2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 SMU 13 219 523 2.39 3 25 27 12 2
2 Ohio 14 214 537 2.51 4 27 34 19 5
3 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
4 Mississippi 12 231 559 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
5 Michigan 12 187 564 3.02 5 34 42 19 3
6 Minnesota 12 174 591 3.40 8 42 28 19 6
7 Ohio State 12 215 592 2.75 5 38 38 15 3
8 South Carolina 12 225 606 2.69 8 56 39 20 4
9 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
10 Indiana 13 188 616 3.28 7 98 37 14 7
11 Tennessee 12 226 617 2.73 2 50 43 20 4
12 Arkansas 12 207 625 3.02 3 36 35 13 4
13 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
14 Georgia Tech 12 172 653 3.80 5 71 37 19 4
15 Arizona State 13 194 657 3.39 7 55 37 20 7
16 Kansas State 12 197 660 3.35 5 39 42 23 10
17 Nebraska 12 172 663 3.85 3 57 31 22 5
18 Louisiana Tech 12 223 664 2.98 6 41 40 18 4
19 Texas Tech 12 189 673 3.56 11 68 33 18 6
20 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
21 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
22 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
23 Memphis 13 185 720 3.89 8 75 36 23 4
24 Pittsburgh 12 222 737 3.32 11 71 44 25 9
25 Boston College 12 186 741 3.98 7 83 45 24 5
26 Texas 13 225 749 3.33 4 53 40 20 1
27 Vanderbilt 12 193 753 3.90 6 32 44 19 7
28 Oklahoma 12 225 754 3.35 5 50 41 16 5
29 Missouri 12 211 756 3.58 5 39 40 20 6
30 Iowa 12 184 769 4.18 1 29 38 24 2
31 Miami (Ohio) 13 212 772 3.64 6 25 51 19 3
32 Texas A&M 12 188 773 4.11 4 40 40 28 11
33 UTSA 12 225 775 3.44 13 79 38 22 8
34 James Madison 13 213 777 3.65 6 51 40 28 8
35 Texas State 12 211 782 3.71 12 64 43 31 8
36 Virginia Tech 12 213 792 3.72 5 65 43 20 5
37 Miami (Florida) 12 176 795 4.52 9 71 38 24 12
38 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
39 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
40 North Carolina 12 232 805 3.47 10 38 50 27 7
41 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
42 Toledo 12 209 816 3.90 2 29 48 22 7
43 Fresno State 12 217 818 3.77 7 53 50 25 3
44 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
45 Penn State 13 223 822 3.69 5 75 53 29 8
46 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
47 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
48 Boise State 13 199 834 4.19 6 83 38 28 11
49 West Virginia 13 202 835 4.13 12 51 49 27 8
50 Army 13 200 846 4.23 6 37 54 30 5
51 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
52 Colorado 12 214 856 4.00 9 47 47 28 10
53 Northern Illinois 12 214 857 4.00 5 66 55 35 5
54 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
55 Louisville 12 222 870 3.92 9 59 54 32 7
56 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
57 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
58 LSU 12 203 881 4.34 11 75 48 28 10
59 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
60 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
61 Buffalo 12 218 891 4.09 9 49 48 27 6
62 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
63 Oregon 13 223 898 4.03 8 53 48 27 9
63 Alabama 12 220 898 4.08 4 45 50 27 7
65 East Carolina 12 252 903 3.58 7 62 43 26 7
65 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
65 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
68 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
69 San Jose State 12 281 922 3.28 11 25 58 23 7
69 Florida 13 246 922 3.75 5 44 55 27 6
71 Washington 12 211 923 4.37 13 53 59 27 8
71 North Carolina State 12 180 923 5.13 10 67 44 32 9
73 California 13 241 925 3.84 13 72 46 28 5
74 South Florida 12 229 928 4.05 11 77 47 28 7
74 Rutgers 12 190 928 4.88 11 49 54 31 8
76 Liberty 11 200 932 4.66 8 75 47 30 6
77 Navy 12 228 933 4.09 8 64 46 25 5
77 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
79 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
80 Notre Dame 13 230 945 4.11 5 60 44 26 9
81 Colorado State 12 201 948 4.72 6 43 42 31 11
82 Connecticut 12 219 949 4.33 6 48 53 26 7
83 USC 12 187 951 5.09 9 53 49 25 7
84 Washington State 12 186 952 5.12 9 66 47 28 5
85 Bowling Green 12 207 966 4.67 4 44 51 32 10
86 UNLV 14 237 970 4.09 10 75 48 32 9
87 Georgia 13 253 971 3.84 9 44 52 33 9
88 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
89 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
90 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
91 TCU 12 233 1014 4.35 9 71 59 34 10
92 BYU 12 205 1016 4.96 12 54 53 29 8
93 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 232 1035 4.46 9 29 62 32 6
93 Georgia Southern 13 213 1035 4.86 8 77 50 38 8
95 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
96 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
97 Syracuse 12 184 1058 5.75 9 75 40 27 12
98 Duke 12 274 1062 3.88 7 66 64 39 6
99 Tulane 14 232 1070 4.61 7 72 51 32 7
100 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
101 Clemson 13 227 1080 4.76 6 50 57 42 17
102 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
103 Sam Houston State 13 257 1094 4.26 6 38 68 35 3
104 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
105 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
106 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
107 Baylor 12 254 1130 4.45 8 51 63 38 8
107 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
109 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
110 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
111 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
112 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
113 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
114 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
115 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
116 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
116 Illinois 12 211 1187 5.63 6 35 65 36 7
118 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
119 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
120 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
121 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
122 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
123 North Texas 12 261 1248 4.78 15 42 67 35 11
124 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
124 Coastal Carolina 12 240 1254 5.23 8 51 65 38 11
126 Iowa State 13 239 1263 5.28 10 80 54 42 10
126 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
128 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
129 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
130 Jacksonville State 14 287 1329 4.63 16 38 73 49 7
131 Arkansas State 12 249 1445 5.80 16 92 69 48 13
132 Kent State 12 256 1620 6.33 24 92 81 54 16
133 Western Kentucky 14 283 1627 5.75 13 85 73 49 14
134 Temple 12 248 1658 6.69 17 88 64 40 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards