2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 12/21/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas A&M 12 193 670 3.47 0 29 23 24 4
2 Mississippi 12 191 495 2.59 2 30 14 15 2
2 SMU 14 239 745 3.12 2 25 21 20 3
2 Notre Dame 13 213 917 4.31 2 60 19 21 9
5 Nebraska 12 187 572 3.06 3 21 14 16 2
5 South Carolina 12 198 657 3.32 3 27 19 20 3
5 Baylor 12 208 757 3.64 3 51 18 20 3
5 Iowa 12 189 759 4.02 3 29 22 23 3
5 Penn State 14 216 783 3.63 3 75 25 25 6
5 Northern Illinois 12 196 800 4.08 3 34 26 26 5
5 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
12 Miami (Florida) 12 169 584 3.46 4 71 19 20 7
12 Minnesota 12 189 714 3.78 4 40 21 22 5
12 Boise State 13 178 718 4.03 4 86 22 23 8
12 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
12 Alabama 12 209 905 4.33 4 40 27 27 6
12 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
12 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 214 1027 4.80 4 33 31 32 7
19 Michigan 12 184 547 2.97 5 55 14 14 3
19 Kansas State 12 191 635 3.32 5 41 20 22 9
19 Ohio State 13 202 659 3.26 5 28 16 15 3
19 Tennessee 13 225 684 3.04 5 50 25 25 5
19 Indiana 13 170 701 4.12 5 98 17 18 7
19 Army 13 155 722 4.66 5 68 20 22 4
19 Texas 14 224 757 3.38 5 53 15 16 3
19 Colorado 12 224 846 3.78 5 31 27 25 9
19 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
19 Navy 12 197 869 4.41 5 64 17 19 2
19 Syracuse 12 188 924 4.91 5 53 24 26 9
19 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
31 Oklahoma 12 204 620 3.04 6 50 15 15 5
31 Louisville 12 201 702 3.49 6 30 21 22 4
31 Toledo 12 216 734 3.40 6 29 19 21 6
31 Arkansas 12 202 739 3.66 6 38 13 14 4
31 Louisiana Tech 12 212 746 3.52 6 40 23 25 3
31 Georgia Tech 12 166 778 4.69 6 71 23 24 8
31 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
31 Sam Houston State 13 217 891 4.11 6 33 27 28 2
31 Illinois 12 199 894 4.49 6 35 24 24 7
31 Colorado State 12 203 901 4.44 6 43 20 22 10
31 Fresno State 12 202 927 4.59 6 53 21 22 7
31 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
43 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
43 James Madison 13 215 685 3.19 7 31 26 26 4
43 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
43 Georgia 13 213 783 3.68 7 68 15 16 6
43 Connecticut 12 211 791 3.75 7 48 20 21 6
43 Vanderbilt 12 197 791 4.02 7 39 25 26 5
43 Bowling Green 12 190 803 4.23 7 41 25 26 7
43 Arizona State 13 189 821 4.34 7 55 25 26 11
43 Duke 12 237 864 3.65 7 29 30 30 5
43 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
43 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
43 East Carolina 12 244 996 4.08 7 65 21 23 13
43 USC 12 192 1007 5.24 7 53 29 29 9
43 Florida 13 231 1035 4.48 7 45 25 26 7
43 Coastal Carolina 12 231 1060 4.59 7 56 33 35 9
43 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
43 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
43 Iowa State 13 222 1170 5.27 7 80 34 37 11
61 UTSA 12 196 604 3.08 8 79 17 17 6
61 Memphis 13 172 751 4.37 8 90 15 15 4
61 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
61 Oregon 13 196 853 4.35 8 70 23 23 9
61 BYU 12 190 868 4.57 8 54 25 27 4
61 Missouri 12 183 878 4.80 8 75 20 22 6
61 Buffalo 12 199 938 4.71 8 46 24 26 8
61 Virginia Tech 12 218 961 4.41 8 69 25 25 7
61 Rutgers 12 184 962 5.23 8 55 28 28 6
61 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
61 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
72 UNLV 14 220 721 3.28 9 48 20 22 5
72 Miami (Ohio) 13 208 888 4.27 9 65 22 22 6
72 Washington State 12 191 1052 5.51 9 59 30 32 6
72 Tulane 14 225 1084 4.82 9 75 32 32 12
72 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
72 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
72 Georgia Southern 13 234 1248 5.33 9 77 34 35 9
72 Eastern Michigan 12 216 1248 5.78 9 66 42 43 14
72 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
81 California 13 218 670 3.07 10 28 15 17 3
81 North Carolina State 12 188 781 4.15 10 75 24 26 9
81 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
81 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
81 North Carolina 12 236 890 3.77 10 38 26 26 6
81 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
81 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
81 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
81 South Alabama 13 224 1079 4.82 10 86 36 38 9
81 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
81 Washington 12 197 1141 5.79 10 78 30 30 10
81 Jacksonville State 14 282 1256 4.45 10 59 37 38 6
81 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
94 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
94 Ohio 14 208 727 3.50 11 58 23 24 9
94 Liberty 11 198 744 3.76 11 75 21 20 5
94 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
94 San Jose State 12 235 930 3.96 11 36 28 28 7
94 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
94 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
94 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
94 Western Kentucky 14 293 1546 5.28 11 85 43 45 9
103 Pittsburgh 12 222 800 3.60 12 71 22 22 8
103 Boston College 12 197 828 4.20 12 83 24 25 7
103 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
103 TCU 12 216 940 4.35 12 40 34 35 5
103 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
103 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
103 Clemson 14 226 1123 4.97 12 47 35 36 12
103 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
103 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
103 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
113 LSU 12 189 891 4.71 13 75 29 30 8
113 Texas State 12 223 912 4.09 13 49 39 41 10
113 South Florida 12 241 932 3.87 13 77 26 26 7
113 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
113 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
113 North Texas 12 245 1334 5.44 13 83 36 37 13
113 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
113 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
121 West Virginia 13 222 968 4.36 14 46 31 31 11
121 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
121 Charlotte 12 233 1150 4.94 14 58 35 36 7
121 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
121 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
121 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
127 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
127 New Mexico State 12 229 1290 5.63 15 71 39 41 9
129 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
130 Texas Tech 12 211 896 4.25 17 68 26 27 8
130 Arkansas State 12 229 1213 5.30 17 92 37 40 13
130 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
130 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
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