2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 11/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 SMU 10 160 379 2.37 3 21 19 7 1
2 UCLA 10 136 428 3.15 7 23 25 13 1
2 Minnesota 10 147 575 3.91 7 42 25 19 6
4 Mississippi 10 189 405 2.14 2 30 27 16 1
4 Northwestern 10 155 507 3.27 7 26 27 12 3
6 Utah 10 147 499 3.39 2 36 28 16 2
6 Arizona State 10 153 525 3.43 7 55 28 16 7
8 Indiana 10 150 420 2.80 5 46 29 10 5
8 Ohio 11 171 494 2.89 4 27 29 18 5
8 Arkansas 10 170 532 3.13 2 36 29 11 4
8 Texas Tech 10 157 571 3.64 9 44 29 15 4
8 Memphis 11 157 572 3.64 7 75 29 18 3
8 Nebraska 10 146 603 4.13 3 57 29 20 5
8 UTSA 10 172 626 3.64 12 79 29 17 6
8 Cincinnati 10 165 686 4.16 4 39 29 17 7
16 Houston 10 159 603 3.79 3 44 30 18 4
16 Colorado State 10 164 672 4.10 3 34 30 21 5
16 Air Force 10 158 686 4.34 8 50 30 22 4
16 Ball State 10 136 729 5.36 8 76 30 19 10
20 Auburn 10 166 475 2.86 5 48 31 18 4
20 Texas A&M 10 152 611 4.02 2 40 31 23 9
20 Missouri 10 175 618 3.53 4 39 31 18 5
20 UNLV 10 165 667 4.04 7 71 31 24 6
20 Miami (Florida) 10 146 699 4.79 8 71 31 21 12
20 Tulane 11 163 717 4.40 4 61 31 22 6
26 Tennessee 10 180 452 2.51 1 50 32 14 3
26 Army 9 128 478 3.73 2 21 32 15 1
26 Ohio State 10 177 507 2.86 3 38 32 14 2
26 Louisiana Tech 10 183 517 2.83 5 33 32 14 3
26 UCF 10 146 634 4.34 8 57 32 16 7
26 South Alabama 10 163 744 4.56 7 86 32 20 7
32 Maryland 10 148 440 2.97 7 30 33 15 2
32 Boise State 10 156 613 3.93 5 71 33 23 9
32 Iowa 10 154 670 4.35 0 29 33 22 2
32 East Carolina 10 205 687 3.35 7 62 33 20 4
32 California 10 179 696 3.89 9 72 33 22 4
37 West Virginia 10 155 527 3.40 7 51 34 16 1
37 Pittsburgh 10 184 556 3.02 7 71 34 19 6
37 Georgia Tech 10 150 570 3.80 4 71 34 16 4
37 Stanford 10 151 605 4.01 8 34 34 17 4
41 South Carolina 10 189 507 2.68 7 56 35 18 4
41 Tulsa 10 162 543 3.35 7 75 35 18 6
41 Georgia 10 182 616 3.38 6 36 35 21 5
41 Texas State 10 180 618 3.43 8 64 35 26 6
41 Alabama 10 176 618 3.51 3 45 35 17 4
41 Texas 10 179 642 3.59 4 53 35 19 1
41 Oklahoma 10 193 658 3.41 5 43 35 15 4
41 Syracuse 10 160 905 5.66 7 75 35 25 10
49 Kansas State 10 165 540 3.27 4 39 36 19 7
49 Kentucky 10 158 587 3.72 5 31 36 24 4
49 Colorado 10 180 664 3.69 8 45 36 22 7
49 James Madison 10 182 711 3.91 6 51 36 25 7
49 North Carolina State 10 141 782 5.55 10 67 36 26 9
54 Michigan 10 160 512 3.20 5 34 37 15 3
54 Vanderbilt 10 161 558 3.47 4 32 37 14 4
54 Virginia 10 156 647 4.15 9 23 37 18 4
54 Notre Dame 10 178 745 4.19 3 60 37 20 8
54 UTEP 10 199 837 4.21 10 73 37 24 9
59 Penn State 10 164 631 3.85 3 75 38 22 6
59 Massachusetts 10 166 672 4.05 10 61 38 20 5
59 Marshall 10 182 778 4.27 6 86 38 25 5
59 Navy 10 187 792 4.24 8 64 38 22 4
63 Miami (Ohio) 11 177 636 3.59 4 25 39 16 3
63 Clemson 10 157 686 4.37 4 47 39 28 10
63 Hawai'i 11 186 698 3.75 7 54 39 18 5
63 Wisconsin 10 168 706 4.20 4 30 39 24 2
63 Oregon 11 187 735 3.93 6 53 39 21 7
63 Georgia Southern 10 163 792 4.86 7 77 39 30 6
63 Washington State 10 146 805 5.51 6 66 39 23 5
70 North Carolina 10 188 619 3.29 7 38 40 21 6
70 South Florida 10 189 708 3.75 10 60 40 23 5
70 BYU 10 163 821 5.04 8 54 40 25 7
73 Rice 10 189 700 3.70 5 65 41 24 7
73 Boston College 10 161 710 4.41 7 83 41 22 5
73 LSU 10 178 747 4.20 10 75 41 23 8
73 Virginia Tech 10 198 748 3.78 5 65 41 19 5
73 USC 10 156 756 4.85 8 53 41 21 5
73 Michigan State 10 168 770 4.58 7 41 41 25 4
73 Liberty 9 162 798 4.93 8 75 41 26 5
73 Eastern Michigan 11 192 811 4.22 7 64 41 26 5
81 Connecticut 10 176 804 4.57 4 48 42 21 7
81 Troy 10 174 818 4.70 10 49 42 25 8
81 Western Kentucky 10 177 882 4.98 7 85 42 27 7
81 Appalachian State 9 148 1023 6.91 11 83 42 29 12
85 Central Michigan 11 197 883 4.48 7 72 44 28 12
85 Oregon State 10 163 910 5.58 9 54 44 30 7
87 Kansas 10 161 680 4.22 3 46 45 22 2
87 Toledo 11 195 779 3.99 2 29 45 22 7
87 Florida State 10 197 796 4.04 11 65 45 30 4
87 Bowling Green 10 185 885 4.78 4 44 45 28 10
87 Georgia State 10 180 991 5.51 11 52 45 31 8
92 Sam Houston State 10 187 735 3.93 4 24 46 23 2
92 Fresno State 10 185 746 4.03 6 53 46 22 3
92 Northern Illinois 11 192 760 3.96 5 66 46 30 5
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 174 762 4.38 8 29 46 25 4
92 Louisville 10 189 781 4.13 9 59 46 27 7
92 Nevada 11 175 823 4.70 14 46 46 26 6
92 San Diego State 10 183 894 4.89 10 68 46 21 8
92 Iowa State 10 191 989 5.18 7 80 46 35 7
100 Rutgers 10 156 785 5.03 10 49 47 26 6
100 Florida 10 196 810 4.13 5 44 47 24 6
100 Buffalo 11 198 844 4.26 9 49 47 26 6
100 Akron 11 215 996 4.63 10 62 47 29 8
100 New Mexico State 10 189 1004 5.31 14 71 47 25 6
105 Old Dominion 10 198 837 4.23 6 68 48 27 5
105 Western Michigan 11 199 940 4.72 13 67 48 28 6
105 Utah State 10 181 1115 6.16 10 75 48 32 10
108 San Jose State 10 235 785 3.34 11 25 49 18 6
108 Purdue 10 187 920 4.92 15 70 49 33 7
108 Mississippi State 10 184 950 5.16 11 32 49 32 3
111 Wake Forest 10 184 786 4.27 8 60 50 28 8
111 Duke 10 216 866 4.01 5 66 50 31 5
111 Florida Atlantic 10 186 934 5.02 7 64 50 27 8
111 Kennesaw State 10 184 934 5.08 9 58 50 29 9
111 Temple 10 211 1176 5.57 12 65 50 27 10
116 TCU 10 199 906 4.55 8 71 51 32 9
116 Illinois 10 170 961 5.65 5 35 51 30 6
116 Southern Mississippi 10 186 1113 5.98 14 73 51 40 16
119 Washington 11 195 818 4.19 9 53 53 25 7
119 Baylor 10 220 936 4.25 7 51 53 30 7
119 Jacksonville State 10 215 992 4.61 13 38 53 32 5
122 Charlotte 10 194 985 5.08 10 48 55 35 9
122 Florida International 10 223 995 4.46 12 72 55 26 3
122 Arkansas State 10 199 1062 5.34 13 46 55 36 7
125 Louisiana-Monroe 10 203 929 4.58 9 47 56 30 5
125 Coastal Carolina 10 202 1082 5.36 7 51 56 31 9
127 Wyoming 10 188 1147 6.10 13 75 57 35 10
128 UAB 10 198 997 5.04 14 51 60 33 6
128 Arizona 10 194 1005 5.18 10 55 60 31 7
128 North Texas 10 221 1110 5.02 12 42 60 32 9
128 Middle Tennessee 10 208 1125 5.41 15 60 60 42 10
128 Oklahoma State 10 200 1213 6.07 13 48 60 41 16
133 New Mexico 11 230 1137 4.94 11 84 62 29 11
134 Kent State 11 230 1506 6.55 22 92 74 49 15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards