2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 12/30/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana 13 193 427 2.21 5 75 31 15 2
2 Mississippi 12 202 443 2.19 4 42 38 19 3
3 California 13 196 503 2.57 6 24 28 16 2
4 Penn State 14 208 530 2.55 2 43 42 19 3
4 Northern Illinois 13 187 530 2.83 3 36 30 15 5
6 Michigan 12 169 547 3.24 5 65 32 12 5
7 UTSA 13 211 573 2.72 6 43 35 20 7
8 Miami (Florida) 13 201 584 2.91 5 29 35 26 4
9 UCLA 12 185 605 3.27 10 30 37 17 1
10 Michigan State 12 202 609 3.01 10 75 29 13 5
11 Illinois 12 197 612 3.11 5 24 43 20 2
12 Nebraska 13 201 613 3.05 5 34 35 19 5
13 UCF 12 224 634 2.83 4 35 39 20 4
14 BYU 13 209 635 3.04 6 38 43 24 4
15 UNLV 14 220 640 2.91 7 26 46 25 3
16 Texas 14 229 645 2.82 7 48 41 19 2
17 Iowa 13 203 653 3.22 3 31 49 21 3
18 Ohio State 13 211 656 3.11 5 33 39 18 9
19 Tennessee 13 215 658 3.06 9 43 40 29 5
20 Boise State 13 212 663 3.13 8 86 47 25 6
21 South Carolina 12 194 670 3.45 8 36 45 22 4
22 Oklahoma 13 234 676 2.89 5 95 38 17 3
23 Pittsburgh 13 242 677 2.80 7 50 43 26 4
24 Georgia 13 199 691 3.47 5 68 38 16 6
25 Liberty 11 206 695 3.37 12 32 36 23 3
26 Boston College 13 214 696 3.25 7 61 38 22 7
27 Army 14 172 721 4.19 6 68 43 17 4
28 James Madison 13 217 723 3.33 7 48 46 32 8
29 Ohio 14 216 731 3.38 10 58 47 26 7
30 Duke 12 212 732 3.45 6 29 40 30 6
30 Baylor 12 210 732 3.49 7 33 36 23 8
32 Memphis 13 182 733 4.03 13 90 35 16 8
33 Kansas State 13 217 734 3.38 7 41 38 25 7
34 Oregon 13 186 741 3.98 6 70 42 23 7
35 Louisville 12 206 755 3.67 5 30 44 25 6
36 Minnesota 12 203 760 3.74 5 40 45 26 6
37 Connecticut 13 225 770 3.42 10 55 43 30 10
38 Auburn 12 246 777 3.16 10 32 48 22 5
39 Alabama 12 216 779 3.61 6 36 44 23 4
40 Notre Dame 13 242 784 3.24 6 27 55 23 5
41 SMU 14 246 785 3.19 8 53 52 25 5
41 Sam Houston State 13 218 785 3.60 11 33 43 21 2
43 South Alabama 13 227 797 3.51 8 54 52 33 4
44 Houston 12 208 808 3.88 9 77 44 19 4
45 Troy 12 199 811 4.08 11 69 41 24 11
46 USC 13 203 827 4.07 10 63 42 22 7
47 Syracuse 13 190 842 4.43 9 53 51 31 7
48 Georgia Tech 13 201 851 4.23 9 53 48 31 11
49 Buffalo 12 214 853 3.99 8 54 44 22 7
50 Arizona State 13 206 871 4.23 11 45 55 34 6
51 Utah 12 210 874 4.16 9 54 41 31 10
52 LSU 12 189 878 4.65 13 72 48 27 8
53 Arkansas 13 230 886 3.85 10 53 43 19 8
54 Arizona 12 199 889 4.47 9 39 42 30 11
55 Louisiana Tech 13 232 902 3.89 12 40 53 33 3
56 Missouri 13 207 908 4.39 9 75 49 31 10
57 Bowling Green 13 223 909 4.08 9 41 49 31 8
58 Texas A&M 13 236 916 3.88 10 52 56 28 8
59 Stanford 12 211 924 4.38 13 94 50 26 5
60 Fresno State 13 232 931 4.01 7 30 56 23 8
61 Kennesaw State 12 237 946 3.99 14 46 57 30 10
62 Virginia 12 226 947 4.19 9 76 52 21 5
63 Northwestern 12 211 951 4.51 12 64 54 28 10
64 Maryland 12 218 952 4.37 8 68 49 33 5
65 Virginia Tech 12 239 953 3.99 11 69 53 30 7
66 Appalachian State 11 221 966 4.37 12 35 62 32 8
67 San Jose State 13 248 967 3.90 12 36 63 32 7
68 Tulane 14 224 971 4.33 13 75 51 37 12
69 Washington 12 217 974 4.49 6 78 57 24 6
70 Texas State 12 242 979 4.05 10 57 54 41 10
71 Navy 13 236 986 4.18 8 37 61 30 5
72 North Carolina 13 234 987 4.22 10 68 57 24 6
73 Wyoming 12 201 990 4.93 6 85 41 36 11
74 Wake Forest 12 205 998 4.87 12 61 63 38 8
75 Vanderbilt 13 215 1000 4.65 7 64 55 32 11
76 Old Dominion 12 248 1015 4.09 11 63 57 29 8
77 Florida 13 266 1021 3.84 12 45 66 30 8
77 Clemson 14 228 1021 4.48 9 77 52 32 11
77 North Carolina State 13 225 1021 4.54 14 86 49 33 12
77 Air Force 12 212 1021 4.82 13 57 51 32 8
81 TCU 13 252 1025 4.07 12 36 70 35 5
82 Central Michigan 12 229 1034 4.52 10 75 50 35 13
83 South Florida 13 267 1036 3.88 13 91 56 39 8
83 Rutgers 13 198 1036 5.23 14 73 49 28 10
85 Coastal Carolina 13 255 1037 4.07 12 75 58 34 9
86 Toledo 13 293 1042 3.56 13 45 60 40 7
87 West Virginia 13 242 1043 4.31 16 40 60 34 11
87 Kansas 12 226 1043 4.62 7 54 64 42 7
89 Colorado 13 278 1046 3.76 7 62 72 40 11
90 Cincinnati 12 216 1049 4.86 7 32 52 32 10
91 Rice 12 248 1055 4.25 10 68 59 36 7
91 Temple 12 242 1055 4.36 13 55 56 30 8
93 Eastern Michigan 12 225 1078 4.79 11 66 57 39 11
94 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 224 1080 4.82 11 60 66 35 9
95 Colorado State 13 242 1082 4.47 15 97 55 20 8
96 Kentucky 11 235 1088 4.63 12 67 54 28 7
97 Miami (Ohio) 14 263 1089 4.14 14 65 63 38 10
98 North Texas 12 239 1098 4.59 11 83 55 27 10
99 Hawai'i 12 211 1104 5.23 12 86 53 36 9
100 Florida International 12 237 1109 4.68 14 59 60 27 8
101 Middle Tennessee 12 218 1110 5.09 9 65 58 39 11
102 Akron 12 238 1112 4.67 13 71 50 29 10
103 Wisconsin 12 230 1115 4.85 13 35 60 33 8
104 Jacksonville State 14 287 1118 3.90 5 59 55 24 9
105 Oregon State 12 214 1133 5.29 15 67 58 31 14
106 Washington State 13 224 1139 5.08 12 72 55 33 15
107 UTEP 12 260 1148 4.42 13 59 56 39 12
108 Ball State 12 233 1162 4.99 15 56 60 33 14
109 New Mexico State 12 237 1165 4.92 13 72 57 38 12
110 Georgia Southern 13 234 1175 5.02 15 75 55 34 13
111 East Carolina 13 272 1191 4.38 14 66 62 31 16
111 Texas Tech 13 237 1191 5.03 15 68 61 38 13
113 Iowa State 14 235 1206 5.13 8 67 60 37 10
114 Florida Atlantic 12 233 1222 5.24 11 46 58 41 16
115 Tulsa 12 234 1253 5.35 14 75 51 36 14
116 Marshall 13 280 1256 4.49 13 56 68 38 12
117 Purdue 12 244 1265 5.18 15 49 68 44 12
118 Louisiana-Monroe 12 253 1271 5.02 16 45 79 43 10
119 Arkansas State 13 223 1300 5.83 16 81 65 45 13
120 Florida State 12 247 1313 5.32 9 65 66 41 17
121 Oklahoma State 12 241 1317 5.46 14 66 68 44 11
122 Georgia State 12 259 1326 5.12 16 88 71 46 9
123 San Diego State 12 275 1327 4.83 12 63 73 41 10
124 Utah State 12 263 1343 5.11 16 75 56 38 11
125 Charlotte 12 253 1348 5.33 18 58 74 45 10
126 Nevada 13 270 1355 5.02 15 80 74 40 11
127 New Mexico 12 233 1375 5.90 16 93 63 39 12
128 Mississippi State 12 294 1379 4.69 9 75 69 38 11
129 Western Michigan 13 267 1401 5.25 15 68 74 39 12
130 UAB 12 279 1447 5.19 15 48 75 45 9
131 Western Kentucky 14 336 1470 4.38 13 47 90 48 9
132 Southern Mississippi 12 251 1488 5.93 15 68 68 45 17
133 Massachusetts 12 263 1542 5.86 21 72 82 46 13
134 Kent State 12 283 1559 5.51 12 74 78 48 15
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards