2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 11/30/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Army 11 123 616 5.01 4 68 18 20 4
2 Indiana 12 151 555 3.68 4 75 15 16 5
3 Memphis 12 154 672 4.36 8 90 14 14 4
4 Boise State 12 163 603 3.70 4 52 20 21 7
5 Georgia Tech 12 166 778 4.69 6 71 23 24 8
6 Miami (Florida) 12 169 584 3.46 4 71 19 20 7
7 Oregon 12 174 643 3.70 6 70 16 16 5
7 Arizona State 12 174 763 4.39 7 55 24 25 11
9 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
10 Penn State 12 177 622 3.51 1 75 21 21 5
11 UNLV 12 181 519 2.87 7 33 14 16 3
11 Tulane 12 181 860 4.75 7 75 26 26 11
13 Navy 11 182 824 4.53 5 64 16 18 2
14 Ohio 12 183 661 3.61 8 58 22 23 9
14 Missouri 12 183 878 4.80 8 75 20 22 6
14 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
17 Michigan 12 184 547 2.97 5 55 14 14 3
17 Rutgers 12 184 962 5.23 8 55 28 28 6
19 Nebraska 12 187 572 3.06 3 21 14 16 2
20 Ohio State 12 188 621 3.30 5 28 15 14 3
20 Miami (Ohio) 12 188 779 4.14 7 65 20 20 5
20 North Carolina State 12 188 781 4.15 10 75 24 26 9
20 Syracuse 12 188 924 4.91 5 53 24 26 9
24 Texas 12 189 611 3.23 4 53 12 13 1
24 Minnesota 12 189 714 3.78 4 40 21 22 5
24 Iowa 12 189 759 4.02 3 29 22 23 3
24 LSU 12 189 891 4.71 13 75 29 30 8
28 Bowling Green 12 190 803 4.23 7 41 25 26 7
28 BYU 12 190 868 4.57 8 54 25 27 4
30 Mississippi 12 191 495 2.59 2 30 14 15 2
30 Kansas State 12 191 635 3.32 5 41 20 22 9
30 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
30 Clemson 12 191 923 4.83 9 47 29 30 10
30 Washington State 12 191 1052 5.51 9 59 30 32 6
35 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
35 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
35 USC 12 192 1007 5.24 7 53 29 29 9
38 Texas A&M 12 193 670 3.47 0 29 23 24 4
39 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 195 922 4.73 4 28 28 29 6
40 UTSA 12 196 604 3.08 8 79 17 17 6
40 Georgia 12 196 781 3.98 7 68 15 16 6
40 Northern Illinois 12 196 800 4.08 3 34 26 26 5
40 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
44 Vanderbilt 12 197 791 4.02 7 39 25 26 5
44 Boston College 12 197 828 4.20 12 83 24 25 7
44 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
44 Washington 12 197 1141 5.79 10 78 30 30 10
48 California 12 198 572 2.89 9 28 12 14 2
48 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
48 South Carolina 12 198 657 3.32 3 27 19 20 3
48 Liberty 11 198 744 3.76 11 75 21 20 5
52 Illinois 12 199 894 4.49 6 35 24 24 7
52 Buffalo 12 199 938 4.71 8 46 24 26 8
54 Sam Houston State 12 200 811 4.06 5 33 23 24 2
54 Notre Dame 12 200 903 4.52 2 60 18 20 9
56 Louisville 12 201 702 3.49 6 30 21 22 4
56 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
58 Arkansas 12 202 739 3.66 6 38 13 14 4
58 Fresno State 12 202 927 4.59 6 53 21 22 7
58 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
58 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
62 James Madison 12 203 663 3.27 6 31 23 23 4
62 West Virginia 12 203 877 4.32 12 40 29 29 10
62 Colorado State 12 203 901 4.44 6 43 20 22 10
62 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
66 Oklahoma 12 204 620 3.04 6 50 15 15 5
66 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
68 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
68 Iowa State 12 205 987 4.81 5 80 28 31 8
70 South Alabama 12 207 1001 4.84 10 86 33 35 9
71 Tennessee 12 208 640 3.08 5 50 24 24 5
71 Baylor 12 208 757 3.64 3 51 18 20 3
71 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
74 SMU 12 209 626 3.00 2 25 18 17 3
74 Alabama 12 209 905 4.33 4 40 27 27 6
74 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
74 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
74 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
74 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
80 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
81 Connecticut 12 211 791 3.75 7 48 20 21 6
81 Texas Tech 12 211 896 4.25 17 68 26 27 8
83 Louisiana Tech 12 212 746 3.52 6 40 23 25 3
83 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
85 Western Michigan 12 213 1024 4.81 12 49 25 29 4
86 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
86 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
88 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
89 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
89 Toledo 12 216 734 3.40 6 29 19 21 6
89 TCU 12 216 940 4.35 12 40 34 35 5
89 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
89 Eastern Michigan 12 216 1248 5.78 9 66 42 43 14
94 Virginia Tech 12 218 961 4.41 8 69 25 25 7
95 Georgia Southern 12 219 1198 5.47 9 77 33 34 8
96 Pittsburgh 12 222 800 3.60 12 71 22 22 8
96 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
98 Texas State 12 223 912 4.09 13 49 39 41 10
98 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
98 Florida 12 223 1001 4.49 7 45 25 26 7
98 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
102 Colorado 12 224 846 3.78 5 31 27 25 9
103 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
103 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
105 Arkansas State 12 229 1213 5.30 17 92 37 40 13
105 New Mexico State 12 229 1290 5.63 15 71 39 41 9
105 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
108 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
109 Coastal Carolina 12 231 1060 4.59 7 56 33 35 9
109 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
111 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
111 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
111 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
114 Charlotte 12 233 1150 4.94 14 58 35 36 7
115 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
115 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
117 San Jose State 12 235 930 3.96 11 36 28 28 7
118 North Carolina 12 236 890 3.77 10 38 26 26 6
118 Marshall 12 236 1207 5.11 12 86 32 34 9
120 Duke 12 237 864 3.65 7 29 30 30 5
121 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
121 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
123 Jacksonville State 12 240 1086 4.53 8 59 29 30 4
124 South Florida 12 241 932 3.87 13 77 26 26 7
124 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
124 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
127 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
128 East Carolina 12 244 996 4.08 7 65 21 23 13
128 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
130 Western Kentucky 12 245 1296 5.29 9 85 37 38 8
130 North Texas 12 245 1334 5.44 13 83 36 37 13
132 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
133 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
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