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

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