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

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