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

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