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

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