2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 11/13/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 10 358 799 2.23 5 42 60 34 4
2 Indiana 10 293 722 2.46 8 75 54 23 6
3 UTSA 9 298 797 2.67 13 76 45 28 9
4 SMU 9 292 810 2.77 7 53 43 19 4
5 Tennessee 9 322 900 2.80 6 50 57 35 7
6 Pittsburgh 9 342 988 2.89 12 71 62 34 9
6 Oklahoma 10 377 1090 2.89 8 43 63 29 6
8 Ohio State 9 295 857 2.91 5 38 49 23 7
9 South Carolina 9 323 965 2.99 12 56 62 33 7
10 Auburn 9 317 981 3.09 11 48 62 33 8
11 Kansas State 9 287 895 3.12 10 41 52 29 11
12 California 9 288 904 3.14 12 72 48 31 4
13 UCLA 9 273 883 3.23 15 30 53 24 2
14 Army 9 229 743 3.24 3 21 58 23 1
14 Penn State 9 278 901 3.24 4 75 60 33 8
14 Louisiana Tech 9 335 1087 3.24 13 40 63 37 5
17 Nebraska 9 281 923 3.28 5 57 51 30 6
18 Georgia 9 298 999 3.35 7 38 53 29 8
19 Michigan 10 305 1024 3.36 10 65 67 26 8
19 Texas 9 310 1041 3.36 8 53 54 25 1
21 Northwestern 9 286 973 3.40 11 41 54 23 7
21 Boise State 9 297 1011 3.40 12 71 62 40 12
23 Ohio 10 321 1103 3.44 11 58 62 39 11
24 James Madison 9 297 1024 3.45 6 49 59 36 9
25 Notre Dame 9 327 1134 3.47 5 60 64 28 10
26 UNLV 9 289 1008 3.49 13 71 58 37 9
27 Northern Illinois 10 326 1142 3.50 7 66 70 39 8
28 Toledo 10 371 1313 3.54 10 29 75 46 10
29 UCF 10 326 1159 3.56 11 57 65 32 10
30 Arkansas 9 305 1091 3.58 10 53 52 23 9
31 Maryland 9 283 1022 3.61 11 51 64 34 6
31 West Virginia 9 313 1129 3.61 15 40 70 40 10
33 Baylor 9 358 1297 3.62 10 51 67 38 11
34 Georgia Tech 10 297 1081 3.64 8 71 68 33 10
35 Arizona State 9 293 1069 3.65 14 55 67 38 10
35 San Jose State 9 373 1361 3.65 14 36 88 38 10
37 North Carolina 9 317 1171 3.69 13 68 72 35 10
38 Alabama 9 339 1260 3.72 8 45 71 37 8
39 Sam Houston State 9 304 1135 3.73 10 26 68 32 3
40 Minnesota 10 320 1198 3.74 11 42 64 41 11
40 East Carolina 9 383 1434 3.74 16 66 75 37 14
42 Michigan State 9 306 1159 3.79 12 75 57 31 7
43 Texas State 9 334 1271 3.81 15 64 68 51 13
44 Duke 10 390 1493 3.83 10 66 83 56 10
45 Iowa 10 304 1168 3.84 2 31 70 40 4
46 Oregon 10 303 1174 3.87 11 70 60 35 10
46 Virginia 9 309 1196 3.87 13 43 72 30 6
48 Boston College 9 299 1164 3.89 11 83 66 37 9
48 Colorado 9 349 1356 3.89 11 62 85 49 15
50 Miami (Ohio) 10 351 1368 3.90 14 65 75 42 9
51 Liberty 8 288 1127 3.91 15 75 57 35 6
51 Vanderbilt 10 312 1220 3.91 11 64 72 36 11
53 Connecticut 10 350 1372 3.92 12 55 72 40 15
54 Miami (Florida) 10 286 1128 3.94 11 71 57 40 15
55 Missouri 9 304 1201 3.95 10 75 61 38 12
56 Utah 9 301 1192 3.96 6 54 59 41 10
56 Louisville 9 331 1312 3.96 14 59 78 44 13
58 Memphis 10 293 1162 3.97 16 90 55 30 11
59 Texas A&M 9 282 1122 3.98 9 52 62 38 14
59 South Alabama 9 286 1139 3.98 13 86 57 37 8
59 Virginia Tech 10 398 1585 3.98 13 69 85 44 11
62 Kentucky 9 312 1244 3.99 14 50 71 41 9
63 Rice 10 407 1628 4.00 14 68 91 53 14
64 Old Dominion 9 356 1430 4.02 12 68 83 40 10
65 Hawai'i 10 335 1362 4.07 13 86 72 40 7
66 Fresno State 10 365 1490 4.08 11 53 91 42 11
67 Tulsa 9 310 1268 4.09 15 75 65 37 13
68 Houston 9 292 1199 4.11 10 77 59 33 7
69 Colorado State 9 315 1302 4.13 12 34 68 33 10
70 South Florida 9 352 1461 4.15 17 91 75 50 13
71 Florida 9 362 1506 4.16 16 45 91 43 11
72 USC 9 286 1201 4.20 15 63 63 30 8
73 Tulane 10 272 1146 4.21 11 75 52 40 13
73 UTEP 10 406 1710 4.21 20 73 77 54 18
75 Jacksonville State 9 394 1672 4.24 15 59 84 43 11
76 Kansas 9 315 1345 4.27 8 54 83 48 8
77 TCU 10 401 1721 4.29 19 71 105 60 12
78 Buffalo 10 365 1572 4.31 17 54 82 44 13
79 LSU 9 314 1357 4.32 20 75 71 41 13
79 Navy 9 326 1407 4.32 13 64 75 43 8
81 Stanford 9 301 1303 4.33 17 94 70 39 8
82 Texas Tech 10 332 1454 4.38 20 68 69 43 13
83 Clemson 9 264 1160 4.39 9 47 63 44 15
83 Wake Forest 9 303 1330 4.39 14 60 86 52 10
85 North Carolina State 10 318 1403 4.41 19 67 73 49 17
86 Marshall 9 364 1617 4.44 14 86 83 50 13
87 Bowling Green 10 360 1611 4.48 11 44 82 51 16
88 BYU 9 293 1319 4.50 11 54 68 46 11
88 Kennesaw State 9 334 1502 4.50 18 58 85 47 16
90 Illinois 9 306 1386 4.53 9 35 80 42 8
90 Cincinnati 9 308 1395 4.53 7 39 64 39 13
90 Washington 10 358 1623 4.53 14 78 94 43 13
93 San Diego State 9 360 1636 4.54 15 68 92 45 12
93 Western Kentucky 9 362 1642 4.54 14 85 90 53 12
95 Eastern Michigan 10 345 1588 4.60 16 66 78 57 14
96 North Texas 9 366 1712 4.68 18 53 94 53 14
96 Florida International 9 378 1769 4.68 21 72 98 41 9
98 Florida State 10 410 1924 4.69 19 65 101 66 19
99 Wisconsin 9 313 1481 4.73 14 35 78 45 9
100 Nevada 11 387 1838 4.75 26 80 98 54 16
101 Troy 9 323 1543 4.78 18 69 76 46 19
102 Louisiana-Monroe 9 373 1788 4.79 22 47 108 61 12
103 Arizona 9 318 1525 4.80 16 55 88 49 11
104 Charlotte 9 350 1692 4.83 20 51 96 61 13
104 Central Michigan 10 378 1824 4.83 16 75 86 59 25
106 Akron 10 406 1973 4.86 23 71 91 52 17
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 300 1462 4.87 14 60 83 47 11
107 Coastal Carolina 9 377 1835 4.87 16 75 99 57 15
109 Rutgers 9 279 1362 4.88 18 73 75 43 12
109 Syracuse 9 287 1400 4.88 12 47 70 47 13
109 Air Force 9 319 1558 4.88 21 57 69 47 12
112 Massachusetts 9 328 1605 4.89 22 72 82 41 15
113 Iowa State 9 317 1558 4.91 11 80 76 49 10
114 Western Michigan 10 377 1866 4.95 23 68 96 55 14
115 New Mexico State 9 367 1843 5.02 24 72 89 53 16
116 Purdue 9 356 1799 5.05 26 70 97 64 17
117 UAB 9 405 2073 5.12 25 51 111 66 14
118 Mississippi State 10 416 2145 5.16 19 75 107 65 14
119 Washington State 9 269 1420 5.28 14 72 63 43 16
120 Temple 9 382 2022 5.29 22 65 97 52 17
121 Georgia State 9 344 1831 5.32 21 88 88 57 14
121 Middle Tennessee 10 390 2075 5.32 23 65 111 74 20
123 Georgia Southern 9 311 1665 5.35 18 77 78 54 16
124 Ball State 10 322 1731 5.38 21 76 82 48 23
125 Appalachian State 9 333 1816 5.45 21 83 93 55 19
126 Florida Atlantic 9 359 1962 5.47 17 64 98 61 22
127 New Mexico 10 414 2281 5.51 26 93 112 60 21
128 Southern Mississippi 9 371 2073 5.59 22 73 95 70 26
129 Oregon State 9 277 1556 5.62 18 67 74 48 16
130 Wyoming 9 313 1764 5.64 17 85 83 56 16
131 Arkansas State 9 346 1979 5.72 26 81 100 70 16
132 Oklahoma State 10 409 2408 5.89 24 66 122 81 26
133 Utah State 9 380 2255 5.93 25 75 95 60 21
134 Kent State 10 441 2649 6.01 30 92 131 84 26
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards