2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Ohio 14 214 537 2.51 4 27 34 19 5
2 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
3 Mississippi 13 238 575 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
4 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
5 Minnesota 13 191 611 3.20 9 42 30 19 6
6 Indiana 13 188 616 3.28 7 98 37 14 7
7 SMU 14 237 618 2.61 5 25 33 16 3
8 Michigan 13 207 629 3.04 5 41 46 21 5
9 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
10 South Carolina 13 238 646 2.71 8 56 43 22 4
11 Arizona State 14 205 676 3.30 7 55 38 20 7
12 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
13 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
14 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
15 Tennessee 13 240 693 2.89 4 50 46 22 5
16 Nebraska 13 189 703 3.72 3 57 34 25 5
17 Memphis 13 185 720 3.89 8 75 36 23 4
18 Georgia Tech 13 189 737 3.90 6 71 43 22 5
19 Ohio State 16 281 762 2.71 7 38 53 19 3
20 James Madison 13 213 777 3.65 6 51 40 28 8
21 Texas Tech 13 206 786 3.82 13 70 38 21 7
22 Pittsburgh 13 234 789 3.37 11 71 46 26 10
23 Arkansas 13 233 793 3.40 5 54 42 17 5
24 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
25 Boston College 13 199 798 4.01 9 83 48 25 6
26 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
27 Kansas State 13 216 809 3.75 8 65 49 26 12
28 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
29 Oklahoma 13 242 820 3.39 6 50 43 18 6
29 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
31 Texas State 13 225 822 3.65 12 64 46 32 8
32 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
33 Vanderbilt 13 212 830 3.92 6 32 50 22 7
34 Miami (Ohio) 14 228 831 3.64 6 26 53 21 4
35 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
36 West Virginia 13 202 835 4.13 12 51 49 27 8
37 Texas A&M 13 206 841 4.08 4 40 46 30 11
38 Iowa 13 203 846 4.17 1 29 44 29 2
39 Army 14 209 847 4.05 6 37 55 30 5
40 UTSA 13 250 848 3.39 13 79 43 25 8
41 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
42 Louisiana Tech 13 259 860 3.32 9 41 54 24 4
43 Missouri 13 228 863 3.79 6 39 44 22 7
44 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
45 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
46 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
47 Fresno State 13 242 881 3.64 7 53 55 27 4
48 Miami (Florida) 13 190 882 4.64 11 71 44 29 14
49 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
50 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
51 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
52 Texas 16 270 897 3.32 5 53 49 23 3
53 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
53 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
55 Virginia Tech 13 228 907 3.98 6 65 49 25 6
56 Boise State 14 220 911 4.14 6 83 43 30 12
57 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
58 Toledo 13 232 917 3.95 3 29 55 25 8
59 LSU 13 219 919 4.20 12 75 49 29 10
60 Florida 13 246 922 3.75 5 44 55 27 6
60 Colorado 13 231 922 3.99 10 47 52 30 10
62 California 13 241 925 3.84 13 72 46 28 5
63 Northern Illinois 13 225 928 4.12 7 66 59 39 5
64 Louisville 13 241 933 3.87 10 59 58 35 7
64 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
66 Penn State 16 276 938 3.40 6 75 62 32 8
67 Alabama 13 243 941 3.87 4 45 52 27 7
68 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
69 Buffalo 13 239 947 3.96 9 55 50 28 7
70 Connecticut 13 228 950 4.17 6 48 53 27 7
71 San Jose State 13 297 954 3.21 13 25 61 23 7
72 North Carolina 13 259 956 3.69 11 47 58 31 8
73 Liberty 12 222 957 4.31 8 75 48 30 6
74 UNLV 14 237 970 4.09 10 75 48 32 9
75 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
76 Bowling Green 13 220 988 4.49 5 44 52 32 10
77 Colorado State 13 215 995 4.63 6 43 46 33 11
78 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
79 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
80 BYU 13 217 1007 4.64 12 54 54 30 8
81 USC 13 201 1009 5.02 9 53 53 26 7
82 East Carolina 13 271 1017 3.75 7 62 50 30 8
83 Oregon 14 238 1019 4.28 9 66 52 29 10
84 South Florida 13 243 1020 4.20 12 77 54 30 7
84 North Carolina State 13 196 1020 5.20 11 67 51 35 9
86 Washington 13 229 1033 4.51 13 53 63 31 10
87 Georgia Southern 13 213 1035 4.86 8 77 50 38 8
88 Navy 13 251 1043 4.16 9 64 55 28 6
89 Georgia 14 267 1046 3.92 9 44 56 36 10
90 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
91 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
92 TCU 13 244 1061 4.35 9 71 61 36 10
93 Tulane 14 232 1070 4.61 7 72 51 32 7
94 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
95 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 253 1079 4.26 9 29 65 33 6
96 Rutgers 13 208 1080 5.19 12 49 59 36 10
97 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
98 Sam Houston State 13 257 1094 4.26 6 38 68 35 3
99 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
100 Washington State 13 203 1098 5.41 11 66 55 34 6
101 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
102 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
103 Syracuse 13 199 1111 5.58 10 75 42 28 12
104 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
105 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
106 Duke 13 293 1152 3.93 8 66 71 44 6
106 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
108 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
109 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
110 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
111 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
112 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
113 Baylor 13 266 1181 4.44 8 51 65 39 8
114 Notre Dame 16 293 1183 4.04 7 60 59 33 10
115 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
116 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
117 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
118 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
119 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
120 Clemson 14 249 1228 4.93 9 50 66 47 19
121 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
122 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
123 Illinois 13 231 1255 5.43 6 35 71 37 7
124 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
125 North Texas 13 278 1299 4.67 15 42 72 37 11
126 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
127 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
128 Jacksonville State 14 287 1329 4.63 16 38 73 49 7
129 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1382 5.38 10 51 71 42 12
130 Iowa State 14 258 1431 5.55 11 80 61 44 12
131 Arkansas State 13 260 1452 5.58 16 92 70 49 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