79 71 40 15
14 Northern Illinois 12 385 1341 3.48 8 66 83 48 9
15 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 75 92 48 11
16 Minnesota 12 377 1351 3.58 13 42 73 45 12
17 Boston College 12 380 1363 3.59 14 83 81 44 11
18 Kansas State 12 397 1379 3.47 11 41 79 47 17
19 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 53 80 38 3
20 Pittsburgh 12 451 1386 3.07 17 71 87 49 13
21 Iowa 12 373 1410 3.78 3 31 86 45 5
22 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 48 90 45 9
23 California 13 437 1428 3.27 19 72 74 44 7
24 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 41 85 50 7
25 Georgia Tech 12 352 1442 4.10 13 71 82 47 15
26 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 57 82 41 13
27 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 90 71 39 12
28 Arkansas 12 426 1462 3.43 13 53 76 30 12
29 Boise State 13 411 1497 3.64 14 86 85 53 17
30 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 51 86 60 16
31 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 75 77 44 10
32 Army 13 359 1519 4.23 12 68 94 47 9
33 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 55 92 54 13
34 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 54 81 53 13
35 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 64 89 44 14
36 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 94 87 45 10
37 Missouri 12 397 1605 4.04 14 75 85 48 15
38 UNLV 14 457 1610 3.52 17 75 94 57 12
39 Connecticut 12 425 1624 3.82 16 55 89 48 17
40 Louisville 12 428 1625 3.80 14 59 98 57 13
41 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 75 83 53 9
42 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 77 90 43 9
43 Oregon 13 409 1639 4.01 14 70 90 50 16
44 BYU 12 407 1640 4.03 18 54 95 53 12
44 Vanderbilt 12 391 1640 4.19 13 64 95 47 15
46 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 68 98 53 8
47 Fresno State 12 426 1651 3.88 14 53 101 45 11
48 Texas A&M 12 411 1652 4.02 13 52 93 56 19
49 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 45 95 53 13
50 Georgia 13 452 1662 3.68 14 68 90 49 15
51 Alabama 12 436 1677 3.85 10 45 94 50 11
52 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 63 87 44 14
53 North Carolina State 12 382 1715 4.49 22 75 87 59 18
54 Notre Dame 13 472 1729 3.66 11 60 99 49 14
55 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 68 103 49 13
56 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 76 98 41 9
57 Buffalo 12 432 1744 4.04 17 54 92 49 13
57 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 69 88 55 21
59 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 69 96 50 12
60 Texas Tech 12 398 1759 4.42 26 68 87 53 18
60 LSU 12 392 1759 4.49 24 75 96 55 18
62 Texas State 12 453 1761 3.89 22 64 97 72 18
63 Bowling Green 12 411 1769 4.30 12 44 94 59 17
63 Rutgers 12 364 1769 4.86 23 73 95 54 15
65 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 65 109 53 12
66 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 62 113 64 19
67 Duke 12 486 1794 3.69 13 66 104 69 12
68 Illinois 12 408 1799 4.41 11 35 108 56 9
69 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 57 89 60 13
70 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 54 115 68 11
71 Syracuse 12 358 1844 5.15 18 75 87 57 19
72 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 86 101 65 14
73 Colorado State 12 423 1860 4.40 16 62 92 48 18
74 Baylor 12 464 1862 4.01 15 51 99 61 16
75 San Jose State 12 511 1865 3.65 22 36 120 54 14
76 Navy 12 447 1871 4.19 16 64 104 53 10
77 West Virginia 13 444 1878 4.23 28 51 109 61 19
78 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 38 111 56 5
79 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 61 121 70 17
80 South Florida 12 474 1895 4.00 23 91 98 65 15
81 Washington 12 428 1897 4.43 19 78 116 51 14
82 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 68 109 67 17
83 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 67 104 58 13
84 Florida 13 512 1943 3.79 17 45 121 57 14
85 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 39 91 55 21
86 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 66 103 68 17
87 Clemson 13 429 1957 4.56 14 50 105 71 26
88 TCU 12 463 1972 4.26 21 71 124 67 14
89 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 40 106 62 11
90 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 86 102 58 15
91 East Carolina 12 508 2010 3.96 21 66 101 55 21
92 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 75 99 66 27
93 Tulane 14 456 2041 4.48 20 75 102 69 19
94 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 60 124 64 14
95 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 68 116 63 17
96 Washington State 12 401 2084 5.20 21 72 100 60 20
97 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 55 113 67 21
98 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 76 100 58 28
99 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 58 119 66 23
100 UTEP 12 501 2154 4.30 25 73 100 68 22
101 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 75 119 68 18
102 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 93 99 64 25
103 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 83 118 69 20
104 Akron 12 476 2201 4.62 23 71 104 60 19
105 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 64 112 69 25
106 Georgia Southern 13 447 2210 4.94 23 77 105 72 21
107 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 65 116 74 22
108 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 67 116 67 21
109 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 72 123 56 13
110 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 85 104 75 23
111 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 86 120 70 20
112 Iowa State 13 454 2329 5.13 17 80 106 76 18
113 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 72 112 68 19
114 North Texas 12 500 2346 4.69 26 83 122 62 21
115 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 65 124 85 22
116 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 72 127 70 19
117 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 70 132 87 21
118 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 57 145 77 16
119 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 59 128 73 16
120 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 68 135 73 20
121 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 68 131 71 18
122 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 80 134 73 20
123 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 88 129 83 18
123 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 58 138 85 21
125 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 51 141 80 15
125 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 93 127 68 23
127 Utah State 12 478 2574 5.38 27 75 112 74 22
128 Oklahoma State 12 477 2580 5.41 28 66 136 89 27
129 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 89 130 75 16
130 Arkansas State 12 459 2706 5.90 32 92 132 93 26
131 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 88 120 70 24
132 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 73 131 91 35
133 Western Kentucky 14 619 3097 5.00 26 85 163 97 23
134 Kent State 12 539 3179 5.90 36 92 159 102 31
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards