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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
2 Memphis 12 168 595 3.54 7 75 31 19 3
2 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
4 Indiana 12 171 461 2.70 6 46 31 11 5
4 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
6 Georgia Tech 12 172 653 3.80 5 71 37 19 4
6 Nebraska 12 172 663 3.85 3 57 31 22 5
8 Minnesota 12 174 591 3.40 8 42 28 19 6
9 Miami (Florida) 12 176 795 4.52 9 71 38 24 12
10 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
11 North Carolina State 12 180 923 5.13 10 67 44 32 9
12 Iowa 12 184 769 4.18 1 29 38 24 2
12 Syracuse 12 184 1058 5.75 9 75 40 27 12
14 Boston College 12 186 741 3.98 7 83 45 24 5
14 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
14 Washington State 12 186 952 5.12 9 66 47 28 5
17 Michigan 12 187 564 3.02 5 34 42 19 3
17 USC 12 187 951 5.09 9 53 49 25 7
19 West Virginia 12 188 719 3.82 11 51 45 23 6
19 Texas A&M 12 188 773 4.11 4 40 40 28 11
19 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
22 Texas Tech 12 189 673 3.56 11 68 33 18 6
23 Rutgers 12 190 928 4.88 11 49 54 31 8
23 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
25 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
25 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
27 Vanderbilt 12 193 753 3.90 6 32 44 19 7
28 Arizona State 13 194 657 3.39 7 55 37 20 7
28 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
30 Ohio 13 195 535 2.74 4 27 31 18 5
31 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
32 Kansas State 12 197 660 3.35 5 39 42 23 10
32 Georgia Southern 12 197 1005 5.10 7 77 49 38 8
34 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
34 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
36 Boise State 13 199 834 4.19 6 83 38 28 11
37 Army 13 200 846 4.23 6 37 54 30 5
37 Liberty 11 200 932 4.66 8 75 47 30 6
39 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
39 Colorado State 12 201 948 4.72 6 43 42 31 11
41 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
42 James Madison 12 203 758 3.73 6 51 39 27 8
42 LSU 12 203 881 4.34 11 75 48 28 10
44 BYU 12 205 1016 4.96 12 54 53 29 8
44 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
46 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
47 Arkansas 12 207 625 3.02 3 36 35 13 4
47 Bowling Green 12 207 966 4.67 4 44 51 32 10
49 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
50 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
50 Toledo 12 209 816 3.90 2 29 48 22 7
50 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
53 Missouri 12 211 756 3.58 5 39 40 20 6
53 Texas State 12 211 782 3.71 12 64 43 31 8
53 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
53 Washington 12 211 923 4.37 13 53 59 27 8
53 Illinois 12 211 1187 5.63 6 35 65 36 7
58 Miami (Ohio) 13 212 772 3.64 6 25 51 19 3
59 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
59 Virginia Tech 12 213 792 3.72 5 65 43 20 5
59 Notre Dame 12 213 884 4.15 5 60 41 23 8
59 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
63 Colorado 12 214 856 4.00 9 47 47 28 10
63 Northern Illinois 12 214 857 4.00 5 66 55 35 5
63 Tulane 13 214 991 4.63 7 72 45 31 7
66 Ohio State 12 215 592 2.75 5 38 38 15 3
66 UNLV 13 215 837 3.89 9 75 42 29 7
66 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
66 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
70 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
71 Fresno State 12 217 818 3.77 7 53 50 25 3
71 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
73 Buffalo 12 218 891 4.09 9 49 48 27 6
74 SMU 13 219 523 2.39 3 25 27 12 2
74 Connecticut 12 219 949 4.33 6 48 53 26 7
74 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
77 Alabama 12 220 898 4.08 4 45 50 27 7
78 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
79 Pittsburgh 12 222 737 3.32 11 71 44 25 9
79 Louisville 12 222 870 3.92 9 59 54 32 7
79 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
82 Louisiana Tech 12 223 664 2.98 6 41 40 18 4
82 Penn State 13 223 822 3.69 5 75 53 29 8
82 California 12 223 868 3.89 13 72 42 26 5
82 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
82 Oregon 13 223 898 4.03 8 53 48 27 9
82 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
88 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
89 South Carolina 12 225 606 2.69 8 56 39 20 4
89 Texas 13 225 749 3.33 4 53 40 20 1
89 Oklahoma 12 225 754 3.35 5 50 41 16 5
89 UTSA 12 225 775 3.44 13 79 38 22 8
93 Tennessee 12 226 617 2.73 2 50 43 20 4
93 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
93 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
96 Clemson 13 227 1080 4.76 6 50 57 42 17
97 Navy 12 228 933 4.09 8 64 46 25 5
97 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
97 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
100 South Florida 12 229 928 4.05 11 77 47 28 7
100 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
102 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
102 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
104 Mississippi 12 231 559 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
104 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
106 North Carolina 12 232 805 3.47 10 38 50 27 7
106 Florida 12 232 888 3.83 5 44 53 27 6
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 232 1035 4.46 9 29 62 32 6
109 Sam Houston State 12 233 978 4.20 6 38 60 31 3
109 TCU 12 233 1014 4.35 9 71 59 34 10
109 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
112 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
113 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
114 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
115 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
115 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
117 Iowa State 13 239 1263 5.28 10 80 54 42 10
118 Coastal Carolina 12 240 1254 5.23 8 51 65 38 11
119 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
119 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
121 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
121 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
123 Temple 12 248 1658 6.69 17 88 64 40 16
124 Arkansas State 12 249 1445 5.80 16 92 69 48 13
125 East Carolina 12 252 903 3.58 7 62 43 26 7
126 Georgia 13 253 971 3.84 9 44 52 33 9
127 Baylor 12 254 1130 4.45 8 51 63 38 8
128 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
129 Kent State 12 256 1620 6.33 24 92 81 54 16
130 North Texas 12 261 1248 4.78 15 42 67 35 11
130 Western Kentucky 13 261 1517 5.81 12 85 68 47 13
132 Jacksonville State 13 263 1176 4.47 13 38 64 42 6
133 Duke 12 274 1062 3.88 7 66 64 39 6
134 San Jose State 12 281 922 3.28 11 25 58 23 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards