2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 12 433 1002 2.31 7 42 74 41 4
2 Indiana 12 346 850 2.46 10 75 60 26 7
3 SMU 13 443 1214 2.74 10 53 74 34 7
4 Tennessee 12 422 1195 2.83 9 50 78 46 8
5 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 38 71 31 10
6 Oklahoma 12 436 1270 2.91 8 50 76 32 7
7 South Carolina 12 419 1276 3.05 16 56 84 42 8
8 Pittsburgh 12 451 1386 3.07 17 71 87 49 13
9 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 48 90 45 9
10 Ohio 13 395 1226 3.10 11 58 73 42 12
11 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 53 80 38 3
12 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 65 74 31 8
13 UTSA 12 420 1323 3.15 19 79 71 40 15
14 California 12 396 1285 3.24 18 72 65 39 6
14 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 75 92 48 11
16 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 30 70 34 5
17 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 41 85 50 7
18 Arkansas 12 426 1462 3.43 13 53 76 30 12
19 UNLV 13 414 1428 3.45 16 75 83 52 10
20 Kansas State 12 397 1379 3.47 11 41 79 47 17
21 Northern Illinois 12 385 1341 3.48 8 66 83 48 9
22 Nebraska 12 364 1269 3.49 6 57 66 41 10
23 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 57 82 41 13
24 Minnesota 12 377 1351 3.58 13 42 73 45 12
25 Boston College 12 380 1363 3.59 14 83 81 44 11
26 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 45 95 53 13
27 James Madison 12 410 1484 3.62 13 51 83 58 16
28 Boise State 13 411 1497 3.64 14 86 85 53 17
29 San Jose State 12 511 1865 3.65 22 36 120 54 14
30 Miami (Florida) 12 360 1321 3.67 13 71 69 47 15
31 Georgia 13 452 1662 3.68 14 68 90 49 15
32 Duke 12 486 1794 3.69 13 66 104 69 12
33 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 75 77 44 10
34 Notre Dame 12 445 1666 3.74 11 60 93 46 13
35 Memphis 12 331 1247 3.77 18 90 61 34 11
36 Iowa 12 373 1410 3.78 3 31 86 45 5
37 Louisville 12 428 1625 3.80 14 59 98 57 13
38 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 55 92 54 13
38 Connecticut 12 425 1624 3.82 16 55 89 48 17
40 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 62 113 64 19
41 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 54 81 53 13
41 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 68 98 53 8
43 Alabama 12 436 1677 3.85 10 45 94 50 11
44 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 69 96 50 12
44 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 65 109 53 12
44 Florida 12 485 1874 3.86 17 45 117 57 14
47 Fresno State 12 426 1651 3.88 14 53 101 45 11
47 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 68 103 49 13
49 Texas State 12 453 1761 3.89 22 64 97 72 18
50 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 77 90 43 9
50 Sam Houston State 12 433 1698 3.92 15 38 99 50 5
52 East Carolina 12 508 2010 3.96 21 66 101 55 21
53 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 64 89 44 14
53 South Florida 12 474 1895 4.00 23 91 98 65 15
55 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 75 83 53 9
55 Oregon 13 409 1639 4.01 14 70 90 50 16
55 Baylor 12 464 1862 4.01 15 51 99 61 16
58 Texas A&M 12 411 1652 4.02 13 52 93 56 19
59 BYU 12 407 1640 4.03 18 54 95 53 12
60 Missouri 12 397 1605 4.04 14 75 85 48 15
60 Buffalo 12 432 1744 4.04 17 54 92 49 13
62 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 86 101 65 14
63 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 68 109 67 17
64 Georgia Tech 12 352 1442 4.10 13 71 82 47 15
64 West Virginia 12 414 1698 4.10 25 51 102 55 17
66 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 76 98 41 9
67 Vanderbilt 12 391 1640 4.19 13 64 95 47 15
67 Navy 12 447 1871 4.19 16 64 104 53 10
67 Jacksonville State 13 528 2213 4.19 18 59 115 63 13
70 Army 13 359 1519 4.23 12 68 94 47 9
70 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 94 87 45 10
72 TCU 12 463 1972 4.26 21 71 124 67 14
73 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 68 116 63 17
74 Bowling Green 12 411 1769 4.30 12 44 94 59 17
74 UTEP 12 501 2154 4.30 25 73 100 68 22
76 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 69 88 55 21
77 Colorado State 12 423 1860 4.40 16 62 92 48 18
78 Illinois 12 408 1799 4.41 11 35 108 56 9
78 Tulane 13 412 1817 4.41 18 75 89 64 18
80 Texas Tech 12 398 1759 4.42 26 68 87 53 18
80 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 86 120 70 20
82 Washington 12 428 1897 4.43 19 78 116 51 14
83 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 67 104 58 13
84 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 54 115 68 11
85 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 66 103 68 17
86 North Carolina State 12 382 1715 4.49 22 75 87 59 18
86 LSU 12 392 1759 4.49 24 75 96 55 18
86 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 75 119 68 18
89 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 63 87 44 14
90 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 61 121 70 17
90 Clemson 13 429 1957 4.56 14 50 105 71 26
92 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 57 89 60 13
93 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 75 99 66 27
94 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 60 124 64 14
94 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 58 119 66 23
96 Akron 12 476 2201 4.62 23 71 104 60 19
97 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 40 106 62 11
98 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 65 116 74 22
99 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 86 102 58 15
99 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 72 123 56 13
101 North Texas 12 500 2346 4.69 26 83 122 62 21
102 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 39 91 55 21
103 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 93 99 64 25
104 Rutgers 12 364 1769 4.86 23 73 95 54 15
104 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 55 113 67 21
104 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 57 145 77 16
107 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 64 112 69 25
107 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 68 135 73 20
109 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 89 130 75 16
110 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 68 131 71 18
111 Western Kentucky 13 573 2885 5.03 25 85 152 91 21
112 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 80 134 73 20
113 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 51 141 80 15
114 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 65 124 85 22
114 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 70 132 87 21
116 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 72 112 68 19
117 Iowa State 13 454 2329 5.13 17 80 106 76 18
118 Syracuse 12 358 1844 5.15 18 75 87 57 19
119 Washington State 12 401 2084 5.20 21 72 100 60 20
119 Georgia Southern 12 415 2156 5.20 21 77 102 71 20
121 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 76 100 58 28
122 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 72 127 70 19
122 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 88 129 83 18
122 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 58 138 85 21
125 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 83 118 69 20
126 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 67 116 67 21
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 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 93 127 68 23
130 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 85 104 75 23
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 Arkansas State 12 459 2706 5.90 32 92 132 93 26
133 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