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

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