2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/30/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Minnesota 12 174 591 3.40 8 42 28 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 12 231 559 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 Arizona State 13 194 657 3.39 7 55 37 20 7
9 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
12 Texas Tech 13 206 786 3.82 13 70 38 21 7
12 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
12 Boise State 13 199 834 4.19 6 83 38 28 11
15 South Carolina 12 225 606 2.69 8 56 39 20 4
15 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
17 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
17 James Madison 13 213 777 3.65 6 51 40 28 8
17 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
20 Michigan 12 187 564 3.02 5 34 42 19 3
20 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
20 Arkansas 13 233 793 3.40 5 54 42 17 5
20 Syracuse 13 199 1111 5.58 10 75 42 28 12
24 Georgia Tech 13 189 737 3.90 6 71 43 22 5
24 Texas State 12 211 782 3.71 12 64 43 31 8
24 Virginia Tech 12 213 792 3.72 5 65 43 20 5
24 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
24 Texas 14 240 814 3.39 4 53 43 21 2
24 Oklahoma 13 242 820 3.39 6 50 43 18 6
24 UTSA 13 250 848 3.39 13 79 43 25 8
31 Ohio State 13 236 658 2.79 6 38 44 17 3
31 Iowa 13 203 846 4.17 1 29 44 29 2
31 Missouri 13 228 863 3.79 6 39 44 22 7
31 Miami (Florida) 13 190 882 4.64 11 71 44 29 14
31 Notre Dame 13 230 945 4.11 5 60 44 26 9
31 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
37 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
38 Tennessee 13 240 693 2.89 4 50 46 22 5
38 Pittsburgh 13 234 789 3.37 11 71 46 26 10
38 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
38 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
38 Texas A&M 13 206 841 4.08 4 40 46 30 11
38 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
38 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
38 California 13 241 925 3.84 13 72 46 28 5
38 Colorado State 13 215 995 4.63 6 43 46 33 11
47 Liberty 11 200 932 4.66 8 75 47 30 6
47 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
49 Boston College 13 199 798 4.01 9 83 48 25 6
49 LSU 12 203 881 4.34 11 75 48 28 10
49 Buffalo 12 218 891 4.09 9 49 48 27 6
49 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
49 Oregon 13 223 898 4.03 8 53 48 27 9
49 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
49 UNLV 14 237 970 4.09 10 75 48 32 9
56 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
56 Kansas State 13 216 809 3.75 8 65 49 26 12
56 West Virginia 13 202 835 4.13 12 51 49 27 8
56 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
56 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
56 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
62 Vanderbilt 13 212 830 3.92 6 32 50 22 7
62 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
62 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
62 Alabama 12 220 898 4.08 4 45 50 27 7
62 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
62 East Carolina 13 271 1017 3.75 7 62 50 30 8
62 Georgia Southern 13 213 1035 4.86 8 77 50 38 8
69 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
69 North Carolina State 13 196 1020 5.20 11 67 51 35 9
69 Tulane 14 232 1070 4.61 7 72 51 32 7
72 Colorado 13 231 922 3.99 10 47 52 30 10
72 Georgia 13 253 971 3.84 9 44 52 33 9
72 Bowling Green 13 220 988 4.49 5 44 52 32 10
72 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
76 Miami (Ohio) 14 228 831 3.64 6 26 53 21 4
76 Connecticut 13 228 950 4.17 6 48 53 27 7
76 USC 13 201 1009 5.02 9 53 53 26 7
79 Louisiana Tech 13 259 860 3.32 9 41 54 24 4
79 Louisville 12 222 870 3.92 9 59 54 32 7
79 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
79 BYU 13 217 1007 4.64 12 54 54 30 8
79 South Florida 13 243 1020 4.20 12 77 54 30 7
79 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
85 Army 14 209 847 4.05 6 37 55 30 5
85 Fresno State 13 242 881 3.64 7 53 55 27 4
85 Toledo 13 232 917 3.95 3 29 55 25 8
85 Florida 13 246 922 3.75 5 44 55 27 6
85 Navy 13 251 1043 4.16 9 64 55 28 6
85 Washington State 13 203 1098 5.41 11 66 55 34 6
85 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
92 Penn State 14 244 875 3.59 5 75 56 30 8
92 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
92 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
95 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
96 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
96 North Carolina 13 259 956 3.69 11 47 58 31 8
96 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
96 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
100 Washington 12 211 923 4.37 13 53 59 27 8
100 Northern Illinois 13 225 928 4.12 7 66 59 39 5
100 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
100 Rutgers 13 208 1080 5.19 12 49 59 36 10
104 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
105 San Jose State 13 297 954 3.21 13 25 61 23 7
105 TCU 13 244 1061 4.35 9 71 61 36 10
105 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
105 Iowa State 14 258 1431 5.55 11 80 61 44 12
109 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
109 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
111 Baylor 12 254 1130 4.45 8 51 63 38 8
111 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
111 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
111 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
115 Duke 12 274 1062 3.88 7 66 64 39 6
115 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
115 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
115 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
115 Temple 12 248 1658 6.69 17 88 64 40 16
120 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 253 1079 4.26 9 29 65 33 6
120 Illinois 12 211 1187 5.63 6 35 65 36 7
122 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
122 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
122 Clemson 14 249 1228 4.93 9 50 66 47 19
122 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
126 North Texas 12 261 1248 4.78 15 42 67 35 11
127 Sam Houston State 13 257 1094 4.26 6 38 68 35 3
127 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
129 Arkansas State 13 260 1452 5.58 16 92 70 49 13
130 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
130 Coastal Carolina 13 257 1382 5.38 10 51 71 42 12
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