2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Northern Illinois 13 187 530 2.83 3 36 30 15 5
1 Iowa 13 203 653 3.22 3 31 49 21 3
3 Mississippi 13 218 471 2.16 4 42 39 19 3
3 UCF 12 224 634 2.83 4 35 39 20 4
3 Penn State 16 258 692 2.68 4 43 53 24 4
6 Indiana 13 193 427 2.21 5 75 31 15 2
6 Michigan 13 178 550 3.09 5 65 35 13 5
6 Miami (Florida) 13 201 584 2.91 5 29 35 26 4
6 Nebraska 13 201 613 3.05 5 34 35 19 5
6 Oklahoma 13 234 676 2.89 5 95 38 17 3
6 Georgia 14 222 770 3.47 5 68 42 16 6
6 Louisville 13 223 790 3.54 5 30 47 26 6
6 Minnesota 13 216 814 3.77 5 47 47 27 7
6 Jacksonville State 14 287 1118 3.90 5 59 55 24 9
15 California 13 196 503 2.57 6 24 28 16 2
15 UTSA 13 211 573 2.72 6 43 35 20 7
15 BYU 13 209 635 3.04 6 38 43 24 4
15 Ohio State 16 249 640 2.57 6 33 44 18 9
15 Illinois 13 210 674 3.21 6 36 46 21 3
15 Army 14 172 721 4.19 6 68 43 17 4
15 Alabama 13 244 851 3.49 6 36 48 26 5
15 Wyoming 12 201 990 4.93 6 85 41 36 11
23 UNLV 14 220 640 2.91 7 26 46 25 3
23 Pittsburgh 13 242 677 2.80 7 50 43 26 4
23 Boston College 13 214 696 3.25 7 61 38 22 7
23 James Madison 13 217 723 3.33 7 48 46 32 8
23 Kansas State 13 217 734 3.38 7 41 38 25 7
23 Duke 13 226 793 3.51 7 29 42 32 6
23 Oregon 14 202 801 3.97 7 70 45 25 7
23 Fresno State 13 232 931 4.01 7 30 56 23 8
23 Vanderbilt 13 215 1000 4.65 7 64 55 32 11
23 Kansas 12 226 1043 4.62 7 54 64 42 7
23 Colorado 13 278 1046 3.76 7 62 72 40 11
23 Cincinnati 12 216 1049 4.86 7 32 52 32 10
23 Washington 13 232 1071 4.62 7 78 60 26 7
36 SMU 14 246 785 3.19 8 53 52 25 5
36 Baylor 13 225 795 3.53 8 33 39 24 8
36 South Alabama 13 227 797 3.51 8 54 52 33 4
36 Maryland 12 218 952 4.37 8 68 49 33 5
36 Buffalo 13 228 959 4.21 8 57 47 24 8
36 Navy 13 236 986 4.18 8 37 61 30 5
36 Iowa State 14 235 1206 5.13 8 67 60 37 10
43 Tennessee 13 215 658 3.06 9 43 40 29 5
43 Boise State 14 232 802 3.46 9 86 52 29 8
43 Houston 12 208 808 3.88 9 77 44 19 4
43 Syracuse 13 190 842 4.43 9 53 51 31 7
43 Georgia Tech 13 201 851 4.23 9 53 48 31 11
43 Utah 12 210 874 4.16 9 54 41 31 10
43 Arizona 12 199 889 4.47 9 39 42 30 11
43 Missouri 13 207 908 4.39 9 75 49 31 10
43 Bowling Green 13 223 909 4.08 9 41 49 31 8
43 Virginia 12 226 947 4.19 9 76 52 21 5
43 Clemson 14 228 1021 4.48 9 77 52 32 11
43 Notre Dame 16 291 1026 3.53 9 70 67 30 7
43 Middle Tennessee 12 218 1110 5.09 9 65 58 39 11
43 Florida State 12 247 1313 5.32 9 65 66 41 17
43 Mississippi State 12 294 1379 4.69 9 75 69 38 11
58 UCLA 12 185 605 3.27 10 30 37 17 1
58 Michigan State 12 202 609 3.01 10 75 29 13 5
58 Ohio 14 216 731 3.38 10 58 47 26 7
58 Connecticut 13 225 770 3.42 10 55 43 30 10
58 Auburn 12 246 777 3.16 10 32 48 22 5
58 South Carolina 13 216 813 3.76 10 60 52 25 5
58 USC 13 203 827 4.07 10 63 42 22 7
58 Texas 16 272 857 3.15 10 48 55 26 4
58 Arkansas 13 230 886 3.85 10 53 43 19 8
58 Texas A&M 13 236 916 3.88 10 52 56 28 8
58 North Carolina 13 234 987 4.22 10 68 57 24 6
58 Central Michigan 12 229 1034 4.52 10 75 50 35 13
58 Rice 12 248 1055 4.25 10 68 59 36 7
71 Sam Houston State 13 218 785 3.60 11 33 43 21 2
71 Troy 12 199 811 4.08 11 69 41 24 11
71 Virginia Tech 13 260 1005 3.87 11 69 58 30 7
71 Old Dominion 12 248 1015 4.09 11 63 57 29 8
71 Eastern Michigan 12 225 1078 4.79 11 66 57 39 11
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 224 1080 4.82 11 60 66 35 9
71 Florida Atlantic 12 233 1222 5.24 11 46 58 41 16
78 Louisiana Tech 13 232 902 3.89 12 40 53 33 3
78 Arizona State 14 225 905 4.02 12 45 57 34 6
78 Northwestern 12 211 951 4.51 12 64 54 28 10
78 Appalachian State 11 221 966 4.37 12 35 62 32 8
78 San Jose State 13 248 967 3.90 12 36 63 32 7
78 Wake Forest 12 205 998 4.87 12 61 63 38 8
78 Florida 13 266 1021 3.84 12 45 66 30 8
78 TCU 13 252 1025 4.07 12 36 70 35 5
78 Coastal Carolina 13 255 1037 4.07 12 75 58 34 9
78 Texas State 13 253 1037 4.10 12 70 55 42 11
78 Kentucky 11 235 1088 4.63 12 67 54 28 7
78 Hawai'i 12 211 1104 5.23 12 86 53 36 9
78 Washington State 13 224 1139 5.08 12 72 55 33 15
78 San Diego State 12 275 1327 4.83 12 63 73 41 10
78 Kent State 12 283 1559 5.51 12 74 78 48 15
93 Memphis 13 182 733 4.03 13 90 35 16 8
93 Liberty 12 240 892 3.72 13 45 47 29 4
93 Stanford 12 211 924 4.38 13 94 50 26 5
93 Tulane 14 224 971 4.33 13 75 51 37 12
93 Air Force 12 212 1021 4.82 13 57 51 32 8
93 South Florida 13 267 1036 3.88 13 91 56 39 8
93 Toledo 13 293 1042 3.56 13 45 60 40 7
93 Temple 12 242 1055 4.36 13 55 56 30 8
93 Akron 12 238 1112 4.67 13 71 50 29 10
93 Wisconsin 12 230 1115 4.85 13 35 60 33 8
93 UTEP 12 260 1146 4.41 13 59 56 39 12
93 New Mexico State 12 237 1165 4.92 13 72 57 38 12
93 North Texas 13 266 1248 4.69 13 83 60 30 12
93 Marshall 13 280 1256 4.49 13 56 68 38 12
93 Western Kentucky 14 336 1470 4.38 13 47 90 48 9
108 LSU 13 206 902 4.38 14 72 51 28 8
108 Kennesaw State 12 237 946 3.99 14 46 57 30 10
108 North Carolina State 13 225 1021 4.54 14 86 49 33 12
108 Rutgers 13 198 1036 5.23 14 73 49 28 10
108 Miami (Ohio) 14 263 1089 4.14 14 65 63 38 10
108 Florida International 12 237 1109 4.68 14 59 60 27 8
108 East Carolina 13 272 1191 4.38 14 66 62 31 16
108 Tulsa 12 234 1253 5.35 14 75 51 36 14
108 Oklahoma State 12 241 1317 5.46 14 66 68 44 11
117 Colorado State 13 242 1082 4.47 15 97 55 20 8
117 Oregon State 12 214 1133 5.29 15 67 58 31 14
117 Ball State 12 233 1162 4.99 15 56 60 33 14
117 Georgia Southern 13 234 1175 5.02 15 75 55 34 13
117 Texas Tech 13 237 1191 5.03 15 68 61 38 13
117 Purdue 12 244 1265 5.18 15 49 68 44 12
117 Nevada 13 270 1355 5.02 15 80 75 40 11
117 Western Michigan 13 267 1401 5.25 15 68 74 39 12
117 UAB 12 279 1447 5.19 15 48 75 45 9
117 Southern Mississippi 12 251 1488 5.93 15 68 68 45 17
127 West Virginia 13 242 1043 4.31 16 40 60 34 11
127 Louisiana-Monroe 12 253 1271 5.02 16 45 79 43 10
127 Arkansas State 13 223 1300 5.83 16 81 65 45 13
127 Georgia State 12 259 1326 5.12 16 88 71 46 9
127 Utah State 12 263 1343 5.11 16 75 56 38 11
127 New Mexico 12 233 1375 5.90 16 93 63 39 12
133 Charlotte 12 253 1348 5.33 18 58 74 45 10
134 Massachusetts 12 263 1542 5.86 21 72 82 46 13
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards