2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 13 202 514 2.54 2 30 14 15 2
2 Michigan 13 196 574 2.93 5 55 15 15 4
3 Nebraska 13 202 590 2.92 5 21 15 17 2
4 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
5 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
6 Miami (Florida) 13 185 646 3.49 5 71 22 23 9
7 Oklahoma 13 223 655 2.94 7 50 15 15 5
8 California 13 218 670 3.07 10 28 15 17 3
9 UTSA 13 215 673 3.13 8 79 20 20 6
10 Tennessee 13 225 684 3.04 5 50 25 25 5
11 James Madison 13 215 685 3.19 7 31 26 26 4
12 Indiana 13 170 701 4.12 5 98 17 18 7
13 Kansas State 13 213 717 3.37 6 41 22 24 10
14 UNLV 14 220 721 3.28 9 48 20 22 5
15 Louisville 13 216 723 3.35 6 30 21 22 4
16 Ohio 14 208 727 3.50 11 58 23 24 9
17 Ohio State 16 235 728 3.10 6 28 18 17 3
17 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
19 Texas A&M 13 210 737 3.51 0 29 25 26 4
20 SMU 14 239 745 3.12 2 25 21 20 3
20 South Carolina 13 215 745 3.47 4 27 22 23 3
22 Minnesota 13 202 746 3.69 4 40 21 22 5
23 Army 14 163 747 4.58 5 68 20 22 4
24 Memphis 13 172 751 4.37 8 90 15 15 4
25 Liberty 12 219 771 3.52 11 75 22 21 5
26 Iowa 13 205 776 3.79 3 29 24 25 3
27 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
28 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
29 Boise State 14 201 800 3.98 4 86 24 25 9
30 Baylor 13 222 810 3.65 3 51 19 21 3
31 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
32 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
33 Arkansas 13 219 817 3.73 6 38 15 16 4
34 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
35 Arizona State 14 203 823 4.05 7 55 25 26 11
36 Georgia 14 232 838 3.61 7 68 16 17 6
37 Georgia Tech 13 187 839 4.49 7 71 25 26 9
38 Pittsburgh 13 239 847 3.54 12 71 23 24 9
39 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
40 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
41 Penn State 16 259 856 3.31 4 75 27 27 6
42 Toledo 13 247 863 3.49 7 29 22 25 7
43 Bowling Green 13 206 865 4.20 7 41 26 27 8
44 Northern Illinois 13 209 869 4.16 4 34 29 29 5
45 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
46 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
47 Connecticut 13 228 877 3.85 7 48 27 28 6
48 Louisiana Tech 13 241 889 3.69 9 40 27 29 3
48 Vanderbilt 13 214 889 4.15 7 39 29 30 7
48 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
51 Sam Houston State 13 217 891 4.11 6 33 27 28 2
52 BYU 13 198 894 4.52 8 54 26 28 4
53 Texas 16 257 895 3.48 7 53 19 20 5
54 North Carolina State 13 206 896 4.35 10 75 27 29 10
55 Navy 13 215 898 4.18 5 64 17 19 2
56 Boston College 13 218 906 4.16 14 83 25 26 8
57 Illinois 13 210 924 4.40 6 35 24 24 7
58 Texas State 13 240 927 3.86 13 49 40 42 10
58 LSU 13 202 927 4.59 15 75 30 31 8
60 Duke 13 254 937 3.69 9 29 32 32 5
61 Missouri 13 201 943 4.69 8 75 23 25 6
62 Colorado 13 244 950 3.89 6 31 31 29 11
63 Alabama 13 233 952 4.09 4 40 28 28 6
64 San Jose State 13 247 953 3.86 12 36 28 28 7
64 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
66 Texas Tech 13 233 958 4.11 19 68 29 30 8
66 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
68 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
69 West Virginia 13 222 968 4.36 14 46 31 31 11
70 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
70 Miami (Ohio) 14 225 973 4.32 9 65 26 26 7
72 South Florida 13 257 979 3.81 15 77 27 27 7
73 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
74 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
75 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
76 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
77 Virginia Tech 13 232 1006 4.34 8 69 26 26 7
78 Syracuse 13 207 1007 4.86 5 53 26 28 9
79 North Carolina 13 256 1012 3.95 10 47 29 29 7
79 Oregon 14 215 1012 4.71 10 70 27 27 10
81 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
82 Fresno State 13 223 1021 4.58 6 53 24 25 7
83 Florida 13 231 1035 4.48 7 45 25 26 7
84 TCU 13 234 1040 4.44 12 40 38 39 6
85 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
86 Colorado State 13 221 1053 4.76 9 97 23 25 11
87 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
88 East Carolina 13 258 1063 4.12 7 65 24 26 13
89 Buffalo 13 214 1066 4.98 8 57 26 28 10
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 231 1067 4.62 4 33 32 33 7
91 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
92 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
93 South Alabama 13 224 1079 4.82 10 86 36 38 9
94 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
95 Tulane 14 225 1084 4.82 9 75 32 32 12
95 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
97 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
98 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
99 Notre Dame 16 266 1100 4.14 3 60 24 26 10
100 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
101 USC 13 211 1117 5.29 7 53 33 32 9
102 Clemson 14 226 1123 4.97 12 47 35 36 12
103 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
104 Charlotte 12 233 1150 4.94 14 58 35 36 7
105 Washington State 13 209 1166 5.58 10 59 35 37 7
106 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
107 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
108 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
109 Coastal Carolina 13 246 1210 4.92 8 56 39 41 11
110 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
111 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
112 Rutgers 13 207 1225 5.92 10 65 36 37 10
113 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
114 Arkansas State 13 241 1241 5.15 17 92 38 41 13
115 Georgia Southern 13 234 1248 5.33 9 77 34 35 9
115 Eastern Michigan 12 216 1248 5.78 9 66 42 43 14
117 Jacksonville State 14 282 1256 4.45 10 59 37 38 6
118 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
119 Washington 13 213 1278 6.00 11 78 34 34 12
120 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
121 New Mexico State 12 229 1290 5.63 15 71 39 41 9
122 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
123 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
124 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
125 Iowa State 14 239 1334 5.58 8 80 36 39 12
126 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
127 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
128 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
129 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
130 North Texas 13 267 1409 5.28 14 83 38 39 14
131 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
132 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
133 Western Kentucky 14 293 1546 5.28 11 85 43 45 9
134 Kent State 12 274 1683 6.14 18 92 53 54 17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards