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