2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 11/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 SMU 10 160 379 2.37 3 21 19 7 1
2 Mississippi 10 189 405 2.14 2 30 27 16 1
3 Indiana 10 150 420 2.80 5 46 29 10 5
4 UCLA 10 136 428 3.15 7 23 25 13 1
5 Maryland 10 148 440 2.97 7 30 33 15 2
6 Tennessee 10 180 452 2.51 1 50 32 14 3
7 Auburn 10 166 475 2.86 5 48 31 18 4
8 Army 9 128 478 3.73 2 21 32 15 1
9 Ohio 11 171 494 2.89 4 27 29 18 5
10 Utah 10 147 499 3.39 2 36 28 16 2
11 South Carolina 10 189 507 2.68 7 56 35 18 4
11 Ohio State 10 177 507 2.86 3 38 32 14 2
11 Northwestern 10 155 507 3.27 7 26 27 12 3
14 Michigan 10 160 512 3.20 5 34 37 15 3
15 Louisiana Tech 10 183 517 2.83 5 33 32 14 3
16 Arizona State 10 153 525 3.43 7 55 28 16 7
17 West Virginia 10 155 527 3.40 7 51 34 16 1
18 Arkansas 10 170 532 3.13 2 36 29 11 4
19 Kansas State 10 165 540 3.27 4 39 36 19 7
20 Tulsa 10 162 543 3.35 7 75 35 18 6
21 Pittsburgh 10 184 556 3.02 7 71 34 19 6
22 Vanderbilt 10 161 558 3.47 4 32 37 14 4
23 Georgia Tech 10 150 570 3.80 4 71 34 16 4
24 Texas Tech 10 157 571 3.64 9 44 29 15 4
25 Memphis 11 157 572 3.64 7 75 29 18 3
26 Minnesota 10 147 575 3.91 7 42 25 19 6
27 Kentucky 10 158 587 3.72 5 31 36 24 4
28 Houston 10 159 603 3.79 3 44 30 18 4
28 Nebraska 10 146 603 4.13 3 57 29 20 5
30 Stanford 10 151 605 4.01 8 34 34 17 4
31 Texas A&M 10 152 611 4.02 2 40 31 23 9
32 Boise State 10 156 613 3.93 5 71 33 23 9
33 Georgia 10 182 616 3.38 6 36 35 21 5
34 Texas State 10 180 618 3.43 8 64 35 26 6
34 Alabama 10 176 618 3.51 3 45 35 17 4
34 Missouri 10 175 618 3.53 4 39 31 18 5
37 North Carolina 10 188 619 3.29 7 38 40 21 6
38 UTSA 10 172 626 3.64 12 79 29 17 6
39 Penn State 10 164 631 3.85 3 75 38 22 6
40 UCF 10 146 634 4.34 8 57 32 16 7
41 Miami (Ohio) 11 177 636 3.59 4 25 39 16 3
42 Texas 10 179 642 3.59 4 53 35 19 1
43 Virginia 10 156 647 4.15 9 23 37 18 4
44 Oklahoma 10 193 658 3.41 5 43 35 15 4
45 Colorado 10 180 664 3.69 8 45 36 22 7
46 UNLV 10 165 667 4.04 7 71 31 24 6
47 Iowa 10 154 670 4.35 0 29 33 22 2
48 Massachusetts 10 166 672 4.05 10 61 38 20 5
48 Colorado State 10 164 672 4.10 3 34 30 21 5
50 Kansas 10 161 680 4.22 3 46 45 22 2
51 Cincinnati 10 165 686 4.16 4 39 29 17 7
51 Air Force 10 158 686 4.34 8 50 30 22 4
51 Clemson 10 157 686 4.37 4 47 39 28 10
54 East Carolina 10 205 687 3.35 7 62 33 20 4
55 California 10 179 696 3.89 9 72 33 22 4
56 Hawai'i 11 186 698 3.75 7 54 39 18 5
57 Miami (Florida) 10 146 699 4.79 8 71 31 21 12
58 Rice 10 189 700 3.70 5 65 41 24 7
59 Wisconsin 10 168 706 4.20 4 30 39 24 2
60 South Florida 10 189 708 3.75 10 60 40 23 5
61 Boston College 10 161 710 4.41 7 83 41 22 5
62 James Madison 10 182 711 3.91 6 51 36 25 7
63 Tulane 11 163 717 4.40 4 61 31 22 6
64 Ball State 10 136 729 5.36 8 76 30 19 10
65 Sam Houston State 10 187 735 3.93 4 24 46 23 2
65 Oregon 11 187 735 3.93 6 53 39 21 7
67 South Alabama 10 163 744 4.56 7 86 32 20 7
68 Notre Dame 10 178 745 4.19 3 60 37 20 8
69 Fresno State 10 185 746 4.03 6 53 46 22 3
70 LSU 10 178 747 4.20 10 75 41 23 8
71 Virginia Tech 10 198 748 3.78 5 65 41 19 5
72 USC 10 156 756 4.85 8 53 41 21 5
73 Northern Illinois 11 192 760 3.96 5 66 46 30 5
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 174 762 4.38 8 29 46 25 4
75 Michigan State 10 168 770 4.58 7 41 41 25 4
76 Marshall 10 182 778 4.27 6 86 38 25 5
77 Toledo 11 195 779 3.99 2 29 45 22 7
78 Louisville 10 189 781 4.13 9 59 46 27 7
79 North Carolina State 10 141 782 5.55 10 67 36 26 9
80 San Jose State 10 235 785 3.34 11 25 49 18 6
80 Rutgers 10 156 785 5.03 10 49 47 26 6
82 Wake Forest 10 184 786 4.27 8 60 50 28 8
83 Navy 10 187 792 4.24 8 64 38 22 4
83 Georgia Southern 10 163 792 4.86 7 77 39 30 6
85 Florida State 10 197 796 4.04 11 65 45 30 4
86 Liberty 9 162 798 4.93 8 75 41 26 5
87 Connecticut 10 176 804 4.57 4 48 42 21 7
88 Washington State 10 146 805 5.51 6 66 39 23 5
89 Florida 10 196 810 4.13 5 44 47 24 6
90 Eastern Michigan 11 192 811 4.22 7 64 41 26 5
91 Washington 11 195 818 4.19 9 53 53 25 7
91 Troy 10 174 818 4.70 10 49 42 25 8
93 BYU 10 163 821 5.04 8 54 40 25 7
94 Nevada 11 175 823 4.70 14 46 46 26 6
95 UTEP 10 199 837 4.21 10 73 37 24 9
95 Old Dominion 10 198 837 4.23 6 68 48 27 5
97 Buffalo 11 198 844 4.26 9 49 47 26 6
98 Duke 10 216 866 4.01 5 66 50 31 5
99 Western Kentucky 10 177 882 4.98 7 85 42 27 7
100 Central Michigan 11 197 883 4.48 7 72 44 28 12
101 Bowling Green 10 185 885 4.78 4 44 45 28 10
102 San Diego State 10 183 894 4.89 10 68 46 21 8
103 Syracuse 10 160 905 5.66 7 75 35 25 10
104 TCU 10 199 906 4.55 8 71 51 32 9
105 Oregon State 10 163 910 5.58 9 54 44 30 7
106 Purdue 10 187 920 4.92 15 70 49 33 7
107 Louisiana-Monroe 10 203 929 4.58 9 47 56 30 5
108 Florida Atlantic 10 186 934 5.02 7 64 50 27 8
108 Kennesaw State 10 184 934 5.08 9 58 50 29 9
110 Baylor 10 220 936 4.25 7 51 53 30 7
111 Western Michigan 11 199 940 4.72 13 67 48 28 6
112 Mississippi State 10 184 950 5.16 11 32 49 32 3
113 Illinois 10 170 961 5.65 5 35 51 30 6
114 Charlotte 10 194 985 5.08 10 48 55 35 9
115 Iowa State 10 191 989 5.18 7 80 46 35 7
116 Georgia State 10 180 991 5.51 11 52 45 31 8
117 Jacksonville State 10 215 992 4.61 13 38 53 32 5
118 Florida International 10 223 995 4.46 12 72 55 26 3
119 Akron 11 215 996 4.63 10 62 47 29 8
120 UAB 10 198 997 5.04 14 51 60 33 6
121 New Mexico State 10 189 1004 5.31 14 71 47 25 6
122 Arizona 10 194 1005 5.18 10 55 60 31 7
123 Appalachian State 9 148 1023 6.91 11 83 42 29 12
124 Arkansas State 10 199 1062 5.34 13 46 55 36 7
125 Coastal Carolina 10 202 1082 5.36 7 51 56 31 9
126 North Texas 10 221 1110 5.02 12 42 60 32 9
127 Southern Mississippi 10 186 1113 5.98 14 73 51 40 16
128 Utah State 10 181 1115 6.16 10 75 48 32 10
129 Middle Tennessee 10 208 1125 5.41 15 60 60 42 10
130 New Mexico 11 230 1137 4.94 11 84 62 29 11
131 Wyoming 10 188 1147 6.10 13 75 57 35 10
132 Temple 10 211 1176 5.57 12 65 50 27 10
133 Oklahoma State 10 200 1213 6.07 13 48 60 41 16
134 Kent State 11 230 1506 6.55 22 92 74 49 15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards