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

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