2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 12 191 495 2.59 2 30 14 15 2
2 California 12 198 572 2.89 9 28 12 14 2
3 Michigan 12 184 547 2.97 5 55 14 14 3
3 SMU 13 221 656 2.97 2 25 18 17 3
5 UNLV 13 199 598 3.01 8 33 17 19 3
6 Oklahoma 12 204 620 3.04 6 50 15 15 5
7 Nebraska 12 187 572 3.06 3 21 14 16 2
8 UTSA 12 196 604 3.08 8 79 17 17 6
8 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
8 Tennessee 12 208 640 3.08 5 50 24 24 5
11 Ohio State 12 188 621 3.30 5 28 15 14 3
11 James Madison 12 204 673 3.30 7 31 24 24 4
11 Texas 13 212 700 3.30 5 53 14 15 2
14 Kansas State 12 191 635 3.32 5 41 20 22 9
14 South Carolina 12 198 657 3.32 3 27 19 20 3
16 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
17 Toledo 12 216 734 3.40 6 29 19 21 6
18 Miami (Florida) 12 169 584 3.46 4 71 19 20 7
19 Texas A&M 12 193 670 3.47 0 29 23 24 4
20 Louisville 12 201 702 3.49 6 30 21 22 4
21 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
22 Louisiana Tech 12 212 746 3.52 6 40 23 25 3
23 Ohio 13 193 694 3.60 8 58 22 23 9
23 Pittsburgh 12 222 800 3.60 12 71 22 22 8
25 Baylor 12 208 757 3.64 3 51 18 20 3
26 Duke 12 237 864 3.65 7 29 30 30 5
27 Arkansas 12 202 739 3.66 6 38 13 14 4
28 Indiana 12 151 555 3.68 4 75 15 16 5
28 Penn State 13 198 729 3.68 3 75 24 24 6
28 Georgia 13 213 783 3.68 7 68 15 16 6
31 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
32 Connecticut 12 211 791 3.75 7 48 20 21 6
33 Liberty 11 198 744 3.76 11 75 21 20 5
34 North Carolina 12 236 890 3.77 10 38 26 26 6
35 Minnesota 12 189 714 3.78 4 40 21 22 5
35 Colorado 12 224 846 3.78 5 31 27 25 9
37 South Florida 12 241 932 3.87 13 77 26 26 7
38 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
39 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
40 San Jose State 12 235 930 3.96 11 36 28 28 7
41 Iowa 12 189 759 4.02 3 29 22 23 3
41 Vanderbilt 12 197 791 4.02 7 39 25 26 5
43 Boise State 13 178 718 4.03 4 86 22 23 8
44 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
45 Sam Houston State 12 200 811 4.06 5 33 23 24 2
46 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
47 Northern Illinois 12 196 800 4.08 3 34 26 26 5
47 East Carolina 12 244 996 4.08 7 65 21 23 13
49 Texas State 12 223 912 4.09 13 49 39 41 10
50 North Carolina State 12 188 781 4.15 10 75 24 26 9
51 Boston College 12 197 828 4.20 12 83 24 25 7
52 Bowling Green 12 190 803 4.23 7 41 25 26 7
53 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
54 Texas Tech 12 211 896 4.25 17 68 26 27 8
55 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
56 Miami (Ohio) 13 208 888 4.27 9 65 22 22 6
57 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
58 West Virginia 12 203 877 4.32 12 40 29 29 10
59 Alabama 12 209 905 4.33 4 40 27 27 6
60 Arizona State 13 189 821 4.34 7 55 25 26 11
61 Oregon 13 196 853 4.35 8 70 23 23 9
61 TCU 12 216 940 4.35 12 40 34 35 5
63 Memphis 12 154 672 4.36 8 90 14 14 4
64 Navy 12 197 869 4.41 5 64 17 19 2
64 Virginia Tech 12 218 961 4.41 8 69 25 25 7
66 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
66 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
68 Colorado State 12 203 901 4.44 6 43 20 22 10
69 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
70 Jacksonville State 13 255 1141 4.47 8 59 32 33 5
71 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
72 Illinois 12 199 894 4.49 6 35 24 24 7
72 Florida 12 223 1001 4.49 7 45 25 26 7
74 Notre Dame 12 200 903 4.52 2 60 18 20 9
75 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
76 BYU 12 190 868 4.57 8 54 25 27 4
77 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
78 Fresno State 12 202 927 4.59 6 53 21 22 7
78 Coastal Carolina 12 231 1060 4.59 7 56 33 35 9
78 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
81 Army 13 155 722 4.66 5 68 20 22 4
82 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
83 Georgia Tech 12 166 778 4.69 6 71 23 24 8
83 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
85 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
86 LSU 12 189 891 4.71 13 75 29 30 8
86 Buffalo 12 199 938 4.71 8 46 24 26 8
88 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
89 Tulane 13 206 983 4.77 9 75 30 30 12
90 Missouri 12 183 878 4.80 8 75 20 22 6
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 214 1027 4.80 4 33 31 32 7
92 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
93 South Alabama 13 224 1079 4.82 10 86 36 38 9
94 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
95 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
95 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
97 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
98 Syracuse 12 188 924 4.91 5 53 24 26 9
99 Clemson 13 205 1008 4.92 9 47 32 33 11
100 Charlotte 12 233 1150 4.94 14 58 35 36 7
101 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
102 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
103 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
104 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
105 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
106 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
107 Rutgers 12 184 962 5.23 8 55 28 28 6
108 USC 12 192 1007 5.24 7 53 29 29 9
109 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
109 Western Kentucky 13 274 1438 5.25 11 85 40 42 8
111 Iowa State 13 222 1170 5.27 7 80 34 37 11
112 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
113 Arkansas State 12 229 1213 5.30 17 92 37 40 13
114 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
115 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
116 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
117 North Texas 12 245 1334 5.44 13 83 36 37 13
118 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
119 Georgia Southern 12 219 1198 5.47 9 77 33 34 8
120 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
121 Washington State 12 191 1052 5.51 9 59 30 32 6
121 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
123 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
124 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
125 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
126 New Mexico State 12 229 1290 5.63 15 71 39 41 9
127 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
128 Eastern Michigan 12 216 1248 5.78 9 66 42 43 14
129 Washington 12 197 1141 5.79 10 78 30 30 10
130 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
131 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
132 Kent State 12 274 1683 6.14 18 92 53 54 17
133 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
134 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards