2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 12/21/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Iowa 12 373 1410 3.78 3 31 86 45 5
2 Nebraska 12 364 1269 3.49 6 57 66 41 10
3 Mississippi 12 433 1002 2.31 7 42 74 41 4
3 Penn State 14 452 1405 3.11 7 75 98 49 11
5 Oklahoma 12 436 1270 2.91 8 50 76 32 7
5 Northern Illinois 12 385 1341 3.48 8 66 83 48 9
7 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 65 74 31 8
7 Alabama 12 436 1677 3.85 10 45 94 50 11
7 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 54 115 68 11
10 Ohio State 13 447 1314 2.94 11 38 83 35 12
10 Kansas State 12 397 1379 3.47 11 41 79 47 17
10 Texas 14 469 1459 3.11 11 53 84 40 4
10 Notre Dame 13 472 1729 3.66 11 60 99 49 14
10 Illinois 12 408 1799 4.41 11 35 108 56 9
15 Indiana 13 381 1043 2.74 12 98 68 29 9
15 Army 13 359 1519 4.23 12 68 94 47 9
15 Bowling Green 12 411 1769 4.30 12 44 94 59 17
18 Miami (Florida) 12 360 1321 3.67 13 71 69 47 15
18 Tennessee 13 455 1351 2.97 13 50 86 51 10
18 Minnesota 12 377 1351 3.58 13 42 73 45 12
18 SMU 14 483 1403 2.90 13 53 85 41 8
18 Georgia Tech 12 352 1442 4.10 13 71 82 47 15
18 Arkansas 12 426 1462 3.43 13 53 76 30 12
18 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 51 86 60 16
18 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 54 81 53 13
18 Vanderbilt 12 391 1640 4.19 13 64 95 47 15
18 Texas A&M 12 411 1652 4.02 13 52 93 56 19
18 Duke 12 486 1794 3.69 13 66 104 69 12
29 Ohio 14 430 1268 2.95 14 58 81 45 12
29 Boston College 12 380 1363 3.59 14 83 81 44 11
29 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 57 82 41 13
29 Boise State 13 411 1497 3.64 14 86 85 53 17
29 Missouri 12 397 1605 4.04 14 75 85 48 15
29 Louisville 12 428 1625 3.80 14 59 98 57 13
29 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 77 90 43 9
29 Oregon 13 409 1639 4.01 14 70 90 50 16
29 Fresno State 12 426 1651 3.88 14 53 101 45 11
29 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 45 95 53 13
29 Georgia 13 452 1662 3.68 14 68 90 49 15
29 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 62 113 64 19
41 Baylor 12 464 1862 4.01 15 51 99 61 16
41 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 39 91 55 21
43 South Carolina 12 419 1276 3.05 16 56 84 42 8
43 Connecticut 12 425 1624 3.82 16 55 89 48 17
43 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 69 96 50 12
43 Colorado State 12 423 1860 4.40 16 62 92 48 18
43 Navy 12 447 1871 4.19 16 64 104 53 10
48 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 30 70 34 5
48 Pittsburgh 12 451 1386 3.07 17 71 87 49 13
48 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 41 85 50 7
48 UNLV 14 457 1610 3.52 17 75 94 57 12
48 Buffalo 12 432 1744 4.04 17 54 92 49 13
48 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 38 111 56 5
48 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 68 109 67 17
48 Florida 13 512 1943 3.79 17 45 121 57 14
48 Iowa State 13 454 2329 5.13 17 80 106 76 18
57 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 48 90 45 9
57 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 55 92 54 13
57 BYU 12 407 1640 4.03 18 54 95 53 12
57 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 63 87 44 14
57 Syracuse 12 358 1844 5.15 18 75 87 57 19
57 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 68 116 63 17
57 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 64 112 69 25
57 Clemson 14 477 2249 4.71 18 77 118 79 30
65 UTSA 12 420 1323 3.15 19 79 71 40 15
65 California 13 437 1428 3.27 19 72 74 44 7
65 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 75 77 44 10
65 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 68 98 53 8
65 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 65 109 53 12
65 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 86 101 65 14
65 Washington 12 428 1897 4.43 19 78 116 51 14
65 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 66 103 68 17
65 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 75 119 68 18
74 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 75 83 53 9
74 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 68 103 49 13
74 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 76 98 41 9
74 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 61 121 70 17
74 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 67 104 58 13
74 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 40 106 62 11
74 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 86 102 58 15
74 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 75 99 66 27
74 Tulane 14 456 2041 4.48 20 75 102 69 19
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 60 124 64 14
84 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 90 71 39 12
84 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 94 87 45 10
84 TCU 12 463 1972 4.26 21 71 124 67 14
84 East Carolina 12 508 2010 3.96 21 66 101 55 21
84 Washington State 12 401 2084 5.20 21 72 100 60 20
84 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 65 116 74 22
84 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 85 104 75 23
84 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 86 120 70 20
84 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 59 128 73 16
93 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 64 89 44 14
93 North Carolina State 12 382 1715 4.49 22 75 87 59 18
93 Texas State 12 453 1761 3.89 22 64 97 72 18
93 San Jose State 12 511 1865 3.65 22 36 120 54 14
97 Rutgers 12 364 1769 4.86 23 73 95 54 15
97 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 57 89 60 13
97 South Florida 12 474 1895 4.00 23 91 98 65 15
97 Akron 12 476 2201 4.62 23 71 104 60 19
97 Georgia Southern 13 447 2210 4.94 23 77 105 72 21
102 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 69 88 55 21
102 LSU 12 392 1759 4.49 24 75 96 55 18
102 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 76 100 58 28
102 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 83 118 69 20
102 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 89 130 75 16
107 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 55 113 67 21
107 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 58 119 66 23
107 UTEP 12 501 2154 4.30 25 73 100 68 22
107 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 68 135 73 20
111 Texas Tech 12 398 1759 4.42 26 68 87 53 18
111 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 67 116 67 21
111 North Texas 12 500 2346 4.69 26 83 122 62 21
111 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 65 124 85 22
111 Western Kentucky 14 619 3097 5.00 26 85 163 97 23
116 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 93 99 64 25
116 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 57 145 77 16
116 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 93 127 68 23
116 Utah State 12 478 2574 5.38 27 75 112 74 22
120 West Virginia 13 444 1878 4.23 28 51 109 61 19
120 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 72 123 56 13
120 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 68 131 71 18
120 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 88 129 83 18
120 Oklahoma State 12 477 2580 5.41 28 66 136 89 27
125 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 72 112 68 19
125 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 58 138 85 21
127 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 88 120 70 24
128 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 80 134 73 20
128 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 51 141 80 15
128 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 73 131 91 35
131 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 72 127 70 19
131 Arkansas State 12 459 2706 5.90 32 92 132 93 26
133 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 70 132 87 21
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