2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 12/24/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana 13 381 1043 2.74 12 98 68 29 9
2 Arkansas 12 426 1462 3.43 13 53 76 30 12
3 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 65 74 31 8
4 Oklahoma 12 436 1270 2.91 8 50 76 32 7
5 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 30 70 34 5
6 Ohio State 13 447 1314 2.94 11 38 83 35 12
7 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 90 71 39 12
8 Texas 14 469 1459 3.11 11 53 84 40 4
9 Mississippi 12 433 1002 2.31 7 42 74 41 4
9 Nebraska 12 364 1269 3.49 6 57 66 41 10
9 SMU 14 483 1403 2.90 13 53 85 41 8
9 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 57 82 41 13
9 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 76 98 41 9
14 South Carolina 12 419 1276 3.05 16 56 84 42 8
15 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 77 90 43 9
16 Boston College 12 380 1363 3.59 14 83 81 44 11
16 California 13 437 1428 3.27 19 72 74 44 7
16 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 75 77 44 10
16 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 64 89 44 14
16 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 63 87 44 14
21 Ohio 14 430 1268 2.95 14 58 81 45 12
21 Minnesota 12 377 1351 3.58 13 42 73 45 12
21 Iowa 12 373 1410 3.78 3 31 86 45 5
21 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 48 90 45 9
21 UTSA 13 461 1421 3.08 19 79 78 45 15
21 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 94 87 45 10
27 Miami (Florida) 12 360 1321 3.67 13 71 69 47 15
27 Kansas State 12 397 1379 3.47 11 41 79 47 17
27 Georgia Tech 12 352 1442 4.10 13 71 82 47 15
27 Army 13 359 1519 4.23 12 68 94 47 9
27 Vanderbilt 12 391 1640 4.19 13 64 95 47 15
32 Missouri 12 397 1605 4.04 14 75 85 48 15
32 Connecticut 12 425 1624 3.82 16 55 89 48 17
32 Colorado State 12 423 1860 4.40 16 62 92 48 18
35 Pittsburgh 12 451 1386 3.07 17 71 87 49 13
35 Penn State 14 452 1405 3.11 7 75 98 49 11
35 Georgia 13 452 1662 3.68 14 68 90 49 15
35 Notre Dame 13 472 1729 3.66 11 60 99 49 14
35 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 68 103 49 13
35 Buffalo 12 432 1744 4.04 17 54 92 49 13
41 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 41 85 50 7
41 Oregon 13 409 1639 4.01 14 70 90 50 16
41 Alabama 12 436 1677 3.85 10 45 94 50 11
41 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 69 96 50 12
41 Fresno State 13 474 1812 3.82 14 53 111 50 12
46 Tennessee 13 455 1351 2.97 13 50 86 51 10
46 Washington 12 428 1897 4.43 19 78 116 51 14
48 Boise State 13 411 1497 3.64 14 86 85 53 17
48 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 54 81 53 13
48 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 75 83 53 9
48 BYU 12 407 1640 4.03 18 54 95 53 12
48 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 68 98 53 8
48 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 45 95 53 13
48 Texas Tech 12 398 1759 4.42 26 68 87 53 18
48 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 65 109 53 12
48 Navy 12 447 1871 4.19 16 64 104 53 10
57 Northern Illinois 13 412 1458 3.54 10 66 89 54 10
57 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 55 92 54 13
57 Rutgers 12 364 1769 4.86 23 73 95 54 15
60 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 69 88 55 21
60 LSU 12 392 1759 4.49 24 75 96 55 18
60 San Jose State 13 545 1921 3.52 25 36 124 55 14
60 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 39 91 55 21
60 East Carolina 12 508 2010 3.96 21 66 101 55 21
65 Texas A&M 12 411 1652 4.02 13 52 93 56 19
65 Illinois 12 408 1799 4.41 11 35 108 56 9
65 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 38 111 56 5
65 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 72 123 56 13
69 UNLV 14 457 1610 3.52 17 75 94 57 12
69 Louisville 12 428 1625 3.80 14 59 98 57 13
69 Syracuse 12 358 1844 5.15 18 75 87 57 19
69 Florida 13 512 1943 3.79 17 45 121 57 14
73 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 67 104 58 13
73 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 86 102 58 15
73 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 76 100 58 28
76 North Carolina State 12 382 1715 4.49 22 75 87 59 18
76 Bowling Green 12 411 1769 4.30 12 44 94 59 17
78 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 51 86 60 16
78 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 57 89 60 13
78 Washington State 12 401 2084 5.20 21 72 100 60 20
78 Akron 12 476 2201 4.62 23 71 104 60 19
82 Baylor 12 464 1862 4.01 15 51 99 61 16
82 West Virginia 13 444 1878 4.23 28 51 109 61 19
84 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 40 106 62 11
84 North Texas 12 500 2346 4.69 26 83 122 62 21
86 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 68 116 63 17
87 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 62 113 64 19
87 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 60 124 64 14
87 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 93 99 64 25
90 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 86 101 65 14
91 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 75 99 66 27
91 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 58 119 66 23
93 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 68 109 67 17
93 TCU 12 463 1972 4.26 21 71 124 67 14
93 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 55 113 67 21
93 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 67 116 67 21
97 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 54 115 68 11
97 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 66 103 68 17
97 UTEP 12 501 2154 4.30 25 73 100 68 22
97 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 72 112 68 19
97 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 93 127 68 23
102 Duke 12 486 1794 3.69 13 66 104 69 12
102 Tulane 14 456 2041 4.48 20 75 102 69 19
102 South Florida 13 510 2056 4.03 25 91 110 69 15
102 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 83 118 69 20
102 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 64 112 69 25
107 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 61 121 70 17
107 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 86 120 70 20
107 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 72 127 70 19
107 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 88 120 70 24
111 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 68 131 71 18
112 Texas State 12 453 1761 3.89 22 64 97 72 18
112 Georgia Southern 13 447 2210 4.94 23 77 105 72 21
114 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 59 128 73 16
114 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 68 135 73 20
114 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 80 134 73 20
117 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 65 116 74 22
117 Utah State 12 478 2574 5.38 27 75 112 74 22
119 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 85 104 75 23
119 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 89 130 75 16
121 Iowa State 13 454 2329 5.13 17 80 106 76 18
121 Coastal Carolina 13 512 2419 4.72 22 75 129 76 21
123 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 57 145 77 16
124 Clemson 14 477 2249 4.71 18 77 118 79 30
125 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 51 141 80 15
126 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 88 129 83 18
127 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 65 124 85 22
127 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 58 138 85 21
129 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 70 132 87 21
130 Oklahoma State 12 477 2580 5.41 28 66 136 89 27
131 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 73 131 91 35
132 Arkansas State 12 459 2706 5.90 32 92 132 93 26
133 Western Kentucky 14 619 3097 5.00 26 85 163 97 23
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