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