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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 12 231 559 2.42 3 30 36 22 1
2 Iowa 12 184 769 4.18 1 29 38 24 2
2 Texas 14 240 814 3.39 4 53 43 21 2
4 Michigan 12 187 564 3.02 5 34 42 19 3
4 SMU 14 237 618 2.61 5 25 33 16 3
4 Ohio State 13 236 658 2.79 6 38 44 17 3
4 Utah 12 194 679 3.50 4 36 40 22 3
4 Maryland 12 209 689 3.30 11 30 49 20 3
4 Miami (Ohio) 13 212 772 3.64 6 25 51 19 3
4 Fresno State 12 217 818 3.77 7 53 50 25 3
4 Wisconsin 12 198 865 4.37 7 40 46 29 3
4 Sam Houston State 13 257 1094 4.26 6 38 68 35 3
13 UCLA 12 160 549 3.43 7 24 33 17 4
13 South Carolina 12 225 606 2.69 8 56 39 20 4
13 Northwestern 12 179 608 3.40 10 30 35 16 4
13 Arkansas 12 207 625 3.02 3 36 35 13 4
13 Auburn 12 213 636 2.99 8 48 42 23 4
13 Georgia Tech 12 172 653 3.80 5 71 37 19 4
13 Louisiana Tech 12 223 664 2.98 6 41 40 18 4
13 Memphis 13 185 720 3.89 8 75 36 23 4
13 Virginia 12 196 796 4.06 11 23 46 20 4
13 Kansas 12 186 799 4.30 3 46 51 26 4
23 Ohio 14 214 537 2.51 4 27 34 19 5
23 Nebraska 12 172 663 3.85 3 57 31 22 5
23 Stanford 12 168 678 4.04 8 50 37 19 5
23 Tennessee 13 240 693 2.89 4 50 46 22 5
23 Boston College 12 186 741 3.98 7 83 45 24 5
23 Oklahoma 12 225 754 3.35 5 50 41 16 5
23 Virginia Tech 12 213 792 3.72 5 65 43 20 5
23 Air Force 12 191 820 4.29 10 50 38 28 5
23 Houston 12 208 823 3.96 5 44 46 24 5
23 Army 13 200 846 4.23 6 37 54 30 5
23 Northern Illinois 12 214 857 4.00 5 66 55 35 5
23 Michigan State 12 202 892 4.42 9 41 48 31 5
23 Florida State 12 230 903 3.93 12 65 50 33 5
23 California 13 241 925 3.84 13 72 46 28 5
23 Navy 12 228 933 4.09 8 64 46 25 5
23 Washington State 12 186 952 5.12 9 66 47 28 5
23 Florida International 12 255 1187 4.65 14 72 63 29 5
23 Mississippi State 12 229 1224 5.34 15 89 61 37 5
41 Minnesota 12 174 591 3.40 8 42 28 19 6
41 Texas Tech 12 189 673 3.56 11 68 33 18 6
41 Missouri 12 211 756 3.58 5 39 40 20 6
41 Massachusetts 12 191 833 4.36 11 61 45 24 6
41 Kentucky 12 201 854 4.25 8 58 50 30 6
41 Eastern Michigan 12 211 876 4.15 8 64 46 29 6
41 Hawai'i 12 215 884 4.11 8 54 49 22 6
41 Buffalo 12 218 891 4.09 9 49 48 27 6
41 Florida 13 246 922 3.75 5 44 55 27 6
41 Liberty 11 200 932 4.66 8 75 47 30 6
41 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 232 1035 4.46 9 29 62 32 6
41 Duke 12 274 1062 3.88 7 66 64 39 6
41 Western Michigan 13 233 1101 4.73 13 67 57 32 6
41 UAB 12 226 1108 4.90 16 51 66 35 6
41 Louisiana-Monroe 12 241 1130 4.69 11 57 66 34 6
56 Indiana 13 188 616 3.28 7 98 37 14 7
56 Arizona State 13 194 657 3.39 7 55 37 20 7
56 Vanderbilt 12 193 753 3.90 6 32 44 19 7
56 North Carolina 12 232 805 3.47 10 38 50 27 7
56 Toledo 12 209 816 3.90 2 29 48 22 7
56 Louisville 12 222 870 3.92 9 59 54 32 7
56 Alabama 12 220 898 4.08 4 45 50 27 7
56 East Carolina 12 252 903 3.58 7 62 43 26 7
56 San Jose State 12 281 922 3.28 11 25 58 23 7
56 South Florida 12 229 928 4.05 11 77 47 28 7
56 Connecticut 12 219 949 4.33 6 48 53 26 7
56 USC 12 187 951 5.09 9 53 49 25 7
56 Tulane 14 232 1070 4.61 7 72 51 32 7
56 Oregon State 12 205 1097 5.35 11 54 58 36 7
56 New Mexico State 12 222 1178 5.31 16 71 55 30 7
56 Illinois 12 211 1187 5.63 6 35 65 36 7
56 Jacksonville State 14 287 1329 4.63 16 38 73 49 7
73 UTSA 12 225 775 3.44 13 79 38 22 8
73 James Madison 13 213 777 3.65 6 51 40 28 8
73 Texas State 12 211 782 3.71 12 64 43 31 8
73 West Virginia 13 202 835 4.13 12 51 49 27 8
73 Penn State 14 244 875 3.59 5 75 56 30 8
73 Washington 12 211 923 4.37 13 53 59 27 8
73 Rutgers 12 190 928 4.88 11 49 54 31 8
73 BYU 12 205 1016 4.96 12 54 53 29 8
73 Georgia Southern 13 213 1035 4.86 8 77 50 38 8
73 Marshall 13 247 1071 4.34 8 86 52 32 8
73 Baylor 12 254 1130 4.45 8 51 63 38 8
84 Pittsburgh 12 222 737 3.32 11 71 44 25 9
84 UCF 12 188 810 4.31 10 57 43 21 9
84 Wake Forest 12 209 888 4.25 8 60 58 32 9
84 Oregon 13 223 898 4.03 8 53 48 27 9
84 North Carolina State 12 180 923 5.13 10 67 44 32 9
84 Notre Dame 13 230 945 4.11 5 60 44 26 9
84 UNLV 14 237 970 4.09 10 75 48 32 9
84 Georgia 13 253 971 3.84 9 44 52 33 9
84 Florida Atlantic 12 217 980 4.52 7 64 54 28 9
84 Old Dominion 12 237 1056 4.46 7 68 59 34 9
84 Akron 12 238 1089 4.58 10 62 54 31 9
84 Purdue 12 228 1135 4.98 18 70 64 43 9
84 Nevada 13 226 1152 5.10 16 50 60 33 9
84 Georgia State 12 224 1198 5.35 12 52 58 37 9
98 Kansas State 12 197 660 3.35 5 39 42 23 10
98 Colorado 12 214 856 4.00 9 47 47 28 10
98 Rice 12 223 872 3.91 7 65 50 31 10
98 LSU 12 203 881 4.34 11 75 48 28 10
98 Troy 12 206 933 4.53 13 49 47 31 10
98 Bowling Green 12 207 966 4.67 4 44 51 32 10
98 UTEP 12 241 1006 4.17 12 73 44 29 10
98 TCU 12 233 1014 4.35 9 71 59 34 10
98 South Alabama 13 228 1051 4.61 11 86 49 32 10
98 San Diego State 12 234 1160 4.96 13 68 62 32 10
98 Arizona 12 231 1199 5.19 16 55 71 37 10
98 Iowa State 13 239 1263 5.28 10 80 54 42 10
110 Texas A&M 12 188 773 4.11 4 40 40 28 11
110 Boise State 13 199 834 4.19 6 83 38 28 11
110 Cincinnati 12 198 903 4.56 8 39 39 23 11
110 Tulsa 12 213 916 4.30 13 93 48 28 11
110 Colorado State 12 201 948 4.72 6 43 42 31 11
110 Charlotte 12 230 1176 5.11 11 49 64 40 11
110 New Mexico 12 238 1180 4.96 11 84 64 29 11
110 Utah State 12 215 1231 5.73 11 75 56 36 11
110 North Texas 12 261 1248 4.78 15 42 67 35 11
110 Middle Tennessee 12 247 1254 5.08 17 60 66 46 11
110 Coastal Carolina 12 240 1254 5.23 8 51 65 38 11
121 Miami (Florida) 12 176 795 4.52 9 71 38 24 12
121 Syracuse 12 184 1058 5.75 9 75 40 27 12
121 Appalachian State 11 190 1208 6.36 12 83 56 37 12
121 Wyoming 12 219 1310 5.98 15 75 63 39 12
125 Kennesaw State 12 221 1165 5.27 11 58 62 36 13
125 Arkansas State 12 249 1445 5.80 16 92 69 48 13
127 Ball State 12 171 942 5.51 9 76 40 25 14
127 Central Michigan 12 216 1003 4.64 10 72 49 31 14
127 Western Kentucky 14 283 1627 5.75 13 85 73 49 14
130 Oklahoma State 12 236 1263 5.35 14 48 68 45 16
130 Kent State 12 256 1620 6.33 24 92 81 54 16
130 Temple 12 248 1658 6.69 17 88 64 40 16
133 Southern Mississippi 12 223 1304 5.85 16 73 63 46 18
134 Clemson 14 249 1228 4.93 9 50 66 47 19
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards