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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
2 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
3 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
4 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
5 Memphis 13 185 720 3.89 8 75 36 23 4
6 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
7 Indiana 13 188 616 3.28 7 98 37 14 7
7 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
9 Nebraska 13 189 703 3.72 3 57 34 25 5
9 Georgia Tech 13 189 737 3.90 6 71 43 22 5
11 Miami (Florida) 13 190 882 4.64 11 71 44 29 14
11 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
13 Minnesota 13 191 611 3.20 9 42 30 19 6
13 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
13 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
16 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
17 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
17 North Carolina State 13 196 1020 5.20 11 67 51 35 9
19 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
19 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
21 Boston College 13 199 798 4.01 9 83 48 25 6
21 Syracuse 13 199 1111 5.58 10 75 42 28 12
23 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
23 USC 13 201 1009 5.02 9 53 53 26 7
25 West Virginia 13 202 835 4.13 12 51 49 27 8
25 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
27 Iowa 13 203 846 4.17 1 29 44 29 2
27 Washington State 13 203 1098 5.41 11 66 55 34 6
29 Arizona State 14 205 676 3.30 7 55 38 20 7
29 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
31 Texas Tech 13 206 786 3.82 13 70 38 21 7
31 Texas A&M 13 206 841 4.08 4 40 46 30 11
31 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
34 Michigan 13 207 629 3.04 5 41 46 21 5
35 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
35 Rutgers 13 208 1080 5.19 12 49 59 36 10
37 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
37 Army 14 209 847 4.05 6 37 55 30 5
37 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
40 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
41 Vanderbilt 13 212 830 3.92 6 32 50 22 7
42 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
42 James Madison 13 213 777 3.65 6 51 40 28 8
42 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
42 Georgia Southern 13 213 1035 4.86 8 77 50 38 8
46 Ohio 14 214 537 2.51 4 27 34 19 5
47 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
47 Colorado State 13 215 995 4.63 6 43 46 33 11
47 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
50 Kansas State 13 216 809 3.75 8 65 49 26 12
50 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
52 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
52 BYU 13 217 1007 4.64 12 54 54 30 8
54 LSU 13 219 919 4.20 12 75 49 29 10
54 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
56 Boise State 14 220 911 4.14 6 83 43 30 12
56 Bowling Green 13 220 988 4.49 5 44 52 32 10
58 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
59 Liberty 12 222 957 4.31 8 75 48 30 6
59 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
61 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
61 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
63 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
64 Texas State 13 225 822 3.65 12 64 46 32 8
64 Northern Illinois 13 225 928 4.12 7 66 59 39 5
66 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
66 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
68 Miami (Ohio) 14 228 831 3.64 6 26 53 21 4
68 Missouri 13 228 863 3.79 6 39 44 22 7
68 Virginia Tech 13 228 907 3.98 6 65 49 25 6
68 Connecticut 13 228 950 4.17 6 48 53 27 7
68 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
68 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
74 Washington 13 229 1033 4.51 13 53 63 31 10
74 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
76 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
76 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
78 Colorado 13 231 922 3.99 10 47 52 30 10
78 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
78 Illinois 13 231 1255 5.43 6 35 71 37 7
81 Toledo 13 232 917 3.95 3 29 55 25 8
81 Tulane 14 232 1070 4.61 7 72 51 32 7
83 Arkansas 13 233 793 3.40 5 54 42 17 5
83 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
85 Pittsburgh 13 234 789 3.37 11 71 46 26 10
85 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
87 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
88 SMU 14 237 618 2.61 5 25 33 16 3
88 UNLV 14 237 970 4.09 10 75 48 32 9
88 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
91 Mississippi 13 238 575 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
91 South Carolina 13 238 646 2.71 8 56 43 22 4
91 Oregon 14 238 1019 4.28 9 66 52 29 10
91 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
91 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
96 Buffalo 13 239 947 3.96 9 55 50 28 7
97 Tennessee 13 240 693 2.89 4 50 46 22 5
98 California 13 241 925 3.84 13 72 46 28 5
98 Louisville 13 241 933 3.87 10 59 58 35 7
98 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
98 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
102 Oklahoma 13 242 820 3.39 6 50 43 18 6
102 Fresno State 13 242 881 3.64 7 53 55 27 4
104 Alabama 13 243 941 3.87 4 45 52 27 7
104 South Florida 13 243 1020 4.20 12 77 54 30 7
106 TCU 13 244 1061 4.35 9 71 61 36 10
107 Florida 13 246 922 3.75 5 44 55 27 6
108 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
108 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
110 Temple 12 248 1658 6.69 17 88 64 40 16
111 Clemson 14 249 1228 4.93 9 50 66 47 19
112 UTSA 13 250 848 3.39 13 79 43 25 8
113 Navy 13 251 1043 4.16 9 64 55 28 6
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 253 1079 4.26 9 29 65 33 6
115 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
116 Kent State 12 256 1620 6.33 24 92 81 54 16
117 Sam Houston State 13 257 1094 4.26 6 38 68 35 3
117 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1382 5.38 10 51 71 42 12
119 Iowa State 14 258 1431 5.55 11 80 61 44 12
120 Louisiana Tech 13 259 860 3.32 9 41 54 24 4
120 North Carolina 13 259 956 3.69 11 47 58 31 8
122 Arkansas State 13 260 1452 5.58 16 92 70 49 13
123 Baylor 13 266 1181 4.44 8 51 65 39 8
124 Georgia 14 267 1046 3.92 9 44 56 36 10
125 Texas 16 270 897 3.32 5 53 49 23 3
126 East Carolina 13 271 1017 3.75 7 62 50 30 8
127 Penn State 16 276 938 3.40 6 75 62 32 8
128 North Texas 13 278 1299 4.67 15 42 72 37 11
129 Ohio State 16 281 762 2.71 7 38 53 19 3
130 Western Kentucky 14 283 1627 5.75 13 85 73 49 14
131 Jacksonville State 14 287 1329 4.63 16 38 73 49 7
132 Duke 13 293 1152 3.93 8 66 71 44 6
132 Notre Dame 16 293 1183 4.04 7 60 59 33 10
134 San Jose State 13 297 954 3.21 13 25 61 23 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards