2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Sam Houston State 13 110 332 3.02 5 18 17 5 0
2 Penn State 16 113 263 2.33 1 19 22 8 0
3 Louisville 13 109 356 3.27 0 21 21 13 2
3 Auburn 12 103 366 3.55 4 21 23 10 4
5 Mississippi 13 107 184 1.72 2 23 19 7 1
5 California 13 90 233 2.59 2 23 14 8 1
7 Kansas State 13 95 342 3.60 2 24 16 12 3
7 North Carolina 13 111 498 4.49 3 24 27 11 3
9 Louisiana-Monroe 12 102 514 5.04 5 25 33 15 2
10 Bowling Green 13 110 330 3.00 1 26 20 11 2
10 UNLV 14 114 387 3.39 2 26 26 13 2
10 Cincinnati 12 117 582 4.97 4 26 31 17 5
13 Arizona State 14 108 462 4.28 6 27 31 16 4
14 Ohio State 16 122 203 1.66 1 28 19 5 2
14 Duke 13 101 356 3.52 3 28 17 14 2
14 Colorado 13 125 506 4.05 3 28 32 17 6
14 UAB 12 133 651 4.89 6 28 36 20 4
18 Miami (Florida) 13 96 301 3.14 1 29 17 13 4
18 Pittsburgh 13 114 373 3.27 3 29 23 14 2
18 TCU 13 118 458 3.88 6 29 32 17 1
21 UCLA 12 84 368 4.38 4 30 18 13 1
21 Fresno State 13 105 400 3.81 3 30 25 13 3
21 Georgia Tech 13 90 412 4.58 2 30 23 15 4
24 Iowa 13 89 339 3.81 2 31 20 8 2
24 Baylor 13 114 399 3.50 4 31 20 13 4
26 Nebraska 13 87 220 2.53 0 32 16 8 2
26 Jacksonville State 14 131 353 2.69 2 32 19 6 3
26 Oregon 14 109 393 3.61 2 32 25 13 3
29 Washington State 13 88 471 5.35 6 33 24 14 8
30 Northern Illinois 13 86 253 2.94 2 34 14 6 3
30 Boston College 13 98 303 3.09 2 34 17 9 3
30 Clemson 14 109 318 2.92 3 34 22 11 2
30 Air Force 12 94 462 4.91 8 34 22 14 3
30 Toledo 13 144 483 3.35 3 34 29 19 3
30 Ball State 12 89 501 5.63 6 34 25 14 7
36 Connecticut 13 105 322 3.07 3 35 19 10 3
36 UCF 12 104 332 3.19 3 35 20 11 2
36 Appalachian State 11 96 443 4.61 6 35 29 12 4
36 Navy 13 115 484 4.21 4 35 29 12 2
36 Wisconsin 12 100 613 6.13 5 35 32 19 4
41 Michigan State 12 95 288 3.03 5 36 13 5 2
41 Alabama 13 118 343 2.91 5 36 22 10 2
41 South Carolina 13 90 374 4.16 6 36 21 12 3
41 Illinois 13 113 389 3.44 2 36 22 8 1
41 Maryland 11 88 398 4.52 2 36 21 15 3
41 San Jose State 13 127 545 4.29 6 36 34 19 6
41 Texas Tech 13 112 575 5.13 8 36 29 19 5
48 Wake Forest 12 81 302 3.73 4 38 24 15 2
48 BYU 13 107 404 3.78 1 38 21 15 3
48 South Florida 13 118 423 3.58 3 38 25 18 2
48 Arizona 12 97 480 4.95 5 38 25 18 5
48 Florida Atlantic 12 111 553 4.98 4 38 29 16 6
53 USC 13 98 450 4.59 3 39 21 12 6
54 Louisiana Tech 13 103 352 3.42 5 40 22 10 1
54 West Virginia 13 100 370 3.70 3 40 21 12 5
54 Minnesota 13 97 386 3.98 4 40 27 12 1
57 James Madison 13 113 388 3.43 3 41 23 15 4
57 Syracuse 13 93 397 4.27 5 41 23 13 5
59 East Carolina 13 140 572 4.09 6 42 34 16 7
59 North Texas 13 129 572 4.43 5 42 29 16 5
61 UTSA 13 93 295 3.17 3 43 18 9 3
61 Tennessee 13 109 333 3.06 4 43 21 14 2
61 Miami (Ohio) 14 130 501 3.85 5 43 29 16 3
61 Florida State 12 109 551 5.06 4 43 31 17 7
65 Akron 12 115 458 3.98 6 45 25 14 2
65 New Mexico State 12 113 494 4.37 7 45 26 18 6
65 Liberty 12 123 586 4.76 6 45 30 19 3
65 Florida 13 130 600 4.62 5 45 36 19 4
69 Kennesaw State 12 102 498 4.88 8 46 31 16 6
69 Georgia State 12 117 623 5.32 7 46 31 22 4
71 Western Kentucky 14 159 697 4.38 6 47 38 18 4
72 Texas 16 149 496 3.33 3 48 29 13 4
73 Purdue 12 109 594 5.45 5 49 33 22 7
74 Houston 12 86 352 4.09 4 50 22 13 2
74 Kentucky 11 111 513 4.62 5 50 25 14 3
76 New Mexico 12 116 557 4.80 3 51 29 16 4
77 Texas A&M 13 111 503 4.53 4 52 28 13 5
77 Mississippi State 12 130 609 4.68 4 52 28 15 5
79 Arkansas 13 102 409 4.01 5 53 19 9 3
79 Central Michigan 11 95 425 4.47 2 53 21 12 5
79 SMU 14 127 517 4.07 5 53 34 17 4
82 South Alabama 13 115 447 3.89 3 54 29 20 4
82 Utah 12 89 460 5.17 4 54 18 17 5
82 Kansas 12 94 507 5.39 4 54 29 19 5
82 Washington 13 94 528 5.62 2 54 25 16 4
82 Charlotte 12 112 708 6.32 7 54 37 22 6
87 Temple 12 120 626 5.22 7 55 33 18 5
88 Marshall 13 138 716 5.19 6 56 39 22 6
89 Buffalo 13 102 432 4.24 3 57 20 11 3
89 Texas State 13 121 523 4.32 8 57 27 22 5
89 San Diego State 12 134 555 4.14 5 57 35 13 3
89 Southern Mississippi 12 125 743 5.94 8 57 33 27 9
93 Ohio 14 112 450 4.02 3 58 26 17 4
94 Florida International 12 97 415 4.28 5 59 24 11 3
94 UTEP 12 120 618 5.15 8 59 29 21 5
96 Memphis 13 94 381 4.05 2 60 18 9 4
96 Oregon State 12 101 534 5.29 4 60 24 12 5
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 111 652 5.87 6 60 35 22 6
96 Western Michigan 13 137 808 5.90 9 60 43 23 7
100 Old Dominion 12 117 516 4.41 5 63 24 12 5
100 Tulsa 12 105 632 6.02 7 63 22 17 6
102 Vanderbilt 13 97 526 5.42 5 64 25 13 6
102 Northwestern 12 104 545 5.24 6 64 32 15 6
104 Michigan 13 77 319 4.14 1 65 17 9 4
104 Rutgers 13 85 461 5.42 6 65 18 11 4
104 Middle Tennessee 12 95 570 6.00 7 65 28 19 7
107 Oklahoma State 12 102 566 5.55 5 66 30 18 5
107 Eastern Michigan 12 108 627 5.81 5 66 32 23 6
107 Massachusetts 12 123 797 6.48 9 66 41 23 6
110 LSU 13 97 374 3.86 4 67 25 13 3
110 Georgia Southern 13 105 592 5.64 8 67 28 16 7
110 Iowa State 14 110 694 6.31 4 67 30 19 7
113 Army 12 69 297 4.30 2 68 17 9 1
113 Georgia 14 108 422 3.91 2 68 22 9 3
113 Rice 12 108 524 4.85 4 68 25 18 4
116 Troy 12 86 421 4.90 5 69 20 11 7
116 Virginia Tech 13 132 587 4.45 6 69 32 20 5
118 Notre Dame 16 145 450 3.10 4 70 27 12 2
119 Arkansas State 13 110 629 5.72 8 72 30 23 8
120 Tulane 14 109 431 3.95 3 73 21 16 5
121 Kent State 12 125 876 7.01 6 74 40 28 9
122 Indiana 13 108 287 2.66 2 75 17 10 1
122 Missouri 13 101 507 5.02 6 75 24 17 7
122 Coastal Carolina 13 119 518 4.35 4 75 25 16 3
122 North Carolina State 13 109 567 5.20 8 75 29 20 7
122 Utah State 12 128 670 5.23 7 75 30 23 6
127 Virginia 12 100 479 4.79 6 76 25 8 2
128 Nevada 13 117 531 4.54 7 80 31 18 2
129 Wyoming 12 80 507 6.34 3 85 18 16 7
130 Boise State 14 110 458 4.16 3 86 26 14 5
130 Hawai'i 12 95 557 5.86 5 86 24 17 4
132 Stanford 12 95 583 6.14 8 94 23 15 5
133 Oklahoma 13 118 393 3.33 2 95 22 5 2
134 Colorado State 13 125 597 4.78 6 97 28 9 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards