2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/21/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Arkansas 12 207 625 3.02 3 36 35 13 4
2 Indiana 13 188 616 3.28 7 98 37 14 7
3 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
3 SMU 14 237 618 2.61 5 25 33 16 3
3 Oklahoma 12 225 754 3.35 5 50 41 16 5
6 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
6 Ohio State 13 236 658 2.79 6 38 44 17 3
8 Louisiana Tech 12 223 664 2.98 6 41 40 18 4
8 Texas Tech 12 189 673 3.56 11 68 33 18 6
10 Ohio 14 214 537 2.51 4 27 34 19 5
10 Michigan 12 187 564 3.02 5 34 42 19 3
10 Minnesota 12 174 591 3.40 8 42 28 19 6
10 Georgia Tech 12 172 653 3.80 5 71 37 19 4
10 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
10 Vanderbilt 12 193 753 3.90 6 32 44 19 7
10 Miami (Ohio) 13 212 772 3.64 6 25 51 19 3
17 South Carolina 12 225 606 2.69 8 56 39 20 4
17 Arizona State 13 194 657 3.39 7 55 37 20 7
17 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
17 Missouri 12 211 756 3.58 5 39 40 20 6
17 Virginia Tech 12 213 792 3.72 5 65 43 20 5
17 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
23 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
23 Texas 14 240 814 3.39 4 53 43 21 2
25 Mississippi 12 231 559 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
25 Nebraska 12 172 663 3.85 3 57 31 22 5
25 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
25 Tennessee 13 240 693 2.89 4 50 46 22 5
25 UTSA 12 225 775 3.44 13 79 38 22 8
25 Toledo 12 209 816 3.90 2 29 48 22 7
25 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
32 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
32 Kansas State 12 197 660 3.35 5 39 42 23 10
32 Memphis 13 185 720 3.89 8 75 36 23 4
32 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
32 San Jose State 12 281 922 3.28 11 25 58 23 7
37 Boston College 12 186 741 3.98 7 83 45 24 5
37 Iowa 12 184 769 4.18 1 29 38 24 2
37 Miami (Florida) 12 176 795 4.52 9 71 38 24 12
37 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
37 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
42 Pittsburgh 12 222 737 3.32 11 71 44 25 9
42 Fresno State 12 217 818 3.77 7 53 50 25 3
42 Navy 12 228 933 4.09 8 64 46 25 5
42 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
42 USC 12 187 951 5.09 9 53 49 25 7
47 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
47 East Carolina 12 252 903 3.58 7 62 43 26 7
47 Notre Dame 13 230 945 4.11 5 60 44 26 9
47 Connecticut 12 219 949 4.33 6 48 53 26 7
51 North Carolina 12 232 805 3.47 10 38 50 27 7
51 West Virginia 13 202 835 4.13 12 51 49 27 8
51 Buffalo 12 218 891 4.09 9 49 48 27 6
51 Oregon 13 223 898 4.03 8 53 48 27 9
51 Alabama 12 220 898 4.08 4 45 50 27 7
51 Florida 13 246 922 3.75 5 44 55 27 6
51 Washington 12 211 923 4.37 13 53 59 27 8
51 Syracuse 12 184 1058 5.75 9 75 40 27 12
59 Texas A&M 12 188 773 4.11 4 40 40 28 11
59 James Madison 13 213 777 3.65 6 51 40 28 8
59 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
59 Boise State 13 199 834 4.19 6 83 38 28 11
59 Colorado 12 214 856 4.00 9 47 47 28 10
59 LSU 12 203 881 4.34 11 75 48 28 10
59 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
59 California 13 241 925 3.84 13 72 46 28 5
59 South Florida 12 229 928 4.05 11 77 47 28 7
59 Washington State 12 186 952 5.12 9 66 47 28 5
59 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
70 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
70 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
70 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
70 BYU 12 205 1016 4.96 12 54 53 29 8
70 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
70 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
76 Army 13 200 846 4.23 6 37 54 30 5
76 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
76 Penn State 14 244 875 3.59 5 75 56 30 8
76 Liberty 11 200 932 4.66 8 75 47 30 6
76 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
81 Texas State 12 211 782 3.71 12 64 43 31 8
81 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
81 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
81 Rutgers 12 190 928 4.88 11 49 54 31 8
81 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
81 Colorado State 12 201 948 4.72 6 43 42 31 11
81 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
81 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
89 Louisville 12 222 870 3.92 9 59 54 32 7
89 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
89 North Carolina State 12 180 923 5.13 10 67 44 32 9
89 Bowling Green 12 207 966 4.67 4 44 51 32 10
89 UNLV 14 237 970 4.09 10 75 48 32 9
89 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 232 1035 4.46 9 29 62 32 6
89 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
89 Tulane 14 232 1070 4.61 7 72 51 32 7
89 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
89 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
89 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
100 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
100 Georgia 13 253 971 3.84 9 44 52 33 9
100 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
103 TCU 12 233 1014 4.35 9 71 59 34 10
103 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
103 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
106 Northern Illinois 12 214 857 4.00 5 66 55 35 5
106 Sam Houston State 13 257 1094 4.26 6 38 68 35 3
106 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
106 North Texas 12 261 1248 4.78 15 42 67 35 11
110 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
110 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
110 Illinois 12 211 1187 5.63 6 35 65 36 7
110 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
114 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
114 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
114 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
114 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
118 Georgia Southern 13 213 1035 4.86 8 77 50 38 8
118 Baylor 12 254 1130 4.45 8 51 63 38 8
118 Coastal Carolina 12 240 1254 5.23 8 51 65 38 11
121 Duke 12 274 1062 3.88 7 66 64 39 6
121 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
123 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
123 Temple 12 248 1658 6.69 17 88 64 40 16
125 Iowa State 13 239 1263 5.28 10 80 54 42 10
126 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
127 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
128 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
128 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
130 Clemson 14 249 1228 4.93 9 50 66 47 19
131 Arkansas State 12 249 1445 5.80 16 92 69 48 13
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