2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/03/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Army 14 163 747 4.58 5 68 20 22 4
2 Indiana 13 170 701 4.12 5 98 17 18 7
3 Memphis 13 172 751 4.37 8 90 15 15 4
4 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
5 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
6 Miami (Florida) 13 185 646 3.49 5 71 22 23 9
7 Georgia Tech 13 187 839 4.49 7 71 25 26 9
8 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
9 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
9 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
11 Michigan 13 196 574 2.93 5 55 15 15 4
11 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
13 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
14 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
14 Liberty 11 198 744 3.76 11 75 21 20 5
14 BYU 13 198 894 4.52 8 54 26 28 4
17 Buffalo 12 199 938 4.71 8 46 24 26 8
18 Boise State 14 201 800 3.98 4 86 24 25 9
18 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
18 Missouri 13 201 943 4.69 8 75 23 25 6
21 Mississippi 13 202 514 2.54 2 30 14 15 2
21 Nebraska 13 202 590 2.92 5 21 15 17 2
21 Minnesota 13 202 746 3.69 4 40 21 22 5
21 LSU 13 202 927 4.59 15 75 30 31 8
21 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
21 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
27 Arizona State 14 203 823 4.05 7 55 25 26 11
27 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
29 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
30 Iowa 13 205 776 3.79 3 29 24 25 3
30 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
32 Bowling Green 13 206 865 4.20 7 41 26 27 8
32 North Carolina State 13 206 896 4.35 10 75 27 29 10
34 Syracuse 13 207 1007 4.86 5 53 26 28 9
34 Rutgers 13 207 1225 5.92 10 65 36 37 10
36 Ohio 14 208 727 3.50 11 58 23 24 9
36 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
38 Northern Illinois 13 209 869 4.16 4 34 29 29 5
38 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
38 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
38 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
38 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
38 Washington State 13 209 1166 5.58 10 59 35 37 7
44 Texas A&M 13 210 737 3.51 0 29 25 26 4
44 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
44 Illinois 13 210 924 4.40 6 35 24 24 7
47 USC 13 211 1117 5.29 7 53 33 32 9
48 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
49 Ohio State 14 213 679 3.19 5 28 17 16 3
49 Kansas State 13 213 717 3.37 6 41 22 24 10
49 Washington 13 213 1278 6.00 11 78 34 34 12
52 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
52 Vanderbilt 13 214 889 4.15 7 39 29 30 7
52 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
55 UTSA 13 215 673 3.13 8 79 20 20 6
55 James Madison 13 215 685 3.19 7 31 26 26 4
55 South Carolina 13 215 745 3.47 4 27 22 23 3
55 Navy 13 215 898 4.18 5 64 17 19 2
55 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
55 Oregon 14 215 1012 4.71 10 70 27 27 10
61 Louisville 13 216 723 3.35 6 30 21 22 4
61 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
61 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
61 Eastern Michigan 12 216 1248 5.78 9 66 42 43 14
65 Sam Houston State 13 217 891 4.11 6 33 27 28 2
66 California 13 218 670 3.07 10 28 15 17 3
66 Boston College 13 218 906 4.16 14 83 25 26 8
68 Arkansas 13 219 817 3.73 6 38 15 16 4
69 UNLV 14 220 721 3.28 9 48 20 22 5
70 Colorado State 13 221 1053 4.76 9 97 23 25 11
71 Baylor 13 222 810 3.65 3 51 19 21 3
71 West Virginia 13 222 968 4.36 14 46 31 31 11
71 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
74 Oklahoma 13 223 655 2.94 7 50 15 15 5
74 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
74 Fresno State 13 223 1021 4.58 6 53 24 25 7
74 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
78 South Alabama 13 224 1079 4.82 10 86 36 38 9
79 Tennessee 13 225 684 3.04 5 50 25 25 5
79 Miami (Ohio) 14 225 973 4.32 9 65 26 26 7
79 Tulane 14 225 1084 4.82 9 75 32 32 12
82 Clemson 14 226 1123 4.97 12 47 35 36 12
82 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
82 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
85 Notre Dame 14 227 958 4.22 2 60 21 23 10
86 Connecticut 13 228 877 3.85 7 48 27 28 6
87 New Mexico State 12 229 1290 5.63 15 71 39 41 9
87 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
89 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
90 Florida 13 231 1035 4.48 7 45 25 26 7
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 231 1067 4.62 4 33 32 33 7
90 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
93 Georgia 14 232 838 3.61 7 68 16 17 6
93 Virginia Tech 13 232 1006 4.34 8 69 26 26 7
93 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
93 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
93 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
98 Alabama 13 233 952 4.09 4 40 28 28 6
98 Texas Tech 13 233 958 4.11 19 68 29 30 8
98 Charlotte 12 233 1150 4.94 14 58 35 36 7
98 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
102 TCU 13 234 1040 4.44 12 40 38 39 6
102 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
102 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
102 Georgia Southern 13 234 1248 5.33 9 77 34 35 9
106 SMU 14 239 745 3.12 2 25 21 20 3
106 Pittsburgh 13 239 847 3.54 12 71 23 24 9
106 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
106 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
106 Iowa State 14 239 1334 5.58 8 80 36 39 12
111 Penn State 15 240 810 3.38 3 75 26 26 6
111 Texas State 13 240 927 3.86 13 49 40 42 10
113 Louisiana Tech 13 241 889 3.69 9 40 27 29 3
113 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
113 Arkansas State 13 241 1241 5.15 17 92 38 41 13
113 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
117 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
118 Colorado 13 244 950 3.89 6 31 31 29 11
118 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
120 Texas 15 246 881 3.58 7 53 19 20 5
120 Coastal Carolina 13 246 1210 4.92 8 56 39 41 11
120 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
123 Toledo 13 247 863 3.49 7 29 22 25 7
123 San Jose State 13 247 953 3.86 12 36 28 28 7
123 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
126 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
127 Duke 13 254 937 3.69 9 29 32 32 5
128 North Carolina 13 256 1012 3.95 10 47 29 29 7
129 South Florida 13 257 979 3.81 15 77 27 27 7
130 East Carolina 13 258 1063 4.12 7 65 24 26 13
131 North Texas 13 267 1409 5.28 14 83 38 39 14
132 Kent State 12 274 1683 6.14 18 92 53 54 17
133 Jacksonville State 14 282 1256 4.45 10 59 37 38 6
134 Western Kentucky 14 293 1546 5.28 11 85 43 45 9
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards