2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 SMU 13 219 523 2.39 3 25 27 12 2
2 Mississippi 12 231 559 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
3 South Carolina 12 225 606 2.69 8 56 39 20 4
4 Indiana 12 171 461 2.70 6 46 31 11 5
5 Tennessee 12 226 617 2.73 2 50 43 20 4
6 Ohio 13 195 535 2.74 4 27 31 18 5
7 Ohio State 12 215 592 2.75 5 38 38 15 3
8 Louisiana Tech 12 223 664 2.98 6 41 40 18 4
9 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
10 Michigan 12 187 564 3.02 5 34 42 19 3
10 Arkansas 12 207 625 3.02 3 36 35 13 4
12 San Jose State 12 281 922 3.28 11 25 58 23 7
13 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
14 Pittsburgh 12 222 737 3.32 11 71 44 25 9
15 Texas 13 225 749 3.33 4 53 40 20 1
16 Kansas State 12 197 660 3.35 5 39 42 23 10
16 Oklahoma 12 225 754 3.35 5 50 41 16 5
18 Arizona State 13 194 657 3.39 7 55 37 20 7
19 Minnesota 12 174 591 3.40 8 42 28 19 6
19 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
21 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
22 UTSA 12 225 775 3.44 13 79 38 22 8
23 North Carolina 12 232 805 3.47 10 38 50 27 7
24 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
25 Memphis 12 168 595 3.54 7 75 31 19 3
26 Texas Tech 12 189 673 3.56 11 68 33 18 6
27 Missouri 12 211 756 3.58 5 39 40 20 6
27 East Carolina 12 252 903 3.58 7 62 43 26 7
29 Miami (Ohio) 13 212 772 3.64 6 25 51 19 3
30 Penn State 13 223 822 3.69 5 75 53 29 8
31 Texas State 12 211 782 3.71 12 64 43 31 8
32 Virginia Tech 12 213 792 3.72 5 65 43 20 5
33 James Madison 12 203 758 3.73 6 51 39 27 8
34 Fresno State 12 217 818 3.77 7 53 50 25 3
35 Georgia Tech 12 172 653 3.80 5 71 37 19 4
36 West Virginia 12 188 719 3.82 11 51 45 23 6
37 Florida 12 232 888 3.83 5 44 53 27 6
38 Georgia 13 253 971 3.84 9 44 52 33 9
39 Nebraska 12 172 663 3.85 3 57 31 22 5
40 Duke 12 274 1062 3.88 7 66 64 39 6
41 UNLV 13 215 837 3.89 9 75 42 29 7
41 California 12 223 868 3.89 13 72 42 26 5
43 Vanderbilt 12 193 753 3.90 6 32 44 19 7
43 Toledo 12 209 816 3.90 2 29 48 22 7
45 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
46 Louisville 12 222 870 3.92 9 59 54 32 7
47 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
48 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
49 Boston College 12 186 741 3.98 7 83 45 24 5
50 Colorado 12 214 856 4.00 9 47 47 28 10
50 Northern Illinois 12 214 857 4.00 5 66 55 35 5
52 Oregon 13 223 898 4.03 8 53 48 27 9
53 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
54 South Florida 12 229 928 4.05 11 77 47 28 7
55 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
56 Alabama 12 220 898 4.08 4 45 50 27 7
57 Buffalo 12 218 891 4.09 9 49 48 27 6
57 Navy 12 228 933 4.09 8 64 46 25 5
59 Texas A&M 12 188 773 4.11 4 40 40 28 11
59 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
61 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
61 Notre Dame 12 213 884 4.15 5 60 41 23 8
63 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
64 Iowa 12 184 769 4.18 1 29 38 24 2
65 Boise State 13 199 834 4.19 6 83 38 28 11
66 Sam Houston State 12 233 978 4.20 6 38 60 31 3
67 Army 13 200 846 4.23 6 37 54 30 5
68 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
68 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
70 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
71 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
71 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
73 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
74 Connecticut 12 219 949 4.33 6 48 53 26 7
75 LSU 12 203 881 4.34 11 75 48 28 10
75 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
77 TCU 12 233 1014 4.35 9 71 59 34 10
78 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
79 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
79 Washington 12 211 923 4.37 13 53 59 27 8
81 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
82 Baylor 12 254 1130 4.45 8 51 63 38 8
83 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 232 1035 4.46 9 29 62 32 6
83 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
85 Jacksonville State 13 263 1176 4.47 13 38 64 42 6
86 Miami (Florida) 12 176 795 4.52 9 71 38 24 12
86 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
88 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
89 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
90 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
91 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
92 Tulane 13 214 991 4.63 7 72 45 31 7
93 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
94 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
95 Liberty 11 200 932 4.66 8 75 47 30 6
96 Bowling Green 12 207 966 4.67 4 44 51 32 10
97 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
98 Colorado State 12 201 948 4.72 6 43 42 31 11
99 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
100 Clemson 13 227 1080 4.76 6 50 57 42 17
101 North Texas 12 261 1248 4.78 15 42 67 35 11
102 Rutgers 12 190 928 4.88 11 49 54 31 8
103 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
104 BYU 12 205 1016 4.96 12 54 53 29 8
104 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
104 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
107 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
108 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
109 USC 12 187 951 5.09 9 53 49 25 7
110 Georgia Southern 12 197 1005 5.10 7 77 49 38 8
110 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
112 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
113 Washington State 12 186 952 5.12 9 66 47 28 5
114 North Carolina State 12 180 923 5.13 10 67 44 32 9
115 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
116 Coastal Carolina 12 240 1254 5.23 8 51 65 38 11
117 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
118 Iowa State 13 239 1263 5.28 10 80 54 42 10
119 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
120 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
121 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
121 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
121 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
124 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
125 Illinois 12 211 1187 5.63 6 35 65 36 7
126 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
127 Syracuse 12 184 1058 5.75 9 75 40 27 12
128 Arkansas State 12 249 1445 5.80 16 92 69 48 13
129 Western Kentucky 13 261 1517 5.81 12 85 68 47 13
130 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
131 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
132 Kent State 12 256 1620 6.33 24 92 81 54 16
133 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
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