2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 12 99 172 1.74 2 23 19 7 1
1 Penn State 13 81 172 2.12 0 19 14 7 0
3 Ohio State 12 90 179 1.99 0 28 12 5 2
4 Nebraska 12 81 221 2.73 0 32 16 8 2
5 California 13 90 233 2.59 2 23 14 8 1
6 Northern Illinois 12 81 248 3.06 2 34 14 6 3
7 Boston College 12 92 255 2.77 2 24 16 8 2
8 Army 11 63 269 4.27 2 68 15 9 1
9 Miami (Florida) 12 89 272 3.06 1 29 15 12 3
10 Oklahoma 12 108 276 2.56 1 25 20 4 1
11 Clemson 13 96 278 2.90 3 34 20 10 2
12 Indiana 13 108 287 2.66 2 75 17 10 1
13 Michigan State 12 95 288 3.03 5 36 13 5 2
14 Louisiana Tech 12 89 292 3.28 5 40 18 10 1
15 Tennessee 12 101 298 2.95 3 43 18 13 2
16 Wake Forest 12 81 302 3.73 4 38 24 15 2
17 Connecticut 12 97 307 3.16 3 35 18 8 3
18 Bowling Green 12 104 310 2.98 1 26 19 10 2
19 UTSA 12 88 311 3.53 3 43 18 9 3
20 Alabama 12 104 320 3.08 5 36 20 9 2
21 Kansas State 12 85 326 3.84 2 24 15 11 3
22 Duke 12 95 328 3.45 2 28 16 13 2
23 Iowa 12 85 329 3.87 1 31 20 8 2
24 Notre Dame 13 123 331 2.69 3 27 23 10 1
25 Sam Houston State 13 110 332 3.02 5 18 17 5 0
25 UCF 12 104 332 3.19 3 35 20 11 2
27 Michigan 12 74 339 4.58 1 65 17 9 4
28 South Carolina 12 83 346 4.17 5 36 18 11 3
29 Illinois 12 105 350 3.33 1 18 20 7 0
30 Louisville 12 101 352 3.49 0 21 21 13 2
30 Houston 12 86 352 4.09 4 50 22 13 2
30 Rutgers 12 76 352 4.63 5 35 15 8 2
33 Jacksonville State 14 131 353 2.69 2 32 19 6 3
34 Baylor 12 107 354 3.31 4 31 18 12 4
35 Pittsburgh 12 109 360 3.30 3 29 23 13 2
35 Buffalo 12 98 360 3.67 3 41 19 9 2
37 Fresno State 12 96 361 3.76 3 30 23 11 3
38 Oregon 13 104 366 3.52 1 32 24 12 3
38 Auburn 12 103 366 3.55 4 21 23 10 4
40 UCLA 12 84 368 4.38 4 30 18 13 1
41 West Virginia 13 100 370 3.70 3 40 21 12 5
41 LSU 12 87 370 4.25 4 67 23 12 3
43 Syracuse 12 83 372 4.48 5 41 21 13 5
44 Georgia 13 98 379 3.87 2 68 20 9 3
44 Arkansas 12 97 379 3.91 5 53 18 8 3
44 Georgia Tech 12 80 379 4.74 2 30 22 14 4
47 Minnesota 12 92 380 4.13 4 40 26 12 1
48 Memphis 13 94 381 4.05 2 60 18 9 4
49 South Florida 12 113 385 3.41 3 38 23 17 2
50 UNLV 14 114 387 3.39 2 26 26 13 2
51 James Madison 13 113 388 3.43 3 41 23 15 4
52 BYU 12 103 393 3.82 1 38 20 15 3
53 Texas 13 123 394 3.20 3 48 23 10 2
54 Maryland 11 88 398 4.52 2 36 21 15 3
55 Boise State 13 102 402 3.94 3 86 23 12 4
56 Toledo 12 128 404 3.16 3 34 24 16 3
57 USC 12 90 411 4.57 3 39 19 11 6
58 Florida International 12 97 415 4.28 5 59 24 11 3
59 Troy 12 86 421 4.90 5 69 20 11 7
60 Central Michigan 11 95 425 4.47 2 53 21 12 5
61 Miami (Ohio) 13 121 430 3.55 5 43 25 13 2
62 Tulane 14 109 431 3.95 3 73 21 16 5
63 Appalachian State 11 96 443 4.61 6 35 29 12 4
63 Washington 12 86 443 5.15 1 40 23 14 3
65 Colorado 12 112 446 3.98 2 28 29 15 5
65 Liberty 11 102 446 4.37 5 32 22 16 2
67 South Alabama 13 115 447 3.89 3 54 29 20 4
68 Navy 12 105 448 4.27 4 35 27 11 2
69 Ohio 14 112 450 4.02 3 58 26 17 4
70 TCU 12 108 451 4.18 6 29 30 16 1
71 Missouri 12 89 454 5.10 6 75 21 14 6
72 Akron 12 115 458 3.98 6 45 25 14 2
72 North Carolina State 12 96 458 4.77 7 75 25 16 5
74 Utah 12 89 460 5.17 4 54 18 17 5
75 Air Force 12 94 462 4.91 8 34 22 14 3
76 Washington State 12 86 464 5.40 6 33 23 14 8
77 Colorado State 12 117 465 3.97 3 62 25 7 4
77 North Carolina 12 103 465 4.51 3 24 25 10 3
77 Arizona State 13 103 465 4.51 6 27 31 16 4
80 SMU 13 118 471 3.99 5 53 31 15 4
81 Coastal Carolina 12 111 474 4.27 4 75 23 14 3
82 Virginia 12 100 479 4.79 6 76 25 8 2
83 Arizona 12 97 480 4.95 5 38 25 18 5
84 New Mexico State 12 113 494 4.37 7 45 26 18 6
84 Texas A&M 12 107 494 4.62 4 52 27 13 5
86 Kennesaw State 12 102 498 4.88 8 46 31 16 6
87 Ball State 12 89 501 5.63 6 34 25 14 7
88 Kansas 12 94 507 5.39 4 54 29 19 5
88 Wyoming 12 80 507 6.34 3 85 18 16 7
90 Kentucky 11 111 513 4.62 5 50 25 14 3
91 Louisiana-Monroe 12 102 514 5.04 5 25 33 15 2
91 Texas Tech 12 100 514 5.14 8 36 26 17 4
93 San Jose State 12 120 516 4.30 6 36 33 18 6
93 Old Dominion 12 117 516 4.41 5 63 24 12 5
95 Texas State 12 118 522 4.42 8 57 27 22 5
96 Vanderbilt 12 91 523 5.75 5 64 25 13 6
97 Rice 12 108 524 4.85 4 68 25 18 4
98 Nevada 13 117 531 4.54 7 80 31 18 2
99 Oregon State 12 101 534 5.29 4 60 24 12 5
100 North Texas 12 118 538 4.56 4 42 28 15 5
101 Northwestern 12 104 545 5.24 6 64 32 15 6
102 Florida State 12 109 551 5.06 4 43 31 17 7
103 Virginia Tech 12 123 553 4.50 6 69 29 20 5
103 Florida Atlantic 12 111 553 4.98 4 38 29 16 6
105 San Diego State 12 134 555 4.14 5 57 35 13 3
106 New Mexico 12 116 557 4.80 3 51 29 16 4
106 Hawai'i 12 95 557 5.86 5 86 24 17 4
108 East Carolina 12 135 560 4.15 6 42 32 16 7
109 Oklahoma State 12 102 566 5.55 5 66 30 18 5
110 Middle Tennessee 12 95 570 6.00 7 65 28 19 7
111 Cincinnati 12 117 582 4.97 4 26 31 17 5
112 Stanford 12 95 583 6.14 8 94 23 15 5
113 Iowa State 13 98 591 6.03 3 67 25 16 5
114 Georgia Southern 13 105 592 5.64 8 67 28 16 7
115 Purdue 12 109 594 5.45 5 49 33 22 7
116 Florida 13 130 600 4.62 5 45 36 19 4
117 Arkansas State 12 102 607 5.95 8 72 29 23 8
118 Mississippi State 12 130 609 4.68 4 52 28 15 5
119 Wisconsin 12 100 613 6.13 5 35 32 19 4
120 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 106 614 5.79 6 60 33 21 5
121 UTEP 12 120 618 5.15 8 59 29 21 5
122 Georgia State 12 117 623 5.32 7 46 31 22 4
123 Temple 12 120 626 5.22 7 55 33 18 5
124 Eastern Michigan 12 108 627 5.81 5 66 32 23 6
125 Tulsa 12 105 632 6.02 7 63 22 17 6
126 UAB 12 133 651 4.89 6 28 36 20 4
127 Utah State 12 128 670 5.23 7 75 30 23 6
128 Western Kentucky 14 159 697 4.38 6 47 38 18 4
129 Charlotte 12 112 708 6.32 7 54 37 22 6
130 Marshall 13 138 716 5.19 6 56 39 22 6
131 Southern Mississippi 12 125 743 5.94 8 57 33 27 9
132 Massachusetts 12 123 797 6.48 9 66 41 23 6
133 Western Michigan 13 137 808 5.90 9 60 43 23 7
134 Kent State 12 125 876 7.01 6 74 40 28 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards