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

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