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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Memphis 12 331 1247 3.77 18 90 61 34 11
2 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 30 70 34 5
3 Indiana 12 346 850 2.46 10 75 60 26 7
4 Georgia Tech 12 352 1442 4.10 13 71 82 47 15
5 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 65 74 31 8
6 Syracuse 12 358 1844 5.15 18 75 87 57 19
7 Army 13 359 1519 4.23 12 68 94 47 9
8 Miami (Florida) 12 360 1321 3.67 13 71 69 47 15
9 Nebraska 12 364 1269 3.49 6 57 66 41 10
9 Rutgers 12 364 1769 4.86 23 73 95 54 15
11 Iowa 12 373 1410 3.78 3 31 86 45 5
12 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 63 87 44 14
13 Minnesota 12 377 1351 3.58 13 42 73 45 12
14 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 94 87 45 10
15 Boston College 12 380 1363 3.59 14 83 81 44 11
16 North Carolina State 12 382 1715 4.49 22 75 87 59 18
17 Northern Illinois 12 385 1341 3.48 8 66 83 48 9
18 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 64 89 44 14
19 Vanderbilt 12 391 1640 4.19 13 64 95 47 15
20 LSU 12 392 1759 4.49 24 75 96 55 18
21 Ohio 13 395 1226 3.10 11 58 73 42 12
22 California 12 396 1285 3.24 18 72 65 39 6
23 Kansas State 12 397 1379 3.47 11 41 79 47 17
23 Missouri 12 397 1605 4.04 14 75 85 48 15
25 Texas Tech 12 398 1759 4.42 26 68 87 53 18
26 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 55 92 54 13
27 Washington State 12 401 2084 5.20 21 72 100 60 20
28 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 57 89 60 13
29 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 75 77 44 10
29 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 54 81 53 13
29 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 76 100 58 28
32 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 69 88 55 21
33 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 75 83 53 9
34 BYU 12 407 1640 4.03 18 54 95 53 12
35 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 38 71 31 10
35 Illinois 12 408 1799 4.41 11 35 108 56 9
37 Oregon 13 409 1639 4.01 14 70 90 50 16
38 James Madison 12 410 1484 3.62 13 51 83 58 16
39 Boise State 13 411 1497 3.64 14 86 85 53 17
39 Texas A&M 12 411 1652 4.02 13 52 93 56 19
39 Bowling Green 12 411 1769 4.30 12 44 94 59 17
39 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 83 118 69 20
43 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 57 82 41 13
43 Tulane 13 412 1817 4.41 18 75 89 64 18
43 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 54 115 68 11
46 UNLV 13 414 1428 3.45 16 75 83 52 10
46 West Virginia 12 414 1698 4.10 25 51 102 55 17
46 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 61 121 70 17
46 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 39 91 55 21
50 Georgia Southern 12 415 2156 5.20 21 77 102 71 20
51 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 75 92 48 11
51 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 77 90 43 9
53 South Carolina 12 419 1276 3.05 16 56 84 42 8
53 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 67 116 67 21
55 UTSA 12 420 1323 3.15 19 79 71 40 15
55 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 85 104 75 23
57 Tennessee 12 422 1195 2.83 9 50 78 46 8
57 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 76 98 41 9
59 Colorado State 12 423 1860 4.40 16 62 92 48 18
60 Connecticut 12 425 1624 3.82 16 55 89 48 17
61 Arkansas 12 426 1462 3.43 13 53 76 30 12
61 Fresno State 12 426 1651 3.88 14 53 101 45 11
61 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 86 102 58 15
64 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 41 85 50 7
64 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 68 98 53 8
66 Louisville 12 428 1625 3.80 14 59 98 57 13
66 Washington 12 428 1897 4.43 19 78 116 51 14
66 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 40 106 62 11
69 Clemson 13 429 1957 4.56 14 50 105 71 26
70 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 55 113 67 21
71 Buffalo 12 432 1744 4.04 17 54 92 49 13
72 Mississippi 12 433 1002 2.31 7 42 74 41 4
72 Sam Houston State 12 433 1698 3.92 15 38 99 50 5
74 Oklahoma 12 436 1270 2.91 8 50 76 32 7
74 Alabama 12 436 1677 3.85 10 45 94 50 11
74 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 67 104 58 13
74 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 66 103 68 17
78 SMU 13 443 1214 2.74 10 53 74 34 7
79 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 60 124 64 14
80 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 53 80 38 3
80 Notre Dame 12 445 1666 3.74 11 60 93 46 13
80 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 75 99 66 27
83 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 68 103 49 13
83 Navy 12 447 1871 4.19 16 64 104 53 10
83 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 93 99 64 25
86 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 64 112 69 25
87 Pittsburgh 12 451 1386 3.07 17 71 87 49 13
88 Georgia 13 452 1662 3.68 14 68 90 49 15
88 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 69 96 50 12
90 Texas State 12 453 1761 3.89 22 64 97 72 18
91 Iowa State 13 454 2329 5.13 17 80 106 76 18
91 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 72 127 70 19
93 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 86 101 65 14
94 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 58 119 66 23
95 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 48 90 45 9
95 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 45 95 53 13
95 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 72 112 68 19
95 Arkansas State 12 459 2706 5.90 32 92 132 93 26
99 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 65 109 53 12
100 TCU 12 463 1972 4.26 21 71 124 67 14
101 Baylor 12 464 1862 4.01 15 51 99 61 16
102 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 65 124 85 22
103 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 62 113 64 19
104 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 68 109 67 17
104 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 93 127 68 23
106 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 70 132 87 21
107 South Florida 12 474 1895 4.00 23 91 98 65 15
107 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 73 131 91 35
109 Akron 12 476 2201 4.62 23 71 104 60 19
110 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 65 116 74 22
110 Oklahoma State 12 477 2580 5.41 28 66 136 89 27
112 Utah State 12 478 2574 5.38 27 75 112 74 22
113 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 75 119 68 18
114 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 88 129 83 18
114 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 58 138 85 21
116 Florida 12 485 1874 3.86 17 45 117 57 14
116 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 68 116 63 17
118 Duke 12 486 1794 3.69 13 66 104 69 12
119 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 88 120 70 24
120 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 72 123 56 13
121 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 57 145 77 16
122 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 80 134 73 20
123 North Texas 12 500 2346 4.69 26 83 122 62 21
123 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 68 131 71 18
125 UTEP 12 501 2154 4.30 25 73 100 68 22
126 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 51 141 80 15
127 East Carolina 12 508 2010 3.96 21 66 101 55 21
128 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 68 135 73 20
129 San Jose State 12 511 1865 3.65 22 36 120 54 14
130 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 89 130 75 16
131 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 86 120 70 20
132 Jacksonville State 13 528 2213 4.19 18 59 115 63 13
133 Kent State 12 539 3179 5.90 36 92 159 102 31
134 Western Kentucky 13 573 2885 5.03 25 85 152 91 21
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards