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